Ys | |
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Genres | Action role-playing game |
Developers | Nihon Falcom |
Publishers | Nihon Falcom |
Composers | Falcom Sound Team jdk |
Platforms | X1, X1turbo, MSX2, FM-7/77, FM-77AV, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Famicom, Nintendo DS, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx-CD, IIGS, Mobile phone, SNES, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 |
Platform of origin | NEC PC-8801 |
First release |
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished 1987 |
Latest release |
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana 2016 |
Ys (イース Īsu?, IPA: [iːsɯ]) /ˈiːs/ is a series of Japanese role-playing video games, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise. It started on the NEC PC-8801 in 1987, created by Masaya Hashimoto (director, programmer, designer) and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (scenario writer).Ys is the most popular of Falcom's games.
Ys titles have appeared on the X1, X1turbo, MSX2, FM-7/77, FM-77AV, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo DS, PC, Apple IIGS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, TurboGrafx-CD, Mobile phone, and the Wii's Virtual Console service.