This was my Uncle Jimmy's favorite game. When I was a kid in the 80's I would watch him play this. Good memories.

One of my fave games from my childhood. Simple gameplay, very memorable soundtrack!

This game didn't make dog sense to me as a kid and I still feel the same as an adult... Good run tho

This game was clearly ahead of its time and above most of the competition for the time of its release

Yes my favorite childhood game! This game bring back so much memories! So nostalgic! All thanks to my mother and father who blessed me with such memories RIP Mom/Dad 💓

This was by far better than ironsword.

I was a small kid when I beat this in the 80s...it was SO frustrating (constantly falling and having to get EVERY chest...yes, I'm one of those.), that the *INSTANT* I beat it, I was done with it. I can't even imagine playing it so much that I had it all memorized to the extent you do.

This game is easily one of my top five NES games. A much-loved go-to for some casual nostalgia. And... dear Lord! This god among gamers does this game in 17:04?! I'm still in the first stage 17 minutes in!

Thank you for playing the game and it’s entirety instead of glitching back to the first stage! Also thank you for no commentary! People that sit and talk while they play drive me insane.

I like that when he dies he actually writhe in pain for a few seconds. I know I'm sick lol

Thanks for posting this. One of my favorite games as a kid. I really enjoyed reliving it.

I had no idea what to do when I played this as a kid

Didn't know you could use the boots of force to kick the boss. Mind blown

Jeez it took me hours to beat this game. Good way to waste an afternoon. That low health music still haunts me.

Remember playing this with my best friend, great memories, thanks for posting!

I used to freak out when I heard that 'warning music' anytime Kuros had only three notches of health. I loved this game back in the day. I beat it too, but admittedly, I used at LEAST five continues to do so :P Thanks for posting this and making VERY good use of the Boots of Force =)

This was my favorite NES game as a child. I played the iron sword games as well!

so many good memories tied to this game, thanks for sharing!!!!!

First time playing this was today, although I grew up with ironsword. Thanks for showing me where the key was after the spider boss, felt like I was jumping around the castle area for 30+ minutes

Oh my God lol, I was just thinking about this game and couldn't remember what it was called. The irony here is it was on a feasel speedrun of rygar that I was thinking of this game. Thanks feasel.

Thanks feasel. You're very fun to watch

Ohhhhh man, lots of memories here!!!

This was like. The Medieval DOOM I miss such kind of games

I can still remember the first time I beat this game.

My 100% favorite game as a kid

So much better than some twitch bullshit.

I've always loved the music from games like this. This one and Gauntlet. I think it's the use of arpeggios to which I'm drawn.

Ohhh shit this game takes me back. One of my favorites.

A casual-play of this would be crazy. Well done.

One of five games I beat on the NES. Wizards and Warriors, Castlevania II, Tiger Heli, Gradius, and Contra 👍

Omg I almost forgotten about this! I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

I spend a childhood on this game, you spend 19 minutes!

Loved this game as a kid. Part 2 was a lot of fun also.

This gives me ptsd to the bees and finall boss

I used to play this game as a kid lol i struggled with the game but i actually got to the castle when i was like 8 lol

Glad you avoided Garbagio

Full stage/warpless speed runs are the best imho

tellement des bons souvenirs,

Great run, man! Might I suggest some post-commentary overlayed during the run to explain some strats? Keep up the great work!

I only played this game a few times as a kid and had spent more time with Ironsword (which I thought was insanely difficult). Question though, if this is a speed run why spend so much time gathering gems? Are they necessary to advance and I’m missing something? Great run and entertaining video!

Great run, I always dreaded the low health music because it was insanely repetitive!! It made me want to just let myself die if I knew I wouldn't be getting health any time soon

that jump to get the battle axe of agor was awesome, i could never get that jump

Great run! I don't even know how I beat the game because I never picked up half of those power ups.

This is the only game I ever did a speed run for. Me age 10 and my auntie age 18 had speed competitions after we beat this in the late 80’s. My best was about 23min and my aunt beat me at around 20.

I wish this game would have had more levels like the woods level, and outside the castle, instead of 4 straight levels of caves

Nice! Great game

amazing

I think there is a shorcut between the first level to the last forest level, I think I saw it in nintendo force

Impossibly fast I always liked the level where you climbed up the castle

Absolute pro

So a weird feeling for the "You win!" music to be the title music.

Never thought the force boots were so useful

As a kid, I never got why he didn’t just cross the field to the castle rather than go straight to hell and back again. I know it was to save the damsels but the look of that field was frustrating as hell.

I remember how overpowered the Boots Of Force were! You can 1 shot a boss lol!

Caraca... a música que toca quando finaliza o jogo, é a mesma de abertura do Gauntlet do NES !! Woow

Great game

I've only played the sequel so this is my first time even seeing this. First impression: the music is way better in part 2.

Is that a hack letting him open chest with out keys ?

How are you opening chests without the key of the chests color?

Could never make it past the second level

Gg

how do you collect closed treasure chests without their respective colored key?

I still remember that pip squeak boss who got bigger and BIGGER 😂

The music at 17:20

Boot of fucking force !

I realize that Kratos Leviathan Axe uses the same physics than this Knife ;)

Is this a world record? That was insanely fast!!!

A true *wierd* Classic

Ah, I see you at least have a streamed version. Disregard my earlier comment!

What cheat code you got going on?

One of the least challenging games of my childhood aside from Guerrilla Warriors.

holy fuck, i didn't know how to actually use the Featherfalling or Kick. I almost never got past the purple stage bc of some asshole jumps

I don't know whether to think if the sounds are crazy or annoying. Constant interruptions.

Couldn't throw in a brunette or a read head?

The first Dark Souls? XD

Whats not to like.

Wait, what the fucking iron Sword hell!??? You defeated him with your foot???!?!? he NEVER gets close enough to me for that!!!!!!!

Ya'll speedrunning this but me and my friend spent 10 hours in 1988 after he got it for christmas stuck in the damned trees.

Creo que yo nunca di patadas.