Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

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A playthough of Nintendo's 1988 action-adventure game for the NES, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Zelda II, much like Super Mario Bros. 2, was a bit of an odd duck. Both titles were follow-ups to some of Nintendo's most successful games, but instead of adhering to the styles established in originals, they were brand new gameplay experiences. It was a bit of a risky gambit in both cases, but it paid of handsomely in both cases, as did the hype generated by the huge shortage of both titles in America during the 1988 holiday season.
Zelda II still revolves around Link's adventures in Hyrule, but this time Zelda is playing the part of Sleeping Beauty, and she can only be wakened by the power of the Triforce.
Instead of playing solely from a top-down perspective like in The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II spends most of it's time as a 2D, side-scrolling platformer. There are now towns full of people to talk to and quests to fulfill, and though it still retains many of the exploration aspects of The Legend of Zelda's gameplay, this one is far more focused on dungeon-crawling and fighting.
As most people will tell you though, Zelda II pulls no punches in its difficulty. The platforming is tricky, but the enemies are merciless. It doesn't take too many times whiffing a sword strike to lead to your demise, though the Ganon/Soda Popinski laugh on the game over screen is pretty unforgettable. The enemy patterns are pretty unforgiving here, and you have to have your timing down, or you'll die often. It's not unfair, but it can be fairly rage-inducing at times. I've always found it to be one of Nintendo's hardest first-party games.
But it is fun, and it is a worthy follow-up to the original. The graphics and sound were terrific upgrades despite the game's age (Zelda II was released in Japan well before America ever got Zelda 1!), and the towns added a much-needed feeling of being "lived in" to Hyrule, and some of the Engrish-dialogue is quite meme-worthy.
It's amazing that Nintendo managed to so successfully create a sequel that broke with expectations in so many fundamental ways, but there is no denying that Zelda II was a smashing success and a damned good game.
I wonder how many NES controllers met their end because of this game?
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  • @miket7281
    @miket72812 жыл бұрын

    No matter how great the graphics become or even game play nothing will ever compare to being an 80's kid and experiencing the birth of it all. Truly magical.

  • @timcoffey3066

    @timcoffey3066

    Жыл бұрын

    agree

  • @BirdiePlaysYT

    @BirdiePlaysYT

    Жыл бұрын

    Or 90s kid discovering your bro's snes as your first console

  • @RodConvoy1987

    @RodConvoy1987

    Жыл бұрын

    I was an '80's kid too, and beat LOTS of NES games. And I mean A LOT.

  • @thefknscarecrow

    @thefknscarecrow

    Жыл бұрын

    My dad's in his mid 40s and loves playing breath of the wild🤟🏼

  • @RodConvoy1987

    @RodConvoy1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thefknscarecrow I still need to get a Nintendo Switch. :)

  • @jeffreybrown1668
    @jeffreybrown16688 ай бұрын

    I must have played this game when I was 8 and never got to finish it. 30 years on and here I am watching the walkthrough...... Oh the nostalgia!!!!

  • @jonathany9578

    @jonathany9578

    8 ай бұрын

    Same here bro. Still have the game and still haven't finished it myself.

  • @mikeludig1689

    @mikeludig1689

    6 ай бұрын

    I also started when I was 8.... went back at age 27 and finally finished it! My heart was still racing almost 2 decades later while fighting Link's shadow👤

  • @31apollo13

    @31apollo13

    5 ай бұрын

    I played this as a kid when it came out and could not finish it. I finally finished it last year at the ripe old age of 45 with an emulator and frequent save states.

  • @sjf1981

    @sjf1981

    5 ай бұрын

    It's one of the hardest nintendo games

  • @twostop6895

    @twostop6895

    5 ай бұрын

    @@sjf1981 not if you played it a lot, in 1989 this was the only game I had for awhile and I got really really good at it

  • @NintendoComplete
    @NintendoComplete4 жыл бұрын

    It's a total departure from The Legend of Zelda, but then again, the fact that it's not a conventional sequel is one of my favorite things about Zelda 2. And its soundtrack, too, of course.

  • @Dorian_Scott

    @Dorian_Scott

    4 жыл бұрын

    This game is *FRUSTRATING* , but fun. Though, you're better of playing _A Link to the Past_ .

  • @adamsafranek7407

    @adamsafranek7407

    4 жыл бұрын

    The first time I entered Parapa palace I asked my best friend if it sounded like "Looks That Kill" from Motley Crue to him and he said HE thought HE was imagining it. 😂

  • @Invidente7

    @Invidente7

    4 жыл бұрын

    But why is shigeru miyamoto ashsmed of this game?

  • @adamsafranek7407

    @adamsafranek7407

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Invidente7 I'm clueless as to why he feels that way. I think he should be very proud of it. Though some of the clues are cryptic they aren't impossible to work out and once you make it to the Great Palace it feels like a huge payoff after traveling the path to get there! I love the music, play control, everything about it. 😊

  • @tacotoosday42

    @tacotoosday42

    4 жыл бұрын

    Direct sequels being alot different always been a thing with Zelda look at Majora's mask

  • @1dad640
    @1dad6403 жыл бұрын

    I always loved how Link would go inside a house with a super hot babe and be magically “healed” while in there

  • @melissacooper4282

    @melissacooper4282

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a kid playing the game I didn't get the innuendo of the woman restoring Link's life force!😂 Now as an adult it makes perfect sense!

  • @Onthebrink5

    @Onthebrink5

    3 жыл бұрын

    He also went into a house with a really old lady

  • @jasondyrkacz8270

    @jasondyrkacz8270

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Onthebrink5 Link doesn't discriminate.

  • @raiderbong8767

    @raiderbong8767

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol damn never noticed that...also amusing how the lady tells link to "come inside" lol

  • @petarmarjanovic4607

    @petarmarjanovic4607

    2 жыл бұрын

    I started just now and since I was confused thats why im here but when I saw that I had a good laugh, its quite unique way of healing lol

  • @sanseverything900
    @sanseverything9009 ай бұрын

    12:56 my thumb hurts just watching the amount of time being spent killing those floating skulls. I remember just skipping them.

  • @Heide.struggler

    @Heide.struggler

    20 күн бұрын

    You can kill them?! I didn't know

  • @Fable64

    @Fable64

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Heide.strugglersame, I never would have thought to spam hit them so many times.

  • @FrankiesFire
    @FrankiesFire4 жыл бұрын

    Ganon’s game over laugh scared the shit out of me as a kid.

  • @asrieldreemurr3832

    @asrieldreemurr3832

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Noone Cares NO ONE CARES

  • @DirtyZ

    @DirtyZ

    2 жыл бұрын

    And that silhouette over the red background? *hides*

  • @mike_t_007

    @mike_t_007

    2 жыл бұрын

    THAT part lol

  • @cassandrabrooks5185

    @cassandrabrooks5185

    10 ай бұрын

    Same. You're not alone. 😂

  • @ama53406

    @ama53406

    3 күн бұрын

    Good to know I wasn’t alone.

  • @adamsafranek7407
    @adamsafranek74074 жыл бұрын

    Yes! My favorite game I got at 12 years old. My neighbor friend gave it to me because he couldn't get anywhere with it. After 2 years I beat it! I never asked friends for help or consulted Nintendo Power! Now I can finish it in one game, no continues. ☺ Thanks for memories bro!!!

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    I beat this game using Nintendo Power Magazine as my guide (don't judge me!) And I admit it, it wasn't easy to beat. Specially Dark Link! Anyone here want to try to beat him, without using the 'crouch on the corner, and stab' cheat?

  • @mike_t_007

    @mike_t_007

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn Nintendo Power was the original Google of games back in the day lol It was so hard to resist not picking it up

  • @keldonmcfarland2969

    @keldonmcfarland2969

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had to consult with Nintendo Power for "Final Fantasy" but refused to for "Zelda II." It took years and lots of overnight sleepovers to reach the end.

  • @mike_t_007

    @mike_t_007

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still haven't beat it since 1988 lol

  • @briarrileysemenguzzler9198

    @briarrileysemenguzzler9198

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice bro good job especially at 12 lol.

  • @charelvisser1064
    @charelvisser10643 жыл бұрын

    The music is so iconic. Such an underappreciated game.

  • @barragan_music

    @barragan_music

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have you noticed the title music is the house intro music for OOT and BOTW?

  • @GaryBeltz

    @GaryBeltz

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's because this version of LOZ went down a completely different path from the first one and for the rest of the games since. This one had more RPG elements to it.

  • @lucasmorales9702

    @lucasmorales9702

    3 жыл бұрын

    Under appreciated game because it’s hard as fuck

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lucasmorales9702 It's not too difficult once you have beaten it several times as myself, and others have.

  • @Pigmcginnyrig

    @Pigmcginnyrig

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s appreciated enough

  • @RodConvoy1987
    @RodConvoy19874 жыл бұрын

    Man, I must have beaten this game a ton of times as a kid, when this kind of stuff was standard video game stuff. Thanks for bringing this back. Loved it!

  • @nathanmciver6496

    @nathanmciver6496

    Жыл бұрын

    You must be good! This game was very difficult! That's really neat to hear!

  • @RodConvoy1987

    @RodConvoy1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nathanmciver6496 I think Nintendo Power magazine from that time helped.

  • @Reginald-Montgomery-Astird-III

    @Reginald-Montgomery-Astird-III

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RodConvoy1987 were you even alive when the game was released? (Assuming you were born in 87)

  • @RodConvoy1987

    @RodConvoy1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Reginald-Montgomery-Astird-III Yes, was born much earlier than that. And I just checked. I thought this game was reviewed in a Nintendo Power issue, but it wasn't, as this game came out in 1987, while Nintendo Power didn't come out until 1988. My bad, it was a really long time ago, so I didn't remember it right, and I apologize. Maybe it was a friend at the time who showed me how to beat the game, but I know I've beaten it more than once.

  • @grooviec

    @grooviec

    Жыл бұрын

    dude I was probably 7 or 8 when I played that game, and it was so hard ! I don't think I even did a third of it.

  • @stud_sidious
    @stud_sidious Жыл бұрын

    I used to fake being sick for school in the 80’s to keep progressing in this game. It’s was magical to have a side scrolling Zelda game. The gold cartridge 👍

  • @supersaiyaman11589

    @supersaiyaman11589

    Жыл бұрын

    didnt you have tons of school work to catch up on after you faked being sick would be the drawback to fake being sick how did you pull it off.

  • @simgames9133

    @simgames9133

    11 ай бұрын

    @@supersaiyaman11589 used to do that too. fortunately i was a god in school so i passed all my exams

  • @faykathrynatkinson996

    @faykathrynatkinson996

    6 ай бұрын

    I thought of faking sick once, but ever since I was forced to attend summer school right when I got a terrible Laryngitis, I never wanted to fake sick or be actually sick again.

  • @stud_sidious

    @stud_sidious

    6 ай бұрын

    @@supersaiyaman11589 missing a few days in elementary school was no big deal. Many kids in my school would fake sick. I always got good grades. I was a natural test taker…thank goodness cause I wasn’t big into homework 😆. In college I would just show up for the tests in some courses & still pass with a high grade. I was a design major so the general elective courses didn’t interest me at all. College is different though cause attendance doesn’t matter…if you attend the tests those are the grades that matter.

  • @LandersWorkshop

    @LandersWorkshop

    3 ай бұрын

    Cool. Did you end up as a game maker yourself in later life?@@stud_sidious

  • @theviewfrom5296
    @theviewfrom5296 Жыл бұрын

    So I’m 37, and am just discovering all the Zelda games now. This game is wonderful, and all I keep thinking is the difficulty level is perfect-for me now. If I tackled this 30 years ago, I wouldn’t have gotten out of the castle, and given up lmao

  • @supernova4760

    @supernova4760

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s not that it’s difficult it’s that it pretty much leaves you to wonder what to do or where to go with no guidance. You have to figure everything out trial and error and then slowly the game starts to make sense. This is one of those games that isn’t hard because of the levels or enemies but because it takes great skill to know where to go and what to get in order to move on.

  • @Rumblefan

    @Rumblefan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@supernova4760I disagree. Maybe I just suck, but I find the levels and enemies pretty difficult. And I’ve beaten the first Zelda like 5 times already. Also first game was alot harder to figure out what to do, but the enemies and levels were easier.

  • @YouSeeStudio
    @YouSeeStudio2 жыл бұрын

    So many good memories. Took me hole my childhood to Finnish this game. Masterpiece. Nice played I loved the musical rhythm you did at 2:23:55

  • @brunofreitas1036

    @brunofreitas1036

    Жыл бұрын

    I gone check, cool , great musical rhythm in 2:23:55

  • @rafaelmoura2103
    @rafaelmoura21033 жыл бұрын

    "Each town has one wise men." The rest are all stupid.

  • @email6743

    @email6743

    2 ай бұрын

    If a man think he be wise in the world, let him become a fool to become wise. God's word said this

  • @WizardOfWor

    @WizardOfWor

    2 ай бұрын

    @@email6743Except the God from the Bible doesn't exist & is man-made.

  • @VideNoir42
    @VideNoir426 ай бұрын

    I remember beating this game when I was 9 or 10. Took many, many attempts in the Great Palace, I had half a health bar left when I got the last hit needed on the Shadow Link. Never felt a sweeter victory, nor heart-pounding fear, than that day. Thanks for posting this, it really takes me back!

  • @LandersWorkshop

    @LandersWorkshop

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's a good sword-dueling fight for sure.

  • @billymanilli
    @billymanilli8 ай бұрын

    Kids these days don't realize how hard some of these games were, too!

  • @kvngggaladrosa

    @kvngggaladrosa

    2 ай бұрын

    you’re acting like there aren’t people saying “How can you beat this without Internet?” Trust us kids these days KNOW these games were hard

  • @toooydoeur

    @toooydoeur

    Ай бұрын

    yes they do, what

  • @johngallenstein1467
    @johngallenstein1467 Жыл бұрын

    This was my all time favorite game. The game play was so ahead of its time!

  • @jusadude186

    @jusadude186

    Жыл бұрын

    2:23:51 🤣

  • @ChibiFighter
    @ChibiFighter4 жыл бұрын

    That final dungeon music is just so incredible

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    For me, the Dark Link theme is cool to listen to as well.

  • @jasonrandom372

    @jasonrandom372

    2 ай бұрын

    This is the only Zelda game where all the dungeons you complete disappear and turn into a boulder. Meaning you can never enter the dungeons you completed for the rest of the game.

  • @leconcombremasque8688
    @leconcombremasque86884 жыл бұрын

    I really love this game 💗!!! Despite the difficulty , it's one of my favorite Nes games

  • @brettsix2027
    @brettsix2027 Жыл бұрын

    Christmas morning 1989, and I just opened up my Nintendo. When I put this cartridge in, I was blown away by this dazzling title screen. What followed was a grand adventure, the likes of which I’d never seen.

  • @lonelyroller1192
    @lonelyroller11924 жыл бұрын

    I find it amusing that the magic and upgrades basically turn you into Mario. Turns red, jumps higher, shoots fireballs, does a ton of damage by jumping on things...

  • @thytran6170
    @thytran61703 жыл бұрын

    My childhood!!!! I have just dreamed about this game a few days ago. Such a nice game

  • @mike_t_007

    @mike_t_007

    2 жыл бұрын

    This and MegaMan 1 have to be the hardest NES games from back in the day

  • @Rumblefan

    @Rumblefan

    Жыл бұрын

    Never played battletoads, but that one seems to be brought up more often than any other difficult nes game.

  • @michaelfalchi8730
    @michaelfalchi8730Ай бұрын

    I just started watching old walk throughs its definitely keeping me sane

  • @vdog4799
    @vdog47993 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting chills with nostalgia. Amazing

  • @jeffreybrown1668

    @jeffreybrown1668

    8 ай бұрын

    Same here!! This was a great era for awesome video gaming!!

  • @vdog4799

    @vdog4799

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jeffreybrown1668 haha! Yes Sir it sure was!😁👍👍👍

  • @sheonmcleod2962

    @sheonmcleod2962

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@jeffreybrown1668hi Jeffrey

  • @angeltheautobot5797
    @angeltheautobot57972 жыл бұрын

    Such a classic game! We were taken by surprise by the mix of overland view and side scroller, but it just added to the experience. Great upload!

  • @cookingisart2050
    @cookingisart20504 жыл бұрын

    I played this when i was 12. Back then i thought it was hardest weirdest coolest game lol

  • @blen983
    @blen98316 күн бұрын

    I love the little dance you did near the end. This and The Dragons Trap were two of my favs growing up. The freedom and scope was something magical.

  • @CapnLexCrunch
    @CapnLexCrunch4 жыл бұрын

    I just played through this game for the first time a few weeks ago, and it very quickly became one of my favorite games both on the NES and in the Zelda series. I restarted so many times figuring out how XP works until I figured out you get a free level from each palace, and minmaxed attack power. The difficulty was just right in my opinion. It's the black sheep, but it did what it set out to do extremely well.

  • @mike_t_007

    @mike_t_007

    2 жыл бұрын

    I got this as a kid back in 1988 and had no idea what I had on my hands. It was hard as hell and became the bane of my existence lol to this day my NES and this gold cartridge are somewhere in my closet dying to get played and hopefully beaten one of these days lol

  • @ericbattle4597

    @ericbattle4597

    Жыл бұрын

    I have this game on the Switch, as I downloaded the original NES. I played this last week, beat the game last night.

  • @Rumblefan

    @Rumblefan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ericbattle4597 bro I can’t even get past the knight guy on the first level when he sticks his sword in you alternating randomly between up and Down. Literally keep going through all 3 of my lives multiple time to that one guy. Getting sick of the game over screen now.

  • @Rumblefan

    @Rumblefan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ericbattle4597after watching what he did in the video though, it looks like all I need to do is keep jumping and hitting him with the sword

  • @ciscornBIG
    @ciscornBIG2 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel. These games were so important to me when I was a kid. I played this so much when I was in 1st and 2nd grade and I remember the lead up to Zelda 2 coming out in Nintendo Power. Thank you for just presenting the gameplay and nothing else. Your channel is vital.

  • @NintendoComplete

    @NintendoComplete

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tyvm! :)

  • @m.a.packer5450
    @m.a.packer54503 жыл бұрын

    This game is the original Dark Souls: it's confusing, easy to get lost, kind of scary and hard as crap, but I can't put it down

  • @ThatGingerCuntFromTerminator2

    @ThatGingerCuntFromTerminator2

    3 жыл бұрын

    In other words, its a shit game with terrible game design.

  • @thisguy8106

    @thisguy8106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ThatGingerCuntFromTerminator2 shiii... The Dark Souls franchise is incredible.

  • @iamwonderFil

    @iamwonderFil

    3 жыл бұрын

    *demon souls

  • @iamwonderFil

    @iamwonderFil

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thisguy8106 *demon souls

  • @Bloodreign1

    @Bloodreign1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ThatGingerCuntFromTerminator2 Zelda II is actually a great game, it just dared to venture away from the formula the first game set. No overhead view, but traditional side view hack and slash.

  • @thisguy8106
    @thisguy81063 жыл бұрын

    This was MY favorite Zelda game as a kid. I enjoyed this one way more than the first one.

  • @toooydoeur

    @toooydoeur

    Ай бұрын

    yikes hard yikes

  • @GothicXlightning
    @GothicXlightning4 жыл бұрын

    my favorite ZELDA of all times, especially from the NES era and yes i even feel deeper love for Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest since both games truly reminds me each other i still own the NES cartridge for both :)

  • @ClassicTVMan1981X

    @ClassicTVMan1981X

    4 жыл бұрын

    This also influenced The Battle of Olympus.

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicTVMan1981X I played, and beat Battle of Olympus years ago. The final boss (Hades, I believe?) was fighting you upside down!

  • @ClassicTVMan1981X

    @ClassicTVMan1981X

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Leonardo-ux6px Yes, Hades. And yes, you fight him as a shadow for the first few times until he reveals himself.

  • @reinaldocaraballo4657

    @reinaldocaraballo4657

    2 ай бұрын

    Zelda 2 and Simon's Quest were my first experience with rpg elements and a non level based game it was this open world which back then was breathtaking it seemed so huge they both gave you such a sense of accomplishment especially for a 9 year old truly 2 unforgettable classic sequels that earned the masterpiece label.

  • @GothicXlightning

    @GothicXlightning

    2 ай бұрын

    Feel you my friend to me, the underrated CV2 Simon Belmont's Quest still ahead of it's times and truly was a very ambitious game despite whatever flaws it may have i even did a full Guide for a No Hit - No death in-depth walkthrough series but i also love ZELDA of course despite me been more of a Castlevania hardcore lover to me both ZELDA & CVIISQ are like twin brothers in a lot of ways

  • @bryanneideffer3969
    @bryanneideffer39694 жыл бұрын

    2nd favorite Zelda next to super Nes a link to the past! Still have this game in the original cartridge😊

  • @adamsafranek7407

    @adamsafranek7407

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here with the gold cartridge! I'll never understand the intense dislike some people have for it myself. Great memories! 😎

  • @jumentoqueanima

    @jumentoqueanima

    3 жыл бұрын

    My favorite games too!

  • @trotic708

    @trotic708

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately I dont see it. I personally think this is one of the worst :/ but the music and combat is pretty cool!

  • @jumentoqueanima

    @jumentoqueanima

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@trotic708 How are your favourite zelda games?

  • @melissacooper4282
    @melissacooper42823 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this! It's like watching a fantasy adventure movie!

  • @SoCalJellybean
    @SoCalJellybean3 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh, this brings me back to my childhood, when my dad would play this late at night and he’d let me sneak back out to the living room (after I’d been put to bed) to watch him play! I can remember snuggling up on the couch with my blanket like it was yesterday... Thanks for the memories!

  • @hanstarayoulike6785

    @hanstarayoulike6785

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like so many others. This was the crappiest Zelda

  • @NilakshMalpotra

    @NilakshMalpotra

    3 жыл бұрын

    aw that is so adorable :D

  • @thisguy8106

    @thisguy8106

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here!!! This was my favorite. Idgaf what others say.

  • @thisguy8106

    @thisguy8106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hanstarayoulike6785 then why even come watch the video, ffs... just to spread your f'n negativity.

  • @WheresWaldo05

    @WheresWaldo05

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you're a girl with a feminine comment like this.

  • @LarryLonson
    @LarryLonson Жыл бұрын

    I literally sat on my toilet and watched this entire video again. Thanks. Good job

  • @pajamacommuter4144
    @pajamacommuter4144 Жыл бұрын

    I love this game. Thank you for the video. Brought back great memories.

  • @adamwarlock3530
    @adamwarlock3530 Жыл бұрын

    I was 24 when this came out. Me and my friend used to play this all the time. Before it, we played legend of Zelda. The 2 were perhaps the very 1st video games I ever got addicted to. I was never that much into them before that.

  • @michaelpaullallyschott7643
    @michaelpaullallyschott76433 жыл бұрын

    Great memories watching this! I was only five when I first started playing and this game kicked my ass!! I didn't even know there was a magic shield. Really wish I'd not given it away now

  • @romainchauny7833
    @romainchauny7833 Жыл бұрын

    All I want to say is THANK YOU. This was my very first video game and I spent so many hours.... Took me 30 years to get back to it and see the full adventure,, but I enjoyed every minute of this video. Impressive.

  • @towarzyszbeagle6866
    @towarzyszbeagle68662 жыл бұрын

    So much nostalgia. This is one of the first games I remember that required you to use different tactics depending on which type of enemy you were facing. Like you could jump and duck stab in mid air to hit the knights over their shields etc. I also remember one of the harder bosses later in the game could be beaten exclusively with the down stab. You just had to time the jump right and could then basically bounce jump stabs on his head.

  • @The_One_Cosmos
    @The_One_Cosmos Жыл бұрын

    I have beat this several times over the years, and it's still one of my all time favorite games in general, and one of my favorite Zelda games too. Had it on NES back as a kid in the early 90's

  • @guidadiehl9176
    @guidadiehl91764 жыл бұрын

    I love the descriptions you write for your videos. You put so much effort into everything, it's great.

  • @eoghancullen
    @eoghancullen4 жыл бұрын

    Great work man. I've still to play this game, one of a few carts left on my wanted list as well.

  • @MVC2fan1
    @MVC2fan14 жыл бұрын

    I've played it on Gameboy Advance when i was 13 years old and have an Gameboy Advance SP on Christmas 2004.

  • @devilman3373
    @devilman33734 жыл бұрын

    22:48 Best part

  • @josefnewsom7992
    @josefnewsom79922 жыл бұрын

    Man this takes me back to a different place in time.

  • @felippodicancer2107
    @felippodicancer21072 жыл бұрын

    Gracias por tu vídeo pude terminar el Zelda. Excelente trabajo bro!

  • @pilarvelez9198
    @pilarvelez9198 Жыл бұрын

    2023. 01.7. es uno de los juegos más fantásticos de la historia. Cuando era pequeña lo jugaba,jamás terminé pero ahora que he visto toda la historia está súper genial. Excelente ennlow 80tas y hoy día increíble la memoria.

  • @christianmunoz5777

    @christianmunoz5777

    Жыл бұрын

    Es la primera vez que juego ese Zelda(eh jugado varios)y no esta tan difícil como muchos lo pintan,solo es cuestión de ser paciente🙌🏼😗 Te gustaría unirte a un grupo de Whats de Zelda??

  • @b.entranceperium
    @b.entranceperium Жыл бұрын

    I still remember this game and it's soundtrack like it was yesterday...

  • @SuperBazsle
    @SuperBazsle4 жыл бұрын

    There is no reason why the skulls at 9:03 should take THAT many hits. At least you get OK experience from them.

  • @dumpmuch

    @dumpmuch

    3 жыл бұрын

    The developers are sadistic af

  • @danjub4513

    @danjub4513

    3 жыл бұрын

    I never even knew you could attack them

  • @JosephKitchens99

    @JosephKitchens99

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was 150 hits with the sword

  • @Batsinthebelltower
    @Batsinthebelltower12 күн бұрын

    Superb game, Superb era to be a kid !

  • @rafaelgodoy1708
    @rafaelgodoy17088 ай бұрын

    Makes me cry this game loved it.

  • @maggieniew806
    @maggieniew8063 жыл бұрын

    Geez that brings me back

  • @ihopcsx
    @ihopcsx2 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff . Nostalgia overload.

  • @aliciasmo
    @aliciasmo2 жыл бұрын

    One of the first RPG games. Its a great game and i totally LOVE the OST

  • @3dohd
    @3dohd Жыл бұрын

    This is no joke my favorite game in the entire Zelda series. Maybe the most nostalgic game of my childhood. And I didn't beat it until it was released on the Switch VC with save states.

  • @iamluke21393
    @iamluke213932 жыл бұрын

    Was never good enough to beat this game as a kid on the old NES. Very cool to see it completed today.

  • @Eric-tx2vw
    @Eric-tx2vw2 жыл бұрын

    This one made me melancholic

  • @Rumblefan
    @Rumblefan Жыл бұрын

    2:23:52 I lost it when he started dancing to the song 😂

  • @Jamesamong007
    @Jamesamong0074 жыл бұрын

    I AM ERROR

  • @abomasnow4
    @abomasnow44 жыл бұрын

    The game over screen used to give me nightmares, from childhood to adulthood. Now that I've seen oh-so-many playthroughs, walkthroughs, let's plays, etc, that horrific game over screen no longer induces nightmares in me! Also, my brother got me a set of 4 Zelda-themed gold pins. Well, 3 gold pins and 1 silver pin, actually.

  • @AdemSanders
    @AdemSanders2 жыл бұрын

    This was my first Nintendo game, I was able to beat it only twice. You are skilled.

  • @edgardocruz5714
    @edgardocruz57148 ай бұрын

    Im doing a Zelda marathon and im playing this game now. I started this marathon over a year now.

  • @israelquezada9936
    @israelquezada99364 ай бұрын

    That nostalgic music when the game starts, takes me back to my childhood in the 80's

  • @hannes8835
    @hannes88355 ай бұрын

    That was a great playthrough. The boss fights were amazing.

  • @cristal7412
    @cristal74123 жыл бұрын

    that opening theme is hilarious and i love it lol

  • @ericsmith6315
    @ericsmith63152 жыл бұрын

    I'm an old bastard these days and this is still one of my favourites of all time :) New tech never replaces a truly great game

  • @shionkreth7536
    @shionkreth75363 жыл бұрын

    Your trek through the lava caves gave me legitimate anxiety. 10/10

  • @is_not_zelda4301
    @is_not_zelda4301 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO MUCH we all NEED zelda to live

  • @Hwi1son
    @Hwi1son Жыл бұрын

    Love the dance @ 2:33:53 🤣

  • @andreas.lee-norman
    @andreas.lee-norman Жыл бұрын

    At 58:03 It's interesting to see that so many discovered the same way to attack these knights with "unblockable" attacks

  • @JohnFleming-sw7hn
    @JohnFleming-sw7hn Жыл бұрын

    Even I was born in late 1992 as I'm not ashamed of myself or what I'm from! I always think this game and other old games are much cooler then! Before 2020 we seemed to be much happier!

  • @thecowboy2
    @thecowboy24 жыл бұрын

    Ruto is both a town and a princess.

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    The names of the towns were used to name other characters in Zelda games later on.

  • @khanhle7917
    @khanhle79174 ай бұрын

    this is one of my favorite games when i was a kid i use to stay up very late at night playing this game beating it is fun i’ll beat it and then play it again for fun just go best it again all for the story line ❤❤ i was only 16 years old. but now i’m 43 love watching this whenever i want to reminiscing ❤❤ thanks for uploading this video

  • @LuisMBuildz
    @LuisMBuildz Жыл бұрын

    So many memories with this game

  • @Bluehorrorcult
    @Bluehorrorcult4 күн бұрын

    Yoooooo I remember when this game came out, remember the first time I heard the intro music was so amped up to play this game each n every time

  • @christophereuginebeatty7950
    @christophereuginebeatty795010 ай бұрын

    great challenging game.beautiful ending.👍🙂❤️

  • @thundergodgamer118
    @thundergodgamer11811 ай бұрын

    I love all the music to this game especially in the towns. This is the hardest Zelda game ever made. Love this game 🎮🎮

  • @vdog4799
    @vdog47992 жыл бұрын

    Bro, just want to say Awesome and thank you for posting! I just got a 239 in 1 game cartridge for NES and this is on it. Your videos are now invaluable to me! I feel like I'm 15 again!😁👍❤

  • @tablettablet3028
    @tablettablet30286 ай бұрын

    It'd be interesting seeing Nintendo try making a Zelda game like this again. This was so unique compared to all the other entries in the series.

  • @randomrecipes5007
    @randomrecipes5007 Жыл бұрын

    Born 89 A Link to the Past on Super Nintendo was my first true Zelda Experience, first true video game experience period along with Super Mario World, and Super Mario Bros. 3... my older cousins had this, and the original... My brothers and I just couldn't get into it cause A Link to the Past is so much better lol, and we beat it 100% multiple times before trying this, so it was too outdated gameplay/graphics wise to us... but I could totally understand the nostalgia for most who grew up older than myself. I wish I could've lived through true birth of it all.

  • @joseluisfrancofarias8351
    @joseluisfrancofarias83512 ай бұрын

    Hace como 34 años que lo acabe, me trae muy buenos recuerdos. Excelente video.

  • @Coldbluefreeze
    @Coldbluefreeze Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this play through very much! Also enjoyed the dance around 2:24:00 😀

  • @stickerupthe14743
    @stickerupthe147433 ай бұрын

    the music in this game is so nice.

  • @fabior9341
    @fabior9341Ай бұрын

    Love this. My 3 yr old son and I beat Breathe of The Wild last month. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined this. Thanks for the vid.

  • @jackkoffin1
    @jackkoffin13 жыл бұрын

    Watching this late at night, knowing my workday is going to be as "adventuresome" as playing Zelda II for the first time.

  • @k-dogg9086

    @k-dogg9086

    Жыл бұрын

    More like getting your tooth pulled with no anesthesia, slowly, if you're going to work after being up that damn late. 🙄

  • @EmperorsNewWardrobe
    @EmperorsNewWardrobe2 жыл бұрын

    I think when you have knowledge of where everything is, the game is awesome. Gladly, I watched my brothers explore-and-error their way through so I didn’t have to myself

  • @Legohaiden
    @Legohaiden6 ай бұрын

    This is the game that spawned a love of RPG/Action games in me that lives on until this day. Link lead me to Final Fantasy... which led me to literally everything. Before these two games I only played Mario, Duck Hunt, Donkey Kong and the JR version. Never even thought there was a world of games outside those before this title. I was 8yrs old. good times.

  • @Nockspielt
    @Nockspielt7 ай бұрын

    This old great games have some special magic to it, its just great.

  • @therealvalure4714
    @therealvalure47142 жыл бұрын

    Dope video really great game!!

  • @danielblake1537
    @danielblake153711 ай бұрын

    Nothing can touch the classic Zelda games, even with 8-bit graphics you could totally imagine being Link going through dungeons to save the Princess and to defeat Ganon....like someone said earlier, this truly shows how graphics arent everything to make a game great...its the gameplay itself and the way everything is setup! Only other game I got similar feelings to my 1st time playing The Legend Of Zelda, is when I got to play Ys: Books I&II off the TurboGraFX for my first time and luckily this wasnt even that long ago but it definitely brought back that nostalgic feel of exploration like Zelda games did for me!

  • @spoonshiro
    @spoonshiro4 жыл бұрын

    Classic game, this one. Definitely a strange turn for the gameplay style (kind of a hybrid of a platformer and a Dragon Quest style RPG) but it works. And it's fun!

  • @oldmangojuice6359
    @oldmangojuice6359 Жыл бұрын

    By far one of my old favourites

  • @bratticuss
    @bratticuss4 жыл бұрын

    Boy this game brings back memories. Remember exploiting the falling birds in the shamp area. Could set my NES advantage to turbo and let it auto attack for a few hours. Come back next and my character was all leveled up.

  • @NintendoComplete

    @NintendoComplete

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha that's awesome, I never thought to do that!

  • @bezoticallyyours83

    @bezoticallyyours83

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice! I didn't know about that trick

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bezoticallyyours83 Your profile pic is from the Nintendo Power Magazine insert on Zelda 2. It shows Link leaving Hyrule castle about to begin his adventure.

  • @Leonardo-ux6px

    @Leonardo-ux6px

    3 жыл бұрын

    You could stand on either the left, or right of the edge of the screen for this trick to work. Nintendo Power Magazine, yes?

  • @seanmcdermott4915
    @seanmcdermott49159 ай бұрын

    never beat this and you are drawing me near to this. Hallelujah

  • @hygrave2892
    @hygrave28924 жыл бұрын

    Leveling up on those skull bubbles I see. I went overboard as a kid, I spent a few hours getting to level 8 on health and attack in the first palace.. Yeah, confirmed I had no life when I was logging in 4 hours on two screens of the first palace back then.

  • @Adel_Volks
    @Adel_Volks Жыл бұрын

    I have it for the NES, but I couldn’t ever finish it… really was hard! Finally, 23 year later I completed in the switch. AMAZING GAME!

  • @burns985
    @burns9853 жыл бұрын

    Makes me a bid sad to miss my childhood... 90s was the best❤

  • @BryanX64

    @BryanX64

    3 жыл бұрын

    This was '80s bro lol

  • @burns985

    @burns985

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BryanX64 you are right, my chances to have nintendo 8bit was in 94😹

  • @ShinjiIkari1
    @ShinjiIkari14 жыл бұрын

    I think i prefer the famicom version if just for being able to level up whatever you want when you get enough exp and not having enemies that drain exp when they hit you.

  • @ktwenter77

    @ktwenter77

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it was so unnecessary to have enemies that drain exp points!

  • @gt-r6912
    @gt-r69123 жыл бұрын

    Merci, ça me rappelle mon enfance à toujours vouloir trouver des secrets.

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