<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
Japanese	O
RPGs	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Alis	O
on	O
her	O
journey	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
ruler	O
of	O
her	O
star	O
system	O
,	O
King	O
Lassic	O
,	O
after	O
her	O
brother	O
dies	O
at	O
his	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
launched	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
so	O
their	O
Master	O
System	O
could	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
popularity	O
of	O
console	O
RPGs	O
,	O
particularly	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
unique	O
RPG	O
experience	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
added	O
elements	O
like	O
3D	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
ample	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
was	O
a	O
fusion	O
between	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
inspired	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
arrived	O
for	O
the	O
competing	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
several	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
landmark	O
RPG	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
predetermined	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
launched	O
a	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
sequels	I-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodama	O
directed	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Naka	O
produced	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Algol	O
star	O
system	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
planets	O
:	O
the	O
lush	O
and	O
green	O
Palma	O
,	O
the	O
arid	O
and	O
barren	O
Motavia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
icy	O
and	O
desolate	O
Dezoris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Japanese	O
game	O
designers	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Western	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
was	O
proving	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
popular	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
inspiring	O
other	O
developers	O
to	O
design	O
similar	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falcom	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Square	O
was	O
doing	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
January	O
1987	O
,	O
Sega	O
felt	O
they	O
needed	O
an	O
RPG	O
for	O
their	O
Master	O
System	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
this	O
emerging	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
recognized	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
within	O
Sega	O
—	O
Hayashida	O
for	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Naka	O
for	O
his	O
8-bit	O
home	O
console	O
conversions	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
like	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
"	O
was	O
formed	O
after	O
Naka	O
took	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Fantasy	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
song	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
titled	O
"	O
Nagisa	O
no	O
Fantasy	O
"	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Sakai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
strongly	O
influenced	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
how	O
it	O
combined	O
Western	O
culture	O
with	O
Japanese	O
touches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
how	O
clothing	O
resembled	O
judo	B-Application
uniforms	O
,	O
and	O
lightsabers	O
were	O
used	O
like	O
samurai	B-Operating_System
swords	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodama	O
took	O
this	O
approach	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
using	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
motif	O
mixed	O
with	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
unique	O
addition	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
the	O
3D	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Western	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
RPGs	O
like	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
add	O
animated	O
navigation	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
know	O
their	O
location	O
and	O
orientation	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
solved	O
this	O
by	O
programming	O
true	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
3D	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
monster	O
designer	O
enjoyed	O
classic	O
fantasy	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
golems	B-Application
and	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
so	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
characters	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
only	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
chip	O
this	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
as	O
a	O
failsafe	B-General_Concept
in	O
case	O
saving	O
the	O
data	O
corrupted	O
it	O
as	O
was	O
often	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
playtests	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
expansion	O
unit	O
which	O
housed	O
a	O
Yamaha	O
YM2413	O
chip	O
that	O
added	O
nine	O
more	O
mono	O
channels	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
programmable	O
sound	O
generator	O
(	O
PSG	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
SN76489	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
in	O
November	O
1988	O
,	O
introducing	O
players	O
outside	O
Japan	O
to	O
the	O
emerging	O
JRPG	O
scene	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
localized	O
before	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
often	O
got	O
requests	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
a	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
eventually	O
shipped	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
compilations	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
has	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
compilation	O
was	O
a	O
straight	O
emulation	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
compilation	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
emulated	O
form	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	O
:	O
1	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
inaugural	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
series	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
budget	O
label	O
for	O
re-releasing	O
old	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
features	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
dungeons	O
,	O
new	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
cutscenes	O
with	O
extended	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conspiracy	O
Entertainment	O
planned	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Trilogy	O
pack	O
,	O
including	O
remakes	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
IV	B-Device
but	O
it	O
never	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
II	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
IV	B-Device
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
trilogy	O
set	O
was	O
also	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
remakes	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Generation	O
:	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
fan	O
site	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Cave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boys	O
 '	O
Life	O
wrote	O
that	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
may	O
represent	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
by	O
combining	O
"	O
the	O
graphic	O
quality	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
computer	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
since	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
had	O
such	O
a	O
good	O
and	O
explicit	O
graphic	O
combat	O
system	O
been	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
save	O
battery	O
and	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
led	O
some	O
critics	O
to	O
compare	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Game	O
Player	O
called	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
a	O
"	O
visual	O
tour-de-force	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
so	O
technologically	O
superior	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
pale	O
by	O
comparison	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
again	O
for	O
its	O
re-releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
and	O
IGN	O
agreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
outclassed	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
also	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
dull	O
than	O
modern	O
offerings	O
due	O
to	O
heavier	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
good	O
emulation	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
poor	O
sound	O
and	O
missed	O
opportunities	O
for	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
landmark	O
RPG	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
pioneering	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
defined	O
an	O
entire	O
generation	O
's	O
early	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
adventure	O
without	O
equal	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
debut	O
 [ ... ] 	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
competition	O
was	O
virtually	O
non-existent	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
innovation	O
and	O
graphical	O
superiority	O
(	O
specifically	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
1UP	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
#26	O
on	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
200	O
Videogames	O
of	O
Their	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
highest-ranking	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
at	O
#21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
explained	O
that	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
"	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
/	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
mold	O
of	O
generic	O
Arthurian	B-Application
fantasy	O
by	O
introducing	O
sci-fi	O
elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
launched	O
the	O
careers	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
worked	O
on	O
a	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
sequels	I-Application
starting	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
known	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPGs	O
of	O
their	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
programmer	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
and	O
artist	O
Rieko	O
Kodama	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kodama	O
directed	O
Phantasy	B-Device
Star	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
End	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Millennium	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
industry	O
journalists	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
later	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
on	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Naka	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
on	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
online	O
RPG	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
designer	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
character	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Naka	O
on	O
several	O
games	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Burning	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
