Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - SPEED RUN in
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- "I am Error". Current best 100% Single-segment (SS) time on SDA. Done on NES console.
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For those who stumble across these videos, a speed run is a video of a person or persons, completing a game as fast as possible using any means possible. This can include glitches, abusing in-game mechanics and skipping items or even playing events out of sequence.
Released in December 1988, The Adventure of Link follows Link on a side-scrolling quest through Hyrule to place six crystals back in their palaces, and eventually wake the sleeping princess Zelda. Highly criticized as being too different from the first Zelda, The Adventure of Link introduced some elements that would be seen in many later Zelda games such as towns and magic, but other things never seen again such as experience points and 1 ups.Source: SDA game page. \
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, released as The Legend of Zelda 2: Link no Bōken (THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 2 リンクの冒険?) in Japan, is an action role-playing video game with platforming elements. The second installment in The Legend of Zelda series, it was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in Japan on the Family Computer Disk System less than a year after the release of the original The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo released Zelda II in Japan on January 14, 1987, seven months before the United States saw the release of the first Zelda title. Nintendo released Zelda II in North America in 1988, almost two years after its initial release in Japan, converting the game from its initial Disk System format to the NES cartridge.
The Adventure of Link is a direct sequel to the original The Legend of Zelda, again involving the protagonist, Link, on a quest to save Princess Zelda, who has fallen under a sleeping spell. The Adventure of Link's emphasis on side-scrolling and role-playing-style elements, however, was a significant departure from its predecessor. The game was highly successful at the time and introduced elements that would become commonplace in future Zelda games, although the role-playing elements such as experience points were never used again. It was followed in 1992 by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the Super NES. The game is also looked upon as one of the most difficult games in the Zelda series. Source: Wikipedia.org
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For the love of Christ THAT SWORD SOUND GOD DAMMIT!!
Thank you for posting. So many flashbacks to the early 90's for me. I'd played everything but the final boss, so this was 27 years in the making to watch it be completed.
LOVE watching this game played well.
...but never have I wanted so badly for Link to NOT be at full health, lol
the song in the opening of this game takes me back to when my pop bought me this game like twenty years ago.. i still remember takin it outa the box. i hate getting old. i remember the zelda cerial .. this was the best nes game in my opinion..
Sword swipes to the music. Nice!! lol
I remember playing it this way too always got the dagger pumpin 24/7 gives you confidence on jumps as well. All about the rhythm.
The only game where Link actually gets a thank you kiss
I take it I'm not the only one cheering whenever he loses full health.
Damn that infernal sword throwing noice!
Mathias nordström ti
out of all the zelda games this one gave the most satisfaction to finish :D and the credits music is awesome
They need to bring back this style of "Life" and Magic back
+Zyxeos why?
+Matt Thompson because
This is whats known as hyperactive link
This was exiting to watch. I have finished this game and it took me forever and i died heaps so watching this played so well is inspiring.
And after the cocaine wore off, SpeedDemosArchive decided to redo this entire speed run, this time without obsessively spamming the jump + sword technique.
My first game ever in the Nintendo, i was 4 years old, also i use to play Mario Bros, but i found Link more entreteiner!
I had to mute it after 10 minutes due to the sword noise effect. Although I did unmute it to hear the palace music.
Badass run, I'm going to have fun watching this
you can never have too much cowbell or jumping sword swings
Wow, Zelda as jump & run, how interesting. It's so different from the other Zeldas.
Zelda - 'You saved Hyrule and you're a real hero...'
Link - 'You mean like the last time I saved your ass?'
best run ever
biggest feat of mankind
To everyone thats saying he cheated, he didn't...i'm not an expert at this game like this guy but I'm pretty good. I've beaten the whole game without a continue and its all legit mechanics
metalheaddave666 gotta know the codes too ;)
Great run!
Can you *not* make those infernal sword noises all the time? It's very annoying and really hard to put up with for 39 minutes and 13 seconds (yes, I put it on double speed)
Ah memories...
grew up with this one, its a son of a bitch lol. I've seen it a lot on top 10 hardest video game lists here on youtube
Great video! The sword thrusting and stabbing didn't bother me one bit. Funny because when I play this game or any other game I'm jumping and either punching or stabbing into nothing. It's probably my OCD kicking in while playing video games. Other than that, this video is a pretty good walkthrough. I totally dug it. Great channel. Love it. Thanks : )
Somebody made this game in first person and it is awesome!
Yes available at a higher resolution
Oh my GOD! 1:15? O.O. Watching this i remembered AVGN :P
damn you the LINK man lol good job
am i the only one tho thinks Error isnt useless? he tells you his name so when someone in a town later on tells you to see Error about something, Error tells you vital info for your next objective, i know its odd for him to tell you his name for that reason but yeah thats his deal.
Exactly,so much hate for a very useful yet short lived character.
because you did it quick, you will also only get a quickie with the princess ^^
Holy shit you are good!
Graff TV well he had a map of every area I bet... (0.01$)
TOTALL BOSS!!!!
If you listen closely the sword swings match the background music. Lol.
good run
2 complaints:
1. annoying jump + sword sounds FOR NOTHING
2. not REAL 100% as the runner didnt get all maxed (i dont care what a runsite says, what rules they have)
answer to #1:he was copying the music with it :P (yes,i found it annoying when he did it at full health as well)
Isn’t the point just to beat the game? What does it matter, maxes or not?
Your way is actually a bit quicker than mine, but it is also quite a bit riskier. I'll stick with my way, even if it takes longer.
I hear you I like to evenly distribute my stats it takes longer but it is safer and why does he need to push the button to use his sword every two seconds it's annoying and he's probably on crack.
me deprime y me sorprende que alguien lo pueda acabar tan rapido y facil, yo duré mucho
Great run and I hate to be "that" guy, but you didn't get life to level 8.
Is it faster to jump and swipe your sword while you walk?
This game is not that easy and they made it look easy. I beat this game once and that's enough.
They should remake this one but a lot better.
Oh yea I forgot the temple theme from SSB was from this game :o
Some of these scenes are straight out of Super Mario Brothers.
oh well, I tried to watch it...too much sword noise...
ok
Yeah, ADD-run of games. :(
Thought the same thing. Impressive run, but have to turn sound off :p
I agree, super annoying with the never ending sword swipes. Jesus dood!
Pretty impressive how u took out the dragon boss at 1:05:45
he's called Barba by the way.
boss names:guy with mace and the head of a horse:Horsehead (pretty self explanatory i do say so myself :P). blue guy with helmet:Helmethead (also self explanatory :P). ironknuckle on horse:Horseback Ironknuckle. red guy that shoots the same magic blasts that the wizzrobes fire:Carock. (easiest boss in the whole game if you ask me :P). big guy with helmet and a very long-ranged mace:Gooma. (goomas are also regular enemies.the ones that toss maces :). there's also a blue variety of gooma called helgooma. he throws maces too,but they act like boomerangs.) giant dragon in lava:already mentioned. :P huge red creature that shoots fire:Thunderbird (you must cast thunder to make it vulnerable) link's shadow: Dark Link/Shadow Link.
Why did you waste time getting the candle? :)
the only zelda game where link gets some action from the princess..........
I wish hcbailly would have the same know how as you vs the knights and skeletons. I mean it's easy you just got to be aggressive lol!
It won't let me hit the blocks at 28:39
fck done
music sounds like pokemon music on the gameboy.
Don't hate the playa, hate the game.
It's clear you've got skill, b, but tough to watch Link get tossed around by these rank-and-file creatures just because you know a power-up is nearby. Also, as others have said, tough to sit through all the projectile-sword noise. I like a little more finesse. 👊🏻
18:20
the only Zelda game I will never play.
This vid needs to load faster it keeps getting cut
Anyone else excited for the new zelda on 3ds?
if it is done in front of me i will beileve it
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Seriously man, jumping and swinging your sword ever 3 seconds, is not necessary. in fact, it's very annoying with that sound.
Tytuhp.
Oiihf
What's going on around 1:08:27?
He's trying to force an enemy encounter at the same time he walks on a particular map square. (It lets him avoid the longer and more difficult scenario that would have opened on that square.)
*****
Yea, I do remember that part now, it was a bi-ch
Unwatchable, annoying. Do it without the constant sword beam.
It's probably the PC ROM version of link- which is easily code friendly for scripts worse then the game genie 26 years ago. Programmed to run a pattern that lands a significant high probability of "dodging" the opposing code. Grats non the less. Love the show.
If it was done via ROM, it would be labeled as a TAS (tool assisted speedrun.) Much of how this game is programed is now known and with that knowledge things like avoiding random battles, knowing when certain drops will come etc.can be manipulated (somewhat consistently) by the runner without the need for any outside assistance / ROM hack etc.
Wish there was some commentary. Even if you aren’t a famous Internet personality, it would be nice to hear about tips and tricks or what to avoid etc etc. I find this silent play through off putting.
i am now at 36.00. whoever did this did not do anything. Other viewers, do not be impressed
James Kilpatrick 44:00
more like twenty five years ago!!!! wtf
this is too dark to enjoy
These comments, was the sword jumping really that annoying to you m8s? ._.
Awesome run though.
Unwatchable after 10 minutes. The player keeps stabbing/thrusting CONSTANTLY. Turns a regular game sound into a complete irritant.
I have to agree about the sword noise. It becomes incredibly annoying after about 5 minutes. Like come on dude, I know you had to have played it 100 times in a row for this run, but it's unbearable, especially with headphones, and ruins the awesome music in the game.
:')
at 6:20 I hate those guys
life level 6, how is this 100%?
+Ben Carroll I think all that is required for the "official" 100% no glitch run is all items, keys, spells, attacks, and heart / magic containers. I'm guessing that's due to the fact that the best route for getting all of that finds you at the end without maxed stats. Adding that as a requirement would simply mean adding some boring grinding just for that one thing while everything else can be accomplished along the way with no need to grind. I'm just starting to get in to speed running but from what I've seen, when it comes to 100% runs in general they tend to leave off requirements that are simply a matter of grinding. The 100% run for Final Fantasy, for example, doesn't require maxing out the levels of the characters...
no no no, this is tool assisted
+James Kilpatrick I doubt that...There were some random encounters and small time losses here that current runners now consistently avoid and tool assisted runs always avoid. The code for this game has been so dissected and so many people run the game and share what they know that they pretty much have it down to a science. (to the point that, using only the controller, they can consistently manipulate the random encounters and drop patterns so well that they actually plan the route around them.) The current unassisted record is a couple of minutes faster than this and the TAS is well under an hour...
dude! ya cant beat a blue iron knuckle with 3 or 4 hits! get this fake shit out of here! Those are hard to kill
+James Kilpatrick By the time he comes across his first IronKnuckle, his attack is already at 6 because of how he power-leveled. Usually it's at around 3 for most people.
he had a high power level. higher power level = enemies die faster
faut vraiment en avoir envi de faire une run d'un jeu aussi nul...
this has to be the gayest run through ive seen for zelda 2. Not only is the guy not very good, he's cheating.
+toadsonytwo This looks pretty legit. I'm playing through on ROM now. Just a nostalgia run, not for speed. That being said, the runner never breaks game mechanics. I'm sure he's played through the game on ROMS hundreds of times. But this looks legit. Also, SDA is a recognized authority on this sort of "sport." It's not just some guy in his basement sayin', "Hey look what I did." There are gamers there watching the run and the equipment being used. I've also heard this guy mentioned in runs with commentary.
+Alexander Blanton You didnt watch the whole video if you think he doesn't break mechanics. In the last palace he jumps over the wall, which you cant do, to take a short cut. He also uses a hack to level up, its at 47:40. Watch as his total xp goes from 1200 to 8000. Then at 48:34, it goes back down to 800 xp. The Wall jump is at 114:00. I tried the same jump and you cannot jump ontop of the wall.
Thanks for the citations. I'll check it out.
+toadsonytwo Okay, this I can say for certain. That is no hack. It's the level up mechanic. Zelda 2 is funky with level ups and for a better explanation, you could probably look anywhere but here:
8 is the max you can go (for attack, health, or magic). However, you can pass on a level up. You still keep the experience, but it builds to the next skill - the one with the next highest cost. So, if you keep building up a single skill, attack (as most speed runners do from what I've seen), that one skill will cost way more than the others (and will max out at 8000). Anytime you place a crystal on the statue your experience builds to the maximum is of what skill you're working on (regardless of the cost). So, the runner kept skipped life and magic a bunch (which, from what I've observed is nothing new in a speed run of this game). [notice he beats the boss and skips the magic level up at 1200. Why? If he did, his experience would reset. He would only get 800 for the statue (well, 589). Instead he keeps it running (so the skill level up marker [if you will] switched to attack power, which is already at maximum level, netting him 8000 total experience points). So he has 1411/8000 instead of 211/800. Either way, the statue will level him up all the way to the max. Now he has 8000 experience to spend. It keeps counting up on "battle screens" obviously. The point being: Plenty to spend on the 1200 magic level up and the 800 life level up. And many to spare, because the experience doesn't reset upon the next leveled skill, rather it is counted against the balance.
In fact, runners will skip experience bags and enemies to hold their total experience to maximize gain upon placing a crystal in a stone. Since the leveled up skill (magic, life) restores these bars, they also strategically wait for moments to take levels of magic or life as well. I keep both in mind when I play this game every couple of years or so, but like I said, I don't set any records...
I haven't looked at the wall jump yet, but I'm going to take a leap of faith for the runner and say it's an unintended glitch. Someone probably talks about it on a commentary run, but any glitches that work on an NES without game genie or such are a fair game in speed runs. No doubt, the glitch was probably discovered on ROM by a runner trying things and saving/loading a lot, but they're there. Some are frame specific and occur with actions on a really exact place (sometimes involving using enemies to set up the situation).
I really lack the knowledge to explain it better, but from what I've seen watching speed runs, these things are pretty common in these old games. Glitches happen and this stuff was all pretty new for developers at this time. As for the level thing, for what it's worth, I can verify that personally. This is also discussed in guides and speed runs with commentary. Again, the strategies are developed by playing with ROMS where experimentation is facilitated by being able to save and reload anywhere. When you can understand that, it's not that unbelievable. Still, great skill and memory, and some luck are involved...
+toadsonytwo Yeah, the wall jump. Totally legit. Notice he waits a little, casts jump. The physics from his down thrust gives him just enough boost to clear the wall. It's classic for this type of gaming.
I'm not trying to be an ass, but this does look legit. And, SDA is an organization, not just a collection of cool gaming videos. These runs take place at events and have a live audience usually of 50 people or so. The point is this isn't just Billy Jo Jim Bob posting, it's basically the Guinness Book of World Records for Video Games posting. That being said, ya'll should be more inviting and explain how this can be done instead of not commenting. PR is good. But yeah, this is legit. If you doubt it check out more speed running videos with commentary. They explain glitches and frame perfect stuff. I swear I don't just watch these all day, but they make great second monitor material.
you can never have too much cowbell or jumping sword swings