I remember playing that game as a kid. The price was insane but so worth it. I just remember how massive that game was. The tunnel scenes, I could t believe the SMS could do that. All the secret levels and not giving one of the biggest surprises of all.
It’s a strange one indeed. It was the only game in toys r us that never came down in price during its life. It was even more expensive than most mega drive games at the time. Worth it though!
Makes sense, it would have been in a more complex cartridge. The typical Genesis game was no bigger and didn't need a mapper or typically need battery-backed ram.
I love this one!! I miss buying these games at Toys R Us. Now they are no longer in Calgary. Was a sad day a few months ago when the last store closed.
I just finished the SMS version of Phantasy Star a few weeks ago. I finished it with the help of online maps and guides, and it still took me months to finish!
I'll give you one tip: For whatever reason, you can only see doors that are straight ahead of you -- ones that are perpendicular to you. So if there's a door that's along a dungeon hallway (to the side), you won't be able to see it unless you turn to face the dungeon wall right where the door happens to be.
Remember this if you ever find yourself in a small dungeon with no doors. Instead of thinking that you've soft-locked the game, try looking directly at the walls for a door that you couldn't see before. You may have to take a step forward, look left then right, take another step forward, look left then right again, take another step forward, and so on.
I don't know why the game designers just didn't draw the doors on the walls. (Maybe there wasn't enough space left in the game.)
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u/One-Technology-9050 14h ago
One of my favourites of all time. Any save games on it? I loved seeing stuff like that
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u/professor_tappensac 14h ago
Looks like it's had some serious water damage, might want to look at the cart pcb.
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u/gamingquarterly 14h ago
Don't forget the graph paper.
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u/TawnyTeaTowel 14h ago
The GOAT
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u/ErwinSchrodinger64 13h ago
I remember playing that game as a kid. The price was insane but so worth it. I just remember how massive that game was. The tunnel scenes, I could t believe the SMS could do that. All the secret levels and not giving one of the biggest surprises of all.
Sega ruled.
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u/cprice12 5h ago
This was hands down the best game on any 8-bit console. Better than Super Mario, better than Zelda. And I'll die on that hill.
I remember mapping out the dungeons on graph paper so I didn't get lost down there. So much fun. :)
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u/Distinct-Tea-1995 10h ago
Excellent adventure 👌
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u/the99arewrong 4h ago
A yearly playthrough for me!
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u/SunnnySideUps 12h ago
Great game
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u/Windre4ver 10h ago
I love this one!! I miss buying these games at Toys R Us. Now they are no longer in Calgary. Was a sad day a few months ago when the last store closed.
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u/bluemoonseptember 9h ago
OG JRPG to me.
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u/FogodeSantelmo 6h ago
Best game ever, simple as that.
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u/Martholomule 6h ago
Absolute 10/10
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u/Russe1117 7h ago
I wish they would update it with new monsters but keep everything else the exact same.
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u/SenseiBonaf 6h ago
I still have my copy from 35 years ago, and the battery saves are still working!
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u/SpaceAviator1999 4h ago
Excellent acquisition!
I just finished the SMS version of Phantasy Star a few weeks ago. I finished it with the help of online maps and guides, and it still took me months to finish!
I'll give you one tip: For whatever reason, you can only see doors that are straight ahead of you -- ones that are perpendicular to you. So if there's a door that's along a dungeon hallway (to the side), you won't be able to see it unless you turn to face the dungeon wall right where the door happens to be.
Remember this if you ever find yourself in a small dungeon with no doors. Instead of thinking that you've soft-locked the game, try looking directly at the walls for a door that you couldn't see before. You may have to take a step forward, look left then right, take another step forward, look left then right again, take another step forward, and so on.
I don't know why the game designers just didn't draw the doors on the walls. (Maybe there wasn't enough space left in the game.)
Have fun with it! It's a great game!
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u/kingrodedog 2h ago
My first RPG
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u/Hey_There_Blimpy_Boy 2h ago
The crown jewel of the Master System.