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Revision as of 06:01, 14 October 2020
This page is for the original DOS release. For the 1998 remake, see Ys Eternal. For the 2001 remake, see Ys I II Complete. For the 2009 remake, see Ys I & II Chronicles+.
Developers | |
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Nihon Falcom Corp. | |
DOS | Unlimited Software Inc. |
Publishers | |
Kyodai Software Marketing, Inc. | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1989 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Ancient Land of Ys | 1989 |
Ys II Special | 1994 |
Ys Eternal | 1998 |
Ys II Eternal | 2000 |
Ys I II Complete | 2001 |
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand | 2003 |
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim | 2003 |
Ys: The Oath in Felghana | 2005 |
Ys Origin | 2006 |
Ys Online: The Call of Solum | 2009 |
Ys I & II Chronicles+ | 2009 |
Ys Seven | 2012 |
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA | 2018 |
Ys: Memories of Celceta | 2018 |
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | 2021 |
Ys X: Nordics | 2024 |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Requires the original floppy to start (even when installed). |
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\*.DAT |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Choice of music or sound effects (not both). On/off only; toggle with S. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
"Illegal command: for" error during installation (DOSBox)
Copy game files manually[1] |
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Copy all files to a folder manually. |
Other information
Command line arguments
- Video modes for this game are handled as separate executables with the exception of Hercules graphics (
YS.EXE
can attempt to detect the appropriate video mode to use).
Command | Description |
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herc | Hercules graphics (case sensitive). Use by launching the game with YSCGA herc . |
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, Tandy, Hercules |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 384K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | VGA, EGA, CGA, Tandy, Hercules |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on November 4, 2017
- The installer can be fixed by using 4DOS as the command line interpreter in DOSBox, but for this game it merely copies all files to a folder on the hard drive (the same as copying manually).