#IronSword

[@bamshiggity]

Man, I love that every video comes with a slice of game history. Really sets this guy apart from other channels.

[@56Tyskie]

Yeah it's really great to have some context to the game

[@carlrygwelski586]

Totally, its like a mashup of a lets play, a history lesson, a strategy guide and a stress reliever all in one place haha

[@eaglesheat1926]

Yeah I agree its my favorite part of his videos and set him apart in the guide type videos

[@Aeolaer]

Personally that's the biggest reason I watch/subscribe to him

[@tyo6896]

I watch it every time, maybe not the entire video second for second, but always the intro!

[@fierifipor]

One of the best soundtracks on the NES that no one seems to talk about

[@co81385]

I love the track for the last level. It is just very joyful sounding.

[@tallbianca]

I thought the last level music sounded too much like I already beat the game. Wind and air elemental stage songs were bangers though, and the money making game song is strong. The music for the underwater sub-dungeon when you go to find the stage spell would have been better on the earth stage, instead of repeating the mountain base song

[@jonathansoko1085]

​@@tallbiancait's okay that you're wrong

[@tallbianca]

@@jonathansoko1085what did I say that’s wrong, Jonathan

[@nobodyspecial115]

That's not surprising since David Wise is involved lol DKC 1 & 2 are musical masterpiece

[@mixschrecks3839]

One of David Wise’s best soundtracks. The true hero of Ironsword.

[@HoopleBogart]

I never knew this was David Wise. Very cool.

[@kevinplu88]

This game was ahead of its time. I logged so many hours into Ironsword - one of the most memorable and favorites as a child.

[@wonkabahr2786]

Mine too. Definitely one of my favorites. It always takes me back!

[@CylenX6]

This game was like the OG of Dark Souls with its difficulty!

[@xvenomtype0x]

Omg THANK YOU for explaining the damn collision/damage in this game! This has been a trauma from my childhood figuring out how it works!

[@smoothALOE]

The animation and graphics of this game are easily some of the best that the NES had to offer. I have never played this game, but I am impressed.

[@co81385]

This game gets credit for just how large the bosses are!

[@smoothALOE]

@@co81385 especially for that era of gaming.

[@jonathansoko1085]

I remember chosing this over MegaMan 2 and I'm glad I did, to this day I just hate MegaMan. This was more my speed

[@Rav123123]

The music in this game, particularly the intro and stage 1, is just amazing

[@moulinexm7600]

The water elemental music gave me nightmares as a kid

[@towermoss]

This was the hardest game I had as a kid. Never got anywhere with it. Nice to see a full playthrough

[@Killerkarotte1]

It was frigging hard, but i managed to beat it. Even as a teenager. Haha.

[@jamesscobey9687]

I've watched every episode. I'm not saying I'm addicted but... I even set you up to sooth me to sleep. Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior are my favorite bedtime secrets. Please keep up all the good work.

[@adambomb138]

Bedtime secrets. That's cool

[@HarryToeface]

I know this is 2 years ago, but I've been doing the same thing. Ironsword is my absolute favorite though...it clears my head of all my worries and gives me such a deep sleep.

[@stanley9731]

Keep em coming! So happy when i found this channel. Its a great break from a long work week!

[@gamerboy6787]

Dude, how cool is it that you got to speak directly to one of the Pickford bros and pick his brain? Your vids are always interesting and engaging, even for games I've never heard of -- like this one. I always appreciate the brief history lesson in each video before you begin the walkthrough.

[@LordSephleon]

Yes! This game is one of my favorite NES games (something I thought was a guilty pleasure for a long time, since none of my friends seemed to like the series). I had a blast playing the first game, but this game was the one I kept coming back to even after I finally completed it. Definitely going to love this video!

[@Black01Dragon]

I loved and hated sliding down those slopes on the mountain. I also loved searching for secret rooms.. This was such a great and weird game back in the day. Very nostalgic for me. Thank you for covering it!

[@ADAYE2020]

Yes searching for hidden rooms was the best!!

[@lareh5501]

Don't have Saturday morning cartoons like the 80s and 90s, but this *u can beat video games* series is a very nice supplement to that nostalgia.

[@weezel365]

THANK YOU! I never played Wizards and Warriors until I was an adult but I begged my Mom for Ironsword just from seeing it on TV. So many hours spent on this game... I can still hear the music any time any where in my head and remember going nuts when I finally beat it.

[@OneTato]

I have really good memories of how tough this game was. I did beat it but with help of a friend's game genie lol

[@richardoaks8333]

Since Generation Gap Gaming has been on hiatus, you're helping fill the retro space in my life. This channel is about to double in subscribers

[@Greentunic84]

The music here is so nostalgic for me. My brothers and I had one of those old " Secret Video Game Tricks, Codes and Strategies " VHS tapes back in the day and the music here always reminds me of watching that tape.

[@hannes8835]

I can't say it enough, how I love the graphics and images you put on the screen for us to look and read. Thank you very much for your work.

[@jason3561]

I'm so glad I found this channel. It's like a juicy slice of nostalgia with every video.

[@onebadlt123]

Oh hell yes, I was secretly hoping you'd do this game for a long long time now. Finally! It's a game I couldn't ever beat!

[@NickSchoenfeld]

Oh man… the memories are coming back. I remember being stuck for so long because of that hidden stein/cup that the bear wanted in the Earth area. And the music… oh man the music.

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

In spite of the fact that I never got past the third stage, I had a blast coming back to these incredibly difficult challenges over and over as a kid. Thank you for showing me what I missed and was doing wrong.

[@WyldFox]

I never knew that secret door by jumping off the side of the mountain at the very start and even though I never beaten the game, gotten to the final boss several times, it is always nice to see what I may never have known. Was excited to see this video when it was announced.

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

I made it to the final boss several times as well. I just gave up one day and sold the game. The controls were frustrating and I don't really know if I even had an understanding of the spells and such looking back on it now. I guess we didn't miss out on much of an ending, huh? Lol.

[@Anaklusmos42]

Everything I'm saying has already been said, but your channel is made out of pure quality ! Quality gameplay ? Quality commentary ? You've got all of that.... And more !

[@_polpon]

These videos are invaluable, I really appreciate your effort in doing these!

[@johnathanarcher1487]

I was just waiting to see how long it would take for you would mention Fabio. 4:00 is pretty good.

[@Ratralsis]

I remember my dad spending hours getting the money to get the diamond sword, only to wind up opening a chest shortly afterward and getting a different weapon. He was pretty chill about it, figuring that he at least had it for a little while, and the game must not have wanted him to keep it.

[@mr.emanon7684]

Some BS ain't it lol

[@joshuasears4566]

Love this. I got this game as a kid because of the cool box art but then had absolutely NO IDEA where to go.

[@apap1586]

I remember this as a new game; I've was about 11 years old. Thank God for game preservation. I still have my original NES; of 32 years ago ;talking about being well built.

[@wonkabahr2786]

My memorie of this game is the same as you said. I remember getting at first release and I have been a fan ever since.

[@apap1586]

@@wonkabahr2786yeah those Nintendo games were pretty hard as hell ; some took months to beat.

[@obscuredoblivion444]

I absolutely love this series! Your videos are full of information and historical facts, while your narration is exhaustive yet consice. I'm impressed that golden retreiver knows so much about NES games!

[@anthonybalista7421]

Started playing this in daycare when I was 4, it became one of m favorites! Once I got it at home I spent hours and hours playing it and eventually beat it when I was (I think) 6-7. The music was so good, finding secrets was always exciting. Just a great game overall.

[@redwolflancer3051]

I actually played this one before the first and like it better,I'm starting to get that excitement i used to on Saturday mornings thanks to UCBV

[@Silenced23]

This game intrigued me as a kid. I loved playing it and now with this video I can actually finally beat it after 30 years.

[@disciple2742]

Thank you for all the quality content. I appreciate the research you do to teach us something about the making/history of the game.

[@RyanRead]

Good memories on this game. Loved the open world and you made the final battle look easy.

[@pinfarmer]

This is my favorite series on KZbin now. Consistently good

[@DaWhiteTyger]

FINALLY! Yes, Thanks UCBVG! I recall you said you would do this game eventually, and now it's done. I'm watching every second of this video! Thanks again dude! You rock! Wish I were as good as you, lol!

[@bahamutskingdom]

So many memories. Got this in 1991, while my sister bought Final Fantasy. About a month later, I completed this game. My sister was stuck on FF......so I asked if she wanted help. She gave me the game, and said she was done. And thus my life-long love of Final Fantasy began. And it all really began with IronSword Wizards & Warriors II.

[@adamglover6948]

A friend of mine had this when I was a kid, we couldn't read at the time so we had no Idea what we where doing. Glad to see This here, thank you for the upload.

[@davidhershberger7899]

the sequel to my favorite NES game. Thanks so much for your hard work and awesome videos. now back to the action.

[@darkfocust2467]

one of my favorite games as a kid, such a slaming ost

[@HarvNuTZ1]

Holy nostalgia. Right in the feels. Thank you for your service UCBVG and cute puppy.

[@CUBANIDAD]

I love all of your videos! I'm so happy you chose this game. People rarely talk about this game, but it was one of my all time favorites! Everything about this game impressed me as a kid. I recently re-purchased this cartridge and it all came back to me 25 to 30 years later.

[@buckfiden7076]

Dude, I don't remember playing some of these games till you post a video on it!!!! Thanks for bringing some of my wonder years back for me!!!

[@rcblazer]

Ironsword is a fun and challenging title with great music! Anyone else think Kuros kinda looks like the Tin Woodsman from Oz when he doesn't have a helmet?

[@captainobvious8736]

My favorite way to start my Saturday mornings when I'm cleaning my hocleaning my house. Thank you so much

[@nevertell7629]

This is the content that i love and i also loved watching this channel grow from double digits to 79K!

[@Jazzypants2007]

"Wind, Water, Fire, and Earth" And Ma-Ti, with the power of heart! Malkil was Ted Turner all along! I KNEW IT! Once again, your in-depth knowledge of the game astounds me, UCBVG! I didn't know you could keep your spells after beating a level, I'll definitely be trying to keep Windbane.

[@Alysa-Aiday]

I might not know who Ted Turner is, but all you did was reference Captain Planet.

[@SIFAssassin]

Man oh man, this takes me back. I played this a ton back in the day, and only managed to beat it a few years ago. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[@ArinZephyr]

I've got to the "fight the elementals" part a zillion times as a kid and that part just seemed impossible... thank you for showing me how to beat this video game!!

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

Me too. So much so that I finally sold it and never looked back until now.

[@mr.battle20]

Played the hell out of the original Wizards and Warriors when I was a kid. Only played Iron Sword for about an hour or so. A friend of a friend owned it, and I happened to be over at his house that day. So it's nice to see the game in its entirety here.

[@machetey]

Dude you got me waking up for these like back when Saturday morning cartoons were a thing.

[@Sorrowablaze]

I loved this game as a kid when it was new. I couldn't get very far.... The music is one of my favorites from the nes era!

[@boodro2122]

I have a molded SNES Classic. By watching your channel, you give me options for adding and trying new games that I may not have otherwise had the knowledge or confidence to play. Thanks for making games fun!

[@AcedeKlown]

This channel have started to move... to my top favorite channels! Insight, humour, strats well explained, and very relaxing to watch and/or listen to

[@wonkabahr2786]

This my favorite video you have done yet! Hopefully you will eventually do all the other Wizards and Warriors games. They are my favorite NES video game series. Also, I love the game maps on the left of the screen. They remind me of the game maps that were in issues of Nintendo Power magazine back in the day. Well done!

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

This might be the first time you covered a game I had as a kid that I have never beat. I enjoyed the first Wizards & Warriors so I got this one and put some time into it. I could never beat it though.

[@nugboy420]

3:58 “Fabio on the cover… it may look ridiculous….” I can’t stop laughing idk how I missed this one I have watched since about the 8th episode and this is prolly the hardest I have laughed.

[@jtrosa]

I look forward to a video from you every Saturday. Thanks for the constantly great content.

[@ktm42080]

Ironsword was a great sequel. Number 3 is weird, and it's the only one I haven't finished. I have all three, so I'll try again eventually. Great video!

[@demonofelru3214]

Agreed this was very good but very difficult!

[@leqesai]

35:35 Such skill. Its good to see someone who isn't a scrub playing this game. But don't get cocky and go chasing waterfalls.

[@The16bithero]

I was always curious about this game series in particular, haven't played them yet, but it's always good to see my man beating these games. Btw, thanks for always, and thanks to you I managed to finally beat Zelda 1, Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest, and I'm planning on beating Zelda 2 and other hard games in the future, following your guide, of course!

[@chasonlapointe]

Great playthrough and history lesson! I never did beat FabioSword but I'm beginning to think watching you beat games is more fun than doing it myself!

[@RemyWillard]

I don't know what's funnier. 1. "FabioSword" or 2. my eyes blurring at an inopportune time while watching this video and not catching the first P in "Asps Tongue Spell" right away

[@garyhall7867]

Man, that was mighty impressive. Usually I skim.through videos, but definitely had to watch this in its entirety, and may have to.reference it when I play it some more. Have been playing this here and there the past couple of weeks. Could never make it past the earth stage

[@FilterExel]

This game brings back memories. Excellent guide as usual.

[@kevinbell84]

Haven’t finished the video yet, but to reiterate other’s comments. The research into the history of the games in your videos is great.

[@FLipSide5254]

Thank for you showing us these old games that I've never heard which help me decide which games I want to collect for use that missed this nes generations.

[@tallbianca]

This was one of my all-time favorite NES games growing up! I had it for years before I finally beat it at age 13. I still wish the Sun Elemental battle scene theme woulda been a perfect loop, because I LOVE that groove. Instead there is that eternally grating extra snare that gets in the way. Kinda like how those little floating demons always get in the way of my jumps!

[@Eener1000]

This is one of my favorite games of all time. The gameplay isn't the best, but it has such a great atmosphere. It was parodied in Southpark I think with the quest of Lemmiwinks. The Pickford brothers have a great website (just google their name) where they tell lots of stories about their time developing games with concept art and original work sprites.

[@Mrfox2025]

Loved this game!!! Awesome soundtrack…I always liked trying to fight the shop keeper

[@kirkanos3968]

I don't know why it took youtube soo dam long to bring me to your channel and very happy it finally did. I could watch your videos 24/7 amazing work, love all the info on these iconic games right from the start. I loved this game growing up and the music used to record a lot of game music with my walkman this was right after contra ST.

[@blip1]

Man, this game was tough! I never finished it! I actually beat the water elemental by running through the tunnel without having ever found the scroll, hahaha

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Imagine growing up with stuff like this, and one day playing Skyrim in VR lol. We've come a long way lads! Oh and i remember beating this, i spent so much time with it that the muscle memory comes back just by hearing you mention the nuanced jump mechanics.

[@EthanHeathen]

LOVE this game. This and Astyanax were the first games I ever purchased with my own cash. I love this series and Im so glad youre doing more! Looking forward to 3!

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

Lol. I owned them both too. They were always $20 compared to the $40-$50 better games. Definitely some of the more playable, affordable games on NES for sure. Unlike 720, which still makes me mad thinking about it to this day.

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

Absolutely! What a gem of a channel. So well put together. Totally love the genuine great love the creator puts into his work.

[@jd5179]

Got this as xmas gift from my dad back in 1989. One of the best NES games i ever played

[@rubynall80]

I'm so glad you did a video of this! I could never find all of the secrets, and I had to beat the game without being able to afford all of the best gear. Great tips and tricks, especially the part about being able to rig the money making game. Two things; -Does collecting all the treasures of Sindarin do anything at all to the game? -Fun fact. If you try to go past the shopkeeper with zero money, he grabs you by the back of your neck and carries you out of the store.

[@rockleesmile]

The elementals used to scare me as a kid. Was nice to see this game again cause I spent a lot of time trying to get further in it.

[@co81385]

I was about to post this too! I too used to be scared of them as a kid, especially the fire and water ones!

[@thecornettmultiverse]

Alongside MegaMan 2, Ironsword was the defining experience for me as a gamer. Thank you for giving respect to a game series that I feel has been forgotten over time. It’s also educational to see how the game was designed, because even now I was confused on how some of the spells and mechanics worked.

[@Dystnine]

I love Kiros' googly eyes when he doesn't have his helmet on .

[@tophie79j]

So glad you did W&W2! love this series

[@aaroncoffman88]

I haven't looked this forward to Saturday mornings in a long, long time

[@CyberdriveAutomotive]

Had this game as a kid, beat it Had no idea about the Sindarin Ring Mind blown

[@crowballard]

This is the episode I’ve been waiting for since this channel began!

[@michaeloffgrid]

This game was hard as hell. I couldn't get very far in it, admittedly. The music was awesome though and has stuck with me all these years.

[@johnroyston3859]

Oh man... This is a piece of my childhood right here. I haven't thought about this game in probably 25 years 😂 awesome 👍

[@Dadbot]

Love your videos man. Especially your doggy. So many little wholesome things about your vids. Don’t ever change

[@mullinsjm1]

I beat this as a kid. It was such a good game!

[@TheMattizAlizard]

Holy CRAP this was one of my favorites as a kid!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

2:04 -- hey those are the two guys behind Plok!

[@sailorcentrist5077]

Love this channel! Love all the detail you put in.

[@blaat44]

I loved the boxart as a kid because it reminded me of HeroQuest. Only found out years later it was Fabio which I only knew because of the rollercoaster incident.

[@splugereport]

Such a wonderful series. Thanks for all your hard work

[@BlazingSoul2085]

Definitely one of my favorites from my early years.

[@Ziggy405]

I'm excited for this one. I got this game for Christmas and could never figure it out.

[@A.D.00]

This and the simpson game I remember playing them.for hours as a kid. Thanks reminder of those good memories

[@silvercrystalct]

Thank you for showing this, this game kicked my ass as a kid, and I always wanted to see it finished.

[@ninjaramen]

I remember playing this game as a kid after having seen the “Johnny Arcade and the Power Team” t.v: show and being utterly confused as to why Kuros did not look like a Conan clone in the game. I mean they had Fabio cosplay on the cover lol.

[@mikeconner3684]

Haven't watched yet but I'm thrilled you did this! Easily my favorite of the series, probably because it's the only one I ever beat. Pretty sure my mom only got it for me because of the cover. Can't wait for you to do part 3, I really sucked at that game and can't stand watching other people play because you always say why or why not to do something. Soooo many others out there say absolutely nothing and I'm like, why did you skip that? Why did you go back so far for that?

[@co81385]

This is my favorite of the series as well! To be honest, I didn't like the first one, and the third one I found to be a little tedious after a while. I would have liked the third one better if there was some kind of save or password feature.

[@thrillhouse_vanhouten]

I've never heard of this game, but its graphics look familiar. Thanks for introducing me to it! If I ever try it out, I'll be back to refer to this video.