List of Ys media

Ys (イース, Īsu, [iːsɯ]) /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 as well as PC Engine re-releases for PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Two separate OVA anime series of Ys have been released, as well as many soundtracks based on the games' music.

The Ys logo.

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: Originally released on PC-8801, later ported to X1 (1987), PC-9801 (1987), FM-7 (1987), MSX2 (1987), Famicom (1988), Master System (1988), MS-DOS (1989), X68000 (1991)
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter	June 24, 1988[4]	none	none
Notes: Originally released on PC-8801 and PC-9801, later ported to FM-7 (1988), X1 (1988), MSX2 (1988), Famicom (1990)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys	July 28, 1989[5]	1991 (TurboGrafx-CD)	none
Notes: Originally released on PC-8801 and PC-9801, later ported to MSX2 (1989), X68000 (1990), TurboGrafx-CD (1991), SNES (1991), Famicom (1991), Sega Genesis (1991), PlayStation 2 (2005)
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun	November 19, 1993[6][7]	none	none
Notes: Originally released on Super Famicom, later ported to PlayStation 2 (2005), Mobile (2006)
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand	December 29, 1995[8][9]	none	none
Notes: Originally released on Super Famicom, later ported to PlayStation 2 (2006) Re-released same year as an "Expert" edition
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	September 27, 2003[10]	February 22, 2005 (PlayStation 2)	September 16, 2005 (PlayStation 2)
Notes: Originally released on Microsoft Windows, later ported to PlayStation 2 (2005), Mobile (2005), PlayStation Portable (2006)
Ys Origin	December 21, 2006[11]	May 31, 2012	May 31, 2012
Notes: Originally released on Microsoft Windows, later ported to PlayStation 4 (2017), PlayStation Vita (2017), Xbox One (2018), Nintendo Switch (2020) It was only released digitally in North America and Europe.
Ys Seven	September 16, 2009[12]	August 17, 2010	December 29, 2010
Notes: Originally released on PlayStation Portable, later ported to Microsoft Windows (2012) It was only released digitally in North America and Europe
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	July 21, 2016	September 12, 2017	September 15, 2017
Notes: Originally released on PlayStation Vita, later ported to PlayStation 4 (2017), Microsoft Windows (2018), Nintendo Switch (2018)
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox	September 26, 2019	2021	2021
Notes: Originally released on PlayStation 4, later ported to Microsoft Windows (2021), Nintendo Switch (2021)

Spin-offs

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys	December 22, 1993[13]	none	none
Notes: Released on PC Engine CD-ROM² Developed by Hudson Soft Non-canon game. Also released under the title "Ys IV".
Ys Strategy	March 23, 2006[14]	none	December 7, 2006
Notes: Released on Nintendo DS Developed by Future Creates
Ys Online: The Call of Solum	December 25, 2009[15]	none	2009
Notes: Released on Microsoft Windows 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 servers were shut down in China and Korea in 2010, in Japan in October 2011, and in Taiwan in October 2012.
Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga	July 29, 2010[16]	none	none
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable Fighting game crossover featuring characters from Falcom's Ys and Trails series

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), X68000 (2021) 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), PlayStation 4 (2020) 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: Closely follows to the plot of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
Ys: Castle In The Heavens 1992-1993 – OVA	Notes: Loosely follows the plot of Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter

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. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
19. "Ys I & II: Eternal Story". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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.

External links

• Falcom's website