(Unofficial) Fantasy Zone Mega Drive

Before Christmas, I got in touch with a vendor in Spain who makes high quality reproduction paraphernalia for unreleased, hard to find, Mega Drive games. He already had a few copies of PAL/EU Fantasy Zone repros that he was selling on eBay and I asked him if he could kindly put together a Japanese variant. His work is so authentic I couldn't pass up on an opportunity to own the physical version of the Mega Drive's incredible Fantasy Zone port. 

Well here it is, with all the authentic touches and stylings that the JP Mega Drive boxart can only bring.

 

 

It's a lovely package and feels absolutely authentic. I has hoping that Sega/M2 would work with the likes of  Columbus Circle or even Limited Run in order to release an official retail copy of Fantasy Zone, given this is something that was done for MD port of Darius. Whether a physical release will eventually come to fruition, whos knows - I'm just happy to own something that looks and feels like an official product.

 

New Fantasy Zone Merch!

I picked up Yuzumo Design's 'Love Fantasy Zone 2019' book a few months back. It's packed with Fantasy Zone related images, interviews with creators, details on all the games in the series and information on almost anything that's ever been associated with my favourite gaming franchise. It's a lovely addition to my Fantasy Zone related collection, but as all the text is in Japanese, Google translate will get heavy usage in order for me to absorb all the important details and info!

Small, but significant update: I wrote a piece on the current status of the series for the fantastic Time Extension website, where I discuss the prospect of Fantasy Zone III.