<Tr> <Th> First release </Th> <Td> Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished June 21, 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest release </Th> <Td> Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana July 21, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> Ys (イース, Īsu, IPA: (iːsɯ)) (/ ˈiːs /) is a series of Japanese role - playing video games produced by Nihon Falcom . The first game in the series, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, was released on the NEC PC - 8801 in 1987 . Ys is considered to be the company's flagship franchise . </P> <P> Ys games have also appeared on the Sharp X1, MSX2, FM - 7, NEC PC - 9801, Sharp X68000, Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Famicom, NES, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, TurboGrafx - CD, IIGS, Mobile phone, Super NES, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch . </P>

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