The Y's/Ys debate.

[Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS]

I have noticed for a long time that people who have only played Ys on Master System, SNES, Genesis, and PS2 have been for years misspelling and mispronouncing Ys. I made this video to clear this mess up for the "average joe gamers" who are totally unaware of the awesome Turbo Grafx-16. 

[Black Tiger]

Falcom/Hudson themselves often spell it "Y's", like the Ys IV disc.

[Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS]

Falcom/Hudson themselves often spell it "Y's", like the Ys IV disc.

Engrish maybe?

[Game and Watch Kirby]

Falcom/Hudson themselves often spell it "Y's", like the Ys IV disc.

Engrish maybe?

Personally, it doesn't really hugely matter on how it's spelled or pronounced, since by the looks of it, there seems to be acceptable multiple (albeit even official) ways for both of the aspects. I have questioned how to say Ys, however, in which the promotional video that SuperPCEngineGrafx has titled "" had said it as "Yeez" (as in "jeez" but with a "Y") for mentioning Ys Book I & II. I've always had pronounced it as "Yees" (as "yeast" without the "T") from when I've first seen the title in spite of it. I wouldn't mind it if a person were to use one of the variants in the factors at all if I was exposed to it (though "Ywies/Whys/Wise" does sound a bit ridiculous, and the spell check feature also gives a suggestion to correct Ys with "Y's", as well ).

[ParanoiaDragon]

It's pronounced, ease, as in grease, without the "gr".  I've listened to many a japanese version of the various games, & that's how it's always pronounced.

[Turbo D]

PD is correct! Regardless of the spelling its pronounced as he described.

[Keranu]

I've always pronounced it as eeeassse (well at least since I've played it) and spelt it as Ys.

[Black Tiger]

And Adol is pronounce "Udle!"

[Sinistron]

I know it's pronounced Ease- but that has never stopped me from referring to it as E's.  Then again- being from Queens- I mangle many a word to my taste- for example- the word "bastard" leaves my lips as "bastid".   

[Necromancer]

It's pronounced, ease, as in grease, without the "gr".  I've listened to many a japanese version of the various games, & that's how it's always pronounced.

Indeed.  I always pronounce it as ease, followed by the ideal utopia in my head. 

[2X4]

This isn't even debatable, since an apostrophe is clearly absent from all Ys logos (except apparently on the sega cartridge), and it is clearly pronounced by the narrator in the opening sequence of the game (Turbo Duo/CD Version).  So there's your proof if you run into a special kid who insists otherwise.

[Keranu]

And Adol is pronounce "Udle!"

I always like to remember Dogi (another pronounciation up for debate!) yelling Adol's name in the Turbo Ys III: "Hey, Ay-doll!" 

[Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS]

And Adol is pronounce "Udle!"

I always like to remember Dogi (another pronounciation up for debate!) yelling Adol's name in the Turbo Ys III: "Hey, Ay-doll!" 

I am 100% sure it is "Doe-gi". "Doggy" justs sounds retarded.

[Nintega Turbine Trio-CBS]

This isn't even debatable, since an apostrophe is clearly absent from all Ys logos (except apparently on the sega cartridge), and it is clearly pronounced by the narrator in the opening sequence of the game (Turbo Duo/CD Version).  So there's your proof if you run into a special kid who insists otherwise.

Well a lot of people still insisted in adding an apostrophe no matter what. 

[Black Tiger]

This isn't even debatable, since an apostrophe is clearly absent from all Ys logos (except apparently on the sega cartridge), and it is clearly pronounced by the narrator in the opening sequence of the game (Turbo Duo/CD Version).  So there's your proof if you run into a special kid who insists otherwise.

There's never been any debate or anything. Ys fans have known how to pronounce the title for over 20 years. Aside from the Turbo-CD version's voice, the SMS version attempts to describe how it's pronounced at the title screen.

If some non-Y's fans want to call it something else they have every right to do so. Since official releases have Ys spelled "Y's", they can spell it however they want too. Many series and main characters are pronounced differently by different people and there's nothing wrong with it. The PC Engine isn't strictly the "Peeshee Enjeen".

But even if someone wanted to be a pwnage nerd and try to trash people for mispronouncing the title of one of the cart versions... why should they know how to pronounce an unusual word like Ys if they've only played carts from the series?

This is what the real hero of Ys looks like-




But I don't think anyone's a noob for mistakenly believing that Adol Kristein has red hair or that he isn't 100 pounds over weight.