Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen (Sega Master System)

With thy game controller, thou must assume the role of ARON and save thee lands from the clutches of evil.

Music Test#

At the end of all versions of Ys-I when "PRESENTED BY SEGA" finishes scrolling up the screen, press Down, Right and 1 to open the music test. Use Up and Down to select a track and 1 or 2 to play it. In the Non-JP versions, you can also leave the test by scrolling down to "EXIT".

Unused Tracks#

THE THEME OF ARON/ADOLL

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan	International

Compared to the JP version, the US/EU version:

• Uses more colors in the background.
• Added more texture and depth to the background image. Many of the colors were made darker.
• Redoes the color scheme in the "Ancient Ys Vanished Omen" title.
• Changes the "Ys" logo from the Japanese to the English version (And adds a little comment beside it on how to pronounce the title).
• Removes the black pixels in "FALCOM" and slightly edits the "C".
• Changes the shadow color used in the font along the bottom lines.
• Slight edits to the "G" and "A" in SEGA.

Enemy Differences#

• A handful of enemies during the earlier parts of the game were made a little easier / gave a little more experience points in the international version.
• The names used are based off the Complete/Chronicles edition. The original manuals do have nearly-identical names, but the list is incomplete.

Regional Glitch#

The US/EU version introduces an obscure bug: if a player goes to the Village Market with a Mirror and attempts to purchase another one (at least) twice in one visit, the game will immediately glitch when the player leaves the shop. The results vary widely, including:

• Reset
• Crash (either immediately or after some glitching)
• Alternate dialogue will appear beside the portrait (usually followed up with a crash)
• Put Adol/Aron in any map at any position with any possible inventory combination
• Jump immediately to the closing credits

References#