Phantasy Star

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Phantasy Star
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher:
Sega Master System
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU)
Sega Master System
Sega of America (US)
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Wii Virtual Console
Sega Corporation
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Master System
Tonka (US, early printings),
Sega Master System
Tec Toy (BR)
Sega Master System
Samsung (KR)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Master System
FM Sound Unit
Genre: RPG[2][3][4][5], Adventure Role-Playing[6]

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Português
  • 한국어
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Master System
    JP     		¥6,0006,000 G-1341
    Sega Master System
    US     		$69.9969.99[8] 9500
    Sega Master System
    EU     		9500
    Sega Master System
    DE
    Sega Master System
    UK     		£39.9539.95[10] 9500
    Sega Master System
    BR
    Sega Master System
    BR
    (Blue)     		029010
    Tectoy: 9+
    Sega Master System
    KR     		GB4014KS
    Sega Mega Drive
    JP     		¥4,8004,800 G-4534
    Wii Virtual Console
    JP ▼     		600pts600[16]
    CERO: A
    Wii Virtual Console
    US ▼     		500pts500[12]
    ESRB: Everyone 10+
    Wii Virtual Console
    EU ▼     		500pts500[13]
    PEGI: 7+
    Wii Virtual Console
    AU ▼     		600pts600[17]
    OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)

    Phantasy Star (ファンタシースター) is a Sega Master System role-playing game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega. First released in Japan in December 1987, the game is the first in the long-running Phantasy Star series, and was released to critical and commercial success. It is regarded as a landmark RPG as well as one of the greatest Master System games. It is notable for its "science fantasy" setting, which blends medieval fantasy and science fiction, and for being an early example of a game with a female protagonist.

    Story

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    Introduction

    The game is set in the Algol star system, which consists of three planets: the lush and green Palma, the arid and barren Motavia, and the icy and desolate Dezoris. Algol is ruled by King Lassic, who, while originally benevolent, becomes a cruel tyrant. After a string of harsh political changes, small pockets of rebellion emerge but are mostly ineffective against Lassic's iron rule. One such rebel named Nero is killed by Lassic's forces, and his sister Alis swears revenge.

    Gameplay

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    Town and character status

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    Overworld

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    Dungeon

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    Space travel

    Phantasy Star is a role-playing game. The player controls the main character Alis on her journey to defeat the evil ruler of her star system, King Lassic, after her brother dies at his hands. As the game progresses, other characters are recruited to her party: a talking cat-like creature named Myau, a warrior named Odin, and a wizard named Noah. Each character has different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities. The party has a shared inventory of items and equipment.

    The game uses a top-down perspective when the player is traversing the overworld but switches to a first-person view when exploring dungeons or engaged in battle. When exploring the overworld, the player can venture into a town to buy items and weapons in meseta, the game's currency, or talk to townspeople. Later in the game, the party acquires vehicles to help navigate tricky terrain in the overworld. Outside the towns, monsters may randomly engage the player in battle. The player can enter dungeons and caves from the overworld. Dungeons use a simulated 3D perspective. They are long and labyrinthine and require the player to map most of them on paper (or to use a guide or other resource). Many dungeons are dark and require the player to use an item to illuminate them. Dungeons include random encounters with monsters as well as unique encounters against boss characters. Dungeons can also contain treasure chests and NPCs, including vendors.

    When encountering enemies, all party members enter into battle. Battles are handled using a menu system. Each character in the party gets a turn and can be ordered to attack, use magic, use an item, or try to escape the encounter. The player can also attempt to talk to an enemy to avoid a battle. Battles can involve multiple foes of the same type, but only one is shown; the player cannot choose a particular enemy to target. Enemies attack and sometimes use magic spells. Allies and enemies both have a chance to miss with their attacks. Characters and enemies are defeated when they run out of hit points. When the enemies are defeated, party members gain experience points and are rewarded with a treasure chest that usually contains meseta or an item. Some treasure chests contain booby traps that damage the party, so the player can choose not to open the chest.

    As the characters gain experience points, they increase in level (up to a maximum level of 30), gaining access to new magic spells and raising their offensive and defensive statistics:

    • Max HP: The maximum number of hit points for the character, which is the amount of damage that the character can sustain from enemy attacks before dying.
    • Max MP: The maximum number of magic points for the character, which can be spent to use magic abilities.
    • Attack: Increases the damage done by attacks. This statistic can be increased by weapons.
    • Defense: Reduces the damage taken from enemy attacks. This statistic can be increased by armor.

    If Alis is defeated in battle, the game ends; other party members can be revived at a church in town. Characters can be healed using spells, consumable items, or hospitals (for a fee). Some towns contain houses where the party can replenish their hit points and magic points for free.

    The story spans the three worlds of the Algol system. Alis and her party can travel between the planets of Palma, Motavia, and Dezoris at spaceports after acquiring a Passport.

    When out of battle, the player can invoke a menu with 1 to view the status of any character, manage items, or save the game at any point.

    Characters

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    		 Alis (アリサ)
    The main character. Her brother is killed by Lassic, and she vows revenge. She is a strong fighter and learns several utility spells, though her pool of magic points is relatively limited.
    Spell Level Acquired
    HEAL Level 4
    BYE Level 5
    CHAT Level 6
    FIRE Level 12
    ROPE Level 14
    FLY Level 16
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    		 Myau (ミャウ)
    A "musk cat," an unusual creature resembling a cat and a companion to Odin. Alis finds Myau in Motavia, and he joins to find Odin. He transforms into another form after consuming a Laerma nut. He learns a number of defensive spells.
    Spell Level Acquired
    CURE Level 6
    TERR Level 9
    WALL Level 12
    TRAP Level 15
    EXIT Level 17
    HELP Level 20
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    		 Odin (タイロン)
    Odin is a legendary fighter who was turned to stone by Medusa. Alis finds Odin in Palma, and he joins after Myau restores him. He has a powerful attack but does not learn any magic.
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    		 Noah (ルツ)
    Noah is an esper wizard. Alis finds Noah in Motavia, and he joins to help stop King Lassic. He learns a number of offensive spells.
    Spell Level Acquired
    CURE Level 1
    FIRE Level 1
    EXIT Level 6
    TELE Level 8
    WIND Level 12
    PROT Level 14
    OPEN Level 17
    THUN Level 18
    RISE Level 20

    Town

    Towns contain numerous buildings that Alis and the party can enter to talk with NPCs or purchase items, equipment, or services.

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    		 House
    Houses contain NPCs, who provide information. Suelo's house in Camineet provides healing for free.
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    		 Shop
    There are three types of shops: the First Food Shops, which sell healing items; Second-Hand Shops, which sell other consumable items; and Armorers, which sell weapons and armor. The player can also sell items at Second-Hand Shops for half of their purchase price.
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    		 Hospital
    Party members can have their hit points and magic points restored for a fee at a hospital.
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    		 Church
    Fallen allies can be resurrected in a church for a donation in meseta.
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    		 Dungeon
    Enters a dungeon located within the town.
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    		 Exit
    Leaves the town and returns to the overworld.

    Items

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    Food shop

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    Second-hand shop

    Consumable

    Item Cost (in meseta) Description
    Cola 10 Restores 10 hit points to a character.
    Burger 40 Restores 40 hit points to a character.
    Flash 20 Illuminates a dark dungeon. Lasts until the dungeon is exited.
    Escape 10 Allows the party to run from a battle.
    Transer 48 Teleports the party back to the last visited church. Can only be used out of battle.
    Magic Hat 20 Allows the party to run from a battle. Talks to certain enemies, including enemies who do not respond to the TALK command. Equivalent to the CHAT spell.
    Sphere 30 Talks to certain enemies, including enemies who do not respond to the CHAT spell or TALK command. Equivalent to the TELE spell.

    Reusable

    Item Cost (in meseta) Description
    Road Pass 200 Used to pass guards to access the moving platforms.
    Passport 100 Used to travel to other planets at a spaceport.
    Dungeon Key — Unlocks doors in dungeons.
    Compass — Shows the direction that the characters are facing. Useful for navigating dungeons. Also necessary to enter Eppi Forest.
    Magic Lamp 1,400 Illuminates dark dungeons.
    Flute — Teleports the party to the entrance of the current dungeon.
    Gas Shield 1,000 Protects against poison gas.
    Landrover 5,200 Vehicle that travels quickly over flat terrain. Also crosses over Antlion nests on Motavia.
    Hovercraft 5,200 Vehicle that travels over water or lava.
    Ice Digger 12,000 Vehicle that breaks through ice on Dezoris.

    Equipment

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    Armorer

    Weapons

    Swords, wands, and fangs do a high amount of damage to a single enemy each turn. Guns hit every enemy once per turn for less damage. The amount of damage done by swords, wands, and fangs varies randomly, but guns consistently do the same damage.

    Weapon Cost (in meseta) Shop Attack Equippable by
    Woodcane 25 Albion 3
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    Noah
    Short Sword 30 Paseo 4
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin    ,
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    Noah
    Iron Axe 64 Eppi 10
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    Odin
    Iron Fang — — 10
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    Myau
    Wand 1,200 Skure 10
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin    ,
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    Noah
    Iron Sword 75 Parolit 12
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Needle Gun 400 Eppi 18
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    Odin
    Titanium Sword 380 Parolit 21
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Heat Gun 1,540 Uzo 30
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    Odin
    Silver Fang 1,620 Loar 30
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    Myau
    Ceramic Sword 1,120 Parolit 31
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Light Saber 2,980 Uazo 46
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Laser Gun 4,120 Skure 50
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    Odin
    Laconian Sword — — 60
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    Alis
    Laconian Axe — — 80
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    Odin

    Armor

    Armor Cost (in meseta) Shop Defense Equippable by
    Leather Armor 28 Scion 5
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    White Mantle 78 Loar 5
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    Noah
    Light Suit 290 Scion 15
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Iron Armor 84 Abion 20
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    Odin
    Thick Fur 630 Paseo 30
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    Myau
    Zircon Armor 1,1000 Scion 30
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Frad Mantle — — 40
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    Noah
    Diamond Armor 15,000 Paseo 60
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Laconian Armor — — 80
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    Odin

    Shields

    Armor Cost (in meseta) Shop Defense Equippable by
    Leather Shield 30 Camineet 3
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Bronze Shield 310 Eppi 8
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    Odin
    Iron Shield 520 Camineet 15
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Ceramic Shield 1,400 Camineet 23
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin
    Laser Shield 4,800 Abion 30
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin    ,
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    Noah
    Gloves 3,300 Skure 40
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    Myau
    Mirror Shield — — 40
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    Odin
    Laconian Shield — — 05
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    Alis    ,
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    Odin

    Spells

    Spell MP cost Description Learned by
    BYE 2 Escapes a battle. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Alis
    CHAT 2 Talks to certain enemies, including enemies who do not respond to the TALK command. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Alis
    CURE 6 Restores 80 hit points to a character. Can only be cast in battle by Myau and only out of battle by Noah.
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    Myau    ,
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    Noah
    EXIT 4 Teleports the party out of a dungeon. Can only be cast in a dungeon.
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    Myau    ,
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    Noah
    FIRE 4 Shoots fireballs at two random enemies. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Alis    ,
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    Noah
    FLY 8 Teleports the party to the last visited church. Can only be cast out of battle.
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    Alis
    HEAL 2 Restores 20 hit points to a character. Can be cast at any time.
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    Alis
    HELP 10 Increases the attack power of a character. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Myau
    OPEN 4 Opens magically sealed doors. Can only be cast out of battle.
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    Noah
    PROT 10 Creates a magical barrier that protects the party against physical attacks. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Noah
    RISE 12 Revives a fallen ally. Can be cast at any time.
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    Noah
    ROPE 4 Binds an enemy, preventing it from acting. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Alis
    TELE 4 Talks to certain enemies, including enemies who do not respond to the CHAT spell or TALK command. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Noah
    TERR 2 Frightens and weakens enemies. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Myau
    THUN 16 Summons lightning to strike every enemy. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Noah
    TRAP 3 Inspects the area in front of the party, including treasure chests, for traps and disables any that it finds. Can only be cast out of battle.
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    Myau
    WALL 10 Creates a magical barrier that protects the party against physical attacks. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Myau
    WIND 12 Conjures cyclones that damage three random enemies. Can only be cast in battle.
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    Noah

    History

    Development

    “ I think the success of Phantasy Star lies in the fact that the development staff was given the freedom to make the game we wanted, without restrictions or control. I wanted to create something that the Famicom wouldn't have been able to do, so I wanted the dungeons to be in 3D. When I think back on the story now, there were a lot of ridiculous things in it, but we were able to do it how we wanted, had fun while we were doing it, and the result was a good game. After all, if you're having fun, you can give it your all even when things gets tough. „

    — Kotaro Hayashida[18]


    The game was conceptualized to compete with other RPGs that were becoming popular among Japanese developers, including the Dragon Quest series on the Famicom. Employees at Sega R&D2 were asked for ideas for a new RPG, and Chieko Aoki submitted a story outline that would become Phantasy Star. A development team was formed by lead designer Kotaro Hayashida and lead programmer Yuji Naka. Naka would later produce Phantasy Star Online. The game features the work of lead artist Rieko Kodama, who had previously worked with Hayashida on Alex Kidd in Miracle World and who drew the majority of the artwork in the game. Kodama would go on to direct or produce the RPGs Phantasy Star IV, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Skies of Arcadia. It is also the first game that Naoto Ohshima worked on. Naka, Kodama, and Ohshima would notably work together again on Phantasy Star II and Sonic the Hedgehog.

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    Dungeon


    “ Regarding the 3D, we would get an image of the dungeon in our head and draw them out on paper, but there were little details that bugged us and it wasn't getting across to the programmers as we had envisioned it. Yuji Naka learned of this and, on his own, made a wireframe 3D imaging program expressly for us. That program was also the start of Shibata learning to draw 3D graphics.

    That was what was amazing about Yuji: he would never just say "that can't be done" to a planning or design idea. He thought about our wishes seriously and would always figure out some ingenuous way to make our ideas possible. He was very considerate of the designer's vision, in other words.

    		„

    — Kotaro Hayashida[18]


    The game uses a 4 Mbit cartridge, a large size for the time. The only other Master System games to use such a large ROM chip are After Burner, SpellCaster, and R-Type. The game also uses a battery backup, which made its retail price higher than most other games of its time.

    Legacy

    In 1994, Sega released a version for the Sega Mega Drive, Phantasy Star Fukkokuban (ファンタシースター 復刻版). This version is merely the Master System version on a Mega Drive cartridge PCB with the appropriate connector pin to signal Master System mode changed accordingly (which is how passthrough devices like the Power Base Converter work.)[19] The situation behind this release is unknown, but it is generally believed that it was a contest giveaway.[20]

    The game has been re-released many times. It was included in Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection for the Sega Saturn in 1998. This version of the game includes both hiragana and katakana alphabets, an improvement from the original, which had only katakana due to memory constraints. It was released as part of Phantasy Star Collection for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. This version modifies the game slightly to fit the Game Boy Advance's screen aspect ratio and fixes some errors in the English translation. It was released as part of Phantasy Star Complete Collection for the PlayStation 2 in 2008, with some minor enhancements such as the ability to speed up the walking speed. It is available as an unlockable in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2009. It was made available on the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2009. More recently, it was ported to the Nintendo Switch by M2 as Sega Ages Phantasy Star in 2018. This version of the game includes enhancements such as options to make the game easier and faster, guides for items, spells, and monsters, the FM soundtrack, hiragana support, and a dungeon auto-mapping feature.

    The game was remade as Phantasy Star Generation: 1 for the PlayStation 2. This version has new graphics, real-time 3D dungeons, new music, more cutscenes with extended dialogue, and overhauled gameplay mechanics, including an updated battle system.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Phantasy Star Phantasy Star
    English (US) Phantasy Star Phantasy Star
    Japanese ファンタシースター Phantasy Star
    Portuguese (Brazil) Phantasy Star Phantasy Star
    Korean 환타지스타 Phantasy Star

    Production credits

    Main article: Phantasy Star/Production credits.

    Hints

    • US hints

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Phantasy Star/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #bg89: "1989 Buyer's Guide" (1989-xx-xx)
    also published in:
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    Print advert in Pixel (GR) #66: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in Ação Games (BR) #6: "Outubro 1991" (199x-10-xx)
    also published in:
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    Artwork

    • PhantasyStar JP Art Cover.jpg
    • PhantasyStar JP Art Cover 2.jpg
    • PhantasyStar SMS Art Cover.jpg

    Physical scans

    Master System version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    0 review
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    Publication Version Score
    Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
    89
    		[25]
    Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
    75
    		[26]
    Console XS (UK) PAL
    95
    		[27]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    75
    		[28]
    Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
    70
    		[29]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK)
    75
    		[30]
    Power Play (DE) PAL
    83
    		[31]
    S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    94
    		[32]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    100
    		[33]
    Sega Power (UK)
    90
    		[34]
    Sega Pro (UK)
    96
    		[35]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    94
    		[36]
    Tilt (FR)
    75
    		[37]
    Zzap! (IT)
    92
    		[38]
    Sega Master System
    		 86
    Based on
    14 reviews

    Phantasy Star

    Master System, JP
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    Cover
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    Cart
    PhantasyStarSMSJPManual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, US
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    Cover
    Phantasystar sms us cart.jpg
    Cart
    Master System, US (Tonka)
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    Cover
    Phantasystar sms us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, EU
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    Cover
    Master System, EU (Sega®)
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Master System, EU ("No Limits")
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    Cover
    Phantasy Star no limit manual.PDF
    Manual
    Master System, EU (no barcode)
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    Cover
    Master System, DE

    Master System, BR
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    Cover
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    Cart
    PhantasyStar SMS BR Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, BR (re-release)
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    Cover
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    Cart
    Master System, KR
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    Cover
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    Cart
    PhantasyStarSMSKrManual.pdf
    Manual

    Mega Drive version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    0 review
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    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    70
    		[39]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    65
    		[40]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    74
    		[41]
    Sega Mega Drive
    		 70
    Based on
    3 reviews

    Phantasy Star

    Mega Drive, JP
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    Cover
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    Cart
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    Manual

    Virtual Console version

    Technical information

    Main article: Phantasy Star/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 75971bef
    MD5 1b69716f9f4053e1533f654c091ae410
    SHA-1 fd8dad6acb6fa75dc8e9bbaea2a7e9fd486fc2dd
    		512kB Cartridge (BR) 8kB backup
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 e4a65e79
    MD5 5ba9114edea5deb5282fd9ad7d4b2d62
    SHA-1 257ca76ebcd54c75a414ca7ce968fa59ea42f150
    		512kB Cartridge (EU/US) 8kB backup
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 00bef1d7
    MD5 1110938df80f4e44c8213d7f85cfb5e6
    SHA-1 07fcf297be4f4c9d92cd3f119a7ac48467e06838
    		512kB Cartridge (EU/US) 8kB backup
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 6605d36a
    MD5 dfebc48dfe8165202b7f002d8bac477b
    SHA-1 c9a40ddd217c58dddcd6b5c0fe66c3a50d3e68e4
    		512kB Cartridge (JP) 8kB backup
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 747e83b5
    MD5 f853b7ddca63864735c03001c9ac477b
    SHA-1 52b2aa52a1c96e15869498a8e42b074705070007
    		512kB Cartridge (KR) 8kB backup

    External links

    References

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    2. ↑ File:Phantasy Star MD JP Box.jpg
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    5. ↑ File:PhantasyStar SMS KR cover.jpg
    6. ↑ File:PhantasyStar SMS EU cover.jpg
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    41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85


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