[SEGA Genesis Music] Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium - Full Original Soundtrack OST

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

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[@iliketoeat2541]

"It's not nice to open cabinets in other peoples houses without their permission!" - Chaz of Motavia

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Chaz Ashley of Aiedo

[@lainiwakura4678]

But in this case...

[@solarflare9078]

Let'sAllLove Lain CHAZ!

[@brunolamarre4485]

I wonder what Rika would say ;)

[@jthomasaustin]

Al, al al al al.... Alys' cabinet!!!! Alys: What are you stuttering about?!

[@coolyoda2]

we need a phantasy star 5 !!!!

[@boynextdoorman]

"Keeping information from me is the sixth most dangerous thing in this world!"

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Technical note for all youtubers who stumble across this: If you are uploading music and a still image, you can encode an h.264 video stream, a FLAC audio stream and wrap it in an MKV and upload that. KZbin will accept it and that way there is only 1 generation of lossy encoding that way, leading to the best sound quality you can get out of youtube!

[@dukkemonterier3429]

This picture makes this comment be like "Alys says:"

[@KillerX629]

thank you so much for your technical insight, there are many vids that don't do that and have some loss of quality

[@AllistarDreemurr]

I know i'm a bit late on this one @Dustin, but do you think you could be a star and possibly bring the PAL version of this OST to KZbin please? ♥

[@walt_man]

Ah yes, I understood that, Wizard... -_-

[@soldier1stclass987]

Alys how can you still alive? I saw you died in front of my eyes. You are the final generation of Alis Landale but you died how can you be a music remixer? Where is chaz. CHAZ WHERE ARE YOU!!?

[@gamanam7076]

The best phantasy star and one of the best rpgs ever

[@beefdawgamadeus]

Damn Rune’s theme just SLAPS

[@Mr_T_Badger]

Pain and Her Last Breath still make me cry to this day and that little tune when the penguin steals the penguin feed always makes me smile.

[@natalironaldo]

This game is great. Story, soundtrack, characters, battle system, everything.

[@Gael32]

Haha, so I played this game first on the GENs emulator back in 2002 and my little sister watched me play the whole thing from start to finish. Fast forward to today and I see this little notification from KZbin that DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL has finally uploaded the PSIV soundtrack, so I jumped on that without a second thought. She's home visiting from college and about 30 seconds into the OST I heard someone running down the hall to my computer room and the next thing I know she's bursting through my door yelling "ARE YOU PLAYING PHANTASY STAR IV?!" with an extremely large smile on her face. This game had a gigantic impact on us as kids, lol.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Now that's why I do this! Nice story, thanks for sharing!

[@perfectblue8443]

Wow, I can completely relate to that! Nice story !

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Awww

[@RaishinX]

I, as a rule, envy very few people. You are at the TOP of my list. Please, PLEASE both of you be safe. Thank you so much.

[@DodderingOldMan]

That's a really heartwarming story, thanks for sharing :)

[@lydiaaspersa9166]

This was my first JRPG and it changed my life

[@TyroneTasty]

The back of the box description is on point. Game fuckin rocks!!!!

[@vladimirseriapov2540]

"Laughter" and "Ooze" still give me goosebumps after all these years. Brilliant soundtrack.

[@simbriant]

When Ooze plays you know shit just got real lol

[@matheusdiasg.soares6416]

It's incredible that a single Genesis game had almost 2 hours of OST. So much work was put into this game. It's a masterpiece

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This soundtrack will never get old. Insanely high quality video game music.

[@rolfathan]

Easily one of the best game sound tracks on the Genesis. One of the the best game soundtracks period.

[@LordAbsu]

I’m only now playing this game for the first time at age 42 on my Genesis Mini - having never owned a Genesis back in the day - and I’m really digging the OST. My favorites so far are both of the PS1 Dungeon remixes, Behind the Circuit, Organic Beat, and of course the normal battle theme with its catchy, galloping beat. Quality upload, sir, many thanks!!

[@thaneros]

I REALLY regret not playing this game at the time of its release but I was young and thought turn-based rpgs were boring. Thankfully my taste in games has changed and I was able to play and enjoy PS4

[@EscolaOsorio]

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[@jeanlundi2141]

@@thaneros I want to play the Genesis games, but I really only have the attention span to pick one of the Phantasy Star games...which one is the must play? Thanks.

[@thaneros]

@@jeanlundi2141 The original and PS4 still hold up well imo. It's not required but to get the most out 4 you need to know the stories of 1,2 and 3.

[@Epsilonsama]

I like how all the battle music sound post apocalyptic. Like there's a certain level of melancholy in the soundtrack as if you live in a world without hope.

[@daviddobarganes9115]

So true, like all signs point to the planet dying

[@Velrei]

Phantasy Star 4 was the first rpg I ever played, I remember renting it when it was new and not having enough time to finish it (also, being too young to get a great grasp on game mechanics). I didn't beat it until many years later, but the setting has had a profound accidental impact on my own creative works that I didn't realize until I replayed it.

[@timcavanaugh5328]

Even after all these years, Pain and Her Last Breath still hurt to listen to. So much childhood emotion wrapped up into this game.

[@xxcrysad3000xx]

Behind the circuit always get me. So purdy.

[@thenewwoodsman]

I got this game for Christmas when I was a kid in the 90s... very fond memories of playing it nonstop till I finally finished it - and then lending it out to each of my friends until they finished it. This soundtrack sends me back. Cheers from Canada

[@Trastcachacero]

I and my brothers was a war to play this game in 90's...15 minutes to play every one in a round kkkkkk i finish this Phantasy Star.

[@EscolaOsorio]

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[@Stellarheim]

The box art is terrible by itself. But the "The explosive finale!!" sticker takes the cake. Who would have guessed by looking at this abomination of a cover, that it's one of the three best games on Sega Genesis. And also one of the best JRPG ever made.

[@SpotOnJ2K]

Especially after PS3's cover art, which I think is one of the most epic covers ever (even though it really doesn't match the game).

[@ARNXIII]

That's it!!! The best ost (for me) of th 16 bits era!

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Rika

[@CMKarm]

This is the game that truly made me fall in love with RPGs. They were my preferred game type for a long time until the modern era. I still love playing every few years along with some others of the era.

[@AcervoModoGame]

Rune's song and ooze's heavy metal is awesome!!

[@kellenmcqueen9371]

God I can see every scene associated with each music track. The Phantasy Star series is one I've beaten numerous times: I, II and IV I've only beaten iii few times due to how slow you walk actually it felt grindier than the others. Amazing series in part a reason large RPGs and JRPGs to the west and probably a huge reason I'm primarily an RPG player. Very influential games.

[@briannagravely9349]

The grindiness is prolly why in Adventure Time, the reference game Jake was playing on Beemo was called Age of Grinders. Also, the plot and aesthetic for the second game seemed to influence a little bit of the Islands miniseries of Adventure Time.

[@jeffjeffjeffpardy]

Always had a soft spot for Rika on this OST.

[@deniskdenisk1985]

I've been playing this game almost 20 years ago during very hard times in my life -- while taking care of my dying grandmother. It had helped me greatly to go through it. I vividly remember all the warm feelings that this game had given to me. The people who made this game were clearly very talented and also really, really passionate about it.

[@Snotnarok]

Such a great soundtrack, I had to remove "her last breath" from my playlist because while everyone gets choked up by Aerith...Someone else hurt a lot before FFVII to me.

[@Puchuchi747]

reading your comment made my eyes water. lol Pain and Her Last Breath get me every time. Then i put on Laughter, and Psyco-Wand his ass to the Dark where he belongs! (so many years ago lol)

[@BladeShadowWing]

@@KNARD Their names start with the same letter and they have the same hair color. IT MAKES SENSE!

[@avideogamemaster]

@@BladeShadowWing mindblown

[@annikasoderlund619]

@@KNARD I'll posit that since Aerith was a (unattainable no matter what) love interest and Alys was a mentor and sort of a mother figure to the orphaned Chaz, I feel like they're different, but the situation is no less sad.

[@BoozeAholic]

@@KNARD Nah Alys is way too bad ass and she died like a badass.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

Man, I remember playing this back in the day. This entire series got me super interested in astronomy and sci-fi stuff. Dope.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

Also, I think I'm gonna take a crack at doing some genesis stuff with Deflemask Tracker. I love the grittiness and deep, sharp tones of the genesis.

[@LyonHall1]

this game is one of my favourites. I didn't come across this game until years and years later when it was ported to the PS3 as apart of the sega mega collection. I never heard of this game let alone the series so i played it. Also this was the first time i actively sat down and played a JRPG since Final Fantasy 7. When i booted up the game i fell in love with it. Im a sucker for classics such as this and i loved the story, the characters, the battles and strategy that were involved. A game i had never played before rocketed to easily my top 5 favourite games of all time. Rika for the win.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Genesis/MegaDrive Masterpiece

[@MegaDriveProfile]

PSIV is the best!! I absolutely enjoyed the hell out of this game and I am pretty picky about RPG's. I'd go as far as to say that they aren't particularly my favorite kind of games but this....is yes! I know SNES is pretty much an RPG machine, but Sega pumped out what is quite frankly one of the best of the 16-bit era that's not on a Nintendo console. The soundtrack is amazing and I don't want to give away spoilers because the story is just feels!! Miss Takeuchi did a wonderful job for her contributions :)

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

This is going to seem odd for someone who uses Alys as his avatar but I really don't like RPGs in general and don't really care for the other Phantasy Stars. PSIV has something to it that works for me though, but I don't know what it is. Just quality stuff all around, I guess.

[@GoldStandardGames]

One of the best JRPG of all time. I am glad its is releasing on PS4. Gamers today need to experience this epic RPG. The macro combo system really wowed me.

[@GoldStandardGames]

DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL same here. Its the only Genesis RPG I cared about. I see Ippo in Capcom games too.

[@alexholland4345]

PS1 also stands up very well, IMO - a titan of its era, and the FM music in the Mark II version is fantastic. Still good fun to play out and manually map, if you like dungeon crawlers. PS2 was a bit half-baked, and feels rushed and rather incomplete - it needed a lot longer in the oven, and a lot of balancing. Sadly not much fun to play these days. Fantastic soundtrack from Bo though, particularly for such an early game. I strongly prefer the non-JP drums. I've never been able to stand PS3. Ugly, noisy, generic. I was amazed when I found out PS3 and PS4 had the same lead composer - such a vast improvement, both in composition and synthesis! As for PS4, it's a bonafide classic in my book, up there with Chrono Trigger and FF6 as one of the finest 16-bit RPGs. Great mechanics, characters, cut-scenes and of course music. It also did a superb job in magpieing the best elements from the curate's eggs that were PS2 & PS3 (or spoofing them in one case - hello, Rappy hunter's guild mission!). First discovered it via emulators in the mid-90s (KGen and Genecyst!) and played it to death, but have never played it through on real hardware, so it's great to hear this.

[@dukkemonterier3429]

I REALLY CAN RELATE TO YOU!

[@fernandofontenla8466]

Let's ask Sega for a remake of this game?

[@SrChoppers]

This is a game that long deserved a proper soundtrack rip. Thanks a lot Dustin. I know that miss Izuho Takeuchi was the game's main music composer, along with Masaki Nakagaki. Bo composed the soundtracks for PS I & II, and since some remixes where made, it's only natural that he's credited. But I'm curious on what was Kawaguchi-san's role in this soundtrack. Also, Laughter is one the best boss theme of any JRPG. I can guarantee that.

[@retrosoul8770]

Yeah Laughter is friggin fantastic, gets me so triggered while fighting Lassic.

[@Chadius]

Laughter is a regular in my playlist. It's so haunting.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

I'm not 100% sure as I got the info from another source but Kawaguchi is probably partly responsible for "Pao-Pao" which is a slight remix of "Opa-Opa" from Fantasy Zone

[@thetemmieking]

So glad this game is coming to the switch now more people can experience this amazing game

[@arielthemermaid8032]

This is my favorite JRPG of all time. I always find myself going back to it and playing it every few years. Thanks for uploading :)

[@JDM_Fanatic]

This is a game I could play twice a year every year and not have it get so old that I can't look at it anymore. Like, until I'm on my deathbed.

[@purplhayes]

For me this was my favourite game on my genesis back then. It was a little bit grindy, but I just didn't care, the fight animations and dynamics were so awesome. As was the overall design and of course the music.

[@Trastcachacero]

I play this game and finish! But the song of X-MUTANTES is very sinistry and remenber to day.

[@biohacker2781]

Boy oh boy did this bring out memories from the depths of my soul. Fantastic upload, thank you so much!

[@3at_my_4sskilla_queen_squa28]

At 20:15 I remember that from one fo the villages! It was always my favorite theme!

[@ThanatosSD]

This soundtrack is epic and bring me memories from back the 90's when I played this game on my Genesis. In The Cave is one of the best dungeon theme for a game. Thanks for the memories of greater gaming times.

[@JoolsGuitar]

Now On Sale is my favorite store music in any game ever. it makes me feel so good I can play on and on

[@shyguysquad5231]

I absolutely love the rykros tower theme

[@Chadius]

Ooo, there are some harmonies in Dezolis Town 1 I haven't heard before. Thanks for the high quality rips!

[@toast6787]

THE NOSTALGIA

[@BB-te8tc]

Finally got to experience this wonderful game a few months back. The soundtrack immediately wormed its way into my memories. Thank you for ripping this.

[@Zachcraftone]

I started replaying the game again to revisit the good times, and it still holds up lol!

[@werecactus6]

This one was by far the best, right down to the soundtrack.

[@MightyHedgehog]

So many great tracks for an amazing JRPG! You rock, Dustin! Best version of the PSIV OST on the 'net.

[@Atari7800]

Ooze, Laughter and PS1 Dungeon Arrange get me going every time. Easily in my top 5 16 bit soundtracks of all time.

[@slaveknightdante6207]

I see why pao-pao is at the end xD last 2 osts make me so sad lol ty

[@supermushiksuperski]

This rpg is extremely difficult and extremely rewarding, a MUST play.

[@divinedouggy]

This music cuts right into somewhere deep and special in me... especially "The Age of Fables" right now, but the energy of this game and music is just something transcendental... I associate the "Motavia Village" tune with the death of 'you know who' and that one makes me teary... beautiful game, glad I discovered it and gave it a chance... wasn't sure it was my thing when I first started it...

[@captainsawbones]

Finally, an amazing quality upload of Rykros Field! And Rune, of course! Do you have any idea how much these songs alone shaped my writing and world building?! Thank you so much!

[@divinedouggy]

The music is deeply inspiring

[@JoolsGuitar]

At last Dustin! I've been waiting for this one a long time. I know I can find this ost somewhere else but I like your channel

[@kingwexler7473]

I've been waiting for this one. It's awesome to finally hear this from genuine hardware.

[@armandogavilan1815]

Huge effort almost 2 hours of music for a cardtridge, probably the longest genesis soundtrack,

[@FantasyJared]

So great seeing this all on KZbin! My favorites are Motavia Town and the PS1 Dungeon Arrange 2. Always gave me chills, though the entire OST rocks in general.

[@guilhermencb]

1:37:41 - 1:43:57 Oh boy...can't hold my nostalgic tears.

[@hermannvonliechtenstein1805]

Finalmente encontrei algum BR que jogou este game fantástico! Cara, muita nostalgia...

[@guilhermencb]

@@hermannvonliechtenstein1805 tava jogando de novo umas semanas atrás, tive que parar por causa do trabalho, mas pretendo voltar em breve!

[@fullmoon808]

while this may be one of the best RPGs of all time on its own, playing 1 and 2 (maybe even 3) before playing this and then beating it gives it an entirely new meaning. the final boss feels truly “final”, the remixed ps1 dungeon themes and seeing lassic once again gives me feelings i can’t really describe. it really is one of the best series of RPGs out there. i really wish they finish off the remakes some day with this game

[@rosszhu1660]

Thanks in heaps for your efforts compiling and uploading these soundtracks! It brings back so many old nice memories!

[@dukkemonterier3429]

Really thank you for posting this!

[@SrWho1234]

Dustin you are the best person in the entire internet

[@yellowmelow25]

I have to bang my head at PS1 Dungeon Arrange 2, I just can't help it, it's just too good!

[@thekidfromiowa]

I got a Genesis Mini and gave it a try and ended up getting hooked.

[@tomsnider9213]

Not sure if it matters but Rune’s theme is called Thray in the game when you unlock the music player.

[@Mr_T_Badger]

Ok it turns out that was because Thray was Rune's name in the Japanese version.

[@frenchpet]

FUCK YES. Phantasy Star IV rules and the intro is based as fuck

[@starkeuro4017]

so many years past away, good game is still good game as well as the music. Don't know what's going on with today's games.

[@SrWho1234]

This is out of this world...

[@allenmonroe4512]

Behind the Circuit (28:49) hit so hard when I first heard it

[@WolfCoder]

Now this is a soundtrack meant to be played out of FM hardware.

[@AlexvrbX]

Bingo. It's like I tell people all the time... the Genesis had awesome audio hardware, but it had strengths and weaknesses. If you really build your music with the FM synth in mind, and put forth the time and effort (and cart space!) you can pull off some amazing music. Streets of Rage II was another great example of this.

[@Stemnin]

The best games I've ever played all have the best soundtracks to go with, this one is no exception. As soon as one of the songs start, I pretty much can picture where my party is.

[@EdgardoGiraud]

you've made my dream come true! thank you thank you thank you!

[@CaptainNow2]

This is amazing, and no ads. You legend.

[@Helldhaz]

A version of Ooze in particular that's more like how I remember it, hooray.

[@wildgrem]

The first game I played where they killed off a main. Blew my 12 y/o mind.

[@grizzledog7106]

one of the greatest video game sound tracks ever

[@CavemaneWill]

You tha goat for this

[@michael-dannsstebenne4011]

Thanks for the awesome work !!!

[@stefanswiss3760]

Back when I was a child in the 90's, my elder brothers were into RPG, so was a Taiwanese friend of mine. I would come to his house every time I could to see the game running as he had it imported from Japan on his red megadrive. When one day my brothers came back home with the catridge I couldn't believe it, I then spent so much time playing it with my friend and brothers, probably the sweetest time of my life. It was such an upgrade from every thing I had ever seen : animation, techniques and with the slikest design I had ever seen. Even to this Day I'll say that PSIV design is better than the former or the latter episodes. Just perfect balance between style and simplicity

[@dylantrashmint8379]

why is Seth even on the cover screen anyways? he's only in the game for like 40 minutes.

[@TheGruug]

Quel jeu bordel !!!

[@SrWho1234]

THANKS, amazing quality

[@BladeShadowWing]

This game and soundtrack is truly one of my favorites. What's everyone's favorite track? Mine are Dezolis Town 1, King of Terrors, Rune, The Age of Fables, Gumbious Temple and Ooze.

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

Behind the Circuit

[@Trastcachacero]

Very emotive that songs, but finalize the game in the 90's is more emotive! And now see again!

[@Puchuchi747]

Laughter (Zio's Theme.)

[@Puchuchi747]

@@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn LMAO thats what is PLAYING as i read your comment! coincidence! i think NOT!

[@CommanderTato]

@@Puchuchi747 Here comes the edgelord...

[@MasterLinkuei]

AMAZING!!!

[@bloodyangel1]

I wonder what the heck Jijy no Rag is supposed to mean? It's not exactly Japanese, but the Japanese title for the song says (トノエのドリン、ラジャ関連イベントなど), which is just (Tonoe's Dorin, Raja related events, etc.) But I really like that song anyways.

[@sahd4726]

Jijy = grandfather or oldman in japanese, probably referring to Raja no = 's Rag = Luck in katakana maybe, or maybe Rag as in joke/prank Possible meaning: 1. Oldman's Luck 2. Oldman's Rag i think the real meaning is more towards the 2nd because of Raja's personality

[@chrisrohlfs9247]

Ahhh runes music. Man that scene was great.

[@RunplaysinHD]

Check out the full story of Phantasy Star IV under 4 hours without random encounters on my channel in the Genesis playlist

[@Ninja-Hayate]

Rocking the shop theme at Walmart!

[@videogamesndvdsVGND]

Love this games sound track it sound great job Dustin. my fav. is red alert

[@ErdoganDSama]

Alys Long Time No See !

[@xDethax]

Meet them head on!

[@JTCPingas]

1:03:46 That Spy is a Spy!

[@solarflare9078]

*Laughter* Hey look at me! Look at me!!! ….That Spy.…. Is a Spy!

[@JTCPingas]

@@solarflare9078 *Laughter*

[@ABFan19]

I’ve logged years into this game

[@jamesevans1897]

Boy, when you getting that KZbin award?

[@pjomayo]

So,so good!

[@rolflandale2565]

Listening to this from the very console system, as *Analog* (only can be mimic at speed .98x), is an *aura* experience. In the Age of computers and file transfers online, the only way to preserve the *souls* of these gaming legends, was to have them *acend* into digital.

[@thanatos8618]

Shadow of the Beast's OST?