Phantasy Star (1987)
Sega Master System/Mark III · Wii
3.45 from 152 ratings
431 members have it in their collection · 17 playing now · 158 backlogged · 100 wish listed
How long? · with extras 12h · 100% 25h (from 5 logged playthroughs)
The time: Space Century 3240. The place: The Algol Star System. It began when King Lassic turned evil and let hordes of hideous, magical creatures run amok on the three planets. When her brother was killed, Alis vowed to avenge his death and put an end to Lassic forever.
Join her in a journey across time and space to worlds …
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The time: Space Century 3240. The place: The Algol Star System. It began when King Lassic turned evil and let hordes of hideous, magical creatures run amok on the three planets. When her brother was killed, Alis vowed to avenge his death and put an end to Lassic forever.
Join her in a journey across time and space to worlds where creatures speak...where magic and science combine to take you on the ultimate video quest.
Phantasy Star is total adventure role playing with towns full of people and shops...16 level dungeons full of traps and treasure...three companions who will help you if you find them and some of the most awesome graphics ever put in a video game.
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Details
- Developers
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publishers
- Sega Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tec Toy
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Phantasy Star
- Series
- Phantasy Star
Release dates
- Dec 20, 1987 (Full Release) (Japan) Sega Master System/Mark III
- Nov 01, 1988 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Master System/Mark III
- Nov 01, 1988 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Master System/Mark III
- 1991 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Master System/Mark III
- 2000 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Master System/Mark III
- Apr 21, 2009 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
- Aug 14, 2009 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
- Aug 14, 2009 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
- Aug 31, 2009 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
Also available on
- Phantasy Star: Fukkoku-ban (1994) · GEN
- Sega Ages Phantasy Star (2018) · NSW
Related
Bundled in
- Sega Ages Vol. 11: Phantasy Star Collection (Feb 1998) · SAT
- Sega Smash Pack (Feb 1999) · PC
- Phantasy Star Collection (Nov 2002) · GBA
- Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (Mar 2008) · PS2, PS3
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
Remakes
- Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 1: Phantasy Star Generation - 1 (Sep 2003) · PS2, PS3
Rating distribution
5 stars
28
4 stars
37
3 stars
66
2 stars
17
1 star
4
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status balbinator May 3, 2024
I played that once when I was a child and at the time the graphics where very impressive. The dungeons with the 3D effects where something that I've never saw before on the SMS. Besides that the whole game has an awesome story with enjoyable battles. I played the Brazilian portuguese version.
Status Reset_Tears Dec 24, 2020
Finally beat this game! I've attempted it multiple times over the years, but this time I finally stuck with it. Great stuff, I feel really accomplished now. Of course... I definitely had some help this time, thanks to the Sega Ages version on the Switch. Auto-mapping dungeons and experience/money boost are godsends here. At any rate I recommend this one …
Finally beat this game! I've attempted it multiple times over the years, but this time I finally stuck with it. Great stuff, I feel really accomplished now. Of course... I definitely had some help this time, thanks to the Sega Ages version on the Switch. Auto-mapping dungeons and experience/money boost are godsends here. At any rate I recommend this one to anyone looking for a really classic RPG. There's a lot here that holds up.
Status Reset_Tears Nov 13, 2020
Been sick the last couple days, so I've been in bed playing a lot of the original Phantasy Star. IDK why, but this is the one really old RPG that I keep going back to, though I've never actually won it. Will probably finish it this time though. I'm playing the Switch release, which includes a "Way Less Grindy" mode …
Been sick the last couple days, so I've been in bed playing a lot of the original Phantasy Star. IDK why, but this is the one really old RPG that I keep going back to, though I've never actually won it. Will probably finish it this time though. I'm playing the Switch release, which includes a "Way Less Grindy" mode (meaning fewer random encounters, and you earn more money and experience points). There's also an auto-mapping option available, which makes dungeoning way easier.
This is a great game regardless, and from everything I've read it was definitely a title that pushed all the boundaries it could for a 1987 release. Sci-fi elements, 1st-person 3D-scrolling dungeons, three planets to explore, three vehicles to utilize, save anywhere you want, animated enemies in battles, a "talk" option you can use for many enemies, backgrounds that looks detailed even for a 16-bit game, detailed character art for cutscenes, and an excellent soundtrack (with the FM-Unit option available too in Japan).
Status internpepper Nov 12, 2020
The one that started it all. This is certainly a classic RPG with first-person maze exploration, lots of grinding, and characters that join your party severely underlevelled. As a result, I can't really recommend it, but it has a good story and Alis was a great protagonist.
Status GigaDeathNullGolem Feb 7, 2018
Initially i was quite into Phantasy Star despite a more than usual vicious grind ONLY in first hour of play. BUT TBH after a pretty fun little 'hump' second stage some things in this are gradually starting to wear thin and tax my patience a bit now (there are for example quite a few find Erdrick's Armor type gates) but …
Read moreInitially i was quite into Phantasy Star despite a more than usual vicious grind ONLY in first hour of play. BUT TBH after a pretty fun little 'hump' second stage some things in this are gradually starting to wear thin and tax my patience a bit now (there are for example quite a few find Erdrick's Armor type gates) but I will finish it regardless.
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Status GigaDeathNullGolem Dec 18, 2017
This still any good? Never played. Been looking forward to the Retroachievement set for this one since I caught wind of it. (Also new update of Launchbox is pretty cool with the incorporation of RA's.)
Status Existential Nov 28, 2016
Got Odin and the Dungeon Key, going to go buy the cake next.
Status anderbubble Nov 27, 2015
I'm playing Phantasy Star; and, for the first time, I'm really enjoying it. Of course, I've hit the pit traps, which suck; but it also totally awesome, as long as you actually enjoy making graph paper maps.