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The Legacy of Ys was first released in 1987 for the NEC PC8801 and since then has had more then 20 remakes and sequels including the most recently released update Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (published by Atlus) for the Nintendo DS. Each of the remakes has improved on the previous iteration in some way, be it improved graphics, sounds, and even some story elements have been changed over the years. Remakes are not always better then the original and sometimes they are so bad its not even worth pretending they exist. Legacy of Ys:Books 1 & 2 is one of those examples where they get everything right and update a classic in all the right ways.
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