Did Phantasy Star for the SMS come with a map?

[LAGO]

I was trying to find out the other day if Phantasy Star came with a map or if it just had one in the instruction book. So if anybody can help me clear this up I would greatly appreciate it.

[wisekrak]

I belive that there was only the partial map inside of the instruction manual.

[Raccoon Lad]

Nope, just box, cart, manual.

[Daria]

I looked it up last night for you and found a page of a guy that collects phantasy Star and had multiple copes of PS1, none of them included a map.

I'm going to assume that it does not have a map besides what's actually in the manual.
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Vapir Oxygen

[LAGO]

man talk about a fast response. Thanks a lot guys ... I couldn't find that anywhere.

[rbudrick]

You know, I have the Brazialian, American, European and Japanese, and Megadrive (rerelease) releases of PS, and I could have sworn at least one or two of them came with a map.

I will check when I get home.

-Rob

[LAGO]

Let me know if you find anything out ...

thanks!

[chrisbid]

http://www.phantasy-star.net/psi/psi.html

all the help youll ever need

[rbudrick]

Well, It looks like none of them have maps. However, I don't even have the instructions for the Braazilian one, though I doubt it had a map. :-) Not even the Mega Drive remake had one. I think what made me think that they did was that some of them came with posters for Seag products.

I do have a map/hint book that was sold seperately for the Mark III vversion (I might even have two....I'd have to do a bit of digging for that!).

-Rob

[LAGO]

Thanks for the help guys!

[Nez]

I have seen phantasy star TODAY with a map inside but with no instructions. So I almost positive it came with one.

[anagrama]

Phantasy Star II came with a map, so that may be the source of some of the confusion.

[LAGO]

haha ... so there is still the slight possibility that phantasy star 1 came with a map ... confusing.

[rbudrick]

Well I know for a fact that US, and Japanese PS 2 and 3 came with maps. Can't say so for other regions (I"m pretty sure the UK ones did). Actually, If I remember correctly, the Brazilian Portuguese PS3 did not have a map, since I got one sealed....I should double check this, but I believe it is accurate.

I'm having a brain fart about PS IV tho...can't remember.

Nez, can you double check this PS1 you saw, please?

Yours,

Rob

[rbudrick]

Does anyone know if the Japanese PS Collection for Saturn came with one?

BTW, the GBA PS Collection does not have a map either.

-Rob

[Ed Oscuro]

The PS Mega Drive rerelease doesn't have a map...if anything would've come with a map, that would be it - seeing how PS IV, which came out about four months earlier (in December '93, same as DOOM!), had one.

[dojosky]

back in 1988 I bought phantasy star brand new for sega master system at toys r us it cost was 69.99 and the answer is no it didnt come with a map and yes phantasy star II was packed with map and hint book it originally retailed for 79.99 I even bought it at that price too myself ... the phantasy star III comes with map/poster and manual the hint book for phantasy star III was sold seperately ... phantasy star IV originally retailed for $99.99 and it just came with the manual and box not plastic case... dont recall if the 4 th one came with a map or not I got mine brand new but dont remember if it came with map or not its in my storage so i ll have to check on the 4 th one sorry for going off topic but i am a phantasy star fan myself lol .... thanks !

[geelw]

there definitely was NO map. when i first played the game with my younger brother about 15 years ago, we got hopelessly stuck in baya malay with all those floor drops and traps. i wrote sega (using the address on the back of the case), asking for help and a few weeks later a THICK envelope showed up with a walkthrough and maps for all the areas in the game. too bad i don't have it anymore (it's probably worth a small fortune, lol), but i DO have my lord of the sword walkthrough they sent along a bit later...

[LAGO]

And the mystery is solved! Thanks a lot guys ... really appreciate the help on that one.

[Ed Oscuro]

a few weeks later a THICK envelope showed up with a walkthrough and maps for all the areas in the game. too bad i don't have it anymore (it's probably worth a small fortune, lol)

No kidding! Argh, lost in the shuffle? Hmm, maybe one will show up someday. o_O