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The Ancient Land of Ys 1987

Nihon Falcom

Apple IIGSDOSFM-7PC-8800 SeriesPC-9800 Seriesx1Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD

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The hero of Ys is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. 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 … The hero of Ys is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. 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. Read more

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Developers
Nihon Falcom
Publishers
Hudson Soft, Kyodai Software Marketing, Nihon Falcom
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Franchises
Ys
Series
Ys
Also known as
Ys: The Vanished Omens · Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished · Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen · Ancient Land of Ys · Ys (Abbreviation) · Ys 1 (Abbreviation)

Release dates

  • Jun 21, 1987 FM-7, PC-8800 Series · Japan
  • Jun 26, 1987 Sharp X1 · Japan
  • Aug 28, 1987 PC-9800 Series · Japan
  • 1989 Apple IIGS, DOS · North America

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