HappyConsoleGamer Your original Phantasy Star 1 review was the one that brought me to your channel back in the day (5 years ago). This game changed my life too-it made me a gamer for life. Until I heard you talk about what this game means to you, I thought I was the only one! Thanks for doing what you do.
I was 4 when my dad brought this game home in "88. What an amazing game. I had such a great time playing this with my father & brother. I mainly controlled when we were in towns and I helped draw the maps, but I loved watching them play. Back then we would have to go down every hallway in the dungeons and draw maps as we go. So many memories. Ever since then I've been hooked and I still play it every couple year's. The original 4 Phantasy stars will always be my favs.
This is so cool, i often head back to the first videos of my subscriptions and it wasn't that long ago when i popped by your first video, it's also cool to see a real time video and live reactions.
Hey Johnny, I just finished marathoning your channel over this last week and it was awesome, needless to say im subscribed now. cant wait to see what yourself and Rob do next. Its really great to see show like yours where people truly give a damn and care as much as you guys do and as positively as you do. Cant wait to see what you do next, Cheers!
I like these episodes. Any chance to share some stories and some memories of your first impressions of the games that were important to you is always a welcome addition.
Somethimes i wish i could have grown up in that era where the videogames started, you guys can really apreciate how the games evolved over the years and have great memories of that. Im from '95 and i start playing since i can remember on an old NES my family had, i remember playing Mario all day with my brother, but i didint even know that was a videogame and where did it came from, it was just there when i was born and it was a normal thing, i think just like the kids see the computers and cellphones today. I didnt even know SEGA used to do consoles until i had about 15 and started really liking videogames, i think you guys are really lucky to have those memories and i really like to hear them, when im 40 too i will tell the younger gamers how awesome was the first time i picked up a PS1 control and played a 3D game, or the very first time i played a game online with a person from the other side of the world :).
Phantasy Star 4 is the best RPG I have played on the Genesis,and I would argue the entire 16 bit generation..IMO of course! This was a great video Johnny!
While I dont agree w/ it being the best of the 16 bit gen I do agree with it being one of the greatest ones made. I love everything bout that game. I will put it on the top spot of my fav Genesis games ever.
I'm sad that the only Phantasy Star people talk about nowadays are the PSO games, one of my favourite RPGs of all time is Phantasy Star IV and no one seems to know what the hell I'm talking about when I mention that game, and I'm younger than them. =c
***** PSO itself was great and it didnt ruin the series,the problem is that they kept going with the online games and completely abandoned the single player series. If the original PSO was just a one off title and they kept doing the single player games as well there wouldn´t be any issue,in a sense kinda like the Final Fantasy series has been doing,regardless of quality.
MrArach666 Also, with Shining Force, they only make "Shining" games now, which aren't grid-based strategy RPGs... Shining Force 2's up there with PSIV on my list.
Cyrus Kensaro Man,that´s the one that pains me even more,I played all of the early Shining games and loved them,including the sort of spin offs Shining in the Darkness,Shining Force CD and Shining the Holy Ark,but since Shining Force 3 most of the releases in the series have been either mediocre or complete garbage and nothing like the older classics. I recently played through all of the SF3 scenarios again and its still a fantastic game. I also love PS4,it was a bit shorter and easier than the previous ones but the story and characters were a lot more fleshed out,the music was amazing,all in all probably my favourite traditional JRPG on the 16 bit era. I kinda feel like playing through it again,havent done it in years but I still remember all of the characters and most of the events,including the scene that FF7 is so famous for,but PS4 did it first with Miss Alys Brangwin. In fact,PS2 also did the same with Nei,but to a less impactful degree.
Wow man! I just finished your first Phantasy Star 1 vid(your first video!). Glad you're still going! How our looks change over time :) I'm about to jump into the 20 minutes to go on this video, but that game... I'm 38, my brother is 41, and we still ask each other "do you have the Folder?" A cheap yellow folder with all of our graphed out maps, steps, every item and its price and attack/defense/other attributes in every store on every planet. He and I shared a love of 3 things: Mom, Star Wars and Phantasy Star. Still do!
This is the way a "Let's Play" should be. - Straight to the point. - No distracting unfunny attempts of humor. - No going completely off the rails. - Good gameplay. - Informative facts and memories. - You're by yourself (Unless Robman is with you!)
I cannot get over that this was on the Master System, the graphics are fantastic. The Master System was huge when I was growing up here in the UK, if I played this back in the day this would have blew my young mind.
Haha this was so awesome. Although I'm not of the era, as I've only just turned 20, I've gone back and played alot of retro games and still do. I love the stilted dialogue of some of the older ones i.e. "YOU WILL NOT GET FAR WITHOUT SOME SORT OF LIGHT" haha
I never played Phatasy Star games. But after watching how excited you are about them. I finally bought the PlayStation 4 Genesis 50 game disk with Phantasy Star 2, 3, and 4. Doesn't have Phantasy Star 1 on it. I'm playing Phantasy Star 2 right now. I've always love Final Fantasy 1 with all the grind, heal, level up, and buy weapons. I feel the same way just sitting here for hours for the character to be strong enough to move on to the next part and do the same thing over and over again. Thanks for sharing you memories. You are right about focusing on the future of being 13 or 14 years old. I remember being 14 years old and wanting to come to California and skateboarding. I was living in a small town of Clovis, New Mexico of 30,000 population. At 21 years old, I finally made it to California and skateboarding around and feeling so great. Thanks again of you passion of video games. Even thought you video game path and my skateboarding path is different. The passions if still the same.
Despite being a hardcore Sega fan my entire life. I never played the classic Phantasy Star games until I watched your Phantasy Star review. Not only did it make me a fan of your channel, it made Phantasy Star one of my favorite series. Keep up the good work. This video is great.
I played and beat this game for the first time last year. It was on my bucket list. Totally holds up for me today, though some of that may have to do with nostalgia for games from that time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm glad to be able to say I've completed it.
I just started playing Phantasy Star for the first time a little while ago and wanted to thank you, Johnny, for introducing me to the series. Loving it so far, and after I've completed it I'll start on Ys Books 1&2.
Great video bro you should do more of these kind of videos. It was a lot of fun hearing your stories from your childhood playing this game. It reminded me of my childhood
Thanks for the video, Johnny! Phantasy Star music always brings on a flood of nostalgia for me. I didn't get the game until 1997 (but had wanted to play it since 1988), but just hearing the SMS-style music brings me back to '88 anyway. Thanks for continuing to bring attention to this Master System masterpiece. Everyone should go get a copy of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection if for no other reason than to play all four original Phantasy Star games.
Great memories! I allowed myself the pleasure to replay and finish Phantasy Star again, something I hadn't done since I was in high school, and this game is still the best RPG I've ever played. Still the complete package that pulled out all the stops for the time. Hope to see more of this style!
It's really great watching you play these. I love these types of RPGs, but they were a little before my time, and I like to hear stories and opinions from your perspective.
So awesome, I can't wait to get to this one. Phantasy Star Online is where I started the series on GC but I will definitely start from the beginning and work my way up to all the older ones.
One of the best games ever, and my favourite RPG of all time, easily. I still have my original copy, and my SMS is the only console currently hooked up to the tv. Great video, great memories. :)
HA! I graduated high school when I first played this! Lot of sleepless nights playing this game. I remember it being the 1st game where you actually read in the manual that it is not game that you can finish in one day. Awesome choice man!
It really is one of the best games on the system. Great way to do a game play, was really good to hear your memories of when you 1st game the game and played it.
HappyConsoleGamer It would be fun to see more stuff like this. You could make these 20 minute long episodes on different nostalgic games and talk about your gaming related memories and stuff. E: Btw, have you ever played the famicom rpg called Radia Senki? I think the English language hack is called "Chronicles of the Radia War". That's a fantastic game.
Like you, Johnny, Phantasy Star literally changed my life. I got it for my 13th birthday, and had never played an RPG before. It took me so long to understand the concept of 'experience levels'. For me, 'level' meant 'game level' - when I got to experience level 2, I was so confused because the level hadnt changed, if you know what I mean! Phantasy Star kickstarted my love affair with RPGs which endures to this day.
For me, Phantasy Star 1 was the first rpg I ever played, and I have very similar feelings of love and nostalgia for this game. No.2 in the series I wasn't so big on, since they ditched the first person dungeon view. Thanks for uploading your memories in this game + the other videos you've done on the PS series. Has made for great viewing.
This was very enjoyable, definitely much more than most LP's out there. You always know how to keep the viewers interested by sharing your personal stories, nostalgia and trivia about the game. Interesting thing I noticed is that they show the HP of the enemies which I think was quite a thing back then. Good or bad, it depends, but they were brave enough to go with that formula. While keeping HP hidden can make players more focused, it can also be frustrating sometimes.
I'm from Brazil and my cousin had a master system back in 1990, when I got to know this game. I had the same first impression as you did: it was fantastic.
I remember the first time I played Phantasy Star 4. I wasn't sure if it was just a bad font, or if the TV I was using was defective, but the Ns and Ms looked identical to me. So to compensate I just pretended that everyone in the game world spoke with a foregin, space-age accent XD
This will be cool to watch you play some of these retro games, I never did play any of the Phantasy Star games and I love RPG's so I really need to go back and play the first 4 as soon as I can.
HCG inspired me to play all the way through this game. I love the monsters and the music and the graphics. Tough though, there's no way to restore MP other than healing up in town. The final boss fight was friggin awesome. Maxed on levels and was one hit away from losing, but pulled it out. One of those get off the couch and scream fights. Then the ending was a HORRIBLE translation and super hilarious. Thanks for getting me into it HCG!
Just want to say that I got this game a while back based on your love for the series, this one in particular, and I'm greatly enjoying it. It's quite a bit before my time (was about 10 when the PS1 launched and grew up on that mainly), and I don't think I'll be able to get too far without dungeon maps, but I am enjoying it. I have that ability to like enjoy a particular thing a lot more than I normally would simply by understanding why someone else loves it. You are so passionate about these games in your videos that I end up enjoying them even though I have no nostalgia for them, and sometimes I end up building my own nostalgia memories for some games that I play in this way, in the long run. =)
I'm totally with you man! I feel the same way about Final Fantasy II (or 4) for SNES. I play it ever few years and it just takes me back and about brings a tear to my eye. That was my childhood! Everything about that game is a nostalgia flood to me. I feel bad for kids growing up now they didn't get to grow up with the 80s-90s RPGs. As primitive as they are today back then we were able to go on epic adventures with them.
14:31 ...but very rewarding! The grinding and leveling up, I was so into that. I still am, I still love it but I feel that I don't have as much patience and energy as I used to :) I have a few games from the NES/SNES era that I can still fire up from time to time and grind levels on old saves or start fresh, just to struggle with the easiest of enemies ;) Great video, I’d love to see more of this.
I love your Phantasy Star videos. You convinced me to buy the SEGA Genesis Collection so I could experience the first four games. I haven't gotten to playing them yet but hopefully I'll be able to soon.
You know what pisses me off? The fact that we'll probably never see a new entry in the Phantast Star series. Sure, there is Phantasy Star Online 2 (which I enjoy that series), but I want an actual Phantasy Star 5.
There is a new Phantasy Star game on the PS Vita developed by tri ace (who also made Star Ocean or Valkyrie Profile), but it probably won't be released outside of Japan.
Vivi Orunitia Yeah, I've been following the game since it was announced. tri-Ace are one of my favorite developers (I'm a huge fan of Valkyrie Profile and VP2). I'll be really sad if we don't get that game.
The Master System's graphics, animations and colours always amaze me. I've never played it! I've done this sort of video in the past and it worked out alright, but I tried doing one the other day and I sucked, haha. I'm getting old or something and I can't focus on playing the game and delivering meaningful commentary. You'd probably be good on Twitch. Great stuff!
Phantasy Star is my favorite game as well. When I first saw the 1st person dungeons I fell in love. It blew my mind everything else away. I ran out to get graph paper and colored pencils to draw each dungeon one step for each graph square, so I wouldn't get lost. I still have the maps since 87.
I remember seeing this game at a friend's house back in the days. I was so amazed by those dungeon levels. I could only dream of getting a Master System though because like you said I had the NES and I had to plead to my parents to get that machine. I played through it recently and it was like stepping back in time. So great!! Right now I'm working through P.S.3.
I have to agree 13/14 is a big year for development. I can recall playing Nintendo 64 like crazy with friends, 4 players on a system was beyond cool and a great way to get 4, 8 or more people together to battle it out.... I dig the let's play man, I especially like when you talk about old Sega games because like you said not many people had the master system. I played one when I was a kid but only once and never met anyone else that had one. Growing up a Nintendo kid it'd cool to hear about the other games I missed out on. My Sega collection is small but I'm trying to slowly gather up cool games for the */16 bit era. Love your channel HappyConsoleGamer
Hey man! Love your channel! Just discovered it and probably I am your newest subscriber! Love everything! I was born in 89 but I have such a nostalgia for games since the Famicom... Curious fact in by birthcountry Bulgaria, back in the day, we got most things in their asian variants. So I got a Famicom instead of a NES... And lots of games for the Mega Drive were Japanese in our game shops! Maybe because of the russian communism and influence back in the day, but Asian gaming was SO present in the late 80's and 90's up unitl the Playstation release... Anyways I wanted to ask you what happened to your review of the Phantasy Star 0? And thoughts on PSO2 ? Maybe you talked in some videos but it was not in the title so I didn't read it. If so in which ones? Sorry for the long comment, I hope it's not a burden, and as a fellow reminiscent nostalgic gamer, I salute you and hope for more content!! Cheers!!
no matter what comes out these days, nothing holds as much value to me as the Phantasy Star series, this one in particular. Though Phantasy Star II was my first RPG and the game that taught me how to read (that and being the fact that I was 3 when the game came out). I still remember my uncle bringing his Master System over to the house my family was living in at the time and setting up a small 13" TV on the kitchen table in order to play Phantasy Star with my father. I was too young to understand fully what was going on, but I remember the music and the fancy colors to this day. Hell, I even have the soundtrack to this game on my Android device for my long drives for work, that's how much of a Phantasy Star fanboy I am. To this day, I make it a mission to play through Phantasy Star at least once a year. I am glad to know that there is somebody out there who shares my level of enthusiasm for Phantasy Star that I have. I have such fond memories of this game and the rest of the series. Some of the best moments of my childhood involved watching my father and uncle play this game and its sequels until the wee hours of the night (which always makes me laugh because my mother tells stories of the volume being too loud and waking her up at night, causing her to yell at the two of them). Good times indeed. Keep up the good work!
You are right on with the whole 13 year old experience thing! For me, 1991 was that year. Final Fantasy IV (II in the States) and A Link to the Past were the experiences that bound me to gaming as a serious hobby forever :) Great video here of a great series. I miss console Phantasy Star games....online on the Dreamcast was magical! And the last one I experienced, unfortunately :(
I played this on my Gamecube via the GBA converter this summer after your videos. It was a truly great game which reminded me of the Bard´s Tale. I like this almost puzzle solving element when you look for a particular item.
If I have to give the series credit, I love the spritework for monsters in each game, from what I've seen. They look awesome and animate fairly well. Despite my first contact with the series being PhSt2 and being in 2011, I still remember being like "yeesh, is he hitting me with his brain and gushing blood?!" at the biomonster in game that's a mix of the mushroom monster attached to a Charger monster's head. Its attack animation can be that the mushroom peels back the charger's forehead and there's a bloody brain that squirts juices out. For the unknowing.
I fell in love with this game at first glance. I still beat it from time to time and the grind isn't even a bother, it's just a joy to play it over and over. Check out the fan translated remake for the PS2 and Phantasy Star Generations 2 is about to get an english fan translation too.
Im not a huge fan of lets play but I like that you're more into giving a retrospective and your story. This one and the bayonetta impressions both turned out pretty good.
We share so much when it comes to the oldschoolstuff it's crazy. ^_^ One of my favourite games of all times. Playing the Switch version now and it's just awesome! :D
I remember playing this game growing up and loving it. I also remember years after when phantasy star 4 released. Man i wanted it sooooo bad.... But with its almost $100 price tag brand new at the time. I wasnt getting it anytime soon hahaha
The Master System was the first console we had, like someone else said it was popular here in the UK. I was so young my brother used to give me the controller that was unplugged, its funny because i never remembered what the console looked like, just the controller.
This game is indeed a classic, and one of my all time favorites. I like pretty much all of the Phantasy star series, with 3 being the least favorite. Nice video!
I just got the master system original a few weeks back! only need to get PS4 complete and I have the full set CIB (of course I have PS4 as a cart :D) I love the PS series, I love it so much. One of the best story arcs in all of 8/16bit JRPGS. I beat PS1 originally on the GBA as I missed the Master System. Thumbs up on the video man!
Im so happy youre doing this Johnny a little gameplay while youre talking about the games love it, And on a little sidenote im still dreaming of a restart of the Phantasy Star series (real one not this online thing with another story) and of course they must have the same 3D dungeons as in this one and pay respect to the old ones with drops of memories from them. I can dream cant i ;)
HappyConsoleGamer Your original Phantasy Star 1 review was the one that brought me to your channel back in the day (5 years ago). This game changed my life too-it made me a gamer for life. Until I heard you talk about what this game means to you, I thought I was the only one! Thanks for doing what you do.
hey thanks! always great to hear from other people that loved it as much as I did too!
Youre not the only one Orion the same for me it really opened up my eyes on video games still my favourite game of all time and i still play it today.
I like how jolly you are. Nice to find a channel that isn't all bitter. Time to add this to my regimen.
I was 4 when my dad brought this game home in "88. What an amazing game. I had such a great time playing this with my father & brother. I mainly controlled when we were in towns and I helped draw the maps, but I loved watching them play. Back then we would have to go down every hallway in the dungeons and draw maps as we go. So many memories. Ever since then I've been hooked and I still play it every couple year's. The original 4 Phantasy stars will always be my favs.
This is so cool, i often head back to the first videos of my subscriptions and it wasn't that long ago when i popped by your first video, it's also cool to see a real time video and live reactions.
Great game, one of those who shape my childhood :)
I love this new format for a show, more episodes like this will be great, Keep up the good job!
Hey Johnny, I just finished marathoning your channel over this last week and it was awesome, needless to say im subscribed now. cant wait to see what yourself and Rob do next. Its really great to see show like yours where people truly give a damn and care as much as you guys do and as positively as you do. Cant wait to see what you do next, Cheers!
Thanks!
I like these episodes. Any chance to share some stories and some memories of your first impressions of the games that were important to you is always a welcome addition.
Somethimes i wish i could have grown up in that era where the videogames started, you guys can really apreciate how the games evolved over the years and have great memories of that. Im from '95 and i start playing since i can remember on an old NES my family had, i remember playing Mario all day with my brother, but i didint even know that was a videogame and where did it came from, it was just there when i was born and it was a normal thing, i think just like the kids see the computers and cellphones today. I didnt even know SEGA used to do consoles until i had about 15 and started really liking videogames, i think you guys are really lucky to have those memories and i really like to hear them, when im 40 too i will tell the younger gamers how awesome was the first time i picked up a PS1 control and played a 3D game, or the very first time i played a game online with a person from the other side of the world :).
This has nothing to do with your comment, but I dig your Blackjack avatar.
Phantasy Star 4 is the best RPG I have played on the Genesis,and I would argue the entire 16 bit generation..IMO of course!
This was a great video Johnny!
While I dont agree w/ it being the best of the 16 bit gen I do agree with it being one of the greatest ones made. I love everything bout that game. I will put it on the top spot of my fav Genesis games ever.
***** Agree!
***** I love FF8, 9 and 10
I mean its a tough year to pick the best RPG game. Chrono Trigger I believed took the cake for the 16bit era, however to each there own.
Whoa, those 3D dungeon sections blew my mind! 1988! SMS was truly the master of all systems!
I'm sad that the only Phantasy Star people talk about nowadays are the PSO games, one of my favourite RPGs of all time is Phantasy Star IV and no one seems to know what the hell I'm talking about when I mention that game, and I'm younger than them. =c
***** PSO itself was great and it didnt ruin the series,the problem is that they kept going with the online games and completely abandoned the single player series. If the original PSO was just a one off title and they kept doing the single player games as well there wouldn´t be any issue,in a sense kinda like the Final Fantasy series has been doing,regardless of quality.
MrArach666 Also, with Shining Force, they only make "Shining" games now, which aren't grid-based strategy RPGs... Shining Force 2's up there with PSIV on my list.
Cyrus Kensaro Man,that´s the one that pains me even more,I played all of the early Shining games and loved them,including the sort of spin offs Shining in the Darkness,Shining Force CD and Shining the Holy Ark,but since Shining Force 3 most of the releases in the series have been either mediocre or complete garbage and nothing like the older classics. I recently played through all of the SF3 scenarios again and its still a fantastic game.
I also love PS4,it was a bit shorter and easier than the previous ones but the story and characters were a lot more fleshed out,the music was amazing,all in all probably my favourite traditional JRPG on the 16 bit era. I kinda feel like playing through it again,havent done it in years but I still remember all of the characters and most of the events,including the scene that FF7 is so famous for,but PS4 did it first with Miss Alys Brangwin. In fact,PS2 also did the same with Nei,but to a less impactful degree.
Phantasy Star IV turns 20 this year! I bought it new back in '94 when it was released. I put off paying my electric bill that month.
I think the SEGA AGES version of Phantasy Star on the Switch will bring in a lot of new fans. I played through it twice and loved it immensely.
Wow man! I just finished your first Phantasy Star 1 vid(your first video!). Glad you're still going! How our looks change over time :) I'm about to jump into the 20 minutes to go on this video, but that game... I'm 38, my brother is 41, and we still ask each other "do you have the Folder?" A cheap yellow folder with all of our graphed out maps, steps, every item and its price and attack/defense/other attributes in every store on every planet. He and I shared a love of 3 things: Mom, Star Wars and Phantasy Star. Still do!
That is sooo awesome you have a folder like that! ahhh the days before internet walkthroughs....
So many good memories for me playing this. I truly miss the experience of playing this for the first time.
This is the way a "Let's Play" should be.
- Straight to the point.
- No distracting unfunny attempts of humor.
- No going completely off the rails.
- Good gameplay.
- Informative facts and memories.
- You're by yourself (Unless Robman is with you!)
I cannot get over that this was on the Master System, the graphics are fantastic. The Master System was huge when I was growing up here in the UK, if I played this back in the day this would have blew my young mind.
Haha this was so awesome. Although I'm not of the era, as I've only just turned 20, I've gone back and played alot of retro games and still do. I love the stilted dialogue of some of the older ones i.e. "YOU WILL NOT GET FAR WITHOUT SOME SORT OF LIGHT" haha
I never played Phatasy Star games. But after watching how excited you are about them. I finally bought the PlayStation 4 Genesis 50 game disk with Phantasy Star 2, 3, and 4. Doesn't have Phantasy Star 1 on it. I'm playing Phantasy Star 2 right now.
I've always love Final Fantasy 1 with all the grind, heal, level up, and buy weapons. I feel the same way just sitting here for hours for the character to be strong enough to move on to the next part and do the same thing over and over again. Thanks for sharing you memories.
You are right about focusing on the future of being 13 or 14 years old. I remember being 14 years old and wanting to come to California and skateboarding. I was living in a small town of Clovis, New Mexico of 30,000 population. At 21 years old, I finally made it to California and skateboarding around and feeling so great. Thanks again of you passion of video games. Even thought you video game path and my skateboarding path is different. The passions if still the same.
Johnny, I really enjoyed watching this and seeing your enthusiasm really makes me smile. I'll look forward to seeing what you play next.
Despite being a hardcore Sega fan my entire life. I never played the classic Phantasy Star games until I watched your Phantasy Star review. Not only did it make me a fan of your channel, it made Phantasy Star one of my favorite series. Keep up the good work. This video is great.
Love your channel, Johnny. I would really enjoy more of these Let's Plays. Very cool!
I love the Sonic Genesis collection. I feel like it's the last disc compilation we will ever get.
I played and beat this game for the first time last year. It was on my bucket list. Totally holds up for me today, though some of that may have to do with nostalgia for games from that time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm glad to be able to say I've completed it.
I just started playing Phantasy Star for the first time a little while ago and wanted to thank you, Johnny, for introducing me to the series. Loving it so far, and after I've completed it I'll start on Ys Books 1&2.
Great video bro you should do more of these kind of videos. It was a lot of fun hearing your stories from your childhood playing this game. It reminded me of my childhood
Thanks for the video, Johnny! Phantasy Star music always brings on a flood of nostalgia for me. I didn't get the game until 1997 (but had wanted to play it since 1988), but just hearing the SMS-style music brings me back to '88 anyway. Thanks for continuing to bring attention to this Master System masterpiece. Everyone should go get a copy of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection if for no other reason than to play all four original Phantasy Star games.
Great memories! I allowed myself the pleasure to replay and finish Phantasy Star again, something I hadn't done since I was in high school, and this game is still the best RPG I've ever played. Still the complete package that pulled out all the stops for the time. Hope to see more of this style!
It's really great watching you play these. I love these types of RPGs, but they were a little before my time, and I like to hear stories and opinions from your perspective.
I watched this and had a mini marathon of that compilation. Currently playing fantasy star for the first time and it does feel good so far :)
So awesome, I can't wait to get to this one. Phantasy Star Online is where I started the series on GC but I will definitely start from the beginning and work my way up to all the older ones.
Phantasy Star and red box basic D&D instantly turn me into a little boy discovering gaming in the late 80s again. Love your channel.
One of the best games ever, and my favourite RPG of all time, easily. I still have my original copy, and my SMS is the only console currently hooked up to the tv. Great video, great memories. :)
This is awesome!! Look forward to more of these type of videos!!
HA! I graduated high school when I first played this! Lot of sleepless nights playing this game. I remember it being the 1st game where you actually read in the manual that it is not game that you can finish in one day. Awesome choice man!
It really is one of the best games on the system.
Great way to do a game play, was really good to hear your memories of when you 1st game the game and played it.
amazing video!! :) got me feeling all second-hand nostalgic. really interesting i love it and i'm excited to see what's next.
You're like the only guy on youtibe id consider going out of my way to watch a lets play of something.
Thanks! I am going to try to put out one of these mid week every week, lots of fun but time consuming in processing them
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Gpalmer16 The greatest video-game program, in the history of human civilization ? lol
BWHAHAH! Yes!
HappyConsoleGamer It would be fun to see more stuff like this.
You could make these 20 minute long episodes on different nostalgic games and talk about your gaming related memories and stuff.
E: Btw, have you ever played the famicom rpg called Radia Senki? I think the English language hack is called "Chronicles of the Radia War". That's a fantastic game.
Like you, Johnny, Phantasy Star literally changed my life. I got it for my 13th birthday, and had never played an RPG before. It took me so long to understand the concept of 'experience levels'. For me, 'level' meant 'game level' - when I got to experience level 2, I was so confused because the level hadnt changed, if you know what I mean! Phantasy Star kickstarted my love affair with RPGs which endures to this day.
I hate 'Let's Play' videos but my goodness Johnny i could watch you play for hours. This video made my day!
Every time I play my Sega Dreamcast, it reminds me of my high school days. Playing old games does bring back memories.
For me, Phantasy Star 1 was the first rpg I ever played, and I have very similar feelings of love and nostalgia for this game. No.2 in the series I wasn't so big on, since they ditched the first person dungeon view.
Thanks for uploading your memories in this game + the other videos you've done on the PS series. Has made for great viewing.
This was very enjoyable, definitely much more than most LP's out there. You always know how to keep the viewers interested by sharing your personal stories, nostalgia and trivia about the game.
Interesting thing I noticed is that they show the HP of the enemies which I think was quite a thing back then. Good or bad, it depends, but they were brave enough to go with that formula. While keeping HP hidden can make players more focused, it can also be frustrating sometimes.
I'm from Brazil and my cousin had a master system back in 1990, when I got to know this game. I had the same first impression as you did: it was fantastic.
I remember the first time I played Phantasy Star 4. I wasn't sure if it was just a bad font, or if the TV I was using was defective, but the Ns and Ms looked identical to me. So to compensate I just pretended that everyone in the game world spoke with a foregin, space-age accent XD
This will be cool to watch you play some of these retro games, I never did play any of the Phantasy Star games and I love RPG's so I really need to go back and play the first 4 as soon as I can.
HCG inspired me to play all the way through this game. I love the monsters and the music and the graphics. Tough though, there's no way to restore MP other than healing up in town. The final boss fight was friggin awesome. Maxed on levels and was one hit away from losing, but pulled it out. One of those get off the couch and scream fights. Then the ending was a HORRIBLE translation and super hilarious. Thanks for getting me into it HCG!
Just want to say that I got this game a while back based on your love for the series, this one in particular, and I'm greatly enjoying it. It's quite a bit before my time (was about 10 when the PS1 launched and grew up on that mainly), and I don't think I'll be able to get too far without dungeon maps, but I am enjoying it. I have that ability to like enjoy a particular thing a lot more than I normally would simply by understanding why someone else loves it. You are so passionate about these games in your videos that I end up enjoying them even though I have no nostalgia for them, and sometimes I end up building my own nostalgia memories for some games that I play in this way, in the long run. =)
Love it the format dude, keep up the good work !
I'm totally with you man! I feel the same way about Final Fantasy II (or 4) for SNES. I play it ever few years and it just takes me back and about brings a tear to my eye. That was my childhood! Everything about that game is a nostalgia flood to me. I feel bad for kids growing up now they didn't get to grow up with the 80s-90s RPGs. As primitive as they are today back then we were able to go on epic adventures with them.
Love the idea for this new series. I can't wait to see future episodes.
Please do more of this type of video is, and watching your videos is very calming to me
I like listening to your stories :) reminds me when I started gaming, it was the first time I saw anime style too and it was awesome ^^ good memories
14:31 ...but very rewarding! The grinding and leveling up, I was so into that. I still am, I still love it but I feel that I don't have as much patience and energy as I used to :) I have a few games from the NES/SNES era that I can still fire up from time to time and grind levels on old saves or start fresh, just to struggle with the easiest of enemies ;)
Great video, I’d love to see more of this.
One of my fav's. a true classic.
Can't wait to see the rest of the series dude! Love the show!
This game was so cool. I remember on snow days as a high school teenager playing this all day long.
I love your Phantasy Star videos. You convinced me to buy the SEGA Genesis Collection so I could experience the first four games. I haven't gotten to playing them yet but hopefully I'll be able to soon.
This brings back so many good memories.....
Great Video!! I love when you talk about Phantasy Star. If you do a full Gameplay it would be amazing!!
Loved this game as a kid. Have never met anyone else who heard of it. Thanks for sharing this video. Just subscribed.
Loved it! I wanna see more.
oh boy... This looks like me in 15 years ;)... talking about PS1 games on youtube and good old memories... I like this kind of video =)
for alot of us that can't hang out with you, this is pretty close to the real thing. you should keep this series going, i love it :)
You know what pisses me off? The fact that we'll probably never see a new entry in the Phantast Star series. Sure, there is Phantasy Star Online 2 (which I enjoy that series), but I want an actual Phantasy Star 5.
It pisses me off that Sega refuses to release PSO 2 in the states.
***** I totally agree!
***** Sega still hasn't cancelled a Western release for PSO2, it's still suppose to be coming, they just won't say when.
There is a new Phantasy Star game on the PS Vita developed by tri ace (who also made Star Ocean or Valkyrie Profile), but it probably won't be released outside of Japan.
Vivi Orunitia Yeah, I've been following the game since it was announced. tri-Ace are one of my favorite developers (I'm a huge fan of Valkyrie Profile and VP2). I'll be really sad if we don't get that game.
This is fantastic, I hope to see more of these videos from you :)
The Master System's graphics, animations and colours always amaze me. I've never played it!
I've done this sort of video in the past and it worked out alright, but I tried doing one the other day and I sucked, haha. I'm getting old or something and I can't focus on playing the game and delivering meaningful commentary. You'd probably be good on Twitch. Great stuff!
Great video, I like the new format of the video too, keep them coming!
More of you playing retro games, this was smashing.
This was the second game I ever own back in 1989, what an amazing game this was back in the day, bring backs lots of wonderful memories
Never seen this game played before. My 1st rpg was ff3/6 in Japan. Amazing to see a older game with amazing graphics like this, ty for video.
I love phantasy star :-)
A True cornerstone of Fantasy RPGS! Could not stop playing it when it came out!
Your videos make my day man!
Phantasy Star is my favorite game as well. When I first saw the 1st person dungeons I fell in love. It blew my mind everything else away. I ran out to get graph paper and colored pencils to draw each dungeon one step for each graph square, so I wouldn't get lost. I still have the maps since 87.
Looking forward to more of these.
I remember seeing this game at a friend's house back in the days. I was so amazed by those dungeon levels. I could only dream of getting a Master System though because like you said I had the NES and I had to plead to my parents to get that machine. I played through it recently and it was like stepping back in time. So great!! Right now I'm working through P.S.3.
I thought I told you I can't sell you anything.... Best gaming experience ever... I never imagined going back in... Memories....
I have to agree 13/14 is a big year for development. I can recall playing Nintendo 64 like crazy with friends, 4 players on a system was beyond cool and a great way to get 4, 8 or more people together to battle it out.... I dig the let's play man, I especially like when you talk about old Sega games because like you said not many people had the master system. I played one when I was a kid but only once and never met anyone else that had one. Growing up a Nintendo kid it'd cool to hear about the other games I missed out on. My Sega collection is small but I'm trying to slowly gather up cool games for the */16 bit era. Love your channel HappyConsoleGamer
Soo much yes!!!! Please keep these coming!!! 😃
Hey man! Love your channel! Just discovered it and probably I am your newest subscriber! Love everything! I was born in 89 but I have such a nostalgia for games since the Famicom...
Curious fact in by birthcountry Bulgaria, back in the day, we got most things in their asian variants. So I got a Famicom instead of a NES... And lots of games for the Mega Drive were Japanese in our game shops! Maybe because of the russian communism and influence back in the day, but Asian gaming was SO present in the late 80's and 90's up unitl the Playstation release...
Anyways I wanted to ask you what happened to your review of the Phantasy Star 0? And thoughts on PSO2 ? Maybe you talked in some videos but it was not in the title so I didn't read it. If so in which ones?
Sorry for the long comment, I hope it's not a burden, and as a fellow reminiscent nostalgic gamer, I salute you and hope for more content!!
Cheers!!
This is the best game I ever played. It literally crave my youth. And the same excitement and joy is ruching into me when I play it.
no matter what comes out these days, nothing holds as much value to me as the Phantasy Star series, this one in particular. Though Phantasy Star II was my first RPG and the game that taught me how to read (that and being the fact that I was 3 when the game came out). I still remember my uncle bringing his Master System over to the house my family was living in at the time and setting up a small 13" TV on the kitchen table in order to play Phantasy Star with my father. I was too young to understand fully what was going on, but I remember the music and the fancy colors to this day. Hell, I even have the soundtrack to this game on my Android device for my long drives for work, that's how much of a Phantasy Star fanboy I am. To this day, I make it a mission to play through Phantasy Star at least once a year.
I am glad to know that there is somebody out there who shares my level of enthusiasm for Phantasy Star that I have. I have such fond memories of this game and the rest of the series. Some of the best moments of my childhood involved watching my father and uncle play this game and its sequels until the wee hours of the night (which always makes me laugh because my mother tells stories of the volume being too loud and waking her up at night, causing her to yell at the two of them). Good times indeed.
Keep up the good work!
You are right on with the whole 13 year old experience thing! For me, 1991 was that year. Final Fantasy IV (II in the States) and A Link to the Past were the experiences that bound me to gaming as a serious hobby forever :) Great video here of a great series. I miss console Phantasy Star games....online on the Dreamcast was magical! And the last one I experienced, unfortunately :(
So many memories come rushing back. Thank you so much for this !!! #Sub
This is such a great idea. I would love more videos like this! Maybe even livestreams on twitch? There are so many amazing games you could play!!
I LOVEED THIS SEGMENT!! MORE PLEASE!?!?
I like the music,it's cute.You should keep going with this idea,i really enjoy it!
I seriously thought you were gonna cry at the menu xD
Anyways this was really fun to watch and hear you reminisce.
I played this on my Gamecube via the GBA converter this summer after your videos. It was a truly great game which reminded me of the Bard´s Tale. I like this almost puzzle solving element when you look for a particular item.
I certainly appreciated it, a nice look back Johnny, thanks!
If I have to give the series credit, I love the spritework for monsters in each game, from what I've seen. They look awesome and animate fairly well. Despite my first contact with the series being PhSt2 and being in 2011, I still remember being like "yeesh, is he hitting me with his brain and gushing blood?!" at the biomonster in game that's a mix of the mushroom monster attached to a Charger monster's head. Its attack animation can be that the mushroom peels back the charger's forehead and there's a bloody brain that squirts juices out. For the unknowing.
I fell in love with this game at first glance. I still beat it from time to time and the grind isn't even a bother, it's just a joy to play it over and over. Check out the fan translated remake for the PS2 and Phantasy Star Generations 2 is about to get an english fan translation too.
Wow that brings back memories 😊
Im not a huge fan of lets play but I like that you're more into giving a retrospective and your story. This one and the bayonetta impressions both turned out pretty good.
We share so much when it comes to the oldschoolstuff it's crazy. ^_^ One of my favourite games of all times. Playing the Switch version now and it's just awesome! :D
I remember playing this game growing up and loving it. I also remember years after when phantasy star 4 released. Man i wanted it sooooo bad.... But with its almost $100 price tag brand new at the time. I wasnt getting it anytime soon hahaha
Best show on youtube ya humble bastard!
The Master System was the first console we had, like someone else said it was popular here in the UK. I was so young my brother used to give me the controller that was unplugged, its funny because i never remembered what the console looked like, just the controller.
This game is indeed a classic, and one of my all time favorites. I like pretty much all of the Phantasy star series, with 3 being the least favorite. Nice video!
I just got the master system original a few weeks back! only need to get PS4 complete and I have the full set CIB (of course I have PS4 as a cart :D)
I love the PS series, I love it so much.
One of the best story arcs in all of 8/16bit JRPGS.
I beat PS1 originally on the GBA as I missed the Master System.
Thumbs up on the video man!
Im so happy youre doing this Johnny a little gameplay while youre talking about the games love it, And on a little sidenote im still dreaming of a restart of the Phantasy Star series (real one not this online thing with another story) and of course they must have the same 3D dungeons as in this one and pay respect to the old ones with drops of memories from them.
I can dream cant i ;)