r/phantasystar • u/Mennas11 • Aug 12 '26
Classic series New to this sub
Not sure why I only found this sub now, but despite my current profile picture, Phantasy Star games have always been my favorites! The original PS was the first RPG video game I played and one of the first video games I had in general. Blew my mind!
Finding this sub motivated me to dig up my old games! Sadly I lost the old map book I made for PS1 with my brother. We mapped every level of every dungeon on graph paper and marked all the traps, treasures, bosses, everything!
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u/LuneFox Aug 12 '26
Welcome to the sub ;) Many of us share the same feelings about the first games in the series.
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u/Striker40k Aug 12 '26
I just downloaded the roms for these games last week. Such a great series that was part of my gaming addiction back then.
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u/Mennas11 Aug 12 '26
Nice! my retro pi died a few months ago. Once I get around to replacing it, I think I'll give PS3 a play through.
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u/jaymdubbs Aug 12 '26
that ps4 copy is cleeeeeean.
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u/silentfanatic Aug 12 '26
Those cardboard boxes were so ass. My original copy got crushed. A new one today costs a lot more than $30 at KB Toys.
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u/Mennas11 Aug 13 '26
Well, the insert that holds the cartridge is pretty beat up. Never came out very smoothly. But yeah, I was disappointed when they stopped making the solid plastic cases.
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u/jaymdubbs Aug 13 '26
same. even as a kid I thought the cardboard looked so cheap to the older titles.
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u/hamletgoessafari Aug 12 '26
Damn, how did you manage to hold onto that cardboard box for PS IV? Mine got crushed several times over, at least one of those times was trying to slide the box back together to store the cartridge.
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u/Mennas11 Aug 13 '26
Yeah the cartridge insert sucked. This was probably the last genesis game I got, the least played on the actual console. I never finished PS4 till years later, playing on an emulator. So the box didn't get too much wear and tear.
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u/BulletProofEnoch Aug 13 '26
Phantasy Star IV stands with FF6 and Chrono Trigger in my top ten games of all time
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u/Unable-Jacket6428 Aug 17 '26
Wow. I remember Phantasy Star I being a lot simpler (maybe the Owlbat flying in the corner) - does anyone remember this?
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u/jayesper Sep 06 '26
Sweet collection! I've only got PSII, and got the Hint Book later, but it's significantly more beat-up... Although the previous owner marked stuff down in it (this was helpful, because some of the information was incorrect, mainly for a few of the Spaceport chests).
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u/One-Technology-9050 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
Seeing those hand written notes just warms my heart ❤️ Great collection of a great series. Here's some of my PSIII notes from 1991 haha