REVIEW | The Adventure of Valkyrie / Valkyrie no Bouken (1986, Famicom) | The Birth of a Legend 

In a perfect world, every game review would be as thorough and informative as this. Great channel.

So thorough, so well made and presented. This video, for me, is actually better than owning just the plastic. Every game should come with a video presentation like this. Whether it's Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord for the SEGA Master System, or Toe Jam and Earl, I know you'd cover every inch of the game. Amazing and a great length.

17:20 From what I read though, Valkyrie doesn't use her ship here, instead actually walking on the rainbow to the other side. Project x Zone even made jokes to this (and as long as I remember, no mentions to a ship was made). Anyway, been a big fan of this character so seeing more informative video for a game I've had bit difficulty going through is always appreciated.

Fantastic video. I think I prefer this style overall. Really well edited and lots of details on the mechanics and aesthetics of the game really give me something to sink my teeth into. Whichever format you go with, it is much appreciated.

I knew Valkyrie was a thing - I've been eye balling the playstation remake for awhile. But now I really want to try the original. Maybe after Star Tropics I'll give it a serious attempt.

I came across this channel when looking up info about a different game, and I am very glad I did. This was extremely informative as I've always been curious about Valkyrie when I saw her in Project X Zone 1 and 2. Love this. I am now subbed and will catch up on your videos!

Do you folks prefer long, (overly) detailed videos like this one, or the short but sweet ones like Nekketsu Oyako? Let me know! Also, this episode was fairly devoid of my awful humor. Thoughts?

I really love how you did the story part.. looks great, and kind of feels like a intro to an 80's, adventurous anime series! Great stuff!!

That shot of the Valkyrie character with the Japanese flag behind her was lovely. I really need to get talented at photoshopping. Hey, I remember that famicom cartridge :) Seeing Link's head on Valkyrie was pretty creepy, but I wouldn't expect anything less from this channel! Nice touch with the broken record bit. Did you put that watch on just for the camera? haha Gameplay reminds me a lot of Hydelide or Faria on NES. Just much better, especially Hydelide's case. Yuck, that game. I rented it a couple times from Diamond Head video. Looks like players could get overwhelmed quickly with the combat. Those items just pop into existence. Yup, wow you got clobbered instantly almost. Nice use of music in the video so far. I love the soundtrack for Dragon Spirit. Your audio levels sound fine to me. "Using her faithful ship to make the journey." You mean, using her imagination? Cause I don't see a ship at all. These old NES action RPGs are so good. Brings back many memories of taking the time exploring and figuring out how to advance further. Meanwhile, racking up tons of gold and exp! Valkyrie does look tricky with some obscure parts. Definitely an AVGN bitchfest. So you finally finished the Valkyrie vidoe. Congratulations indeed. oh look, Mappy Kids in the video at the end. hehe... Well, here's to more successful Hapa videos on this series! Excellent start so far. :D And I approve of long winded, well explained videos.

I'm so glad I found your channel today. Finally found a very good channel that is fully dedicates to imports. A small dream comes true. Your editing skills are superb. Combined with your very good narrative, it makes the videos so enjoyable. I think the first game is pretty "boring", in my opinion. Thank god the arcade remake is so good. I really like her character design.

An excellent video, as always. So, finally you review this clasical character. I remember the first time i see her was in "Namco vs Capcom", and being mystified as to who she was, especially as i loved her design. Now, let tell you that hearing you say that this is a 3 part video make me really happy! Thank you! By the way, happy 2016 and as always, a pleasure to see you video!

Looks rather interesting, kind of reminds me of that Chase the Express Famicom game.

Nice, I remember fighting against the Valkyrie in the bonus challenge tower in Namco's Tales of Eternia, good times. I prefer long and detailed videos, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the shorter ones ;)

Great, detailed video! Great way to come back! Well, well worth the wait. Also, huge bonus points for the Quest of Ki / Kai no Bouken music at the beginning! :) I would love the detail, you bring more details to your videos that are hugely helpful to people like me who cannot read Japanese (at least for right now). So keep the details please.

En serio que ha sido unas de las joyas de Namco

Glad this came out, claims be damned! As far as length of videos, i always say it depends on the topic. If the game you choose has much to discuss (like Valkryie) then 20 minutes is perfect, but if it's a game that is a quick fun romp, keep it short. either way, more IGFTW is always a great thing!

Awesome review Jimmy^-^Never played this one but i knew Valkyrie from Namco X Capcom and now i´m even more glad i bought Namcomuseum 3 and 5,cause now i can play Tower of Druaga and Legend of Valkyrie!Once again very good review and nice beginning with the Quest of Ki music,GCCX Anyone?!?

You always put a ton of work into your videos, and the high quality really shines through here. I've always wondered where Valkyrie came from, so the history was much appreciated. I know you mentioned there's no Japanese dialog in the game, but there was a point in your video where there was Japanese on the screen. I'm a pretty bad noob when it comes to Japanese (took an intro class in college) so my question to you is: Are there any choices you have to make when playing that revolve around reading Japanese text?

Ah, great timing. I was just looking at this game on eBay. Seems legit. I love that you've got the vintage strategy guide to go along with the game. :-)

Amazing job. I first saw this character while playing Project X Zone and I was hoping to find a video exactly like yours about the game. Amazing job. Keep it up! Cheers from Brazil.

Dude, how cool that you cover this game! I played the hell out of the Arcade Version on Namco Museum Vol. 5 and I loved it. So i came along to import this game when I was just a small boy.....I get quiet nostalgic, while whatching your video :) As always nice review of an awesome, not that well known game!

Woo another multi-part series of Import Gaming FTW! Couldn't have asked for a better Christmas gift. ;) Well done telling the story of this game. Really sounds like an epic tale! 7:32 This comparison is pretty much my exact thought when I saw the first bit of game play in the video. Zelda game play with a Dragon Quest-like visual style. This looks like a fun game, but I definitely get the sense of the difficulty just by watching. I can't wait to see what the other games in this series are like. :)

Watching this review after all this time (read: three or so years) makes me want a remake of this game in the style of Breath of the Wild. It would be a perfect fit.

I prefer videos to be long, packed with as much information possible. Of course i understand with some titles that's not possible but if you can then sure make them long. :D

Now that Namco games are on NSO (Mappy-Land and Dig-Dug 2) hope we get this game too, seeing as Arcade Archives/Hamster recently released the arcade sequel to Valkyrie.

Marvel Land? Sounds like a Marvel Comics Amusement Park. Also i might have to check this one out. Good thing there a Translation patch. Good Video.

Absolutely love your videos. The editing is amazing.

A video featuring one of my favorite girls in gaming? Very fitting that it would be released around Christmas :) Will you be featuring the Namco Anthology 2 remake of this game in one of the upcoming videos perchance? Kinda funny that you encourage people to take this game on blind after sorta giving us a walkthrough of the game in the video :D I prefer the longer and more detailed videos and especially when it is about games I love or extremely obscure games.

Thanks for this - I know the character mostly from Namco X Capcom and Project X Zone, and this really puts some of her abilities, especially the menu ones, into perspective.

I remember this character in the opening in Namco X Capcom, but it's not the only obscure character from namco in that game

I feel like that english was pretty complicated for Japanese gamers to fully understand at the end. Also, keep up these long videos! I have been in a real "long, in depth youtube game review" kind of mood lately.

2:06 - Valkyrie Amiibo 16:05 - Whirlo

Great game, but the story just made me realize how depressing it’s implications are. So Valkyrie, an immortal is fighting for all of her immortal friends to become mortal, and thus be able to die. Purely because of making immortality not an option, Zouna has become my most hated villain of all time. Seriously, this guy single handedly ruined immortality for an entire world’s population. How do you become so evil that you can make a world give up its immortality just for the ability to not have to deal with you?

This is a great video, I like long informative ones and you pretty much covered every major detail of this game, looking forward to the next two!

Hey Jimmy. Longer is good for me, and i love your humour so leave it in lol. Also can you do London Seirei for ps1 after these? :D

Also, I love this format best. Keep up the awesome work.

Great video! Not sure I would be able to appreciate the game (I'm so bad with very cryptic games ha) but wow some of that old school hand-drawn art looks amazing D:

Biggest jimmy video to date! Deff looking forward to the reviews of the more modern entries into this series.

I love every Zelda game, so this game is right up my alley

I have this game on a bootleg NES multigame cartridge, currently a level 7. Also am I the only one who noticed the cash register on the item price guide in the manual said "$256? " Obviously a Pacman Easter egg.

Just discovered you channel! Love it!! Please continue!

Nice one! I like the long ones. I like to enjoy them over a cup of tea like a nice tv show.

I'm still waiting for part 3, Jimmy

Awesome review! Great to watch and listen. I've always been interested in Valkyrie series so I await next episode.

I had no idea that Sandra was connected to Valkyrie until now. That's freakin' awesome!

Excellent episode bud! Can't wait for the followups! :D

Thanks for the awesome episode! I've been eyeing with the game for quite some time, and I'll make sure to pick it up when I can.

I love the art, was it taken from any official material or was it fanmade?

Why does RU-vid recommend me this video..... 8 years later!!??

another cracking vid Jimmy, looking forward to the next instalment

I enjoy the pc engine title, but didn't realize it was different to the Famicom version

I like Both sizes of Videos, since some games lack the depth to say much about but are still worth recommending & playing for their charm. I played this months ago, never got far though - it's too cryptic!

where can i find all of the art you have in the video? it's amazing

Valkyrie lo vi en NAMCO X CAPCOM, Project X Zone 1 y 2 y también En Imágenes de Fetiches de Patas

I very much enjoyed this video and learning a little bit more of this franchise since I have zero experience with it. I can't wait to see the next ones!

Wow, I had thought for years that she was just a soul caliber character @.@

Dear Jimmy, Please stop spending my money for me. You've showed me so many super cool Famicom games that I always go out and end up buying to add to my collection. The late great Jew Wario had the same effect on me. It seems you truly picked up the torch and I couldn't be happier. Love, InnovaX5

Was Valkyrie Profile supposed to be a homenage to Valkyrie no Bouken? Tri-Ace Staff was formed by ex Namco staff members and the original Tales of Phantasia had the original Valkyrie in the game (and lots of references to nordic mythology).

I've only ever Imported the Sengoku Basara series. I do wish some of these games get Easier to import or actually come over here to the states Fingers crossed one day one these things will happen

eSOS JUEGOS TENÍAN MÁS HISTORIA QUE LAS COSAS GACHAS QUE AHORA NOS ENCONTRAMOS, X'D.

I think I've seen a platform game using the Sandra (?) as main character and wielding a pitchfork or something similar.

The music is in Project X Zone 2

WHY YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO GOOD??? ;_____________;

I've had this game for a while now but haven't finished it. I've spent more time with Valkyrie No Densetsu on PC Engine, much more of a pick up and play game.

Found a boxed copy that came with the map :3

I don't know how to say this but how about to make review on not so good game for Famicom Hoshi wo miru hito aka stargazers

The items in this game seem like animal crossing games

Question: I've been playing this game a lot on my 500 in 1, and is it normal for a single teenage male to have a crush on an 8-bit Sprite of a girl with a sword and a shield? XD

I heard that this game isn't actually based on Norse mythology, and that she's not even an actual valkyrie, just dresses like one. Can't tell if this is true or not

looks a bit like hydlide

0:05

Plays and looks just like Zelda...hmmm no I don't think it's for me...

l don't know... l wanted to like this game because the art is so cool and the main character is cute, but this game just is not player friendly at all. It's not a game that invites you to play. Instead, it's a game you have to aggressively attack and stay with despite wanting to quit. Those aren't the kind of games l like to spend my time on, especially for a simple text ending.

I always thought your script/editing was too slow. You convey too little information in too much time. This is only getting more problematic in longer videos. I like long videos, if they are well made. Just look at this part from Battle Zeque Den here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J75-rrybM5Y.htmlm53s You need over a minute for something that could've been said in 10 seconds.