Ys on SMS

[sargon]

Hello,

I am playing Ys on DEGA SMS emulator.
I remember I finished the game when I was a kid and had a SMS.
So I have decided to play it again, and I really like.
Even though, I have some questions.
The most important one is the second boss of this game.
Even when I was a child I remember that was the most difficult boss of the game.
I played this game not long ago and reached that boss, and stopped playing because I couldn't defeated him and it would have taken me tons of time to level up.
If it was not clear, this boss is the one who looks like a giant bat and turns into many small bats.
Do you have tips regarding this boss?
Is the only way to beat him is to be in a level high enough?
Also, I have some items which I don't know what they do.
Such as 3 rings, and a potion.
So I also need a manual of some sort.

Thank you.

[Red Hairdo]

The bat boss is not the second boss. It would be the... third. It's located in the mines.

If you want to beat it, you need the silver equipment, which is the best equipment available for you at this point.

Silver Sword --> Inside these mines, find an apple-looking thing in a chest. It's called the "Roda Fruit/ Seed" or something. After using it, get out of the mines. In the fields, look for a different looking tree and try to talk to it. After that, got to the very south, then head left until you find a very similar tree like the previous one. It will give you the sword.

Silver Shield --> Find it in the Solomon Shrine, where you beat the first and second bosses. It's located somewhere near its end, in a chest.

Silver Armor --> In the first level in the mines, look for a chest kind of located to the right (or up-right, if you prefer). It's inside the chest.

Equip these, then slay that boss. If you still can't beat it, you will have to: keep trying until you understand how to fight and beat that boss and/ or level up. Note that the maximum level is 10.

Good luck. Feel free to post here for assistance.

[sargon]

Thank you, I have already beaten the boss.
I reached level 10 and read in a walkthrough how to get the silver sword. I already had the rest of the silver equipment.

[Red Hairdo]

Oh, okay then. xD

If you get any other trouble, feel free to ask us for help. ^^

[FM-77AV]

Hey mister. Note that the rings have no effect whatsoever during boss battles - it doesn't matter which one you use. This applies to all versions of Ys 1.

Also, you cannot use potions or any other items during boss battles.

[FM-77AV]

shiirow said:

Actually you can, I remember using a potion during a boss battle, you just cant open your equipment menu during a boss battle. I had it set already prior to the battle.

You can do that in Ys 2, not Ys 1.

[FM-77AV]

The tower looks the same in the Master System version as all the other versions, and your objectives there are the same. Any map / walkthrough will do.

[Red Hairdo]

Go through it by yourself! xD Fun is greater that way. Ask here for questions about itself if needed!

[FM-77AV]

Here's a map of the tower:

msxmaps.msxblue.com/Ys_1_Area_04_Darm_Tower.jpg