In 1997, the rare Mega Drive release of
Phantasy Star appeared in an eBay auction. At the time, very little information regarding Japanese exclusive releases in the series, such as this game, could be found on the internet. Many people doubted the authenticity of the game, believing it had been released only on the Master System. To quell those doubts, the seller posted scans from the Mega Drive manual, which is different from that of other releases. Since this version of the manual is so rare, those scans have been archived here.
Pages #22 and #23 introduce some of the weapons, armors, and shields found in the game. Artwork for many of the basic equipment items is included. Notice the Psycho Wand, a plot point of
Phantasy Star IV, is included in the weapons. All of this information, including the artwork, took up three pages in the Japanese Master System manual.
Posted: Thu Dec 16, '10, 12:01 am 
