List of Ys media

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The Ys logo.

Ys (イース Īsu?, [iːsu̥]) /ˈiːs/ is a Japanese role-playing video game series, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise.[1] The series started on the NEC 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, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurbGrafx/PC-Engine CD-ROM, cellular phone, 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 Details
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished

Original release date(s):[2][3]
    		 Release years by system:
    1987 – PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7, X1, and MSX2
    1988 – Famicom, Master System
    1989 – DOS, IIGS
    1991—X68000
    1998—Microsoft Windows (Ys Eternal)
    2008—Nintendo DS (Ys Eternal)
    Notes:
    • PC remakes known as Ys Eternal and later Ys I Complete. Japan-only Nintendo DS remake known as Ys: The Vanished Omen.[4]
    Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter

    Original release date(s):[5]
      		 Release years by system:
      1988—PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7, X1, and MSX2
      1989—Famicom
      1989—DOS, IIGS
      1998—Microsoft Windows (Ys Eternal)
      2008—Nintendo DS (Ys Eternal)
      Notes:
      • PC remakes known as Ys Eternal and later Ys II Complete. Japan-only Nintendo DS remake known as Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished DS.[6]
      Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

      Original release date(s):[7]
        		 Release years by system:
        1989—PC-8801, PC-9801, Sharp X68000, and MSX2
        1991—Famicom, TurboGrafx-16, Sega Genesis, SNES
        2005—PlayStation 2
        Ys IV: Mask of the Sun

        Original release date(s):[8][9]
          		 Release years by system:
          1993—Super Famicom
          2005—PlayStation 2
          Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

          Original release date(s):[10]
            		 Release years by system:
            1993—PC Engine
            Notes:
            • Non-canon game developed by Hudson Soft. Also released under the title "Ys IV".
            Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand

            Original release date(s):[11][12]
              		 Release years by system:
              1995—Super Famicom
              2006—PlayStation 2
              Notes:
              • Re-released same year as an "Expert" edition.
              Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

              Original release date(s):[13]
                		 Release years by system:
                2003—Microsoft Windows
                2005—PlayStation 2
                2006—PSP
                2015—Microsoft Windows (North America) / Steam
                Ys: The Oath in Felghana

                Original release date(s):[14]
                  		 Release years by system:
                  2005—Microsoft Windows (Japan)
                  2010—PSP
                  2012—Microsoft Windows (North America) / Steam
                  Notes:
                  • Ys: The Oath in Felghana is not technically a new game in the series, but is rather a heavily "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 Origin

                  Original release date(s):[15]
                    		 Release years by system:
                    2006—Microsoft Windows (Japan)
                    2012—Microsoft Windows (North America) / Steam
                    Ys Strategy

                    Original release date(s):[16]
                      		 Release years by system:
                      2006—Nintendo DS
                      Ys Online: The Call of Solum

                      Original release date(s):[17]
                        		 Release years by system:
                        2007, 2009 – Windows
                        Notes:

                        Online MMORPG developed by Falcom and released by CJ Internet in 2007 in Korea and currently 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 Seven

                        Original release date(s):[18]
                          		 Release years by system:
                          September 17, 2009—PSP
                          Notes:

                          Next numerical installment in the series, taking place shortly after the events of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim.
                          Ys: Memories of Celceta

                          Original release date(s):[19]
                            		 Release years by system:
                            2012—PlayStation Vita
                            Notes:

                            Ys: Memories of Celceta, released in Japan as Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta, is not technically a new entry in the series, but instead a reimagining of Ys IV in order to make the games events fit better within series canon. This is the first Ys IV developed by Nihon Falcom.

                            Compilations

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                            Main article: Ys I & II

                            Ys I and Ys II have been released together several times, both as compilations and remakes.

                            Title Details
                            Ys I & II

                            Original release date(s):[20]
                              		 Release years by system:
                              1989—PC Engine CD-ROM (Japan)
                              1990—TurboGrafx-CD (North America)
                              1992—TurboDuo
                              2008—Wii Virtual Console (emulated TurboGrafx-CD version)
                              Notes:
                              • 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).
                              Ys I & II Complete

                              Original release date(s):[21]
                                		 Release years by system:
                                2001—PC
                                Notes:
                                • Re-released as "Cheap Edition" in 2005.
                                Ys Eternal Story

                                Original release date(s):[22]
                                  		 Release years by system:
                                  2003—PlayStation 2
                                  Notes:
                                  • A "Limited Edition" was also released.
                                  Legacy of Ys: Books I & II

                                  Original release date(s):[23]
                                    		 Release years by system:
                                    2009—Nintendo DS
                                    Notes:
                                    • North American exclusive compilation, as it was released as separate games in Japan.
                                    Ys I & II Chronicles

                                    Original release date(s):[24]
                                      		 Release years by system:
                                      2009—PSP
                                      2013—Microsoft Windows / Steam
                                      Notes:
                                      • Based on the first remake for PC.[25] Windows version is purchased as a set on Steam, but Ys I and Ys II appear separately in your game list.

                                      Mobile games

                                      Several mobile games in the series were released in Japan.

                                      • Ys I – 2002, Hudson. 2-D graphics. Later this was released in North America as Ys Book I (2005, Hudson Mobile). This is the first mobile Ys title available in North America.
                                      • Ys II – 2002, Hudson. 2-D graphics.
                                      • Ys I – 3D – 2005, Taito. A 3-D remake of the original Ys game.
                                      • Ys I – 3D – Adventure of Dogi – 2005, Taito.
                                      • Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim – 2005, Taito.
                                      • Ys IV: Mask of the Sun – A new theory – 2006, Taito.
                                      • Ys: The Oath in Felghana[26]
                                      • Ys V[27]

                                      Other games

                                      Title Details
                                      Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga

                                      Original release date(s):[28]
                                        		 Release years by system:
                                        July 29, 2010—PSP
                                        Notes:
                                        • A multiplayer fighting game.

                                        Other media

                                        Anime

                                        Title Details
                                        Ys: Book I

                                        1989-1991 – OVA                                        		 Notes:
                                        Ys: Book II

                                        1992-1993 – OVA                                        		 Notes:


                                        Music albums

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                                        • 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:

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                                        • 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
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                                        24. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/data/958945.html
                                        25. ↑ http://www.psxextreme.com/psp-news/1553.html
                                        26. ↑ http://www.falcom.co.jp/mobile/repo/ys_ysf.html
                                        27. ↑ http://www.falcom.co.jp/mobile/repo/ys_ys5.html
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                                        External links

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