Who is Link from the Original Legend of Zelda?

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  • The Legend of Zelda franchise has many mysteries and a rich history to discuss, so for this Origin Oracle, we're going to take a look at Link...the original one. How did Nintendo come up with his character and design. I'm TheMentok and we'll be journeying back to the 1980s to discuss origins of Link as well as the Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: Adventure of Link.
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    00:00 - Intro to Link
    01:10 - The Legend of Zelda - Link's First Appearance
    03:54 - The Conception and Design of Link
    06:39 - The Legend of Zelda (continued)
    10:02 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
    16:32 - Zelda (Game and Watch)
    18:49 - The Legend of Zelda Television Series
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    • LEAKED Mario Movie Ope... Nintendo Movie Logo Opening (Fan Made) - Jaidee
    • TotK Chasm Sound Effec... Tears of The Kingdom (Chasm) - pengeg
    • Link Falls Asleep on T... Skyward Sword (Link Sleeping on Toilet) - Video Game Idle Animations
    • The Legend of Zelda: A... Link Between Worlds Treasure - Zephiel810
    • Zelda no Densetsu: The... - Zelda no Densetsu Gameplay - RetroGame.Stream
    • Super Mario Bros - Ful... Super Mario Bros Gameplay - packattack04082
    • Link's Gerudo Dance Link Dancing Animation - TC Studios
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    • Video The Legend of Zelda 1 (Ganon Boss Fight) - KMX
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    • NES Longplay [193] Tra... - Nes Transformers - World of Longplays
    • Pop Facts: Zelda Pols ... - Zelda no Densetsu - GameTrailers
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    MUSIC USED IN VIDEO:
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Princess Zelda
    The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - Milk Bar
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Great Fairy’s Fountain
    The Legend of Zelda (NES) - Overworld Theme
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Hyrule Castle Courtyard
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Castle Town
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - In The Fields
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Aboda Village
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Anouki Village
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Kokiri Forest
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Song of Storms
    The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Overworld
    Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) - Town
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Papuchia Village
    The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Byrne
    The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - History of Hytopia
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Stables
    The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker - Dragon Roost Island
    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Island Life
    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Lithovores
    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Hyrule Field
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Komentáře • 325

  • @TheMentok
    @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +49

    Head over here if you missed out on Mario content > czcams.com/video/42HWoFq2dv8/video.html
    A Couple Corrections:
    -Nintendo R&D1 was led by Gunpei Yokoi but was separate from Miyamoto’s R&D4 team
    -Nintendo Mini Classics were released in 1998

    • @sboinkthelegday3892
      @sboinkthelegday3892 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I guess Zelda G&W follows a Link, who attempts to rescue Zelda who somewhat echoes or reboots the sleeping one from Zelda 2. He fails, but Zelda is resurrected as Sonia and goes back in time to resurrect Link as King Rauru. This is then further rebooted as Sonia and Rauru representing the old era of Zelda in TotK, almost like Zelda meeting herself in old age. The same way there was a Young Zelda adn Old Zelda in Link's Adventure.
      I guess.
      Guess.

  • @howdoishotweb
    @howdoishotweb Před 9 měsíci +87

    Link can be summarized as
    1. He come to town
    2. He come to save the Princess Zelda

    • @madmandu
      @madmandu Před 9 měsíci +15

      Link, fill up your hearts
      So you can shoot
      Your sword with power!

    • @Ghost7065
      @Ghost7065 Před 8 měsíci

      He came, he saw, he conquered!

    • @firionkaiser8291
      @firionkaiser8291 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Man I was so young when I heard that song lmao

    • @noahmcconnell5560
      @noahmcconnell5560 Před měsícem

      SUCH A GOOD CHANNEL AND YOU LOVE THE GOD TIER FRANCHISES

  • @madnessarcade7447
    @madnessarcade7447 Před 9 měsíci +178

    I always thought the franchise was partly based on Arthurian legend
    Link being a substitute for Arthur
    The king/old man being a substitute for Merlin
    The master sword being a substitute for Excalibur
    Etc
    Didn’t expect LOTR

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +22

      Came as a surprise to me too but makes a lot of sense in the context of the original Hyrule

    • @madnessarcade7447
      @madnessarcade7447 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@TheMentok fair enough

    • @higginswalsan
      @higginswalsan Před 9 měsíci +16

      EVERYTHING is LOTR because it’s real history (it has been suppressed because the Scottish don’t want you to know they’re dwarves)

    • @Luxembourgish
      @Luxembourgish Před 9 měsíci +16

      It's both LotR and Arthur. Keiji Terui was inspired by the battles of medieval Europe (Arthur and the Holy Grail) and the Master Sword was called Excalibur in french localization.

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@TheMentok 6:08: This is just speculation, but while the Peter Pan thing may be true, in terms of Dark Link's origins, Regular Link's Personality, Tunic, and Weaponry, may be inspired by other Fantasy stories as well; such as "Robin Hood", with the titular character specializing in Sword Fights and Archery, fighting to save a kingdom from a corrupt ruler, while having a romance with a beautiful woman, and "the Chronicles of Prydain" with a farmboy named Taran (that shares a similar design as Link in "Disney's the Black Cauldron"), who wields a Magic Sword that's said to be dangerous to those deemed unworthy of it's power.

  • @corvettez06usa
    @corvettez06usa Před 8 měsíci +35

    Zelda 2 is grossly underrated. As a 6 year old I couldn't understand the scope of it and was just mad it wasn't top down. But some years ago I revisited it as an adult and man is it a great game. The difficulty people groan about is drastically reduced if you get the heal spell from I think the 3rd town.

    • @Dug88
      @Dug88 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I loved zelda 2 when i was a kid just as much as the first one. When i got stuck in one of them I'd switch to the other one until i got stuck then go back to the first one.
      The Zelda 2 redux romhack makes the game so much more enjoyable. It's still hard but it fixes all the little problems that make it tedious. It just shows how great the game could have been if they'd fixed just a few little things. I recommend trying it if you enjoyed the vanilla game.

    • @corvettez06usa
      @corvettez06usa Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@Dug88 I prefer to use the redux hack these days. The changes are small but really nice.

    • @doom4067
      @doom4067 Před 8 měsíci

      For Zelda 2 you need to learn how to use the leveling system to your advantage.

  • @KasumiKenshirou
    @KasumiKenshirou Před 9 měsíci +31

    The Video Game History foundation had a podcast episode about the cartoon. Apparently Nintendo gave them very little restrictions, as everyone was more focused on the Mario cartoon. They based the Zelda / Link relationship on the TV show Moonlighting, which starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Sheperd.

  • @azraelvrykolakas157
    @azraelvrykolakas157 Před 9 měsíci +10

    When you're kidnapped by a pig demon then fall in love with a drifter only for that drifter to make-out with your long lost great aunt.

  • @dantevoncrowlley2243
    @dantevoncrowlley2243 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Through my extensive research, I can say he's name was Link

  • @WittyUsername14
    @WittyUsername14 Před 9 měsíci +48

    I am so incredibly hyped for this series

  • @yoshimasterleader
    @yoshimasterleader Před 9 měsíci +12

    Hope we get a Zelda that revisits the concept of Link traveling to the future.

    • @Luxembourgish
      @Luxembourgish Před 9 měsíci +1

      Hope it stays the Lord of the Rings inspired medieval setting that the first game defined.

    • @yoshimasterleader
      @yoshimasterleader Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@Luxembourgish Ideally the game would have two maps. a traditional medieval Hyrule and a futuristic Hyrule run by magitech.

    • @poweroffriendship2.0
      @poweroffriendship2.0 Před 8 měsíci +1

      The next Legend of Zelda game would be like the premise of Samurai Jack.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@yoshimasterleader Agree. It always bothered me that the series has games sets centuries between each other, but Hyrule remains medieval with some random tech sprinklet in it. I want a fantasy sci-fi world from times to times too xD

    • @freakytostadacartoon
      @freakytostadacartoon Před 4 měsíci

      I would love tobsee a victorian hyrule.

  • @TheNumber146
    @TheNumber146 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Buttface is a true hero to Hyrulians everywhere! 🙌

  • @PartyDude_19
    @PartyDude_19 Před 9 měsíci +15

    What happened to the other Zelda in Zelda 2?
    Well according to the official Zelda 2 Manga from the 1980s, She died a tragic death while aiding Link on his quest during the events of Zelda 2

    • @rtwatkins79
      @rtwatkins79 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Not too many people know of that manga! I seem to recall, didn't Link have a fairy companion in the manga too?

    • @firionkaiser8291
      @firionkaiser8291 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Thankfully the manga isn't canon to the games and realistically after Zelda II, Hyrule has two Zeldas in power and Link who according to the lore that was established regarding the scrolls that Impa gave Link, would be the next candidate to be the next King of Hyrule. Considering Hyrule is in the Era of Decline in both Zelda 1 and Zelda II, it's fitting that Hyrule finally enters its second golden age with two zeldas, a Link who probably became King and the full triforce finally reunited again and governed by Hyrule once more.

    • @firionkaiser8291
      @firionkaiser8291 Před 8 měsíci

      ​​@@rtwatkins79Not sure about Zelda II's manga but he did in Link's Awakening manga.

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci

      Manga aren't canon tho.
      So I imagine Zelda 1 remained as Hyrule's ruler while Zelda 2 went with Link for more adventures and some nice se...

    • @firionkaiser8291
      @firionkaiser8291 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Mari_Izu Pretty sure she would've became queen since she's technically the highest in the hierarchy. Should be noted that Link was destined to be king based off what's stated in the lore.

  • @lucinae8510
    @lucinae8510 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I heard the 1985 Ridley Scott movie Legend was also an influence on the first game, which I assume is where the focus on Zelda, Link and Ganon as the main characters comes from.

    • @airon3348
      @airon3348 Před 9 měsíci +1

      In fact it is. The plot and the characters are almost the same... Even in the title itself in part... They are separated by a year apart, so the inspiration in the film is quite plausible.

  • @VJFranzK
    @VJFranzK Před 8 měsíci +3

    9:22 When that manual arrived, looking like elements from an unseen anime (making you imagine more of a back story, as well as non-pixel graphics) it was truly a gaming high point of the era! The gold cartridge, it might as well have been made of real gold.

  • @MagillanicaLouM
    @MagillanicaLouM Před 9 měsíci +13

    You always upload right when I feel I have nothing interesting to watch atm lol.
    It's technically not this video's focus,but I always liked Zelda's firsr design. In a sea of long haired blonde iterations that come later, a brunette with a shorter cut stands out more and more. Plus the old school artstyle stands out of course. A little early Akira Toriyama-esque is the vibe I get when looking at her for some reason.

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +3

      I might go more into this when I eventually do a Zelda video. It’s interesting how different her pre-LttP designs are. I kinda dig it. Would be nice to see a future Zelda take on this look again at some point

  • @user-fh7di8st6l
    @user-fh7di8st6l Před 9 měsíci +44

    To be honest, botw talks about his existence as if it were a legend In a sense, I think it's because he completely erased Ganon's existence and brought him closer to being a mere grudge. Certainly, the man named Ganondorf repeats reincarnation. It is true that the boar-like incarnation of Ganon was indeed defeated by Link, and that he acted as nothing but a grudge.

    • @jchud13
      @jchud13 Před 9 měsíci +1

      In what way? I am interested in this

    • @84warhead
      @84warhead Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@jchud13 I think he may be thinking about the way the game talks about the hero that fought Ganon alongside the Divine Beasts and Guardians 10,000 years before the events of Breath of the Wild.

  • @SystemLost
    @SystemLost Před 9 měsíci +4

    The music in Adventure of Link slaps harder than most of LoZ music.

  • @otakubullfrog1665
    @otakubullfrog1665 Před 9 měsíci +8

    I'd still love to see a romantic comedy about Link and the two Princess Zeldas set after the second game.

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Why did a 1980's sitcom of the come into my head?

    • @Firebender554
      @Firebender554 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Ieatpaste23”Well EXCUUUUSSSE ME, PRINCESS!”

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Firebender554 that cartoon is so bad it's good.

  • @angelinacamacho8575
    @angelinacamacho8575 Před 9 měsíci +3

    "a young man who has been brought up correctly and had gained many kinds of experiences reached by a certain age"
    So basically a pokemon trainer....

  • @sashamurashi225
    @sashamurashi225 Před 9 měsíci +3

    You know it's a good Saturday when Mentok is uploading.

  • @CommanderButter
    @CommanderButter Před 9 měsíci +70

    WOOOOO FINALLY MORE BACKGROUND CONTENT TO TURN ON AND LISTEN TO WHILE MY BRAIN ROTS

    • @P-P-Panda
      @P-P-Panda Před 9 měsíci +3

      I love listening during work 😂

    • @DevidSword
      @DevidSword Před 8 měsíci

      I can't listen to this while I'm pooping.

  • @Unquestionable
    @Unquestionable Před 8 měsíci +2

    The original Zelda was what got me hooked on games as a 3/4 year old. I used to watch my uncle and cousins playing it absolutely enthralled by the level of freedom and mystery, even taking my silly little kid input into account when burning bushes and the like. When I finally got my own NES when I was 5 I didn't even own a copy but would rent both the first and second games probably every three months, eventually finishing the first game with help from my neighborhood friends. Eventually I did get my own copy, complete in box, from a local rummage sale when I was about 12 or so.
    Honestly I didn't even come to appreciate the second game til during the year I took off after high school. I was working at a pizza place with a bunch of friends and the game came up in discussion. I mentioned I wasn't very fond of it and one of the older employees (like 22 instead of 18/19) immediately said I had to fix that. We all went over to the house him and some of the other employees rented together and watched him go through it on original hardware, was even using the old Nintendo Power NES guide for the tricky parts. Ever since I've come to really get a much better idea of what the dev team was going for.

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane21 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Anyone else notice how much that rapier sword seems in this game? I mean it's featured so prominently yet is TOTALLY absent during the story and game play.

  • @MCastleberry1980
    @MCastleberry1980 Před 9 měsíci +1

    As someone who grew up in that era, yeah, reading the manual on the car ride home was a huge part of the experience.

  • @omiliag904
    @omiliag904 Před 9 měsíci

    I’m glad this channel is growing. It’s great content keep it up

  • @katiepersons6575
    @katiepersons6575 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "oh no, link! The dragons kidnapped your sweetheart!"
    "Don't worry, I got a spare."

  • @ShinGoji1987Official
    @ShinGoji1987Official Před 9 měsíci +6

    Great work man! I'm not too familiar at all with this franchise and it was great learning about it. I always thought Link was a Elf not a human due to the ears but the references to Peter Pan make sense haha

  • @sboinkthelegday3892
    @sboinkthelegday3892 Před 9 měsíci +31

    The magician doesn't just die, it's the same kind of poetic sacrifice that's always in fantasy like Obi-Wan Kenobi's death. This is later merely adapted and elaborated on, when Ganondorf turns into a dragon or a mummy like the Sheikah Monks.
    I also think Nintendo really wanted to dot the i's and cross the t's on Triforce with Wind Waker, so it stands to reason Ganondorf is actually also just abandoning his physical body at the end of that game. In TW he really behaves mroe lieka horcrux voldemort and goes on and off all kinds of bodies and possessions, so it's like he's a half-phantom Ganon himself.
    Triforce is no ta mystical artifact, but sort of like a prism of power that serves as the crossing point between timelines, set in different dimensions. That's why it appeared when gods LEFT the world, not when they created everything. It's a lot like Adam Warlock's gem and Soul World. But if you REALLY want to see one IP where most of the ideas of Zelda and even some form Devil World for Famicom and Yoshi have been preceded, watch The Flight of Dragons, by Rankin-Bass and TopCraft (studio ghibli)

  • @corruptedteka
    @corruptedteka Před 9 měsíci +5

    I'm looking forward to more Zelda from you, that was so interesting !

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Definitely more to come!

  • @robin.8868
    @robin.8868 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Awesome work, dude! Keep it up!

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +2

      🙏🏽 I’ve become a historian now 😭

  • @LatiasDita
    @LatiasDita Před 9 měsíci +4

    Another fun and informative video. Well done!

  • @dopamine5170
    @dopamine5170 Před 9 měsíci +3

    finally!! i love the story and lore of the early loz games but theyre so hard for no reason 😭 im still stuck on the 2nd dungeon in link to the past so i can't wait for you to get around to it :D love your videos & your series so far!!!!

    • @High5Authentic
      @High5Authentic Před 8 měsíci +1

      The desert level? Hint: eyeballs and arrows!

    • @dopamine5170
      @dopamine5170 Před 8 měsíci

      @@High5Authentic i'll take that on board o7 tysm! o/

  • @JustJulyo
    @JustJulyo Před 9 měsíci

    This channel somehow improved with each and every upload!

  • @jchud13
    @jchud13 Před 9 měsíci

    Good vid man! Keep it up

  • @angelinacamacho8575
    @angelinacamacho8575 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I think the only games so far that have taken advantage of link being the link to something was a link to the past, between worlds, oracle of ages, and oracle of seasons and if im not mistaken the later 2 used maps from zelda 2. The oracle games also made use of the link cable.

  • @TBoneTony
    @TBoneTony Před 9 měsíci +2

    There was another series that incorporated Nintendo characters.
    Captain N the Game Master, it also had Princess Zelda and Link in a few episodes of season 2 of Captain N

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 Před 8 měsíci

      I forgot they were in it. That show made d bags of all your favorite nes guys.

  • @amylynn4201
    @amylynn4201 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I was hoping you'd sneak in a "Supa mario brathas' and ahhh 👌 poifect.
    Keep up the awesome content too ❤

  • @darkredash2317
    @darkredash2317 Před 9 měsíci

    Awesome video love how you break it down.

  • @bezoticallyyours83
    @bezoticallyyours83 Před 9 měsíci

    Your sense of humor is on point😊

  • @Scarybug
    @Scarybug Před 8 měsíci +2

    I wonder if the lore from the Japanese version of Zelda 2 is different, because sometimes NOA localization teams went ham and rewrote the story for the North American game manuals. I remember the manual with the convoluted story of the extra sleeping zelda, but other people when they describe the game act like it's the zelda from the first game put to sleep.

  • @altairicgaming7108
    @altairicgaming7108 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Wow, nice use of Smosh clips 😂 fun content 👍🏻

  • @PixelFusionProductions
    @PixelFusionProductions Před 9 měsíci

    Hey Mentok, real nice video talking about Link. I was wondering, the map you show at 2:34, where is it from? I don't recall that being in the manual of the game or in Zelda 2. If it's official, I'd like to know where it came from because I find it fascinating. Anyhow, thanks for the video.

  • @emmamiller.
    @emmamiller. Před 7 měsíci +1

    I feel like people don’t talk about the original games like this enough, safe to say that I am enjoying this video and I will probably end up binge watching half of your channel.

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I think Nintendo themselves don’t acknowledge games before A Link to the Past. But seeing the amount of inspiration they took from the first two games to make the series what it is, I had to do a deep dive. Thanks for watching! Hope my content keeps you around 🙏🏽

  • @kamothe1
    @kamothe1 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Link from the TV series is basically Denji from Chainsaw Man 😂 I love it.

  • @tc6103
    @tc6103 Před 9 měsíci +1

    editing goes hard

  • @Grei_Undyne
    @Grei_Undyne Před 9 měsíci

    Nice vid! Subbed and liked

  • @shirleytodd1
    @shirleytodd1 Před 9 měsíci +7

    I’m so excited for your upcoming Zelda videos! I discovered you through your Mario lore videos and now I’m ON BOARD for the Zelda videos coming up! Keep up the good work! Thanks for all that you do!

  • @Mordaedil
    @Mordaedil Před 9 měsíci

    Oh this is going to be a fun ride.

  • @P-P-Panda
    @P-P-Panda Před 9 měsíci +2

    Dude could be talking about how Cheetos are made and I’ll listen to it 👏

  • @ivanzoneBR
    @ivanzoneBR Před 9 měsíci +3

    If you covered Mario, DK and now is starting with Zelda, you are gonna do Metroid next if you are following the smash bros logic.

  • @luisadolfothewolf7042
    @luisadolfothewolf7042 Před 9 měsíci

    Yeah! Videos about Zelda characters' origins!
    Hope there'll be Star Fox origins videos in the future as well

  • @HIPHOPHER
    @HIPHOPHER Před 9 měsíci

    IT'S FINALLY HERE! yay! my favorite series :)

  • @juanrincon777
    @juanrincon777 Před 9 měsíci

    this is a really great video

  • @mylam658
    @mylam658 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Will you ever do deep dives on Mega Man characters too? That would be awesome.

    • @TheMentok
      @TheMentok  Před 9 měsíci +2

      I definitely will. Not in the near future but Megaman is on my list. So many incarnations I’d love to cover

    • @mylam658
      @mylam658 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@TheMentok That's great to hear, I'll definetly be anticipating that as a fan of Mega Man and your videos, however long that may be. Thank you, and keep up the great work!

  • @ATK10155
    @ATK10155 Před 8 měsíci

    Bro, I swore even as a kid that the Title music had missing audio.

  • @allentheproyt
    @allentheproyt Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love your videos :)

  • @SpaceOink
    @SpaceOink Před 8 měsíci

    You get a sub from me over this video.
    Looking forward to the next Zelda video, A Link to the Past.

  • @larw0lf701
    @larw0lf701 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The wizard dies after casting the sleep spell…
    …damn wild magic.

    • @airon3348
      @airon3348 Před 9 měsíci

      I understood the reference perfectly. Fine reference.

  • @IrishBrotato
    @IrishBrotato Před 8 měsíci

    The OG Zelda Game came out 10yrs before I was born but I grew up playing it on the gba and to this day it's tied with Majora's mask as my 3rd fav game of all time

  • @joseluisrobledomarquez1625
    @joseluisrobledomarquez1625 Před 9 měsíci

    I love Spirit tracks música, thanks for adding this music so underrated

  • @entartetekunstenaar8154
    @entartetekunstenaar8154 Před 8 měsíci

    Refreshing take on Zelda! Thanks

  • @GVideo34
    @GVideo34 Před 8 měsíci

    Damn good video!

  • @markbasilejr9808
    @markbasilejr9808 Před 9 měsíci +2

    pronouncing DIC correctly is an instant like on a video.
    I would have liked the vivideo anyway its well made and accurate.
    BUT saying DIC right hits the nastalgia a little more than most things.

  • @itsjustagamechannel
    @itsjustagamechannel Před 8 měsíci

    Dude, I loved this vid. Thoroughly covered the history. And yeah controller throwing during Zelda II is a real thing 😂

  • @calemlinke773
    @calemlinke773 Před 8 měsíci

    Around ten years old, my father had already shown much courage, and wisdom. Sometimes if you take action, you can expose where you have been watching over someone for example of wisdom, so he stays his hand in an instant this is about. His fiance at the time, was in the library with him at school, bullies ran by after someone. He chose to hold, because her position would have been given away, while the other guy would more likely get help otherwise. Likely from the front office.
    And as for the courage part, he stood up to even his abusive stepfather, and often trying to watch over his fiance would get mixed up in attempts on her life. Once he had to get a door open, while she was locked inside, inside a ventilation room in the middle of fall. It was very cold out at night, and the bullies had most likely intended to lock her in the room in the cold of night, or even suffocate her along with the individual with her in there.
    In the day that happened, he had asked for the first janitor to open, and couldn't remember where it was, he was just a little guy. The first janitor gave up, then he got a chair and tried to bust open the door, finally second janitor comes along and asked if someone was in there. He put the chair down, the janitor opened up the door, and his fiance hugged him close. She must have noticed that he was going to knock in the door, and wanted to thank him...
    My father was very protective of his fiance, even through highschool, but then someone separated them. My father is gone now... He died by the hand of my creators, which made me like him in many ways, but I know I'm myself. I was made for the purpose of taking his place. Obviously I won't be doing so.

  • @edwardmasino9416
    @edwardmasino9416 Před 9 měsíci +1

    In captain Nintendo Link did get his kiss from Zelda.

  • @jamealjordon1376
    @jamealjordon1376 Před 8 měsíci

    If I recall correctly, Captain N, featured the tv series version of Link in sort of a sequel episode or epilogue. And had a rivalry with Captain N.

  • @futuramayeah
    @futuramayeah Před 9 měsíci

    they showed a waterfall on the title screen of the first game and there was a waterfall, even though we didn't really get to see it at the top of a cliff like in the title screen, we just went up the stairs to where it originates, and the stairs aren't right next to the water fall. and the second games title screen shows a cliff with a sword in it, i don't think there is a scene in the game like that.

  • @ssjup81
    @ssjup81 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Man, I was about 6 when the first game came out. My friend’s older brother had the game. We tried playing and we were so lost, we went back to Mario and straightforward games. lol I didn’t get into Legend of Zelda until I was slightly older when A Link to the Past came out. I also used to like the cartoon. On Friday, they’d show Zelda in place of the Mario cartoon, and I would rush home from school to watch it. All week, they would promote it and show clips with Mario and Luigi (Captain Lou and Danny Wells) doing so during the live action portion.
    Oh, something else about difficulty…a lot of game developers were programming the games like you would for an arcade title. Arcade games ate your quarters. lol Seems they still had that mindset since that was the norm.

  • @baddragonite
    @baddragonite Před 8 měsíci

    It's cool that the Manual was meant to be an integral part of the experience even though most people don't really think about it nowadays

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yeah, I see a lot of reviewers complaining how about the game is too cryptic while saying stuff like "how would I know to do this thing?" and the thing in question is in the manual lol

  • @fbomb7184
    @fbomb7184 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I was 12 when LOZ came out and it was the first game that I was addicted to. Zelda II was a bit of a let down, not a bad game but not the sequel we hoped for. And the cartoon was dope. Can’t believe it got cancelled so quickly.

  • @MrSpoodersaurus
    @MrSpoodersaurus Před 9 měsíci +3

    Link you must find The Mentok

  • @VJFranzK
    @VJFranzK Před 8 měsíci

    12:00 we always thought it was a interesting "foreshadow" that this illustration shows the magician AS the prince's shadow.

  • @andrehinds4804
    @andrehinds4804 Před 8 měsíci

    The way
    He .. was a kid and thought about life. Before the game.
    Is ..
    Just .. playing.. with no boundaries. And pure imagination

  • @SmokeTheHorsehog
    @SmokeTheHorsehog Před 9 měsíci +4

    Now knowing that the fabled Zelda from Zelda II was NOT the same Zelda as in the original, it makes that ending all the more strange. Especially since she ends up kissing Link, who is supposedly the sweetheart of the Zelda from the original. Putting aside Link probably cheating on the original Zelda, if they didn't break up offscreen, of course, there's two issues with this when the manual's story is considered.
    1. Yes, Link did save Zelda from eternal slumber, but from her perspective, this is a random guy who just showed up to save her. She would have had no idea that he was ever there, when Impa shows Link her resting body. And unless that was some part of the wizard's plan, something they did to bewitch Zelda into falling in love with her savior, you'd think she would have no reason to want to smooch some random guy, even if he is attractive.
    2. Again, this Zelda was from long ago. Perchance, she may have had a lover of her own, before she was put into eternal slumber. And that spell? There is only one explanation as to how the spell worked: Suspended animation, or in other words, having that sleep be equivalent to her being frozen. Without that, she would have ended up aging to death, and there would be no Zelda to save once Link came around.
    Something tells me that the original intention was for this Zelda to be the original Zelda, and not the Zelda from the legend itself. Would have made more sense for the Zelda that was already Link's partner to kiss him, and not a Zelda he hardly knew.

    • @JohnshiBRPG
      @JohnshiBRPG Před 9 měsíci

      Yes, that is likely it when taking only the real world game releases, not the Nintendo-approved Hyrule Historia that attracts fan theorists. Back when the game series was new and the foundation was not really set until Link to the Past / Ocarina of Time, the game is considered the direct sequel and the characters have aged. Also the instruction manual was not consistent in story background with the in game text since they are likely made independently.

    • @SmokeTheHorsehog
      @SmokeTheHorsehog Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@JohnshiBRPG Really makes you wonder what the English instruction booklet authors were thinking

    • @ChibiKami
      @ChibiKami Před 9 měsíci +1

      2 actually resolves itself if the soul of the hero is involved. She could have already been in love with the Link of her era
      another alternative is that she's been aware the whole time, as many coma survivors are said to be. She could have been fully aware of Link's efforts to rescue her, traveling the whole of the world and stopping in to visit between palaces

    • @katiepersons6575
      @katiepersons6575 Před 9 měsíci

      Uniting the triforce together grants a person a wish though, which link could have used to force Zelda to love him upon awakening.

    • @SmokeTheHorsehog
      @SmokeTheHorsehog Před 8 měsíci

      @@katiepersons6575 Well, that's even more messed up

  • @wesleyneilsen7671
    @wesleyneilsen7671 Před 8 měsíci +1

    RE Links design: It's amazing how inspirational Disney used to be, and now they're...not. At all. Ever.

  • @VariantNYC
    @VariantNYC Před 9 měsíci +1

    so link in zelda 2 completed the full triforce and imbued the real royal zelda with a wish, canonizing themselves across the multiverse in infinite timelines.
    i wonder what similar event and magical artifact (or just magic) canonized mario and peach? peach and zelda both seem to be basically demigods being pursued by an evil demigod that gets saved by a randomly chosen human who becomes empowered with "courage".

  • @TheJebusCheese
    @TheJebusCheese Před 9 měsíci

    I'm still scratching my head at how TotK and Zelda 2 has similar themes

  • @miyokone
    @miyokone Před 9 měsíci +1

    The first time I played LoZ Twilight Princess. For some reason, I thought when I named Link Minda. I would go through the game playing as Minda instead of Link. 🤦🏾‍♀️
    I’m really looking forward to your videos on this series. Can’t wait for my baby Ganondorf

    • @tumultuousv
      @tumultuousv Před 9 měsíci

      Oof

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci

      Well you did played as Minda, as you named the character as such xD

  • @robintst
    @robintst Před 8 měsíci +1

    Guess I gotta be that weird old guy in the room... I remember when the Zelda cartoon originally aired and I actually liked it.

  • @snarkybu42
    @snarkybu42 Před 8 měsíci

    You good sir… deserve a sub and a like.

  • @Scarybug
    @Scarybug Před 8 měsíci +1

    While in retrospect Zelda 2 seems out of place, in the late 80s many other action adventure games copied its formula. It was hugely influential. It was also a really popular and well reviewed game. No one called it a "black sheep" until years later

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci +1

      Agree, at the time I don't remember people talking bad about the game. It was after the 2000s that some magazines and people on the internet started to talk bad about Zelda 2 and a lot of people (a good chunk of them didn't even played) got gaslighted into thinking the game sucked.

  • @MrNb22
    @MrNb22 Před 8 měsíci

    2:35 - the north half of that map is the Legend of Zelda 2 map. Nice.

  • @JosiaNehemia2
    @JosiaNehemia2 Před 9 měsíci

    @19:45 That episode has always given me a Peter Pan vibe, 😉😁

  • @Jolis_Parsec
    @Jolis_Parsec Před 8 měsíci

    Link had a Bible (Japanese version’s Magic Book) and a shield with a cross on it in the original LoZ, let that sink in for a second.

  • @bezoticallyyours83
    @bezoticallyyours83 Před 9 měsíci

    I know most of this, but I'm enjoying your video

  • @captainyasopp154
    @captainyasopp154 Před 7 měsíci

    Does any one know where to find this image of the hyrule map at 2:35 ??

  • @edguty3811
    @edguty3811 Před 8 měsíci

    Man, i remember running home after school on Fridays just to watch the Zelda segments. Nintendo really did rule the world😂

  • @Crossbell_Police
    @Crossbell_Police Před 9 měsíci +1

    Anybody name Link “Zelda” and accidentally start with the second quest

  • @X2x3x4
    @X2x3x4 Před 9 měsíci

    Dude you’ve awesome!

  • @SuperNuttyPuddyBuddy
    @SuperNuttyPuddyBuddy Před 8 měsíci +1

    I think the next game should be open world with the original art style 3d rendered.

  • @codybk91
    @codybk91 Před 8 měsíci

    Where did you get that shirt? ❤️

  • @bezoticallyyours83
    @bezoticallyyours83 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Link is Link. He's a courageous young lad. Who else would he be? 😁

  • @lorensoth4365
    @lorensoth4365 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What about Zelda and Link from season 2 of "Captain N:The Game Master". There are three episodes in that series....

  • @NateIsCorrupt
    @NateIsCorrupt Před 8 měsíci

    Great video, love the original Zelda games

  • @LeoSmashRoyale
    @LeoSmashRoyale Před 8 měsíci +2

    HE DID get a kiss. It just didn't happen in the Zelda series run. It happens in Captain N the Game Master.

    • @JessBoldt
      @JessBoldt Před 8 měsíci

      I remember seeing it happen one Saturday morning. It was an event.

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 Před 8 měsíci

      What episode. He almost got on in a show but Ganon cock blocked him.

    • @LeoSmashRoyale
      @LeoSmashRoyale Před 8 měsíci +1

      @Ieatpaste23 Its the episode where Zelda calls the Palace of Power. Link is a hero to Kevin so he shows off a bit but Kevin helps out, earning a kiss from Zelda BEFORE Link does. It's not until later in the episode and its only a cheek kiss but she DOES kiss him.

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 Před 8 měsíci

      @LeoSmashRoyale I ended up watching it after I saw your post. I can see why Link was jealous. As a kid I thought he was being stupid as an adult I thought, "Zelda, you must really have no respect for Link."

    • @LeoSmashRoyale
      @LeoSmashRoyale Před 8 měsíci +1

      @Ieatpaste23 I feel like this Zelda is a tsundere before Tsunderes were even a thing xD when it came to kissing Kevin, I'm sure it was just a thank you as she knows Kevin and Lana were an item. It's even stated in the Zelda cartoon that she IS in love with Link but is very stubborn. I kinda wish we could have another shot at some form of an animated series, but i think Nintendo is gonna stick with movies for now.

  • @robertrogers3055
    @robertrogers3055 Před 8 měsíci

    Subbed. It's hard to find a youtuber that's not an obnoxiously annoying tryhard. Keep up the great work!

  • @kenji6492
    @kenji6492 Před 8 měsíci

    Ganondorf doesn’t have the Triforce of Power in Tears of the Kingdom - he goes after a Secret Stone instead.

  • @futuramayeah
    @futuramayeah Před 9 měsíci +1

    the manual drawings of link show him as small elf boy, but in the first game , he is short and squat, so if they make a live action movie of that game, maybe they should use a little person, like the actor who plays Willow

    • @ChibiKami
      @ChibiKami Před 9 měsíci +1

      Peter Dinklage would throw a fit about little people portraying little people, he's been doing that lately

    • @airon3348
      @airon3348 Před 9 měsíci

      Yes. The very original Link design is more related to a "gnome" than an "elf" as he is small and a bit chubby.

    • @MaeRose26
      @MaeRose26 Před 8 měsíci

      @@ChibiKami i think he's more upset that little people dont get cast for anything other than to portray little people. they dont have the same opportunities average height people do

    • @Mari_Izu
      @Mari_Izu Před 8 měsíci

      He's short and squat because he's a little kid lol

  • @uroskesic6117
    @uroskesic6117 Před 9 měsíci +1

    After Zelda can you do an origin video on the kirby franchise

  • @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271
    @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271 Před 9 měsíci

    I figured out the silver arrow thing when I was seven. We didn't really require much hand holding in our games back then. 🤔🤔