Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

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NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)

Developer: Sega R&D 2^[1]

Distributor: Tonka (US), Kanal 10 (SE rental), Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Nihon Falcom

Original system(s): JP Home Computers

Developer(s) of original games: Falcom

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit (JP only)

Genre: RPG^[2], Adventure Role-Playing^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988-10-15^[2]	¥5,8005,800	G-1370
US	1989-03^[4]	$59.9959.99^[5]	7501
EU	1989		MK-7501-03
DE	19xx
UK	1989-03^[6]	£32.9532.95^[7]	MK-7501-03
SE	19xx
SE (Rental)	19xx
BR	1991-12^[8]

Non-Sega versions
Apple IIGS Famicom FM-7 IBM PC MSX2 PC-8801 mkII SR PC-9801 X1

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen is a 1987 RPG developed by Falcom first released on the PC-88 before being ported to pretty much every platform released at the time and over the next few years. Its first port released overseas was to the Sega Master System by Sega in 1988; in the US and Europe it was sold under the name Y's: The Vanished Omens and in Japan simply as Ys (イース) (the game itself is still called Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen).

It is one of the few Master System games with FM support to have the FM code completely removed in its overseas releases. Furthermore, the game takes advantage of a VDP mirroring bug that was fixed on Master System II consoles and anything based on that hardware (including the Sega Mega Drive); consequently the game will look incorrectly on these systems.

A different remake of the original Ys was later included in the 1997 compilation Falcom Classics for the Sega Saturn. Despite the fact that the original Ys was the first installment of a two-part story, its sequel (Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter) was never ported to the Master System, or the Sega Mega Drive for that matter, although a remake of Ys II was later included in Falcom Classics II for the Sega Saturn in 1998.

Production credits

Main article: Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen/Production credits.

Hints

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Magazine articles

Main article: Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #90: "April 1989" (1989-03-16)
also published in:

New Computer Express (UK) #21: "April 1, 1989" (1989-03-30)^[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)^[10]
New Computer Express (UK) #23: "April 15, 1989" (1989-04-13)^[11]
ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)^[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)^[13]
ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)^[14]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[15]

ACE (UK)

78

^[7]

ACE (UK)

PAL

92

^[16]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

68

^[17]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[18]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

88

^[19]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

88

^[20]

Computer Action (DK)

75

^[21]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

84

^[22]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

92

^[23]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

67

^[24]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[25]

The Games Machine (UK)

PAL

90

^[26]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

88

^[27]

Power Play (DE)

PAL

71

^[28]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[29]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[30]

Sega Pro (UK)

85

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

84

^[32]

Software Gids (NL)

84

^[33]

	81
Based on 20 reviews

Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

Master System, US
Cover
Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover

Master System, DE

Master System, SE

Master System, SE (rental; Kanal 10)
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	b33e2827
MD5	77d2ff054429f7970134e67800539a78
SHA-1	e73e836c353543e9f48315410b0d72278899ff59

256kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

8kB backup

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CRC32	32759751
MD5	17364162da3ccee847850dd9b403765c
SHA-1	614b589080b732e17cc0d253e17216a72a268955

256kB

Cartridge (JP)

8kB backup

References

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

Main page | Comparisons | Credits | Magazine articles | Reception

Books: Sega Game Attack Manual Book Ys (1988)

Ys games on Sega systems / developed by Sega
	Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen (1988)
	Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991)
	Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (Cancelled)
	Falcom Classics (Ys) (1997) \| Falcom Classics II (Ys II) (1998) \| Falcom Classics Collection (Ys / Ys II) (1999)

[:File:SPEC_Vol_0.pdf_p2-1] Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 0" (JP; 1988-08-26), page 2

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201114213233.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsegamark3.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-14 21:32)

[:File:Ys_EU_cover.jpg_p-3] File:Ys EU cover.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.7_12.pdf_p11-4] Computer Entertainer, "March 1989" (US; 1989-03-20), page 11

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_08.pdf_p34-5] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:BristolEveningPost_UK_1989-04-07_Page_85.jpg_p-6] File:BristolEveningPost UK 1989-04-07 Page 85.jpg

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p44-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 44

[:File:Supergame_BR_05.pdf_p39-8] Supergame, "Dezembro 1991" (BR; 1991-12-xx), page 39

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_021.pdf_p9-9] New Computer Express, "April 1, 1989" (UK; 1989-03-30), page 9

[:File:CVG_UK_091.pdf_p84-10] Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_023.pdf_p7-11] New Computer Express, "April 15, 1989" (UK; 1989-04-13), page 7

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p68-12] ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_092.pdf_p89-13] Computer & Video Games, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-16), page 89

[:File:ACE_UK_21.pdf_p76-14] ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 76

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 272

[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p144-16] ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-03.pdf_p64-17] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1989" (DE; 1989-02-24), page 64

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p77-18] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p112-19] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p63-20] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p35-21] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p147-22] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147

[:File:CVG_UK_089.pdf_p92-23] Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_001.pdf_p45-24] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 45

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0061.pdf_p12-25] Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 12

[:File:TGM_UK_18.pdf_p36-26] The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-27] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-05.pdf_p56-28] Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 56

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p13-29] S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 13

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-30] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-31] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-32] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:SoftwareGids_NL_01.pdf_p33-33] Software Gids, "Mei/Juni 1990" (NL; 1990-05-xx), page 33

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

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Contents

Production credits

Hints

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References