#GuardianLegend

[@Lesandira]

I am so grateful to this dog. He teaches us to beat so many video games. He is a real good boy.

[@jamesc8259]

I know right?! And he doesn’t even have opposable thumbs! Kylo is a very good boy!

[@bucksatanII]

He sure is.

[@Oniphire]

And after every lesson the goddest boy takes a well deserved nap on the couch.

[@alanblanks]

The goodest boy is beats all the ruff games.

[@jamesc8259]

@@Oniphire that’s my favorite part too! He’s all tuckered out 😂

[@Dissius]

I'm not so prideful as to deny that seeing this pop up in my feed brought a tear to my eye. This alongside several other NES games have always stayed in my memory.

[@Maximus-FPS]

Won't usually upvote a video before viewing...but with this game I'll make an exception! Glad you're bringing awareness to this slightly lesser known NES classic. And a challenging game to boot.

[@hallvarx]

I did the same, but this was literally my first NES game =D

[@Spazilton1]

@@hallvarx what an outstanding game to have as your first NES game!

[@Artikay]

I was really hoping you would get around to The Guardian Legend. I'm so stoked right now.

[@meangenegeraldene7686]

Me too!! Had this hidden gem as a kid. Never got very far but I loved it.

[@jomilkman]

This one was inevitable and I am psyched that today is finally the day. Underrated masterpiece and definitely in my NES Top Ten.

[@thecatillaccat]

My mom got this for me when I was about 11ish for Christmas. 10 bucks in one of those K-Mart rotating bargain display cases that they just haphazardly shoved games into when the NES was being massively clearanced around 1995-1996. Blew my mind in a way that only Blaster Master had previously. I literally went AHHHHH TGL out loud when I saw this and my wife looked at me funny. So hyped!

[@cnkclark]

This, Blaster Master, and Crystalis.

[@tpolutts3309]

Haha. This was the second game I ever bought with my own money (chore allowance/birthday money). Was definitely not in the bargain bin at toys-r-us. Such loving memories of this game. Maybe not my #1 nes game but I do consider it my favorite soundtrack.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@cnkclark , I currently am rocking out to Blaster Master Zero, but I too have fond memories of playing the OG Blaster Master/Super Planetary War Records: Metafight.

[@lonewolffang]

@@cnkclark I never go to play Blaster Master as a kid but I just bought the digital downloads of the first two. So far I'm enjoying them.

[@dobisrobert]

Oh man, I got a lot of good games at K-mart used. They were like $10 bucks a piece. I got mega man 1, flying dragon, and a few others there when we had K-mart.

[@retronemesis7064]

I love how there is no rhyme or reason to what game comes next. You keep the audience guessing and it's what makes this channel fun. Never change.

[@dragoneye6229]

Me and my friend quite literally take bets on it.

[@johngavalas712]

@@dragoneye6229 Have you won any bets yet?

[@BrainSlugs83]

@29:06 it's actually much easier to program it in this direction (Y+ = down). This is how all the graphics hardware in the system works, and it's just less error prone (and more intuitive for a developer) to use the same coordinate system everywhere. (Honestly, Y+ being up in modern systems/math is still confusing for me sometimes.) The reason why the graphics hardware goes Y+ = down is because CRT scan lines are drawn from top to bottom (i.e. line 0 is the top most scan line, and ~240 is the bottom most).

[@tigerofdoom]

Ah, beat me to it. Came to say the same about scan lines. I've never touched NES hardware, but Gameboy works like this. Y going up as you go down holds true in modern games like Minecraft, and even on web pages.

[@kopite4434]

I was hoping this and xexyz would make it to this channel someday. This is by far one of my favorite nes games, top 3 deffo

[@unwavery]

xexyz was wild. i'm sure there are some things i missed in it.

[@macmacox]

hmm.. Xexyz would be a good one.. I've pretty much mastered this game 4-5 years ago but I've never completed Xexyz.

[@Cages_Customs]

One of my all time favorite NES games. Beat it several times and recorded most of the music on cassette tape that I think I still have somewhere. The end theme was so hauntingly amazing.

[@rayh7105]

One of the best soundtracks on am NES game! Loved the guardian legend. I only just finally beat this game a few years ago. Way to go UCBVG!!!

[@CrossTie77]

I cannot wait to get home to watch this!!! This is my personal NES G.O.A.T...

[@MondoJohnny]

My uncle got me this game for Christmas one year and I remember being kind of disappointed at first until I got to level 2 and realized it wasn't just a space shooter! After that I loved it!

[@oonegro82]

Finally you have covered one of the Legendary Classic games from my childhood. Unless you had this game and played it it was hard to describe to others. If there was ever to be a remake or a remastered version of a game this definitely needs to be on the list.

[@WhiteFox8792]

How am I just now learning about this!? I would have adored this as a kid, or hell even as a teen when I was still obsessed with the NES.

[@jamesc8259]

This channel is one of the greatest for gaming. Thanks so much for your hard work

[@earlthepearl6414]

Yes!

[@CylenX6]

This so reminds me of the article, Classified Information mixed with being a strategy guide in Nintendo Power, but in video format.

[@ittylink]

Definitely

[@Joshhow]

This is my favorite NES game bar none. Watching your video is giving me an itch to play through it again. I have honestly lost count of how many times I have gone through it.

[@SBaby]

1:42:17 - He conquered that barrier horizontally! HORIZONTALLY!!!

[@wjb4578]

I've never heard of this game but this was an excellent play through, all 2.5 hours worth. Thanks for your effort in putting this together.

[@StriderRyu]

This game is definitely in my top ten NES games of all time. Good job covering this.

[@EbenezerScroogeMcDuck]

For those interested, IREM still holds the rights to the title. Although Compile developed it, it was a commission (rights reserved) to IREM. Back in 2012, someone contacted IREM directly, the response was that, yes, they retained the rights and weren't interested in further developing it or selling off the rights. Now it's 2022, I think it's about time someone up and asked IREM once more about the title rights or a possible remake. It would be nice if Compile Heart (the spiritual successor to Compile) could acquire the rights and do something with it. If multiple people make the inquiry, it might just be enough to get IREM to budge.

[@notoriodtc]

I’ve been begging mike Matteo for years, years to play through this just for the feels and I mean come on part Zelda part schmup in space that’s right up his ally. You beat him to it fantastic call on this gem

[@adambomb138]

He'll get to it now. He gets all his info from this exact channel.

[@enforcerridley158]

Although never stated in the US version, in the Japanese version, the protagonist's name is System D.P. and her nickname is Miria. Miria's portrait is during the credits, which is how she's supposed to look: a petite high school girl with short brown hair.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

This is one of my all time favorite games of all time. Once I reacquired an NES, this was one of the first games I sought out. Absolutely LOVED it as a kid. And yes the soundtrack is incredible.

[@putansug]

I LOVED this game as a kid. A truly underrated gem! Thank you for the playthrough.

[@lonedog80]

everytime someone brings this game up I have to mention how much the music in this game was solid

[@cueball981]

Finally!!! Wooohooo! Thank you so much! This was my favorite game for the NES. Such awesome memories of this one!

[@Spazilton1]

You heard us!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I had never seen that Guardian Legend commercial before. But what if I told you I have absolutely no idea what to ask for next :)

[@jodysgamingchannel9480]

I always love your subversion of the story! "Are we the baddies?" is such a great thing to ask yourself! Pertinent as well as hilarious. Eris is proud!

[@Chad-Dion]

This is hands down one of the better games on the NES that was largely not talked about

[@PikangsFutaba]

Wow... you ACTUALLY did it!!! I believe this game was requested for a while (yeah, I'm guilty as charged about this one too), this for sure will help me to complete the game, as I got stuck and I believe I'll be able to remove this game from my backlog and from the games I left in hiatus.

[@jesfest]

Hell yeah, I'm just glad the dude who's been asking for this every video finally got to see their dreams become reality

[@kaox44]

TGL is one of my TOP 5 and deserve to be on EVERY true gamer's list. This game makes ZELDA looks like child's play and every other old/modern games feel "Outdated". An unknown gem sadly....a very true master piece. I can't say enough good thing about it...

[@redwolflancer3051]

One of my favorite games ever,i caught it being sold for 5$ at kroger rentals as a kid best money ever spent i've beat it plenty of times though all 20 corridors,one of my favorite theme songs too

[@adamlaliberte95]

First time comment - thanks so much for uploading these! This game was one of my favorites when I was a kid - so underrated!!

[@BigBearHgX]

Thank you ucbvg! This game is still amazing. Like actraiser it took 2 types of games and blended.

[@catfud]

I remember renting this game from the gas station back when I was a kid. I loved it but I never understood the game lol. I completely forgot about it until just now seeing this video. I need to give this one a play through now that I'm older! So glad to see this video drop today!

[@bondfu]

That’s awesome that your gas station rented games. Mine did too. It was a Gas City. Ah the 80’s what a great time to be a kid. My dad would rent games and three stooges videos there for us to watch and play. Great memories.

[@kevin.a.countis]

This is in my top 5 NES games, one of the games I bought when it first came out. OMG I enjoyed this game!

[@joseangelhernandez5274]

So many games i missed out on simply because i never heard of them. I would have loved this game as a kid.

[@X2x3x4]

I have never watched a channel in which the video can be over 2 hours and I’m hooked the entire time. I don’t even know this game and already want to seek it out to play it. Great job man! You have such a huge talent for this kind of entertainment.

[@retronemesis7064]

I don't believe Jaleco has made an appearance on this channel yet. Would love to see Astyanax or Robo Warrior or WHOMP 'EM!

[@noirphoenix2747]

Underrated classic. One of the best channels on KZbin right here! Respect!!

[@DouglasZwick]

This game is FANTASTIC! I always thought it looked so cool when I saw it in Nintendo Power, so I asked my dear mother to get it for me. I was blown away by how good it was! It has stuck with me as a highlight of the NES and of my childhood. And this video is so awesome! I'm learning things about it I never knew, like those numerical details about what deals what damage and so on.

[@robt.v.8688]

I remember buying this game many years ago not knowing anything about it. What a great score. One of my favorites.

[@jeffjackson9679]

I remember seeing it as a kid, and for some reason, the cover just looked weird to me, and I never gave it a chance. Had no idea what a great game it was until i grew older, but of course back then, you had little info on games other than word of mouth at school or maybe a magazine if you were lucky.

[@MarshallFlores]

Such a great NES game. Top 10 certainly on the system.

[@autobotstarscream765]

"I don't know why (the shopkeeper) would want to help us." Probably for the same reason he's willing to sell the alien stranger weapons in the first place: to get rid of the infestation of Naju and see the mission to activate the self-destruct completed, even at risk to himself. Were the "Round Creatures" the original benevolent inhabitants of Naju who created the civilization? The invaders mostly look like natural creatures while the shopkeeper offers high technology compatible with the Guardian (nature vs. technology).

[@OHG_Fawx]

"These passwords are a bit of a nightmare. Definitely take a picture with your phone" Me in the 80's: 😭😭

[@Areala21]

YESSSSSS! The Guardian Legend is one of my favorite games of all time. I'm SO excited to watch this!

[@jezrahazelwood5073]

Very nice! I passed this one up at the video store so many times when I was a kid. I finally gave it a try in my late teens after a good friend recommended it. It immediately became one of my favorite Nintendo games of all time. Very, very nice! Thanks for all you do!

[@V3Efreet]

One of my top 3 Nes games alongside Faxanadu and Low G Man. Incidentally for people itching to get more guardian action there's a romhack (way more difficult btw) called Guardian Legend Secret Edition.

[@shaunmartinell5825]

Dude! I watch ALL you videos and now FINALLY you did my favorite NES game, you are amazing … and pet the pup 🐕 for me!

[@hollyconnelly8871]

TGL was very first game i rented at blockbuster back in the early 90's and i picked up the very same cartridge when they were going out of business - full circle

[@drhumupower8570]

This was one of my favorite games on NES. A gradeschool friend lent it to me and moved away, so I ended up keeping the game. I went back and beat it once every 6 months or so until I moved on to the SNES.

[@diamondsmasher]

Probably should Google your friend and send him $30 for keeping his game. ;)

[@damondelgado4603]

@diamondsmasher lol or find him online and send a copy of it with a note saying he missed a great game.

[@Blackcrow911]

One of my favorite NES games, the music has always stuck with me all these years. Thanks for uploading this.

[@BaronMorte]

Oh dear...this was such an awesome, yet frustrating game. It took me many weekend rentals at the local video store/club place to beat it. You do nostalgia right; strong work doggo (yes I am convinced that it is the dog playing the games), keep the vids coming.

[@KarmaJolt]

I’ve always heard this game is amazing but after watching this, I REALLY want to play it. Even the story sounds awesome!

[@HP_Ken]

This is without a doubt my favourite KZbin channel!!! Keep up the great work UCBVG.

[@bucksatanII]

Hands down the best channel on KZbin, can't wait until Kylo plays Mario 3

[@Jaundice__]

I used to rent this one all the time, I think you’re right when you say the box art hurt it’s popularity. I was pretty young when I was playing it and had a hell of a time finding it on the shelves amongst the other titles.

[@dannyjingu]

I have a lot of good memories attached to this game. I remember seeing that very commercial and was why I spent my allowance on The Guardian Legend. This video is full of nostalgia, thank you.

[@deniskenn]

Just beat it. I love playing along with these videos. It's comforting and I've beaten many games I never though I could beat. Thanks for the awesome work

[@FirstCastMedia]

One of my favorites!!! One of the best and one that seems to have fallen through the cracks. I wish this was available on my switch.

[@name-iz7fy]

What I do Everytime I get a key from a boss , is explore the areas before fighting the bosses to find power ups especially the red chip power up. And don't forget the trick to instantly refill your life bar when walking diagonally between two blocks.

[@Black01Dragon]

Yes!!! My favourite non talked about game! Loved this as a kid. Thank you for bringing me back to the past..

[@Black01Dragon]

I always used the NES advantage because you could adjust the speed of the turbo and get a steady stream of bullets

[@diamondsmasher]

I remember picking up this cartridge when I was around 15 second hand, had an eye-catching cover. Absolutely loved it, the constant mix of space shooter and Zelda action, and what an amazing soundtrack! Don’t believe I ever finished it, but wouldn’t matter, was always fun to pop in and start over.

[@jaysonl]

2:33:58 - This is what I come here for: The existential crisis "Are we the baddies?" speech.

[@IdentityCrisis1581]

YESS! The guardian legend is one of the best games on nes. Great to see you go through it. I tried to do a main gun only run. Eventually you gotta use the e.e flash to clear the screen cause it gets so full its un dodgable. I got to the bone stage but never could beat it without the secondary weapons.

[@Jman19781]

Amazing job as usual!! I saw this game when I was younger but never played it. Can’t wait to try it sometime. Still hoping for Scheherazade sometime.

[@PabstOban]

I just played through this using the guide. I had a blast. I can't believe I never rented this, or played this as a kid. Nobody had it. Glad you brought it to my purview and happy that I gave it a shot.

[@mikec5994]

I have to say, I love your stuff. Actraiser was awesome, Ive been playing that since I was a kid and I learned a bunch of things I didn't know, like building the towns a certain way to max out the population. You should do Soulblazer, that game is still one of my favorites. Good stuff, great channel.

[@BigBearHgX]

I second soulblazer! I mowed so many lawns to keep renting it, the music was amazing and I feel it's better than zelda!

[@mikec5994]

@@BigBearHgX Yeah man, the music for Soulblazer, especially in the action areas, was bangin. Super sweet disco beats, lol.

[@BwahSmuglik]

I've been waiting patiently for this, I've played this game when I was 12 and beat it. What a great game.

[@Dullrig]

i've never heard of this game until now -- i totally missed out! this game looks awesome. i'm happy you're here to show us such gems.

[@TheNightstalker80]

YEEEAAAAHHH!! My dream came true! I asked for this some time ago and here it is! One of the best games of ALL TIME! And one of the best "guides" to it as well! Thank you!

[@jjinc1957]

I always love the videos you put out! I even have my Son watching these with me, which is surprising as he is much more into FPSs. Thanks for these!

[@jayjay86443]

This is honestly so much better than the Until We Win show, and I deeply appreciate you making this game much easier than I was originally taught.

[@KaiShouji]

I never knew the creator of my all time favorite retro video game was the same guy that did Puyo Puyo. How interesting!

[@sdestjean]

Dude this is probably the best game I’ve ever played on the nes my personal favorite soundtrack of the 8 bit era too thank you so much for doing this game.

[@okami36]

I was hoping you'd get to this one. Loved it as a kid, but never got to finish it.

[@roberthunter479]

A neighbor of mine bought this game back in 1989 and complained that it was too hard. He let me borrow it and that’s when I first beat the game. I have loved this game ever since. Beaten it multiple times, including the TGL mode. I still have my password binder with my passwords from when i was 14.

[@johnmorey720]

One of the best final boss battles as far as atmosphere goes.

[@yobito968]

this game is very challenging without a guide( no internet back then just friends sharing ideas what to do while wandering around the mazes.) thank you for playing this masterpiece

[@I_Cypher_I]

Thanks for this video man.. I never owned this game on the NES but use to rent it when I was a kid and never could get very far. I recently bought an X-pro II retro console with practically every game imaginable from that era and decided to finally beat this game decades after first playing it. I came across this video and it was a great help. Definitely earned my subscription!

[@tpolutts3309]

Coming back to watch this video a year later just to experience it again. Now Im experiencing nostalgia for a video that I watched to enjoy nostalgic childhood memories.

[@jacksquatt6082]

This guide was a lot more effective than the one I made for myself, which was basically "struggle through it and get mad when you fail."

[@willh1655]

To all the people that have never played this game, it is very difficult the 1st few times you play. He is not kidding about the area 3 boss, very hard..

[@johnnyglenn2692]

I know just about every game, so I can't express how much I love when I am out on to a new one especially a great one to play, thank you for learning me on this game, I am playing it right now, thank god for retroarch

[@AtomicRadii]

Once again you delivered!! I remember my brother's and I playing this game over and over. Exploring, getting stuck, and overcoming. Thanks again bud.

[@eduardopena5893]

One of the most overlooked games from the 8 bit era. This game was way ahead of its time. I loved the tone and feel of this game and I feel it is one of the best games ever. I always felt it deserved a current gen release and I imagine what the game could be with current day tech.

[@glennkuntz192]

This is by far my most favorite nes game. Lot of memories come back with it. I love your videos…. And for this one….. Thank you.

[@sikitrakix]

One of my favorite games from when I was a kid. Learned a few tricks and tips from you even with all these years of knowing this game inside out. Thanks so much!!!

[@johngrotegut6454]

Yay! With your help, I finally beat Guardian Legend after nearly 35 years of trying!

[@JeffisWinning]

Who here remembers the Battle of Olympus vs. Guardian Legend commercial?

[@realpumaoblivion]

Oh Hell YES! One of the most underrated games on the NES.

[@ssjseb22]

It took my 7 evenings to completely watch this video... It was worth the time! Great job. Thank you.

[@tastefullysinfull5570]

I love this game I grew up with this game, hell I still go back and play this game lol. The music is unforgettable and underrated

[@kalajel]

"It's not like the Earth has a self-destruct button..." Yes it does, it's called humans...

[@anibarukyouran1145]

the moral questioning about the destructionof a planet is something NES games are notorious for.

[@AquamentusZero]

This game was absolutely awesome. 41:55 If you already have the genade subweapon, you can just run in a big circle and drop grenades in front of you. He will run right into the explosion as he chases after you. This works with every leech enemy you encounter, it just gets more difficult because they get faster. 1:53:40 Grimgrin will also be very unhappy with fireballs frying his face off. Enemy Erasers are your friends, too.

[@justinalexander6462]

My cousin and I used to play this a lot back in the day. Thank you dude for FINALLY doing a play through.

[@bondfu]

Grandma got this game for me the Christmas of 89’ along with the Red Label Star Wars VHS. Still have both. Thanks Gram!!!