My early Zelda experience was around 1988... my Dad and I played this game so much to the point we got a sketch book and made our own overworld and underworld maps... drawn by hand with our own legends of what ment what. We mapped out the underworld levels after we got the maps and compasses in the levels. It took us weeks to beat the game and find all the secrets. But after we beat Gannon and got the red ring we were mighty surprised to play the second Quest and opened a can of whoop ass on it! My Dad and I played the shit out of Zelda, Mario, and Duck Hunt. One of my many fond memories growing up in the 80s and 90s.
That's outstanding! Thanks for sharing. I think that's the kind of in-person cooperation and gameplay Nintendo has always hoped for. I remember discussing with classmates on Mondays who-found-what over the weekend. :)
I worked at Nintendo when Zelda was released. (Power Magazine) I had the same 1/4" square graph paper drawings of every dungeon as I explored it. I still have them, today. Intensely good game. My switch says I've played 950 hours of BotW. Time flies.
7:07 of course right after you leave fairy lake an enemy drops a fairy right away but when you're down to 1 heart you can kill 50 enemies on the way to the lake and none of them will drop health :D
This video is a lifesaver! I've never gotten far in this game because three hearts plus high damage equals frustration galore. These secrets have allowed me to finally make progress that I never could before! Thank you so much for this video! :)
@@The8asement You guys are so welcome! I'm totally addicted to your channel now. I'm into your Zelda 1 Co-op Challenge right now, episode 4, and laughing myself silly, because you guys blindfolded is only a little worse than how I play this game! lol. My first Zelda game was A Link to the Past, which I think totally spoiled me for Zelda 1, because you don't have to think so fast in that one. haha!
Replayed this for the first time since I was a kid, so like twenty five years ago. The game is still a lot of fun, even knowing all the secrets. It took me over 6 hours to beat and 15 lives to do it; no cheats utilizing glitches and beat each level in order, and no second controller resets.
I recently purchased this game again and started playing for the first time in over 25 years! While I'm happy to rediscover the game and all it's nuances as a "beginner" I knew there were many little secrets I've forgotten and decided to look it up. Yours is the 1st video of your channel Ive watched and found it very helpful. Thanks a lot, it's all coming back to me!
Hey just leaving a friendly tip! You're able to get the upgraded sword shield, get the ring before the first dungeon. There are 3 hidden places where you are given 100 rupees! 2 spots you are needing to burn a Bush but over where you get your heart container by the desert you can keep going further east and there's a secrecy walkway that isn't visible where you can walk up and you'll talk to an old man and he'll give you 100 Rupees!
Came across this video because I like retro gaming content. Crazy to listen to your video 6 years after you made it and hearing you were at 18k, now you're at 207k... what a growth! Cool content, I'm going to have to see if you made a 200k subscriber version of this video as a remake LOL
TH-cam algorithm sent me to this video. I am watching the second video because I learned secrets I never knew in this video. I thought my brother and I had burned every bush and blown up every wall in the game.
This was the first NES game I played and it's my all-time favorite NES game of all time. Back then, there was no Internet or TH-cam. You had to rely on Nintendo Power magazine or other video game mags, the kids today have it made😀😀😀
This is the first video of yours that I have ever seen (to my recollection). I found it in my recommendations right after looking up a video on how to get the white sword as I was trying to come up with a plan for how to get started on a new run of "The Legend of Zelda" (1986), and your video was _exactly_ what I was looking for! :)
Yeah, in Zelda 1 anymore, I always get the three Heart Containers, the White Sword, the big shield, the Power Bracelet, Candle, bombs, then explore all of the overworld, killing all but one enemy per screen, then dip into Dungeon 8 doing what I can do there, all before ever setting foot in Dungeon 1 XD
Side note: Zora doesn't count. Some screens, I kill all of them (Tektites, red Leevers, skeletons and wall masters,) as rupee caches. Those guys are money makers!
Awesome!!! I'm now 37 yrs old and this was the first video game I fell in love with as a kindergartner. I'm now playing this again for a first in many yrs and all I can say is thank you, thank you so much for this!!!
First time watching The Basement, Found in the Recommended area. have been watching many videos on speedrunning Zelda Link to the past and other Rpg's .must be why this video was shown.. plan on watching more from your channel thanks for the tips
Labyrinth 2 is where I would go to earn rupees by killing all the ropes. Sometimes I would go there before level 1. I would also kill all but one enemy on a screen so that traveling through was less perilous. Great video. Brings back memories.
I watch playthroughs of The Legend of Zelda more than any other game, everybody has a different strategy, it's very interesting (plus the game is pretty awesome too). This just showed up in my recommendations recently, so i just subscribed and liked. Looking forward to checking out the next video! Thanks!
Hi, welcome! Let me know if you have any feedback on my strategy. Also, if you have any recommended viewing for this game, put a link in the comments! :)
I'd comment more, but child, and mobile... Lol. 6:23 I say GOR-ee-uh, I think... But that's a Moblin. Goriya are only in dungeons and throw boomerangs.
This is my first video from this channel. I found your channel as it came up in my suggestion videos. I am going to subscribe to the channel because I like this video.
My God, I started watching the Basement since one of the Breath of the Wild Funny Moments video came across my "recommended videos". You guys have never disappointed me ever since. Thank you for this series! I am too young to have experienced the first Zelda firsthand and now you have made my day.
I pronounce it, gor-EYE-uh. But what you were fighting was a molblin in that instance. Thank you for making this video; I love LoZ and eat videos like this like candy! 🍬
Just because you asked - this video was just sitting in my suggested videos. I clicked because I'm a big fan of the tactic of when first starting a game, going around and grabbing all of the 'secrets' and buffs that you can before progressing the story at all.
Thanks for the video! I've been struggling to find my way to world 1, level 1, dungeon 1 since I first got this game in 1986! Now, thanks to your tutorial, I can explore the first world/level/dungeon!
Their are two heat containers that you can get with bomb and two heat containers with the Candle So far, most people don't seem to know where both of them are. You can pick up 4 heart containers before ever. Stepping in the level one and the 2 hits sword and the 2 hit armor the blue ring.
Hello! This is my first video. I just got a Switch and wanted to beat this game before jumping into BotW. Never played a Zelda game, so I was very confused when starting this up.
@@thomasallen6797 would a 12 year old even take an eye at a link to the past? the original game is garbage without a book or guide to tell you anything.
First-time viewer and new subscriber here. Since you asked, this is how I found the video: TH-cam recommended this video to me yesterday, but I didn't have time to watch it, and I forgot to add it to my watch later list. To find it again, I searched "Zelda 1 secrets," and it was the top result. You can bet that I'll be watching more. 👍🏾
yes, and two screens to the right of the said sword, is a hidden place to get 100 rupees which is enough to get you the blue candle, saving you all the time needed to farm the rupees unless you want to get the bombs.
Came here to say these two things, and to throw in the fact that with the candle you can get enough free money to get the blue ring before the first dungeon.
To answer your questions, I was randomly recommended your video. I decided to watch because the original Zelda was my favorite game as a kid. My sister and I used to stay up so late playing, going back and forth with each other's saved games. I have a lot of great memories attached to this game. Sadly I lost my sister back in 2003, but the game always brings be back to those long 80's and 90's nights. So I thought I would give your video a watch to see if you knew all the secrets we did. I remember being stuck on Level 7 for a month! We just couldn't figure it out. Then I came across a Nintendo Power issue that had full game cheats for a bunch of games, all the Mario's at that point which was 1-3, all the Disney Afternoon games, Legend of Zelda of course and Adventures of Link. There were other games I wasn't familiar with too, but I dont remember which they were. I don't see how we could have gotten through Level 7 finally without it or eventually Level 9! Plus the secondary quest. Sorry this is so long, but you asked what made us watch. Thank you for this video. It has brought back a lot of good memories. I can't get to my NES right now or I would break mine out and play a set. My biggest claim to fame with the game is that I was able to beat the first quest in only 3 lives! I did the grinding of Level 2 and Money Row as you called it, good name btw, and got the blue ring straight away and was just damn lucky. I'm off to watch your next video now. Consider me your newest Basment Dweller.
Amy, this comment is so special to us. When we started the channel we always hoped it would bring back good memories for people - and now we are seeing it do just that. Sorry to hear you lost your sister, but we are really glad that we were able, in some small way, to celebrate her memory. Around here you don't need to apologize for long comments. Thank you for taking the time to share. It's comments like these and viewers like you who make this such a rewarding experience. Honored to have you join us in the basement, looking forward to seeing you around here more!!
@@The8asement Thank you so much. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I just finished your Zelda play through earlier. It was great. You amazed me at how fast you were. Learned a lot for level 9 too, LoL that you dont have to go through so many hard rooms to get what you need. Like the only blue or only red sword stealers. Those are such a pain. Thank you again for all the great memories. I know my sister would have enjoyed watching you too. Hope you have a good St. Patrick's day! See you in other videos!
*claps* you finally found a non-academic situation that allowed you to use, "alliteration..." lol (this, of course, isn't meant to be mean in any way; just silly. i never know when something might flip some keyboard combatant out.)
this was my first time dwelling into your basement.. I did a search for zelda and your site looked like what i needed. I played this first zelda game about 35 years ago. I was totally hooked on it and spent weeks playing until I was finished. That was before the internet so I had no help going through the game. What a blast. I just got the game again a week ago and remembered there were hidden heart sites but couldn't remember where they were, so I looked you up for help. And help you did. Many thanks to you, and know that I will be back as I progress through the game. I subscribed to your channel and gave you a like.......the very least I could do. I may even buy some merch to help you out too. Long live Link!!!
OH MY GOSH IT'S A JUST PETER VIDEO! Ooohh this is so amazing! You know Keen Eye is actually doing a Let's Play on this very game on the NES classic! Weird huh? 3:57 The superflouous stopwatch returns! 5:03 omg I've never known that! Thank you for telling me! 6:26 Goriah Carey LOL 6:57 FAIRY GOD PARENTS! *spazzes* 7:42 Omg the Sunday Longplays are just you?? Well I should really check out more of these when i have the time haha 13:54 look how skewed Link's face looks.. it's hilarious omg! 14:56 I've just realized that the blue "rectangle map" up there for the first dungeon looks like someone pointing a blaster while jumping 16:18 Your guess is correct~ 17:28 You should've called them "Easy Street" LOL 18:44 *acts all dodgy - gets hit anyways* AGH! 20:16 I'm actually doing pretty well~ How about you?? I've finished putting together my Christmas list and I've just noticed that a lot of people are uploading Zelda videos this time of year... strange 20:35 I remember my first video.. I was playing Adventure Island for the NES on my computer and got stuck, so I looked for a Let's Play and yours was the first that came up I think.. I'm not sure if I started on the 2nd video or not.. but I got hooked, and now I'm here, happy to be a Basement Dweller~ Since... April I think THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! My brother Ryan was playing the original Legend of Zelda earlier with the actual NES cartridge that my uncle has, and he was having so much trouble.. this should help him a lot, so thank you sir Peter c: You rule! Best wishes to miss Kelsey and the kids!
I was searching for the Zelda “doo doo doo doo” sound effect your video came up and I’m watching it all... I don’t have any kind of console right now and I just wanna play... Some of the best music on Zelda.
Okay, the story of how I found this video is very funny, I have the nintendo switch online and for almost a year I have been playing random online games and among them is Zelda, when I was playing I did not know anything about the game and somehow I managed to pass the first dungeon with three wooden sword hearts and without bombs, the game became somewhat confusing and complicated for me and I did not play it for a while today I decided to play again and somehow I found the sixth dungeon and I "ME PARTIERON LA MADRE", then I gave up and looked for help to get containers of hearts and ended up finding you.
The spear throwing guys are Moblins, the boomerang guys are the Goriyas, the water monsters are River Zora, the flowers are Peahats, the boss of Lv-1 is Aquamentus, and the worms in Lv-2 are Moldorms
You have a great, gentle voice. Perfect for commentary and podcasting. I'd love to have you on my channel to chat about old games. That's my specialty. I'm playing this LIVE tonight, kinda nervous, so I used your video to remind my brain on what needs to happen! Thanks buddy. Keep on keeping on.
I wanted to play the Original Zelda again and I wanted to get everything it has been a long time since I’ve gotten everything in the game so I found this video and the rest of them to help me with my Zelda Play through thanks my friend 😁
It's cool seeing games I grew up on still being played,,now a days I have so many modded systems a and they all have pretty much every Nintendo game ever releases in USA,,but I still have a classic nes for this game,and game cubes ,SNES and 64 for all my Zelda games
I'd love to see more videos like this. I really only play vintage games. Would be super cool to see something similar for a link to the past. Or any other NES/SNES games for that matter... Thanks for making this 👌 👏 👍
Glad you appreciated this! It's not exactly the same style, but we did play Link to the Past on the channel. It's me (Peter) and the other half of The Basement: Ted. He knows the game well, but I had never gotten very far before this series: th-cam.com/play/PL_veZ-o3N4ZUu5z_ZmC4QSaLb3qvAmhN1.html
Here's just me playing Mario 3 on the NES: th-cam.com/play/PL_veZ-o3N4ZWEraq_z_55bSPllqXDvWQr.html If you go to our channel homepage you can scroll through older playlists and find a fair number of NES/SNES games on display. Most of the main Mario/Zelda/Metroid games are there, along with others. Cheers!
@@The8asement - super appreciate the reply! I'm pretty new to the channel, but have been watching a lot of the vids. Maybe you could see if anyone else is interested in more LTTP content. I'm a software engineer and haven't played games in years- but have recently been trying to get back to the games of my childhood... I really really loved this video, it helped me get passed the first few dungeons (which I couldn't do back when I was 8, lol).... Anyway- keep up the good work- I'm sure there's lots more like me that appreciate this kind of content!!!
I've been doing the same thing since the beginning. I get the three hearts, the White Sword, Candle, Magic Shield, Blue Ring, Letter (and Medicine), and Arrows before entering Level 1.
Here's a (sort of full) list of stuff you can do before even entering Level 1: 1. Get the sword (duh.) 2. Get bombs (Blue Octoroks/shop located on eastmost path from starting area. 20 Rupees for 4 bombs.) 3. 2/5 Heart Containers (use bombs on walls) 4. Get White Sword (5 hearts needed) 5. Blue Candle (one of the secret stairs, when revealed by burning a particular bush, has a decent priced Magical Shield for 90 Rupees) 6. Blue Ring (in secret shop beneath one of the statues, costs 250 Rupees. Best if you either grind for them or play money-making game if you're lucky.) 7. Enemy Bait (around 60-100 Rupees, depending on the shop. Save it for Level 7.) 8. Arrows (80 Rupees. Bow will be found in Level 1 if you look around enough. Needed for Level 6 Boss, Gohma and the rematches in later dungeons) LMK if I missed anything else.
Good list. You can also get the power bracelet, then unlock fast travel. You can get the note, then the medicine. You can get an extra heart container by using the blue candle. If you really wanted to, you could go get the magic book. With 6 hearts, 8 bombs, the white sword and the blue ring, it's not so bad.
First time here brother. I just popped in Zelda and kinda forgot where things were over the years and found this video and glad I did. Nothing like a good ol fashion fun time of old school gaming and coaching. Thumbs Up and shared. A+++ : ) Thanks
Yes! I’ve likened the old man to a doctor, the old woman to a pharmacist, and the letter is the prescription! Cool that somebody else has similar thoughts.
This is my first video with you guys. Great stuff here. I've been playing TLOZ since 1988. Also, getting the "A" Key from Dungeon 8 is always good too. You can just pop in to Dungeon 8 and it's to your left when you enter. Get it and get out. This makes all Dungeons easier eliminating the need for keys.
Hello, and welcome! I thought it was the Magic Book that was easy to grab in Dungeon 8 (two rooms left of entrance). I usually do grab that early, but only just before Dungeon 6 (Magic Wand) because the Book is useless without the Wand.
I know a much faster way to get All that you're talking about plus A few extras There are 2 heart containers you can collect with the candle And I know where a few big ruby secrets Is access with the bombs and The candle as well as Just knowing where they're located are So that you can get the upgraded armor and the sword all before starting level one .... I've also learned how to beat the entire game without dying wants at least round one anyways still learning about round 2
This is the first video I’m seeing from upper channel. Just got my first Anbernic and the legends of Zelda was the first game I wanted to play. Great video and i will be subscribing and watching more.
I watched your videos in the background while I beat LoZ:EoW, I enjoyed watching how much you got hit 😉😂. Great video, thx! Loved the original game back in the day, you quelled my nostalgia w/o me having to play it again.
First 'the Basement' video I've seen. I was watching a video from 'the 8-bit Guy' and this vid was in the sidebar. Zelda is a friggin' cryptic game and I've never made it past the second dungeon. As a kid I never knew where any of the secrets were on the overworld.
I was having a bit of trouble doing this because i do not have the magic sword for dungeon 5. I couldnt find the last heart container and i was a bit stuck, thank you!
So this is the first video I've ever seen, and this popped up as a suggested video from another suggested video of a Metroid speed run from a video that I was watching about soldering the NES HDMI mod lol
Other secrets in level 1 is several walls are bombable which saves keys as well (such as the 3rd room up from the entrance the north wall can be bombed to lead to the room with the map... And i believe the compass room north wall can also be bombed as well saving yet another key)
First-time viewer, I'm here thanks to youtube suggestions (I think probably because I've been watching a lot of game dev videos or something.) I played this game a ton as a kid but didn't ever actually beat it until post-Skyward Sword because it was so freakin' hard. xD These are great tips.
i found this in my recommended i started re playing all the games and i watched a few play throughs to get the master key but then this popped up later in my recommended
i like how frank you are (esp in regards to your thoughts on making videos). many people pad their relay in an effort to make themselves look good in various ways and after seeing a prevalence of it these days, it begins to get nauseating.
There's another way to go back to spawn or the dungeon entrance than death. Press Start on player 1 controller, then Up+A on the player 2 controller. I know this video is a couple years old, but I just wanted to give you a tip.
as soon as you get your first heart container, you can get the white sword. once you have that, just go straight to level 3. the first room you come to with those grimace from mcdonald's blob looking things, with the white sword you can kill them with one hit. They will dump out infinite rupees. just kill all of them in the room, exit, rinse and repeat until you're maxed out. it'll save you from going all over the map to find the hidden rupee locations. it's basically the equivalent of the room outside hyrule castle with all the pots in ocarina of time.
My mistake about the sword. But yeah, I definitely recommend this strategy when you do have the white sword for getting rupees at any point during the game. Great video BTW
My early Zelda experience was around 1988... my Dad and I played this game so much to the point we got a sketch book and made our own overworld and underworld maps... drawn by hand with our own legends of what ment what. We mapped out the underworld levels after we got the maps and compasses in the levels. It took us weeks to beat the game and find all the secrets. But after we beat Gannon and got the red ring we were mighty surprised to play the second Quest and opened a can of whoop ass on it! My Dad and I played the shit out of Zelda, Mario, and Duck Hunt. One of my many fond memories growing up in the 80s and 90s.
That's outstanding! Thanks for sharing. I think that's the kind of in-person cooperation and gameplay Nintendo has always hoped for. I remember discussing with classmates on Mondays who-found-what over the weekend. :)
I worked at Nintendo when Zelda was released. (Power Magazine) I had the same 1/4" square graph paper drawings of every dungeon as I explored it. I still have them, today. Intensely good game. My switch says I've played 950 hours of BotW. Time flies.
it's was a great game for the time, this fatso channel is not.
I love Zelda, Mario, Duck Hunt, Top Gun, Track and Field and much more
@@harshnemesis What is the purpose of your comment?
Hands up if you always thought those warp rocks look like petrified snails.
Me too
I....I thought I was the only one....
Bless you.
@@crazydave2k2 Bless you, too; fellow Zelda fan.
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I thought they were turtles 🐢
7:07 of course right after you leave fairy lake an enemy drops a fairy right away but when you're down to 1 heart you can kill 50 enemies on the way to the lake and none of them will drop health :D
This was a pretty good video, my first one, found it in my recommended because I've been on a Zelda binge
Same
"GO ri ya? Go RAI ya? Someone wanna help me with the pronunciation on those enemies?"
"No problem! It's pronounced MOB Lin."
This video is a lifesaver! I've never gotten far in this game because three hearts plus high damage equals frustration galore. These secrets have allowed me to finally make progress that I never could before! Thank you so much for this video! :)
Thank YOU for the kind words! :)
@@The8asement You guys are so welcome! I'm totally addicted to your channel now. I'm into your Zelda 1 Co-op Challenge right now, episode 4, and laughing myself silly, because you guys blindfolded is only a little worse than how I play this game! lol. My first Zelda game was A Link to the Past, which I think totally spoiled me for Zelda 1, because you don't have to think so fast in that one. haha!
Replayed this for the first time since I was a kid, so like twenty five years ago. The game is still a lot of fun, even knowing all the secrets. It took me over 6 hours to beat and 15 lives to do it; no cheats utilizing glitches and beat each level in order, and no second controller resets.
Nice job!
It's still a ton of fun.
Makes me want to play OG Zelda again 😂
I recently purchased this game again and started playing for the first time in over 25 years! While I'm happy to rediscover the game and all it's nuances as a "beginner" I knew there were many little secrets I've forgotten and decided to look it up. Yours is the 1st video of your channel Ive watched and found it very helpful. Thanks a lot, it's all coming back to me!
we are so glad to help! Thanks for hanging with us... in the basement!
Hey just leaving a friendly tip! You're able to get the upgraded sword shield, get the ring before the first dungeon. There are 3 hidden places where you are given 100 rupees! 2 spots you are needing to burn a Bush but over where you get your heart container by the desert you can keep going further east and there's a secrecy walkway that isn't visible where you can walk up and you'll talk to an old man and he'll give you 100 Rupees!
Yeah bro I go all in white on lvl 1 too beast mode....🗡️💀🏹
Came across this video because I like retro gaming content. Crazy to listen to your video 6 years after you made it and hearing you were at 18k, now you're at 207k... what a growth! Cool content, I'm going to have to see if you made a 200k subscriber version of this video as a remake LOL
TH-cam algorithm sent me to this video. I am watching the second video because I learned secrets I never knew in this video. I thought my brother and I had burned every bush and blown up every wall in the game.
This was the first NES game I played and it's my all-time favorite NES game of all time. Back then, there was no Internet or TH-cam. You had to rely on Nintendo Power magazine or other video game mags, the kids today have it made😀😀😀
This is the first video of yours that I have ever seen (to my recollection). I found it in my recommendations right after looking up a video on how to get the white sword as I was trying to come up with a plan for how to get started on a new run of "The Legend of Zelda" (1986), and your video was _exactly_ what I was looking for! :)
Yeah, in Zelda 1 anymore, I always get the three Heart Containers, the White Sword, the big shield, the Power Bracelet, Candle, bombs, then explore all of the overworld, killing all but one enemy per screen, then dip into Dungeon 8 doing what I can do there, all before ever setting foot in Dungeon 1 XD
If you leave one enemy alive on each screen the don't re-spawn making it easier to navigate the world.
A true hero doesn't take the easy way out! A true hero defreats all monsters/enemies!
@@catchifyoucan232 well good thing we are not real heros and this is just a video game
Joker Playz hahaha, true! When I was a kid my dad would ALWAYS say that over my shoulder, and as a typical kid I’d role my eyes, “Yeah, sure, Dad...”
Lol
Side note: Zora doesn't count.
Some screens, I kill all of them (Tektites, red Leevers, skeletons and wall masters,) as rupee caches. Those guys are money makers!
Awesome!!!
I'm now 37 yrs old and this was the first video game I fell in love with as a kindergartner. I'm now playing this again for a first in many yrs and all I can say is thank you, thank you so much for this!!!
You're welcome! You're like the same age as us! And welcome to The Basement :D
First time watching The Basement, Found in the Recommended area. have been watching many videos on speedrunning Zelda Link to the past and other Rpg's .must be why this video was shown.. plan on watching more from your channel thanks for the tips
Labyrinth 2 is where I would go to earn rupees by killing all the ropes. Sometimes I would go there before level 1. I would also kill all but one enemy on a screen so that traveling through was less perilous. Great video. Brings back memories.
I watch playthroughs of The Legend of Zelda more than any other game, everybody has a different strategy, it's very interesting (plus the game is pretty awesome too). This just showed up in my recommendations recently, so i just subscribed and liked. Looking forward to checking out the next video! Thanks!
Hi, welcome! Let me know if you have any feedback on my strategy. Also, if you have any recommended viewing for this game, put a link in the comments! :)
This was my first video from The Basement. Thank you for showing me this. I have been trying so hard to find the best way to go through this game.
I still pick this game up once or twice a year, classic. Nice video peter👍.
Great game. I can't stay away!
I know I am late, but I just found your videos and love Zelda.
I am a Zelda nerd and this is my first visit to the basement. Love it.
I'd comment more, but child, and mobile... Lol. 6:23 I say GOR-ee-uh, I think... But that's a Moblin. Goriya are only in dungeons and throw boomerangs.
Oh yeah... I always default to thinking they're the same thing and just shoot arrows in the overworld and throw boomerangs in the dungeons.
The Basement They're actually supposed to be throwing spears.
NUH.UH.
No way! I never knew that!
The Basement Just sent a pic on Twitter of the artwork in the NES manual. You can see them carrying what looks like a stick in the game.
Neeeeeerd
😉
You don't have to die to get to the continue/save screen. You can go to the item select screen, then hold up and press a on the second controller.
suggested videos :)
I like your casual and friendly style! plus great tips!! subbed :)
This is my first video from this channel. I found your channel as it came up in my suggestion videos. I am going to subscribe to the channel because I like this video.
His tone reminded me of Bob Ross. If only he told us to to get happy hearts. R.I.P. Bob Ross
Happy little hearts?
Happy little clouds?
I'll bet Bob Ross is painting some sweet stuff up in Heaven right now! :D
No mistakes. Only happy little accidents.
"See this Moblin? We're going to kill it with my happy little sword"
My God, I started watching the Basement since one of the Breath of the Wild Funny Moments video came across my "recommended videos". You guys have never disappointed me ever since. Thank you for this series! I am too young to have experienced the first Zelda firsthand and now you have made my day.
That's super encouraging! Hope you have fun with this LoZ series. :)
I pronounce it, gor-EYE-uh.
But what you were fighting was a molblin in that instance.
Thank you for making this video; I love LoZ and eat videos like this like candy! 🍬
Just because you asked - this video was just sitting in my suggested videos. I clicked because I'm a big fan of the tactic of when first starting a game, going around and grabbing all of the 'secrets' and buffs that you can before progressing the story at all.
They're called Moblins.
In dungeon 1, you can bomb the top wall in the room you get the compass which will bypass that second locked door as well! :)
Came because of Zelda, stayed because of Bwutt.
I was watching my dad play Zelda, which is how I got obsessed and he was watching your videos
Remember me if y'all grow huge and famous
Thanks for the video! I've been struggling to find my way to world 1, level 1, dungeon 1 since I first got this game in 1986! Now, thanks to your tutorial, I can explore the first world/level/dungeon!
How’d it go!?
I remember cartoon Gannon has the triforce of power we have triforce of wisdom Zelda said
No link has the tri-force of bravery Zelda has the tri-force of wisdom
I came here for a tutorial and now found a new channel I can watch for fun, thank you
6:20 you pronounce it Gore-ee-ya
However....Goriya throw boomerangs. The guys on the overworld with spears are Moblins.
moblins shoot arrows in this game..... However their moblins indeed.
@@tjeerdtrekkie1030 They carry spears....you don't see them carrying a bow.
@@RC-nj1by Yes but the "spears" are looking pretty simliar to arrows..... But thats just a matter of perspective.
Tjeerd Eijsink actually the artwork shows them with spears.
@@nathangelaude4787 thank you
Their are two heat containers that you can get with bomb and two heat containers with the Candle So far, most people don't seem to know where both of them are. You can pick up 4 heart containers before ever. Stepping in the level one and the 2 hits sword and the 2 hit armor the blue ring.
There are 5 heart containers in the overworld. 2 bombs, 1 candle, 1 raft, 1 ladder.
First time viewer. Amazing content. I'm glad TH-cam suggested this video!
Thank you. Please continue this as a mini series, at least once a week or so. :)
That's exactly the plan! :D
Hello! This is my first video. I just got a Switch and wanted to beat this game before jumping into BotW. Never played a Zelda game, so I was very confused when starting this up.
Skyy Miller start at link to the past i fucking hate this game
@@popahtrjnah, he's good. Zelda 2 is fun as well. You must be 12.
@@thomasallen6797 would a 12 year old even take an eye at a link to the past? the original game is garbage without a book or guide to tell you anything.
@@popahtrj I figured it out at 7.
First-time viewer and new subscriber here. Since you asked, this is how I found the video:
TH-cam recommended this video to me yesterday, but I didn't have time to watch it, and I forgot to add it to my watch later list. To find it again, I searched "Zelda 1 secrets," and it was the top result.
You can bet that I'll be watching more. 👍🏾
Nice! Thanks for the info. It's actually quite helpful to know how people find a video.
You could of got the white sword after your second 💓
yes, and two screens to the right of the said sword, is a hidden place to get 100 rupees which is enough to get you the blue candle, saving you all the time needed to farm the rupees unless you want to get the bombs.
Came here to say these two things, and to throw in the fact that with the candle you can get enough free money to get the blue ring before the first dungeon.
I tapped out after he called the southern coast of Hyrule, which is the ocean, complete with ocean sounds, “Lake Hylia.”
@pavo6503 THANK YOU
This game was unprecedent in its mystery. Now every fuckboi with over 10k subs will ruin anything just to get more views.
To answer your questions, I was randomly recommended your video. I decided to watch because the original Zelda was my favorite game as a kid. My sister and I used to stay up so late playing, going back and forth with each other's saved games. I have a lot of great memories attached to this game. Sadly I lost my sister back in 2003, but the game always brings be back to those long 80's and 90's nights. So I thought I would give your video a watch to see if you knew all the secrets we did. I remember being stuck on Level 7 for a month! We just couldn't figure it out. Then I came across a Nintendo Power issue that had full game cheats for a bunch of games, all the Mario's at that point which was 1-3, all the Disney Afternoon games, Legend of Zelda of course and Adventures of Link. There were other games I wasn't familiar with too, but I dont remember which they were. I don't see how we could have gotten through Level 7 finally without it or eventually Level 9! Plus the secondary quest. Sorry this is so long, but you asked what made us watch. Thank you for this video. It has brought back a lot of good memories. I can't get to my NES right now or I would break mine out and play a set. My biggest claim to fame with the game is that I was able to beat the first quest in only 3 lives! I did the grinding of Level 2 and Money Row as you called it, good name btw, and got the blue ring straight away and was just damn lucky. I'm off to watch your next video now. Consider me your newest Basment Dweller.
Amy, this comment is so special to us. When we started the channel we always hoped it would bring back good memories for people - and now we are seeing it do just that. Sorry to hear you lost your sister, but we are really glad that we were able, in some small way, to celebrate her memory.
Around here you don't need to apologize for long comments. Thank you for taking the time to share. It's comments like these and viewers like you who make this such a rewarding experience.
Honored to have you join us in the basement, looking forward to seeing you around here more!!
@@The8asement Thank you so much. I look forward to watching more of your videos. I just finished your Zelda play through earlier. It was great. You amazed me at how fast you were. Learned a lot for level 9 too, LoL that you dont have to go through so many hard rooms to get what you need. Like the only blue or only red sword stealers. Those are such a pain. Thank you again for all the great memories. I know my sister would have enjoyed watching you too. Hope you have a good St. Patrick's day! See you in other videos!
17:24 Money road? Not Rupee Road? Do you not like alliterations?
Great question! I think I was 7 or 8 when I named it "Money Road", so maybe I wasn't big into alliteration back then. :)
*claps* you finally found a non-academic situation that allowed you to use, "alliteration..." lol
(this, of course, isn't meant to be mean in any way; just silly. i never know when something might flip some keyboard combatant out.)
this was my first time dwelling into your basement.. I did a search for zelda and your site looked like what i needed. I played this first zelda game about 35 years ago. I was totally hooked on it and spent weeks playing until I was finished. That was before the internet so I had no help going through the game. What a blast. I just got the game again a week ago and remembered there were hidden heart sites but couldn't remember where they were, so I looked you up for help. And help you did. Many thanks to you, and know that I will be back as I progress through the game. I subscribed to your channel and gave you a like.......the very least I could do. I may even buy some merch to help you out too. Long live Link!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you're having fun reconnecting with this wonderful game. 😀
OH MY GOSH IT'S A JUST PETER VIDEO! Ooohh this is so amazing! You know Keen Eye is actually doing a Let's Play on this very game on the NES classic! Weird huh?
3:57 The superflouous stopwatch returns!
5:03 omg I've never known that! Thank you for telling me!
6:26 Goriah Carey LOL
6:57 FAIRY GOD PARENTS! *spazzes*
7:42 Omg the Sunday Longplays are just you?? Well I should really check out more of these when i have the time haha
13:54 look how skewed Link's face looks.. it's hilarious omg!
14:56 I've just realized that the blue "rectangle map" up there for the first dungeon looks like someone pointing a blaster while jumping
16:18 Your guess is correct~
17:28 You should've called them "Easy Street" LOL
18:44 *acts all dodgy - gets hit anyways* AGH!
20:16 I'm actually doing pretty well~ How about you?? I've finished putting together my Christmas list and I've just noticed that a lot of people are uploading Zelda videos this time of year... strange
20:35 I remember my first video.. I was playing Adventure Island for the NES on my computer and got stuck, so I looked for a Let's Play and yours was the first that came up I think.. I'm not sure if I started on the 2nd video or not.. but I got hooked, and now I'm here, happy to be a Basement Dweller~ Since... April I think
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! My brother Ryan was playing the original Legend of Zelda earlier with the actual NES cartridge that my uncle has, and he was having so much trouble.. this should help him a lot, so thank you sir Peter c: You rule! Best wishes to miss Kelsey and the kids!
LOL at "Goriah Carey"
Keen Eye inspired me. :)
Yup! S.L.P. is just Peter!
Hope your brother has fun playing LoZ!
I'll pass along your kind wishes to the family! :)
Ahh that's awesome~!
Thank you~! ^v^ I'm sure he will~
And yay~
I was searching for the Zelda “doo doo doo doo” sound effect your video came up and I’m watching it all... I don’t have any kind of console right now and I just wanna play... Some of the best music on Zelda.
I started watching back with botw funny moments
There is a secret in almost every overworld screen of the map. Though some of them as mentioned are the "pay for my door" rooms.
When I finished the 2 lvl there was a bush and I burned it and it was lvl 8
This is my first video with you. I was just searching for a walk through. I started playing this game when it was first released. I was 7 years old.
Awesome!!! It's SO good.
i beat level 1 without any items except the sword
Okay, the story of how I found this video is very funny, I have the nintendo switch online and for almost a year I have been playing random online games and among them is Zelda, when I was playing I did not know anything about the game and somehow I managed to pass the first dungeon with three wooden sword hearts and without bombs, the game became somewhat confusing and complicated for me and I did not play it for a while today I decided to play again and somehow I found the sixth dungeon and I "ME PARTIERON LA MADRE", then I gave up and looked for help to get containers of hearts and ended up finding you.
They're pronounced as Moblins.
Been playing this game for 30 years, fun to see some new strategies on it. 👍🏻👍🏻
The spear throwing guys are Moblins, the boomerang guys are the Goriyas, the water monsters are River Zora, the flowers are Peahats, the boss of Lv-1 is Aquamentus, and the worms in Lv-2 are Moldorms
Your lucky to have that memory with your dad, nes was epic.
You have a great, gentle voice. Perfect for commentary and podcasting. I'd love to have you on my channel to chat about old games. That's my specialty. I'm playing this LIVE tonight, kinda nervous, so I used your video to remind my brain on what needs to happen! Thanks buddy. Keep on keeping on.
I wanted to play the Original Zelda again and I wanted to get everything it has been a long time since I’ve gotten everything in the game so I found this video and the rest of them to help me with my Zelda Play through thanks my friend 😁
You should give Golden Axe Warrior a shot. I love Zelda style games and that's a good one.
It's cool seeing games I grew up on still being played,,now a days I have so many modded systems a and they all have pretty much every Nintendo game ever releases in USA,,but I still have a classic nes for this game,and game cubes ,SNES and 64 for all my Zelda games
I'd love to see more videos like this. I really only play vintage games. Would be super cool to see something similar for a link to the past. Or any other NES/SNES games for that matter...
Thanks for making this 👌 👏 👍
Glad you appreciated this! It's not exactly the same style, but we did play Link to the Past on the channel. It's me (Peter) and the other half of The Basement: Ted. He knows the game well, but I had never gotten very far before this series: th-cam.com/play/PL_veZ-o3N4ZUu5z_ZmC4QSaLb3qvAmhN1.html
Here's just me playing Mario 3 on the NES: th-cam.com/play/PL_veZ-o3N4ZWEraq_z_55bSPllqXDvWQr.html
If you go to our channel homepage you can scroll through older playlists and find a fair number of NES/SNES games on display. Most of the main Mario/Zelda/Metroid games are there, along with others. Cheers!
@@The8asement - super appreciate the reply! I'm pretty new to the channel, but have been watching a lot of the vids. Maybe you could see if anyone else is interested in more LTTP content. I'm a software engineer and haven't played games in years- but have recently been trying to get back to the games of my childhood... I really really loved this video, it helped me get passed the first few dungeons (which I couldn't do back when I was 8, lol)....
Anyway- keep up the good work- I'm sure there's lots more like me that appreciate this kind of content!!!
This was in my suggested feed. Goid game, haven't played it in a few decades but i feel like I still got it.
I've been doing the same thing since the beginning. I get the three hearts, the White Sword, Candle, Magic Shield, Blue Ring, Letter (and Medicine), and Arrows before entering Level 1.
Just came across you video amd was looking to binge watch something...Thanks for doing this!
Here's a (sort of full) list of stuff you can do before even entering Level 1:
1. Get the sword (duh.)
2. Get bombs (Blue Octoroks/shop located on eastmost path from starting area. 20 Rupees for 4 bombs.)
3. 2/5 Heart Containers (use bombs on walls)
4. Get White Sword (5 hearts needed)
5. Blue Candle (one of the secret stairs, when revealed by burning a particular bush, has a decent priced Magical Shield for 90 Rupees)
6. Blue Ring (in secret shop beneath one of the statues, costs 250 Rupees. Best if you either grind for them or play money-making game if you're lucky.)
7. Enemy Bait (around 60-100 Rupees, depending on the shop. Save it for Level 7.)
8. Arrows (80 Rupees. Bow will be found in Level 1 if you look around enough. Needed for Level 6 Boss, Gohma and the rematches in later dungeons)
LMK if I missed anything else.
Good list.
You can also get the power bracelet, then unlock fast travel. You can get the note, then the medicine. You can get an extra heart container by using the blue candle.
If you really wanted to, you could go get the magic book. With 6 hearts, 8 bombs, the white sword and the blue ring, it's not so bad.
You're also able to buy keys, right?
This is the first basement video I’ve seen. This video was on my TH-cam home screen’s recommended video list.
Excellent, thank you for the feedback!
This video came up in my subscription videos and I've been a basement dweller around when most of your funny moment BOTW came out
same here
Sounds good guys! Thanks!
First time here brother. I just popped in Zelda and kinda forgot where things were over the years and found this video and glad I did. Nothing like a good ol fashion fun time of old school gaming and coaching. Thumbs Up and shared. A+++ : ) Thanks
Yes! I’ve likened the old man to a doctor, the old woman to a pharmacist, and the letter is the prescription! Cool that somebody else has similar thoughts.
Ive been a basement dweller for only like five months bc of your BotW videos. Then i started watching other things like you mario 64 co-op
We're so glad you found us!
:D
This is my first video with you guys. Great stuff here. I've been playing TLOZ since 1988. Also, getting the "A" Key from Dungeon 8 is always good too. You can just pop in to Dungeon 8 and it's to your left when you enter. Get it and get out. This makes all Dungeons easier eliminating the need for keys.
Hello, and welcome!
I thought it was the Magic Book that was easy to grab in Dungeon 8 (two rooms left of entrance). I usually do grab that early, but only just before Dungeon 6 (Magic Wand) because the Book is useless without the Wand.
You are right. I guess it's been too long since played.
Ha! You should bust it out and play!
Thanks for the comments. Always nice to hear from a new viewer.
I know a much faster way to get All that you're talking about plus A few extras There are 2 heart containers you can collect with the candle And I know where a few big ruby secrets Is access with the bombs and The candle as well as Just knowing where they're located are So that you can get the upgraded armor and the sword all before starting level one .... I've also learned how to beat the entire game without dying wants at least round one anyways still learning about round 2
Searched Zelda 1 beginner's guide and this was the first video that popped up. New subscriber. Thanks for the content: 😊 ❤
Wow, thank you!
This is the first video I’m seeing from upper channel. Just got my first Anbernic and the legends of Zelda was the first game I wanted to play. Great video and i will be subscribing and watching more.
I watched your videos in the background while I beat LoZ:EoW, I enjoyed watching how much you got hit 😉😂. Great video, thx! Loved the original game back in the day, you quelled my nostalgia w/o me having to play it again.
I found it through one of my suggested videos. Your video is fun to watch. Love Zelda
I've been playing this game for 29 years now and that is the absolute first times I've seen Dodongo kill with a single bomb and sword hit.
Cool trick, isn't it? :)
nice thanks for sharing one of the first things I do is get the blue ring then get the hearts then get the sword blue
First 'the Basement' video I've seen. I was watching a video from 'the 8-bit Guy' and this vid was in the sidebar. Zelda is a friggin' cryptic game and I've never made it past the second dungeon. As a kid I never knew where any of the secrets were on the overworld.
Thank you for the specific example of how you found us - that's really helpful! I'm glad you liked the video. :)
Yes, my first video of _the Basement_; I love the charm in the way you comment the game :)
Found this video as a TH-cam recommendation :)
I was having a bit of trouble doing this because i do not have the magic sword for dungeon 5.
I couldnt find the last heart container and i was a bit stuck, thank you!
First time here i was searching for zelda secrets ... Very hempfull video thanks
So this is the first video I've ever seen, and this popped up as a suggested video from another suggested video of a Metroid speed run from a video that I was watching about soldering the NES HDMI mod lol
Other secrets in level 1 is several walls are bombable which saves keys as well (such as the 3rd room up from the entrance the north wall can be bombed to lead to the room with the map... And i believe the compass room north wall can also be bombed as well saving yet another key)
First-time viewer, I'm here thanks to youtube suggestions (I think probably because I've been watching a lot of game dev videos or something.) I played this game a ton as a kid but didn't ever actually beat it until post-Skyward Sword because it was so freakin' hard. xD These are great tips.
This is my first Basement Dweller video, and I have been subscribed for 1 day.
i found this in my recommended i started re playing all the games and i watched a few play throughs to get the master key but then this popped up later in my recommended
This video was suggested and now I'm watching because of interest
Yes me too
I got to this video because life gave me this video, along with lemons.
i like how frank you are (esp in regards to your thoughts on making videos). many people pad their relay in an effort to make themselves look good in various ways and after seeing a prevalence of it these days, it begins to get nauseating.
Thank you for saying so. I'm glad you appreciate my style. :)
Bought a NES classic last month to play zelda 1. Accidentally found dungeon 8 and actually attempted to beat it. Made it 1 room in 👍
LOL, Dungeon 8 is a doozy when you're under prepared.
first timer here- i enjoyed your video. brings back memories
Thanks for letting me know!
There's another way to go back to spawn or the dungeon entrance than death. Press Start on player 1 controller, then Up+A on the player 2 controller. I know this video is a couple years old, but I just wanted to give you a tip.
as soon as you get your first heart container, you can get the white sword. once you have that, just go straight to level 3. the first room you come to with those grimace from mcdonald's blob looking things, with the white sword you can kill them with one hit. They will dump out infinite rupees. just kill all of them in the room, exit, rinse and repeat until you're maxed out. it'll save you from going all over the map to find the hidden rupee locations. it's basically the equivalent of the room outside hyrule castle with all the pots in ocarina of time.
That's a good rupee grinding strategy, but don't you need a total of FIVE hearts to get the white sword?
You need five hearts to obtain the White Sword and twelve to get the Magic Sword. That is, unless you're playing Zelda 1 Randomizer.
My mistake about the sword. But yeah, I definitely recommend this strategy when you do have the white sword for getting rupees at any point during the game. Great video BTW