<s>
Phantasie	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Phantasie	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Gelnor	O
,	O
Phantasie	B-Application
allows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
to	O
adventure	O
the	O
countryside	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Black	O
Knights	O
and	O
their	O
sorcerer	O
leader	O
,	O
Nikademus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
character	O
classes	O
(	O
Thief	O
,	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Ranger	O
,	O
Monk	O
,	O
Priest	O
,	O
and	O
Wizard	O
)	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
choose	O
between	O
the	O
races	O
of	O
Human	O
,	O
Dwarf	O
,	O
Halfling	O
,	O
Elf	O
,	O
or	O
Gnome	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
selecting	O
"	O
Random	O
"	O
one	O
could	O
also	O
choose	O
from	O
ogre	B-Application
,	O
troll	O
,	O
pixie	B-Application
,	O
gnoll	O
,	O
orc	O
,	O
lizard	O
man	O
,	O
minotaur	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Phantasie	B-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
for	O
SSI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
reviewers	O
Hartley	O
and	O
Pattie	O
Lesser	O
in	O
1987	O
complimented	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Phantasie	B-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#120	O
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
recommending	O
that	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
owners	O
should	O
"	O
consider	O
Phantasie	B-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
well-worth	O
their	O
attention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ANALOG	O
Computing	O
in	O
1988	O
called	O
Phantasie	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
the	O
best	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
and	O
1993	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
called	O
Phantasie	B-Application
"	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
good	O
little	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
interesting	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasie	B-Application
I	O
,	O
Phantasie	B-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Questron	B-Device
II	I-Device
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#203	O
by	O
Sandy	O
Petersen	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Monitor	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
