1980s
Ys I & II
1989 · Action RPG · TurboGrafx-16
Overview
The TurboGrafx CD version of Ys I & II combined both games on a single CD-ROM, added fully voiced dialogue, and featured the first CD-quality game music in a home console game.
Deep Dive
Nihon Falcom's Ys series had been PC-88 successes. The TurboGrafx CD version was a landmark: fully voiced character dialogue (the first in any console game), CD-quality music from Yuzo Koshiro's compositions, and both games on a single disc.
Developer Story
Ys I & II was developed by Hudson Soft from Nihon Falcom's PC-88 originals and released on TurboGrafx CD in 1989.
Did You Know?
- Ys I & II on TurboGrafx CD was the first console game with fully voiced dialogue.
- The CD-quality presentation of Yuzo Koshiro's Ys soundtracks revealed compositional complexity the PC-88's FM synthesis had only approximated.
