Ys: Book I & II

Ys Book I & II known in Japan as Ys I & II (イースI・II Īsu Wan Tsū) consists of enhanced remakes of the first two games released in the Ys series, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished and Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter. It was one of the first video games to use CD-ROM, which was utilized to provide enhanced graphics, animated cut scenes, a Red Book CD audio soundtrack, and voice acting. The game's English localization was also one of the first to use voice dubbing.

Ys: Book I & II
Developer(s)	Nihon Falcom, Alfa System
Publisher(s)	Nihon Falcom
Platform(s)	Virtual Console, TurboGrafx-16
Release date(s)	TurboGrafx-16 JP December 21, 1989 NA 1989 Virtual Console JP October 16, 2007 NA August 25, 2008 EU/AUS September 5, 2008
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	Wii Remote
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	QABP18, QABE18, QABJ18
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

In both games the player controls a red-haired swordsman named Adol Christin. In the first game he must seek out the six Books of Ys. These books contain the history of the ancient, vanished land of Ys, and will give him the knowledge he needs to defeat the evil forces currently sweeping the land of Esteria.

In Ys II Adol is transported to the floating civilization of Ys, and begins a quest to unravel the secrets of the land, and finally rid it and Esteria of evil. All English translations of Ys II were part of a compilation; no standalone version has been localized.

Problems

There are no reported problems with this title.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this title.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Ys: Book I & II since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
3.5-1772	Windows 8	Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 @ 1.8 GHz	Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset	Some lag.	Jogait