I think this was probably the number one game we were all waiting for you to review and play through. Thank you for finally doing it. I know it took a lot of time and work. It was definitely worth it.
Excellent review and playthrough! Brings me back to when I had my friend, an expert at Zelda games, show me all the forest locations to get the hidden heart containers. We went through all the other dungeons and beat Ganon, marking the first time I finished The Legend of Zelda. Later, he'd help out with Zelda: A Link to the Past. Thanks for bringing it all back, Aqualung. I look forward to your next review!
Yes! Thank u for all the walkthroughs for so many years. The Dragon Warrior walkthrough is maybe my favorite playthrough on youtube. So excited for Zelda!
I laughed a good one at the Steven Seagal crack at 09:30. Excellent job of detailing and editing this wonderful game. This brought back memories. I beat this game but never could figure out how to beat the second quest. (You seem to have missed talking about getting a heart container as you jump hearts at 1:09:00)
omg! thanks for making my weekend. got a correction suggestion: 25:45 you say east twice when it should be west. i love how your videos give me that early youtube nostalgia! thanks.
@@AqualungGameReviews your sense of direction is as bad as mine where I literally have to spam the map button every 30 seconds to make sure I'm going the right way and yes I'm serious
I always liked to use the candle to set the old man in the caves on fire. Then he'd get pissed off at me and use his magic to have his flame pots to shoot fireballs at me.
Thank's for doing this one Aqua! This game's been kicking my ass since I was A kid and now it's my turn keep up the great work I love you man you deserve SO many more subscribers than you have
It's nice to finally see you do a review of Zelda. Hopefully, you can do reviews and walkthroughs of "Link To The Past" and "Link's Awakening" at some point.
This is exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you, man. I will legitimately be using your walkthrough this weekend. I loved the cartoon announcement video. Keep up the great work!
This game is probably the one that stuck with me the most when I was younger. I would always either play it at my cousin’s house (his cartridge was corrupt. It would always freeze in level 7 for some reason and I would never get to advance further) or rent it. I could easily spend hours on it, Even though I don’t have an NES, I will still play this on the switch if I have an hour to kill, at least with the first quest. Glad you gave this game an A+. As always thanks for your review on this and can’t wait to see the next one.
Level 6 was always the hardest for me - well, second hardest after Level 9. I had to rely on getting the Clock pickup from a fallen enemy to freeze the remaining ones. Also those Bubbles and Darknuts were so damn frustrating.
9:23 "it's as annoying as my goddamn seatbelt alarm" you should of heard the one on the 2011 Toyota Carola that my stepsister had that thing almost sounded like the car was getting ready to self destruct lol
Over all, another great video. But you don't need the Power Bracelet to get the Magical Sword, the gels do become bats, but only with the wooden sword, no mention of the dungeon 1 glitch with the 1st locked door, and you can get 3 hearts, 2nd sword, and blue ring before going to the 1st dungeon.
Just saw this pop up, saw the video length, and I am psyched. That was great. Thank you for another fantastic video. I feel like your style really shines in these longer games.
Very nice editing effects on this one, loved the zoom-ins, character names and sepia alternate routes. Not sure if this was your first feature length walkthrough, but it was certainly the best in my view. =D
He's had a couple that ran over an hour plus. His Super Mario 3 one is pretty close to an hour and a half and when he has done some of the MGS games THOSE ran ridiculously long (but worth it) But yeah his editing was "Boss Level" on this one for sure...and I just caught back up because TH-cam has a BAD HABIT of not notifying subs but this is truly well..."Legendary"
29:00 your advice on Zols splitting into Gels is obsolete if people follow the walkthrough and have the white sword. The white sword defeats the Zols without splitting into Gels, and the item drops are usually rupees, making this a fine place to grind for money.
Bravo, Aqua!!!!! A masterpiece of a review!!!! Zelda 2 is still my guilty pleasure of an NES game, I have to say. I may be one of maybe 5 people that like Zelda 2 better than the original.
Oooo, niiiiiiice. Even though I unsubbed a bit ago (as I said before, in a comment, it was just due to the long wait there always was when i wanted TONS OF AQUALUNG GAME REVIEW VIDS ASAP, due to them being sooo good), this vid is a work of art and superbly great!
Excellent review Aqua. this game was so ahead of its time, it practically pioneered the rpg genre. Zelda 2 is even better imo, but my personal favorite Zelda is ALTTP on snes.
That was a good walkthrough/review. I'm glad I subbed to this channel. I haven't really played very many Nintendo games. I did play legend of zelda a link to the past on emulator. Out of all the top down 2d legend of zelda games, that one's the one I enjoyed the most. It also helps that you have a map of Hirule. I did try the original Zelda game on emulator too. But I was getting more frustrated because of the lack of a map system and link's so weak early on. I know I had to go through the dungeons to progress through the story. But it was tedious early on and I just didn't like having to redo the dungeons if I screwed up. A link to the past made this a non issue with a map system, all the objectives highlighted on the map, the dungeons like in the original are optional and you can tackle them in any order you see fit. It actually reminds me of a game I played similar to Mario 64. A game called i-ninja which came out about 15 years after the original zelda game. i-ninja is a 3D platformer with the same art style as Mario 64. In fact if you played it, you know it copies what Mario 64 does. You have 5 hub world areas. Each with their missions respectively. But yeah for a Zelda game, this is exactly what I'm looking for. Multiple stages and levels you can tackle in any order you see fit and optional quests. I haven't played Ocorina of time yet. But from what I hear, it's easily the best Zelda game. I should probably play that. Can't wait to see you're next video. Keep up the good work man.
When I saw your new review my jaw dropped to the floor seeing it was none other than ‘The Legend of Zelda!’ You had done ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’! And now years later you do this Nintendo masterpiece!! My respects to you sir!
Definitely feel like a walkthrough makes the experience of this game better. Groundbreaking as it was, it's also maddeningly obtuse at times. I'm going to compare it to Castlevania 2 in this regard - the raw gameplay is quite fun, but figuring out what to do and where to go is way more frustrating than it needs to be, to say nothing of the secrets. If you take the obtuseness out of it by giving yourself an idea where the key things are and how to get around the trouble spots, you basically remove the main barriers to enjoying the game as it is. Zelda 2 is pretty similar in my book, though it's also a significantly more difficult game gameplay-wise - still fun, but very challenging. Link's Awakening and Link To The Past are markedly easier to figure out and the secrets are a lot less random and obscure. The benefit of experience and advancement, to be sure.
@@cainster Uh...what are you talking about? Zelda 2 had a save option. And it's not really much different from Zelda 1 in that you started back at your starting point if you got a game over.
@@cainster Funny you say that because he talks about this game having RPG elements personally I think of the NES ones Adventure of Link is definitely the only true RPO of the series
Looking at this review and walkthrough, it is interesting to see just how much of an influence the original Zelda had on the Oracle games, especially Seasons.
In the Japanese version you shout into the microphone to remove the Pols Voice. After you kill 9 enemies without taking damage, kill the 10th with bombs to get more bombs. Take damage and you have to start over. You should do a walkthrough of the second quest and also do worlds A through D of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
My favorite Zelda-inspired game is Daikatana on the Game Boy Color; how often is the Game Boy Color version of the game the definitive version? To my knowledge, just that and Quest 64 (which is called "Quest: Brian's Journey" instead).
Always pick the middle rupee if you play the money making game; people have tested it and it seems to be the one with the best returns. They didn't really have conclusive proof but it's better than nothing. Also remember that you can save before playing it and then load if you lose money (press Up and A on controller 2 to instantly game over yourself to save), so you can get as much money as you want through it fairly easily, it can just be a little tedious. This is best done with the game right next to the start of the game so saving and loading is much faster.
3:33 "there's really no advantage to going out of order" I disagree. Dungeon 8 supplies the Magic Book, which makes the Magic Wand (Dungeon 6) more powerful, so it's nice to have the book when you pick up the wand.
So you're supposed to figure out that grumble grumble means he wants food that you can buy in a hidden shop in the overworld and otherwise there is no way to complete the dungeon?
This is definitely a game that needs a walkthrough. The first Zelda is very crude when it comes to its clues and exploration. Later Zelda games would do much better at this.
At the risk of sounding like an old lady, the newer Zelda games really cannot touch this one. I was just a kid when this game came out and my family rented it frequently. I don't think kids of today will ever really know the feeling of getting lost in Hyrule, grabbing your school notebook and drawing out your own map and keeping your own pen and paper journal of your adventure. Making your own notes in a spiral notebook like you were forensics detective, swapping notes with friends at school on the playground or at lunch, going home, following leads, tracking down clues. Nowadays if you have a question about a game you just google a walkthrough or watch someone on youtube play the game and show you how to do it. These days games hold your hand a little or a lot, they show you everything and only a few things are kept secret but again these secrets ain't so secret cause you can google them easily. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against modernizing and hand holding to some extent I just think that with our push into the future some things have become lost. Maybe I just miss my childhood. XD
"10th enemy has the bomb" actually refers to how, if you kill 10 enemies without being hit, and then kill the tenth enemy with a bomb, they'll drop more bombs, though only if they can drop items in the first place (though it works even if the enemy can't naturally drop bombs). You get a fairy if the final kill isn't with a bomb, and, for some reason, hitting Manhandla with a bomb will count as more than ten kills by himself so he will nearly always drop a bomb. It's a very weird hint, there's no real way to tell the specifics just from the in-game hint at all, and the Japanese version of the hint wasn't that at all.
Good to see another video out. You really need to do a video on the original Metroid. Would love to see that.
I too would love to see this
Same!
this is a wonderful idea!
and please use JUSTIN BALIEY Samus must be shown off in all her 8 bit glory.
instablaster...
I think this was probably the number one game we were all waiting for you to review and play through. Thank you for finally doing it. I know it took a lot of time and work. It was definitely worth it.
You're a legend. Never stop creating content!
been watching your vids for 12 yrs now and you still make great content!
Only had to subscribe to the channel for 14 years, but it was worth it. I've now beat a 35 year old game. I don't like to feel rushed.
Excellent review and playthrough!
Brings me back to when I had my friend, an expert at Zelda games, show me all the forest locations to get the hidden heart containers. We went through all the other dungeons and beat Ganon, marking the first time I finished The Legend of Zelda. Later, he'd help out with Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Thanks for bringing it all back, Aqualung. I look forward to your next review!
Loved your videos for over 10 years. I always like seeing your videos. Thank you for being one of my favorite TH-camrs, Aqualung. 😊
Yes! Thank u for all the walkthroughs for so many years. The Dragon Warrior walkthrough is maybe my favorite playthrough on youtube. So excited for Zelda!
Ditto
This is probably your best video yet, feels like you really stepped up your editing game. Great review/walkthrough!
I laughed a good one at the Steven Seagal crack at 09:30. Excellent job of detailing and editing this wonderful game. This brought back memories. I beat this game but never could figure out how to beat the second quest. (You seem to have missed talking about getting a heart container as you jump hearts at 1:09:00)
omg! thanks for making my weekend. got a correction suggestion: 25:45 you say east twice when it should be west. i love how your videos give me that early youtube nostalgia! thanks.
Yeah I actually had a few errors with direction in there. For some reason, they all were east in place of west. Not sure what that means lol
@@AqualungGameReviews your sense of direction is as bad as mine where I literally have to spam the map button every 30 seconds to make sure I'm going the right way
and yes I'm serious
Dude, this was the review I was waiting for. Thank you so much
I always liked to use the candle to set the old man in the caves on fire. Then he'd get pissed off at me and use his magic to have his flame pots to shoot fireballs at me.
Thank's for doing this one Aqua! This game's been kicking my ass since I was A kid and now it's my turn keep up the great work I love you man you deserve SO many more subscribers than you have
It's nice to finally see you do a review of Zelda. Hopefully, you can do reviews and walkthroughs of "Link To The Past" and "Link's Awakening" at some point.
This is exactly what I was hoping for. Thank you, man. I will legitimately be using your walkthrough this weekend. I loved the cartoon announcement video. Keep up the great work!
This game is probably the one that stuck with me the most when I was younger. I would always either play it at my cousin’s house (his cartridge was corrupt. It would always freeze in level 7 for some reason and I would never get to advance further) or rent it. I could easily spend hours on it, Even though I don’t have an NES, I will still play this on the switch if I have an hour to kill, at least with the first quest. Glad you gave this game an A+.
As always thanks for your review on this and can’t wait to see the next one.
The tektites are the exception to the red/blue color rule. It's the other way around with them.
Level 6 was always the hardest for me - well, second hardest after Level 9. I had to rely on getting the Clock pickup from a fallen enemy to freeze the remaining ones. Also those Bubbles and Darknuts were so damn frustrating.
Level 6 is such a pain cause of those Wizzrobes, Level 9 is a big confusing maze that makes it a chore.
9:23 "it's as annoying as my goddamn seatbelt alarm" you should of heard the one on the 2011 Toyota Carola that my stepsister had that thing almost sounded like the car was getting ready to self destruct lol
Over all, another great video. But you don't need the Power Bracelet to get the Magical Sword, the gels do become bats, but only with the wooden sword, no mention of the dungeon 1 glitch with the 1st locked door, and you can get 3 hearts, 2nd sword, and blue ring before going to the 1st dungeon.
Just saw this pop up, saw the video length, and I am psyched.
That was great. Thank you for another fantastic video. I feel like your style really shines in these longer games.
Very nice editing effects on this one, loved the zoom-ins, character names and sepia alternate routes. Not sure if this was your first feature length walkthrough, but it was certainly the best in my view. =D
He's had a couple that ran over an hour plus. His Super Mario 3 one is pretty close to an hour and a half and when he has done some of the MGS games THOSE ran ridiculously long (but worth it)
But yeah his editing was "Boss Level" on this one for sure...and I just caught back up because TH-cam has a BAD HABIT of not notifying subs but this is truly well..."Legendary"
29:00 your advice on Zols splitting into Gels is obsolete if people follow the walkthrough and have the white sword. The white sword defeats the Zols without splitting into Gels, and the item drops are usually rupees, making this a fine place to grind for money.
Bravo, Aqua!!!!! A masterpiece of a review!!!!
Zelda 2 is still my guilty pleasure of an NES game, I have to say. I may be one of maybe 5 people that like Zelda 2 better than the original.
I actually like both equally and next to them is "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past".
Yo man love your videos and how you break all your walkthroughs down 🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿
Oooo, niiiiiiice. Even though I unsubbed a bit ago (as I said before, in a comment, it was just due to the long wait there always was when i wanted TONS OF AQUALUNG GAME REVIEW VIDS ASAP, due to them being sooo good), this vid is a work of art and superbly great!
Great video man it’s been a while. I watched the whole thing. I wouldn’t mind seeing the 2nd quest.
Excellent review Aqua. this game was so ahead of its time, it practically pioneered the rpg genre. Zelda 2 is even better imo, but my personal favorite Zelda is ALTTP on snes.
That was a good walkthrough/review. I'm glad I subbed to this channel. I haven't really played very many Nintendo games. I did play legend of zelda a link to the past on emulator. Out of all the top down 2d legend of zelda games, that one's the one I enjoyed the most. It also helps that you have a map of Hirule. I did try the original Zelda game on emulator too. But I was getting more frustrated because of the lack of a map system and link's so weak early on. I know I had to go through the dungeons to progress through the story. But it was tedious early on and I just didn't like having to redo the dungeons if I screwed up. A link to the past made this a non issue with a map system, all the objectives highlighted on the map, the dungeons like in the original are optional and you can tackle them in any order you see fit. It actually reminds me of a game I played similar to Mario 64. A game called i-ninja which came out about 15 years after the original zelda game. i-ninja is a 3D platformer with the same art style as Mario 64. In fact if you played it, you know it copies what Mario 64 does. You have 5 hub world areas. Each with their missions respectively. But yeah for a Zelda game, this is exactly what I'm looking for. Multiple stages and levels you can tackle in any order you see fit and optional quests. I haven't played Ocorina of time yet. But from what I hear, it's easily the best Zelda game. I should probably play that. Can't wait to see you're next video. Keep up the good work man.
When I saw your new review my jaw dropped to the floor seeing it was none other than ‘The Legend of Zelda!’
You had done ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’! And now years later you do this Nintendo masterpiece!! My respects to you sir!
Definitely feel like a walkthrough makes the experience of this game better. Groundbreaking as it was, it's also maddeningly obtuse at times. I'm going to compare it to Castlevania 2 in this regard - the raw gameplay is quite fun, but figuring out what to do and where to go is way more frustrating than it needs to be, to say nothing of the secrets. If you take the obtuseness out of it by giving yourself an idea where the key things are and how to get around the trouble spots, you basically remove the main barriers to enjoying the game as it is.
Zelda 2 is pretty similar in my book, though it's also a significantly more difficult game gameplay-wise - still fun, but very challenging. Link's Awakening and Link To The Past are markedly easier to figure out and the secrets are a lot less random and obscure. The benefit of experience and advancement, to be sure.
Zelda 2 was annoying in that there wasn't a save option. Having to start back over at the beginning...ugh.
@@cainster Uh...what are you talking about? Zelda 2 had a save option. And it's not really much different from Zelda 1 in that you started back at your starting point if you got a game over.
@@DoctorNovakaine I mean that if you died, you had to go alllllllll the way back to wherever you were trying to get to originally.
@@cainster Funny you say that because he talks about this game having RPG elements personally I think of the NES ones Adventure of Link is definitely the only true RPO of the series
Looking at this review and walkthrough, it is interesting to see just how much of an influence the original Zelda had on the Oracle games, especially Seasons.
In the Japanese version you shout into the microphone to remove the Pols Voice. After you kill 9 enemies without taking damage, kill the 10th with bombs to get more bombs. Take damage and you have to start over. You should do a walkthrough of the second quest and also do worlds A through D of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
You must have misspoke about the dungeon music. That theme is legendary, brooding, spooky, somber, and brilliant.
Badass walkthrough of what is the father of all adventure & RPG games.😎
My favorite Zelda-inspired game is Daikatana on the Game Boy Color; how often is the Game Boy Color version of the game the definitive version? To my knowledge, just that and Quest 64 (which is called "Quest: Brian's Journey" instead).
Always pick the middle rupee if you play the money making game; people have tested it and it seems to be the one with the best returns. They didn't really have conclusive proof but it's better than nothing. Also remember that you can save before playing it and then load if you lose money (press Up and A on controller 2 to instantly game over yourself to save), so you can get as much money as you want through it fairly easily, it can just be a little tedious. This is best done with the game right next to the start of the game so saving and loading is much faster.
You should have 16.8 million subscribers.
By far the best NES game period, IMO. Think you'll be able to make a walkthrough on the Second Quest?
The Second Quest is basically the First Quest on steroids.
"Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link" is the sequel.
Looking forward to this.
3:33 "there's really no advantage to going out of order"
I disagree. Dungeon 8 supplies the Magic Book, which makes the Magic Wand (Dungeon 6) more powerful, so it's nice to have the book when you pick up the wand.
I'm Speachless..... outstandign job man.
great video
Love that ost
Still can’t believe the music was composed in like a day
Now this.
This is a beast of a video.
So you're supposed to figure out that grumble grumble means he wants food that you can buy in a hidden shop in the overworld and otherwise there is no way to complete the dungeon?
Yeah and if you think it's bad in the original the second quest is a bitch!
Awesome video man
Ever think about livestreaming on Twitch aqua?
omg its an aqualung BUFFET and over an HOUR LONG. Hold my beer I need to eat.
Thank you for this great video. You’re fantastic!
This review is highly offensive to my last name
This is definitely a game that needs a walkthrough. The first Zelda is very crude when it comes to its clues and exploration. Later Zelda games would do much better at this.
I've gotten to the end of this game several times over.
Zelda forever and forever Zelda!
Aqualung really thinks West and East are the same thing, huh?
Nice review and walkthrough though ^_^
I did it!
Without your help, i would've been lost for hours and then zelda would've kicked my ass.
But yeah uhh thank you!
The original Legend of Zelda is a masterpiece.
42:28 isn't that the ladder? Wait, when did he pick up the ladder?
1:09:46 Might want to see a doctor for that.
37:02
4K?!
At the risk of sounding like an old lady, the newer Zelda games really cannot touch this one.
I was just a kid when this game came out and my family rented it frequently. I don't think kids of today will ever really know the feeling of getting lost in Hyrule, grabbing your school notebook and drawing out your own map and keeping your own pen and paper journal of your adventure. Making your own notes in a spiral notebook like you were forensics detective, swapping notes with friends at school on the playground or at lunch, going home, following leads, tracking down clues.
Nowadays if you have a question about a game you just google a walkthrough or watch someone on youtube play the game and show you how to do it.
These days games hold your hand a little or a lot, they show you everything and only a few things are kept secret but again these secrets ain't so secret cause you can google them easily.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against modernizing and hand holding to some extent I just think that with our push into the future some things have become lost. Maybe I just miss my childhood. XD
Hey, who can forget the Gold Cartridge??? Not like you can find Gold Xbox CD’s!
Breath of the Wild brings back a lot of the spirit of this game. A LOT.
Writing down passwords with some games too. Lol
18:30
I'm surprised you paid more than 90 rupees for a shield.
Covid wasn't all bad, 2020 is the year I finally beat Gannon.
Sad thing is if he posted this review 10-15 years ago this probably would have gotten 10-20 times as many views
Great content 👍
I was the 1000th viewer! :D I saw the video showed 999 views, so I clicked on it, isn't that unbelievable? :D
Did you lose your voice?...You sound different
Inb4 someone tries to explain the history and cultural significance of level 3 and gets annoyed that you called it what it is.
Irony, folks 👍😂👍
Easily the longest review/walkthrough ever since you done Super Mario Bros 3.
Well done!
Gohmas a spider fyi.
great game, great video
ZELDA!!!! WAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOW A+
"10th enemy has the bomb" actually refers to how, if you kill 10 enemies without being hit, and then kill the tenth enemy with a bomb, they'll drop more bombs, though only if they can drop items in the first place (though it works even if the enemy can't naturally drop bombs). You get a fairy if the final kill isn't with a bomb, and, for some reason, hitting Manhandla with a bomb will count as more than ten kills by himself so he will nearly always drop a bomb.
It's a very weird hint, there's no real way to tell the specifics just from the in-game hint at all, and the Japanese version of the hint wasn't that at all.
This video smells like pineapples.
I think Goma's a female.