Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D2

Original system(s): JP Home Computers

Developer(s) of original games: Falcom

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit (JP only)

Genre: RPG

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988-10-15	¥5,8005,800	G-1370
US	1989-03	$59.9959.99^[2]	7501
EU	1989		MK-7501-03
BR	1991-12^[3]

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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 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

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

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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:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)^[5]
ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)^[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)^[7]
ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)^[8]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[19]

ACE (UK)

78

^[1]

ACE (UK)

PAL

92

^[9]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

68

^[20]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

89

^[10]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

88

^[11]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

88

^[12]

Computer Action (DK)

75

^[21]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

84

^[22]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

92

^[23]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

67

^[14]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[24]

The Games Machine (UK)

PAL

90

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

88

^[16]

Power Play (DE)

PAL

71

^[26]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

85

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

84

^[28]

Software Gids (NL)

84

^[29]

	81
Based on 20 reviews

Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

Master System, US
Cover
Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

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 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:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p44-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 44

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_08.pdf_p34-2] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:Supergame_BR_05.pdf_p39-3] File:Supergame BR 05.pdf, page 39

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3Dv2kIDFFolAw-4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kIDFFolAw

[:File:CVG_UK_091.pdf_p84-5] Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84

[:File:ACE_UK_20.pdf_p68-6] ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_092.pdf_p89-7] Computer & Video Games, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-16), page 89

[:File:ACE_UK_21.pdf_p76-8] ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 76

[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p144-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p77-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p112-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p63-12] 12.0 ^12.1 The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63

[:File:CVG_UK_089.pdf_p92_.2892.2F93.29-13] Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 92/93 (92)

[:File:EGM_US_001.pdf_p45-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 45

[:File:TGM_UK_18.pdf_p36_.2836.2F37.29-15] The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36/37 (36)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-16] 16.0 ^16.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p13-17] 17.0 ^17.1 S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 13

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[19] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 272

[:File:ASM_DE_1989-03.pdf_p64-20] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1989" (DE; 1989-02-24), page 64

[: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:Famitsu_JP_0061.pdf_p12-24] Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 12

[:File:TGM_UK_18.pdf_p36-25] The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-05.pdf_p56-26] Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 56

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p61-27] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-28] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:SoftwareGids_NL_01.pdf_p33-29] 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