Faxanadu (NES) - Full Game

Here's my most recent playthrough of Faxanadu, streamed on April 19th, 2018.
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at / hungrygoriya

[@craftingthemines1486]

I honestly thought no one but me knew this game existed. None of my friends, my family knew but that's because I played it. It was one of the first games I ever completed at a rather young age. I can't count how many times I played it. I just found this video today and it's nice to finally find someone who has not only played it but adores it like I do. Thanks by the way, I have to play it again now.

[@hungrygoriya]

I love love love this game. Always glad to meet others that enjoy it as least as much as I do! Thanks for the thoughtful comment and enjoy your revisit!

[@dethaddr]

I don't usually watch such long playthroughs with commentary, but you have a really nice voice for voice overs. Also a great ratio of volume of voice to game. Great video of a pretty decent NES game. A worthy watch!

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks very much!

[@Mario-vt2dy]

​@@hungrygoriya I agree. I watch her videos and get asmr tingles. So refreshing to watch retro video game content without an annoying nerd voice!

[@branscombe_]

agreed, the best narrator !!

[@porbagkilla]

This is still one of my favorite NES games, came back to watch your playthrough again. Hope all is going well with you and yours!

[@hungrygoriya]

Oh wow!! Thank you very much! Things here are going well enough, just very busy with some extra contract work. I'm just on the cusp of having a new video out, hopefully by the weekend. It's a big one, so it's been taking a little while, but hopefully you'll enjoy it!

[@glenhayman8722]

I appreciate the real aspects of your commentary the fact that it comes off as real as when i was a kid and would talk about my favorite games in elementary school, this is a high compliment

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks so much! I really love this game so I'm glad it comes across as genuine. It is!

[@Grail_Quest]

Excellent. Thanks for this playthrough! Faxanadu is the greatest NES action RPG, in my opinion. There is something dark, wondrous and magical that happens as the story, gameplay and music of this game blend, to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Heroic fantasy with a twinge of shadow, that bleeds atmosphere. You can almost smell the dust on the path as you travel over and through the crumbling ruins woven throughout the roots of the world tree. Ancient palaces laden with mouldering tapestries and moss covered stone, bearing mute testimony to denizens long gone or corrupted. Disfigured abominations lying in wait within secret alcoves of mysterious fortresses. Strange fables that call to you of fountains in the sky, and wingboots to take you there. This game was a masterstroke of pacing and progression as well. You feel yourself journeying deeper into the dim, claustrophobic interior of the world tree as you go along, moving upward through the trunk. Eventually, you reach cloud elevation and enter the eternal night of the land of mist. A haunting world of nightmare, where you can feel the dampness on your skin as surreal, grotesque monstrosities emerge from the cold fog to feast on your flesh. Through these slick, labyrinthine byways you travel, delving into houses and palaces of horror, before finding the onyx stone and emerging out of the suffocating mist into the aptly named Daybreak, where light once again floods your path and you find yourself high within the stratosphere, meandering through the branches of the World Tree. After discovering the Battle Suit, Battle Helm and fabled Dragonslayer sword you are ready to step from the uttermost edge of the World Trees limbs and begin the descent into the labyrinth of the Evil One, who journeyed to this world on a fallen star and has corrupted its denizens and natural beauty. After the final battle, peace is restored to the land, and the crystalline waters begin to flow once again, only for our hero to set forth on his next adventure. 'What a restless guy!" You feel yourself making true progress through the game and story by virtue of this evolving landscape, without the game holding your hand or forcing the notion upon you. Seeing your equipped weapons and armor was novel at the time and was another layer of visually represented progression that reinforced the sensation that your character was growing and becoming more adept throughout the journey. Finally, enough cannot be said about the music. Jun Chikama's score for this game might be the best soundtrack for any game on the system, evoking stirring adventure, goosebump inducing terror, regal splendor and mysterious wonder all at appropriate times to perfectly heighten immersion. I wish the original team had gone on to make a 16 bit sequel on the SNES, but alas Faxanadu remains a singular experience, that may never again touch an audience in the same way, or have the same impact it had on those who were fortunate enough to discover it around the era of it's release. Mantras and Monsters, Daggers and Wingboots await you, indeed!

[@hungrygoriya]

I would love a sequel to this one. I have a painter friend that did a scene of the path the hero walks right at the beginning of the game towards Eolis, and that's framed and up in my house above my desk. I adore this game.

[@GameTimeWhy]

What an amazing way of describing this game. It my first time watching a playthrough and I want to play it myself now.

[@chewygad7899]

You got me interested. Need to get an nes and this cart!

[@brianhatcher2799]

Dude, you should be a writer!(in reference to the top comment) That was like poetry 😮

[@eddvcr598]

This is the best description of this awesome game EVER!! You got the nail on the head with everything that makes this game a real masterpiece!! I thought it was the most tragic that the grotesque and twisted monsters were once regular people going about their day, and how the tainted water source made everybody succumb to this terrible deformation and corruption. That distinct tragic undertone juxtaposed with the strange stoic and jaded denizens absolutely hooked me when I was playing this game as a kid.

[@javierdaniel1429]

38:38 - when you said that, it struck a real deep sense of camaraderie. I say that about Zelda 2 all the time, still remember spending hours on it in 1988, and then beating it almost 20 years later as a grownup. Amazing work, thank you for this!

[@hungrygoriya]

That was exactly the experience I had with this game. I played it a ton when I was a kid and never finished it until I was an adult. Glad I'm not the only one revisiting old games and putting them to rest in adulthood.

[@Xameel]

I rented this game back when I was 10. I didn’t get very far in 2 days as a kid and never got to play it again. I have always wanted to finish it, and amned if your channel didn’t convince me to play it. I just beat it a few minutes ago. Holy crap. It may be cuz I lost all my young me NES skills decades ago, but I had a helluva time getting through the challenges in this game. Boy is it full of random punishing mechanics. I really felt like I accomplished something by playing this through. A may have thrown the controller a few times, but I’m so glad I did it. I know it’s no ghouls and ghosts hard, but it’ll stick with me forever. Thank you for passively demanding I play it with your channel And the classical guitar covers of the Mantra entry screen music are amazing

[@hungrygoriya]

Hooray! I'm so, so glad you got through it, even with all its challenges at times. Congratulations on finally finishing it! I've had many Faxanadu music covers pass through my playlists over the years. The whole soundtrack's great (except the mist music...)

[@RyuRanXII]

I'm glad I've discovered your channel/twitch. You have been entertaining me in the hospital while I heal from covid. Thank you very much!

[@hungrygoriya]

You're so welcome. I wish you the speediest recovery! All the best!

[@AntZen85]

I just discovered your channel and I love your content! The love for Faxanadu and 7th Saga was what made me subscribe! Look forward to seeing all your videos!

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thanks so much! I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying things so far. I've got another review in the editor that I'm working on so that should hopefully be out sometime this week!

[@fitzzcarraldo]

This game looms large in my memory. Thank you for playing through it!

[@hungrygoriya]

My pleasure! I'm gearing up for my annual playthrough next month and I'm really excited!

[@VisiV]

I’m going to end up watching all your videos for sure. You’re always focused so much on my favorite era.

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you enjoy your time with the channel!

[@Njuregen]

I am watching them bit by bit they fun ^^

[@lofwyr5063]

I come back to this video every now and then ever since it helped me through the worst sinus infection I ever had in my life, granted, I only had like two, but I was half dead from that last one. You have a very pleasant voice and I like your "yaaaaaaah!"s especially, they don't crop up that often, which is good, makes em a treat.

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww goodness, I'm glad you' recovered okay from that! And this is very sweet of you to say, so thank you for coming back to this. It's one of my favourite games to play! I love being able to share it with other people.

[@Grinnar]

To sum up the story, for anyone confused: A meteor came down from the heavens, with the Evil One inside of it. I'm not sure how, but it started corrupting the dwarves, and in desperation to prevent the Evil One from obtaining their most precious weapon, the dwarven king swallowed it. You restore the fountains, defeat the Evil One (which yes is an alien), and then continue on your journey. Restoring peace to the land and the tree of life or whatever it's called.

[@ash1rose]

Final alien boss! I’m sorry I missed this stream. It sounded like so much fun, but I was able to watch this at work, which makes the day go by quicker 😆

[@hungrygoriya]

I had a good time :) I wish I could play this game more often. Thanks for watching! Maybe some more long-form playthroughs are in order if they're good for work background noise...

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

I always was confused why your an elf yet your king looks like a human with a beard and there are humans smoking cigarettes selling keys.

[@cookiemonster4634]

You nailed it, never beat this game as a kid, thanks for showing me the ending.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's my pleasure. I love this game and play it once a year or so. It never gets old!

[@Teachermook]

So many fond memeories of this game. Loved watching your playthrough and also so angry we dont have it on switch online!!!!

[@hungrygoriya]

Thanks so much :) My fingers are crossed it comes to Switch Online one of these days. More people need to experience this game!

[@mattirwin9005]

Another cool play through. Thanks for doing this one! I never owned this game (though I did have the similar Castlevania II which seems to be less well lived these days) but my cousins did and so I had the opportunity to play it long ago. Keep up the good work with all these retro games!

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thanks :) I should probably just upload some stream archives here for fun. I'll add some Ultima IV stuff to this playlist from when I was streaming it blind, but with the good help of a friend or two. I don't have all of my streams from Ultima IV, but there'll be some blind play if you're still interested in that. I've had Faxanadu since I was a kid and loved it to death. When I got older I always wanted to find other similar games, and I've recently learned that Castlevania II, Battle of Olympus and Zelda II are all quite similar in many ways. I've played quite a bit of Zelda II but haven't tried the others, so that'll be really exciting for me once I get around to it. Thanks for the encouragement, as always :)

[@SwiftSmashGamingZone]

I went through and briefly tested out every video game for NES recently, and I ended up playing this one for quite a while (much longer than any other game) ⌚ Something about 2D side-scrolling RPG's just clicks with me for some reason! 🔥

[@hungrygoriya]

Faxanadu's awesome. I'm glad this one struck a chord with you and that you might try to finish it out sometime! There are lots of great RPGs like Faxanadu that are worth trying out sometime if you haven't, like Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Clash at Demonhead, The Battle of Olympus, Rygar... all great ones in my humble opinion! I hope you enjoyed your brief foray into those titles as well.

[@natedog1261]

First time seeing this game was from this video. I went and bought the game on ebay, fired up the nes and beat this masterpiece. It was a great game to play after stumbling onto and finishing the monster boy series.

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the game! Faxanadu will always be one of my favourites and it sounds like it's one of yours now too :)

[@poolboy22v]

Nostalgia bomb. Makes me want to play this again. Played it as a kid too. Awesome game

[@chibizilla9648]

This and Xexyz were my favorite games when I was 9. Beat them again recently, still amazing.

[@hungrygoriya]

Xexyz was very fun! I really enjoyed it!

[@Mike-ix5sv]

Breads for the hungry goriya! Loved this game back in the day

[@hungrygoriya]

Squid Bread and Ghost Bread are the best!

[@LemonEatingKow]

Great playthrough! Never heard of this game before. Good stuff!

[@hungrygoriya]

It was a fast favourite of mine as a kid and it's stayed at the top of my NES list my entire life. Glad you enjoyed!

[@TheReNesance]

Oh snap! Here it is! Wish I had seen this live, but at least I can watch it now :)

[@hungrygoriya]

Yep! I don't normally upload streams since I don't capture the chat, but here it is if you're interested :)

[@TheReNesance]

Oh, I am indeed! You're supplying me with a lot of great videos to watch... I'm up to part 4 of Ultima too :)

[@Apocal7964]

I remember playing this game at the Sears by my house as a kid they had the old Nintendo kiosk with the 15 NES games plugged in

[@hungrygoriya]

I think it's a fantastic game. I play it at least once a year!

[@zerogold8717]

I love this game. The overworld theme is one of my favorite NES tracks.

[@hungrygoriya]

This game is permanently burned in my mind since I played it so much as a kid. The music's a really big part of that.

[@ZackSka]

Just found your channel here on the KZbin, and I am hooked!

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww right on! Thank you for taking the time to check out the channel here.

[@ZackSka]

@@hungrygoriya Thank you for making awesome retro game content! It has made my afternoon of DnD prep just that much better.

[@bananajoe9951]

Hey I found it! Great to see this game get some attention. I really like the 2d side scroller RPGs, don't know why but I do. I really like the sprites when you change armors and weapons small details like that really impress me. Enjoyed the playthrough!

[@hungrygoriya]

I also love the small details like the changing sprite! This game never gets old for me. Thanks so much for checking this out!

[@luckys3v3n333]

I remember playing this game and reaching top of the tree but then stopped. Never finished it. Also Master Blaster was another one for me. Good Times!

[@hungrygoriya]

Ooooo you got pretty far then! Blaster Master is a fantastic game as well. I finished it earlier this year and was really blown away at how good it was!

[@danielstokes9475]

Love your insight into the guy at the bar who said "looks like im lost"

[@beutelschwitz]

What a journey :o The intro animation is very nice. Definitely gonna check it out!

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you love it!

[@procow2274]

This music is permanently ingrained into my brain noodles

[@hungrygoriya]

Me too. It's such a good game!

[@Grant-H2O]

Thanks for sharing. I play FFX about once a year. Excellent source of info

[@chinapat6708]

Great playthrough! God, I wish I never got rid of my old systems & games (NES, SNES, N64, Dreamcast, GameCube). I had them all with such a cool library of games..... sigh. Excellent vid!✌️

[@hungrygoriya]

Thank you very much! I'm going to be replaying this again in about a week's time and I'm excited for that. Sorry you had to part ways with your collection. :(

[@FIDreams]

Been such along time since I Played and Beat this game. Thanks for the walkthrough, brought back some Great memories. and Yes, I still have my original copy. This made me want to dust off my NES and play it again lol

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you will take it out for another spin someday! Thanks for watching :)

[@Kuro-Mori]

Me and my brother used to call the fog with squids the "Food Fog". Also the monster in the tower of suffer with the pulsating brain was terrifying as a kid.

[@hungrygoriya]

Hahaha love it!

[@briansmith1288]

This was a game that took me forever to finish as a kid. I remember loving it. I'd love to see this game show up on Switch Online. It's super underrated.

[@hungrygoriya]

I would be so happy if it were available for people to try today on a modern console.

[@briansmith1288]

@@hungrygoriya I got hyped when one of my faves on the NES got on the NES Switch thing and included in the SNK collection.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@briansmith1288 ​ Well, let's cross all our fingers and toes then! Which one was a fave that you got to see come to Switch?

[@briansmith1288]

@@hungrygoriya Crystalis. It's really good. It's not super obscure but it's definitely not super popular. There's a Gameboy Color port that is... fine. One dumpster fire of a game I loved as a kid was Athena. I think for the Genesis. It is not good but I liked it

[@hungrygoriya]

@@briansmith1288 Oh Crystalis is awesome! What a soundtrack on that one too... I played it a while back and really had a good time with it. I've heard of Athena for NES. I might even have a copy of it hanging around somewhere. Have you heard of Game Center CX? I watched the host of that show try to beat that one and I was so sad for him. It looked so hard!

[@MegaUrquidez]

You told me that you played this game a lot. I love the 8/16 bits génération so much... I have to play this game, thanks for the vidéo 😉

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you enjoy it when you play it! It's one of my favourites and I don't seem to ever get tired of it!

[@MegaUrquidez]

That's the way the great games are, you never get tired of it

[@DezorianGuy]

My favorite game ever. No negatives, perfect score.

[@hungrygoriya]

I only have a few minor gripes with the game, but otherwise it's pretty phenomenal in my eyes.

[@DezorianGuy]

@@hungrygoriya I wasn't joking, to me this is the game. Soundtrack, atmosphere, jumpnrun/battle gameplay mechanics, visuals/design, length, and of course some flaws, no other game does it all. :) I love that you use its music for your intros. Also thanks for the inspiration. Going for non-magic runs never even came to my mind. I never saw a faxanadu player e.g. not using deluge in the first part of the game. Everyone always spams it, but you just dodged the spiky things even though you were near death, you still just wouldn't use it. That's commitment to the art. :D If you like challenges like this do try the randomizer mods. Would love to see you do a run !

[@jorymil]

Found out that this music was written by Jun Chikuma, who worked for Hudson at the time. Since Hudson was rolling out the PC Engine/Turbografx right around this game's release, much of Chikuma-san's work was on that console. She also wrote the soundtracks for most of the Bomberman games, though those are very different games than Faxanadu.

[@hungrygoriya]

I adore this soundtrack, so I'll definitely have to seek out some of her work on the TG/PCE.

[@megantron_yt]

Forty-eight years old. Played NES growing up, never played this game but I'm impressed by the graphics and I'm gonna get it and play it.

[@hungrygoriya]

I think it's still relatively inexpensive. If you're able to find a copy of the manual to read online, I think the artwork and backstory are really good as well. Definitely worth a look! Have fun with the game. I hope you love it!

[@Nepartinis]

Great comments while playing! Always wanted to try Faxanadu.

[@hungrygoriya]

I hope you will try it out someday. It's worth it!

[@SylphidUndine]

1:13:27 yep, you are correct. the pendant is bugged. it's supposed to offer 25% attack power, but according to the code in the game, that attack power is already enabled right from the start of the game so obtaining the pendant reverses the code causing the effect of the attack power to disable. great game play. watched the entire video. just wished i was there at the time you streamed it.

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm really glad you enjoyed the playthrough! I usually stream it once a year in December, so while it's still a while to wait, maybe you'll catch me this year!

[@Ricky07070909]

I'm still waiting for the elves to become friends.. ( Loved the game! )

[@Goddogyesbiscuits]

Wish I could've had this game on my hands when I was a kid. It sure has a lot going for it regarding adventure and rpg elements for a NES game.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's something I make a point to play once a year. It's one of my favourite games, no question!

[@pedrogudino1133]

This game helped me with my messy handwriting as a child. The password system was gnarly.

[@hungrygoriya]

Definitely! I'm not sure if you know, but there are two font variants for this game and I had the one that looks a lot less specialized than the other one. It made things a little easier.

[@Tramelle]

Great skills, awesome playthrough!

[@hungrygoriya]

Hey thanks! I'm coming up on my yearly playthrough in December and I can't wait!

[@Tramelle]

@@hungrygoriya Hope to be there for the stream, keep up the great work!

[@johngleue]

I never played this one before. Cool video!

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a great one!

[@BudStudmuffin]

This video is my new background noise. Bedtime? Study time? Cooking or chores? HG smashing Faxanadu is a good choice. Voice sounds great on the mic, and the soundtrack is bitchin

[@hungrygoriya]

Awww thank you!

[@MrButttime]

Most important game of my childhood

[@hungrygoriya]

Same.

[@CalaveraSancho]

Did you know? If you spend all the golds the king gifts you at the very start, he will gift you the same amount again over and over as long as you have 0 left.

[@hungrygoriya]

Yeah! It's a pretty cool exploit that I sometimes use if I'm feeling devious!

[@donsnover2585]

Ah I remember this game. It reminds me of another game I never got to beat, deadly towers. I should do that :)

[@hungrygoriya]

Good luck with your Deadly Towers run! I'm not brave enough to play that one...yet.

[@Cheeselord83]

It warms my heart to see such a passionate lady gamer. GREAT playthrough, by the way!

[@hungrygoriya]

Thank you very much! Faxanadu's always been one of my favourite games. I try to play it once a year and actually just snuck in another playthrough before 2019 came to a close.

[@PaladinDusty]

It warms my heart to see so much love for Faxanadu.

[@hungrygoriya]

@Kantarellkvinnans Nostalgihörna! Noooooooo :(

[@eddvcr598]

WHOA, FAXANADU!!! My all time favorite game of my childhood!!! I love everything about this game; the world, the story, the music, the strange stoic inhabitants, and the aesthetic (the colors and the patterns… the green sky and the strange atmosphere!) I have lots of great memories playing this with my dad. He still can do hilarious imitation of the eye blink/mouth flap of the talking avatars 😂 Thanks for uploading this awesome video!!! PS: I watched your video on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure, and INSTANTLY perked up at your intro music and had to search your name with Faxanadu!

[@hungrygoriya]

Always glad to meet more fans of this one. It's my favourite NES game and I've been playing it forever. It's hilarious that your dad loves the facial expressions of the NPCs, hahaha... glad you have some good memories playing this with him! I think I have this and then a proper let's play of the game as well. That music at the beginning of many of my videos is one of my favourite NES tunes. I used to turn on Faxanadu and go to the password screen as a kid just to hear it.

[@eddvcr598]

@@hungrygoriya I’d listen for a while at the password music too!! I played Faxanadu in Japanese on Famicom, and I remember my dad and I were mind blown that Faxanadu displayed kanji (Chinese characters) in the dialogue (since kanji is so complex, Famicom games usually never used them.) But what was unique is the items (like Red Potion, Wing Boots, Deluge, Studded Armor, Death, etc) were displayed in English, so it was a bilingual game. My first English reading lessons came from playing Faxanadu with my dad teaching me how to read them and the meaning behind the words. I felt so cool playing the game and understanding foreign words!

[@eddvcr598]

@@hungrygoriya I also still have the full color Faxanadu guide book (published in 1987) that I’ve read over and over. I’m so stoked to find that there are people in the U.S. who like this fantastic game too!

[@bizzybee3021]

Ok found this disregard my newer comment. You already played and beat this gem. I always farmed for that damn spell near the beginning

[@hungrygoriya]

I just bust out with deluge and hope for the best. I've played this game a ton over the years but always enjoy hearing other people's experiences with it too!

[@sneakyskunk1]

This was a fun play through. I should go check to see if Hungry ever played Doctor Chaos.

[@hungrygoriya]

Not yet!

[@sneakyskunk1]

@@hungrygoriya I never could figure it out, but I get the feeling you are going to easily. Stick around on the title screen though, you'll get a kick out of that. Best of luck Hungry!

[@jameshitt3263]

Nice playthrough! I remember playing this one over the summer at my cousins' house. Its surprisingly good for NES game. I sorta wish it would have been released on SNES with some graphical and gameplay improvements.

[@hungrygoriya]

I would LOVE a remake of Faxanadu like you don't even know. I bought the Famicom version recently that has no censorship in it for the church as well as a few other changes, and I am so excited just for that. A full remake or even a port to a newer system would be wonderful.

[@loffel1700]

I died inside when you bought the studded mail and didn't equip it lol!

[@hungrygoriya]

I play this one every year and that's not the only time I've done that, haha... when I played through it last year again, I did the same thing! I remembered this year though.

[@loffel1700]

@@hungrygoriya I appreciate the reply, even though it's an older video!

[@climbingdan]

3:30 I've never heard of this game before, either, but I was trying to understand the origins of your RedBubble store stickers, and I'm thrilled to have learned of this game! I'm wondering if it's on Switch...nope.

[@hungrygoriya]

In my humble opinion, it's one of the very best on the NES. I hope you get to try it sometime! If you still have an NES, it's relatively inexpensive as far as NES games go.

[@climbingdan]

@@hungrygoriyaI do have an original NES 😊

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Love this game thanks for making a video!

[@hungrygoriya]

You're welcome! I play it once a year. This past December, I used the code that fixes the pendant bug and two years ago, I played the Famicom version. It never gets old to me.

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Yeah music is probably what makes this game so great. Graphics for its time was good too. Also like the battle armor and sword.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@rolandocastaneda4429 Yeah! I loved how everything you equipped got added to your sprite, especially the final stuff.

[@jayjasespud]

I will always give a Like to Faxanadu.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a wonderful game!

[@trlongwell]

There are three effects from leveling up, two are not obvious. As you note, you get more money when you die or use a password. But you also accelerate faster when you move. The drawback is that the Wing Boots item doesn't last as long.

[@hungrygoriya]

I wonder if the timer getting smaller with the wing boots was a mistake by the developers. It seems counterintuitive, but thankfully you don't need them too often.

[@donaldporr9682]

Got a battle of Olympus vibe to the music. I love it. Well you do that some day?

[@hungrygoriya]

I'll definitely review it! I played it a few months ago over on Twitch. I've gotten away from doing longplays here and prefer to make this more for produced content instead of this sort of thing. I stream a few times a week if you ever care to join in there.

[@kylesnider9357]

I saw this video and before watching it I decided to play through. It took me 6 hours to beat it. After watching you I see some easier ways to do things.

[@hungrygoriya]

I've been enjoying this game since childhood so I have my own techniques. What did you think of the game?

[@kylesnider9357]

Like yourself, I too played this game as a kid. Personally I love it! I bet it's been 20 years since I last played. Next on the list will be to revisit Kid Icarus!

[@hungrygoriya]

@@kylesnider9357 Oh man... Kid Icarus was tough to beat for me, but it's a great game. Good luck!

[@kylesnider9357]

So I played Kid Icarus tonight. It took me 5 hours to beat. I had a great time! The hardest part of the game was the 1st world. I encourage you to revisit this game if you are able.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@kylesnider9357 Congratulations! I played it through a few years ago and actually just tackled the Game Boy game a few weeks ago. That one's great!

[@danielstokes9475]

Wonderful job! Love your voice, thanks for reading aloud!

[@hungrygoriya]

My pleasure. I need my story fix in games!

[@Fennador]

I love this game I've played it on here and I played the Gameboy Color. Its amazing!

[@hungrygoriya]

I'll never get tired of playing this game!

[@TheRealVahnLegaia]

A game that really surprised me with some unexpected things (I went into it fully blind) was Odallus. At first it seems to be entirely linear and stage based like most arcade games, but it has some fun stuff hidden in it. I wouldn't say it's like Faxanadu, but it's entirely worth playing!

[@hungrygoriya]

I have a copy of that lying around somewhere. I should really give it a try sometime!

[@The_Cakeminator]

In the beginning of the game, when you speak to the king, his dialogue depends on how much gold you have. If you talk to him while being flat broke he will give you 1500g, but this can be done multiple times. Spend all the 1500g and then go back to get another 1500g before you leave town.

[@hungrygoriya]

I've heard about this trick before. The tough part is figuring out how to get your gold down exactly to zero!

[@The_Cakeminator]

@@hungrygoriya 3 red potions, 1 elixir, dagger, and 3 keys (or 2 keys and 2 dried meat if you don't want to die and get full life/magic before talking to the king). Then you pick up deluge after you get another 1500 gold.

[@johnpettigrew3056]

Excellent game and one of the best games on the NES. Legacy of the Wizard and that game are both from the same series but you probably already know that 😜 Great art, great story and "Superb" soundtrack

[@hungrygoriya]

I do love me some Legacy of the Wizard. If you go digging back in the channel, you'll find a full review on that video!

[@johnpettigrew3056]

@@hungrygoriya I shall break out my legendary video shovel and mattock and find such a video 😌 I love the Draisle's besides that one..... 😒

[@iahomesteader4691]

I decided to buy this after you recommended it on a video about Battle of Olympus. It's been fun so far, been switching off between BoO and this

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm glad you're enjoying it! I've seen quite a few people experience it for the first time in adult and many of them really liked it too.

[@cherokeefit4248]

I remember my mom buying my brother and I this game randomly one day from Canadian Tire for dirt cheap. It’s odd that the game was on sale for like 40% of its entire price.

[@hungrygoriya]

Back when Nintendo games went on sale. I didn't realize you could get games from Canadian Tire! I know they have a toy section so that makes sense, but I don't remember ever seeing them there when I was little.

[@hostileX7]

The first year I had my NES, my dad would occasionally come home from Canadian Tire and gift me a new game for no reason because they were on sale. This was one of them 😊!

[@eddvcr598]

I always used to die on purpose before meeting the king. That way, you get revived with full health and magic at the king without losing any money!

[@hungrygoriya]

I'm always tempted to do it but never do. Jumping over those first few enemies on the way to see him is always a gamble that I lose about half the time!

[@adrielbradley6677]

Where did you stream this, and how can I catch the next one? Thanks for uploading it to your channel, going to watch it soon!

[@hungrygoriya]

Nice! Thanks for checking this out. I stream over on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/hungrygoriya with no regular schedule, but mostly weekends and some Thursdays.

[@dismalsage]

maybe the elves are so beautiful that they see eachother as average looking and other creatures look like monsters to them?

[@hungrygoriya]

That's an interesting take!

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

Great walkthrough! Have you tried Faxanadu remastered yet?

[@hungrygoriya]

I haven't actually! I know it exists though.

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

@@hungrygoriya Its really good. A lot of quality of life improvements like flight mechanics, inventory, smooth screen to screen movement, bonus area and expanded areas. When you increase in rank you do so automatically and no need to visit town for it.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@SignOfTheTimes008 That's pretty neat actually... I saw some screenshots way back when it first came out and it looked like a totally different game than the original, but I should really give it a shot one of these days.

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

@@hungrygoriya I think you'll like it. I'm maybe half way through.

[@mousebetr]

Now whenever I hear your video intros, I'll avoid having negative thoughts and remember my mantra.

[@hungrygoriya]

That's the spirit!

[@silleywilley]

I love this. I grew up wanting to make all the weapons in this game…… now I’m a full time bladesmith 😊 Glad there’s women out there who appreciate the value of a good red potion🤙

[@hungrygoriya]

It's cool that this game inspired you so much! And I learned the hard way about how important red potions are. Trust me!

[@peterwdowiak2637]

best game on the nes... how did this not become a franchise?

[@hungrygoriya]

There are some other related games, and most notably for me is Legacy of the Wizard. It's part of the overarching Dragon Slayer series along with Faxanadu here. Definitely worth playing, though it's a different kind of game than this.

[@donaldporr9682]

The key guy also looks like Bill Murry.

[@IllIllIIIllIll]

Thanks!

[@hungrygoriya]

Oh wow! Thanks so much again! That's very kind of you.

[@pfinton]

Axiom Verge is a modern game that reminded me of this

[@hungrygoriya]

I've heard a lot of great things about it.

[@pfinton]

Oh, and one closer in date and obscurity. Clash at Demonhead. Not a "great" game, but enjoyable. Funny enough. My mom bought Clash from QVC

[@estefencosta1835]

Might be an unpopular opinion but I always liked the misty area, the music and atmosphere was pretty cool I thought.

[@hungrygoriya]

I know a few folks that really enjoy it in there. I had such a hard time navigating it as a kid that I don't love it nearly as much as the areas that come before and after it, but it's pretty spooky!

[@hostileX7]

@@hungrygoriya As a kid, it took me so long to actually get there that I was just effing THRiLLED to find a new area/scenery/challenge/weapons so I loved it and enjoyed how long you have to spend there. Funnily, I was playing in the morning when I reached and had to leave for school so I got to spend all day thinking about it. Once you're through, to be honest, the game feels so short after. I just wanted more 😄!

[@porbagkilla]

I'm pretty sure I watched this a year or 2 ago, but I'm going through upload withdrawal!!

[@hungrygoriya]

Something new is coming soon, I promise!

[@pfinton]

I shall give you the title "Pog". Make sure you live up to it.

[@TheirWisecrackingUncle]

The music in the misty area is creepy. Lol

[@hungrygoriya]

It's definitely my least favourite music. It does its job right, though!

[@ThomasDrish]

Great game!

[@hungrygoriya]

Love this one!

[@danbauer3669]

Never played this one. I have it on a multi cart, though. I'm sure you highly recommend.

[@hungrygoriya]

Absolutely. It's my favourite NES game!

[@darkengine5931]

Have you ever tried Cadash on PC-Engine/Genesis/arcade? It is a side-scrolling platformer action/RPG similar to Faxanadu, and it has a very unique atmosphere with the visuals and music.

[@hungrygoriya]

I haven't yet! I finally bought a copy a few months ago though. It's just finding the time to give it a whirl. It has two-player as well, right?

[@darkengine5931]

​@@hungrygoriya Yep! And it's fantastic if you can co-op with another. I only got to experience playing with someone very rarely in the arcades. It has a very nice single-player experience though. Like Faxanadu, CV2: Simon's Quest, and Legacy of the Wizard, there's something about that game's combo of visuals and music that wormed its way into my brain and memories. I find myself reflecting on it a lot and the music unforgettable. Like Faxanadu, you can see the equipment upgrades worn on your character like armor and weapon. I always thought that was a nice touch.

[@hungrygoriya]

@@darkengine5931 Oooooo I like it! Thanks for bringing it back to the forefront of my attention here. I'm currently putting together a list of games I want to play in the coming weeks/months and that's definitely going on!

[@Usakumi]

we had this game when i was young. i wanted to play this so bad but it was just too hard for a 4 yo :D

[@hungrygoriya]

I used to play it with the Game Genie when I was a kid to learn the game. I didn't beat it properly until I was much older!

[@chewygad7899]

A great adventure while I cleaned house. 🖖🏻🤘🏻🙅🏻‍♂️

[@hungrygoriya]

Thanks for checking this out!

[@Grant-H2O]

At the start of the game before you see the king you can die to the spikey crawlers and gain full health and magic bar. This game is challenging for me but i like it. youre also very good at this one

[@hungrygoriya]

Thanks so much! I knew about the death abuse trick but sometimes I do my best to get out of the first area without dying. It depends on how much work I feel like putting in that day.

[@Grant-H2O]

@@hungrygoriya maybe youll like the game Dragon View for snes im just going through a bunch of games looking for more side scroll adventure games and this one matches your description. im only 20 mins into it though

[@hungrygoriya]

@@Grant-H2O Dragon View's an awesome one! I played it a few years ago. I'm actually quite a ways into Drakkhen. Not sure if you've heard of that one, but it was one of the first SNES RPGs.

[@dieinfire920]

Have you tried Faxanadu Remastered? The guy who did it have it for sale despise not being his IP and ofc without permission, so the ethics are dubious, but the game is there. Haven’t tried it myself. Same guy has castlevania, Dr Jekyll and Mr hide, rygar and other remakes, all behind paywalls.

[@hungrygoriya]

I haven't played it yet. I've seen a little bit of it and it feels different than the original to me, so I haven't jumped in. And it's behind a paywall? I had no idea.

[@expansioniskeyrn]

Happens to me once a hunt 😅

[@DemiGodX]

This game didn’t scare u as a kid? I remember reaching that town in the mist and it gave me nightmares. Though I would say this is the first videogame that I was truly immersed in

[@hungrygoriya]

I remember the mist area making me feel uneasy, particularly the music. That's where my game would usually go off the rails and I don't think I saw the stuff past that until I was an adult.

[@DemiGodX]

@@hungrygoriya remember those long passwords we used to write on paper? I would double and triple check I wrote it correctly but it still end up not working lol Kids today don’t know the struggle

[@hungrygoriya]

@@DemiGodX I do know that struggle! I didn't mind the long passwords, but I admit I take photos of the passwords these days versus writing them down. So many passwords didn't work for me either, haha

[@hostileX7]

So bizarre. I always buy the Elixer for the fountain at the beginning of the game(don't die!) and then just scoop up a free one next to The Piano Man afterwards. Also, you can clear that tower in one shot without talking to the guy who gives you the Ruby Ring first 😮!

[@hungrygoriya]

That's interesting! I've always held off for the free one since I found the Elixir in the shop too expensive for my cheap attitude, haha

[@hostileX7]

@@hungrygoriya I had a lot of patience for grinding that lone eyeball skull hopper in the beginning. Usually got fully loaded and had about $2-3000 before I even left the castle walls! I find it takes the edge off worrying later on when you can buy Winged Boots, a sword, shield and armour on your first visit to that next town. And, that monetary comfort ends up carrying over to each new town. Just work hard in the beginning and you'll always have extra money saved to fall back on. As long as you kill everything and top up a few times against bosses, you stay in the black. Dirty as all hell, but I was 8 😅!

[@hungrygoriya]

@@hostileX7 I love this attitude, haha... maybe I'll consider doing the grind next time I play.

[@hostileX7]

@@hungrygoriya Just be sure to pack a lunch 🍖!

[@kenhammscousin4716]

As my pap pap always said, Fuck Xanadu. This game is super hard at the start.

[@hungrygoriya]

It's a tough one for sure. Once you get the long sword and actually have some battle range, things start to feel a lot better.

[@JoLiKMC]

1:52:49, 2:12:30 - _Whoa!_ Settle down, there, _Swearing Goriya._ Keep it PG for the kids. o: Joking aside, this was a fun playthrough to watch! I absolutely love _Faxanadu!_ It's definitely one of my favorite NES games. Definitely gotta it again, sometime. One small recommendation if you haven't done it already? When you stream NES stuff, set the input audio to monaural. My right ears having a _party,_ but my left ear feels like it wasn't invited. Hee hee.

[@hungrygoriya]

Not to worry... the stereo NES sound has long since been fixed! Thanks for the suggestion though!

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Wonder if Goriya has played Infernax? That game is pretty much an even better version of Faxanadu.

[@ScaricoOleoso]

You know what modern game loosely calls Faxanadu to mind for me? Control. The setting of the game is a building that serves as a connection between different dimensions. The reason why it makes me think of Faxanadu is because the building, which is in New York City, is the World Tree Yggdrasil of Finnish mythology wearing a "modern skin", that connects to nine worlds. The nerd in me likes to imagine something from one world contaminated another through the tree.

[@ScaricoOleoso]

P.S.: Yes, I have this play-through on a list of old-school game videos I listen to while working. 🤓

[@hungrygoriya]

@@ScaricoOleoso Oh seriously? I haven't heard of Control before, but any Faxanadu-like is a friend of mine! I'll have to take a look into it. I'm also glad to hear you're enjoying the playthrough! Thanks for watching :) I really appreciate it!

[@ScaricoOleoso]

To be clear, Control doesn't play like Faxanadu or look like it in any way. 😁 It's only through extrapolation of mythological concepts and a lot of reading between the lines that common threads pop out (mainly making the concept of a world tree make sense in a clever way in a real-world setting). Control is an awesome game, but I would hate for you to pick it up and feel lied to by some rando. 😂

[@hungrygoriya]

@@ScaricoOleoso Haha yes, Faxanadu in spirit. That's a fair walk-back but I think it was me who got too excited here in the first place. I appreciate the clarification!

[@hansbrackhaus8017]

Yggdrasil in New York? Few things seem as blasphemous as that.