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Thanks for this video, Zelda 2 has always been one of my favorite Zelda games. I loved the idea of leveling up and getting experience points to get stronger. It just needed a few tweaks for it to be a better game, however I do hope that nintendo does make a remake of the game, kinda like what they did with Links awakening.

anybody remember the narrated version by EastmanFilm from years ago? that was my introduction to this LP :)

i had the gameboy black/white version of this game. I LOVED it, deff going to pick this up again and get some nostalgic gaming in

I'm so glad Tommy Talarico came with the idea of Kero Blaster, his mother must be very proud.

Not exactly. Need to correct this, their actually was a way to save without game overing yourself, it required a second controller and doing a particular input, it would then end the game allowing you to save without dying. If I recall right it was. Press start on controller 1, then Up Start on Controller two.

I liked it tbh

Title is misleading. This is just a video review about a zelda 2 mod

Speaking as a die hard OG Zelda 2 fan, I think the problem was not so much absolute difficulty... as the difficulty *curve* being poorly thought out. Death Mountain is this huge speedbump to progression that happens entirely too early in the game. The Dairas in particular would have been a lot more manageable if that section came after downstab.

Thia is a great game with great nostalgia if you ever tried it back in the day. I dont need upgraded version, thats for wimps.

I'm playing Zelda 2 as we speak. Love it.!!

As someone who is very left-wing, a lot of the music I listen to is very edgy, very politically incorrect, contains some uncomfortable lyrical content. But a lot of the time, that's kind of the point. Art is often about making the listener feel uncomfortable, to show the song's narrator to be a very flawed, problematic but real person or even to bring up uncomfortable truths.

Stumbled upon this after looking up Skellux Minus Worlds for Zelda 1, then led to HoverBat... So thanks TectonicImprov.

LOL the use of Legend of Neil in this was on point!

This expansion made this one of my favorite game so of all time

Now, all someone needs to do is backport it to the NES. Without the widescreen and such, of course.

The narrator of the story being implied to be a unreliable narrator really enchants the story in a way

Get you some Battle of Olympus, bruh.

11:35 Speaking of stolen work, IS THAT TOMMY TALLARICO?!

In defense- we weren't soft ass pussies who desperately searched for or created opportunities just to share the meaningless virtue signaling and fake outrage thats used as currency by the lunatic woke left of today while also directing attention away from how hollow, nonsensical and factually indefensible their beliefs are.

Amazing game!

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Did he say at the end this requires steam garbage? It looks like it would be great to play, if my USB controller works and if no steam garbage or fee of any kind is required.

You need to play Battle of Olympus for NES. It's the closest game to Zelda II. It looks to have been made by the same programmers

I did that pogo game probably 30 times before winning it. By far my least favorite part of the game. But then I found out after you get the upgraded chicken spell you have a ridiculous amount of control over the pogo compared to link's form and you can do it every single time in about 15 to 20 seconds. Just wait until you have that spell and there's zero challenge to it at all. This game was great. I've already completed it 2 more times with the randomizer. If you randomize keys and p-bags though, you're probably going to want to lower the amount of crystals you need for the last palace because good luck finding all of them otherwise.

Great game but the jump mechanics for the pogo and to get the extra's are terrible. After 1000 attepmts I gave up, which is a pitty as it means you cant get to all the extra sections. Need a trainer for people who aren't able to dedicate hundreds of hours to the same section to figure out the insanely unique and specific jump mechanics. For this I will mark it down 2 points to 8 out of 10.

Thanks tec.

Um okay?? 😂

This is a very different Shinji from the one in Evangelion, to say the least. Great video!

Expression of self through mechanics is the real good stuff. Excellent video.

Zelda 2 is the one zelda game I own a physical cartridge for and is my favourite Zelda. (Nostalgic reasons more than I like the gameplay.. i prefer Orcarina and Linkt to the past gameplay)

I see from your Steam screenshots that you are also a System Shock fan 😎

Problem is that it’s not Zelda 2. It’s a mod that basically makes it easier and adds some non canon content.

I'm using joy2con to map a USB NES controller. It's perfect.

Zelda 2 is one of my all time favs!

Thank you so so much for this. I love smw1 and 2 to death, and your commentary and effort are really impressive. Thank you for this

I remember the opening sequence 15 years ago and the beauty of the artstyle made me so SO disappointed when the gameplay ended up being endless grinding. Now with this review I can finally put the mystery of the ending to rest. Thank you!

This remake is quite impressive, specially for what it DIDN'T change, when doing something to "fix" a game people can be tempted to just change several core elements of it and make basically a different game altogether, so kudos for that Unfortunately its not for me, the elements I dislike about Zelda II are nor fixed by this remake and I dont find Zelda II a very fun game to play at all, I only played it for the sense of completion and when doing it like this, playing this remake with all the QoL changes and extra content gives me the "you didn't finished the game" vibes, definitely an amazing option for people who already like Zelda II and wants to play an extended version of it, but I dont think it fixes the game for anyone who could never get into it in the first place

I enjoyed The Adventure of Link

A real modern remake of Zelda 2 is potentially the greatest metroidvania of all time

Best thing, even beyond the extra areas, is he made th items more than just obstacle breakers.

I would argue that KB and KiB is akin to gaslighting, it was originally made an issue by hard drive manufacturers making their drives so many "KB" big, as a power of 10. However byte, going all the way back, has been 8 bits, power of 2. Just one of my personal pet peeves.

I almost see this song as a warning of what desperation leads too. Like going from "you wrote me a letter asking me my favorite food" to "why are you not here, right now." Especially in context (having the good life right after and this ending side 1) this feels to me like this is the first real turning point due to realizeing youve hit rock bottom

I've got a bad habit of not finishing Zelda games. I've played every single one, but I've only ever finished Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and BotW.

The song is incredibly uncomfortable but I think that's what's relatable and Rivers ability to be vulnerable is commendable. I think this kind of depravity and loneliness is incredibly common amongst men and I'm glad there's a song that covers that uncomfortable subject matter in the way it does. The song didn't age badly because it was always creepy. And I think it's good that way. It's honest. I think by dismissing the song because it makes you uncomfortable is a shame because you're also dismissing the larger theme

I honestly hope Hoverbat gets to work on an indie release in the future, much like how Doctor M64 ended up working on Ori 2 after finishing AM2R. As for ZALIA, if I could change one thing, I would add an _option_ to make it so that after initiating a downward stab, Link remains in that state without needing to hold down until he lands or swings his sword. Yes, I would specifically only use this option once, and yes it would be for that damn pogo minigame!

thats the point of pinkerton isnt it? i feel like disregarding uncomfortable thoughts and feelings is a pretty bad thing that shouldnt be done. like hes messed up in the head but he doesnt really wanna do nothing wrong. this is his therapy and that is literally the point lol people calling him a womanizer and groomer because hes had intrusive thoughts looooool

There certainly is a way to save in Zelda II without dying. Press start on controller 1, then press up and start on controller 2. The save screen will appear, and you can save your game.

Zelda II is the only Zelda Game I like.

How has Nintendo not shut this down? They're infamous for C&Ding fan projects.