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Adol is informed that he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces. Sara gives Adol a crystal for identification and instructs him to find her aunt in Zepik Village, who holds the key to retrieving one of the Books. With that, his quest begins.
Adol is informed that he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces. Sara gives Adol a crystal for identification and instructs him to find her aunt in Zepik Village, who holds the key to retrieving one of the Books. With that, his quest begins.


==Names==
==Release History==
The name of this game is often misspelled, rearranged, or simplified in various ways (officially and unofficially). The original NEC PC-8801 manual artwork shows no Japanese, but only the series logo and the title "Ancient Ys Vanished" (therefore the original title was either Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished, Ys Ancient Ys Vanished, or just Ancient Ys Vanished). No image of the box art exists, but it is probably the same as the manual cover, which was used for the MSX cover.
Versions of this game have been released from 1987 to as recently as 2009.  In many cases, the game was released independently from it's sequel. However, because the sequel [[Ys II]] begins literally moments after the first Ys ends, they have been released together on numerous occassions as a compilation.


Wikipedia uses the name ''Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished'', which is never published anywhere. The closest title is the ''Ys I & II Complete'' title screen for ''Ys'', which shows a combined title of Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen: Ys I Complete''. In no official, original (non-compilation) publication does the title ever have the number one in it (roman numeral or otherwise). It wasn't until the second game was released that a number was added to the title, so ''Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished'' may well be a retconned-like title created by people to distinguish it from the second game, but give it a similar title that is easy to recognize it as the first game.
Because of the multiple releases, as well as the various translations of the game that have been produced, the name of this game is often misspelled, rearranged, or simplified in various ways (officially and unofficially). Sources for these various names include the box artwork, the manuals, and the title screens.  Surprisingly, many of the Japanese releases utilize English to display the title.


''Y's'' appeared as a misspelling of the logo due to an error on the packaging of the Sega Master System English-language release (see rear cover).
Below is an attempt to summarize the various releases and the titles they used.  For more information about each version, please see the {{~|Version comparison|version comparison}} page.


Official spellings across all of the releases are:
{|{{prettytable}}
 
! System(s) || Date || Name || Notes
{|{{prettytable|notwide=1}}
!width="250px"|Name
!Where it was published
|-
|-
|イース||Japanese [[wp:Katakana|Katakana]] as seen on the box art of the [[Famicom]] and [[X68000]] releases. In many versions, this is written across and on top of the title screen image.
| [[NEC PC-88]], [[Sharp X1]], [[NEC PC-98]], [[Fujitsu FM-7]], [[MSX2]]
| June-December [[1987]] || イース Ancient Ys Vanished Omen || The original computer releases, the main title of the game is written as an illustrated "Ys" on the box artwork, manual, and title screen, as opposed to the Katakana "イース" which is the formal release title.
|-
|-
|Ys||Series logo and artistic translation of イース. It appears on almost all box art; even Japanese. It is the sole identifier of the Japanese [[:File:Ys JP SMS box front.jpg|Sega Master System box art]].
| [[Famicom]] || August 26, 1988 || Ys, イース || Both the English and the Katakana are displayed on the box artwork, while only the Katakana is displayed on the title screen.
|-
|-
|Ys: The Vanished Omens||Box artwork, such as the [[:File:Ys The Vanished Omens SMS box front.jpg|Sega Master System packaging]]. Alternate names:
| [[Sega Master System]] || October 15, 1988 || Ys (Japan)<br/>Ys: The Vanished Omen (US & Europe) || The name was changed outside of Japan. The Brazilian box art contains the infamous and incorrect "Y's" with an apostrophe.
*Could be written as ''Ys The Vanished Omens'' if the colon is excluded.
*Could be written as ''The Vanished Omens'' if the series logo is excluded.
|-
|-
|Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen||[[MSX]], [[PC-98]], and [[Sega Master System]] in-game title.
| [[TurboGrafx-CD]] || December 21, 1989 || Ys I・II (Japan)<br/> Ys Book I & II (US & Europe) || The first compilation release containing both chapters in one game.  The title screen displays, "イース Ancient Ys Vanished".  
|-
|-
|Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished||Japanese [[NEC PC-8801]], [[MSX]] box and manual titles.
| [[Sharp X68000]] || July 19, 1991 || イース || No usage of the illustrated English appears on the box art or title screen of this version.
|-
|-
|Ancient Ys Vanished||This is an acceptable shortened version of "Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished" because the series logo is separated by much distance from the words on the box artwork (thus in some cases is it debatable if they are two separate sentences or part of the same one).
| [[Sega Saturn]] || November 6, 1997 || イース Ancient Ys Vanished Omen || Part of the first [[Falcom Classics]] compilation, the title screen utilizes Katakana instead of the illustrated English "Ys".  This version would go on to be released on the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] in 2007.
|-
|-
|Ancient Land of Ys||Box artwork for PC releases, such as the [[:File:Ancient Land of Ys box.png|Apple II GS packaging]]. This same box was used for the [[IBM PC-DOS]] and [[TRS-80]] (Tandy) releases.
| Windows 95/98 || April 24, 1998 || Ys Eternal || The first in a series of remakes which upgrade the look, feel, and sound of the game, as well as introduce new content. A VE (Very Easy) version was released in 2001.
|-
|-
|Ancient Ys Vanished Omen||Words that appear on the title screen in the NEC PC-88 and PC-8801 version. Also, the in-game label that appears at the top of the screen when playing [[Ys I & II Complete]].
| Windows 95/98 || June 28, 2001 || Ys Complete || A slight enhancement to the original remake which introduced new difficulties and time attack mode. First released as a compilation, but later sold separately from Ys II Complete.
|-
|-
|Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen||Combined series logo plus words that appear in the NEC PC-88 and PC-8801 title screens.
| [[PlayStation 2]] || August 7, 2003 || Ys I & II Eternal Story || A compilation based primarily on the Ys Eternal version, but with further changes to gameplay.
|-
|-
|Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen||Words that appear on title screen of Ys Chronicles (one of the Ys I & II compilation remakes).
| [[Nintendo DS]] || March 20, 2008 || イースDS / Legacy of Ys: Books I & II || The DS version of the game, originally released as separate titles in Japan, the two games were brought together on one cartridge for the US release.
|-
|-
|Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen||Series logo combined with words that appear on title screen of Ys Chronicles (one of the Ys I & II compilation remakes).
| Windows XP/7, [[PlayStation Portable]] || July 16, 2009 || Ys I & II Chronicles || Based primarily upon Ys Complete, the PSP version was released first, followed by the PC conversion in December.
|}
|}


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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished, abbreviated to simply Ys (イース Iisu?) in two versions (see the names section for other various published names), is the first installment of Ys, an action RPG series developed by Nihon Falcom in 1987.

Initially developed for the NEC PC-8801 by Masaya Hashimoto (director, programmer, designer) and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (scenario writer), the game was soon ported to the Sharp X1, NEC PC-9801, FM-7, FM-77AV and MSX2 Japanese computer systems. Ancient Ys Vanished saw many subsequent releases, such as English-language versions for the Master System, MS-DOS, Apple IIGS, and TurboGrafx-16, and enhanced remakes for the Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows systems.

Appearances in compilations

The game was also released as part of a compilation, Ys I & II, for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-CD in 1989, along with Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished's 1988 sequel Ys II. Subsequent versions of Ys I & II were released, with new titles, for Windows (2000), PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, and again for Windows (Vista/7).

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Story

For more details on this topic, see Ys/Story.

The hero of Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the original story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. (In the enhanced remakes, he first wakes up in the port town of Barbado, south of Minea, after washing up on shore due to a shipwreck.) He is called upon by Sara, a fortuneteller, who tells him of a great evil that is sweeping the land.

Adol is informed that he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces. Sara gives Adol a crystal for identification and instructs him to find her aunt in Zepik Village, who holds the key to retrieving one of the Books. With that, his quest begins.

Release History

Versions of this game have been released from 1987 to as recently as 2009. In many cases, the game was released independently from it's sequel. However, because the sequel Ys II begins literally moments after the first Ys ends, they have been released together on numerous occassions as a compilation.

Because of the multiple releases, as well as the various translations of the game that have been produced, the name of this game is often misspelled, rearranged, or simplified in various ways (officially and unofficially). Sources for these various names include the box artwork, the manuals, and the title screens. Surprisingly, many of the Japanese releases utilize English to display the title.

Below is an attempt to summarize the various releases and the titles they used. For more information about each version, please see the Template:~ page.

System(s) Date Name Notes
NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, NEC PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7, MSX2 June-December 1987 イース Ancient Ys Vanished Omen The original computer releases, the main title of the game is written as an illustrated "Ys" on the box artwork, manual, and title screen, as opposed to the Katakana "イース" which is the formal release title.
Famicom August 26, 1988 Ys, イース Both the English and the Katakana are displayed on the box artwork, while only the Katakana is displayed on the title screen.
Sega Master System October 15, 1988 Ys (Japan)
Ys: The Vanished Omen (US & Europe)		 The name was changed outside of Japan. The Brazilian box art contains the infamous and incorrect "Y's" with an apostrophe.
TurboGrafx-CD December 21, 1989 Ys I・II (Japan)
Ys Book I & II (US & Europe)		 The first compilation release containing both chapters in one game. The title screen displays, "イース Ancient Ys Vanished".
Sharp X68000 July 19, 1991 イース No usage of the illustrated English appears on the box art or title screen of this version.
Sega Saturn November 6, 1997 イース Ancient Ys Vanished Omen Part of the first Falcom Classics compilation, the title screen utilizes Katakana instead of the illustrated English "Ys". This version would go on to be released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007.
Windows 95/98 April 24, 1998 Ys Eternal The first in a series of remakes which upgrade the look, feel, and sound of the game, as well as introduce new content. A VE (Very Easy) version was released in 2001.
Windows 95/98 June 28, 2001 Ys Complete A slight enhancement to the original remake which introduced new difficulties and time attack mode. First released as a compilation, but later sold separately from Ys II Complete.
PlayStation 2 August 7, 2003 Ys I & II Eternal Story A compilation based primarily on the Ys Eternal version, but with further changes to gameplay.
Nintendo DS March 20, 2008 イースDS / Legacy of Ys: Books I & II The DS version of the game, originally released as separate titles in Japan, the two games were brought together on one cartridge for the US release.
Windows XP/7, PlayStation Portable July 16, 2009 Ys I & II Chronicles Based primarily upon Ys Complete, the PSP version was released first, followed by the PC conversion in December.

Artwork

  • PC-8801 manual front cover.

    PC-8801 manual front cover.

  • PC-8801 manual rear cover.

    PC-8801 manual rear cover.

  • MSX2 box, front.

    MSX2 box, front.

  • Japanese X68000 box, front.

    Japanese X68000 box, front.

  • Famicom box, front.

    Famicom box, front.

  • Japanese Sega Master System box, front.

    Japanese Sega Master System box, front.

  • North American Sega Master System box, front.

    North American Sega Master System box, front.

  • North American Sega Master System box, rear.

    North American Sega Master System box, rear.

  • Japanese Nintendo DS box, front.

    Japanese Nintendo DS box, front.

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