| Released By | SMS Power! |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Status | Fully Playable |
| Platform | Sega Master System |
| Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
| Genre | Role Playing |
| Published By | Sega |
| Game Date | 20 December 1987 |
| Patch Version | 2.1 |
| Release Date | 31 January 2021 |
| Readme | Readme File |
| Downloads | 7763 |
| Last Modified | 30 January 2021 |
Game Description:
Phantasy Star is a role playing game for the Sega Master System, and the first in the Phantasy Star series. It’s also one of the earliest JRPGs, and considered a pioneer in the genre. It was critically acclaimed for its scope, lush graphics, animations, 3D dungeons (a first for JRPGs), and for its blend of science fiction and fantasy elements.
Translation Description:
This patch retranslates the original Japanese game to give a whole host of improvements:
- More faithful to the original Japanese script
- Expanded script
- Expanded menus and item names
- Sound test and sound chip selection
- Built-in cheats to make the game a little less tough/slow
- Two custom fonts, with upper and lowercase letters
- Expanded save slot names and three additional save slots
- Fully compatible with old saves, the original cartridge (with ROM replacement) and of course for play on real hardware
- Optional “original names” version with mostly original names for some characters, spells and items
This update includes wider dialogue boxes, bug fixes and groundwork for further translations.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Database match: Phantasy Star (Japan)
- No-Intro: Master System (v. 20180825-190228)
- ROM SHA-1: C9A40DDD217C58DDDCD6B5C0FE66C3A50D3E68E4
- ROM CRC32: 6605D36A
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
|---|---|---|
| z80gaiden | Hacking | Core hacking and programming |
| Maxim | Hacking | Project manager, final hacking/programming |
| Paul Jensen | Translation | Script translator, editor |
| satsu | Translation | Additional translations |
| Frank Cifaldi | Translation | Localization |
Considerably better than the original translation
Reviewed By: cccmar on 09 May 2021Comparing some bits and pieces of the text, this is written in a much more competent way than the original, which had some typos and lots of typical 80s/90s awkwardness in terms of dialogues. While PS 1 is very important historically and (IMO) still holds up fairly well to this day - especially the Switch version with automapping - the original translation does not. There’s not much story anyway, but this version is written considerably better than the original. I’d probably still recommend the fan-translation of Phantasy Star Generations over the MS game (quite a few QoL improvements, expanded script etc.), but if you want to play the original - play this version and never look back. Additionally, there are so many fixes/QoL to this patch that there’s just no reason to pass up on this version.
Version 2.1 Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Considerably better than the original translation | cccmar | 09 May 2021 | 2.1 | Yes |
| Incredible QoL Changes | PentV | 27 Sep 2020 | 2.00 | Yes |
| Don't believe the claim of a "more faithful" translation. | SmashTheElder | 11 Sep 2020 | 2.00 | No |
| You must play 2.0! | KalasZX | 22 Jul 2020 | 2.00 | Yes |
| New 2.0 version | d0pefish | 30 May 2020 | 2.00 | Yes |
| The Pride of Algol (Update for 2.00) | vivify93 | 30 May 2020 | 2.00 | Yes |
| Don't even play the original translation anymore | Animation Guru | 05 Mar 2012 | N/A | Yes |
| Incredible! | obscurumlux01 | 25 Feb 2011 | N/A | Yes |
| Why the game was retranslated | rlafonte | 29 Jan 2009 | N/A | Yes |