#Goonies2 

I find myself watching whole videos even if I never played the particular game. That my friend is good work. We need to blow up your subs.

Not for nothing, but watching your playthroughs is therapeutic as all hell to me. I have trouble sleeping at night and watching you narrate these playthroughs just relaxes me! A great combo of nostalgia, NES trivia, and Bob Rossian narration!!

Man, the 8-bit remix of “Goonies R Good Enough” is still one of my favorite pieces of game music. It’s absolutely brilliant. (And this game absolutely kicked my butt as a kid. I do remember beating it, but WOW was it tricky.)

Played this game a lot when I was a kid, and beat it with the help of the official Nintendo Players' Guide. I dusted this off a few years ago, and I fortunately remembered every step of the game without the guide which had long since ended up in a landfill somewhere in Iowa. I first want to say that I really enjoyed the video. However, your Goony identification in the video, is completely off except for Brand. I know this because one thing I learned from endless hours playing this game, is that if you use the Transceiver, you will receive messages from the Goonies that give a clue as to where they are in the Fratellis' lair. Mouth (identified in the video as Chunk) is actually the first one you rescue as I have never been able to receive a message from him on the transceiver. This is possibly due to the fact that you don't obtain the transceiver until after you rescue him (assuming you do things in relative order) Andie (identified in the video as Steff) is in the 2nd Ice area (i.e. the one without the boomerang and glasses), as indicated by her message saying "This is Andie. I'm freezing to death"; as well as when you rescue her, she says "Thank you, Mikey. You're braver than Brand" (Brand and Andie were dating in the movie, so Steff saying either of those things doesn't make any sense given where you find her in the game, and her not dating Brand). Brand (correctly mentioned in the video) is in the Green caverns. I forget exactly what his message is, but I recall it making a vague mention of the raincoat that you acquire in that area. Data (identified as Mouth in the video) is the male Goony you save in the underwater area, as indicated by his message "This is Data. Fishman stole my secret weapons" (a reference to the Jump Shoes you get from Fish Man). Steff (identified as Andie in the video) is the female Goony you find in the underwater area, as indicated by her message "This is Steff. A shark is attacking me." Finally, Chunk (identified as Data in the video) is in the Fire Cavern as indicated by his message "This is Chunk. It's close to eruption" or something to that effect (I sadly don't remember the exact line on Chunk's either). I'm not pointing this out to be a jerk or a know-it-all. Just for the sake of accuracy. Again, I very much enjoyed this video, because Goonies 2 is one of my all-time favorite games.

This is the game that taught me not to read instruction manuals. The instruction manual said the B button did nothing when inside of the rooms, but it actually cycles through the list of tools you can use. I was stuck for like 1-2 years because I could find the glasses, but couldn't figure out how to use them in rooms.

Once you've had the slingshot and have exhausted the ammunition, it can now be found again as a random drop from enemies.

The 'normal' way to go after you get the spring shoes is that you're supposed to backtrack all the way to the purple caverns and use the spring shoes to make the large jump. But since you get the ladder and spring shoes roughly at the same time, it becomes a bit open-ended on what you're supposed to do next. When you were in the purple caverns you never did show the unreachable door that you can only access with the spring shoes, which is the intended way to reach the fire caverns. This is why at 34:58 it seems confusing. You're supposed to "warp" coming from the purple caverns.

Challenge accepted and met! In 1982, a Taito arcade came called The Electric Yo-yo released. Not only does it weaponize this item, but you PLAY as the yo-yo itself! There's also a C64 game released in 1985 called Frak!, where you use a yo-yo as a weapon. Also, Goemon in Legend of the Mystical Ninja uses a yo-yo, and his first game came out in Japanese arcades in 86 (first console game in the same year), so...

I really enjoy the history and background to the games. It’s like a mini documentary at the beginning of each video.

This is a great channel, man. I love watching the games that busted my balls as a kid and mocked me as I rented them again and again getting a proper taken down.

If anyone is able to slip "Encino Man" into a video game review, it's you. Well done.

If I ever need a candle I know exactly what to do!

Thanks for helping me remember my childhood. Almost forgot it. Good times!!!

This video made me sub! Legendary quality to your work! I grew up with the Goonies 2, loved it, still love it, and even programmed a TAS for it. Currently looking for what to binge next of yours! 😁👍👍

One of my favorite games as a kid…and I actually beat it! I played The Goonies on a play choice 10 machine once on vacation in Arizona.

1:23 PlayChoice-10 machines! I remember these in our local arcade back around 1989 or 1990. I actually played The Goonies 1 game from a PlayChoice-10 before ever playing Goonies 2, and I didn't see the film until I was much older, so as a kid, Goonies 2 seemed like a natural progression to me with superior gameplay over Goonies 1.

This was one of those really difficult games as a kid. Nowadays kids will never know the challenge of never being able to solve a puzzle. Thanks for helping wrap up the ending on this long awaited ending!

It took me two years to beat this game after I got it. It wasn't until 6 years ago that I realized that some of the music was ripped from abba songs. How nostalgic watching it in action again...

Love this game and think I have 2 of them. So many games in the world and so little time to play them. I do love a challenge tho. Great video!

You forgot to mention "Yo Noid!". The Noid himself attacks with a yo yo.

I found a game called Frak! for the BBC Micro, where you play as a caveman with a weaponized yo-yo, which was released in 1984.

So many hours put into this game. My mom also got into playing this and even made maps for us to go back to. Great bonding time over this gem. Its amazing having to piece this all together by yourself before the internet. I love how you make it easy and straight forward@

Someone probably already said this about the whole Yo-Yo thing, but Rygar came out a few months earlier and, even though it is a shield on a chain, it's pretty much a giant yo yo. BUT there also was a game called "Electric YoYo" in 1982... but it's a puzzle game involving a yo yo. So Goonies II most likely is the first game to feature a guy fighting with a yo yo. Which is cool.

I beat this game 1.5 times previously... ...I went to Annie without all 6 Goonies and uh... yeah, the game will not let you through. ...I also didn't have most of the items; just the ones needed minimally to get there and it was not easy. Either way, this one is a secret gem for me to play. EDIT: No, I did NOT ever use a guide for this game. Yes, I didn't know about the candle. I just got into the habit of rooms where I'd test everything, even when I couldn't see anything.

As a kid one birthday I had an option to have a party at the rollerskating rink or get Goonies 2 NES....I chose Goonies & had no regrets, that was over 30 years ago

Great mention of the PlayChoice-10! I played one at the movie theater when I was a kid and thought they were so awesome as a kid. I had an NES at home, but there was something magical about them. I purchased a broken one last year and got it working! It's a solid collector's item. Mine is the two-monitor one that had the same cabinet/setup at Punchout!.

I was obsessed with this game when I was 11

The thing about this game is that I almost gave up on it: the rooms were tough for me, since I didn't see the point in them until I looked up info on them and hitting anything with everything. Then I learned to manage it. Finished this game to the point I could get all the Items, Goonies most of the Bombs and Molotov Cocktails (this game taught me what was a Molotov Cocktail, LOL) and rescue Annie in one go. 3 hours, give or take, if I remember correctlyy.

Epilogue: the goonies paid their rent debt by selling Annie to a tuna fish company. HAPPY END! THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!

This channel is so underrated it's criminal! You... You see what i did there? 😆🙂😐😑☹️ I'll just see myself out now

My best friend and I beat this game with "The Official Nintendo Players Guide" so we had an edge in knowing that you had to beat a little old lady 5 times to take her candle. I am amazed you got through this one on your own, Nice work and always a nice video. Being hesitant to beat the hell out of old people for candles is a sign of good moral character. :P

This, not The Goonies film itself, was my first experience with the franchise, and I instantly fell in love with it (it made recognizing the tune from "Goonies R Good Enough" that much cooler when I did see the movie). I've played through and beaten it at least two or three times. For a movie-licensed NES game, it was pretty good-sized for the time and had some great tunes.

When I played this I always thought there was a goonies movie sequel I never knew about. I wasn't a big movie person so I never put two and two together or made an effort to ask, I just assumed there was a second movie that I never heard about.

Thank You for this, I've always wanted to beat this game!!!! Also, could you do a video on Ultima: Quest Of The Avatar and Dragon Warrior?

Totally remember playing this at the arcade (the first one). I don't know why it was so fun playing it back then but I loved it. Nintendo should've had achievements. No kid would've figured this out for the most part. PS Chunk is a Hollywood lawyer now I believe 👍

I wish I knew how nintendo power worded their instructions to attack an old lady in their reply to your letter.

Gotta love that door opening and closing sound

Love the content! Glad to have finally found ya!

Hmm 🤔Does Rygar’s weapon count as a yo-yo? Kidding. Great video and channel. Subbed up!

Thank you for your tutorial. Your directions are simple and concise. You Rock!!!

Ke Huy Quan would then play Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once

This Game is 1 of my Favorites. And the Nintendo 10 Cabinets are Straight up Coin Guzzling Machines, there were loads of those Down at the Jersey Shore Boardwalk back in the day.

Love to see your # of subs keep increasing. I rarely subscribe to channels but I was happy to add your channel to my list!

My brother and I played the heck out of this game. We spent too many days replaying it trying to find the stupid candle, despite having beaten the game numerous times just guessing around in the dark rooms. As an adult seeing the solution to the hidden candle, I feel like a pretty pissed off six year old all over again.

Well done sir! And thank you for asking why we never got a proper Goonies 1 port here in the states! I always felt this sequel was slightly inferior to the original, albeit not by much. I will always have fond memories of this one, the only game ever where you smacked an old woman for a candle.

Hey Man you are doing great work. I use to play all these games when I was a kid. Even if I beat the game I learn something new and learn the history of the game. You explain what you’re doing so well I don’t even have to play the game😂 I wish you only success.

Didn't notice this before, but one of the BGMs was a midi version of Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies R Good Enough", which premiered in the movie.

Dunno if it was intentional, but I've always loved that they included the gushes of waterfall in the red caves, which is a nod to a cut scene from the film. When Mikey & Data are trying to cross the boat mast, the tide water rushes in and almost knocks them onto the spikes below. That bit was removed in the final film, and we only see the water gush over the Fratellis.

They should have had CHunk be a playable character and you could use the Truffle Shuffle to beat the Fratellis. That would have been awesome!

glad i found this game at flea market in the 90's and bought it for 3 bucks xD

You know what? I don't even question why a mermaid. Mermaids on NES games were always so dang cute for some reason. The screenshot of the one in this game was almost reason enough to get me to buy this game as a kid lel

Hey Great Channel my friend, this game was always a complete mystery to as a kid. Question.. so did your Goonies 2 question actually get published in the "Counselors Corner?" I remember writing them all the time for Zelda 2 hints and answers and never got a post in Nintendo Power.

Totally called Nintendo Power. They told me the reason I couldn't play Iron Tank with 2 players was because the box art and instructions were misprints. My parents never let me call again.

despite never playing this game the soundtrack and everything is always one of the definitive nes games to me, ever since abobo's big adventure! you could eat the mermaid or have children with her oddly enough, anybody remember that game?

First game I've got with my NES (except for Mario/Duck Hunt of course! Took me over a year to actually finish it... Like going through a couple games like Zelda I & II, Metroid, Simon's Quest, etc to harden me up as a gamer before going back to it... English not being my first language didn't help either hahah! I remember having my mom calling up a bunch of theaters to figure out what was up with the Goonies II movie,... Was it released? Did we miss it? I guess it created more confusion than anything else for these theaters' service folks hahhha! Good times in the 80's :P

I love your Golden ❤️ as much or more than the actual videos!

Remember playing this game when I was a kid, could never find the last of the Goonies to set free. Oddly enough at the time I actually though that this game was for a real Goonies 2.

Sending good vibe comments to help with the algorithm. Keep up the great work!

Oh the memories. For those wondering, trying to unlock the last gate to Annie without finding all the goonies wont work. You will simply get the message "You can't use".

Idk if Rygar came out before or after this game, but I’m pretty sure it was in 87’ and you technically use a yo-yo in that game. Definitely I remember a game that was in arcades called The Electric Yo-yo and I’m pretty sure it came out around 82’ so there’s at least one definite game with a yo-yo weapon before The Goonies 2 if you don’t count Rygar! :D

My understanding was that there was a Goonies 2 movie in production at the time, and Konami, having the rights, started making the game for the sequel, hoping to release it at the same time as the movie- according to what I read, some of the elements of the game were based on early drafts of the script. However, the movie ended up in development hell and went nowhere, and Konami, about to lose the license due to time limits, published the game anyways.

I enjoyed this game immensely as a child! Nice to see a great walkthrough for it

I played Goonies II a long time ago on the famicom so it's in japanese. Managed to finish it even though I don't know japanese. That's how much I love this game. Now I can finally read the english version.

I love these vids... but this game... there is NO WAY any normal casual player would EVER be able to make any headway in this maze.

If you look at the deleted scenes on the movie, it had an octopus in the cave and I think they were trying to introduce the water/mermaid scenario but it all got scraped

Stop talking like this (at the beginning). Its so unnecessary and doesn't work. Your normal voice is fine!

I was never able to beat this game way back when I was a kid, it was a lot of fun though

This is one of those games I never played back in the day, and got to play it after the emulation era. Always wanted to play it but couldn’t find it on rental stores and never met someone who had the game. I had the Goonies 1 though, it was included in my pirate nes clone console that had hundreds of game in memory (including contra, Antarctic adventure, etc), but my first encounter with the franchise was with the movie, which I love!!! Watched it in the cinema back in the day, and was amazed with the Atari 800 game of the Goonies. Although the Atari game is very short, a video around that game would be very fun to watch with your style. Great content!!

IIRC the broad-strokes of the story for Goonies 2 was based on a script for the unmade sequel to the Goonies movie, and that's where Annie the Mermaid came from.

I remember passing the game at the age of 9 at 1997. >:) I still playing it and i love the sound track.

Your video helped me complete this game for the first time. I was five years old when I was lucky enough to get this on the NES. My oldest son is now five, so maybe it'll be another 35 years before he beats it 😀 All the best, and thanks for such a great video!

Think this might be the oldest game with a yoyo weapon. The only other game featuring a Yoyo I can think of older is a 1982 arcade game called Electric Yoyo but you are the Yoyo in that game.

Classic answer too hard for USA Super Mario Bros 2 Japanese

I didnt even know this game existed! I gotta find this on my emulator. Great video!

The day i beat this game i felt complete but also let down because after the ending it goes game over. I felt sad seeing that.

I beat this as an 8 year old. My sister's intuition helped finding hidden doors, though. Proud of myself.

You need 100,000 more subs. Such a great channel.

Pretty sure it was a deal to help promote the PC-10 system, with the first one. I remember playing it a lot back then. I'm pretty sure that the 2nd one was already developed and released in Japan by that time, and that's why they chose to release that one and skip over the original. Happened a lot back then, as US releases were frequently years behind the Japanese releases until you got to the 16-bit era.

Did you know that level 1 theme song is a Cyndi Lauper song called Good Enough?

Another handy tip for this game in the icy areas if you duck you stop yourself immediately and lock your position, handy for spots you might get surprised on.

Saved my $, bought this from children’s palace, popped it in and used my Nintendo power and beat it in 24 hours. Great memories !

I remember as a kid being convinced that there was a Goonies 2 movie because of this game.every time I went to blockbuster I looked for the movie but never could find it God I was a dumb kid.lol

Around 13:41, is that updog? Dude, was there updog in there?

Still have my original nes cartridge of goonies 2..one my personal top 20 all time Nes games. Fantastic walk through 👌

8 year old me had zero chance of beating this game. So many unfair hidden items and pathways. Had a blast watching you play though bud!

I think I played this game casually, just rented it maybe, but definitely didn't get very far, it definitely confused me that it was Goonies II, made me think there was a sequel to the movie that I missed somehow

Just followed along and beat the game, first time in 20+ years! Such fun, thanks!

I remember playing this game as a kid, I could not figure out how to play it. I gave up on it.

This game scared me as a kid, particularly the first person views when you enter a room.

What does Mikey and kid yang they both use yoyo's as their weapon this game is awesome and your channel is #EPIC & #LEGENDARY

I got this game when it was still in stores back in the day. Took me forever to beat it, given the only hints at the time were in Nintendo Power magazine.

I think Yo Noid! used a yo-yo for a weapon. Dont think it was older than this though.

I found it at a garage sale and it took me and my brother two weeks to beat. I enjoyed most of that time.

1987 was a really weird experimental year for NES. Goonies 2 and Dr Chaos were two games that year which tried the very odd hybrid approach of side scroller meets first person adventure game. It was an interesting idea, but dear god the interface and execution of the first person portion was beyond tedious. And I've always thought there was some kind of connection between Goonies 2 and the first NES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. A ton of the environments looked the same (9:22). The menu and map looked similar. The boomerangs. Why a mermaid? Probably the same guy who decided NES Darth Vader had to be a scorpion. That Star Wars game was also released 1987! What a strange year. I guess it was an adolescent period for the NES as it tried to move beyond the early to mid 80s arcade ports that it launched on.

The NES game Star trumpets had a yo-yo for a weapon this josh

This game always looked so cool but I didn't have it and it seems to have a learning curve to get started

I played this game for hours every weekend and still never found all the secrets

It funny you have a complaint about a mermaid not being able to fit in the goonies lore but old men who have the ability to teleport you gets a pass? Lol

Have you thought about a goonies 3 a remake of both games I have so many ideas for goonies 3 the game

I really enjoyed watching this. G2 was one of my favorite games as a kid