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-I bought a Master System for my birthday in 1989, instead of getting the NES. I bought it mainly for Missile Defense 3-D. I loved it, but I wanted more from my SMS. Much later in 1989 I started reading magazines like Video Games & Computer Entertainment and EGM. I learned about a "new" kind of game called "RPG" and, I wanted one. I don't remember exactly what publication I was reading but I found a list of all the role playing games that the SMS had. I saw Miracle Warriors, Y's, Lord of the Sword (not an RPG) and PHANTASY STAR. I felt that Phantasy Star "was the one" so I convinced my brother to combined our money and buy it. This was over winter break 1989-1990. Phantasy Star cost $70 at the time, the most expensive game in the SMS library and probably the most expensive game on the U.S. market for consoles.
-Anyway, I had about $50 and my brother had something like $30, so together, we had enough. I rode my bike to Toys"R"Us as fast as I could and bought Phantasy Star. When I got home I opened it up and put the cart in my SMS. I let my brother have the first turn playing. I was shocked. This wasn't any kind of game I had experienced before. It was so different. The graphics were amazing to me as a kid at the time and the gameplay was so unique. Long story short--I fell in love with the game almost right away. It took me MONTHS and MONTHS to finish. My brother never finished it, though.
Anyway,
I would certainly say playing Phantasy Star over winter break 1989-1990 was one of my fondest videogame memories ever.
Such happy times!
So how did you get into the (original classic RPG) Phantasy Star, I'd like to hear your stories
