Phantasy Star Collection

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Phantasy Star Collection
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher: THQ (US), Infogrames Europe (Europe)
Developer:
Sound driver: Digital Eclipse / John Kowalski (logo)[1], MusicPlayer2000/Sappy (standard version, menu & main games)[2]
Genre: RPG, Compilation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Game Boy Advance
US 		$29.99[6] AGB-P-AYCE
AGB-AYCE-USA
ESRB: Everyone
Game Boy Advance
DE 		AGB-P-AYCP
AGB-AYCP-EUR
USK: 0
Game Boy Advance
ES 		AGB-P-AYCP
AGB-AYCP-EUR
aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
Game Boy Advance
FR 		AGB-P-AYCP
AGB-AYCP-EUR
SELL: Tous Publics
Game Boy Advance
UK 		£29.99[4] AGB-P-AYCP
AGB-AYCP-EUR
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Game Boy Advance
FI 		AGB-P-AYCP
AGB-AYCP-EUR
VET: S/T

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Phantasy Star Collection is a 2003 compilation of Phantasy Star games for the Game Boy Advance released in the US and Europe. It tweaks the games in order for them to fit within the screen resolution of the Game Boy Advance. Phantasy Star also fixes some of the translation errors from the Master System version.

Games included

Production credits

Digital Eclipse
  • Programmers: John Kowalski, George Phillips, Peter Phillips
  • Lead Artist: Andy Chiu
  • Associate Producer: Brent Boylen
  • Sound Design and Production: Robert Baffy
  • Senior Producer: Trent Ward
  • Creative Director: Mike Mika
  • Art Director: Boyd Burggrabe
  • Production Manager: Chris Charla
  • Emulation Programmer: Jeff Vavasour
  • Executive Producer: Andrew Ayre
Overworks
Special thanks to the original Phantasy Star teams and to all of the Overworks staff.
THQ - Product Development
  • Executive Vice President - Worldwide Studios: Jack Sorensen
  • Executive Producer: Brian Christian
  • Producer: Derek C. Smith
  • Senior Testers: Lee Casady, Ko-Sheng Chen
  • Testers: Joseph M. Garcia, Tim Shanks, Jason Tani, Jorge Dagang
  • QA Technician: Mario Waibel
  • QA Database Administrator: Jason Roberts
  • QA Manager: Monica Vallejo
  • Director of Quality Assurance: Jeremy S. Barnes
THQ - Marketing
  • VP - Marketing: Peter Dille
  • Group Marketing Manager: Alison Quirion
  • Asoc. Product Marketing Manager: Heather Hall
  • Marketing Coordinator: Michael Greene
  • Director of Public Relations: Liz Pieri
  • Public Relations Manager: Reilly Brennan
  • Associate Media Relations Manager: Erik Reynolds
  • Director of Creative Services: Howard Liebeskind
  • Senior Manager of Creative Services: Kathy Helgason
  • Manager of Creative Services: Kirk Somdal
  • Extra Special Thanks: Shinobu Toyoda, Kathy Schoback, Judy Jette-Hansen
  • Special Thanks: Brian Farrell, Jeff Lapin, Alison Locke, Germaine Gioia, Brandy Carrillo, Robert Riley, Christian Kenney, Ricardo Fisher, Gordon Madison, Jack Suzuki, Paul Rivas, Stacy Mendoza, Michael Rubinelli
Source:
US manual
Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Phantasy Star Collection/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 March 2003, p106
88 GamesMaster
80 February 2003, p108
90 Spring 2003, p36
Game Boy Advance
 80
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Advance (UK) PAL
81
[8]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-U
85
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[10]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
75
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[12]
G-Force (UK)
80
[4]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
90
[6]
NGC Magazine (UK) PAL
78
[13]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[14]
Nintendo Power (US) NTSC-U
74
[15]
N-Zone (DE) PAL
80
[16]
Pocket Games (US)
90
[17]
Game Boy Advance
 81
Based on
12 reviews

Phantasy Star Collection

Game Boy Advance, US
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Box
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Cart
Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf
Manual
Game Boy Advance, EU
PSC GBA EU Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngPSC GBA EU Box Front.jpg
Box
PhantasyStarCollection GBA EU Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Phantasy Star Collection/Technical information.

External links

  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US (archive)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Game_Boy_Advance_sound_drivers#John_Kowalski_.28not_emulated_without_BIOS.29
  2. ↑ https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Game_Boy_Advance_sound_drivers#Standard
  3. ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=7989 (Wayback Machine: 2004-02-13 10:56)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 G-Force, "February 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 62
  5. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1126 (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-11 07:58)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 75
  7. ↑ File:Phantasy Star Collection GBA manual.pdf, page 19
  8. ↑ Advance, "Summer 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 48
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 115
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 158
  11. ↑ GameNOW, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-21), page 51
  12. ↑ GamePro, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 66
  13. ↑ NGC Magazine, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-15), page 70
  14. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-11), page 76
  15. ↑ Nintendo Power, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 176
  16. ↑ N-Zone, "04/03" (DE; 2003-03-19), page 61
  17. ↑ Pocket Games, "Spring 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 36
Phantasy Star Collection

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Phantasy Star, "classic" series
Phantasy Star (1987) | Phantasy Star II (1989) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) | Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993)
Phantasy Star II Text Adventures (Amia | Anne | Huey | Kinds | Nei | Rudger | Shilka | Yushis/Eusis) (1991) | Phantasy Star Adventure (1992) | Phantasy Star Gaiden (1992) | Phantasy Star (2003) | Phantasy Star Generation: 1 (2003) | Phantasy Star Generation: 2 (2005)
Compilations
Sega Ages Phantasy Star Collection (1998) | Phantasy Star Collection (2003) | Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008)
Related media
Music
 Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection I (?) | Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection II (?) | Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni (?) | Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (?) | Phantasy Star Vinyl Bundle (?) | Phantasy Star III (?) | Phantasy Star IV (?) | Phantasy Star (?) | Phantasy Star II (?)
Audiobook
 Memorial Drama CD & Fanbook "Phantasy Star: Fuujirareshi Kioku" (?)
Book
 Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (?) | Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni (?) | Phantasy Star: Arisa no Bouken (?) | Sega Game Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Gekan (?) | Sega Game Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star II: Kaerazaru Toki no Owari ni Joukan (?) | Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha (?) | Phantasy Star II Hint Book (?) | Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha Koushiki Guide Book (?) | Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha Joukan (?) | Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Phantasy Star III: Toki no Keishousha Gekan (?) | Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Hint Book (?) | Phantasy Star no Sekai: Phantasy Star o Tsukutta Hitotachi (?) | Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni Game Guide Book (?) | Phantasy Star IV Official Players Guide (?) | Phantasy Star Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (?) | 25th Anniversary Phantasy Star Visual Chronicles (?) | Phantasy Star: 31-nen-me no Genten (?)
See also: Phantasy Star (modern)
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