It would certainly be a twist on everything we know about the Zelda series... haha

I mean brother be running around fighting monsters and stuff maybe he borrowed some s*** from Castlevania

It is dangerous to go alone, Take God Almighty, the power of power, LORD of Lords, with ability to do anything he pleases. Just keep love in your heart.

Turns out Links a conflicted Jehovah's Witness.

The Magic Book is actually the Bible in the japanese version. Who knew going to church gives you fire magic?

That’s a nice sentiment and I agree with it. ❤️

I'm so happy to hear of your success with the second quest. Congratulations for building up the courage to try it out and succeed! Right on!

I've spoken with at least one or two people that have before... I'm sure many people did! It's a neat secret in my opinion! I always named myself Link growing up so why wouldn't someone name themselves Zelda?

focalized me .. lol wow. what about using thenname Link

@@threwthelookingglass7194 does nothing in the way of secrets or special effects

Hungry Goriya what if Zelda were a girl?

I recall my friend doing that unknowingly and when he got to level 1, he freaked out when the layout was different and then when he tried to find level 2....oh boy.

I've thought that a lot as well... clear out the memory and start fresh on lots of great games, especially RPGs!

If you are willing to utilize an emulator (computer program that emulates a Nintendo), there are several very very good hacks of LoZ that recreate the experience of whole new quests, wildly new maps, reskins of items, sometimes even pulling sprites from other games. Clever folks hacked the game files and created some wild remakes using the same programing and AI etc. There is a little learning curve to installing these and patching the game, however I had the chance to do so in the past and it was good fun.

@@jeremygriffin620can u kindly give us names for some of these?

Waking into everyones house uninvited smashing pots and worst of all tormenting chickens

@@turtleanton6539 He is a spirit of destruction. It's just that he destroys Ganon, among everything else.

You nailed it! It was great finally getting through it after so long!

It's a tough time, but I'm sure you'll be able to make your way through. All the best and good luck!

Agreed! I spent a lot of summer afternoons playing my NES games.

You never had a Rubix Cube? Or a Cabbage Patch Kid? or a G.I. Joe??

@@glowingunknown5625 I never had a G.I. Joe, but definitely had the others. We got a lot of toys as hand-me-downs from neighbours growing up so I had some pretty cool stuff :D

Definitely! And with added challenge too!

@@hungrygoriya and what a challenge it is. I still haven’t beaten it after all this time!

Awww thanks, haha

Right? I was pretty much in the same boat as you until I finally played through it myself... I'm a big believer in that if I can do it, so can you! It just takes a bit of patience and thoroughness to see it to the end.

now you need a randomizer...

Nintendo Power released a 'Zelda Collectors Guide' in the Gamecube era that has a full walkthrough w/ maps for Zelda 2nd Quest.....I found it locally a few years ago for a few bucks

Yes the 2nd quest is wicked. But I'd say the begining is the hardest part. Also some dungeons are really hard to find, but at least you can skip to another one.

That's very kind of you to say... I'm glad it resonated with you as well. I've spoken with a few people about A Link Between Worlds and have heard the same kind of sentiment from them as well, so I'm glad you got to have that experience with your first Zelda :) It's definitely a meaningful experience to have.

It's rare to be able to experience a great game brand new again. I loved my time with the second quest (except Level 4... boooo!) but I'm happy you also had a really fulfilling experience making your way through this game too. I agree with all of your sentiments... it's a really special experience.

@@hungrygoriya What made me angry was the fact that Level 8 really likes Dodongos. _Really_ likes them. The decision to make the one boss that requires bombs be the only boss type to respawn is... oi. But yeah Level 9, having that one room be like some weird riddle you're never actually supposed to solve was pretty unique.

Having played the games and studied classical piano, relying on notes and maps is the worst way to learn. It is far better to train your memory and accept mistakes. You also learn to improvise and try new things, instead of the exact same recipe every time.

@@TimBowSpice Music teacher here - totally depends on the learner. If you have a hard time visualizing things in your head, then sheet music and maps can be absolutely critical (and when I say visualize, that includes how one interprets notes in their head as they improvise). Besides, making maps can be really fun!

@@TheChilaxicle , I also teach, making maps/charts is important and fun, but not 'needing' them to play is also very important. I have seen too many panic if they don't have their security blanket, even as adults. It is like needing a calculator everytime, or needing GPS. When do the training wheels come off the bike?

@@TimBowSpice It is nothing like needing a GPS or calculator, as those do so much of the work for you. But let's extend your analogy. By that logic, scientists could have created all the technology we have without calculators. Space X rockets would just have to "sense" where to land without GPS. To compare maps and sheet music to training wheels is ridiculous, as professionals VERY MUCH still use those. Sure you might see a jazz group or chamber quartet where everyone is playing by memory, but the practical demands of an orchestra schedule or soundtrack recording means that reading sheet music is a REQUIREMENT of the job. In addition, do you think sailors just navigate around without maps?

@@TheChilaxicle, the analogy was specifically for piano playing. When you see a pianist play a concerto, do they use sheet music? Not the piano player, not during the performance. The orchestra will of course, but not the pianist. Both sides are necessary, but I knew an organist who could not play a piece of music that didn't have his specific fingering written in, even if he has been playing it beautifully for years. Take away his crutch, and he would crumble. I was able to do better on the first try with no fingerings written in. Going right to NASA about calculators? What about adults that are unable to calculate a 20% tip in their head for a $100 restaurant bill? Or adults that cannot find their local grocery store without GPS, even though they have been going there for years? First world problems enrage me. I teach both sides of the coin, I still can sight read a song I have never heard before, and I still play songs I memorized 25 years ago without the sheet music. And I put arrangements into notation, but also follow a chord chart if the situation calls for it. Teachers with their outdated cookie cutter approach are just plagerizing in my eyes, and creating a dependance.

I'm so glad you got to play this as a little one too! Sounds like you made some great memories with your mom. I'm sure my mom helped me with making maps for this game when I was little, but I don't remember her playing it with me. She was more of a SMB2 fan!

Oh wow really? I'm glad it got recommended to you! I played the first quest a ton throughout my life and really appreciated everything the second quest brought along with it. I just recently learned a little bit about how Zelda 1 randomizers work (with the trackers, etc.) so I'm inclined to try one sometime... any new-to-me Zelda is a welcome thing! Another experience that really made me feel like I was playing Zelda 1 for the first time again was Golden Axe Warrior for the Master System. Have you heard of that one before? It was really, really good! A few different mechanics, some magic and towns, etc. but very much a top down, exploration-based adventure game where you need to search every nook and cranny.

7 is still tough, but this is how I usually do it too. I like 2nd quest a lot

yeah, the thing with the 2nd quest is that for later levels you always want to have a lot of rupees because of the "leave your money or your life" and "I bet you'd like to have more bombs" old man rooms in some of the levels, mainly level 7, but I actually found a way to get around 1 of them so I only had to pay 50 rupees instead of 100

I really hope you have fun with it. I know a lot of people don't really like the original Zelda these days compared to what else is out there, but there's something about putting your nose to the grindstone and digging up every secret a land has to offer! I can't wait to see you tackle this one :)

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

That's too funny! I'm glad it was a good walk down memory lane for you. Thanks very much for watching!

Oh, and if you find out any more info on that"BS" game, let me know.

Thank you so much... this whole video felt like me pouring my heart out for a game I keep very close to it so I'm glad that you and others are enjoying it. It's not just nostalgia either for me... it's just a genuinely great game with lots of exploration and challenge, and I loved Golden Axe Warrior just as much. Even playing through a bit of Spiritual Warfare last year had me all pumped to play Zelda again! So exciting! And don't even get me started on level 4. What a pain in the asssss. I'd rather play through Level 9 again blind before that one! I'm glad the mighty Goriya in me rose up! Thanks again for that tip about the thing I needed to do in there... it would've made me insane. The two different quests is so cool. When did they start doing that again? Ocarina of Time? It would've been amazing in Link's Awakening! And yeah, I'll totally keep you posted on BS Zelda if I find anything. I'm guessing there are repros or something out there and I'd be inclined to buy those up!

Awww that's great to hear! Thanks very much and good luck on your adventure!

I'm glad you found the channel. And thank you for your kind words by the way! I've met a lot of really interesting people to chat about games with over the past few years, so I understand that sentiment.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I feel like we must be quite close in age then. I'm just as old as the game itself but I lived under a rock most of my childhood and nobody I knew was playing the same games as me so I had nobody to ask about it at the time. I wish I could remember exactly how I came to know of the second quest. I do remember trying to type my name in as Zelda in my teens but have no idea why I knew to do that. I never had a subscription to Nintendo Power, nor did I ever know anyone that had one at the time. What a help it could've been! I will say that streaming this game with people just an ask away was really encouraging, and I got that "sharing tips and gossip" feeling. I don't think there's a chance I could've done it without the audience to chat with while exploring. And yeah, the walking through walls bit was so counter-intuitive to me. I wouldn't have tried that on my own in a million years but it was such an integral part of the gameplay! I'm excited to sit down and read through the Nintendo Power tips I showed here and see if there's anything else I could've done to make my life easier.

I used to think you had to bomb the illusion walls in order to walk through them. I didn't find out to that was an unnecessary step until I was an adult. 😂

@@hungrygoriya NES games used to come with a little card that told about the Zelda naming cheat. If that one wasn't in there, it was a card telling you some kind of Punch Out!! code. I don't remember what it did.

@@PaladinDusty ... if I could guess what the Punch-Out!! code was for, it likely brought you straight to the final fight!

​@@hungrygoriya I did some searching and found it. It was called Another World Circuit. It can only be accessed by entering the special passcode 135-792-4680 in the passcode continue option and simultaneously pressing the A, B, and Select buttons to enter it. So, it's like the Punch Out!! second quest. lol

:D All good. Thanks for checking out the video anyway!

Thanks for stopping in here. There's lots to go back through and lots more coming :)

Thank you! I hope you have a good time with it. Did you finish it at any point?

Interesting! I had no idea, but it makes sense with how much religious censorship occurred between regions.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy :)

I'm so glad you enjoyed the second quest as much as you did. It's a significant increase in difficulty in virtually every way, but totally worth it. I'm so grateful for the experience even if Level 4 made me want to scream sometimes.

@@hungrygoriya Same! And if I recall correctly, finding level 3 or 4 - whichever one was on the screen below the original palace five, took me forever to find! In any case, thanks for making this video - I really resonated with your experience :)

It sounds like you have some really fantastic memories with your family from this one. What a joy! Thanks so much for sharing.

I hear ya! I decided to jump in because I love the first quest so much, but the second definitely gave me a run for my money.

I'm really appreciative that Erin mentioned me in her video... she's wonderful! And thanks for your kindness about the personal touches in this video too. I try to make my reviews a bit more like that since I also enjoy hearing from people about how they felt about a game, or a bit about their personal gaming history to set the stage for their perspective on a what they're reviewing.

I eyeball the heck out of that bush when I play the first quest now because I also got stuck looking for it for such a long time! I'm honestly sad you get the red candle so late in the second quest considering how essential bush burning is.

@@hungrygoriya Not getting the red candle so late really feels like one of those things where tedious is mistaken for "hard" as a function of design. Watching you burn one bush and go back and forth in order to burn another gave me intense flashbacks to my own experience.

Too kind! Thank you for taking the time to check them out.

@@hungrygoriya no problem. If you ever decide you want to play a third and fourth Quest, I made a rom hack that is in the spirit of the original just with new dungeons and a few changes to the overworld. If you ever like to have it I can send it to you. Just let me know how if not I won't take it personal haha. Have a great night.

Thank you for a very thoughtful message! That's exactly what I'm going for when I put these reviews together, so I'm happy that's what's coming through on the other side. And all my videos have gameplay footage from my own playthroughs that I record with the original hardware. NES is one of the consoles I don't have a high-quality output for (some people modify their consoles to output RGB, but mine is not modded), but you'll see with my other consoles that the footage is a lot crisper. I do use an upscaler and a higher output for everything, but I love how cozy NES looks with regular old composite.

There was a good spread about it in Nintendo Power, but I wasn't privy to that back then!

Funnily enough, I beat second quest before I beat the first one with use of the Zelda name code. Reason was Death Mountain. First quest was a skull shape that I never was able to find my way through with out a map that showed which walls you could bomb, I would try all of them and run out of bombs then forget which ones I had tried, not to mention there are some monsters that required bombs to beat. Second quest Death Mountain was much more straight forward and I didn't need a map for it at all.

@@Arbbal I definitely needed to map the second quest's final dungeon and indicate how I got through walls! I get lost really easily!

@@hungrygoriya I do remember that now. There was a little help in Nintendo Power.

@@Arbbal On second quest weren't there walls you'd walk through instead of bombing too? It's been so long I can't remember.

I'm happy you're enjoying it!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for checking it out!

Thanks, but I'm already capturing in composite and putting the signal through an upscaler. Without modding the system, this is as good as it gets!

Finding your first false wall is an enlightening experiance.

Thanks so much for checking this out! I am glad I finally bit the bullet, faced my fears and pushed through this game. I'd like to hear about your experience if you get back to it sometime. I need more games that make me feel like I'm playing Zelda for the first time again.

President internet I was stuck looking for the raft for awhile on the second quest

Thanks very much :) I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was happy to finally have an excuse to talk about Zelda 1!

I'm glad you found me! Thanks for watching, and for your kind words.

Both Oracle games are really fun, and OOA has some really challenging puzzles.

Oooo yeah, I don't think I'd appreciate a clock very much. I'm pretty methodical when I play through games with a checklist of sorts to go down while exploring, but if it's as easy as you're saying, maybe it won't be so bad. I guess the only way to find out is to try it. I do appreciate the second quest a lot, but there's something about the first that just feels like home. I agree with you about the puzzles feeling more rewarding there though... they're tough enough that you'd be solving them "fresh" again after a break away from the game. Dungeon 9 was awesome. I made a map and crossed off walls I tried walking through and bombing. It was great when I finally made it to Ganon!

@@hungrygoriya Oh yeah, you'd be fine. It's nothing like second quest Zelda. It's paced to fit the time frame. If you've done Majora's Mask you can probably do this. And having never played Golden Axe Warrior and seeing it now, it looks like I have something new to try myself!

@@OnlineVideoSurfer I haven't tried Majora's Mask yet, but it's definitely intriguing. Thanks for filling me in... I'll be curious to get it going sometime. And Golden Axe Warrior is really, really good. I hope you have a blast with it! It was one of the main things that lit the fire under me to start collecting for the Master System.

@@hungrygoriya I'll definitely have to try it. Original Zelda with good English. I liked Startropics for that reason, I'm sure I'll like this.

Thank you very much! I love this game so much and I've been itching for a reason to make a video about it that wasn't the typical review. I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes, definitely go back to that save state... I hope if you do end up playing it that it's a joy!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

They were definitely thinking when they made entering Zelda as a name a way to fast-track things. I remember trying the second quest for about 20 minutes sometime in my teens and never looking back. It was too much to work on, but streaming the game with an audience was probably the best way to play it. Advice at your fingertips and people to share all the twists with. I hope you'll give it another whirl sometime. It's one of my favourites!

Tadaaaaaa!

Haha unfortunately not... it's real!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Any mode that lets me relive my childhood favourites like they're brand new again, even if they're tough as nails for me, is a winner in my book!

Thank you for the information! I'll take as much of this game as I can get. There are so many Zelda ROM hacks out there that I never know where to start with them, so I really appreciate the explanation.

I have heard mixed things about Outlands. I am Hesitant to start it.

i still need to try outlands, i actually got a cartridge with it

for a more official 3rd and 4th quests, play the SNES Satellaview Zelda

There’s a ton of NES rom hacks. Some better than others. Still more enjoyable to me than playing the new bloated games nowadays. NES Zelda has a certain charm that nothing else has ever had

I can never remember where dungeon 2 is, so I need it!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Better late than never!

Those sound like some fantastic memories to have with him, and glad to hear you made it!

Better late than never! I had older cousins that were into Nintendo growing up so I was thankful to get a console at our house too, with Zelda! I suppose I owe my cousins a thank-you one of these days! I'm glad you kept your maps! I have one that I made from when I played King's Quest V on NES as a kid... that desert area was just awful.

Hungry Goriya yep. Both quests, as well as Adventure of Link (and Metroid, I believe).

@@reedr7142 My Metroid map that I made a while back when I played it was so terrible, haha... so hard to get it all straight!

Hey thanks so much for stopping by! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Just finding level 8 was difficult. I remember when it clicked for me where it might be. When I realized my intuition was right, I was so happy.

Playing blind back then, I can totally imagine how frustrating it was not knowing about wall walking. I have no idea how anyone would've figured that out either, and I thankfully had that little bit spoiled for me so I didn't spend too much time wandering around for nothing.

I did 🤷‍♀️ Most stuff was on accident and you learn to try anything. We also drew our own map of the over world.

@@sethralavode9012 I can see that... even just pressing into the wall for a few seconds can send you through, but you'd have to think to try it. It's definitely possible to stumble upon. I hope you had fun with the second quest!

I'm glad the video's getting recommended! Thank you!

Someone here just mentioned potentially hacking my SNES mini to put those games on and try them out. I have some other things in the works in the meantime though!

There's a website where you can play Zelda on your PC... including 3rd, 4th, and 5th quest. Zeldaclassic dot com for the engine, and purezc dot net for custom quests. 20 years worth if you want.

@@nashvillan4lif Oh really? I'll have to try to dig that up. That sounds nice and easy!

@@nashvillan4lif We, the developers of Zelda Classic are saddened to announce that as of the release of Mac OSX 10.15, Zelda Classic will no longer be capable of running on OSX. Furthermore, due to decisions made by Apple, it will not be possible to continue to offer Zelda Classic for the Macintosh platform. The reasons are not of our choosing, but they stem directly from these decisions that Apple have made, for OSX 10.15 Discontinuation of support for 32-bit apps: 32-bit software will not run on OSX 10.15. Discontinuation of support for OpenGL. No OpenGL games will run on OSX 10.15. Future versions of ZC are targeted at OpenGL, instead of DirectX and Quartz. Discontinuation of the Quartz and QT libraries. Our software depends on these, too. Last,and in the chief spot: MacOS 10.15 will not allow non-certified software to run! This is the proverbial, ‘nail in the coffin’, as essentially all small/indy game developers, and all open source developers would be required to pay outrageous sums of money out of pocket just for certification, and even after that, Apple would have the final say on whether we would be permitted to deploy ZC on their platform.

@@hungrygoriya here's the link....www.zeldaclassic.com/

That's wonderful. I'm so happy you enjoyed your time with it. Apart from Level 4 being awful, I loved the rest of it. I think I'd really enjoy randomizers for the same reason too... just getting to experience a favourite in a brand new way!

@@hungrygoriya I think Level 4 was a stumbling block for me, too. Mostly due to the blue and red bubbles, and not understanding how they worked. Hiding an item behind the triforce room was deviously nasty, and I'm kind of impressed by it.

@@DragonRaiderX9 The last place you'd think to look, right? I was thrown off by the fact that there are two items to find there as well! The bubbles are just awful. If I could've removed anything from the second quest, it would've been them.

Good luck whenever you get to it! It's tough but very rewarding!

Hey thanks very much! I had an NES and a Genesis growing up, but we only had a handful of games for each console between me and my siblings. I have no idea how I heard about the second quest since lots of friends in elementary school really weren't into gaming, but I was glad to finally get through it a couple of years ago. I play the first quest about once a year usually. I've been really grateful to get my hands on lots of new-to-me games that I didn't have growing. There are so many great adventures to have.

I hope you have a nice time with it!

Better late than never! I'm glad you found me!

Thank you! It's nice that the game gave you something to look forward to back then, and by complete surprise!

It's definitely a tough run, and I couldn't have dreamed of making it to the end as a kid. No way! I'm glad you finally made it through. This one and Link's Awakening are standouts for me.

I'm glad you appreciated it! I've always wanted a great excuse to talk about Zelda 1 and this seemed like a great angle to take. You're right: it's pretty untouched out there!

Thank you :) My heart was overflowing after finishing this one.

I'm glad to hear you're having a good time with it. Good luck!

Thank you :) I'm glad you're enjoying your time here.

Totally! I'm very grateful I still have my childhood copy, as well as this new one that saves!

Do you remember Nintendo Power magazine? That was epic too!

@@furrys.1304 I do but I never had a subscription growing up. I have a few copies now though!

I totally feel like I'd play the second quest again in a heartbeat. I loved it. Call me masochistic, but it was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've had in a long time.

Who knew indeed! I'm curious to know how people ever found out about walking through walls on their own, or if Nintendo made a small fortune on people calling in to ask questions about it! But thank you! It's nice that you have good memories with this adventure.

It was a pleasant surprise, albeit a little tricky at times.

@@hungrygoriya I never thought you'd reply to me haha. x)

@@KUNOLEOofficial Well, here we are :) I try to keep up with my comments for the most part.

I'm glad you got to experience that rush again! I can't say I can beat the game with no sword, nor am I as familiar with the first quest as you, but the jump into something brand new was pretty exciting. Right on!

I hope you make it through! All the best tackling it!

Thank you very much... I've had a bit of a growth spurt since KZfaq started recommending this one video just over a week ago. I'm really grateful!

@@hungrygoriya Ugh, you make my heart melt with how kind you are! I really do wish you the best, and I hope you hit 100k by 2022!

Awww thanks :) I've been really trying to hammer out a style for my videos and incorporate more photos from my collection too! There were definitely moments I wanted to bang my head against the wall in the second quest but all in all, tooting my whistle and bombing the crap out of everything in sight was a joy. I'm glad you also had positive feelings about it when you played through it. I hope you will again soon so I can enjoy another person's playthrough rather than doing all the head scratching myself.

It's working great.. please keep them coming. Perhaps I will at some point on stream, that could be fun!

@@TheReNesance I think you know what you must do. Your path is set!

It is....? (scratching chin)

@@TheReNesance Yep... get out that adventurer's hat! Off you go!

Oh man... what I would give to see that mastery of the game at work! I'm so sorry you lost your papers. I have heard many stories just like this, and none of those parents have been forgiven either... understandably so!

Did you beat it when you replayed it? Because you could get back to wall walking again if you really wanted to... :)

@@hungrygoriya I did but it took awhile....LOL Just don't have enough time to play as much as I would like but the younger me more than made up for that.

@@nebulapig Fair enough! Well if you ever do give the second quest another go, I hope you have a blast with it. I loved it so much more than I thought I would despite the challenge!

Hey thanks :) I'm happy to know that you had a similar experience as well.

Thank you :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Level 4 was the absolute worst! I'm happy to hear you pushed through eventually... yes, pun intended!