when did the first ys game come out
1987
title: Ys (series) text: Ports of the games to console platforms have usually been handled by various other licensee companies, such as Hudson Soft, Tonkin House and Konami. In terms of the number of game releases, the "Ys" series is second only to "Final Fantasy" as the largest Eastern role-playing game franchise, as of 2011. The first two games in the series were originally intended as a single game, but the creators Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki eventually decided to split it into two separate games: "" (1987) and "" (1988). They were later re-released together in the enhanced remake "Ys I & II" title: Ys (series) text: for the PlayStation Portable. "" was released in Japan on 21 July 2016 for the PlayStation Vita, and was later ported for the PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch. A ninth game, "Ys IX: Monstrum Nox", will be released on the PlayStation 4 in Japan in 2019. Until 2005, only three "Ys" games were available in North America: "" (Master System, MS-DOS, Apple IIGS), "Ys I & II" (TurboGrafx CD), and "" (SNES, Genesis, TurboGrafx CD). The original PC-8801, PC-9801, X1 and MSX2 versions, as well as the Famicom ports remain exclusive to Japan. English ports of the Japanese title: Ys (series) text: PC game "Ys VI: Ark of Napishtim" were released by Konami in 2005 and 2006 for the PS2 and PSP, respectively, marking the first English release of the series in 13 years. At one point, NEC Interchannel proposed bringing DigiCube's "Ys Eternal Story" to North America, but the idea was rejected by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The original Windows PC remakes were "Ys Eternal" and "Ys II Eternal". Later, there was a compiled re-release called "Ys I & II Complete", which bumped up Ys Eternal's visuals to Ys II Eternal's level (more color depth, primarily) and made the soundtrack sound title: Ys Origin text: Christin (in Time Attack and Arena Mode only), and a few additional secrets. The retail version has been re-released three times in order to support new Windows operating systems; Vista, 7, and 8 respectively. The game was released on Steam on May 31, 2012. On top of the enhancements from the expansion disc, this release added a fully localized translation, proper widescreen support, Steam achievements, enhanced game pad support, and cloud save support. On January 12, 2015, Nihon Falcom announced that this version of the game had sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. The game was later released DRM-free on GOG.com title: Ys (series) text: America. In 2009, "Ys Online" was released as an open beta for European players. The setting is centuries after Adol Christin's adventures. However, as of January 2013, the homepage for the game has been removed. There are two separate OVA series of "Ys", with the first spanning seven episodes and covering the events of the first game, and the second running for four episodes and loosely covering the events of the second game. The first anime expands on the relatively thin storyline of "Ys I", including a retelling and expansion of the prologue found in the game's original Japanese manual.