This Sci-Fi Epic Started A Revolution

[@Vesven1]

Sorry, had some audio issues and had to reupload. What’s your favorite split screen game? Enjoy! 😎

[@Johnson-p3h]

Borderlands 2 is my go to

[@Vesven1]

One of my favorites!

[@aprice22]

I used to love playing nba jam with my dad

[@Vesven1]

That’s a classic!

[@Tattybirch96]

The usual go-to for me and my friends were 007 night fire, metal arms, and custom robo. I was the only one who played any single player stuff so I often had friends bring games to me, so I could unlock stuff for them, so they could use them for multi-player.

[@GELTONZ]

I just wanna mention that this game not only DOES work on dial-up, but was designed around it. Apparently Japanese Dreamcasts has slower 33.6 kbps modems and they wanted them to be able to play with people around the world so it was designed for that. The netcode was insanely clever, prioritizing what data got sent and allowed this game to play largely great on dial-up! Basically connections did not affect player movement at all and it sent "who is doing damage to what" as the top priority, followed by positioning, with chat at minimum priority. The result was that you would often see party members attacking a wall while an enemy on the other side of the room takes damage...but I'll take that over the alternative! I think the simplistic AI was also a result of trying to send as little data as possible over dial-up. Both DC and Gamecube had dial-up modems...but of course XBox did not. Also if you wanted to chat on Gamecube you had to import a keyboard controller for like $80. Never sold those in America.

[@Vesven1]

I wish I had known how to actually set it up to my GameCube back in the day. Shame

[@RogerVenn]

I need to go back and play the OG. I did spend sooo many hours in PSO2 Classic though. That game is such a fever dream.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

I wish I played this game sooner. I grew up in a family who were slow to adapt to internet of any kind

[@Vesven1]

Yep same here

[@FinalDragoon63]

PLaying this on the gamecube with friends had so much charm, especially because for us it was before the days of min/maxing the fun out of games and any research we'd do was through gaming magazines or through the very few moments I could get online (I too, was one of the last people to upgrade from dial-up to broadband) and doing something like getting a rare mag and bringing it over to show off to friends was a lot of fun. Its a shame the sequels couldn't capture the same magic, because I'd kill for a modern MMO or Action RPG PSO.

[@Vesven1]

Exactly. All the fun back then was figuring everything out for yourself

[@Mecharuva]

I mean… there IS a modern MMO on Steam.

[@gsus7125original]

if only a game that looks and plays like this could succeed today

[@GELTONZ]

Well...there's a game called Atlyss that's basically furry PSO. It's still in early access but is doing pretty darn good for a $10 indie game made by one person.

[@Drewpthadawg]

Phantasy star is such a gem. Glad someone is talking about it

[@Vesven1]

In my top 10 favorite games for sure

[@Zero_Tester]

Yup,easily among the good sci fi jrpg around,and it been around since long time as well

[@StiffAftermath]

8:58 - wow! ❤ I love this level! So beautiful...😊

[@glitchunicorn]

The music was so damn good! I used to play pso 1-3 all the time! I even joined a private server at one point.

[@Vesven1]

Music is severely underrated in this game. I never see it on any best of lists and it’s frankly criminal

[@glitchunicorn]

@@Vesven1 You are right about that. There's no other soundtrack that just pulls you in like the intro of pso. The music is soooooo good in all 3 of the games. It's mostly the reason why I played the 3rd one so much.

[@peterhub1]

I'm currently playing this ONLINE in pso blue burst ephinea server.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Force seems like it NEED a group or you die

[@Vesven1]

Pretty much 😅

[@jamesdiaz5975]

Before MH there was PSO Episode One and Two; Dreamcast was my childhood with GameCube and Xbox soon following with this game , really hope Sega one day rerelease this along side Blueburst of Episode 4

[@lanereynolds4567]

If you want to experience the online experience, try one of the fan run servers. For example, Ephenia is mostly vanilla to blueburst (aka episode 4), and the only real changes are QoL and some minor rebalancing of the Section ID system to not make some Section ID's broken.

[@Vesven1]

Crazy how there’s still servers up for this, even if they are just fan servers. Love to see it

[@lanereynolds4567]

@Vesven1 try them out and have fun. Just remember, the online plays by slight different rules than offline, even on the Xbox/GameCube. Like you don't get I frames unless you get knocked down, so some enemies get way more dangerous, like the garanze.

[@eliezercardoso8009]

​​@@Vesven1There's servers available for every version and you can even try crossplay between them (tho this feature is kinda buggy) it's sucessor Phantasy Star Universe also has quite a few private servers

[@TempestDacine]

Was a gcn only kid but I did play card revolution so while I didn't get the true pso experience I definitely concur on the atmosphere and monster designs. Truly iconic stuff.

[@Vesven1]

I remember seeing there was a sequel when I was younger and then immediately got turned off when I heard it was a card battler. Definitely interested in trying it out now

[@TempestDacine]

@Vesven1 honestly I don't remember much about the combat itself. Nice to have a channel wax nostalgic for early gen 6 stuff though

[@pockystyx4087]

first online experience; a wild ride.

[@mogman389]

While I never played Phantasy Star Online, I do played the second one (PSO2)... and the pseudo reboot that came after that. Well, at least now I can say I get the reference on some of the bosses that reappear in the newer games. It's interesting to see what the game was, in comparison to the newer entries. Combat's certainly got quicker, with extra classes that expands what the base three did, powercreep be damned. (Etoile Class, my beloved.) ..this comment is probably going to look out of place here, but what the heck, you made me interested on an old gem and I just wanna say thank you for sharing a g(old) of a game.

[@Vesven1]

I actually used to play pso2 but lost interest before they rebooted it (I think before new genesis?) is it worth getting back into then?

[@mogman389]

@Vesven1 The reboot basically just turns it into an Open world-ish MMO, so if you want a map similar to pre-reboot PSO2 or PSO, you'll probably be disappointed. The combat got quicker, with a revamp of the OG three classes to make it more nimble, with extra classes getting the same treatment. Story? since when did PSO2 cared about story lol. If anything, the Character Creator is dope. If I'm not cleaving through enemies for a daily, I usually just try out new clothes to make new sets of drip for my digital waifu. If any of that tickle your fancy, go ahead. I personally liked it, though I've stopped playing for awhile because of burnout.

[@soya_kitchens]

​@@mogman389 I really liked the story of base PSO2, though... Even the downpoints of EP4 and 5 (although I liked 5 miles more than 4)

[@soya_kitchens]

​@@Vesven1 NGS is sadly not very good. In most aspects, it's boring, in the rest, it's kind of bad... mogman says the CC is good, but it's just the regular old PSO2 one with a few more QoL tweaks and upgrades and such that have been added over time. Which, it's still the best CC in the world, but not really its OWN pro point

[@mogman389]

@@soya_kitchens I suppose I sounded a bit harsh, there. Apologies. I was talking about the NGS story, that while it has its moments, kinda slogs with its updates and pacing in hindsight. Feels like they stretched a 1-year story to cover, like, 5 years of content or something like that. No worries, I too loved the OG PSO2 story, episode 1 - 3 slaps, episode 4 is hilarious in a meta sense, haven't done 5 & 6 yet so no comments on that.

[@DeadBoyHK1]

I have this game…and a GameCube…I should play it again.

[@Vesven1]

DO IT

[@Otamie]

I had it on the GameCube! One of my all time favorite games c:

[@Vesven1]

Same 😎

[@DarukaEon]

Excuse me while I bust out Tricktrack.

[@Sillybillybois]

Love that track

[@Vesven1]

Excuse me while I relisten to it

[@SirAbduliscool]

ALICIA!

[@nickromano3087]

So uh, old IT guy here, important fact correction. Charging for Internet is actually harder than just having a NIC attached to the console, its why most things from early console internet didn't have subscription fees. Server space was typically literally 1/25 of the cost it is now, and you were already paying comcast or whatever to access it. In fact sometimes ISPs would pay out to places like sony to have their server space on their networks because it drove traffic and was known to sell service in areas. Microsoft kinda ruined the party, and micro pays the bills for most devs now, so charging for Internet service to console is just theft. Just a quick FYI

[@Vesven1]

Good to know 😅 definitely not praising Microsoft’s business practices that’s for sure

[@JaceGarrdok]

dodge chance was based on your evasion stat, it was funny to find the delsaber gear and then be surrounded by booma's in an infinite stunlock lmaooo PS: RAcast best character 💪

[@Vesven1]

😂😂😂

[@julester715]

i played this on the gamecube with my brothers all the time and only played the big fucking robot dudes

[@Vesven1]

Haha yeah they’re fun to play as for sure

[@Sonic1994CD]

I play this online with the Dreamcast on my broadband adapter. I'm level 148

[@Vesven1]

Dang I’m wayyyy behind then 😂

[@Sonic1994CD]

@@Vesven1 It's a long way to the top!

[@angeladyan]

4:58 Dahmer 🤣

[@Vesven1]

Hahahaha

[@warehouselead]

My favorite game in this series is Phantasy Star Online 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution. I still play to this day!

[@Vesven1]

I’m definitely gonna have to try it out

[@warehouselead]

@Vesven1 I hope you like it! I never played 1 or 2, so when you said hunters are your favorite class I was like, "No!". Ha ha! It doesn't seem to be a class in 1 or 2, but in 3 I am always a Summoner, except for when I play the hunter story.

[@ZefoniusLinestraf]

Phantasy star had an online mmo too bad stuck on old hardware oh well at least i can play the old ones Phantasy star 1 2 3 4