In that case, I recommend you to play Ocarina of Time, relaxing music and very exciting exploration. Plus, the story will soften your heart, and terrify as you play the sequel. It's an amazing experience.
My son is taking a break from TOTK and I’m taking a break from my hundredth time playing Link to the Past on my SNES to watch this together. Thank for your consistent great work and the memories you help make!
First thing I do with my inventory in this game is always to map the sword to the B button, and the shield to the A button until I get the Roc's Feather. I keep the Roc's Feather on A as much as possible. "A is Jump, B is Attack" is a control scheme I try to use as much as possible on most controllers.
With the long wait I knew there was something epic coming soon, but I wasn't expecting something this good. This game has been on my UCBVG wishlist for a while. Thank you UCBVG!
My favorite Zelda by far!! I'm so glad to see you tackle this one. The world and story are so bizarre , charming, and at times somber in a way the rest of the series never quite replicates.
Playing this game on the original Gameboy was an amazing experience. There is just something haunting about the way the eerie chimes of the GB sound chip and the monochromatic palette enhance the feeling of exploring the depths of this strange secluded island. Most people opt for colorized versions today, but for me there's indefinable value in the limitations of the original.
My favorite Zelda game of all time! Oh the nostalgia hits hard ❤️ The first time I entered the dream world I remember thinking it was so mysterious and I couldn't wait to be able to explore further. Good times! If you do more Gameboy games I would love to see Super Mario Land 2 and Dragon Warrior Monsters 😊
Absolutely one of my favorite games! Anyone else replayed it so much that you figured out how to save keys in certain dungeons and even soft locked yourself part of the way through? Good times 🐺🔧
A fun trick for people who love Marin is if you want her to follow you around for the rest of the game, you can use the Select button warp to zip past the walrus with her and you don't lose her. It gets a little glitchy when the rooster joins you but it goes right back to normal ol Marin when the rooster leaves. Obviously this only works in versions with the Select warp, which, I guess, got removed at some point. But then you get Marin as your personal travel buddy for the rest of the game as long as you don't ever talk to the walrus.
I think that the things that had stumped me the longest were: 1) Where were you supposed to go after beating the Key Cavern (I actually stumbled across Dungeon 6 before I eventually found Dungeon 4) 2) A particular room in Dungeon 6 that I couldn't figure out how to move past 3) One of the pillars in the Eagle's Tower (it took me a while to figure out how to move the ball to where it had to go)
I played this on the original game boy monochrome, I was so frustrated that it was so hard to see, but loved the world, and at first I couldn’t believe how big this game was.
I've probably played and beaten this game more times than any other game I've ever owned. It was my favorite game as a kid. And it holds up so well to this day.
This is still the pinnacle of Nintendo's imagination imo, from the heart-pounding experience playing on a friend's Game Boy in a tent decades ago, up to this very day. I'm working while half-watching this, and I couldn't stop myself quietly humming these iconic tunes! Thank you for your effort to revitalize this classic and make it accessible to other generations!
I agree, you need to start a channel dedicated to the information about every game you bring to the beginning of every game. The history alone, is emotionally groundbreaking.
I think in many ways Links Awakening was more of a milestone than Nintendo realized. It showed that more serious writing and deeper themes were possible on the GB. Plus it not being do rigidly written is also a plus.
It also introduced the ability to jump (Roc's feather), learning different songs, and it was the first Zelda game where each dungeon had its own musical theme. Very impressive for its time!
Man, this brings back memories. I had this on/for the original Game Boy in high school, and my entire time in the Navy. I learned a good number of the tricks mentioned here from reading Nintendo Power magazine. Keep up the good work!
Small thing about Marin... While she will complain if you hit the chickens at first, if you keep doing it she will suddenly go all sadist and ask you to do it more.
I played through this as a 10 year old on my gameboy and loved it. Have played through the Switch remake as well, but it was such a pleasure to watch you do this 30 years after first playing it.
Glad to see you post again! Just finished this in between an Ocarina playthrough when it dropped on the Switch Online. This was an emotional trip and a really fun adventure, wish I had played as a kid as LTTP is my favorite game, can't wait to buy the Switch version and enjoy again.
I've been waiting for this ever since you teased it during the credits of LTTP. This is still my all-time favorite Zelda game, the first one I ever beat. I literally spent half the summer after 7th grade calling my friend who also had the game and walking each other through the spots where we got stuck.
Love the videos! I learned the definition of the word "nigh" as a kid because my mom made me look it up in the dictionary. "Nigh" means near, the owl tells the truth! The seashell is near.
This game will forever hold a special place in my soul. It was one of the most enjoyable games I played. & I played it through on an original game boy!
one funny thing i don't think was mentioned: if you go to trendy game with Marin and say no enough times, eventually you're 'forced' to let her play with choices of "Yes" or "Okay". it was pretty hilarious when i first saw it and was like omg i don't have a choice :D
Dude, this is my favourite game in the Zelda series and you KILLED this video!!! Thanks so much for producing this. I appreciate the attention to detail you took about all the small cute whimsical things this game has to offer. This is super relaxing to watch
Thanks! looking forward to devouring another of your game guides :D EDIT: Finished watching! Excellent guide - ive only played the remake on switch but it was awesome to see the original game played expertly. I look forward to part 2!
I usually feel annoyed by people who like a video before watching it, but for your vids, i like as I start it - i'll forget otherwise and I'll stop if you ever stop putting in so much effort and passion, but imo, you've earned a like looking forward to watching this before bed :)
Love the new episode! One of my favorite games, currently playing it again to your video😊. Seasons and ages would definitely be an awesome collection of videos. Thank You!
I finally got a Gameboy bundled with this game. And later bought the DX edition. I wouldn't mind finally giving the Switch version aa try. Thanks for another guide video Mr. UCBVGs!
Great video again! I appreciate all the details and backstory you add, it makes it much better to understand these classics. I grew up with these games but younger generations have no idea about all that stuff. So even if they never play these games they could at least learn how we got where we are today with games like Tears of the Kingdom and others
When you have Marin in your part if you continue to hit the chickens she actually likes it. She says something along the lines of "Yes, yes hit it again". Something like that. I find that out way back in the day.
I've only ever played this game once a few years ago. Even so I personally think it's one of the best Zelda games. I look forward to getting the Switch version sometime.
Wow I was just recently thinking about playing this again & now I've got good reason to! Love watching your guides even when it's not a game I've played or would play
I'm surprised you didn't mention that when you are escorting Marin to Animal Village, if you keep attacking the cuckoo or the foxes, she starts to get into it asking you to hurt the animal more and laughing a bit...brokenly.
ALLLLLRIIIIIIIIIGHT...on the name input screen, create a quest log with the name "ZELDA," and see (or rather HEAR) what happens! Great work as usual, love your videos!
This was an entire summer vacation for me. My first Zelda game, too. I used to hunch over the edge of the couch with my Gameboy under the lamp, just listening to Marin sing. Core memories, these.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2529">42:09</a>, Moldorm is also the name of the smaller enemies that look like the first boss of the game. Also, Moldorm was previously a boss in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, specifically, the third of the Pendant Bosses.
Another wonderful video. I remember spending way too long fighting the genie because I thought I needed to knock him into the wall with my sword. I was a dumb kid, since I should have known the item in the dungeon would be used against the boss in that area.
I don't know if it's exclusive to the Switch remake, but there is a hidden side to Marin you can see if you keep hitting the hen in the village. At first, she'll be shocked, and then she'll get angry at you. But, if you keep at it, she'll actually giggle and ask you to do it again! Yep. Marin is somewhat of a closet sadist.
You actually can change back to the green clothes by exploiting a bug. Kill 90 enemies without loading a new map (easiest to do on the overworld) and depending on the index of the last enemy killed it will change your clothes. If I recall the possibilities are: index 0: gives you the green clothes index 1: gives you the red clothes index 2: gives you the blue clothes index 3: gives you the damage clothes. Link has the the palette he flashes when he takes damage. It acts like the red clothes but without the the knockback. index 4: gives you the rupee clothes. Link shares his palette with the rupee. It also changes to the palette of the outside of the Eagle Tower when at the entrance. It doesn't have any special effect. index 5: gives you the chameleon clothes. Link shares his palette with one of the current environment palettes. Changes around a lot. Has no special effect.
Glad you're back, UCBVG. Not that it is any of my business, but I was a little concerned when I didn't see any announcements last week. Hope you're doing well and that you had a nice break.
My favorite and best gaming channel on RU-vid! Thank you so much for covering one of my favorite games ever. I still have my CIB Gameboy game with the Nintendo Power guide, and the DX cart.
I recently played this game in the version that comes with Game and Watch device. I must say is the best ever, including the color white and green which is more relax and smooth with balanced color. Retro never gets old
To anyone playing the original: The Weird Warp trick (hitting Select as you change screens) isn't just good for teleporting across neatly stacked barriers; you can actually see a ton of unbelievably fucked-up stuff if you play around with it. Trying it on a screen with a lot of NPCs, for example, will often cause them to teleport with you, re-emerging as distorted nightmare monsters cobbler together from the sprites of other NPCs. You may also find yourself clipping into walls that you "fall" off of like the muddy hills in the first area. Doing it multiple times will usually land you in Purgatory, forcing you to reset the game. I'm shocked no one made a Creepypasta of this.
Love these walkthroughs. I would never be able to watch someone else play all the way thru like with ur vids. Great job as always. Makes me wanna order a classic nes n a Gameboy n play.
I bought this game shortly after I bought a GBA XP in 2004 specifically for Metroid Zero Mission. But I got stuck early on and just gave up and never went back to it. Maybe I should, using the tips from this episode are surely the oniy way I'd get very far. I don't have the patience for games like this anymore.
Even though I always get the L2 sword from the seashell mansion, I still get the Red Tunic from the color dungeon. 4X attack power is just too good to pass up; if enemies die before they can damage you, then the defense upgrade is moot. Like they say in Cobra Kai, "the best defense is more offense".
At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1551">25:51</a> the sign in the shop says "万引きは犯罪です” (manbiki ha hanzai desu) which means "Shoplifting is a crime." Nice touch in the artwork!
I usually pick the red tunic in the color dungeon first but as soon as I get the best sword, I go back, and switch it to the blue tunic. There was a limit multiplier on damage that once you get the best sword plus the random bonus piece of power and the tunic doesn’t cause more damage to most enemies compared to the best sword and the piece of power combined.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2932">48:52</a> Oof! If not for his facial expression, the swirls in his eyes, and the stars over his head, I could almost swear he was a crying baby in need of a diaper change
Oh hey, I just remembered. When you have Marin with you, she *usually* doesn't like it if you smack a Cuckoo with your sword... but every now and again she'll bust out with laughter and urge you to hit it again. Quicksilver moods, this girl.
I used to have the monochrome version, but I think mine was special. During the scene where you're talking to Madam Meow-Meow, my sister and I noticed a typo, and it became a running joke among the family for years. Instead of saying "TERRRRRIBLE!", my version had it as "TERRRRRBILE!"
Twin peaks is a legend in ifs own right. Zelda replaced by Laura Palmer, is amazing. Once you know Laura, you never forget her. She is an amazing tragedy.
Wooow this is one of my favorites!!! So much that I have it on original GB cartridge, GBC and switch remake!! Thanks for this one man! It was worth the wait!!
Oh, perfect timing. I intend on replaying the switch version for the Seagull ending, and needed a good guide for optimizing collectibles and the trade sequence.
I used that trick back in the day, but somehow screwed up my game on the Eagle's Tower, and I had to restart the whole game! I played it straight after that.
+<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2550">42:30</a> you can do this glitch at any time in the og version by hitting select on a screen transition as a screen skip. It will shoot you all the way across the screen bringing the screen assets with you, ie secret sea shells and enemies. It works on the game and watch also.
The best doggos play one of my favorite Zelda games. This game was such a gem and was absolutely amazing to play on the Gameboy. I don't care much for the superGB and remake for some reasons. I finally got around to play the Oracle Ages/Seasons games and they're amazing as well. Maybe one doggo can play one and one can play the other? Thank you for your videos!
I remember picking this up from EBgames back when it was first released. Sadly, that copy got stolen from a suite mate when I was in college. But it remains my favorite in game music for any of the Zelda games.
Definitely glad you got to this! If you do 2 Zelda a year, we'll be with you 9 years! 😂😂 My memories are with Links Awakening OG, but thats just this minus photos and optional colour dungeon. Both are beautiful, my fav Zelda, tied with ALTTP.
It is possible to go back to the green tunic, but it takes a while. You need to kill 90 enemies in the overworld without entering any indoors area, and the last enemy that is killed needs to have index 0. If the 90th enemy killed is index 3, you get a completly red Link sprite and deal double damage without sending the enemies flying.
