A New NES Zelda! - The Legend of Zelda: Outlands

In today's video we spotlight The Legend of Zelda Outlands. An amazing rom hack of the original 1986 game for the NES. What does this new spin on the classic bring to the table and include?
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[@scottcmu]

I didn't need the ten minute recap on the history of Zelda to watch this video.

[@hdofu]

FYI, this "New" NES Zelda is 22 years old as of the 15th of May

[@grasshoppersantwitch6087]

Is it actually good? Lots of hacks are not very good

[@Corpsecrank]

Yeah not only did I not know this was a fan made rom it isn't even new. Just gonna tell youtube not to recommend me this ch again...

[@eternax6828]

Just a poor click bait video title 🥱

[@Lwilibert]

she does this, she clickbaits. Also prone to 5 min intro till she covers whats stated in the title.

[@billyjoejimbob75]

I'm glad the big red arrow was there though. Almost missed that cartridge.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Going to Costco is like living out Zelda's second quest in real life, with the ways they keep rearranging the store each time...

[@Sly88Frye]

Oh you damn right it is! In my area as I live in Santa Rosa the biggest city of wine country in the fifth largest city of the Bay area, I have to Costco's in my area. One in Santa Rosa and another one actually just a little further down the freeway in the neighboring town of Rohnert Park and while they are both Costco, honestly both the stores are arranged completely different. And of course like you said a lot of items are moved away from where that used to be in put somewhere else. Like at first I was confused about bread because it got moved to a completely different spot than where it used to be. There were other items that were moved as well

[@jennyvlogs7160]

They want you to get lost. Hoping you will find impulse items to buy while you're womdering around.

[@draketerrell4309]

with less and less product in BIG BOLD TYPED BOXES

[@napoleonfeanor]

Odd, it is ot happening often in my country (Lower Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany

[@bezoticallyyours83]

😂

[@TBustah]

As soon as you said “I’ll make my own”, I said “please say, ‘with Blackjack and hookers’”. I was not disappointed. 😂

[@YourFavouriteColor]

just a heads up, when you're talking into your mic during the segments that show your face, the audio is only coming out of the left heaphone/speaker. This is usually related to using a mono mic input in a stereo track. Make sure you use mono channels for your mic audio. I hope this helps!

[@myboyfriend95]

threw me off so much

[@diegopaiva5257]

or just duplicate the track into the stereo format while editing... a great video, btw.

[@scythe0925]

I only had my right earbud in. That makes more sense now

[@JosephFitts]

@@scythe0925 the buds I use only have a working right one, so I had the same issue, lol

[@luminaire42]

Wow, lotta right earbud crew watching this video! 😂😂 I only have one in most of the day, so I set my phone to mono audio unless I'm listening to music and have both in. Just thought it was weird to see several other people talking about having only the right earbud in as I'm sitting here watching this doing the exact same thing...

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

The Link's Awakening remake for Nintendo Switch has its own dungeon maker...

[@commonsenseconservative3226]

"With blackjack and hookers!" Love the Futurama reference.

[@greenkoopa]

I like turtles

[@Tweaker420666]

I wish i could tell Nintendo that Tears of the Kingdom needs to be a gold cartridge.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

its already going to be $80 don't give them another idea on how to raise that price lol

[@Darthdoodoo]

All Zelda games should be gold

[@brucetheman8883]

I am surprised they have not done the Gold Theme special editions in such a long time, I wonder why they stopped doing them!

[@diamondsmasher]

Nothing’s stopping you!

[@Tweaker420666]

@@diamondsmasher i have tried. Cannot find a way to tell em.

[@dham0439]

Wait… Lady Decade is your line about black jack and hookers bender from futurama? I can’t believe I caught that. I said that for years at one point! What a throw back for me 😊

[@ozmaphase2]

I have beaten this game twice, and I like it easily as much as the original game. It feels like an absolute perfect evolution of the original that I wish could have become the NES sequel that never happened, and thanks to fans, it did!

[@lovecounting3021]

Is there a walkthrough somewhere for this game? My wife got this for me 5 years ago as a gift - I got about halfway in and got completely stuck and stumped. Long story short I had one kid then and have 4 now. I don't want to cheat my way through the whole game but I haven't gone back because I just don't have hours and hours anymore to wander around and try to figure out what's next. Also - huge respect for you beating it twice. Awesome!

[@thundergodgamer118]

How can I play this game?

[@ozmaphase2]

@@lovecounting3021 there are likely guides on it. I haven’t used one but I totally feel you on the lack of time.

[@thundergodgamer118]

@@ozmaphase2 how can I play this game? I love Zelda games

[@lovecounting3021]

@@ozmaphase2 yeah I should probably do another search, it's been 4 or 5 years since my first effort - back then I was surprised that I couldn't find anything in terms of a walkthrough or guide online for it.

[@caseystrange]

This isn't new. It's been in the ROM Hacking community for several years and is quite popular. Slow day?

[@SynopsisGrim]

She must have wanted a change of pace from using cleavage as click bait.

[@KBXband]

Hey its that Zelda rom hack from the 2000s that I never figured out!

[@AronFigaro]

New? Outlands is coming up on its 25th anniversary lol. Wonderful game! :D

[@queens.dee.223]

"Sony's DVD player that also ran games." Perfection 😂

[@ericm215]

That was a great Bender reference

[@apap1586]

Those first three games are special. Still have my copies I had to beat them without any guides. Took me months.

[@chrusader5134]

_My left ear is thankful for the (professional) intro..._

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Super Mario Bros. 2 Japan) has World 9 and Worlds A through D, which are basically part of a shorter Second Quest in The Lost Levels...

[@TheRealKnightchip]

People saying that the ps2 being called a DVD player as a burn must know it was the best way to get a DVD player. The fact the system is more than just a media player was pretty impressive for it's time. Why pay for a high priced DVD player when you could get a ps2 that delivers that plus gaming also not to mention it's backwards compatible right out of the box

[@RyuukySaotomi]

The Legend of Zelda: Outlands is a rom hack of the original 1986 The Legend of Zelda by Challenge Games that dates back to May 15, 2001. Wow!

[@SharifSourour]

Your description of the PS2 is perfect! 😂

[@mr79843]

Agreed. That was great and so true!

[@ailaxl]

can't go wrong with a Bender quote

[@Sly88Frye]

5:50 awesome! I did not expect a Bender from Futurama reference there 😂

[@DigitalConceptz]

What’s up Lady D, I checked my subscription feed. I haven’t played any Zelda games in like forever, I played probably one or two modern games. But remember this old n64 add on called the 64DD, and in an old GamePro mag I recall it was an issue from ‘97. Was called Zelda 64 Dawn & Dusk. If only it wasn’t a disaster I wonder what the release could of been if. The 64DD peripheral would of succeeded I wish Nintendo would have re-released and modernized that game wish I knew! I’m sure you remeber the 64DD add on 😂

[@zerocyfer]

1:43 - "What Nintendon't!". I think I'm in love! I'm transported back to 1994! "Genesis does, what Nintendon't!" [Note to self; add Lady Decade to watch list. Like and subscribe :D] 5:56 - Bender! lol! Too much!

[@bazdaniels7420]

Outlands has actually been around for years, I got my copy at a flea market 4 yrs ago.

[@RaraRogerL]

Agreed after the first line! Lol, I had to buy a gold nes cart, don't even have a nes, just like Zelda, and it's so cute!

[@sgernz1986]

0:46 “Sony’s DVD player that also ran games” 😂

[@alaskanshenanigans9266]

I love the parody of "The Paranormal Scholar" video format,.. 8.5 out of 10 delivery. Well done. 😉👍

[@Geneticspore]

Modders do what Ninten-Don't. I remember that commercial. Sega does, what Ninten-don't.

[@hosam7609]

Saves backed up by a battery weren't pioneered by Zelda nor Nintendo, first game to have that was an msx game called Hydlide 2 launched same year but before Zelda that utilized battery saves, and also an epoch Super Cassette Vision game called Pop and chips that was launched a year earlier.

[@HarmonicWave]

I think she meant on mainstream consoles that are still well-known today. Not literally first, but first for Nintendo.

[@hosam7609]

@@HarmonicWave msx is well-known outside the US, there's actually a huge scene of collectors for it in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, I own ~10 MSX computers myself, it's a wonderful system

[@ultramaximusreviews]

This sounds like Counselor Troi talking about Zelda LOL

[@jameshaley2156]

I-learned something today,Thanks so much!

[@gerradfoster8777]

DVD player that also ran games 😆😂🤣. Thank you 🙏

[@JonathanMCook]

Just a "friendly" heads-up as you appear to be really young (or maybe they didn't air this animated series in the UK) but Link actually DOES TALK. He was voiced by Jonathan Potts who voiced the character for 13 episodes in the Legend of Zelda series that aired every Friday on the Super Mario Brothers Super Show.

[@JonathanMCook]

@Nicholas Time Ahh. Apparently it did air on that side of the pond. 👍

[@futuramayeah]

i wanted a sequel to the first game in the same graphics , but just an extension of the map , that would have been cool if they did that instead of zelda 2 the way they changed the graphics.

[@xevious1696]

The first would of been cool. But 2 is my all time favorite. A remake of that one. Or a sequel. Would of been best.

[@Mitch3D]

There was a dungeon maker in the Switch Link's Awakening, I'm not sure it gets that much attention but nothing as cool as a fan-made NES zelda.

[@douglasbriel6103]

I hope Nintendo hired these guys. What a resume.

[@Felix24148]

I would love a new N64 Zelda game like this

[@sylvanstrength7520]

There are a few different Ocariba of Time rom hacks out there! I haven’t gotten to play any but some are good!

[@VanGohman]

Good video, but some of your voice over is only showing up in the left audio channel, just in case you weren't aware.

[@mccrh7737]

Epic, thaks for showing this 😄 Got a copy and gonna rock it after this video, thanks 😀

[@hnorrstrom]

If I want to play or make Zelda clone games there is always "Zelda Classic. " It has been around since the late 90's and 100's of Zelda type games has been made by fans using that game engine and editor. Well it's not really a rom hack but a pc program but it mimics the original well and you can also add countless of new things and features.

[@nashvillan4lif]

Armageddon Games released Zelda Classic back in 1999 and there have been many what I call "homebrews" over the years. One of the best titles I ever came across was "Link in Castlevania".

[@hnorrstrom]

@@nashvillan4lifYes, I remember running it under Dos 6.22(?) and windows 3.11 back then. Newer versions have far more features but still have the old Dos feel to them.

[@lexbeltran1354]

I bought a Gold, Zelda multicart from eBay a few years ago. It has outlands and plenty of other Zelda hacks 😀👍👍👍

[@PukeSkinwalker]

My favorite Zelda game is legend of doom where it is basically Zelda but in 3d and has the doom overlay.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

The Legend of Zelda : What Happens in Vegas. Lol

[@khatdubell]

"a direct sequel to the adventure of link. ... zelda herself will make an appearance" Which one, there are two zelda's after the end of the 2nd game.

[@sspotter1978]

That Aldi store looks like New Jersey.

[@landeny65]

I got this for Christmas in 2014, it’s insanely hard

[@projectpat006]

This hack has been around since the mid 2000s lol

[@pkneeyahx]

At 0:50 I believe you've got it backwards. It's a video game console that plays DVDs, not the other way around. Lol

[@A-Ls1]

What about being able to start where you stopped? That’s what’s needed.

[@maxjUArizona]

I am little late to the party (e.g., nintendo switch, etc. ) and still have my old console from 1989. This revamped game looks amazing; where and now may I get my hands on this to play myself?

[@1justinswift]

I came across it on.. eBay or Etsy cannot recall. It's quite a fun challenge.

[@harbreey]

There will be remastered same thing back in 6 years for Breath of the Wild. This year would be releasing May 19th , 2023.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

This game looks interesting.

[@ChibiKami]

7:00 hate to nitpick lore but Ganon devised relatively little. With the exception of Spectacle Rock every dungeon in Zelda 1 & 2 is a creation of the Hylian royal family. The princess hid the triforce pieces there in Zelda 1 and the monsters are there to keep Ganon's forces out but Link wasn't added to the guest list, while in Zelda 2 the temples existed to maintain the ancient protection on the triforce of courage

[@danielfatfingahs5649]

That PS2 burn was so smooth 😳 😆

[@vxicepickxv]

Yeah, it's one of the reasons the PS2 is the best selling console of all time. It wasn't much more expensive than a regular DVD player, which basically meant it was always in stock. It was also fully backwards compatible with the PS1, which was also very successful. I definitely started using it as a DVD player and PS1 before I got a few PS2 games.

[@BradStarnes]

And I need to play this...

[@eagix]

Man, if I was a PS2 my feelings would be hurt right now 🤣

[@dan537]

Right? No reason to put it down like that either, PS2 was a fucking banger of a system.

[@pharmcat8484]

I see that Lufia box. 😍

[@SilhSe]

3:43 😂🤣🤣

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

3:43 HEY LISTEN!

[@diamondsmasher]

Somehow the new colour palettes almost make the screens look to have less diversity and colour depth, almost like playing on the Super Gameboy.

[@PedrinhoCruzeirense]

"Sony's DVD Player that also run games"... lol

[@JoelSinn-sd5fn]

New? This has been sold on ebay for over 10 years, and was available long before that as a download.

[@Sly88Frye]

10:25 okay that clip was really unexpected 😂

[@briandhamby]

Mad burn on PS2 DAMN

[@richardm3785]

Your accent makes it sounds more interesting. For that i give you a thumbs up 👍🏾

[@napoleonfeanor]

I guess AngloAldi L'AngleterreLidl must be different from the ones here in the land of the stay-behind Saxons and our related tribes AKA the original.

[@brianharmon9405]

The black jack and hookers comment got you a sub lol

[@kainemaxwell]

This hack's always intimidated me. you wanna play a good zelda hack, try zelda 1 ancient dungeon!

[@ElricSowrd]

It's been a longtime. 5:47- LOL

[@Sly88Frye]

I'd hate to say it but I actually kind of suck at the original Zelda. I don't think it's a bad game or anything I just am not good at it. Now I actually think the original Metroid sucks because there's too many rooms it look the same and it's really hard to know where you're going, but back to Zelda. I grew up in the nineties and I started with a link to the past on the SNES. I also played Ocarina of Time but actually play that a lot later. I played Link's Awakening before that. In fact I had actually beaten four swords adventure before I ever fully completed Ocarina of Time. In fact my first time ever playing the original Legend of Zelda was actually on Super smash Bros brawl in a bleep was the masterpieces section where you can play very short demos of classic games that feature the various characters of Super smash Bros brawl. A little later I did in fact download the original Legend of Zelda on the Wii virtual console and again I still kind of sucked at it. It's disappointing how bad I am at the original Zelda when I'm generally really great at video games and I'm also quite good at A Link to the past. I think the reason why I have difficulty with the original Zelda is because of how the sword works in that game. In A Link to the past the sorts wipes are animated to the point that it's not just right in front of you but it's like goes all over the front of you from a full-on 90-degree angle pretty-much across your body so it's a lot easier to hit your target with your sword. Unlike in the original sell dope with a sword just literally appears smoking in front of me when you attack and it's instant. And the fact that you can't move diagonal or attack at an angle has definitely been a tough adjustment for me. I'll give the game another shot on my switch sense of a ton of classic NES games in there as well as of course SNES, N64, Genesis, Game Boy, and GBA, but anyway maybe if I just practice bad enough I could adjust to how it plays. It just kind of feels like a tough adjustment what I'm used to the later games especially since I grew up with the later games and had for once finally played the original by the time I was already twenty years old in 2008 when playing brawl so I hadn't had any practice growing up.

[@Sly88Frye]

Wait a minute. The way you phrased that is confusing. Pioneering the battery backup in English release? Are you trying to say that in other languages like French or German or Spanish or something they didn't get the battery backups in the cartridge? 😂

[@zenvultra]

How is this new when it came out in 2001?

[@SynopsisGrim]

click bait

[@ianbraun271]

wow, some shade thrown at the PS2.

[@jfiffl7]

So this has to do with HWAOC Producers Not being the Same team as the Standalone HW

[@RPGreg2600]

Links awakening remake does have a dungeon creator 😉

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Ooh! 😍 ⚔ 🧝‍♂️ 🛡

[@WayneCAlderman]

think you mean going to Walmart any time of the year and everything in the whole store is moved around or gone for the season

Your live microphone has an issue: only the left channel is recorded.

[@josh_m]

"Sony's DVD player that also ran games" lol nice

[@jamieturnage9511]

that was one fun game and hard to beat . the legend of zelda . i only got to level 7 . died so many times

[@betahax4212]

You can make own levels in new Links Awakening.

[@kizzaht]

"New" NES Zelda? I played this romhack in college over 20 years ago...

[@Avertan221]

Does anybody know how we can actually play this? I'd love step by step instructions on how to get this so I can play it

[@SkyLizardGirl]

I am currently working on a Zelda game that takes place after Outlands but it is being built with Zelda Classic.

[@crt-daze]

GOLDEN FOR A GRACIOUS LIVING. TOO BAD I DON'T HAVE THAT MONEY.

[@bry159]

Thanks

[@jacobbaranowski]

5:59 Zelda out out-lands

[@robkrasinski6217]

How does Nintendo feel about fan made hacks and homebrew of its IP? Nintendo hates piracy, and they probably don't like when their IP is used without permission. They very rarely license out their IP to third party companies even.They guard Mario, Zelda, etc. like gold.

[@aldogutierrez6637]

Thx 🙏🏼

[@guyvandermire4146]

i cried tears of the kingdom when tears of the kingdom was confirmed which in turn confirmed that what was entailed in my sliver of hope that I had been holding onto desperately, nintendo abandoning a lifetime of trying new things with their second flagship franchise and instead releasing what every old school zelda fan wants, a proper modern zelda with actual dungeons, was indeed not coming to fruition.

[@bredmond812]

Hey, Listen! This is really a great video and I want to play Outlands now, but an important question is, is this game ih-LEEEEEEEGAL?

[@Wagyu_Jubei]

Lady Decade because it takes her forever to show what the video is actually about

[@ubercomrade]

What is the difference between a sales man and sales woman?

[@feenix219]

You really need to try the hacked game LEGEND OF LINK.

[@toxicprophetking]

So when do you expect "the Legend of Zelda: Blackjack & Hookers edition" will be ready for release? I've spent too much time lately trying to release a cock-pocalypse in single player mode if you know what I mean...

[@cowboyboots9901]

These types of ROM hacks get put on Ebay for $600 as "super rare Nintendo Zelda game" when this is not a Nintendo game.

[@Hey_Its_Thor]

I remember making a repro of this years ago, really taxes the NES hardware