I know 4th quest has been kinda disappointing and I all but know tomorrow will say final in some way, but I'm gonna miss the zeldaing. It's definitely a comfort series for me and you're definitely a comforting voice for all these years. I can't wait for you next zelda(-like) LPs when their times come. but hey, Kirby
@@seanmcbay I'd also love if he played some actual romhacks of Zelda 1 or Zelda 1 quests made with the Zelda Classic Engine (like SMBX, just for Zelda) but I don't see him doing it unless some patapon requests it.
Death count: 2 [73] (0 today) Flawless victory count: 4 [27] (1 today: Dodongo at 11:17) (1:56) I think it was around 24 minutes when the Red Ring and Magical Sword become available, and you have to claim them before Zelda Time reaches 35 minutes. (2:54) At 8 minutes, this is the last overworld Darknut we'll see for the rest of the game. (3:43) Oh, you can Boomerang that tombstone multiple times to keep getting fairies? Well, that's an easy way to refill all your health then. (4:46) Power not-croissant found! :P (4:49) Time for the 10-minute event, which is the 50% discount period at shops. (5:37) WAAARRRPPP ZOOONNNEEE!!! (6:00) Oh, so this formation of rocks is just a red herring. Welp. (6:58) Found the same door repair charge guy as in map 1. D'oh. (7:14) They didn't even change Spectacle Rock in map 2. (7:50) Start of level 8. (7:54) Pfft... Well, technically they changed the puzzle. It's the upper-left block here this time instead of the middle-right one. (8:07) Silver Arrows get! That was wicked quick, in contrast to how long it took you the first time! Of course, this time, you already knew what to look for. (8:31) Bible get! Wow, got both of this dungeon's items just like that! (8:55) Nice. Not only did that bomb open a wall, but it slayed that Darknut too. (9:08) Time for the 15-minute event. This is when the Bubbles become unable to curse you for a while. (11:27) Flawless victory on this Dodongo. (12:39) Confirmed: The Magic Wand's spell has an attack power of 3 instead of 2 in this game. That's a nice improvement, especially before you get the Magical Sword. (13:12) ⚡RIP these two Gibdos. (13:19) Again, the game is breaking the convention of it being the leftmost block in the middle row. At least you know to check for that now. (13:25) "O"! Or, it's a Rinka! This game is now part of All the SMBX-es. :P (14:08) Time for the 20-minute event. Welp, the 50% off sale is over now. (14:38) Hey there, Patra. How's it going? (15:41) Yep, the lightning spell waited until there was a valid enemy to hit, regardless of how long it took to find a room with such enemies. That's nice that it won't ever just be wasted on a totally empty screen or a screen containing only traps. (15:53) Triple Dodongo time. (16:08) Dodongos downed. (16:15) Net up, Super Aquamentus. (16:26) The dragon is slain. I'm guessing it has 15 HP instead of 6 in its upgraded form. (16:31) Whoa, this upgraded Manhandla is moving fast right out the gate. Also, the door to the north is already open, so you could just skip this boss, it looks like. (16:45) Manhandla has been kerploded, opening up the door that you just came from. (16:49) Alright, it's duo blue Gohma time! (16:56-17:04) Okay, it does indeed take 2 Silver Arrows to kill a blue Gohma. I'm pretty sure it takes just one Silver Arrow to defeat a blue Gohma in the NES game, but correct me if I'm wrong. (17:05) Victory! And, this 🍩is now done, even if you didn't fully fill it out. (17:44) Oh, no... This is not the time to go back into the dungeon to explore its right half, because the Red Ring and Magical Sword are just about to become available. (18:29) The Red Ring is now able to be obtained. Actually, maybe you could've gotten it as soon as the Armos statues were awakened earlier in the day. (18:54) Whoa, careful. Fortunately, you slayed that Like Like immediately, before it could digest your Magical Shield. You really should be using the Magic Wand on these things from afar. (19:10) The Magical Sword is now available. You have until the 35-minute mark to claim both the Red Ring and Magical Sword. (19:50) Here comes the 26-minute event, to remind you to stop wasting time here. (20:37) When the guy says you have ten minutes left, it's more like you have 8¼ minutes left in reality, because the evil king will claim those items at the 35-minute mark if you haven't gotten to them first. (21:00) Well, at least the 🍩is now fully filled out, satisfying Homer Simpson's OCD. :P (21:51) Magical Sword get! Attack power 2 → 4! (22:51) At 30 minutes, the Bubbles are back to their usual cursing ways. (22:59) And, yep. This is indeed where the Red Ring is, which you _just_ missed out on at the very end of the time limit of map 1. (23:07) Red Ring get! Damage received ½ → ¼! (23:18) Yeah, maybe you can find the missing Heart Container when the game gives you the ability to detect secrets again in the final minutes. Also, you have 26 minutes and change remaining, not 23.
You really feel the struggle to make these dungeons into those shapes. Instead of being functional, they're just a bunch of dead ends and/or useless hints. Now, it's true that someone who hasn't played Zelda before might not think they're redundant, but bits like that dead end on the lower side of the O and the painfully repetitive N shaped dungeons really hit home how unfortunate it is. Since this isn't a "Second Quest" like NES Zelda had, I don't blame them for cutting corners and just being silly.. but when you think about the cost of this service it definitely feels phoned in. That being said, I think the strongest explanation for having short, silly dungeons is the strict hour time limit. There's very, very little chance that someone starting the game in Week 4 would've had time to do everything. Which honestly makes the narrator's re-going over everything feel a bit weird. I'm not even sure if you'd genuinely have enough time to do it all in a mere two weeks if you started on Week 3, especially if you're struggling to do it all and the darkness overtakes the land. Suddenly the overworld becomes a massive pain to navigate. All that being said, I'm *glad it exists* because these are neat little snapshots of a bygone gaming era. As I understand it there aren't many BS ROMs out there since most weren't terribly memorable or didn't involve something as significant as Zelda. As with all things related to gaming, it's sad to think that some of the stuff they did in the 80s and 90s are just.. literally gone forever.
And thus the final week of Map 2, the Fourth Quest, begins!~ The implication that the Power Bracelet has always been there, but because one stony boi was standing on it, no one bothered to look or try moving the statues until they were brought to life. The random "Boomerang this scenery, and get a fairy" thing is actually helpful to get you back up at the start of a week. Love how the Old Man has to basically give it all the juice to make the shopkeepers discount their prices. And raocow will never take advantage of this mechanic because the BS The Legend of Zelda economy is busted. Wow, they didn't even try to change up the Silver Arrows puzzle for Level 8. Granted, it has felt like the devs blew their load on Map 1 and Map 2 they didn't have as many ideas + reusing the broadcast audio limited how much they could change. And, keeping continuity with the Second Quest, Red Ring get!
Well iirc there actually was narration about spectacle rock and the location of the arrows so they couldn't change it or the narrator would be lying to you!
Guess this wraps up the penultimate episode of things related to the OG NES Zelda, only this time with the Red Ring. Not that it makes much of a difference in this rather easy Quest.
