Namco first published Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom 27 years ago, today. Developed by Wolf Team, and featuring writing and programming by Yoshiharu Gotanda, Phantasia is the first installment in the long-running "Tales of" franchise.

The Sony PlayStation edition of the game launched in Japan in December of 1998. The action role-playing game debuted in English-language regions with the localization of the Game Boy Advance port in 2006. Soundtracks for each of these Tales of Phantasia home console and portable editions are now available on streaming platforms.

Published by record label Bandai Namco Game Music, the 84-track digital albums are now playing on Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and YouTube Music. The soundtrack for the game is by Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya.

A 25th-anniversary video solute to Tales of Phantasia can be viewed on Bandai Namco Europe's YouTube channel.


From the product page:

Cress, the son of heroes who vanquished Dhaos, joins Mint, a healer, in using a time manipulation arte to travel back in time to protect the World Tree and later battle Dhaos in the present.

YouTube Music - TALES OF PHANTASIA Original Soundtrack - (Super Famicom) / (Game Boy Advance) / (PlayStation)

Apple Music - TALES OF PHANTASIA Original Soundtrack - (Super Famicom) / (Game Boy Advance) / (PlayStation)

Tales of Phantasia is celebrating anniversary! Today (2022-12-15) makes 27 years since the game was originally launched.#GameBoyAdvance #SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem pic.twitter.com/ZRzcDtQBJB

— gamersar.io (@GamersarIo) December 15, 2022