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Who exactly is the Triforce Keeper (standing at the end of the game during the battle with Dark Link)? There is no explanation of who he is. And, there is no explanation if "Triforce Keeper" is his name. Is he a sage or a wizard; he must be some spirit.
Prince: "Where is the Triforce?" Zelda: "I'm not telling." Wizard: "I cast sleep spell." Prince: "Okay, now how are we going to find it. She's the only one who knows." Wizard: "Gotta go, BYE!"
@@TheBanishedWind could be a conspiracy. Maybe he collapsed to fake his death, but then secreted away to one of the Palaces to try and find the Triforce for himself. 😌
@@kevinlawrence4812 mega man has a health gage. It's still easier than ghosts n goblins. I beat mega man when I was 12 . I got the game at toys r us. Along with little Samson. That's how old school I am.
@@gavinpickens73 Little Samson: chucker of the magic bells lol. Jkjk Little Samson was awesome! Totally under rated. I still get the 'Samson Tune' stuck in my head. On repeat.
Very interesting story but I always wondered what happened to the older Zelda...she awoke centuries later to find her incredibly great grand niece is the acting ruler she's forgotten royalty.
This game gets shit on when it is in fact IMO the best formula in gaming. It combines classic Mario platforming with exploration and RPG. Tough and rewarding.
@@Xygor I want to see a Castlevania game done in the style of this game as well as it's homage game Battle of Olympus and Prince of Persia. If Simon's Quest was done with this style it would be a spectacular title (difficulty setting/debuh menu pending).
While getting through this game was quite the challenge, the reward of being able to start a “New Game +” made it worth it. Nothing beats being able to fly through 90% of the game because your stats are maxed out.
One playthrough I decided to grind the sword strength to 4 or 5 in the first palace. Then going through the game, you pretty much catch up everything else by the Time you get to death mountain so it's pretty much a waste of time.
@@rank2859 yes it was a difficult game and completely different from the 1st. I guess that is why gamers back in the day considered it not as good as the first. Personally i put this on my third fav Zelda game behind Botw and link's awakening
Zelda II is one of my favorite NES games and I prefer it over the original. There's way more info here than I knew about the backstory, this video is so good!
This backstory and artwork is taken from the instruction manual. But I'm not sure how it fits into the supposed official timeline from Hyrule Historia.
Great video. Please keep them coming. One note though: Link doesn't learn Spell in the same town as Thunder. Spell is learned in the hidden town of Kasuto, while Thunder is learned in the haunted town of Old Kasuto. Sorry to nitpick :)
Zelda 2 was a commercial success and was very popular amoung players back then. People who call this the "Black Sheep" of the franchise nowadays are just silly and weren't there obviously. Thanks for the video!
I really liked the little book that came with the game, it beats just downloading a game and playing it as it gives a background story, especially this book had nice cartoon styled explanations of what happened , but this video also explained a lot of things i didn't know yet. But after all these years, i still have NO idea who the old guy is at 9:06 who's holding the triforce. Who the hell is that old geezer ?
@@joey21122112 The Prince became the king of Hyrule he didn't go away look ing for the triforce. How would get in the great temple when he was not the choose one? Have you ever play the game?
The thing these retrospects forget is that, at the time, it wasn't a controversy that this one was side scrolling because there were only two games. We didn't make a big deal about it. We played the game and enjoyed it. It wasn't until the later ones came out that it became a weird one since it was the only one of it's kind.
Yeah, I think it's a real shame that it gets so much hate. It's a high quality NES game and an excellent platformer with better controls than many games of its time. I feel like people who call this game "NES hard" don't really understand how insane some NES games were.
Mr. M., not to mention it still retained the key elements of the Zelda formula. 1. Go to temple 2. Acquire item and defeat boss. 3. Access new area. 4. Rinse and repeat. It was simply a different battle system and perspective, but mostly the same type of game. No materially different than what makes final fantasy a consistent franchise.
That an ancient royal matriarch and possibly the original zelda is resurrected into the current timeline of zelda 2, it has huge possibilities for future titles and the future of the royal lineage, but we will never know what happens
The first Zelda was probably sleepin' for 1,000 years ta keep Demise imprisoned until Link 'n Fi got the full Triforce in Sky Keep 'n made a wish ta crush 'im. Then, she woke up in their present.
@Kyle Lee I think both of those are different as it's debatable if every single princess after Zelda in Skyward Sword was actually named Zelda. Zelda II's backstory make it so by law every single princess even if she's your twin is to be named Zelda.
There's an implication that has never been resolved. In the first Zelda game you save the current Zelda. Then Zelda 2 takes place immediately after. You save Zelda's ancestor. What happens after that? There are two Princesses here. Does the original simply live a normal life in a new age, does the other Zelda step down to give her ancestor the crown? The personalities of both are unknown, so we can only guess what happens. Though this would give us an interesting bit of intrigue if they ever decided to continue the series with a Zelda 3. I doubt they would though, but its fun to speculate.
Zelda 1: the legend of zelda Zelda 2: the adventure of link Zelda 3: a link to the past Zelda 4: links awakening Zelda 5: oracle of seasons Zelda 6: oracle of ages (Technically)
Actually it isn't the same town where you learn spell and thunder, you can learn spell at hidden town of Kasuto, which is in the opposite side of the real Kasuto. who is now a ghost town and in the kasuto abandoned town is where you can find the old man who teaches thunder
"Ganon's underlings will sprinkle Link's blood on Ganon's ashes to restore the Prince of Darkness back to life. This event, the Return of Ganon, should be avoided at all costs." That gave me chills. I do not know why, but just the way you phrased it. Cool though.
soft cream imagine you’re Zelda from the first NES Zelda. Link saves you. You’re not gonna kiss him or anything, but that’s cool; you guys can be pals or something. Then, two years later, he goes off on a quest, comes back, and kisses your GRANDMA who you were pretty sure was dead this whole time WHAT THE HECK
High difficulty seems to polarise audiences. Zelda II lovers adore the game for its high combat difficulty whereas haters loathe it for the exact same reason. I wonder if a mentality for acquiring skill through discipline divides these players
I don't think it's all about discipline. I personally play games because life is hard and I need a break doing something that is not hard. So I usually put my games anywhere from normal to easy. I used to play on hard mode and legendary modes and stuff. But.... I just want to escape and live the fantasy world and enter a new role. But I definitely agree that the difficulty settings of games creates a polarization.
Picking this game up with my parents after school from Toys R Us when it first came out is still one of my fondest memories as a kid. As me and my Dad spent so many nights playing this game. Well my Dad played and I watched. Well actually he played and I was his navigator. As me and my friends would discuss all the secrets undiscovered along with tactics we had to share. And being only 7 yrs. old at the time it was mostly our Dad’s or older brothers that were actually playing. But we absolutely loved watching our more experienced fathers and brothers make there way thru this cryptic game. And we didn’t have the internet for aid. At best we had school yard word of mouth coupled with Nintendo Power, Nintendo’s Gaming Guide and Electronic Gaming Monthly. And it was awesome. Getting thru this game with my Dad as a kid is still one of my favorite childhood memories. The only other game I spent hours upon days playing with my Dad as a kid was Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. Another game that I have very fond memories both picking and playing with my Dad as a kid. Man I used to love going to Toys R Us’s gaming section back in the late 80’s with my Dad. As I always knew that we were definitely bringing one of those little paper slips up to the the gaming counter to redeem our game. Great times! And a wonderful game!
dollores, I disagree about it being the best, even though I liked so much about it. It did set the stage for so many future innovations that gamers love and adore. For instance the expanded sword skills from twilight princess would never have existed without inspiration from the excellent combat system of Zelda II.
For many, Gooma (5th palace) is the 6th and last crystal, because you need to max out your lives there (falling brick room) before you go to the great palace.
Currently attempting to play all LoZ games according to the “timeline” and this is the one I just couldn’t beat. This is the exact video I was looking for to put my mind at ease with skipping this one!!
I enjoyed Zelda 2 a lot. I beat it when I was in the 5th grade. I never really got into the Zelda games after Zelda 1 and Zelda 2. The games in the 16-bit era and beyond were simply too complex. The same can be said about Metroid. I liked Metroid on the NES, because it was simple and easy to understand. But on the SNES and afterwards it was just too complex and wasn't fun.
Was obsessed with this game as a child. It took me many years to finally beat it too. Allot more than it took me to finish the original Zelda...dark link was a total prick!!!
Recently finished Breath of the Wild (Late, I know) and it was my first Zelda game so here I am trying to understand more of the Legend of Zelda's origins, stories, and lore. Thanks for the video!
When I was young me and my older brother played this game alot, he manage to complete this game, I loved to see the princess wake up again, I was happy.
Sadly this was glossed over in the review, but also, finding the hidden town when I was young with no help whatsoever for this entire game was pure adventurous joy
Great video. I have so many fond memories of this game - I was absolutely in love with the first and I think I was about 8 when I played it. When the second came out I BEGGED my parents to get it but all the stores were sold out. We went to New York and saw it in a store there for like 75 dollars and they got it for me. I beat it eventually - loved the game and maybe it’s rose colored glasses but I don’t get the hate for it.
The Magic Key is NOT in Kasuto. You forgot to mention having to travel to the Hidden town of Kasuto that you clear a forest patch using the Hammer on the overworld map to find it and inside you get the Magic Key, The spell Spell, and a Magic Container.
Well what happened to princess Zelda in the first game if this Zelda is an ancestor? I never understood the story lines after the first game and I grew up playing these in the 80's. I really enjoyed the cartoon series that came on Fridays on the Super Mario show in 1989
@@koichidignitythief7429 Well, duh. I'm older than Zelda 2. I'm just saying that from a story and lore standing the sages came first and the towns were named after them. There are also more towns than sages, with the two towns of Kasuto in particular being a mystery as to where the name comes from in the lore. Programming-wise there is no mystery at all. It's a name they used.
Yea I always thought that the zelda in this game was just the main one just really unlucky getting trapped by Gannons forces to bring Link out so they could bring there boss back from the dead
Fantastic game! Very difficult, but rewarding. I always liked to jump on top of roofs in the towns, use the jump spell to jump off screen, then turn into a fairy. It causes the game to glitch. Pretty fun. Lol
It was commercially successful and highly anticipated and regarded at the time of release. Anything else would be revisionist history. Besides, Nintendo did make a full sequel of Legend of Zelda on the NES, it's called "StarTropics".
Never beat this game as a kid. Was too hard for me. But I got great enjoyment of beating it on my NES MINI a couple years back. Great game. Never knew what I was doing with this game as a child. Yeah, I sucked haha. My fav part of this game is going thru the maze area towards the bottom left. Can’t remember what it’s called. I always enjoyed that area. Hard, but fun. Especially hard if you go there earlier in the game. If you build up a little bit it’s a bit easier. But that’s my fav part.
This was the first Zelda game I ever played. It will always be special to me. Interestingly, the first time I played the original Legend of Zelda, I HATED it...seemed like a kid's game by comparison. I've grown to enjoy it as well...but I'll never like it as much as Zelda II.
Zelda 2 is one of my favourite installments. Being a fan of the Wonder boy series, the side scrolling RPG style is my favourite, since not only can your stats help you, it's not some RNG luck, you can beat the game with no grinding.
You forgot that there are two Kasutos. I'm referring to the part where you say Link get's the "spell" spell in the same town in which he learns "thunder".
I think link didn’t actually wake up the ancient Zelda, he freed her spirit and went on to live with the present Zelda. In uniting the Triforce he also purified it, allowing Gannon to not be restored for he was no longer bound to the Triforce of power. Impa then told link and Zelda of the sacred realm, and suggested they keep the Triforce there so it would not be misused. So they put the Triforce in the temple of light and sealed the door with the magial sword.
I thought this was going to be a backstory as to why the game was developed so radically different from the first, but either way I enjoyed it. Works as a decent "hands-off" guide for the game as well.
So whats interesting here is that it's stated that the first king of Hyrule had the triforce. The first king was heavily implied in Skyward Sword that is was *that* Link from that game after they start to settle on The Surface. Which would mean that the prince would have been that Link's son and *this* Zelda would have been his daughter
You have to get the key from the town first before you can beat palace 6 as there's no keys in the palace, but there are doors in palace 6. Well that is unless you speed run it and abuse the fairy spell.
I love Zelda 2. I've beaten all Zelda games to date, except those on the Philips CD-i system. While Zelda 2 is by far the easiest Zelda and one of the simplest NES games, it has always given me the most enjoyment. It was also the first game I ever completed back in 1988 when I was 9 years old.
Link literally just woke up some chick with the Triforce I'm not sure how he saved Hyrule by doing that. The game never said wake up zelda to save hyrule I mean saving it from who? Ganon's dead in this game
Hold off inserting any crystals until you're ready to beat the game; when your levels are maxed out any crystal will give you an extra life instead, so you can do a final tour to have lots of lives for the Great Palace.
He made one mistake when talking about the "Spell" spell. You actually get that spell in the hidden town you get the Magic Key in. The spell you get in the deserted town next to Three Eyed Rock is the "Thunder" spell, which you NEED to defeat the Thunderhawk in the Great Palace. He's impossible to beat without it.
That was a fun flashback to my childhood. This game to me was precious. I enjoyed it more than the first Zelda tenfold. Great video. Hats off to you. New subscriber. Peace!
Why would you do that? The only one that's even kind of hard is Barba, mostly because of the instant death lava. Horsehead in particular is incredibly easy and so is Carock so long as you have enough life to take a few hits (mostly from when he teleports right on top of you).
Imperatrix it’s so you can cheese the xp gains waiting to level up until it requires tons of xp for next up. Placing a crystal takes you to next level no matter what the amount is.
You got it wrong right from the beginning. He didn't find the Hyrule crest on his hand, he found the triforce on his hand. The triforce is part of the fest, but it isn't the entire crest.
Um. That opening is weird. "Unlike Zelda 1, a top down open world, 2 was action focused..." Both are completely action focused. Comparison there makes no sense.
4:45 you would expect a water town to be named after Ruto who was a zora who are underwater creatures but instead they name it after a child from kokiri forest confusing I know but I don't think the folks at Nintendo had this all planned out when they made the first two games
Ridley369 do you know any other winged goddesses that aren’t part of a trinity? It’s hyrule, retconning it to Hylia makes more sense than all the towns being named for sages in a timeline that the hero of time lost to Ganondorf.
@@russellharrell2747 Actually, that makes perfect sense if you think about it. Link failed, so it was the Sages that stepped up to seal Gannon away into The Dark World, making them the famous heroes that get towns named after them and Link a nobody.
D. Snodgrass still strange how all those Hylian maidens in ALttP are the descendants of a Goron, Zora and kokiri, none of which resemble hylians too well.
@@russellharrell2747 Not really that weird as we dont even know if the sages that appeared in the imprisoning war are the same ones from OoT. Assuming they are different who wore cloaks then the maidens could be descending from them do. However descendants also come in many shapes and forms
What was the most memorable part of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link to you?
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Best part.....the look on my face the first time death mountain kicked my nes reflexes in full gear
Who exactly is the Triforce Keeper (standing at the end of the game during the battle with Dark Link)? There is no explanation of who he is. And, there is no explanation if "Triforce Keeper" is his name. Is he a sage or a wizard; he must be some spirit.
The most memorable part was.....NOT TO PLAY
@@mathewhorodner2000that little dwarf dude is supposed to be king (darunia) is that normal consensus
They kissed :V!!
"Upon facing shadow link, Link crouches into the left corner of the screen, thus cheesing the fight and proving himself a true hero!"
Yes! 😁
Who is the person/dwarf/whatever he is who gives you the triforce in the great palace?
@@thesnare100 I figure its the old man from Zelda 1 that gives you the sword. Probably a decendant of Sahasrala from aLttP.
I literally just did this lol
Cheesing? Not familiar with that word.
Prince: "Where is the Triforce?"
Zelda: "I'm not telling."
Wizard: "I cast sleep spell."
Prince: "Okay, now how are we going to find it. She's the only one who knows."
Wizard: "Gotta go, BYE!"
Or rather, the Wizard was too dead to care.
Lol
And then he flew off to one of the Palaces and became known as "Carrock". 😉
Jacob M. Zaccaria
I initially thought that too, but the story says the Magician "breathed his last" which is a common euphemism for dying.
@@TheBanishedWind could be a conspiracy. Maybe he collapsed to fake his death, but then secreted away to one of the Palaces to try and find the Triforce for himself. 😌
One of the hardest games I've ever beaten, but I don't regret a minute of it. Among the best NES games ever.
Its not ghosts and goblins hard
You mean megaman hard?
@@kevinlawrence4812 mega man has a health gage. It's still easier than ghosts n goblins. I beat mega man when I was 12 . I got the game at toys r us. Along with little Samson. That's how old school I am.
@@gavinpickens73 Little Samson: chucker of the magic bells lol. Jkjk Little Samson was awesome! Totally under rated. I still get the 'Samson Tune' stuck in my head. On repeat.
@@kevinlawrence4812 This^ I think the yellow devil from MM1 was one of the hardest things I ever beat. Battletoads is right there with it though
Very interesting story but I always wondered what happened to the older Zelda...she awoke centuries later to find her incredibly great grand niece is the acting ruler she's forgotten royalty.
The blacksheep in the zelda series yet its my favorite game in the zelda series and the most underrated in my opinion
The true black sheep of the series are the shitty CD-i games.
The true black sheep of the Zelda series is the shitty CD-i games. Damn do they suck.
Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon were pretty bad but Zelda's Adventure was actually okay.
The true black sheep of the series is OoT damn that game sucks.
Hell ya! Me too brother (also an M’s fan!)
Fun fact: Barba's name in Japanese is actually the same as the boss from Ocarina of Time, Volvagia.
“I FOUND A MIRROR UNDER THE TABLE.” - Link.
One of the few times we see Link directly speak.
This game gets shit on when it is in fact IMO the best formula in gaming. It combines classic Mario platforming with exploration and RPG. Tough and rewarding.
I'm a fan too! Glad you agree
@@Xygor I want to see a Castlevania game done in the style of this game as well as it's homage game Battle of Olympus and Prince of Persia. If Simon's Quest was done with this style it would be a spectacular title (difficulty setting/debuh menu pending).
@@ruminator3570 I think Simon's Quest still is spectacular as it is. My top 5 games to NES: Metroid, Zelda2, Simon's Quest, Life Force & Zelda 1.
This game sucks. Period
Rewarding indeed. If you manage to complete this game, you've earned it.
This was the most literal explanation of Zelda II I've ever witnessed. Great editing
While getting through this game was quite the challenge, the reward of being able to start a “New Game +” made it worth it.
Nothing beats being able to fly through 90% of the game because your stats are maxed out.
I know, I finally started a new game+ after years of just resetting and i was surprised how easy everything was. Feels weird.
One playthrough I decided to grind the sword strength to 4 or 5 in the first palace. Then going through the game, you pretty much catch up everything else by the Time you get to death mountain so it's pretty much a waste of time.
Very underrated game. Without a doubt in my top 5 best Zelda game ever
Yeah I agree. I passed this game couple of months ago and damn it was hard, but once you get the hang of the game it's pretty fun.
@@rank2859 yes it was a difficult game and completely different from the 1st. I guess that is why gamers back in the day considered it not as good as the first. Personally i put this on my third fav Zelda game behind Botw and link's awakening
Link gets his freak on with the mature orange lady, always thought that was odd
Zelda II is one of my favorite NES games and I prefer it over the original. There's way more info here than I knew about the backstory, this video is so good!
Dude, me too. I thought I was the only one that preferred it. Thanks for the praise!
@@Xygor Two of the most polarized games on the system happen to be my two favorites, Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2.
This backstory and artwork is taken from the instruction manual. But I'm not sure how it fits into the supposed official timeline from Hyrule Historia.
It's a great game.
thats because you tossed the manual
Great video. Please keep them coming.
One note though: Link doesn't learn Spell in the same town as Thunder. Spell is learned in the hidden town of Kasuto, while Thunder is learned in the haunted town of Old Kasuto. Sorry to nitpick :)
Ahhhh! No, thank you for this correction.
Link gets the faerie spell and realizes he can totally break the game
Zelda 2 was a commercial success and was very popular amoung players back then. People who call this the "Black Sheep" of the franchise nowadays are just silly and weren't there obviously. Thanks for the video!
I played Zelda before this game even came out and I did not like it very much. So I have disproven your statement.
@@CapQuacer That's just you. You don't count for everyone else 😂
@@firionkaiser8291 im an 80's baby myself and though many people bought the game, it wasnt well received by the audience.
Botw is currently the black sheep right?
It’s popularity is probably because it had ZELDA in the title. Thankfully we haven’t gone back to anything from this terrible boring game.
I really liked the little book that came with the game, it beats just downloading a game and playing it as it gives a background story, especially this book had nice cartoon styled explanations of what happened , but this video also explained a lot of things i didn't know yet. But after all these years, i still have NO idea who the old guy is at 9:06 who's holding the triforce. Who the hell is that old geezer ?
The prince from the booklet, who is now old? Last he was seen, he went to look for the Triforce
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@@joey21122112 that guess is as good as any
In the Ran Maru manga adaption, he's the same guy who gave Link his sword in the first game. The "it's dangerous to go alone, take this" guy.
@@tinyetoile5503 so its Abei then
@@joey21122112 The Prince became the king of Hyrule he didn't go away look ing for the triforce. How would get in the great temple when he was not the choose one? Have you ever play the game?
"- to sprinkle Link's blood on the ashes of Ganon.."
Jesus Christ
Zelda's pretty metal. Lol
Games were more edgy back then. Especially Zelda.
The death animation was pretty effing terrifying.
I mean it’s not that bad it is pretty terrifying thinking about how when you die Ganon is resurrected and takes over Hyrule
So nice to see so many people that enjoy this game! Feels like anytime I speak up for it anywhere else I get trolled. Love this game 😎
Same.
This is my favorite game of all time
Same
The thing these retrospects forget is that, at the time, it wasn't a controversy that this one was side scrolling because there were only two games. We didn't make a big deal about it. We played the game and enjoyed it. It wasn't until the later ones came out that it became a weird one since it was the only one of it's kind.
So true!
Yeah, I think it's a real shame that it gets so much hate. It's a high quality NES game and an excellent platformer with better controls than many games of its time. I feel like people who call this game "NES hard" don't really understand how insane some NES games were.
Ha ha right? While I do find it challenging it's definitely not hard for the wrong reasons (cheap enemies or constant respawning enemies)
Mr. M., not to mention it still retained the key elements of the Zelda formula. 1. Go to temple 2. Acquire item and defeat boss. 3. Access new area. 4. Rinse and repeat. It was simply a different battle system and perspective, but mostly the same type of game. No materially different than what makes final fantasy a consistent franchise.
Very true
Enjoyed the Lore!
Great to hear it! Looks like you have quite the channel!
always loved this game!!! and the palace music (and great palace theme) are by far two of the best songs in video game history
The interesting thing is the Original Princess Zelda has actually been asleep for 1,000's of years.
That an ancient royal matriarch and possibly the original zelda is resurrected into the current timeline of zelda 2, it has huge possibilities for future titles and the future of the royal lineage, but we will never know what happens
The first Zelda was probably sleepin' for 1,000 years ta keep Demise imprisoned until Link 'n Fi got the full Triforce in Sky Keep 'n made a wish ta crush 'im. Then, she woke up in their present.
Prince: I fill so bad for casting a spell on zelda. No one:.......... Prince: u know what every princess will be named Zelda forever lol I'm so smart
@Kyle Lee I think both of those are different as it's debatable if every single princess after Zelda in Skyward Sword was actually named Zelda. Zelda II's backstory make it so by law every single princess even if she's your twin is to be named Zelda.
There's an implication that has never been resolved. In the first Zelda game you save the current Zelda. Then Zelda 2 takes place immediately after. You save Zelda's ancestor. What happens after that? There are two Princesses here. Does the original simply live a normal life in a new age, does the other Zelda step down to give her ancestor the crown? The personalities of both are unknown, so we can only guess what happens.
Though this would give us an interesting bit of intrigue if they ever decided to continue the series with a Zelda 3. I doubt they would though, but its fun to speculate.
Zelda 1: the legend of zelda
Zelda 2: the adventure of link
Zelda 3: a link to the past
Zelda 4: links awakening
Zelda 5: oracle of seasons
Zelda 6: oracle of ages
(Technically)
@@fortnightistrash3944 You forgot ocarina of time and majoras mask
Actually it isn't the same town where you learn spell and thunder, you can learn spell at hidden town of Kasuto, which is in the opposite side of the real Kasuto. who is now a ghost town and in the kasuto abandoned town is where you can find the old man who teaches thunder
"Ganon's underlings will sprinkle Link's blood on Ganon's ashes to restore the Prince of Darkness back to life. This event, the Return of Ganon, should be avoided at all costs."
That gave me chills. I do not know why, but just the way you phrased it. Cool though.
I need to share this too many people think the Adventure of Link isn't in the story line. When clearly its explained here.
Wait, so Link kisses a completely different, 100-year-old Princess Zelda, instead of the one from Zelda 1? So weird!
Oliver Lindsley he’s a playah, you can’t tie him down
Of all the things in these games THATS the weird part? Lol
soft cream imagine you’re Zelda from the first NES Zelda. Link saves you. You’re not gonna kiss him or anything, but that’s cool; you guys can be pals or something. Then, two years later, he goes off on a quest, comes back, and kisses your GRANDMA who you were pretty sure was dead this whole time WHAT THE HECK
I dunno, doesnt seem too crazy, I kiss grannies daily
@@grackleking6413 Probably her aunt.
I love how some of the towns are named after the seven sages, although it was missing Ruto, and impa
Huh I never noticed that I guess they named the Seven Sages after some of the towns in this game when making Ocarina of Time
No ruto is the second town. Though I don't believe there was any impa.
Impa was literally the only Sheikah in the game, so they were not thinking to name a village after her.
Alot of people liked Zelda 1 but Zelda 2 and majoras mask to me will always be my favorites
High difficulty seems to polarise audiences. Zelda II lovers adore the game for its high combat difficulty whereas haters loathe it for the exact same reason. I wonder if a mentality for acquiring skill through discipline divides these players
I don't think it's all about discipline. I personally play games because life is hard and I need a break doing something that is not hard. So I usually put my games anywhere from normal to easy. I used to play on hard mode and legendary modes and stuff. But.... I just want to escape and live the fantasy world and enter a new role. But I definitely agree that the difficulty settings of games creates a polarization.
8:35 gosh that music sends shivers down my spine, I think I have childhood ptsd
Picking this game up with my parents after school from Toys R Us when it first came out is still one of my fondest memories as a kid. As me and my Dad spent so many nights playing this game. Well my Dad played and I watched. Well actually he played and I was his navigator. As me and my friends would discuss all the secrets undiscovered along with tactics we had to share. And being only 7 yrs. old at the time it was mostly our Dad’s or older brothers that were actually playing. But we absolutely loved watching our more experienced fathers and brothers make there way thru this cryptic game. And we didn’t have the internet for aid. At best we had school yard word of mouth coupled with Nintendo Power, Nintendo’s Gaming Guide and Electronic Gaming Monthly. And it was awesome. Getting thru this game with my Dad as a kid is still one of my favorite childhood memories. The only other game I spent hours upon days playing with my Dad as a kid was Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. Another game that I have very fond memories both picking and playing with my Dad as a kid.
Man I used to love going to Toys R Us’s gaming section back in the late 80’s with my Dad. As I always knew that we were definitely bringing one of those little paper slips up to the the gaming counter to redeem our game. Great times! And a wonderful game!
Didn't you skip New Kasuto, which is where you get the final magic container and get Spell? I think you combined two towns in this.
If they wanted to continue this timeline they don’t even need to kill Link to spill his blood to sprinkle on Ganon’s ashes. A wound would work
I never played this game so this was just really good to know. Thank you for that, keep it up!
Thanks man! Glad you like it. Keep posted for more storyline explanation videos!
Zelda II is the best Zelda game and it's a shame Nintendo is too afraid to take risks anymore.
Agree, especially with the taking risks part 😎
dollores, I disagree about it being the best, even though I liked so much about it. It did set the stage for so many future innovations that gamers love and adore. For instance the expanded sword skills from twilight princess would never have existed without inspiration from the excellent combat system of Zelda II.
My boy Link got all up in Zeldas goodies seeing how the backdrop comes down in the end
Love this game. One of my favorites.
For many, Gooma (5th palace) is the 6th and last crystal, because you need to max out your lives there (falling brick room) before you go to the great palace.
Currently attempting to play all LoZ games according to the “timeline” and this is the one I just couldn’t beat. This is the exact video I was looking for to put my mind at ease with skipping this one!!
I always wondered why when the three Triforces are used it actives your shield power
I enjoyed Zelda 2 a lot. I beat it when I was in the 5th grade. I never really got into the Zelda games after Zelda 1 and Zelda 2. The games in the 16-bit era and beyond were simply too complex. The same can be said about Metroid. I liked Metroid on the NES, because it was simple and easy to understand. But on the SNES and afterwards it was just too complex and wasn't fun.
Was obsessed with this game as a child. It took me many years to finally beat it too. Allot more than it took me to finish the original Zelda...dark link was a total prick!!!
Recently finished Breath of the Wild (Late, I know) and it was my first Zelda game so here I am trying to understand more of the Legend of Zelda's origins, stories, and lore. Thanks for the video!
botw sucks balls
3:06 the art used here is by the artist Katsuya Terada! he's one of the most amazing zelda artists out there, so please check out his stuff
When I was young me and my older brother played this game alot, he manage to complete this game, I loved to see the princess wake up again, I was happy.
Right on! I have SO many great memories of this one.
One of the best NES games ever and the most underrated soundtrack as well
The temple music, my fav soundtrack of all the games.
Late to the party here, but Bagu and Riverman album by DJ Cutman does a great job of remixing some of these songs.
A few gripes, but the worst is that you get spell in the Hidden Town of Kasuto, which isn't the same Kasuto where you learn Thunder.
Sadly this was glossed over in the review, but also, finding the hidden town when I was young with no help whatsoever for this entire game was pure adventurous joy
Great video. I have so many fond memories of this game - I was absolutely in love with the first and I think I was about 8 when I played it. When the second came out I BEGGED my parents to get it but all the stores were sold out. We went to New York and saw it in a store there for like 75 dollars and they got it for me. I beat it eventually - loved the game and maybe it’s rose colored glasses but I don’t get the hate for it.
I didn't realize some of the town names are also names for the sages from Ocarina of Time.
The Magic Key is NOT in Kasuto. You forgot to mention having to travel to the Hidden town of Kasuto that you clear a forest patch using the Hammer on the overworld map to find it and inside you get the Magic Key, The spell Spell, and a Magic Container.
I grew up with this game and beat it every once in a while. Just finished it yet again last night. Great video. Much nostalgia
Will Lewis I do the same thing! Every few years I bust out the NES and tell those ironknuckles what time it is.
Well what happened to princess Zelda in the first game if this Zelda is an ancestor? I never understood the story lines after the first game and I grew up playing these in the 80's. I really enjoyed the cartoon series that came on Fridays on the Super Mario show in 1989
These summaries are very well done. Thank you
Never realized the Seven Sages were named after these towns.
Other way around. The towns were named after the sages. Ocarina comes before this game in the timeline.
@@Voldine2 I'm talking about from the development side. Adventure of Link came out nearly a decade earlier.
@@koichidignitythief7429 Well, duh. I'm older than Zelda 2. I'm just saying that from a story and lore standing the sages came first and the towns were named after them. There are also more towns than sages, with the two towns of Kasuto in particular being a mystery as to where the name comes from in the lore.
Programming-wise there is no mystery at all. It's a name they used.
Also, some of the enemies did to. Barba was a mistranslation of Volvagia, and Geldarms are Gerudarms.
Yea I always thought that the zelda in this game was just the main one just really unlucky getting trapped by Gannons forces to bring Link out so they could bring there boss back from the dead
Would've been better imo
Awesome vid! Thanks for making it. I always wanted to know the story but want going to be able to beat it.
So that's where the 3rd Piece was !
Fantastic game! Very difficult, but rewarding. I always liked to jump on top of roofs in the towns, use the jump spell to jump off screen, then turn into a fairy. It causes the game to glitch. Pretty fun. Lol
It was commercially successful and highly anticipated and regarded at the time of release. Anything else would be revisionist history.
Besides, Nintendo did make a full sequel of Legend of Zelda on the NES, it's called "StarTropics".
In first 2 Zelda games, you are not fighting against the villains. %90 of the creatures were made by kingdom itself.
Never beat this game as a kid. Was too hard for me. But I got great enjoyment of beating it on my NES MINI a couple years back.
Great game.
Never knew what I was doing with this game as a child. Yeah, I sucked haha.
My fav part of this game is going thru the maze area towards the bottom left. Can’t remember what it’s called. I always enjoyed that area. Hard, but fun.
Especially hard if you go there earlier in the game.
If you build up a little bit it’s a bit easier.
But that’s my fav part.
This was the first Zelda game I ever played. It will always be special to me. Interestingly, the first time I played the original Legend of Zelda, I HATED it...seemed like a kid's game by comparison. I've grown to enjoy it as well...but I'll never like it as much as Zelda II.
Zelda 2 is one of my favourite installments. Being a fan of the Wonder boy series, the side scrolling RPG style is my favourite, since not only can your stats help you, it's not some RNG luck, you can beat the game with no grinding.
Is it just me, or do this game's graphics remind anybody else of _Dragon Warrior?_ (the first one in the franchise)
this video was very entertaining. keep making videos like this.
Thanks! I agree to your terms!
I always wondered who the little old man who gives link the triforce was.
You forgot that there are two Kasutos. I'm referring to the part where you say Link get's the "spell" spell in the same town in which he learns "thunder".
I have always found Zelda II to be > The Legend Of Zelda, who else agrees?
Kevin Lee You certainly are one of a few.
I think link didn’t actually wake up the ancient Zelda, he freed her spirit and went on to live with the present Zelda. In uniting the Triforce he also purified it, allowing Gannon to not be restored for he was no longer bound to the Triforce of power. Impa then told link and Zelda of the sacred realm, and suggested they keep the Triforce there so it would not be misused. So they put the Triforce in the temple of light and sealed the door with the magial sword.
Uh...did you watch the end, where she got off the bed and kissed him?
That’s a ghost kiss
I thought this was going to be a backstory as to why the game was developed so radically different from the first, but either way I enjoyed it. Works as a decent "hands-off" guide for the game as well.
Cadence of Hyrule in free beat mode is incredibly fun and addictive. Just hearing the old ost of past Zelda games in remix is awesome!
My favorite game of the series. Hard? Yes. Different than other Zeldas? Yes. Flawed? Yes. Don't care. Love it anyway. :)
So whats interesting here is that it's stated that the first king of Hyrule had the triforce. The first king was heavily implied in Skyward Sword that is was *that* Link from that game after they start to settle on The Surface. Which would mean that the prince would have been that Link's son and *this* Zelda would have been his daughter
You have to get the key from the town first before you can beat palace 6 as there's no keys in the palace, but there are doors in palace 6. Well that is unless you speed run it and abuse the fairy spell.
I love Zelda 2. I've beaten all Zelda games to date, except those on the Philips CD-i system. While Zelda 2 is by far the easiest Zelda and one of the simplest NES games, it has always given me the most enjoyment. It was also the first game I ever completed back in 1988 when I was 9 years old.
Link literally just woke up some chick with the Triforce I'm not sure how he saved Hyrule by doing that. The game never said wake up zelda to save hyrule I mean saving it from who? Ganon's dead in this game
This game was ahead of its time for sure and in meantime was kicking my ass😅
Hold off inserting any crystals until you're ready to beat the game; when your levels are maxed out any crystal will give you an extra life instead, so you can do a final tour to have lots of lives for the Great Palace.
Didn't realize this!
He made one mistake when talking about the "Spell" spell. You actually get that spell in the hidden town you get the Magic Key in. The spell you get in the deserted town next to Three Eyed Rock is the "Thunder" spell, which you NEED to defeat the Thunderhawk in the Great Palace. He's impossible to beat without it.
blugoblin01 Don't you mean thunderbird?
@@INFERNO95 Oops. You're absolutely right. My bad. But all the rest is true LOL
This is a very well done video for my faviorite Zelda game
Huh. All the towns are the same names as characters from OoT
Those towns were named after the Seven Sages.
@@Ridley369 history wise yes
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That was a fun flashback to my childhood. This game to me was precious. I enjoyed it more than the first Zelda tenfold. Great video. Hats off to you. New subscriber. Peace!
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Played this around 1990, don't think I ever heard the story before. Only, 'it's Zelda, but a different Zelda.'
"Handy" glove...
This was wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you!
Don't kill the final bosses till you get through the whole game and double back to kill them all systematically they are much easier this way.
Why would you do that? The only one that's even kind of hard is Barba, mostly because of the instant death lava. Horsehead in particular is incredibly easy and so is Carock so long as you have enough life to take a few hits (mostly from when he teleports right on top of you).
Imperatrix it’s so you can cheese the xp gains waiting to level up until it requires tons of xp for next up. Placing a crystal takes you to next level no matter what the amount is.
I might try that.
I've never really had any issues with just playing with very limited grinding and having everything at 8 by the time I leave for the great palace.
nintendo really should remake this game. i never played it but heard it's difficult
I love this game. Was never able to beat it until adulthood with save states lol
Such an awesome game!
You got it wrong right from the beginning. He didn't find the Hyrule crest on his hand, he found the triforce on his hand. The triforce is part of the fest, but it isn't the entire crest.
Great video! I love Zelda 2!
I would love to see Nintendo delve further into this gameplay style. Maybe even as a metroidvania like zelda game.
That would be so awesome. I couldn't agree more.
Shout out to the men who killed dark Link without using the bullshit corner trick.
Um. That opening is weird. "Unlike Zelda 1, a top down open world, 2 was action focused..." Both are completely action focused. Comparison there makes no sense.
Link to the past was your best video period.
4:45 you would expect a water town to be named after Ruto who was a zora who are underwater creatures but instead they name it after a child from kokiri forest confusing I know but I don't think the folks at Nintendo had this all planned out when they made the first two games
The Trophy is actually an idol depicting a goddess, most likely Hylia.
Very doubtful that it's Hylia.
Ridley369 do you know any other winged goddesses that aren’t part of a trinity? It’s hyrule, retconning it to Hylia makes more sense than all the towns being named for sages in a timeline that the hero of time lost to Ganondorf.
@@russellharrell2747 Actually, that makes perfect sense if you think about it. Link failed, so it was the Sages that stepped up to seal Gannon away into The Dark World, making them the famous heroes that get towns named after them and Link a nobody.
D. Snodgrass still strange how all those Hylian maidens in ALttP are the descendants of a Goron, Zora and kokiri, none of which resemble hylians too well.
@@russellharrell2747 Not really that weird as we dont even know if the sages that appeared in the imprisoning war are the same ones from OoT. Assuming they are different who wore cloaks then the maidens could be descending from them do. However descendants also come in many shapes and forms
Lol, I always thought Zelda was put there to bait Link into going to the place where Zelda 2 is in Hyrule.