My favorite find at the convention was the Phantasy Star III soundtrack on vinyl. On top of being a cool, clear record, it also comes with a booklet of art and information.
Sprited a Fire Emblemesque portrait of Ryan from PSIII.
I don't have nearly enough practice with mugs but it turned out okish i guess! i had some help
Tried to be cheeky and make the clasp on his cloak the layan crest (?) but it's kind of hard to tell with it angled and cropped to fit the typical fe portrait style.
Okay, apropos of absolutely nothing: I just realized Orakio from PHANTASY STAR III unquestionably fucked Miun, like, she was his main, I am suddenly very certain bout this
Rhys, Wren, Rika, Rune, and...Mieu (hey, that's not an alliterative "r" sound!) from Picross S: Genesis and Master System. The game takes the curious approach of approximating the original games' portrait art in a derezzed format. Direct comparisons with the in-game pics, as well as some samples of the actual Picross puzzles and a little more talking about the game, can be found here.
I found a blog run by the only person who really loved Phantasy Star III. The dedication is great. Reading about the localization changes, the most surprising one to me is about the old man with the boat.
In the Japanese original, he’s just a lech, so you need to find Mieu for him to leer at before he gives you a ride. How boring. The localized version is actually fascinating to me because of the worldbuilding.
In English, he’s a superstitious old man who won’t go out at sea without a cyborg aboard. Robots from the Orakio-Laya War still wander the world centuries later, looking for Layans to kill, but they’re no longer built and used by the Orakians. The implication that the old man is among the last of the Orakians who still worked alongside machines is far more interesting.
Across three episodes during Season 11 of The Free Cheese Podcast, we ranked thirty consoles. You can listen to each ranking episode here:
The Free Cheese Episode 490: Console Ranking I
The Free Cheese Episode 516: Console Ranking II
The Free Cheese Episode 535: Console Ranking III
Read on to view the list in full and hear our thoughts and memories on each entry.
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