A Good Game: Bill and Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure for NES | hungrygoriya 

Thanks :) It was pretty special seeing all that again. I had forgotten about it all completely.

Thanks for watching :)

Yes! I agree completely with you here! It's amazing how often I watch a review or watch someone playing a game live and can tell right away that there hasn't been much manual reading in advance. I think people are starting to give these "bad games" a real chance nowadays, but it's taken a long time to get here. I hope more people will give Bill and Ted a chance. There are passwords too!

And now we rarely get manuals!

I agree

That's an incredibly valid point now in hindsight. This game did nothing but frustrate me as a kid and it was always a rental with no manual that had to be returned in a couple days. By that same token, and this is just general observation of many other games from the time, sometimes a developer could be overly ambitious in the scope of their game and create something far too obtuse/cryptic in concept or too technically complex for the limitations of the hardware they made it for. Most people put Bill & Ted in that category but I think Goriya's insight, for having grown up with the game and giving it a chance, puts it into a more fair perspective. You really are given all the tools you need to complete the game, you just have to put some real thought into it to figure it all out. For it's heavy adventure genre leanings, really this game would have been more at home on MS-DOS.

It says a lot about their tastes in games that James and Mike of AVGN fame NEVER read the manuals

I like that when I'm collecting as well, so long as it doesn't ruin some of the artwork. I'll treasure this particular manual for the rest of my life. It's very special to me!

You're too kind! Thank you :)

I can't wait to see someone else try it out! I think it's a really worthwhile experience and it does have passwords if you wanted to try it out over more than one sitting. I didn't think I was going to get past stage 2, and there we were, a million hours later, still playing and having a good time. It was fun and as always, thanks for being there.

@@hungrygoriya Absolutely. And I love that one tune that you began the video with from the game.. once I find it for a decent price, I'll pick it up.

That's what I like to hear! Good luck with your run! I finally beat this game last year for the first time and it felt so good to cross it off the list after a lifetime of tinkering around with it.

Definitely! I love all their different goofy expressions during the conversation panels. Pensive Bill is probably my favourite though.

Our experiences were definitely similar. I'd really like to sit down and finish it someday.

Awwww... I'm so glad you enjoyed this and other videos I've been putting out there. Thank you so much! It's very encouraging to know that the work I'm putting in is paying off :)

Thanks very much! We used to play together all the time, and I remembered SMB2 and SMB3 more than anything else. Apparently we played this a lot too! It was a nice surprise finding that again. I should really rewatch the movies one of these days, especially with the third one around the corner. Thanks for stopping by!

You're so welcome! Thanks for making your way through my older videos :) Have fun with Bill and Ted if you can track it down. It's a tough one but definitely fun. One of these days I'm going to beat it myself!

I think I'm touch and go on it... I don't really like a lot of things spoiled for me before I have a chance to play a game... I find it like reading notes in a book or something. But I do appreciate the memories attached to those kinds of things for the previous owners. It's good to see games that were loved by their previous owners.

It's been soooo long since I've seen either of the old movies and I definitely haven't seen the new one yet. The sense of humour in this game feels in line from what I remember of the movies.

I didn't think it was very bogus :) Thanks for watching!

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Good luck! I'll be curious to know if you have fun with it, because I know I'm excited to get back to it again someday soon!

What an interesting thought! I haven't seen Dr. Who but I imagine it would be a funny tie-in!

She was the best. We played lots of games together, especially Mario 2 and 3.

@@hungrygoriya Fantastic. I had the Master System growing up, so my mom used to play a mah-jong game called Shanghai with me. Great memories of staying home from school and her playing Shanghai with me :)

I might be wrong, but I remember the passwords or progress codes for this game just being the phone numbers for the world and I had those written beside maps and things instead.

It's honestly not that bad, albeit a little unconventional :)

I really need to take some time and watch them again some day! It's cool that they're doing a new movie too... I'd heard some whisperings about it online, and it's great that they've got the two original actors coming back. I would say this game deserves another try. It's not at all a seamless experience, but it's definitely fun to explore and make progress. Good luck!

Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to play that one yet. I should look into it :)

Not sure your stance on it, but best to try a ROM before seeking out a cartridge, IMHO. It's got the movie tie-in quality of the time. AVGN even did a video on it. 😅

I hope you enjoy what you find. Thanks for the kind words.

That's a... day to remember alright! :)

Haha you know what? I realized that it was Death after I recorded, but decided to keep my fuzzy memories intact... it seemed fitting :) There was Satan in one of the movies though, right? Right? And yeah, it really depends on the type of love the manuals got. I've seen some in really terrible shape where things have been defaced, but old notes or passwords don't bother me too much unless they're wrong! That's happened to me a few times. Never trust a used manual map!

Yeah, for the most part a lot of it is there in the manual, but it's like trying to explain something over the phone sometimes: it's hard to explain unless you can show someone what you mean, and the manual doesn't do a great job of that either, you know? And you're welcome. It was nice to come back to this game again.

I feel like my recent playthrough solidified my enjoyment of it. For a while I was wondering if it was just nostalgia doing the talking in my memory, but I honestly think it's a decent game. I'm sure if you tried it again nowadays, you might enjoy it a lot more and feel like you're going somewhere. I know I did!

@@hungrygoriya May have to do that. Thanks!

Welcome to the channel, and thanks so much for your kindness! I'm glad you stumbled on in here too. You're right that the game's a little unconventional in a lot of ways, but I was just like you... fascinated! One day, now that I know how long of a haul I'm in for, I'm going to sit down and finally finish it myself. Congrats on getting to the end!

Yeah! This and the Game Boy game, yes? I hope people give this one a shot. A girl can dream :)

@hungrygoriya Yup, the GB version as well. Who would've thought this would be re-released

@@ToolShopGuy Ha! I don't know who was asking for this, but here it is!

@hungrygoriya If we can only pray to get a Faxanadu release on the Switch, or some type of Xanadu collection including it. I would absolutely freak out!!!

It's nice to see someone else's memories sometimes. I take issue with them when the information is wrong... that's happened to me on occasion!

@@hungrygoriya that's when I hope they wrote down their name and address so I can track them down and make an angry visit upon them haha

@@MrSerpico145 Yes! A shakedown visit is 100% required. :)

Thanks very much :) I'd recommend revisiting this if you can... it honestly makes a ton more sense when you're older, and I was thrilled to make some progress past the second level for the first time ever. I hope you enjoy it if you get back to it soon.

Yeah, the instructions aren't the best on how to play, that's for sure. I'm glad you did enjoy it though... there don't seem to be too many out there that genuinely liked it when they were younger!

Well thank you very much :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!

It's all very disconnected! I read online it's supposed to take place after the first movie, but I have no idea!

I'm sure there were many choice words in your friend's commentary! And yes, this game is, like many other older games, doable with a bit of patience. I enjoyed myself a lot and truly hope I can finish it someday.

It's pretty fun once you figure out what to do.

You're very welcome! I hope you have fun with the game! I'm actually playing through it again and trying to finally finish it after all these years.

It's me! I've been over here as long as I've been streaming on Twitch. Thanks for checking out the channel here.

I need to rewatch the older ones and finally see the new one. I did finally finish this game too... it was tough, but so satisfying to make it after so many years!

@@hungrygoriya yeah. I need to play it again.

Paperboy is one of those games that I cry laughing at almost every time I play just because of how absurd it is. I'm terrible at it, but I'll definitely play it again soon! And yeah... I ended up laughing a lot thinking back on old times writing this video up. It was nice to think back to those times in my life again. I hope you'll report back if you play some Bill and Ted!

I hope you have some luck if you try it again. I had a lot more fun with it than I thought I would.

Thanks! This is a pretty fun one once you get past the learning curve.

I think it's very fun if you take the time to learn what you have to do. It's not for everyone, but I thought it was a good time!

I've played a bit of Haunting Starring Polterguy... it's a tough game though! I don't think I made it past the third stage.

@@hungrygoriya It IS tough! I remember enjoying the aesthetic and premise, then realizing a few stages in I need to take it much more seriously (and in a less fun way?) to make it through to completion - which I've never done. Reminds me a bit like Toe Jam and Earl, a huge favorite of mine - lots of fun, but if you're not careful while you're having fun it's much more difficult to make it through the marathon than it seems. Quietly hard, in a way. Best wishes.

It sounds like I need to get my hands on a Lynx sometime. And a Jaguar for some Bubsy

It's definitely not for everyone, that's for sure. I definitely enjoyed puttering around these worlds as a kid and enjoyed my time with it coming back to it, but I can see its flaws as well.

I do like seeing that kind of stuff sometimes. It depends on how destructive it is. I don't like any of the artwork interrupted by handwriting.

... it's been many, many years since I've seen the movie, haha

I can't wait to play The Immortal actually... it looks horribly difficult in spots, but I think I'll have fun with it! Thanks for the suggestion!

@@hungrygoriya Of course, thanks for the quick reply. Happy Gaming!

I had no idea that this was the case until last night when I was watching a friend stream the game and he identified it. I've never heard that song before in my life, and now I hear about it twice in two days... so funny!

@@hungrygoriya I wasnt getting it either, but my brain said, oh that sounds like...and then was matching words to parts, I looked it up on wikipedia and yes! knowing the words though you start mentally singing it every single time =/

@@phonotical Maybe it's better I don't know the words because it's such a short little tune, hahaha

@@hungrygoriya mhmmmmm haha

I think there are some fair points (it's one of my favourite episodes because of how much I like this game), but with a bit of patience I think this game is just fine and not quite as bad as it's made out to be. I can say the same for a lot of games that people feel are bad or don't like.

I think those are highly dangerous textbooks, but they instantly kill enemies when you throw them...

The music for the cassettes I played when I talked about them, but I wasn't able to find isolated sound effects to download at the time. In hindsight I suppose I could've recorded them myself. I haven't had any trouble with demonetization for things like that, but I just didn't think of it.

Of course!

You wanna know something? I own the Famicom cartridge for it. Do you know if it's English-friendly? I could always try to find a translation and emulate it as well to review, but it's totally up my alley. Get out of my head :D

@@hungrygoriya I recently played it through and it is English friendly, although I would recommend this guide (strategywiki.org/wiki/Getsu_Fuuma_Den) to help with learning what items do, story, etc. Also, there is a section you need to ask a townsperson the same question over and over to get what you need, which I would not have known without the guide. "Get out of my head"... lol, we clearly have similar tastes in retro games.

@@jakek5417 Thank you for this! It's just what I was looking for! Sorry I'm so late in replying. I think your link got this swept up in my spam comments.

@@hungrygoriya no problem, glad I could be helpful :)

I honestly just didn't see a lot of movies back then, and still haven't seen many more to this day honestly... I'm not much of a movie person!

@@hungrygoriya Probably better for your brain. :-)

Awww thanks so much! I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend now!

Well, it's not for everyone. I enjoyed coming back to it at this stage in my life and trying it again, but as a kid I never knew what was going on. I still enjoyed the wandering though! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it.

Hungry Goriya no prob, nothing to be sorry about, you like what you like, just thought I’d give my opinion and vented a bit. Sorry if I came off as mean, wasn’t intended that way

@@revjim123 Oh goodness no, not mean at all! I appreciate hearing from people no matter where they're coming from :)

What's nice about it is that if you find where the baits are in each world, they're the same when the world repeats later with more difficult enemies. I really enjoyed that aspect! It just takes a little sleuthing at first, and then practicing some good execution later on.