Phantasy Star (ファンタシースター, Fantashī Sutā) is the first part of Sega's famous console role-playing game series of the same name. Initially released for the Sega Master System in Japan on December 20, 1987, with localized ports following in the United States in 1988 (the first RPG released in the United States) and Brazil in 1991. In Japan only, it was re-released for the Sega Mega Drive in a limited-edition cartridge. Later, it was released in three compilations for the Sega Saturn, Game Boy Advance, and, most recently, the PlayStation 2 under the name of The Phantasy Star Collection. Each compilation is different from the other. The game featured maze-like 3D-like dungeons, which the characters could traverse in real-time from a first-person perspective and is noted for helping the start of female characters to play bigger parts in games with Alis being the main protagonist.