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[[File:Ys logo.png|thumb|right|350px|The ''Ys'' logo.]]
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{{nihongo|'''''Ys'''''|イース|Īsu|extra={{IPA-ja|iːsu|}}}} {{IPAc-en|iː|s}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[role-playing video game]] series, and [[Falcom|Nihon Falcom]] corporation's flagship [[media franchise|franchise]].<ref name="Ys T-shirt">[http://www.mars16.com/cgi-local/main.cgi?id=sg075a15s Official Ys T-shirt with information on the series and the typographical error]</ref> The series started on the [[PC-8801]] in 1987. The games take place in a fictional world with some geographical resemblance to [[Earth]], and chronicle the adventures of Adol Christin, a red-haired swordsman, and his companions. [[Ys (series)|''Ys'' titles]] have appeared on the [[MSX2]], [[FM-7]], [[Master System]], [[Mega Drive]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[TurboGrafx-16#CD-ROM add-ons|TurboGrafx-CD]], [[Mobile game|mobile]], and on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service from [[Nintendo]]. Two separate [[OVA]] anime series of ''Ys'' have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.
{{nihongo|'''''Ys'''''|イース|Īsu|extra={{IPA-ja|iːsu|}}}} {{IPAc-en|iː|s}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[role-playing video game]] series, and [[Falcom|Nihon Falcom]] corporation's flagship [[media franchise|franchise]].<ref name="Ys T-shirt">[http://www.mars16.com/cgi-local/main.cgi?id=sg075a15s Official Ys T-shirt with information on the series and the typographical error] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114110541/http://www.mars16.com/cgi-local/main.cgi?id=sg075a15s |date=2009-01-14 }}</ref> The series started on the [[PC-8801]] in 1987. The games take place in a fictional world with some geographical resemblance to [[Earth]], and chronicle the adventures of Adol Christin, a red-haired swordsman, and his companions. [[Ys (series)|''Ys'' titles]] have appeared on the [[MSX2]], [[FM-7]], [[Master System]], [[Mega Drive]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[TurboGrafx-16#CD-ROM add-ons|TurboGrafx-CD]], [[Mobile game|mobile]], and on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service from [[Nintendo]]. Two separate [[OVA]] anime series of ''Ys'' have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.


==Video games==
==Video games==

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The Ys logo.

Ys (イース, Īsu, [iːsu]) /iːs/ is a Japanese role-playing video game series, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise.[1] The series started on the PC-8801 in 1987. The games take place in a fictional world with some geographical resemblance to Earth, and chronicle the adventures of Adol Christin, a red-haired swordsman, and his companions. Ys titles have appeared on the MSX2, FM-7, Master System, Mega Drive, Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx-CD, mobile, and on the Wii's Virtual Console service from Nintendo. Two separate OVA anime series of Ys have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.

Video games

Main series

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished June 21, 1987[2][3] 1988 (Master System) 1988 (Master System)
Notes:
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter June 24, 1988[4] none none
Notes:
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys July 28, 1989[5] 1991 (TurboGrafx-CD) none
Notes:
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun November 19, 1993[6][7] none none
Notes:
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand December 29, 1995[8][9] none none
Notes:
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim September 27, 2003[10] February 22, 2005 (PlayStation 2) September 16, 2005 (PlayStation 2)
Notes:
Ys Origin December 21, 2006[11] May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012
Notes:
Ys Seven September 16, 2009[12] August 17, 2010 December 29, 2010
Notes:
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana July 21, 2016 September 12, 2017 September 15, 2017
Notes:

Spin-offs

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys December 22, 1993[13] none none
Notes:
Ys Strategy March 23, 2006[14] none December 7, 2006
Notes:
Ys Online: The Call of Solum December 25, 2009[15] none 2009
Notes:
  • Released on Microsoft Windows
  • Developed by Nihon Falcom
  • Online MMORPG developed by Falcom and released by CJ Internet in 2007 in Korea and was in open-beta in Japan; takes place a couple centuries after Ys: The Ark of Napishtim.
  • An English version was available in Europe in January 2009 for beta-testing, before being shut down in November the same year. The Chinese and Korean servers were shut down in 2010 and the Japanese in October 2011. In October 2012, the service was terminated in Taiwan, which was the last active server of the game.
Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga July 29, 2010[16] none none
Notes:

Remakes

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Ys I & II December 21, 1989[17] 1990 February 23, 2011 (PlayStation Portable)
Notes:
  • Released on TurboGrafx-CD
  • Developed by Alfa System
  • Also available on TurboDuo (1992), Microsoft Windows (1997),[18] PlayStation 2 (2003),[19] Nintendo DS (2008),[20] PlayStation Portable (2009),[21] Android (2015), iOS (2015)
  • PC remakes known as Ys Eternal and later Ys I Complete. Japan-only Nintendo DS remake known as Ys: The Vanished Omen.[22]
  • Pack-in game for TTi's TurboDuo console was a re-pressing of the TurboGrafx-CD version, but with new silk-screening on the CD-ROM (i.e. the TG-CD logo was replaced by the new "TurboDuo" logo, among other changes).
  • The PC Complete version was re-released as "Cheap Edition" in 2005.
  • A PlayStation 2 "Limited Edition" was also released.
  • The Nintendo DS version was a North American exclusive compilation, as it was released as separate games in Japan.[23][24]
  • The PlayStation Portable version is based on the first remake for the 2001 Microsoft Windows version[25] while the 2013 Microsoft Windows version is purchased as a set for Steam, but Ys I and Ys II appear separately in your game list.
Ys: The Oath in Felghana July 4, 2005[26] November 2, 2010 (PlayStation Portable) January 27, 2011 (PlayStation Portable)
Notes:
  • Released on Microsoft Windows
  • Developed by Nihon Falcom
  • Also available on Mobile (2005), PlayStation Portable (2010)
  • Ys: The Oath in Felghana is a "re-imagined" remake of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, intended largely to make the game's events fit in better with the overarching plot threads introduced in later games.
Ys: Memories of Celceta September 27, 2012[27] November 26, 2013 February 21, 2014
Notes:
  • Released on PlayStation Vita
  • Developed by Nihon Falcom
  • Also available on Microsoft Windows (2015)
  • Ys: Memories of Celceta, released in Japan as Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta, is a "re-imagined" remake of Ys IV, intended largely to make the game's events fit in better with the overarching plot threads introduced in later games.

Other media

Anime

Title Details
Ys: Book One & Book Two

1989-1991 – OVA 		Notes:
Ys: Castle In The Heavens

1992-1993 – OVA 		Notes:

Music albums

  • Ys & Ys II Eternal
  • Ys – The Oath in Felghana – Pre Arrange Version
  • Ys Origin Original Sound Track
  • Ys Origin Super Arrange Version
  • Ys Ancient Vanished Omens – Perfect Collection Arranged Soundtrack
  • Ys Dramatic Concert
  • Ys Healing
  • Ys Heaven's Sanctuary Original Sound Track ~ Electric Orchestra
  • Ys Heaven's Sanctuary Original Sound Track ~ J.D.K. BAND
  • Ys II Renewal
  • Ys II, Perfect Collection
  • Ys III J.D.K. Band Special ~ X68000 Original Ver + J.D.K. Special Arrange Version
  • Ys III Wanderers from Ys Game Sound Track
  • Ys III Wanderers from Ys Super Arrange Version
  • Ys III, Perfect Collection
  • Ys IV – The Dawn of Ys
  • Ys IV The Dawn of Souls, Perfect Collection Vol. 1
  • Ys IV The Dawn of Souls, Perfect Collection Vol. 2
  • Ys IV The Dawn of Souls, Perfect Collection Vol. 3
  • Ys Piano Collection
  • Ys Piano Collection 2
  • Ys Renewal
  • Ys Special Collection – All About Falcom – Memorial Sounds
  • Ys The Oath in Felghana Original Sound Track
  • Ys The Oath in Felghana Super Arrange Version
  • Ys V Image Album
  • Ys V Orchestra Version
  • Ys VI The Ark of Napishtim Original Sound Track
  • Ys VI The Songs of Zemeth ~Instrumental Only~
  • Ys VI The Songs of Zemeth ~Ys VI Vocal Version~
  • Ys VI Vocal Version, The Songs of Zemeth
  • Ys, Perfect Collection
  • Ys, Provincialism
  • Ys, Symphony '95
  • Ys, The Songs of Zemeth ~Instrumental Only~
  • Ys, Very Best of
  • Ys, Lilia
  • Ys, Feena

Music can also be found on:

  • Falcom Classics
  • Falcom Classics 2 Music Collection
  • Falcom Ending Collection 1987–1992
  • Falcom J.D.K. Band 1
  • Falcom Music Sampler 96
  • Falcom Music Sampler 97
  • Falcom Nanba Collection
  • Falcom Neo Classic ~ From Studios in London City
  • Falcom Special Box '91
  • Falcom Special Box '94

References

  1. ^ Official Ys T-shirt with information on the series and the typographical error Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Mobygames Ys 1 Release Information". Mobygames. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  3. ^ "Legacy of Ys: Books I and II Official Website". Atlus. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  4. ^ "Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  5. ^ "Ys III: Wanderers from Ys". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  6. ^ "Ys IV: Mask of the Sun". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  7. ^ "Ys IV: Mask of the Sun - A New Theory Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  8. ^ "Ys V: Sand City Kefin". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  9. ^ "Ys V Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  10. ^ "Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  11. ^ "Ys Origin Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  12. ^ "News For Gamers". N4G. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  13. ^ "Ys IV: Dawn of Ys". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  14. ^ "Ys Strategy Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  15. ^ "Ys Online's Official Website". CJ Internet. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  16. ^ "falcom.com".
  17. ^ "Ys Book I & II Release Information for Turbo CD". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  18. ^ "Ys I & II Complete". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  19. ^ "Ys I & II: Eternal Story". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  20. ^ Sines, Shawn. "Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Coming to the U.S." IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  21. ^ http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/data/958945.html
  22. ^ "Ys: The Vanished Omen". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  23. ^ "Ys: The Vanished Omen". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  24. ^ "Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished DS". RPGamer. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  25. ^ http://www.psxextreme.com/psp-news/1553.html
  26. ^ "Ys: The Oath In Felghana Release Information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  27. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2012). "PlayStation Vita Ys Dated". Andriasang. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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