It didn't hit yoiu at the wrong time, it was just didn't have the same vibe the same mood that just made PSO so dope. It was so lame and just became another anime style game or shit, i dunno I didn't play it that much because It just let me down to much
Screw any more Final Fantasy games, I'm going to just play retro games and the Phantasy Star series will be among them.
I never finished PS2 cause I was so sad after Climatrol I just gave up. >_<
Thankfully the work of fans and rom patches lets us play the PS2 text adventures in ENGLISH (yes!) as well as have new/different things in some of the other games (gameplay/balance/story tweaks).
I remember really getting into Phantasy Star 2. In fact I remember Phantasy Star 2 was 1 of Sega Genesis launching games. Phantasy Star 3 was a let down; that ended my Phantasy Star playing and went onto much better RPG game on the PC at the time.
My Sega Genesis here in the US only came with Sonic 2. I'm sure that's what happened with most people. I don't believe PS2 was ever a bundle title. All the bundle titles had the 'Not For Resale' thing on them, which my Sonic 2 cartridge had as well.
Sadly, over the course of several moves, all the golden gems of the retro era were sold to what is now GameStop due to the stupidity of ignorant parents.
Nice overview of the series! If you revisit this, i suggest giving PS1 more time and props (i've played it at least 18 times through), and expound on Phantasy Star Online (DC) as it was the first game (ever as i know) to automatically translate typed text across several different languages! My roomate and i had 2 DCs, 2 copies of PSO + keyboards, 2 phone lines and could play together in the same room with players from Japan, Germany, etc. and have all of our typed-text translated. Wow. Wow.
@kiman2 I just got a Power Base Converter and will be receiving Phantasy Star 1 soon. I am looking forward to starting off this series. I have PS2 on my computer but I will not play that until at least I play the first one. I hate emulators so I probably will never play it on my computer. I will have to pick it up for my Genesis.
Hey everybody! I have released my new album 'Progenitor' which has electronic music inspired by great games such as the Phantasy Star series. You can check it out and download it for free on my youtube channel if you're interested!
There is a Episode IV for Blue Burst and the Expansion for Universe. By the way guys there is a Private server for Blue Burst called SCHTHACK on the pc/dreamcast/and Gamecube versions. You will need the broadband adaptors for the consols and the DC BB modem is expensive and on ebay. The ESSEN server for PSU PC you can find info on at PSUmod .com
im probaly one of the few people to say this, but i actaully like PSU a little better than PSO, it just felt a lot more polished in terms of gameplay if you ask me, But with that said i like both PSO and PSU equally the story, music, enviorments, and characters were better in PSO But the gameplay was better (made further improvments in the expasion pack and PSP2) in PSU.
revpso.com an new server for blue burst free and small friendly community check it out. not complete still needs some work but if you want to play the game and cant find a good server . here you are. does not work with avg and win7 and vista users right click and play as admin.
I would have loved to have that keyboard. I actually lucked out though. Our EB Games was selling GameShark keyboards which worked on PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC! I have a level 147 FOmarl with 700 hours on her. So many good times chatting in the lobbies, spamming TTF to gain levels, and hunting down that damn elusive Psycho Wand... It was absolutely impossible to get. xD
Ahh euphoric nostalgia. Phantasy Star Online on the DC got me into the series. Ep. III never caught my attention and Blue Burst slipped by me. I'm playing the original series now (I'm on PSII). The most noticeable feature of the entire series as a whole is the music. Dear God, the music. Eternal Story the main menu track on PSO is beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. Pure epicness.
hey i played all of the ps games, the most recent ive played was for the game cube and i loved the co-op, now i havent played in a long while... i was just wondering how the xbox 360 game is and how it compares to gamecube gameplay?? i really enjoyed #2 on game cube with being able to customize so much, and (i forgot the name) jw if the little monsters you carry around r on 360?
It's nice to know I can go Youtube and figure out what to do in Phantasy Star-any version. I don't really call that cheating. Once A game kicks your ass sometimes you have to find a way to kick the games ass. I think most videogames cheat on humans to make em unbeatable
I actually still have the original Phantasy Star Online. I bought a cheap keyboard which didn't work very well, and then found one at Best Buy one day and then the game was the most original online game I had ever played at the time
What? No mention of the prelude to number four that involved a clone of Nei? No ambitions of the Illuminous? You should have just made this a four part special and covered the parts you missed.
I bought sonic's ultimate genesis collection just for the Shining force and Phantasy star games only to find out months later that Phantasy star 3 is buged so I cant heal, I'm still freggen pissed about that.
@HappyConsoleGamer is that a master sword and a hylian shield in the background at 1:56? Were did you get those and are they made of medal or plastic?
I can't help but feel that a Phantasy Star V is needed to reboot the series. Final Fantasy has definitely blown it out of the water but having said that the Phantasy Star series was a major leap in RPG. A revisit to the original series would get me back in.
Oh man, I have one of those huge GC keyboards! Snagged it off eBay for £15, used it for years. But I got so used to it it's really hard to use the normal controllers now, they feel so tiny! xP
You've earned yourself a new subsciber, simply because I can see you love the Phantasy Star series as much as I do. Here's hoping a Part 3 of this review comes out once PSO 2.. yes PSO 2, comes out in 2011!
I think the original phantasy star was more famous in my country than the original final fantasy, since we didn't get the chance to touch a nes til the super nintendo came out.
I had only played the original Phantasy Star Online. Which was fun at the time. It was overshadowed by bigger MMO's for me, but it was a fun diversion. I will probably go back and play the single player RPG's eventually. Didn't have the patience for RPG's as a kid. Nice review summing everything up as a kind of intro to the series as a whole.
They have the original 4 Phantasy Stars on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox and Ps3 for $20 at Gamestop as well as about 45 other games on one disk. definitely a good buy. I just got it today and I don't plan on sleeping at all tonight.
PSO volume 1 & 2 greatest Dreamcast game ever, just out of curiosity what do you think is the likelihood of sega bringing PSO to the Xbox live arcade? Just imagine playing the masterpeice again for $10 with servers that active.......aahhh please santa hear our cries!
PSU and PSO are semi related, if you read into some things it may be a distant or alternate future similar to Marvel Comics having a 2099 line in the 90's.
So I'd say its fair to call it a sequel, so long as you understand it DOESN'T resolve the unanswered PSO questions, but might take place in an alternate future. (In fact, if you look at the re-texture of the PS 1 Generations remake final dungeon it, it resembles Ruins 3 a little, so they might be trying to link all 3.)
Phantasy Star Portable 2 is bringing everything back then later on Phantasy Star Portable 2:Infinity is going to come out bringing even more stuff back and giving players the ability to walk around everywhere in the game like in PSU.Meaning you can go around everywhere in the game and see others walking around as well instead of having to be in a game with only 4 players.
I loved PS 3. It's true, the game play and pacing were excruciating compared to Shining In the Darkness, but something about the music and ambiance of PS 3 just ruled. The way the traveling music layered... Wren's transformation. Generational plot trees! Space stations!!! It was awesome!
@hyraxproductions Seriously! I loved the game. I got so into the characters, I would sit there forever weighing all the pros and cons of who to marry. Like, with Rhys, I actually chose Lena to marry to unite his own kingdom, and based on the fact she really loved him. She fought tooth and nail to help him marry another chick... that's love man!
@nate556 Oh I know!!! Some of the girls were gorgeous... and then there was Laya who was a bit on the, shall we say, manly side. I got around that problem by playing the game through four times. It was worth it to see that obscure character, what was his name, Kyle, Shane? He wore sunglasses and looked like a Vietnam vet. Crazy. I still have dreams about those games.
The first RPG I ever beat was PS on the SMS. I wasn't able to play it till 1991, because as you remember. You could buy it in 89 for the insanely high price of $69.99. I just couldn't afford that. By 91 though. The SMS was just about over. I was at my local mall. I walked into Kay Bee Toy Story. There was PS behind glass for only $39.99. I couldn't pass it up. I was so excited to get home. I wanted to see those 3D dungeons! That was a big deal then. A game in a 3D perspective! Great memories!
No keyboard for PSU and psu has a new customizable system just added that makes the classes more awesome if you are playing psi on xbox360 message me steamedSEAMAN69
So many hours of my childhood spent on PSO episode 1 and 2 for the Gamecube. Such an underrated game. Love it, love it, love it. It was completely linear and didn't have that many levels, but something about it really grabbed me. I love the character customization, the weapons, the music, the enemies, and just the whole asthetic of the game. So beautiful. Still waiting for the spiritual sequel to it. PSU definatly wasn't that. I want PSO Episode V!!!!
PSO captivated me when I first played it at a friends house on the GC.I never heard of Phantasy Star at that point but I knew I had to have this game.So when I finally got my GC this was one of the first games I bought for it, I was very lucky to find it.I played it for hundreds of hours, I remember begging my parents to let me get online for it.Then came schtserv and I played online for hours on end. I'm really wanting to get a master system to play the first one.I could go forever but limit
one of the best reviews ive seen. u made me want to download the phantasy star collection rom which includes phantasy star 1,2,3 for the gameboy advance and play it on my nintendo ds. THANKS BRO
You know, even after all this time, you must be one of the only complete Phantasy Star series video review on Youtube. Really great video. I'm a big phan of phantasy star, and I'm always on the look-out to find pictures or video of people showing their collection or posting their thoughts about the series. You did both at the same time, so kudo to you!!!
Hey great review Johnny! I just recently started playing PSO on the Gamecube on a private server again- it's awesome! One thing to note however, there was a keyboard called a Powerboard which was available to use with the Gamecube- I have one myself. Just thought I'd that in!
You mentioned that you imported PSO, so you were playing online on JP side. I'm wondering if you also imported PSU. Because if you didn't then you'll see how different JP and US/EU servers are. Obviously US/EU servers sucked, but JP side is alot more richer in content and is overall a whole lot better ;o I'm tired of people agreeing with stubborn PSO vets saying "PSU SUX" It's alot more interesting imo. How can you think that the PS series will die!? It will never die.
I have Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, It is worth the $20 price tag, You get 40 games and like 5 Arcade games, and interviews with the people who made the games. Also the achievements are HELLA EASY.
actually there is another phantasy star universe game u forgot to mention and that is Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus which is the sequel to phantasy star universe just letting u know that i'm sure your very knowledgable about video games u just porbably forgot about it
PS IV is one of the greatest games of all time (so many happy childhood memories!), but the series has faded so much since then, it's quite sad. The exact same thing has happened with the Shining Force series (since SF III). These crappy new games must stop!
You forgot that there was a collection of the first three games on the GBA. But this was a great review regardless. I played PSO and really loved it, I think I logged hundreds of hours on that game alone, both on DC and XBox versions! I never played Ep.III because it was a card game and I'm not into that. I never played PS universe.
Wait I am confused you can go online with the gamecube? Also Phantasy Star one looks awesome but I only have a genesis which means I can only play 2 3 and 4 right? I love your videos but in this one it would have been helpful if you would have shouted out all the systems as you spoke of each game
for someone like me looking to go back and get into the seris on the systems I collect for
yes the cube goes online. But their service was even lamer than PS2 online services. If I remember right, I think the Phantasy Star Online series were the only games to use the nintendo online services. I could be wrong about that though, either way, that was why nintendo went online, wlike Sony and Everquest Online Adventures.
but i dont like the wifi cuz if uv done 1 aria u cant do aniting end then uv gotta start over and after uv did that aria uv gotta start again over whit conecting to the wifi
Great overview, i agree the first PS is the best. I was sad the 3D dungeons from the first game didnt stick with the sequels, especially PS4 which would have made that game just perfect. Even if the series isnt as popular as other jrpgs, i'm just glad its popular enough for them to keep making them.
phantasay star will forever be 1 to 4 to me. i went mad looking fer the remakes since as you said supposed to have been brought out alas no. also i saw the sega collection i wanted except i didnt have the money. told my dad and he threw the money at me shouting "get it!". i love the music have the classic game aswell as the update collection on my ipod. which you played it in the vid.
I'm playing Phantasy Star II right now and I like it, should I buy the Sonic Genesis Collection for PS3 so I can play Phantasy Star I ?? Anyways like allways solid video :P
ok u know what u Sega hater go hang yourself because sega revolutionized gaming with the wii in the future nintendo will make the Full Body Gaming Orb >:(
how am i a sega hater? i love sega. that is the sega from 1985 - 2001. They were the best at what the did, they made some of the greatist games ever. Dreamcast is my second favorite console ever and Jet grind Radio is in my top 5 favorite games ever. so yeah i sure hate sega.
incase you didnt know Sammy bought sega and now yes sega is a name only. all their in houses disbanded. only sonic team is left.
i got all the 16 bit phantsy star series in a collection for the ps2 but whats the new thing's hapen on all 4 fantsy star remakes on the ps2 looks like. is it mean the graphics turn in to 3d and put some new other stuff just like they did on sega ages collections on the ps2 for golding axe?
If Sega released PSO ep 1 and 2 as an XBLA download for 1200 MS points ($15), they would make an ass load of money. Too bad Sonic Team doesn't have common sense anymore.
Omg Omg Omg I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE! i would ask my friends: do u know what phantasy star is? they said no -.- I played every game! i didnt like the story in 3 but rest was awsome Send me ur Friend Code on PSZ when it comes
I learned from some nerds that Phantasy Star: End of the Millenium (IV) is actuall the third one you should play, and III is after that. It has something to do with that spaceship, I think.
Hey man, I dont know if you know this but there's a secret room with a chest in the original PS1 in medusa's tower. I've checked the internet and nobody mentions it in faq's, maps, etc...
I used to play schthack alotttt but they changed the way to set it up, can you send me a msg how to get on to schthack step by step I would really appreciate
Very nice round up. I bouught the Mega Drive Collection and my only question is if I can play them in any order I want or should I do it in their release order...
Let's see gamecube keyboard, you could buy adapters for the gamecube to plug in any keyboard and they cost like $9 max. PSU was OK.... offline was better in my opnion but online killed it for me. It just lacked what made PSO, PSO.
It didn't hit yoiu at the wrong time, it was just didn't have the same vibe the same mood that just made PSO so dope. It was so lame and just became another anime style game or shit, i dunno I didn't play it that much because It just let me down to much
soldatheero 3 weeks ago
I always thought that gamecube keyboard controller was just a poor photoshop xD
AzumGaming 1 month ago
Phantasy Star Portable 2 is....
is it just me or is the difficulty level WAY over the top?
I can't beat the 2nd or 3rd boss XD and i'm a pretty experienced gamer...
Mysticsloth 1 month ago
Screw any more Final Fantasy games, I'm going to just play retro games and the Phantasy Star series will be among them.
I never finished PS2 cause I was so sad after Climatrol I just gave up. >_<
Thankfully the work of fans and rom patches lets us play the PS2 text adventures in ENGLISH (yes!) as well as have new/different things in some of the other games (gameplay/balance/story tweaks).
jcdenton2k 2 months ago
I remember really getting into Phantasy Star 2. In fact I remember Phantasy Star 2 was 1 of Sega Genesis launching games. Phantasy Star 3 was a let down; that ended my Phantasy Star playing and went onto much better RPG game on the PC at the time.
zork2001 2 months ago
@zork2001:
My Sega Genesis here in the US only came with Sonic 2. I'm sure that's what happened with most people. I don't believe PS2 was ever a bundle title. All the bundle titles had the 'Not For Resale' thing on them, which my Sonic 2 cartridge had as well.
Sadly, over the course of several moves, all the golden gems of the retro era were sold to what is now GameStop due to the stupidity of ignorant parents.
:(
jcdenton2k 2 months ago
@HappyConsoleGamer Is it still worth playing Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast today? Even though the servers are offline.
gebe321 2 months ago
phantasy star 0 is AWSOME!!!!! get it NOW!!!!!!!!!! it is like phantasy star online ... but whith a single player mode!!!
linkzelda98 2 months ago
I love Phantasy Star 3.. it's one of my top 5 games of all time.
teknifix 3 months ago
Nice overview of the series! If you revisit this, i suggest giving PS1 more time and props (i've played it at least 18 times through), and expound on Phantasy Star Online (DC) as it was the first game (ever as i know) to automatically translate typed text across several different languages! My roomate and i had 2 DCs, 2 copies of PSO + keyboards, 2 phone lines and could play together in the same room with players from Japan, Germany, etc. and have all of our typed-text translated. Wow. Wow.
stradlemonkey444 3 months ago
Phantasy Star Zero was really great, it was very similar to the original PSO. The visual design wasn't as good, though.
Callecutta 3 months ago
I've only played PSIII on the Mega Drive. You've convinced me to play all of them now. Just started the SMS PS tonight! :)
kiman2 3 months ago
@kiman2 I just got a Power Base Converter and will be receiving Phantasy Star 1 soon. I am looking forward to starting off this series. I have PS2 on my computer but I will not play that until at least I play the first one. I hate emulators so I probably will never play it on my computer. I will have to pick it up for my Genesis.
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Hey everybody! I have released my new album 'Progenitor' which has electronic music inspired by great games such as the Phantasy Star series. You can check it out and download it for free on my youtube channel if you're interested!
ORTmusic 6 months ago
I love the Phantasy Star Online - Portable series :D and whenever I see a review of it I love it.
RedPhantasyStarX 7 months ago
There is a Episode IV for Blue Burst and the Expansion for Universe. By the way guys there is a Private server for Blue Burst called SCHTHACK on the pc/dreamcast/and Gamecube versions. You will need the broadband adaptors for the consols and the DC BB modem is expensive and on ebay. The ESSEN server for PSU PC you can find info on at PSUmod .com
CharlieChinchillaTV 7 months ago
I was 5 when PSO came out for the dreamcast haha, and it was my first online game.
joeylz96 7 months ago
im probaly one of the few people to say this, but i actaully like PSU a little better than PSO, it just felt a lot more polished in terms of gameplay if you ask me, But with that said i like both PSO and PSU equally the story, music, enviorments, and characters were better in PSO But the gameplay was better (made further improvments in the expasion pack and PSP2) in PSU.
terence1m1 7 months ago
revpso.com an new server for blue burst free and small friendly community check it out. not complete still needs some work but if you want to play the game and cant find a good server . here you are. does not work with avg and win7 and vista users right click and play as admin.
DannyandRyan012 7 months ago
i just got phantasy star universe i don't really like it as much as the rest its actually quite crap that you cant make your character offline
Whitereaper666 8 months ago
I liked the 3d ones better
BigNickGK 8 months ago
"Over here, in the US"? Ha!
You're not fooling anyone Johnny. That Canadian accent of yours is unmistakable.
Awesome review as always, thx!
dasaten 8 months ago
That controller is obviously photoshopped
pokemaughan 9 months ago
You are my hero XD I wish I could have as awesome a collection as you /:
TheHeroOfAllAnime 9 months ago
I never could get into the Online Games. No Story mixed repetetive and meaningless quests. But alot of people liked it. Good review.
htdmc2010 9 months ago
I would have loved to have that keyboard. I actually lucked out though. Our EB Games was selling GameShark keyboards which worked on PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC! I have a level 147 FOmarl with 700 hours on her. So many good times chatting in the lobbies, spamming TTF to gain levels, and hunting down that damn elusive Psycho Wand... It was absolutely impossible to get. xD
JackMcCloud18 9 months ago
Ahh euphoric nostalgia. Phantasy Star Online on the DC got me into the series. Ep. III never caught my attention and Blue Burst slipped by me. I'm playing the original series now (I'm on PSII). The most noticeable feature of the entire series as a whole is the music. Dear God, the music. Eternal Story the main menu track on PSO is beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. Pure epicness.
JuiceCBean 9 months ago
hey i played all of the ps games, the most recent ive played was for the game cube and i loved the co-op, now i havent played in a long while... i was just wondering how the xbox 360 game is and how it compares to gamecube gameplay?? i really enjoyed #2 on game cube with being able to customize so much, and (i forgot the name) jw if the little monsters you carry around r on 360?
thank you, Zack
RANE03SS 10 months ago
@RANE03SS
nm... there is no mags! haha
RANE03SS 10 months ago
I did see that keyboard. And it looks pretty awesome
morath11 10 months ago
It's nice to know I can go Youtube and figure out what to do in Phantasy Star-any version. I don't really call that cheating. Once A game kicks your ass sometimes you have to find a way to kick the games ass. I think most videogames cheat on humans to make em unbeatable
morath11 10 months ago
I actually still have the original Phantasy Star Online. I bought a cheap keyboard which didn't work very well, and then found one at Best Buy one day and then the game was the most original online game I had ever played at the time
morath11 10 months ago
What? No mention of the prelude to number four that involved a clone of Nei? No ambitions of the Illuminous? You should have just made this a four part special and covered the parts you missed.
sypoth 10 months ago
Thats awesome thanks for the video! I never play phantasy star before but I might pick up the two for psp see how I had my eye on it for a while!
itachi65ful 10 months ago
I bought sonic's ultimate genesis collection just for the Shining force and Phantasy star games only to find out months later that Phantasy star 3 is buged so I cant heal, I'm still freggen pissed about that.
AnarickTheDevil 10 months ago
You spent "a couple hundred hours" on a game you "really couldn't get into"??!?!
Galactic123 10 months ago 12
@Galactic123 LOL I know...
HappyConsoleGamer 10 months ago 13
@HappyConsoleGamer is that a master sword and a hylian shield in the background at 1:56? Were did you get those and are they made of medal or plastic?
animedude752 10 months ago
@HappyConsoleGamer I see you named your player Dark Fact from Ys!
Kefka44 8 months ago
@Galactic123 lmao
jackdentreprenuer 7 months ago
i just became a PS fan..i luv psp2
rasheobob 11 months ago
I wish i had Phantasy star generation. They selling it on ebay for like 70 dollars each. :(
SepAndLen 11 months ago
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BRANDTzilla 11 months ago
5 hey make a review on pso 2 and psp2 and psp1 thAnks if u do it
SonicZombie117 11 months ago
I loved PSO...........
UndercoverCracker 1 year ago
Whatever happened to the review for Phantasy Star 0? I think it's about time to break that out.
DarakuTenshi 1 year ago
How many people watching this video actually knew there has been an announcement for Phantasy Star Online 2, whic is PC only ;) ?
lemanrusstank 1 year ago 23
@lemanrusstank I did. Totally getting a new gaming rig for it. :D
JackMcCloud18 9 months ago
@lemanrusstank Not enough.
NitoSpeak 9 months ago
@lemanrusstank hell yeah im getting that!!!
BlakeFowlerVideos 5 months ago
@lemanrusstank Me... *okay.jpg*
HitoshixYDCCx 1 month ago
I can't help but feel that a Phantasy Star V is needed to reboot the series. Final Fantasy has definitely blown it out of the water but having said that the Phantasy Star series was a major leap in RPG. A revisit to the original series would get me back in.
sirbargearse 1 year ago
Oh man, I have one of those huge GC keyboards! Snagged it off eBay for £15, used it for years. But I got so used to it it's really hard to use the normal controllers now, they feel so tiny! xP
LittleBigSnerky 1 year ago
OMG the phantasy star is like final fantasy, the titles are getting confusing.
StevnFoo3423 1 year ago
Man, your review is great... Subscribing. Thanks!
RZero7 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT I have NEVER seen that many games in my LIFE!
yoyoyo88665 1 year ago
You've earned yourself a new subsciber, simply because I can see you love the Phantasy Star series as much as I do. Here's hoping a Part 3 of this review comes out once PSO 2.. yes PSO 2, comes out in 2011!
SeTZerA 1 year ago 2
I think the original phantasy star was more famous in my country than the original final fantasy, since we didn't get the chance to touch a nes til the super nintendo came out.
DaveTheSodaGuy0 1 year ago
I had only played the original Phantasy Star Online. Which was fun at the time. It was overshadowed by bigger MMO's for me, but it was a fun diversion. I will probably go back and play the single player RPG's eventually. Didn't have the patience for RPG's as a kid. Nice review summing everything up as a kind of intro to the series as a whole.
DudeTh3Man 1 year ago
3:39 over here in the U.S. ?? I though you were Canadian ??
Brodfer9 1 year ago
Dude I love the review!
kortland12 1 year ago
nice collection you got there bro..
aintjohn 1 year ago
They have the original 4 Phantasy Stars on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox and Ps3 for $20 at Gamestop as well as about 45 other games on one disk. definitely a good buy. I just got it today and I don't plan on sleeping at all tonight.
jbl8199 1 year ago
PSO volume 1 & 2 greatest Dreamcast game ever, just out of curiosity what do you think is the likelihood of sega bringing PSO to the Xbox live arcade? Just imagine playing the masterpeice again for $10 with servers that active.......aahhh please santa hear our cries!
Kyosato89 1 year ago
@HappyConsoleGamer YOU KNOW THAT SEGA ANNOUNCED "Phantasy Star Online 2" I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!! When that comes put please review it.
NoobProductions20 1 year ago
Are you going to review DQ 5, 9 and PS 0 in the future?
GameFreaksvideo 1 year ago
ahh the reason to buy a dreamcast I miss the PSO days
00dev 1 year ago
Do you have to have the keyboard for phantasy star online for the dreamcast?
xeking95 1 year ago
LOL I used a Keyboard on my Sega Saturn to go online. I had a computer but it was nice to read gaming news in bed with the 28k Sega Saturn modem. LOL
mp4podcastDOTcom 1 year ago
PSU and PSO are semi related, if you read into some things it may be a distant or alternate future similar to Marvel Comics having a 2099 line in the 90's.
So I'd say its fair to call it a sequel, so long as you understand it DOESN'T resolve the unanswered PSO questions, but might take place in an alternate future. (In fact, if you look at the re-texture of the PS 1 Generations remake final dungeon it, it resembles Ruins 3 a little, so they might be trying to link all 3.)
scrawnywhiteguys 1 year ago
@scrawnywhiteguys
phantasy star portable 2 has some throwback pso levels and stuff it's also way better then portable 1,zero and psu
deviltetsuo555 1 year ago
PS IV and PSO are still my favourite games.
Egg573 1 year ago
This video made me go to my psp and purchase Phantasy Star Portable 2 for my psp
tikigod13 1 year ago
I got PSO3 for Gamecube.. And YUCK!
svampreview 1 year ago
pso>>>>world of warcraft
theawsomestdude 1 year ago
PSU is not a sequel to PSO. They are set in different universes. PSO2 is definately gonna be a sequel though.
TranceCore3 1 year ago
Sir, thank you very much for your reviews of this series. so much nostalgia here.
Asunox 1 year ago
Just say it man, PSU sucked, haha. There's no shame in stating facts.
DoctorJIS 1 year ago
@jered91 ya i got ep 1 and 2 plus really really adicting and yes get it and u can play offline
shinfan2 1 year ago
Phantasy Star Portable 2 is bringing everything back then later on Phantasy Star Portable 2:Infinity is going to come out bringing even more stuff back and giving players the ability to walk around everywhere in the game like in PSU.Meaning you can go around everywhere in the game and see others walking around as well instead of having to be in a game with only 4 players.
GUNSonicdh6 1 year ago
I loved PS 3. It's true, the game play and pacing were excruciating compared to Shining In the Darkness, but something about the music and ambiance of PS 3 just ruled. The way the traveling music layered... Wren's transformation. Generational plot trees! Space stations!!! It was awesome!
hyraxproductions 1 year ago
@hyraxproductions Seriously! I loved the game. I got so into the characters, I would sit there forever weighing all the pros and cons of who to marry. Like, with Rhys, I actually chose Lena to marry to unite his own kingdom, and based on the fact she really loved him. She fought tooth and nail to help him marry another chick... that's love man!
nate556 1 year ago
@nate556 Oh I know!!! Some of the girls were gorgeous... and then there was Laya who was a bit on the, shall we say, manly side. I got around that problem by playing the game through four times. It was worth it to see that obscure character, what was his name, Kyle, Shane? He wore sunglasses and looked like a Vietnam vet. Crazy. I still have dreams about those games.
hyraxproductions 1 year ago
The first RPG I ever beat was PS on the SMS. I wasn't able to play it till 1991, because as you remember. You could buy it in 89 for the insanely high price of $69.99. I just couldn't afford that. By 91 though. The SMS was just about over. I was at my local mall. I walked into Kay Bee Toy Story. There was PS behind glass for only $39.99. I couldn't pass it up. I was so excited to get home. I wanted to see those 3D dungeons! That was a big deal then. A game in a 3D perspective! Great memories!
RetroVGamer 1 year ago
@RetroVGamer my first one i ps i beat was 4
shinfan2 1 year ago
if im correct...theres a phantasy star on DS its called phantasy star 0
i really loved that game
TheTriforcebearer 1 year ago
No keyboard for PSU and psu has a new customizable system just added that makes the classes more awesome if you are playing psi on xbox360 message me steamedSEAMAN69
EAGLESfanDAN24 1 year ago
Algo or bust!!!!
metaldave08096 1 year ago
So many hours of my childhood spent on PSO episode 1 and 2 for the Gamecube. Such an underrated game. Love it, love it, love it. It was completely linear and didn't have that many levels, but something about it really grabbed me. I love the character customization, the weapons, the music, the enemies, and just the whole asthetic of the game. So beautiful. Still waiting for the spiritual sequel to it. PSU definatly wasn't that. I want PSO Episode V!!!!
Solar2 1 year ago
Do i need a keyboard to talk on phantacy star universe?
Ahmannaeatchoo 1 year ago
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okojo9 1 year ago
PSO captivated me when I first played it at a friends house on the GC.I never heard of Phantasy Star at that point but I knew I had to have this game.So when I finally got my GC this was one of the first games I bought for it, I was very lucky to find it.I played it for hundreds of hours, I remember begging my parents to let me get online for it.Then came schtserv and I played online for hours on end. I'm really wanting to get a master system to play the first one.I could go forever but limit
BurningMiceGames 1 year ago
i wish they would make a phantasy star 5 for wiiware,XBLA,and PSN
Snorkai 1 year ago
you got me into phantasy star. thanks
segafanboy10 1 year ago
one of the best reviews ive seen. u made me want to download the phantasy star collection rom which includes phantasy star 1,2,3 for the gameboy advance and play it on my nintendo ds. THANKS BRO
peepeedoing 1 year ago
so is there phantasy star onlien on ps3 (saga genisse)
narublaech 1 year ago
My first Phantasy Star game, PSO2, came in the mail today. I haven't played it yet. I'm psyched. Bought it cause of these videos. Thanks man.
TigerClawTV 1 year ago
You know, even after all this time, you must be one of the only complete Phantasy Star series video review on Youtube. Really great video. I'm a big phan of phantasy star, and I'm always on the look-out to find pictures or video of people showing their collection or posting their thoughts about the series. You did both at the same time, so kudo to you!!!
Draciane 1 year ago
you should check out nethack if you appreciate gameplay over graphics. GREAT GAME.
Rotf1sh 1 year ago
I missed out on the original games and started with PSO game cube version. Now I"m playing the older ones, those 3D dungeons make me nauseous *lol*
kittytreats 1 year ago
Hey great review Johnny! I just recently started playing PSO on the Gamecube on a private server again- it's awesome! One thing to note however, there was a keyboard called a Powerboard which was available to use with the Gamecube- I have one myself. Just thought I'd that in!
MEW967 1 year ago
You mentioned that you imported PSO, so you were playing online on JP side. I'm wondering if you also imported PSU. Because if you didn't then you'll see how different JP and US/EU servers are. Obviously US/EU servers sucked, but JP side is alot more richer in content and is overall a whole lot better ;o I'm tired of people agreeing with stubborn PSO vets saying "PSU SUX" It's alot more interesting imo. How can you think that the PS series will die!? It will never die.
nolls888 1 year ago
I have Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, It is worth the $20 price tag, You get 40 games and like 5 Arcade games, and interviews with the people who made the games. Also the achievements are HELLA EASY.
TheRagingBlast 1 year ago
PS4 is good but it no planescape torment or fallout 2
MrMatt29999 1 year ago
actually there is another phantasy star universe game u forgot to mention and that is Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus which is the sequel to phantasy star universe just letting u know that i'm sure your very knowledgable about video games u just porbably forgot about it
BlueDragonBrigade 1 year ago
Phantasy Star 4 is my favorite rpg game of all time. :D <3
LordRuin 1 year ago
highly highly underrated series i think...PSO was my 1st MMO
MegaZoneEXE 1 year ago
@MegaZoneEXE PSO was almost everyone's first mmo
RiVvenGuard 1 year ago
i believe i only played the card version game and me andmy friendsw found it enjoyable to pull off on weekends as an inbetween games
animekidbleachnaruto 1 year ago
Does anyone know if that keyboard will work on North American Game Cubes on North American games, like Smash Bros. Melee?
TehTechnoGuy 1 year ago
What is the song that is playing during your unboxing of the controller? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.
PsychoTomHoang 1 year ago
Amazing~ really good vid~
marcohahaha 1 year ago
great vids man ^^
tarkeke 2 years ago
Haha, i'm playing Phantasy Star IV right now on the Mega Drive collection for PS3. It's quite great, but i only played for some hours.
Let8me8live 2 years ago
Dont forgot to mention the GBA version of Phantasy Star Collection. It has the first 3 on the same cart! ^_~
OhTheFall 2 years ago
PS IV is one of the greatest games of all time (so many happy childhood memories!), but the series has faded so much since then, it's quite sad. The exact same thing has happened with the Shining Force series (since SF III). These crappy new games must stop!
generis85 2 years ago 22
@generis85 lets hope that they will,like sonic,return!
MotherPunker970 1 year ago
You forgot that there was a collection of the first three games on the GBA. But this was a great review regardless. I played PSO and really loved it, I think I logged hundreds of hours on that game alone, both on DC and XBox versions! I never played Ep.III because it was a card game and I'm not into that. I never played PS universe.
SPac316 2 years ago
phantasy star portable plays like phantasy star universe. and phantasy star 0 reminds me more of phantasy star online weird huh
KissChad 2 years ago
phantasy star was awesome but star ocean raped it in sales and they both have the same type of medevil/space settings
saintcheet 2 years ago
If sega released PSO ep1 on XBLA for 1200msp the would make SHIT LOAD OF MONEY! and for 800msp you could get episode 2 as a game addon! :)
Deepnachos 2 years ago
now that would be a dream come true! :)
I MISS PSO SO MUCH!
Anfuuni 2 years ago
@Deepnachos dude that would be a dream come true for me O.o
Unaaa9 2 years ago
same here man! but as said in one of these comments listed below: To bad SEGA doesn't have any common sense anymore :/
Deepnachos 2 years ago
Wait I am confused you can go online with the gamecube? Also Phantasy Star one looks awesome but I only have a genesis which means I can only play 2 3 and 4 right? I love your videos but in this one it would have been helpful if you would have shouted out all the systems as you spoke of each game
for someone like me looking to go back and get into the seris on the systems I collect for
just my two cents not harsh criticism or anything
Great Video
Psqwall 2 years ago
yes the cube goes online. But their service was even lamer than PS2 online services. If I remember right, I think the Phantasy Star Online series were the only games to use the nintendo online services. I could be wrong about that though, either way, that was why nintendo went online, wlike Sony and Everquest Online Adventures.
bean420man 2 years ago
but i dont like the wifi cuz if uv done 1 aria u cant do aniting end then uv gotta start over and after uv did that aria uv gotta start again over whit conecting to the wifi
:-(
FiestOnline 2 years ago
hi i got the game for the DSL its real fun im happy whit it cuz the magz r back so its real fun to play and i tink its a good story.
:-)
FiestOnline 2 years ago
the gamecube had online?O.o
Kazi1256 2 years ago
They made a modem, but from what i have heard, it wasn't (you guessed it) never released outside of Japan
bolllzack 2 years ago
@bolllzack
WELL THAT SUCKS!
Kazi1256 2 years ago
Great overview, i agree the first PS is the best. I was sad the 3D dungeons from the first game didnt stick with the sequels, especially PS4 which would have made that game just perfect. Even if the series isnt as popular as other jrpgs, i'm just glad its popular enough for them to keep making them.
lunaspite 2 years ago
phantasay star will forever be 1 to 4 to me. i went mad looking fer the remakes since as you said supposed to have been brought out alas no. also i saw the sega collection i wanted except i didnt have the money. told my dad and he threw the money at me shouting "get it!". i love the music have the classic game aswell as the update collection on my ipod. which you played it in the vid.
Akyho 2 years ago
I'm playing Phantasy Star II right now and I like it, should I buy the Sonic Genesis Collection for PS3 so I can play Phantasy Star I ?? Anyways like allways solid video :P
Megaman5364 2 years ago
great video
EliasMohr 2 years ago
What's your opinion about Phantasy Star Portable 2? It's using Zero and PSO as bases to it.
psuREIA 2 years ago
I know your not asking me but Psp2 is fucking amazing I played the Demo and it blew away my expectations its alot harder the psu and psp.
and it actually has the online capability unless they cut that when it comes over to NA region =(
Emericaskaterx 2 years ago
Oh PSO. How I miss the GameCube days on Anteres 8. And the horrible GameShark keyboard. xD The memories... I still play it on the private servers. :D
NeoBlackRose 2 years ago 14
@NeoBlackRose yeah i hear ya, it was way better than psu
TheEXGamemaster 1 year ago
Phantasy star zero is fun but hard.
soulthepinkmage 2 years ago
SEGA's been dead since 2001.
they are like Atari now, just a name.
MatticusFinch1820 2 years ago
ok u know what u Sega hater go hang yourself because sega revolutionized gaming with the wii in the future nintendo will make the Full Body Gaming Orb >:(
lol but really go to hell :D
~Cheese the Phantasy Star Nerd
PhantasyStarZeroNerd 2 years ago
@PhantasyStarZeroNerd
how am i a sega hater? i love sega. that is the sega from 1985 - 2001. They were the best at what the did, they made some of the greatist games ever. Dreamcast is my second favorite console ever and Jet grind Radio is in my top 5 favorite games ever. so yeah i sure hate sega.
incase you didnt know Sammy bought sega and now yes sega is a name only. all their in houses disbanded. only sonic team is left.
so really, you go to hell. :D
MatticusFinch1820 2 years ago 2
Dreamcast is my first favorite consol ._.
that reminds me....
SEGA! , Make Dreamcast 2 !!!!!!!!!!
Deepnachos 2 years ago
Well excuse me u didnt mention from what year to what year lol
PhantasyStarZeroNerd 2 years ago
@PhantasyStarZeroNerd
tis' ok :)
MatticusFinch1820 2 years ago
Wow PhantasyStarZeroNerd, we watch the same vids don't we?
RLbitClassica 2 years ago
:o cool
PhantasyStarZeroNerd 2 years ago
i got all the 16 bit phantsy star series in a collection for the ps2 but whats the new thing's hapen on all 4 fantsy star remakes on the ps2 looks like. is it mean the graphics turn in to 3d and put some new other stuff just like they did on sega ages collections on the ps2 for golding axe?
fareedbakhit 2 years ago
you forgot to mention the scthack server for psobb and PSU:AOTI which makes PSU a lot better. and then Phantasy star portable 2 for psp
ECSit 2 years ago
Sega, please make a Phantasy Star 5.
Inuboy1000 2 years ago
Sega, please make a phantasy star online xbo360 edition!!!!
Deepnachos 2 years ago
If Sega released PSO ep 1 and 2 as an XBLA download for 1200 MS points ($15), they would make an ass load of money. Too bad Sonic Team doesn't have common sense anymore.
jShazBOT 2 years ago
true :(
Deepnachos 2 years ago
there is one...
Musicinspires117 2 years ago
Omg Omg Omg I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE! i would ask my friends: do u know what phantasy star is? they said no -.- I played every game! i didnt like the story in 3 but rest was awsome Send me ur Friend Code on PSZ when it comes
PhantasyStarZeroNerd 2 years ago
Haha I know exactly how you feel.
jShazBOT 2 years ago
I learned from some nerds that Phantasy Star: End of the Millenium (IV) is actuall the third one you should play, and III is after that. It has something to do with that spaceship, I think.
Foodperson 2 years ago
So....in Part 4 are you still on the giant spaceship?
Wow, that GC keyboard controller is amazing!
Those Japanese PS2 titles are pretty cool. I wish they would have put out all the Sega Ages games over in the US.
vintagevideogamegeek 2 years ago
i loved the old games, but I hated the online ones.
lestat23l 2 years ago
does that mean all the first 4 games take place on a space ship?
Hal566 2 years ago
Phantasy Star is one of my PHavorate series of all time. The first four being my favorite incarnations.
And like you I've also clocked countless hours on PSO both DC and GC. (And yes I had the keytroller too cost me 80 bucks)
millgiass 2 years ago
Hey man, I dont know if you know this but there's a secret room with a chest in the original PS1 in medusa's tower. I've checked the internet and nobody mentions it in faq's, maps, etc...
JorgeAndresGonzalez 2 years ago
god that controller is so ugly
doerner063093 2 years ago
hey is phantasy star online still around? as in can u still buy it?
FunnyVidMachine 2 years ago
You can play pso in a pirvate server for free.On the gc version you need the bba for online play.For the DC version a code breaker or bba.
Btw there is a pc version too that can be played on that server.
Progearspec 2 years ago
Yeah I play that as well, its an amazing server with amazing bunch of nice players on there
lulzgaming 2 years ago
schthack is the only way to play pso now :D
lulzgaming 2 years ago
I used to play schthack alotttt but they changed the way to set it up, can you send me a msg how to get on to schthack step by step I would really appreciate
tdobbin 2 years ago
Very nice round up. I bouught the Mega Drive Collection and my only question is if I can play them in any order I want or should I do it in their release order...
gaborsama 2 years ago
It's probably the best (storywise) to play them in order, since the games were released after one another.
MikkiMassive 2 years ago
Let's see gamecube keyboard, you could buy adapters for the gamecube to plug in any keyboard and they cost like $9 max. PSU was OK.... offline was better in my opnion but online killed it for me. It just lacked what made PSO, PSO.
bogart266 2 years ago