Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished — stories left

Computer and Video Games gave the Master System version a score of 92%, saying it had the best graphics on the platform, that it "offers depth and playability", and that it would "keep you hooked for weeks".

The 1991 remake for the X68000 uses pre-rendered 3D graphics for the boss sprites, which was called "a bizarre contrast" with the game's mostly 2D graphics.

In 1997, a port was released for Sega Saturn, included in the release of "Falcom Classics" for Japanese systems only.

It was reviewed in the March 1989 issue of Computer and Video Games magazine, stating that it has some of the best graphics on the system and that it "offers depth and playability" that "will keep you engrossed for weeks".

ACE magazine in 1989 listed Ys as the second best Master System game available at the time, praising the "huge scrolling" world, characters who "can be questioned" and "good deal of role-playing" depth.

She stated that the game was "a fairly simple entry with a few puzzles to solve" along with "Nintendo-style combat and graphics" that was "a romp" and "interesting mainly for seeing what the Japanese do in terms of lightweight CRPGs".

Event screens such as the shops, which had been drawn by combining background tiles, were replaced with single illustrations newly drawn by Ayano Koshiro. Every later port bases its event screens on the MSX2 version.

The version developed for the MSX2 contained a handful of new musical tracks which replaced part of the original game's soundtrack.

Event screens such as the shops, which had been drawn by combining background tiles, were replaced with single illustrations newly drawn by Ayano Koshiro. Every later port bases its event screens on the MSX2 version.

DotEmu has released the game on Android with the following localizations: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Italian, German, and Portuguese.

Computer and Video Games gave the Master System version a score of 92%, saying it had the best graphics on the platform, that it "offers depth and playability", and that it would "keep you hooked for weeks".

The SMS version scored 7, 8, 8 and 8 in the Famitsu Cross Review, for 31 points.

In 1997, a port was released for Sega Saturn, included in the release of "Falcom Classics" for Japanese systems only.

Perfect Collection Ys (1990): A two-disc release, the first disc of which is a new arrangement of the Ys soundtrack by Ryo Yonemitsu.

It was reviewed in the March 1989 issue of Computer and Video Games magazine, stating that it has some of the best graphics on the system and that it "offers depth and playability" that "will keep you engrossed for weeks".