NES Longplay [082] Astyanax 

After 28 years I finally get to see the ending.

this game had probably the longest introduction in all of NES . Wonderful fairy tale story, great music and nice ending. Loved it .

I remember renting this over thirty years ago. We went to the video store one day and rented some games for the NES. My older brother rented Heavy Barrel and I rented Astyanax. While my brother and cousin spent a lot of time playing Heavy Barrel, I spent hours playing Astyanax when they weren't playing. And it was everything I could want in a game. Great story, awesome graphics, great music and sound. Only thing was that the controls were a little difficult at first, but got easier as I played it more. Later on that Summer, I bought it for $20 at KB Toys at the Mall and I played it, spending even more hours on it. I stayed up until 2 AM and finally beat the game and was treated to a very shocking twist ending that I thought was so great and rewarding. I will never forget all the fun hours spent playing this game.

He got Cutie as a reward for his bravery, he thought she was dead but he must have loved her and she was revived in his world. Because like the movie THE CROW:city of angels saying "sometimes love is stronger than death!" must be true, at least you've got to believe so. LONG LIVE ASTYANAX !

Loved this game as a very young kid. Never made it past the second level, but I'll still never forget it. I guess that's why I'm here watching it 27 years later haha

every once in a while, out of nowhere, the level 1 music invades my thoughts, and i cant get it out until i hear it...

this game has amazing artwork, i played it when it came out and its stuck in my mind all these years , the music, the artwort pretty damn cool

I like how he started with an axe and picked up an axe, which turned his axe into a sword

I cried when Cutie died. Nevertheness, she returns at the end. Excelent story line.

What a surprise ending! This woulda made an epic movie.

I was sad when Cutie sacrificed herself. At least she got to be a real girl in his world at the end.

This game's story is wild. Cutie: "I've chosen you to save Remlia, completely average child of no specific destiny. Go save the princess!" Astyanax: "But I'm just a 16 year old high school freshman!" Cutie: "lmao don't care. The only way you're getting home is by killing the evil bad guy, so get to it." Astyanax: "Oh... ok."

my God...Could this be that one game I've always wanted to remember from my childhood?!!

I loved this game as a kid, but never beat it. Seeing it now, I'm very impressed they got all their "You're" and "Yours" correct in the translations! Lol

Miss this game. Took me forever as a kid to complete it. Though now that I think about it...the bosses are really creepy looking.

Finally!!! Oh my gosh, have I been looking for this. All I remembered was the song and parts of the beginning scenes. Thank you for putting it up.

Been years since I last played this. I swear all the stage music pieces have been ringing in my head all this time. Sometimes I think I don't enjoy games today as much as I did as a child just because I grew up and can't relate to virtual stuff anymore. When I remember games like this, however, I do know that the games of our childhood were essentially special. Despite all the simplicity, they had a spirit that reached out to us. Today's triple A games rarely get to the same level as that.

The ending makes me always cry 😭😭 geez this is so good...

CASTLEVANIA meets the masters of the universe

The ending is so sweet

The graphics were killer for the NES. Love the giant sprites.

The ending was incredible. Because I thought princess will be the girlfriend for him.

I had this game when I was a kid. Many of my friends never heard it, but played it and they all said it was great, but hard. If you look at the definition of NES hidden Gems...you see a picture of this game right next to it.

From this to Elden Ring. What a journey video games have been on. I could only imagine what 9 year old me would have thought if he saw modern video games back then. It's wild.

I actually forgot i Played this game. Years after this game randomly recommended me on RU-vid ❤️❤️

This story embodies the 80's / early 90's for me.

Wow, finally I found this game after 20 years. I was a kid who could not read when I played this game

Thank god I finally found this game. I thought this game's name is Golden Axe. I mistakenly used a wrong name for a very long time. Finally after 20 years I found this game

I had this game as a kid. I wrote this off as an average at best game compared to what was out at the time. In hindsight, this game looks really good. Good music as well.

I used to play this game when I was young, there is something about the music and characters. Felt like a kid again.

Qué recuerdos! Lo jugaba en 1997, cuando tenía solo 7 años. La música me provoca nostalgia. Cómo odié a esos ojos voladores.

One of the best games on the NES! I love it!

I loved this game very much

Loved Astyanax. The music was great, though the slowdown was pretty bad.

I'm so glad I remembered the title of this, this game TERRIFIED me as a young kid. The grotesque look of the first boss, along with the music, made me so scared that I could barely play. Then right after that, even more scary music as that skeletal face appears in the cutscene. I was a sensitive kid so I literally had nightmares about it. So funny to look back at it now.

I got to the last level as a kid, but wasn't able to beat it. Then 17 yrs later I dedicated 2 weeks to finally beat the game. Great game!

The cutscene at the end is where Cutie the fairy has become a human.

Lol brings back memories . God it's been 15 long yrs since I heard this music.

Our childhood days ❤️❤️❤️

Finally i know the name of this game Ah what a great childhood

When I first saw this cinematic, I thought Cutie had no arms. She's just putting her hands in her lap.

Love this game so much!

Game is awesome and has just the right amount of difficulty . Owned this game for years remember buying it in K B Toys when they were still the rage, still have it actually.

बचपन याद दिला दिया आपने कसम से ❤

+Best NES Storyline game (***aside from ninja gaiden***) +Excellent Story Music + Great Nostalgia (as a result of the two factors above)

I remember this game. OMG This game was so awesome....

This game always reminded me of Legendary Axe in the gameplay department.

In reply to everyone saying he must be dumb to be a 16 years old freshman, in Japan, high school is divided into junior high and senior high, 3 years each. Most students will turn 16 during the freshman year of senior high, so yea... the makers of this game did actually go to high school and remember how old they were then.

Wow... i havent seen this game sense i was like 5 or six years old... i had this game i use to get up early saturday mornings and play it all morning long

My friends and I used to call this "Nasty Axe" back in the day

This was such an underrated game...

Can't forget those days man mmmmm

Sooooooo many memories just came back.

This has franchise potential... it needs to be resurrected.

I still remember the asskicking I got from this game to this day. And I had better reflexes back then.

This is such an underrated classic. One of the best Nintendo titles even though it wasn't that popular.

I had a Chinese pirate port cartridge (Golden Axe). And third boss was undefeatable. Suddenly his head had disappeared (17:14) in the middle of fight. And then GG

I always wished the game was longer... Incredible story tho.

I'd love 2 c a movie about this game. It has an amazing storyline.

Wow! Too bad I missed out on this game when I was a kid, it looks awesome! I love the music!

Man how frigging old was I when I rolled on this??? 9? 10 year old? I forget...

I had NES at a very young age. I remember playing this and being scared of the Skeleton Face, and some of the bosses. The music creeped me out for boss fights too.

I wanted this games badly. The graphics and colors always looked above average.

I spent many hours on this one. Great game.

This dude's name is Astyanax and he's a FRESHMAN? He didn't need to go on an adventure. He's already a hero for living this long.

He was in my PE class

The ads for this game said it had 16-bit graphics. That was enough to fool me. 😂 Still have fond memories of it, though.

Im watching this and smiling like an idiot , the good ol days 😢

Primeiro jogos que empenhei 100% de mim para terminar. Lembro, tinha 8 anos quando conseguir! Até hj me orgulho desse feito!

Bought this game at a flea market used for $5 or less and had know idea what kinda of adventure I was in for when I returned home and boy was I glad to experience this rare little gem. I still own said copy :)

one of my favorite when I entered the video games world

This is what Capitan N The Game Master should have been!

I MISS this game, thank you cubex55

Seeing this game: DAMN! I'm old now LOL

Those cutscenes... If I ever wanted to know what Saitama with hair looked like, now I do.

Round 4-1 Was My Favorite Theme In This Game Ahh The Memories

I remember receiving a fold-out advertisement from Jaleco for this game, which boasted “16-bit graphics” with very large character sprites, which was highly unusual for the NES. The gameplay was less inspired, however, but decent. If you enjoyed videogames like Rastan and The LegendRy Axe, you might enjoy this one. But it was a bit of a hype at the time. Thanks for sharing!

the version I had always glitched out on the medusa fight. her weak point would just disappear after a few hits

Wow this brings back memories

This game was hard and with kick ass music. Good memories of this game.

This game was GREATNESS!!

to be COMPLETELY honest i really LOVE castles

Cut Scene's were the best thing about Nes to me

holy shit....I remember this game. Never got to the end though. Thanks for posting all of it. I still have one unanswered question...what kind of parents name their kid Astyanax anyway? Seriously...Astyanax was the son of Hector...why not go with hector, no one would have trouble pronouncing that. Astyanax in this case must've been an asty-ccident.

Interesting- medusa heads, metroids and piranha plants all within the first few minutes of gameplay. The only thing missing are hard hats.

Why did this game never get a sequel? I think it deserved at least a trilogy.

A follow-up to the Arcade game The Astyanax, this version features completely redesigned stages, enemies, and a new story.

The huge sprites are pretty unusual for the NES - really great boss designs as well.

nostalgia with megason :-)

This was my first video game!

This game looks amazing

i still remember all these games which i played in gb station not in nes and i am 20 now even now i remember every scene

BIG Game play! Congratulations!

Bro I had this game, I don’t know how I ended up with it but I really liked it.

If you like this you'll like the legendary Axe for TG16 since it was made by the same creator

Astyanax would of been a nasty smash bros fighter

"Astyanax" is Norse for "please stop pointing and laughing at me for my asinine name".

OMG this brings back so many memories.

The music is a 8-bit wonder for sure

No recordaba este episodio de mi infancia.