Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Complete Story Explained

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Complete chronological story summary of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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@Xygor 4 года назад

What was the most memorable part of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link to you? Please consider supporting me at www.patreon.com/xygorgaming OR through RU-vid membership by clicking the JOIN button above to subscribe!

@retrogameroom9019 4 года назад

Best part.....the look on my face the first time death mountain kicked my nes reflexes in full gear

@mathewhorodner2000 Год назад

Who exactly is the Triforce Keeper (standing at the end of the game during the battle with Dark Link)? There is no explanation of who he is. And, there is no explanation if "Triforce Keeper" is his name. Is he a sage or a wizard; he must be some spirit.

@retropalooza Год назад

The most memorable part was.....NOT TO PLAY

@retropalooza Год назад

@@mathewhorodner2000that little dwarf dude is supposed to be king (darunia) is that normal consensus

@OskarReyAllen Год назад

They kissed :V!!

@matttyree1002 5 лет назад

"Upon facing shadow link, Link crouches into the left corner of the screen, thus cheesing the fight and proving himself a true hero!"

@Duke_Togo_G13 5 лет назад

Yes! 😁

@thesnare100 5 лет назад

Who is the person/dwarf/whatever he is who gives you the triforce in the great palace?

@matttyree1002 5 лет назад

@@thesnare100 I figure its the old man from Zelda 1 that gives you the sword. Probably a decendant of Sahasrala from aLttP.

@ilikemyrealname 5 лет назад

I literally just did this lol

@nickyborrisino 5 лет назад

Cheesing? Not familiar with that word.

@patrickrichmond8026 5 лет назад

"- to sprinkle Link's blood on the ashes of Ganon.." Jesus Christ

@dinny1881 5 лет назад

Zelda's pretty metal. Lol

@hylianlegends 3 года назад

Games were more edgy back then. Especially Zelda.

@AndyJay1985 3 года назад

The death animation was pretty effing terrifying.

@Doodle1678 Год назад

I mean it’s not that bad it is pretty terrifying thinking about how when you die Ganon is resurrected and takes over Hyrule

@Straigo Год назад

“I FOUND A MIRROR UNDER THE TABLE.” - Link. One of the few times we see Link directly speak.

@AspieGamer1986 5 лет назад

The interesting thing is the Original Princess Zelda has actually been asleep for 1,000's of years.

@enkidude 5 лет назад

That an ancient royal matriarch and possibly the original zelda is resurrected into the current timeline of zelda 2, it has huge possibilities for future titles and the future of the royal lineage, but we will never know what happens

@truelionofhylia8437 5 лет назад

The first Zelda was probably sleepin' for 1,000 years ta keep Demise imprisoned until Link 'n Fi got the full Triforce in Sky Keep 'n made a wish ta crush 'im. Then, she woke up in their present.

@Element.Nullify 5 лет назад

Prince: I fill so bad for casting a spell on zelda. No one:.......... Prince: u know what every princess will be named Zelda forever lol I'm so smart

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@Kyle Lee I think both of those are different as it's debatable if every single princess after Zelda in Skyward Sword was actually named Zelda. Zelda II's backstory make it so by law every single princess even if she's your twin is to be named Zelda.

@jeezed2950 2 года назад

I love how some of the towns are named after the seven sages, although it was missing Ruto, and impa

@Doodle1678 Год назад

Huh I never noticed that I guess they named the Seven Sages after some of the towns in this game when making Ocarina of Time

@Kr4v3rd Год назад

No ruto is the second town. Though I don't believe there was any impa.

@danielsmith9130 3 месяца назад

Impa was literally the only Sheikah in the game, so they were not thinking to name a village after her.

@hugofernandes9623 4 года назад

Actually it isn't the same town where you learn spell and thunder, you can learn spell at hidden town of Kasuto, which is in the opposite side of the real Kasuto. who is now a ghost town and in the kasuto abandoned town is where you can find the old man who teaches thunder

@Detheroc420 5 лет назад

My boy Link got all up in Zeldas goodies seeing how the backdrop comes down in the end

@kingdavid3579 5 лет назад

One of the best NES games ever and the most underrated soundtrack as well

@velveteenv76 5 лет назад

The temple music, my fav soundtrack of all the games.

@Dainbramage420 2 года назад

Late to the party here, but Bagu and Riverman album by DJ Cutman does a great job of remixing some of these songs.

@vincentm.7462 3 года назад

I always wondered who the little old man who gives link the triforce was.

@MtendoTheSkunk 5 лет назад

The Magic Key is NOT in Kasuto. You forgot to mention having to travel to the Hidden town of Kasuto that you clear a forest patch using the Hammer on the overworld map to find it and inside you get the Magic Key, The spell Spell, and a Magic Container.

@PaulHofreiter 5 лет назад

Great video. I have so many fond memories of this game - I was absolutely in love with the first and I think I was about 8 when I played it. When the second came out I BEGGED my parents to get it but all the stores were sold out. We went to New York and saw it in a store there for like 75 dollars and they got it for me. I beat it eventually - loved the game and maybe it’s rose colored glasses but I don’t get the hate for it.

@rotemm1203 5 лет назад

Recently finished Breath of the Wild (Late, I know) and it was my first Zelda game so here I am trying to understand more of the Legend of Zelda's origins, stories, and lore. Thanks for the video!

@05r41 3 года назад

botw sucks balls

@teneleven2818 Год назад

If they wanted to continue this timeline they don’t even need to kill Link to spill his blood to sprinkle on Ganon’s ashes. A wound would work

@TylerChristiaens 5 лет назад

Awesome vid! Thanks for making it. I always wanted to know the story but want going to be able to beat it.

@FoxItAll 5 лет назад

this video was very entertaining. keep making videos like this.

@Xygor 5 лет назад

Thanks! I agree to your terms!

@Aerxis 4 года назад

You forgot that there are two Kasutos. I'm referring to the part where you say Link get's the "spell" spell in the same town in which he learns "thunder".

@thepopcultureconnection2840 2 года назад

That damn Thunderbird got me every time!

@jeremyjamesdewitt 5 лет назад

Fantastic game! Very difficult, but rewarding. I always liked to jump on top of roofs in the towns, use the jump spell to jump off screen, then turn into a fairy. It causes the game to glitch. Pretty fun. Lol

@Densester 5 лет назад

Zelda 2 is one of my favourite installments. Being a fan of the Wonder boy series, the side scrolling RPG style is my favourite, since not only can your stats help you, it's not some RNG luck, you can beat the game with no grinding.

@ModdingNewbie Год назад

Is it just me, or do this game's graphics remind anybody else of _Dragon Warrior?_ (the first one in the franchise)

@SuperDiabeetus 5 лет назад

love that nes ff7 music : )

@koichidignitythief7429 3 года назад

Never realized the Seven Sages were named after these towns.

@Voldine2 3 года назад

Other way around. The towns were named after the sages. Ocarina comes before this game in the timeline.

@koichidignitythief7429 3 года назад

@@Voldine2 I'm talking about from the development side. Adventure of Link came out nearly a decade earlier.

@Voldine2 3 года назад

@@koichidignitythief7429 Well, duh. I'm older than Zelda 2. I'm just saying that from a story and lore standing the sages came first and the towns were named after them. There are also more towns than sages, with the two towns of Kasuto in particular being a mystery as to where the name comes from in the lore. Programming-wise there is no mystery at all. It's a name they used.

@Cretaceous158 Месяц назад

Also, some of the enemies did to. Barba was a mistranslation of Volvagia, and Geldarms are Gerudarms.

@dalejr183 4 года назад

Well what happened to princess Zelda in the first game if this Zelda is an ancestor? I never understood the story lines after the first game and I grew up playing these in the 80's. I really enjoyed the cartoon series that came on Fridays on the Super Mario show in 1989

@dub2536 4 года назад

That was a fun flashback to my childhood. This game to me was precious. I enjoyed it more than the first Zelda tenfold. Great video. Hats off to you. New subscriber. Peace!

@Xygor 4 года назад

Thanks for watching and subscribing!

@tomchrist777 Год назад

I love this game. Was never able to beat it until adulthood with save states lol

@Xygor Год назад

Such an awesome game!

@russellharrell2747 5 лет назад

The Trophy is actually an idol depicting a goddess, most likely Hylia.

@Ridley369 5 лет назад

Very doubtful that it's Hylia.

@russellharrell2747 5 лет назад

Ridley369 do you know any other winged goddesses that aren’t part of a trinity? It’s hyrule, retconning it to Hylia makes more sense than all the towns being named for sages in a timeline that the hero of time lost to Ganondorf.

@cforevergaming 5 лет назад

@@russellharrell2747 Actually, that makes perfect sense if you think about it. Link failed, so it was the Sages that stepped up to seal Gannon away into The Dark World, making them the famous heroes that get towns named after them and Link a nobody.

@russellharrell2747 5 лет назад

D. Snodgrass still strange how all those Hylian maidens in ALttP are the descendants of a Goron, Zora and kokiri, none of which resemble hylians too well.

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@@russellharrell2747 Not really that weird as we dont even know if the sages that appeared in the imprisoning war are the same ones from OoT. Assuming they are different who wore cloaks then the maidens could be descending from them do. However descendants also come in many shapes and forms

@Ray-Danger 5 лет назад

Great video! I love Zelda 2!

@Straigo Год назад

Actually, at 9:09, the instruction booklet calls the final boss “Link’s Shadow,” not Dark Link.

@blugoblin01 5 лет назад

He made one mistake when talking about the "Spell" spell. You actually get that spell in the hidden town you get the Magic Key in. The spell you get in the deserted town next to Three Eyed Rock is the "Thunder" spell, which you NEED to defeat the Thunderhawk in the Great Palace. He's impossible to beat without it.

@INFERNO95 5 лет назад

blugoblin01 Don't you mean thunderbird?

@blugoblin01 5 лет назад

@@INFERNO95 Oops. You're absolutely right. My bad. But all the rest is true LOL

@DoofusChungus 5 лет назад

Death mountain? What an inviting name.

@locke103 5 лет назад

nice vacation spot, i imagine.

@bezoticallyyours83 3 года назад

The epitome of coziness. :D

@RaikaSTi 4 года назад

nintendo really should remake this game. i never played it but heard it's difficult

@cazz8017 5 лет назад

Zelda II is amazing

@lucastavares7376 5 лет назад

amazing, do more please!

@monkeymoney0 5 лет назад

Love these complete story things

@edwardmasino9416 5 лет назад

Be consistent with videos like this and you will be at 100k in 3 months

@BlackLotus369 3 года назад

Damn I love these oldschool vibes

@hicknopunk 5 лет назад

Lol, I always thought Zelda was put there to bait Link into going to the place where Zelda 2 is in Hyrule.

@Bonesph 5 лет назад

Don't kill the final bosses till you get through the whole game and double back to kill them all systematically they are much easier this way.

@Imperatrix.Ekaterina 5 лет назад

Why would you do that? The only one that's even kind of hard is Barba, mostly because of the instant death lava. Horsehead in particular is incredibly easy and so is Carock so long as you have enough life to take a few hits (mostly from when he teleports right on top of you).

@thelittlebosniaexperience8181 5 лет назад

Imperatrix it’s so you can cheese the xp gains waiting to level up until it requires tons of xp for next up. Placing a crystal takes you to next level no matter what the amount is.

@Supermario0727 5 лет назад

I might try that.

@Imperatrix.Ekaterina 5 лет назад

I've never really had any issues with just playing with very limited grinding and having everything at 8 by the time I leave for the great palace.

@shiningkingghidora 3 года назад

You must get the magic key before the Three Eyed Rock Palace.

@SageSimulant 5 лет назад

yay it's back now I can finish it.

@Xygor 5 лет назад

Haha, sorry man. I noticed a problem with the rendering so had to reupload. Hope you enjoy!

@SageSimulant 5 лет назад

@@Xygor I did. I found out about your channel due to your wonderful FF7 Story video. The quality of the Zelda ones have been great, but the narratives stand in stark contrast to the complexity of FF7's. It is very interesting to see the progression through the games and compare Zelda 1 and 2. It will be cool to see how the series has evolved from this perspective. Keep up the good work.

@retrogameroom9019 4 года назад

There's zelda 2 remakes in 3d floating around online.

@petitthom2886 5 лет назад

The remix of the main theme looks like a music from Metroid Prime ^^

@TheBanishedWind 5 лет назад

Anyone else notice the old man's sprite changing as he teaches Link spells?

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

Yeah he basically doing a here's your new power animation

@jjmanzano9 5 лет назад

Well excuuuuuse me Princess!

@KBXband 3 месяца назад

This games plot was really weird. The origin of the name isnt acknowledged by any other game so it's kinda like why not just have Link fetch the Triforce because he needs it to prevent Ganons resurrection instead of worrying about the sleeping princess that time forgot. Ya know?

@nickfanzo 5 лет назад

I love this game.

@monkeycheese301 5 лет назад

Most rewarding nes game i've ever played

@homeslicehomeslice 5 лет назад

Links blood is needed to resurrect gannon. Send someone else.

@THEKINGOFGAYMUSIC 4 года назад

Thank you so much. I played this game as a child.. meaning I was born before the game came out..lol I always wondered why Ganon never showed up. Now i know. Thanks.

@SideBurn12 5 лет назад

"Just gonna send it!"

@HallyVee 5 лет назад

Wait, you can just use Chrono Trigger music as an intro theme?

@user-ol7bh5gu4i 4 года назад

Wait if Zelda 2 takes place 6 years after Zelda 1 then how do ganon's minions still have his ashes I mean seriously are there still sitting there in level 9 or do they keep them in. A jar LIKE WTF XD

@user-ol7bh5gu4i 4 года назад

Also a 10 year old killed the king of evil

@retropalooza Год назад

Link was just there visiting Zelda to make sure she was getting her 3 times a day feeding. That's why he has 3 lives. Goes once gets his bombchus bit off gets em reattached in town and repeats two more times. This is why links gonna freak out when he sees he's been doing all this work since the beginning of time for Zelda the transgender princess.....insert price is right losing them here

@sirkastic 5 лет назад

well excuuuuuuuuuse me princess

@KeithChapman-hr5kx 5 лет назад

This was my first game ever. I was lucky.

@mandofrost3419 5 лет назад

which zelda from the timeline is the sleeping zelda?

@mandofrost3419 5 лет назад

id say it has to be the one after skyward sword, allowing all of them to be named zelda, but i do not know, ant ideas?

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@@neverbetter5434 That isn't possible since the tragedy of Princess Zelda happens way after all the games in the downfall timeline besides Zelda 1 and Zelda 2. OoT Zelda never had a brother either and Ganondorf had already killed the king in OoT so if it was a different king then it wasn't Zelda's father

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@@neverbetter5434 I get what you mean but it still just makes sense if this was another incarnation of Zelda who happened to be involved in a situation at a bad time. All it really takes in Link's case is to have the traits of the spirit of the hero while Zelda in the royal family will always have the goddesses blood in her. As far as I'm concerned though the "swapped out" thing (assuming I understand what you mean) only happens when evil threatens Hyrule. I at least would rather stick with that because it wouldn't be as confusing and it leaves more plotholes than there already is

@cookieskoon2028 5 лет назад

An absolutely maligned game. One of my favorites ever, and a pre-cursor to the Metroidvania genre.

@i-evi-l 5 лет назад

Love this game. Favorite Zelda besides 1 and LTTP

@retrogamestudios6688 Год назад

Hehe handy glove....they call it that cuz Zelda never gives link any lovin

@DeeRhoe 5 лет назад

So, if the Sleeping Zelda is the Zelda that all the other Zelda’s were named after, this one would have to have at least been around between Skyward Sword & the Minish Cap, Right? Also, what happens when you have two Zelda’s running around? Do they both rule Hyrule?

@Imperatrix.Ekaterina 5 лет назад

I don't know if that's ever addressed. IIRC, Lttp and Zelda 1 + 2 are part of the "bad ending" timeline where Link failed to defeat Ganon in Ocarina of Time. I don't think that particular branch was ever expanded upon after Zelda 2.

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

That was originally the plot but the way I see it now is that not every Zelda after SS is entirely named Zelda but due to the tragedy of Princess zelda in the downfall timeline it's been made law that every princess must be named zelda even if the queen has twins

@johnnynorrisjr.39 Год назад

You absolutely went into exhaustive detail and were too squeamish to include the congratulatory smooch that [Sleeping] Zelda bestows on Link. Whether you like it or not, that's part of the story and excuse me, that woman kissed that man, and don't whitewash over it please

@SuperElite27000000 5 лет назад

Dark link = easiest last boss ever.

@ahrbro9448 5 лет назад

I was trying to beat this game in the Wii Virtual Console but I kinda fucked it when trying to go to the second temple and instead used an emulator with save states.

@jagofjokester1127 Год назад

I hate how is the same enemy in every game. How many time has link killed him.

@joepullin 5 лет назад

Prince: "Where is the Triforce?" Zelda: "I'm not telling." Wizard: "I cast sleep spell." Prince: "Okay, now how are we going to find it. She's the only one who knows." Wizard: "Gotta go, BYE!"

@TheBanishedWind 5 лет назад

Or rather, the Wizard was too dead to care.

@odinangie1377 5 лет назад

Lol

@jacobm.zaccaria929 5 лет назад

And then he flew off to one of the Palaces and became known as "Carrock". 😉

@TheBanishedWind 5 лет назад

Jacob M. Zaccaria I initially thought that too, but the story says the Magician "breathed his last" which is a common euphemism for dying.

@jacobm.zaccaria929 5 лет назад

@@TheBanishedWind could be a conspiracy. Maybe he collapsed to fake his death, but then secreted away to one of the Palaces to try and find the Triforce for himself. 😌

@TrueKoalaKnight 5 лет назад

Fun fact: Barba's name in Japanese is actually the same as the boss from Ocarina of Time, Volvagia.

@Mysticgamer 5 лет назад

Very interesting story but I always wondered what happened to the older Zelda...she awoke centuries later to find her incredibly great grand niece is the acting ruler she's forgotten royalty.

@psciotto 5 лет назад

Great video. Please keep them coming. One note though: Link doesn't learn Spell in the same town as Thunder. Spell is learned in the hidden town of Kasuto, while Thunder is learned in the haunted town of Old Kasuto. Sorry to nitpick :)

@Xygor 5 лет назад

Ahhhh! No, thank you for this correction.

@DoctorPretorious616 5 лет назад

One of the hardest games I've ever beaten, but I don't regret a minute of it. Among the best NES games ever.

@gavinpickens73 5 лет назад

Its not ghosts and goblins hard

@kevinlawrence4812 5 лет назад

You mean megaman hard?

@gavinpickens73 5 лет назад

@@kevinlawrence4812 mega man has a health gage. It's still easier than ghosts n goblins. I beat mega man when I was 12 . I got the game at toys r us. Along with little Samson. That's how old school I am.

@ZomCon7.62x39 5 лет назад

@@gavinpickens73 Little Samson: chucker of the magic bells lol. Jkjk Little Samson was awesome! Totally under rated. I still get the 'Samson Tune' stuck in my head. On repeat.

@007Jaredboy 4 года назад

@@kevinlawrence4812 This^ I think the yellow devil from MM1 was one of the hardest things I ever beat. Battletoads is right there with it though

@miganhawkins8390 5 лет назад

The blacksheep in the zelda series yet its my favorite game in the zelda series and the most underrated in my opinion

@Sly88Frye 5 лет назад

The true black sheep of the series are the shitty CD-i games.

@Sly88Frye 5 лет назад

The true black sheep of the Zelda series is the shitty CD-i games. Damn do they suck.

@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 5 лет назад

Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon were pretty bad but Zelda's Adventure was actually okay.

@kopuz.co.uk. 5 лет назад

The true black sheep of the series is OoT damn that game sucks.

@lancewwu 5 лет назад

Hell ya! Me too brother (also an M’s fan!)

@agadmator 3 года назад

Enjoyed the Lore!

@Xygor 3 года назад

Great to hear it! Looks like you have quite the channel!

@kuma1388 5 лет назад

Link gets the faerie spell and realizes he can totally break the game

@ruminator3570 5 лет назад

This game gets shit on when it is in fact IMO the best formula in gaming. It combines classic Mario platforming with exploration and RPG. Tough and rewarding.

@Xygor 5 лет назад

I'm a fan too! Glad you agree

@ruminator3570 5 лет назад

@@Xygor I want to see a Castlevania game done in the style of this game as well as it's homage game Battle of Olympus and Prince of Persia. If Simon's Quest was done with this style it would be a spectacular title (difficulty setting/debuh menu pending).

@johnnorthtribe 5 лет назад

@@ruminator3570 I think Simon's Quest still is spectacular as it is. My top 5 games to NES: Metroid, Zelda2, Simon's Quest, Life Force & Zelda 1.

@j5liveonthetube 5 лет назад

This game sucks. Period

@gildadadgar6769 5 лет назад

Rewarding indeed. If you manage to complete this game, you've earned it.

@codekhalil6437 5 лет назад

This was the most literal explanation of Zelda II I've ever witnessed. Great editing

@Rizky-Gumilar 5 лет назад

Very underrated game. Without a doubt in my top 5 best Zelda game ever

@rank2859 5 лет назад

Yeah I agree. I passed this game couple of months ago and damn it was hard, but once you get the hang of the game it's pretty fun.

@Rizky-Gumilar 5 лет назад

@@rank2859 yes it was a difficult game and completely different from the 1st. I guess that is why gamers back in the day considered it not as good as the first. Personally i put this on my third fav Zelda game behind Botw and link's awakening

@AndrewWood42 4 года назад

Link gets his freak on with the mature orange lady, always thought that was odd

@nataliemendelsohn1317 5 лет назад

I really liked the little book that came with the game, it beats just downloading a game and playing it as it gives a background story, especially this book had nice cartoon styled explanations of what happened , but this video also explained a lot of things i didn't know yet. But after all these years, i still have NO idea who the old guy is at 9:06 who's holding the triforce. Who the hell is that old geezer ?

@joey21122112 4 года назад

The prince from the booklet, who is now old? Last he was seen, he went to look for the Triforce .

@bezoticallyyours83 3 года назад

@@joey21122112 that guess is as good as any

@tinyetoile5503 2 года назад

In the Ran Maru manga adaption, he's the same guy who gave Link his sword in the first game. The "it's dangerous to go alone, take this" guy.

@RyanBlazeheart 2 года назад

@@tinyetoile5503 so its Abei then

@INFERNO95 2 года назад

@@joey21122112 The Prince became the king of Hyrule he didn't go away look ing for the triforce. How would get in the great temple when he was not the choose one? Have you ever play the game?

@mielthesquid6536 5 лет назад

Zelda 2 was a commercial success and was very popular amoung players back then. People who call this the "Black Sheep" of the franchise nowadays are just silly and weren't there obviously. Thanks for the video!

@CapQuacer 5 лет назад

I played Zelda before this game even came out and I did not like it very much. So I have disproven your statement.

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@@CapQuacer That's just you. You don't count for everyone else 😂

@SanDiegosGreatest 4 года назад

@@firionkaiser8291 im an 80's baby myself and though many people bought the game, it wasnt well received by the audience.

@fortnightistrash3944 4 года назад

Botw is currently the black sheep right?

@_sparrowhawk 3 года назад

It’s popularity is probably because it had ZELDA in the title. Thankfully we haven’t gone back to anything from this terrible boring game.

@grackleking6413 5 лет назад

Wait, so Link kisses a completely different, 100-year-old Princess Zelda, instead of the one from Zelda 1? So weird!

@russellharrell2747 5 лет назад

Oliver Lindsley he’s a playah, you can’t tie him down

@sexycavetroll2788 5 лет назад

Of all the things in these games THATS the weird part? Lol

@grackleking6413 5 лет назад

soft cream imagine you’re Zelda from the first NES Zelda. Link saves you. You’re not gonna kiss him or anything, but that’s cool; you guys can be pals or something. Then, two years later, he goes off on a quest, comes back, and kisses your GRANDMA who you were pretty sure was dead this whole time WHAT THE HECK

@sexycavetroll2788 5 лет назад

I dunno, doesnt seem too crazy, I kiss grannies daily

@truelionofhylia8437 5 лет назад

@@grackleking6413 Probably her aunt.

@AceAileron 5 лет назад

While getting through this game was quite the challenge, the reward of being able to start a “New Game +” made it worth it. Nothing beats being able to fly through 90% of the game because your stats are maxed out.

@bezoticallyyours83 3 года назад

I know, I finally started a new game+ after years of just resetting and i was surprised how easy everything was. Feels weird.

@Kr4v3rd Год назад

One playthrough I decided to grind the sword strength to 4 or 5 in the first palace. Then going through the game, you pretty much catch up everything else by the Time you get to death mountain so it's pretty much a waste of time.

@TheGameGrinder 5 лет назад

Zelda II is one of my favorite NES games and I prefer it over the original. There's way more info here than I knew about the backstory, this video is so good!

@Xygor 5 лет назад

Dude, me too. I thought I was the only one that preferred it. Thanks for the praise!

@TheGameGrinder 5 лет назад

@@Xygor Two of the most polarized games on the system happen to be my two favorites, Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2.

@Knightmessenger 5 лет назад

This backstory and artwork is taken from the instruction manual. But I'm not sure how it fits into the supposed official timeline from Hyrule Historia.

@nickfanzo 5 лет назад

It's a great game.

@matthayes533 5 лет назад

thats because you tossed the manual

@totemlordreviews7242 5 лет назад

So nice to see so many people that enjoy this game! Feels like anytime I speak up for it anywhere else I get trolled. Love this game 😎

@truesoulghost2777 5 лет назад

Same.

@datoad82 5 лет назад

This is my favorite game of all time

@bezoticallyyours83 3 года назад

Same

@Taemien 4 года назад

There's an implication that has never been resolved. In the first Zelda game you save the current Zelda. Then Zelda 2 takes place immediately after. You save Zelda's ancestor. What happens after that? There are two Princesses here. Does the original simply live a normal life in a new age, does the other Zelda step down to give her ancestor the crown? The personalities of both are unknown, so we can only guess what happens. Though this would give us an interesting bit of intrigue if they ever decided to continue the series with a Zelda 3. I doubt they would though, but its fun to speculate.

@fortnightistrash3944 4 года назад

Zelda 1: the legend of zelda Zelda 2: the adventure of link Zelda 3: a link to the past Zelda 4: links awakening Zelda 5: oracle of seasons Zelda 6: oracle of ages (Technically)

@05r41 3 года назад

@@fortnightistrash3944 You forgot ocarina of time and majoras mask

@SeveredLegs 5 лет назад

Didn't you skip New Kasuto, which is where you get the final magic container and get Spell? I think you combined two towns in this.

@SomeDayDreamer 5 лет назад

I need to share this too many people think the Adventure of Link isn't in the story line. When clearly its explained here.

@EmperorsNewWardrobe 5 лет назад

High difficulty seems to polarise audiences. Zelda II lovers adore the game for its high combat difficulty whereas haters loathe it for the exact same reason. I wonder if a mentality for acquiring skill through discipline divides these players

@wearytaco1641 Год назад

I don't think it's all about discipline. I personally play games because life is hard and I need a break doing something that is not hard. So I usually put my games anywhere from normal to easy. I used to play on hard mode and legendary modes and stuff. But.... I just want to escape and live the fantasy world and enter a new role. But I definitely agree that the difficulty settings of games creates a polarization.

@Archelaous 5 лет назад

Love this game. One of my favorites.

@thosetwodudes 5 лет назад

always loved this game!!! and the palace music (and great palace theme) are by far two of the best songs in video game history

@Spawn-wt6ul 5 лет назад

I have always found Zelda II to be > The Legend Of Zelda, who else agrees?

@Supermario0727 5 лет назад

Kevin Lee You certainly are one of a few.

@roydenfletcher951 5 лет назад

I never played this game so this was just really good to know. Thank you for that, keep it up!

@Xygor 5 лет назад

Thanks man! Glad you like it. Keep posted for more storyline explanation videos!

@moderusprime 5 лет назад

The thing these retrospects forget is that, at the time, it wasn't a controversy that this one was side scrolling because there were only two games. We didn't make a big deal about it. We played the game and enjoyed it. It wasn't until the later ones came out that it became a weird one since it was the only one of it's kind.

@totemlordreviews7242 5 лет назад

So true!

@Imperatrix.Ekaterina 5 лет назад

Yeah, I think it's a real shame that it gets so much hate. It's a high quality NES game and an excellent platformer with better controls than many games of its time. I feel like people who call this game "NES hard" don't really understand how insane some NES games were.

@totemlordreviews7242 5 лет назад

Ha ha right? While I do find it challenging it's definitely not hard for the wrong reasons (cheap enemies or constant respawning enemies)

@jordanwoods728 5 лет назад

Mr. M., not to mention it still retained the key elements of the Zelda formula. 1. Go to temple 2. Acquire item and defeat boss. 3. Access new area. 4. Rinse and repeat. It was simply a different battle system and perspective, but mostly the same type of game. No materially different than what makes final fantasy a consistent franchise.

@bezoticallyyours83 3 года назад

Very true

@FoxboyAlex 5 лет назад

Huh. All the towns are the same names as characters from OoT

@Ridley369 5 лет назад

Those towns were named after the Seven Sages.

@firionkaiser8291 4 года назад

@@Ridley369 history wise yes

@dollors1 5 лет назад

Zelda II is the best Zelda game and it's a shame Nintendo is too afraid to take risks anymore.

@totemlordreviews7242 5 лет назад

Agree, especially with the taking risks part 😎

@jordanwoods728 5 лет назад

dollores, I disagree about it being the best, even though I liked so much about it. It did set the stage for so many future innovations that gamers love and adore. For instance the expanded sword skills from twilight princess would never have existed without inspiration from the excellent combat system of Zelda II.

@SuperBazsle 5 лет назад

I didn't realize some of the town names are also names for the sages from Ocarina of Time.

@DanielSong39 5 лет назад

It was commercially successful and highly anticipated and regarded at the time of release. Anything else would be revisionist history. Besides, Nintendo did make a full sequel of Legend of Zelda on the NES, it's called "StarTropics".

@Erox006 5 лет назад

So that's where the 3rd Piece was !

@rkmugen 5 лет назад

I really don't like what the LOZ franchise has become, after/since 'A Link To The Past'. I much preferred the darker, grittier, unforgiving atmosphere and nature of the first/original 3 games. But Zelda 2 was the very best of the 3, for me. More challenging than Z1, but not so convoluted as Z3. Maybe I grew up/matured faster than most of my peers at the time, but I just think the later Zelda games added way too many things that made it too.... i don't know...... cutesy/bishonen for me. It kind of makes sense, looking back........ by the time Zelda 64 came out, I abandoned console gaming and moved on to Mortal Kombat (in the arcades) and then PC gaming: Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, Unreal Tournament... with all the blood, guts, gore, and political INCORRECTness......... stuff that Nintendo (at the time) would just censor or outright prohibit from being created on their platform...... that was really irritating to me. (I guess you could say that I was "Rated-M", even when my age was still in the single digits!) (But I think I turned out okay.....)

@kalgrave497 5 лет назад

Alot of people liked Zelda 1 but Zelda 2 and majoras mask to me will always be my favorites

@leomdk939 4 года назад

My favorite game of the series. Hard? Yes. Different than other Zeldas? Yes. Flawed? Yes. Don't care. Love it anyway. :)

@frankschuler2867 5 лет назад

This was the first Zelda game I ever played. It will always be special to me. Interestingly, the first time I played the original Legend of Zelda, I HATED it...seemed like a kid's game by comparison. I've grown to enjoy it as well...but I'll never like it as much as Zelda II.