Update: September 11, 2008
«©NCSX» Sega has already released Fantasy Zone under the Sega Ages (Vol. 3) banner. That was 5 years ago when the Sega Ages series was still young in the tooth and its footing was unsteady. Thirty volumes later, Sega has marked Vol. 33 as Fantasy Zone Complete Collection which compiles six Fantasy Zone games and "gaidens" as follows:» Fantasy Zone
» Fantasy Zone II Opa Opa no Namida (Original and Remake)
» Fantasy Zone Gear Opa Opa Jr no Bouken
» Super Fantasy Zone
» Opa-Opa: Fantasy Zone In the Maze
» Galactic Protector Most of the Fantasy Zone titles include a Gallery section which include bonus artwork and scans of the original game manuals. A few games such as the System E version of Fantasy Zone II and the System 16 version of Fantasy Zone also include Super Play footage. Similar to all other Sega Ages 2500 games, a one-page leaflet is included which features historical data and details on the game. Jan Code: 4974365832070 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. Region Lock-out
Please note Japanese Playstation 2 games will not boot on USA or European PS2 consoles due to the inherent region-lockout on Playstation 2 game discs.
NCS Game Notes
» Press "START" and a TITLE SELECT box pops up with two selections as follows:1) Fantasy Zone II (System 16 Remake)
2) Classic Games (Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Fantasy Zone Gear, Super Fantasy Zone, Opa Opa, and Galactic Protector) » The Fantasy Zone II remake is a coin-op port and is properly titled, "The Tears of Opa Opa. Similar to the original Fantasy Zone, it's a side scrolling shooter but the Opa-Opa ship can move back and forth at will. In that respect, the game plays like Defender or Stargate. » If you press the "SELECT" button on the title screen for Fantasy Zone II, the System Menu will appear which offers the following selections: Fantasy Zone II SYSTEM 16 VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System 16, Sega Mark III, or System E
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, Difficulty, Player Stock
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test,
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game Fantasy Zone II SEGA MARK III VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System 16, Sega Mark III, or System E
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, FM Sound Pack, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery (19 images of the box and manual)
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game Fantasy Zone II SYSTEM E VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System 16, Sega Mark III, or System E
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, Difficulty, Life, Players, Coin, Advertise Sound, Extended Options
ARCHIVES - Replay: View Super Play, Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery (1 image of flyer)
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game » The Super Play "footage" for the System E version of Fantasy Zone II lasts 15 minutes and 46 seconds. The video shows a skilled player going through the entire game from beginning to end without losing a single Opa-Opa. » For the games that have storylines, the text is entirely in English. » The Opa Opa: Fantasy Zone in the Maze is a Pac-Man variant where dots are gathered on a maze while enemies roam around. Strangely, we found this game to be the most addictive this morning but it might be because we've never spent much time on this particular game and we've played the others quite a bit before today. » Only the D-pad on the Dual Shock 2 is used for movement. The "X" button fires a shot and the "O" button drops a bomb. » NCS has checked out all the versions of the Fantasy Zone games and we've listed the menu options for every variant below. If you count the different coin-op versions of the System 16 version of Fantasy Zone, Sega's Complete Collection contains a total of 14 Fantasy Zone games and conversions. Fantasy Zone SYSTEM 16 VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System 16, Sega Mark III
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, Version, Difficulty, Player Stock, Extra Ship Cost, Advertise Sound
ARCHIVES - Replay: View Super Play, Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The versions available for System 16 Fantasy Zone are OLD (JA), OLD (JA rev. A), NEW (Oversea), and NEW (US rev. A)
** The gallery contains 9 images consisting of arcade flyers and scans of the operator manual Fantasy Zone SEGA MARK III VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System 16, Sega Mark III, or System E
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, Version (New, Old), Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 34 images of the packaging and scans of the manual for the JPN and USA versions Fantasy Zone II SEGA MARK III VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - Sega Mark III, System E
OPTIONS - Controller configuration, FM Sound Pack, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 19 images of the Japanese game packaging, the Japanese game manual, two flyers, and an image of the European game insert but not the European game manual. Fantasy Zone II SYSTEM E VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - Sega Mark III, System E
OPTIONS - Difficulty, Life, Player Stock, Coin, Advertise Sound, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock, FM Sound)
ARCHIVES - Replay: View Super Play, Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 1 image of the game flyer Fantasy Zone Gear MENU OPTIONS
OPTIONS - Controller Configuration, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock), Initialize Game Data
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 35 images of the Japanese game packaging, Japanese game manual, European game packaging, and the entire European game manual
** We recommend setting the CPU Clock to "High" when playing the Game Gear version of Fantasy Zone. Super Fantasy Zone MEGA DRIVE MENU OPTIONS
OPTIONS - Controller Configuration, Extended Options (Sprite Limit), Initialize Game Data
ARCHIVES - Replay: View Super Play, Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 13 images of the Japanese game packaging and entire manual. There's also 1 image of the European game packaging. OPA OPA SYSTEM E VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System E, Sega Mark III
OPTIONS - Controller Configuration, Difficulty, Extra Player, Player Stock, Coin, Advertise Sound, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game OPA OPA SEGA MARK III VERSION MENU OPTIONS
MACHINE - System E, Sega Mark III
OPTIONS - Controller Configuration, FM Sound Pack, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 13 images of the Japanese game packaging, Japanese game manual, and two pieces of artwork.
** The Sega MKIII version of Opa Opa allows you to choose which world to start on (Plaleaf, Taras, La Dune, Dolimicca, Polaria, Mockstar, or Pocarius) Galactic Protector SEGA MARK III VERSION MENU OPTIONS
OPTIONS - Controller Configuration, FM Sound Pack, Extended Options (Sprite Limit, CPU Clock)
ARCHIVES - Replay: Load & View, Replay: Record & Save, Sound Test, Gallery
DISPLAY SETTING - Screen position adjustment, Texture Mapping, Deflicker, Intensity, Display Mode
SYSTEM FILE - Load or Save System File
CREDITS - View the development staff behind the game ** The gallery contains 11 images of the Japanese game packaging, Japanese game manual, an advertising flyer, and one piece of artwork.
** Galactic Protector is the only game which uses the Dual Shock analog stick. Back in the day, the game was played with a special knob controller which is similar to the Arkanoid controller. The game is played like a reverse version of Atari's Tempest. The Opa-Opa is moved around the outer perimeter of a planet while invaders approach from all sides. Opa's job is to shoot the invaders and ensure that they don't reach the planet's surface. If too many invaders reach planetside, it explodes and Opa is flung into the far reaches of the cosmos. This document is ©NCSX 2008. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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