Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen is a 1987 RPG developed by Falcom first released on the NEC 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 Ys: 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 2s and anything based on that hardware (including the Sega Mega Drive); consequently the game will look incorrectly on these systems.

It was later included on Falcom Classics for the Sega Saturn.

Production Credits

Director: Gamer Miki
Program: Kami Kami, Si Extra
Design: Chameleon Aki, Jakurin
Sound: Bo, Ippo, Neko
Special Thanks: Nanno Koreshiki, Waka Kun, Ichiemon, Mizoran
Check: Works Nishi, Sonota, Suunin
Copyright by: Falcom 1987
Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №20, p44
92 №26, p144
89 №1, p77
88 №4, p112
92 №89, p92/93
75 №1
90 №18, p36/37
85 №7, p13
89 №2, p6/7
80 №23, p61
85 №6, p31
Sega Master System
 86
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[1]
ACE (UK)
78
[2]
ACE (UK) PAL
92
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
89
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
88
[6]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
88
[7]
Computer Action (DK)
75
[8]
Console XS (UK) PAL
84
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
67
[11]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[12]
The Games Machine (UK) PAL
90
[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
88
[14]
Power Play (DE) PAL
71
[15]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[16]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[17]
Sega Pro (UK)
85
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[19]
Software Gids (NL)
84
[20]
Sega Master System
 81
Based on
20 reviews

Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

Master System, US
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Manual
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Poster (front)
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Poster (back)
Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, EU
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Master System, JP
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Master System, BR
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  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 272
  2. ↑ ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 44
  3. ↑ ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144
  4. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1989" (DE; 1989-02-24), page 64
  5. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77
  6. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112
  7. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63
  8. ↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 35
  9. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 92
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 45
  12. ↑ Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 12
  13. ↑ The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36
  14. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  15. ↑ Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 56
  16. ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 13
  17. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  20. ↑ Software Gids, "Mei/Juni 1990" (NL; 1990-05-xx), page 33
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