Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
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
Sega Master System
JP 		¥5,8005,800 G-1370
Sega Master System
US 		$59.9959.99[2] 7501
Sega Master System
EU 		MK-7501-03
Sega Master System
BR

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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

Source:
In-game credits[4]


Hints

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Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 [1]
92 [9]
89 [10]
88 [11]
88 [12]
92 [13]
75 [14]
90 [15]
88 [16]
89 №2, p6/7
85 [17]
80 [18]
85 [19]
Sega Master System
 86
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[20]
ACE (UK)
78
[1]
ACE (UK) PAL
92
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
68
[21]
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
[22]
Console XS (UK) PAL
84
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[24]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)
67
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[25]
The Games Machine (UK) PAL
90
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
88
[16]
Power Play (DE) PAL
71
[27]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[18]
Sega Pro (UK)
85
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[28]
Software Gids (NL)
84
[29]
Sega Master System
 81
Based on
20 reviews

Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen

Master System, US
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Cover
Ys sms us manual.pdf
Manual
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Poster
Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, EU
® variant
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Cover
Master System, JP
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Cover
Ys SMS JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 b33e2827
MD5 77d2ff054429f7970134e67800539a78
SHA-1 e73e836c353543e9f48315410b0d72278899ff59
256kB Cartridge (EU/US) 8kB backup
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 32759751
MD5 17364162da3ccee847850dd9b403765c
SHA-1 614b589080b732e17cc0d253e17216a72a268955
256kB Cartridge (JP) 8kB backup

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 44
  2. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 34
  3. ↑ Supergame, "Dezembro 1991" (BR; 1991-12-xx), page 39
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kIDFFolAw
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84
  6. ↑ ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 68
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-16), page 89
  8. ↑ ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 76
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 112
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63
  13. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 92/93 (92)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 45
  15. ↑ The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36/37 (36)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 13
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  20. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 272
  21. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1989" (DE; 1989-02-24), page 64
  22. ↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 35
  23. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 147
  24. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1989" (UK; 1989-02-xx), page 92
  25. ↑ Famitsu, "1988-11-11" (JP; 1988-1x-xx), page 12
  26. ↑ The Games Machine, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-20), page 36
  27. ↑ Power Play, "5/89" (DE; 1989-04-10), page 56
  28. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  29. ↑ Software Gids, "Mei/Juni 1990" (NL; 1990-05-xx), page 33
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 Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen (1988)
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Sega Mega-CD
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