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Posted December 01, 2023
Not too long we’ve announced that 8 great timeless classics published by SNEG will soon join our catalog. Today, two more join that list: Star Command and Phantasie Memorial Set!

Star Command
A 1988 space role-playing game in which the story takes place in a dystopian future where Earth was destroyed by hostile aliens and humans, now located in a far space of the universe called "the triangle", must face a double war to survive. You’ll create a crew of eight characters that complete missions from Star Command to earn credits and training for personnel. Your crew can explore planets to obtain valuables, and can board disabled enemy ships to fight their crews and commandeer their ship.



Phantasie Memorial Set
This title, actually compiles the classic RPG trilogy, featuring party-based adventures, turn-based combat, diverse classes, and epic quests. Phantasie series is a timeless contribution to early RPGs that embodies fantasy world exploration and strategic gameplay.



Make sure to wishlist those classic gems so you won’t miss their release or any special offer!
Posted December 01, 2023
Definitely planning on getting Phantasie.

Undecided about Star Command, but likely, as I am into those old RPGs.
Posted December 01, 2023
I lost many, many hours to Star Command. Very curious to see how it has aged!
Posted December 02, 2023
I really wish that SNEG acquired and re-released Drakan: Order of the Flame.
Posted December 02, 2023
I remember the good old times when these games were released... on physical media, in beautiful boxes and with printed manuals... nowadays when a new title is ready for (digital only) sale they release half-a-game with lots of bugs to be fixed soon (but DLCs guaranteed to come very soon thereafter at the highest possible price) instead of complete games and - if you are lucky - throw in a pdf file as 'manual'...

And I remember when the good-old-games.com website gave away these old games (which are probably available on some 'abandonware sites') for free... I wonder how much they will dare to charge for them now and if they at least throw in some goodies like scanned manuals and an ADF disk for the Amiga version of Phantasie II and III which definitely had much better graphics... well, let's wait and see - wishlisted for now...
Posted December 02, 2023
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PetrusOctavianus: I must laugh at what it says about Phantasie on the store page:

"Beautiful 90s color graphics
Why are you laughing? That's really impressive for games released in the 80s!
Post edited December 02, 2023 by Breja
Posted December 02, 2023
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PetrusOctavianus: AFAIK it's the designer of the game who now owns the rights.
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Swedrami: That would be correct:
https://twitter.com/mattbarton/status/1257331146481979398
looks like he sold it to SNEG...
© SNEG Ltd. All rights reserved.
Posted December 03, 2023
When I go to the store pages for these games some of the writing turns Polish.
Posted December 04, 2023
Why is the artwork Travis morgan and Deimos from DC Warlord
Posted December 05, 2023
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BananaJane: Why is the artwork Travis morgan and Deimos from DC Warlord
The art is similar indeed. Maybe he was the proper illustrator, or the art is heavily inspired by him, at least the cover in the first Phantasie game.

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Looking for more information Wikipedia says that the second title was indeed released in Apple II, so the options are wide when thinking about the emulator used for the game. I can only think in a couple of games published in GOG with an Apple II emu, the third version of Bard`s Tale in the first reboot under the extras and the fan made/homemade Nox Archaist.
Posted December 18, 2023
According to a new note in the games card, the Phantasie II version will be the Apple ][ one. It is advised that when you are prompted to insert the dungeon disk you will need to press F5 to continue playing.

Another SSI RPG never published in PC was The Eternal Dagger, both published around the same era. Wizard's Crown, the prequel was already available in GOG
Posted December 19, 2023
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Gudadantza: Another SSI RPG never published in PC was The Eternal Dagger, both published around the same era. Wizard's Crown, the prequel was already available in GOG
The C=64 versions are better, anyway.
Posted December 19, 2023
So instead of emulating the audio-visually superior Atari ST versions, which would enable party transfers, they opted for the DOS versions of the first and third game, and emulated Apple II for the second.

That's really lazy.
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