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Episode 28
Rygar is an extremely ambitious early Metroidvania game for the NES! It mixes side scrolling platforming with top down exploration, and it works really well! Blaster Master would perfect this formula about a year later, but Rygar was doing it first.
So how did this classic make its way into our homes? In today's episode we'll find out, and then we'll dive deep into the gameplay where we'll learn:
* How to find EVERY ITEM and POWER UP!
* A SECRET WARP to the final boss!
* The best ways to LEVEL UP FAST!
* SHORTCUTS through the most difficult areas!
* A secret trick to WALK ON AIR!
* Where and when to use your MAGIC SPELLS!
* How to defeat EVERY BOSS including KING LIGAR himself... AND MORE!
CORRECTION: At 17:52 I show a graphic for the Wind Pulley, but the description is for the Grappling Hook item. The correct description should be: Useable in Side scrolling or Top down areas, the Wind Pulley will allow Rygar to clip onto ropes suspended over gaps. Listen for a clicking sound before crossing the gap to ensure you are connected to the rope.
Thanks for watching!
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First comment on TH-cam in like a decade to tell you this channel is amazing. Collecting is cool, speeding are cool, glitches and hacks and all that are cool, but let's actually celebrate the games! Gameplay is where it's at.. History, strategies, secrets, etc get added on top for the whole package. My favorite so far is you naming all the enemies. Bravo, sir. And keep it up.
Thanks man!!
Been recovering from surgery this last 6 days. Been binge watching your videos. I have always wished for a channel that would walkthrough older games that I played or played a few times and show you all the secrets and items/story. I love that you take so much time to put as much work into these as you do!
It's really helped get my mind off the pain I've had. Thank you!
Did yo u get any dilaudid?
@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 They gave me something for the pain. But not sure what. Im allergic to some of the good stuff sadly. But Things are all good now. Worst month of my life.
We had this when I was a kid, but it was on paper. It was called Nintendo Power.
Good choice on the game. This one was so confusing as a kid. Def an amazing nes game.
Thanks, Jamie! Confusing for sure, but fun to explore!
Not only confusing but also leaving you humming that first level tune all day!
@@digitalworms Yes! Such ear worm music. Haha. It was amazing.
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I used to have a hell of a time getting the line to cross the gap in the overhead portion. I remember a crazy glitch where i warped to the final castle near the beginning of the game unlike the one in this vid. Love this game still.. classic
I’m going to have to dust off my nes and take a stroll down memory lane after watching this.
Another outstanding video. If I were you, I’d start thinking about merch designs, because it’s only a matter of time before your channel explodes. Look forward to more great vids!
Thanks, MrRoboto!
He’s not joking. You are knocking these out of the park every video. You have no panic in your voice, so it makes me believe that I can do it too. And I definitely agree about a shirt or some kind of merchandise.
I definitely want a "But what if I told you..." T-shirt
@@robertcatania1120
UCBVG has a ton of great merch material from his vids. Your suggestion is a good one, plus the dog with the headset and controller is a marketing goldmine.
Thank you for knowing the names of all the baddies
Hold down "A" while pressing Start on the Game Over screen and you can continue the game without having to start all the way back over from the beginning.
No way, that sure would have helped about 33 years ago for me! No continuing was what made me quit a few times, that and the rope crossing issue!!
I love these so much. Been watching them all, even the ones for games I never played. There's nothing else quite like them on TH-cam. Keep it up!!! 👍⭐
Thank you!! 😁
I tell you man this guy was sent to us from the Nintendo Gods.
Thanks Jason!
Something tells me back in the 90's when Nintendo had a help line. When you called for help he was the one that picked up
I agree ,watching these playthroughs have helped me through ninja gaiden and batman two games i could never beat before this channel came along
23:00 One thing not mentioned is to not turn around (scroll backwards), even a bit. this can respawn the flying creatures behind you, resulting in them on both sides flying towards you on small platforms.
A childhood goal finally achieved...35 years later, I saved Argool today. Thank you for doing this.
"Quirky controls leading to frustrating deaths" yep, that's what I remember about my time with this game. Glad I'll just get to watch you beat it for me.
I hated this game but my friend always use to play it...
I fell into the damn water trying to use the pulley on the overhead screen so many times!
So happy that your videos showed up on my recommended videos, they are fantastic! Also your dog is awesome! Thanks for the awesome content.
The superior version. I remember when I first beat this such a classic. My mind is officially blown with the level warps after all these years wow. Those flying creatures with the bubble looking things, that music that came out we use to call it beetle juice for some reason lol
I see you trying to sneak in a Clash at Demonhead at 0:06!
I'm glad someone noticed - I like to hide stuff in the background a lot!
Oh I'm excited for this one. Tried to play it a couple months ago and just kept dying. Sadly, some games ARNT like riding a bike.
That dog is adorable btw.
Will you ever do any snes games??
Seriously well done video. You are the “Lock Picking Lawyer” of video games. (That’s a compliment). You give us everything we want and none of the BS so many other channels default to. Thank you!
WOW!! Several NES games back in the day, were limited continues, no extra lives and such, and Rygar is the one with no continues. The channel is amazing for the old school games and I look forward to learning more about NES Zelda, Blaster Master and others! This video was surprisingly recent and I'm glad to see a guide for this very difficult and sometimes confusing game and indeed the controls can be confusing! Have subscribed!👍❤️
Thanks for the sub!!
Love Rygar!!❤ Thanks for your awesome vids! Love your intro with your Golden. I just got myself a Golden last year, that just makes your vids even more cool! Keep up the great job!👍👍🍻🍻
These secrets are unimaginable! I didn't know it's possible to beat the game like that. And even after watching this video I still think the 1st boss is the hardest.
Great game! You always do a thorough job with each game. I’d love to see a “behind the scenes” some day to see how you do this on a consistent basis. I don’t want you to give away your “secret sauce” though. Great job as always
Thanks Josh - I've been getting faster because I've been researching and practicing multiple games at once. I'm mostly just taking what I already know, and then trying to learn as much as possible, then test that stuff out to see what's actually good information, and what's BS.
I absolutely loved this game as a kid. It was mysterious, challenging, great music, cool boss and level design etc. It was the first game that I felt made use of the NES Advantage turbo button control. Id crouch in the early level hold attack and let the enemies come at you then grind for OP early on. It took forever but that was the 8-bit era. The music was just fantastic. I clearly remember the music in the underground level that u fight a big spider on a web, to this day but music was good on several other levels too. Something about the vertical and sky levels gave u a sense of 'heights' like no other NES title imo. The hermits and Indora were so cool and creepy. Beating levels and finding your way through the upper levels was so rewarding. The graphics and epic skylines were so well done for 1987. I believe I mistakenly found the first glitch and possibly separately the second but too young to know how to capitalize on them.
Can't believe this is on the Switch downloadables but not the 3DS. Such a bummer. I come here for my Rygar fix! Thanks 🙏🙏
come for the dog - stay for the deep insight into beating nostalgic gems.
ok watched everything. finished RDR2. FFI, FFV. and did some running around in Watson in Shadowrun. keep the geriatric nostalgia coming while i laugh at the shit quality ov 'new'
Ah, I still remember the music of the opening levels. So many fond memories! Thanks for the video!
Hmm... does Rygar believe in "Best Offense is a good Defense" or "Best Defense is a good Offense"...? So, his Weapon is a Armor... i'm getting mixed messages here. :P
One really hard game is Mission: Impossible. When is that episode going to be featured?
I bought a copy of Mission Impossible, so I'm definitely interested in doing a video on it - it IS a difficult one!!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames are you going to do ninja gaiden 2 and 3
It's a shame Nintendo only offers these games for rent. I got a Switch thinking I would be able to buy OR own the games on there service. But it turns out it's just a rental service. I also found out there virtual console is completely different and they didn't import a BUNCH of the games that were available on the WiiU... 😑😩
Not sure why they went to this model. The Wii shop had just so many games, and they were very reasonable to buy. That's actually where I played some great games I missed for the first time, like Mario RPG.
I remember playing this as a kid and having no idea what to do. I always got stuck at some point. The nostalgia is thick with this one.
Just discovered your channel a week ago and have binged your content like season 1 of Stranger Things.
Thanks Carlos!!
To cross with the wind pulley, aim for the rope to hit at your waist at the point where your top half hits your bottom half. A.K.A. where you would wear a belt at your waist is where you want to meet the rope to cross. You can't miss if you do this accurately/correctly.
I'm so glad I got to watch this video, finally I can see what full game looks like, as a non english speaker kid, this game was confusing as hell, I did manage to get the grappling hook and crossbow, but didn't know where or how to use it, I also assumed it was a weapon, also didn't know the tone meaning nor the yellow shield like thingys. great video.
i have yet to search your content… hope i find wizards and warriors
ps the song from Rygar was earwormy af 😂
Love your videos. Its now part of my Saturday. I see your subs keep going up! Can we get a dog name reveal at 20k?
I can tell you his name - It's Kylo Renly Baratheon!
i break out my old nintendo games when i take a sick day :)
Man I LOVED this game!!! Great video!
I was actually gonna ask you if you would play this game. I am so happy right now. Nostagia goggles on and popcorn by my side.
That's quite a bit of what ifs, friendo!
Awesome playthrough dude 💯🔥🤘 This was ANOTHER game I rented alot but I never could figure out where to go, I'd burn an entire wknd trying to figure this one out 😂
Will you do Faxanadu?? Cobra Triangle??
Another game I remember playing that I could not figure out
When you grind in the beginning the game is a breeze. I level up in the Grand Mountains (to 6 life orbs) and the beginning of The Den of Sagila (until 9 or 10 life orbs) Also, for me, the highlight of the game is the music.
Can you do Wizards and Warriors? Love the channel.
Rygar was definitely one of my favorites back in the 80's. I didn't finally beat it until the early 2000s during my first game development job. It was just at the beginning of flat screen TVs so we still had old CRTs on our desks for testing. We rarely used them so I plugged in my ol' NES and fired up Rygar whenever I had downtime. When I eventually beat it I was so proud and enamored by the final screen I left it on for days until my boss told me to shut it the hell off. Even after I insisted I was deep in studying how a bird can flap its wings for so long yet never move...so majestic...yet so confounding.
This the first of your channel I have watched and it was great. Might I recommend another Tecmo classic, Solomon's Key. Could be in your wheelhouse? Rather challenging action puzzler with some slappin' music. Although figuring it out on your own is super addictive some would probably welcome a entertaining comprehensive strat guide to the trickier tricks. But you do you. In the meantime I am going to go watch some more of the trails you have apparently blazed thru my old memories.
With you guid I'll be trying to take on the game with the information I retained from watching this video.
Let me know if you manage to beat it!! I love hearing that!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames finally sets aside some time. The game was beaten quite easily with your guide fresh in my mind. Thank you for your efforts. I imagine this is kind of what bootsy beats would have been like if he was still making content.
Another great video! I'm just sad you didn't mention the healing hermit right at the beginning of Eruga's Forest. For some reason I loved that they had him hidden away up there.
Maybe my favorite single player NES game. The Music is the best.
Im gonna make some remixes with this game's music.
Oh, that would be cool!
Hes a weird guy but we love him
That doggo is fantastic at old NES classics!
NEW EPP!!!!! Your rate of output so far has been amazing! You are going to be HUGE man!!! I hope you have T shirt designs ready!!!!!!!
Thank you! I guess I need to look at making some shirts for sure!
I just find the BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU part hilarious. EVEN (the boss's name) HIMSELF? :'D Super fun to watch. I love your videos.
Excellent work, it's time for you to set up a patreon account!
Maybe I will set one up - thanks man!
whoa, you haven't been making vids for even a year yet? Really liking what I'm seeing, you got a sub. Keep it up, you are def going places!
Thanks fender! I'm learning a lot fast!
I really love what your doing here! Im aways looking forward for more videos.
My buddy and I were in the arcade the day they wheeled this game in for the first time.
We played it until we ran out of quarters. It quickly became our favorite!
Still ranks as one the best arcade games of all time.
Always wanted to get the arcade version in my home!
Just use MAME, yellow map vagina man
Yea what's up with the naming of things?
This enemy over here? It's called a BananaramaMonkeyBong. Oh and this one? It's called a HunkeyDoryDaddyMomma. Then we have this enemy that looks like nightmare fuel was put into a shotgun and fired at a screen and converted into pixels. It's got ever-screaming open mouths for hands and a non-eucladian facial structure that slowly drains your sanity the longer you look at it. It's called a wasp. Yes, that's right, you heard me, a wasp. But that enemy that *ACTUALLY* looks like a wasp??? That one's called George. Why? BECAUSE NINTENDO!!!!!
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Also, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde next plz. And I want the backstory on every minuscule thing, including how and why they got the cover art. If you don't, your name will be George.
I was today years old when I found out you can jump over the trees projectiles
Fun fact: the HP of the last boss was boosted for the European version of the game. I don't know if it was a bug or not, but It was impossible to beat.
I spent hours to defeat this boss as a kid. I remember hitting it for 40 full minutes, without killing it. From there, I've developed a real hatred for this game :D
If you had asked me yesterday to list off a hundred games I *want* to see covered on this channel, Rygar would never have made the list.
If seven-year-old me had made a list of a hundred games I thought I could *never* beat, Rygar would have been near the very *top.*
Asbsolutely outstanding video.
Keep following your instincts.
I can't wait to see the next one!!!
Thanks for the video. Brought back fond memories. I have to say though I enjoyed the PS2 remake much more.
Thanks for the video, bah I have been playing this game so badly and not knowing what to do. This video clears up everything for me! Thank you,
Do some SNES games please kind sir!
It cracks me up how you refer to the enemies by their ridiculous names from the manual. "Avoid taking damage and just jump past the Flippity Floppity Floop here and continue on to the next screen"
Another great video bro ...
Thanks man!!
Started on my PAL cart, got upto Durago...finished on the NSO version. Great early adventure rpg. Im gonna buy the ntsc cart sometime in the future.
The easiest way to get Sagila in a loop is to crouch in the middle of the arena, as you show, and wait for her to pass over you. While crouched, you can actually change direction, so hit her as she is moving away. Wait for her to come back, pass over you, and hit her from behind. Keep doing this, and you've got her caught in the loop. Staying in the middle of the ring, she doesn't get a chance to climb up the walls.
Something else to note that the overhead stages had pits, but in some cases, you can jump right over the pits landing on what you would think is the side of the opposing wall, but it acts like solid ground. In addition, in these overhead areas, you are for the most part invincible while jumping, so where you are farming for Exp in that one area where the song is just 4 descending notes, you can jump and as long as you don't land on the enemy you are farming, you can jump and hit them and knock them further away.
This game was a mystery to me as a kid. You just demistified it for me haha. Didn't even realize this was an rpg. Love this channel! 👍
Another one of those games I had no idea how I ever beat it looking back on it. This was another very early game with great music.
I with that some day you do Bram Stoker Dracula on NES. I think that game is heavily underrated. Only bad thing about that game is Music. Everything else is really good.
ooooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! one of the most underrated games of the NES, a legit great game!
Also don't forget that Rygar: Battle for Argus (Wii). Very fun underrated game also, just remember to turn I think it's wii remote rumble off. Not sure if it's the same game as PS2?
Great Tricks! I Grind my EXP from the first robot at Lapis area the one near the door (get in and out for respawn) after getting the grappling hook.
Loved this game as well but could never beat if. I do remember there a code thought
I really love these trips down memory !ane..and seeing the best dog gamer in the world at work
Thank you! 🐕
i really am losing my mind, as a kid , i was stuck in this game, because i couldn't progress further , found out that on the top view levels, i had to make a leap of faith and when the screen changed, i had to change direction mid air so not to land in the water but on land.....sadly, i never seen anyone doing it and now i am questioning my own sanity.
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy? It was one of the most difficult and complex games that I remember from my childhood on nes.
Played this game for first time in like 30 years (impossible PAL then).
This is the first time I (or my friends) realise there are actually spells in this game!!
Not sure how I missed that, just figured it was too old of a game for that I reccon
Great video. I like how you cover the lore and post info about the game over on the sides. Like enemies and special items etc. Makes for a very pleasant and informing experience.
I loved the Mt. Primeval theme! Didn't have a book or hints when I got this game all those years ago, so figuring it out was a nightmare! Well done video and thanks for the nostalgia!
This game drove me mad as a kid, I rented it like 10 times and I could never get past the dragon in the forest level.... Then one day I figured it out and the rest of the game was great, but damn, getting started as a dumb kid was rough. Only one worse was Faxanadau... getting out of the city was stupid... lol
beautiful game. Back then it's was the like first time seeing mobs & monsters like this in games. You didn't know what would happen or what they would do. All of that is over now.
Classic example of an underrated game. It has faults, but is good overall. I feel like if you like Castlevania you'd like this.
Thank you. I played this as a small kid over 30 years ago and finally was able to finish it and clear my mind of it with your help… and a save state or 100. I bet I could do it eventually without it as once your learn the tricks you shared it’s pretty easy.
I loved this game when I was younger. The content of your channel is awesome. I have been wanting to ask you have you thought about doing Battle of Olympus?
I DEFINITELY am going to do Battle of Olympus. I'm thinking in the next couple months, that one is high on my list.
Great review
Great vid! Have a good memorial day weekend!
Thanks - you too!!
Gods this one makes me feel weird. I spent three decades looking for this one, after renting it ONCE in my childhood. My mother was able to beat it, I couldn't get out of the first level. It's a memory I cherish at times, but still, it's a good game, for what it was trying to be, and thank you for helping me relive it.
I had this one growing up, but the areas where you have to use your rope to go up or down, with no indication that you can do that, prevented me from getting too far in the game. Back in the early 90s you couldn’t just find the answers online.
One of the best NES games, hands down...
I subscribed because I never beat this game. I actually still have it. I played it a few months ago & it’s just impossible to beat.
There’s just something special about these classic 8bit & 16 bit games that has a charm to them that newer games just don’t have. And growing up, playing these games definitely taught me that “realistic” graphics aren’t everything. The gameplay is just as if not more important than the graphics! They’re a one of kind and nothing quite like it anymore!
Crazy that the rooms where you get items have similar music to Jekyll and Hyde on NES
Thanks a lot for this. I'm about to boot up the PS2 game, and wanted to play the original first to see what it's all about!
Thanks for the video
You can loop Sagila if you switch directions between hits, one to the left, one to the right, while crounching of course. Speedrunners do it that way, its just faster.
your videos are too long. only kids that don't have to work for a living have time to watch full 45+ minutes.
I finally just beat this one legitimately (minus two small rewinds from bonehead moves) after putting hours into it off and on for 30 years. It was pretty simple following along with the video.
Also, it's funny, I love a lot of "Metroidvania" games like Rygar, Faxanadu, and Battle Of Olympus but really don't much care for Metroid or Castlevania.
Surprised you didn’t talk about the grinding strat against the robot at the beginning of the game to get yourself however overleveled you want to be before the first boss.
Don't give away all the secrets! People need to fumble through the menus and figure out how stuff works by guessing. I kid. I've been playing Rygar since I 'permanently borrowed' it from a kid in 1990. I couldn't beat it until I discovered ZSNES and save states in college, but after learning how I went back and beat it on original hardware. Hardest part now is getting the cartridge to seat on those old pins!
I as many had this game in PAL version. Me and my brother managed to get to Lygar, but neither us nor any of our friends could kill him. If I remember correctly, you could only get around 2000 -ish of power so it was pretty damn impossible. With the coming of Internet we were able to know what happened with the PAL version. Great memories anyway :D :D
Great content bro. Really bring back awesome memories. If u get a chance, could you do Festers Quest? That's one of my favorite games but I never beat it because it was so damn hard! I have it right now and even after watching walkthroughs I can't beat it. It's supposed to have a code for extra HP but I could never get it to work.🤷🏾♂️