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Japan gets Phantasy Star Complete Collection
10:09 AM on 01.17.2008, Dale North 27 comments

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As one of the dying breed of Sega kids, it's my duty to sing the praises of anything Phantasy Star related. Siliconera brings us news of a new PS release that may make if you happy if your Japanese language ability is leveled up.

The Sega Ages 2500: Phantasy Star Complete Collection hits Japan on March 27th. The PlayStation 2 title includes all four classic Genesis/Master System RPGs as well as eight Phantasy Star II text adventures Sega released online in the 1990s.

This being a Japanese release, your only alternatives are the Sega Genesis Collection (PS2), which contains Phantasy Star II through IV, or the Phantasy Star Collection (GBA), which gives you the first three games. Sure, you could import the Sega Ages 2500: Phantasy Star Complete Collection, but that won't change those PSII text adventures to English.

Do you think we'll see this in the US? Where the hell are the remakes at? Were you a Phantasy Star kid? Do you still have hand-drawn graph maps of the dungeons like I do?

Check out another retro commercial after the jump. 


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Jasongame's Avatar
Jasongame at 01/17/2008 10:13
Yet another collection/remake that will probably never see the light of day in the U.S.
Niero's Avatar
Niero at 01/17/2008 10:14
Phantasy Star II > Final Fantasy 1-5
Klytus's Avatar
Klytus at 01/17/2008 10:17
Pixels! Genesis!? Text Adventures!?!? Dial Tone!!?!
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 01/17/2008 10:25
Niero: Easy. No contest.
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McSnow at 01/17/2008 10:28
A couple of fellow Phantasy Star addicts have already translated two of them:
http://pscave.com/fangames/amia/
http://pscave.com/fangames/nei/

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only PS fanatic on DTOID.
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 01/17/2008 10:35
retro commercial is full of win!
SourGr8pes's Avatar
SourGr8pes at 01/17/2008 10:40
They need to stop wasting their time and money on Universe, and go back to making the actual RPGs. In terms of sheer creativity; the Phantasy Star franchise had concepts and stories that kicked the collective asses of the early Final Fantasys.

I know everyone rags on III, but I loved that one. With some retooling and toning down the encounter rate, it'd be a really awesome remake.
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mix at 01/17/2008 10:57
I never knew that they had a non mmorpg style of Phantasy Star...seriously. retro style looks not to shabby.

1st one I played was on the DC and my buddy stole his net connection for that one, it was a pretty cool game at the time.
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Adrian at 01/17/2008 11:03
i just wish they'd translate the ps1 remake they made a few years back : http://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-ages-2500-vol1-phantasy-star-generation1
PSIq0ut's Avatar
PSIq0ut at 01/17/2008 11:09
...if they included a revamped PSO with that.... <3

and if everyone just forgot about PSU..that'd be awesome.
trunxkam45's Avatar
trunxkam45 at 01/17/2008 11:11
They should have released this on the DS. Shame on you who don't remember the original Phantasy Star series.
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ceark at 01/17/2008 11:16
hmmmm. do want.

and screw psu. i preordered that game cause I was so excited and found myself severerly disappointed. it took everything I love about ps and pso and destroyed it. my heart never fully recovered.
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tornotlukin at 01/17/2008 11:36
Playing PS since 86! First vrpg I played. Wish they would release the remakes in the US already!
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savory at 01/17/2008 12:15
They should bundle the PS1 & 2 remakes along with this collection and release it outside Japan. That'd make me a happy camper, but it's never gonna happen. Sadly, the remakes aren't as good as they should be, but I'd still love to see them in English.

If this Collection is anything like the other Sega Ages Collections, the "Overseas" English versions of the SMS & Genesis games will be included in it. That doesn't help the Text Adventures, but at least that fan group is translating those.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 01/17/2008 12:25
Oh! What SourGr8pes said! Where's my Phantasy Star V Sega? WTF with the MMO shit? Sega likes to take franchises I loved as a kid and ruin them. They did it with Sonic, they did it with Shining Force and they did it with Phantasy Star.

I'm starting to think Sega doesn't want to make good games anymore.

Someone seriously needs to make a translation for this, because we know it's not coming here.
Colette Bennett's Avatar
Colette Bennett at 01/17/2008 13:06
FUCKKKKKKKK

WANTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
calpis's Avatar
calpis at 01/17/2008 13:21
This coming to the US? Not a chance... I'm still waiting for Sega to bring over Shining Force 3: Scenario 2 & 3.
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calpis at 01/17/2008 13:26
Oh, and even though we all know that PSIII wasn't exactly the best game in the series, I still managed to get 3 of the 4 endings when I was in 5th grade.
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s0lesurviv0r at 01/17/2008 14:30
I have no clue why sega doesn't release any of their Ages series over here when there are so much retro collections around on this side of the pond.
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Fading Star at 01/17/2008 15:27
In other news, Colette hijacks airship,
Goes to Japan.
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 01/17/2008 16:31
I've got to play through the P-Stars on the Mega Drive Collection sometime.
MisterMingo's Avatar
MisterMingo at 01/17/2008 19:00
PHANTASHI STAA TUUUU!!
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/18/2008 02:40
Dammit, Sega should have been bringing those collections to the US all this time.
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dclark at 01/18/2008 12:18
I never had played any phantasy star games until about 3 weeks ago. I started playing Phanasy Star IV. It is really one of the best rpg's I've ever played. It has so many different features that were way ahead of their time. Macros! They're awesome. Dual-Techs! I always thought that Chrono Trigger was the first game to do this. Apparently not! The cut scenes are amazing. The use of the pictues that continually pop up over the old ones is a wonderful way to display the emotions of the story better than any Final Fantasy game ever did. (And I mean Ever. Better than FF IV, VI, VIII, IX, X or XII). All together awesome!Great Story. Great combat system. Skills and Techs = greatness. I highyl reccommend this to anyone who enjoys older rpgs. You'll love it!
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Ronin Sixshooter at 01/24/2008 22:30
Would be so nice to get anything Phantasy Star(besides PSO and PSU).

Heres a cool idea. I Phantasy Star collection for PSP, PS2 and Wii. Translate those PS2 Sega Ages remakes and include the original games.

Dammit why does such a great game such as Phantasy Star have to be so underrated??
Dont get me started on the Genesis days of Sega and their underrated titles.
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