Japanese Zelda 2 Was VERY Different - Region Break

[@BoundaryBreak]

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[@Thenuki]

How about no.

[@stuwustudio]

thanks raid for sponsoring shesez, he needed it.

[@nullvoid3545]

Raid is a very poor game with some very poor ethics. Look it up.

[@realIanIANian]

I'd rather play Zelda 2

[@killingtime4444]

Really man. RAID??? Ive seen more or less the script/guidelines they ask for. I know you've said the channel was struggling so I can't fault you but hopefully you will get to a point you won't have to rely on them

[@MrJobocan]

One thing I'll note about the sounds, this might come up in later episodes if you do these again. Basically the Famicom has access to sound options that the NES doesn't. If you look at cartridges for NES games, you'll notice there's no pins in the middle of the connector, while Famicom cartridges do. These pins, in the Famicom, would link to a chip that allows for more sound layers if the game itself had a special chip for extra sound channels. The Famicom Disk System has some extra sound channels built-in, so Zelda 2 takes advantage of it (as did several others like Castlvania 2, Zelda 1 and some more). Castlevania 3 had a special chip which allowed for 3 more sound channels, and Megami Tensei II (amongst others) had a chip that allowed 4 to 8 more sound channels.

[@TemmiePlays]

zelda 1 and 2 on famicom used the famicom disk drive, that's why they have superior sound, llol.

[@pichumario8bits568]

Also there's more expansion chips for the Famicom, like Sunsoft's 5B for Gimmick!, Konami's VRC7 which added 6 FM channels for Lagrange Point, that makes the Famicom sound like a Sega Genesis(MegaDrive), and Nintendo's MMC5 which added 2 pulse channels. Saddly, the American and European NES didn't have support for these kinds of expansions, like the FDS.

[@TemmiePlays]

@@pichumario8bits568 yeah, there's something like 200 or so games that used it, which sounds like a lot until you see there's about 700 unique NES games alone, nevermind the ones Japan or Europe only saw, liek New Zealand story

[@lancepate]

@@TemmiePlays We definitely had NewZealand story, it was just called a different name.

[@TemmiePlays]

@@lancepate nah it was new zealand story - but it was ported ot the nintendo DS in 2007. so my initial point still stands.

[@infinite_sun_rays]

A better interpretation for Link "stabbing" the child in the Japanese release would be cutting the ropes to set him free

[@novaspacewitch9963]

I would agree if they showed the child without ropes afterward

[@milohdd]

"I shall free you from the chains of life"

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

That's probably the idea yeah, but lets be real here: It looks like Link is stabbing the kid. If this was left intact for the cartridge/international releases, you know there'd be hundreds of posts like "remember when Link stabbed a kid" from NES boomers.

[@mongrel_97]

@@LonelySpaceDetective or imagine the hordes of soccer moms who saw a headline like "This nintendo game has the player character Link STABBING and KILLING a child!" with only a screenshot for proof. and then taking the consoles away from their kids, hahaha

[@CertifiedFreshMemes]

@@milohdd lmao

[@adventurerisrad]

This is pretty good! One thing I do recommend is having a flag in one of the corners at all times to show which region is currently on screen. It was a bit difficult at times to tell if the thing being shown off was from the original or the western version since I haven’t played LoZ 2.

[@gabrielcavazos6600]

Was thinking this as well, flag or just simply text saying NES / Famicom or something similar

[@thatrandom_canadian]

I mean, the Japanese version has the buttons at the bottom of the screen in Japanese. When they're not visible, then there's the flags.

[@AlexParry95]

Or since Link is always present (more or less in this video), just check to see if he has a mouth, if he does, it's the international version, if not, it's the Japan release.

[@gabrielcavazos6600]

@@thatrandom_canadian There's a instance or two, such as the angel sprite where it's not there. He does explain it but if you aren't fully following right away the flag/text would help. It's more of a just a consistency thing to help the viewer.

[@adventurerisrad]

@@AlexParry95 That is a fair point, but it can be difficult at times to notice it, especially since it's only a few pixels. Might be easier to have a consistent way of showing the version, since this seems like it'll become a series, and not every game will have the same novelty of sprite differences.

[@ev-0163]

Game over screen Japan: *You want a heart attack?* Game over screen America: *You want a seizure?*

[@Jono1874]

Oh no the japanese version does the seizure stuff too. But only the original disk version. The one on switch edited it out.

[@patrickhawthorneLS]

The switch online version doesn't flash,I agree that quite a few nes games and zelda 2 being really bad for inducing a seizure .. Nintendo removing the most silly of things from games to appease overly religious parents but didn't care if their children have a convulsion fit while being glued to their game while 40cm away from the screen

[@rockk9753]

The flashing is awesome it makes it look dramatic

[@Just.Kidding]

Yep just put the entire thing in your video too no need for like a warning or anything.

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Yeah but Link’s silhouette looks rather suggestive

[@NanaBowana]

The japanese bridge monster is actually an oni which is a monster from Japanese mythology! Oni are also the inspiration for the Hinox in LoZ, their design in BotW is very reminiscent of them.

[@sigurdtheblue]

Oni is not much different from ogre.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

When you say LoZ are you talking about the series, or the first game? Cuz Hinox didn't debut until ALttP.

[@gameroak007]

@@RabblesTheBinx I think they mean just the series in general, since Hinox aren't too uncommon across it.

[@GetMadz]

Excited for the new series!

[@PSVitaat2am]

I couldn't agree more! :)

[@DistrictOfCriminalz]

Yes!!! This is awesome

[@JJMcCullough]

This is an awesome idea! Do a Mario game next!

[@Mario-hn7qx]

I AGREE!also it’s suprising what is diffrent

[@ellaquin]

GetMadz, do you play Bonk.io??? I feel like I have seen you there before

[@Xilefian]

As for sounds: the Famicom has an extra sound channel that the NES doesn't have, so a lot of Famicom games have better/improved sound and music

[@xMasterSparku]

Castlevania 3 to Akumajou Densetsu is probably my favorite game to showcase that difference.

[@hermtastic]

Also, I believe the moving water is due to the power of the FDS hardware as well

[@KiraSlith]

What about comparing Doki Doki Panic (Famicom Disc System), Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES cart), and Super Mario USA (Famicom Cart)? The NES and Famicom Cart versions had better instrumental voicing and longer tracks that the FDS version desperately needed, similar happened here to TLoZ2.

[@KiraSlith]

@@hermtastic Nope, there was a rom hack that restored the animation a few years back, it's purely a quirk of the overworld's design.

[@klop4228]

Listen to the Metroid ost on FDS and compare with the NES version.

[@Jrose11]

I've never played Zelda 2, but found this video really interesting. Ya, there already comparison sites out there like TCRF, but being able to see these differences in motion and side by side enhances the experience greatly. Can't wait for more!

[@iqwrjwqioprwjriopqrjpqowir]

What amaze me, is that the US version is better in alot of ways. I never thought localization of something was actually better. My conspiracy theory is the localization was less translation, and more unofficial patch. Like how there was a new boss: the developers might have gotten more time to actually make a unique boss for that section.

[@Snesboy09]

Hey man. I love your pokemon stuff. Looking forward to you doing pokemon gold/silver challenges eventually :)

[@toumabyakuya]

@@iqwrjwqioprwjriopqrjpqowir I mean, highly probable seeing how there was a time difference of 2 years between the Japanese and the american release.

[@Judah_Katzenberger]

Definitely one of the best in the whole series.

[@FONEternal]

Been reading TCRF for years now, big fan of studying the details in regional differences, hardware capabilities, bugs/glitches, etc. You can mod your NES pretty simply to gain access to the FDS audio channels - probably my favorite of the differences. OG hardware only!

[@Geneo-en5km]

I remember playing this as a child and when you died and the Red screen of death with Gannons silhouette showed up.... It literally scared the shit out of me if I was playing at night. Legitimate fear at like 6 years old

[@TheAltruisticAutistic]

Did you wipe?

[@justinjohnson476]

dude same, i'd shut off/reset the game before it could happen

[@wintermute8315]

You actually shat yourself out of fear? Man, that's abnormal.

[@phattjohnson]

Haha! Oh my.. The movie "The Stuff" got to me as a kid. I honestly didn't know what film I kept recalling some visuals of until I watched the movie on a whim last year. Great film honestly :P My sister had nightmares about Zelda 3 (Link to the Past) for some reason.. she'd watch me play it. Something in it really got to her and do this day she's not even sure exactly what :P

[@phooeyfudge]

You literally don't know what literally means

[@zanegandini5350]

I'm glad the overseas version got the changes it did, there's little the Japanese version has over it. The animated water/lava is nice, and the Japanese battle theme is kinda cool (still prefer the overseas one), but everything else was just refined in the overseas release, which makes sense considering it released a year or two later. It's not like today when games often release around the same time internationally. The differences in sound effects mentioned ("goopy" noises, chat sounds, barrier being dispelled, etc.) are because the Famicom Disk System had some extra sound channels that the regular NES did not. That's why they don't cut parts of the music like overseas release.

[@pirategamer6630]

Japanese battle's better. It's so good it got reused in a later game. The US one didn't.

[@jomaq9233]

@@pirategamer6630 I think it mainly got reused a lot over the other one simply because it was in the original Japanese version that the Japanese developers and players of Zelda would remember way more (because there was no “Shindou” version that brought the modified western version back to Japan) Notice how in Smash Bros., if a piece of NES music in the game had a Japanese FDS counterpart, they would always pick the Japanese FDS version?

[@sadscientisthououinkyouma1867]

@@jomaq9233 Nintendo makes changes in Japan on the basis of western countries all the time, it was reused because it was better. It wasn't Japan that did stuff like remove Christian iconography and Link being Christian, it was the western releases which later bled into the Japanese releases. This can be said with most of NoA's changes, but that is a long rant for another day.

[@KBABZ]

Can't wait for the Doki Doki Panic / Lost Levels / Super Mario USA episode!

[@gajhiracristhianjimenez2048]

Daaaah, spoiler alert!!!

[@TheLastComa]

It's just been covered soooo much already..granted, I'll still watch it for sure and I'm sure I'll learn new stuff..

[@giin97]

That's actually quite the amusing story; who knew the opinion of a warehouse worker would have such lasting effects :P

[@JVeg199X]

If Shesez needs footage of the Lost Levels since I know it’s one of his least favorite games, I’d be glad to help out!

[@PSVitaat2am]

Those will be epic!

[@williamdrum9899]

5:22 In the GBA port of this game, the instruction manual says something like "After Link dies, his life, magic, and attack will decrease to the lowest level of the three." Even though this literally never happens in the US version. I used to think it was a poor translation and they meant your EXP goes back to zero but now I finally realize what they meant

[@kingdomcome3914]

It could've been an oversight of regional differences. It refers to the Japanese version, not the overseas one.

[@XJ-0641]

man you can feel the pain in his voice when he said Raid: Shadow Legends

[@jacksondavenport9296]

Me on my twitch: if I ever plug raid, unfollow me 😂

[@Plop_Loggin]

@@jacksondavenport9296 it pays really well and youtubers tend to struggle December and January. I'm all for people getting paid

[@kengosnell8416]

Raid shadow *skip skip skip*

[@baalrog887]

Tbf, I refuse to play it on principle, but they've helped keep a lot of my favourite youtubers lights on for some time now, ain't gonna complain

[@Plop_Loggin]

@@baalrog887 exactly. I'm not gonna play such a terrible excuse of a game but they pay a lot of youtubers a lot of money.

[@2006man]

The Japanese battle theme was reused and remixed for the mid-boss theme in Zelda Minish Cap.

[@phattjohnson]

I swear I've heard it before yet I've not played Minish Cap.. at least I never finished it.. Hm..

[@kev360xD]

Additionally, it (the original version) can be heard in Mario Maker 2 when you equip Link and go into a regular Battle (the Boss music sounds get replaced).

[@Gell-lo]

Man, you can feel his spirit leave his body right as soon as he said Raid.

[@KnightRaymund]

he didn't want to do it, but gotta pay the bills

[@jojoversus1100]

we all understand the grind, & we support Shesez. We can deal with some lame auto-battle RPG for our dude. Just another game. Lol.

[@Redzeyblade]

I heard it to but i just fast forward a minute or 2 to skip the sponsorship, it really gets annoying when you pay youtube premium to not see ads and yet you get a add in the normal video...

[@TheRealGunfish]

gotta keep the hustle going. :)

[@pyrobison2002]

I got shitty over how long it was

[@mythosinfinite6736]

"Sam, change that statue thing. It's too religious." "Got it, boss." "Also make that church's cross cooler. Way cooler." "Uh... sure thing, boss"

[@stephenday2342]

It needs to be about 20% cooler.

[@AbandonedVoid]

@@stephenday2342 Have you ever woken up and been like, "Shoot, I need to be 20% more cool?" Don't you understand what it feels like to be 80% cool?

[@jakikazu]

*stabs child* "That may have been a bit unethical"

[@pokepress]

Yeah, Yoshi eating dolphins in Japan’s SMW doesn’t seem quite as bad now.

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

I do that usually

[@ElGuayo]

Only a bit

[@UselessGoddess378]

That's why in Ocarina they had a child viciously stab the enemies, to make up for it (until Fi put him in a coma)

[@nickgamernb3784]

I got a feeling that this series would be very successful just like boundary break

[@Lauren_Tyler]

The religious imagery was required to be removed by Nintendo of America, Inc. At the time, they had guidelines on acceptable content in their games, and religious imagery and themes were prohibited in all games. Also, the roaring sounds heard in the Japanese version were made possible by special sound capabilities of the Famicom Disk System. The NES didn't have these capabilities.

[@TheHeavenlyBuddy]

exactly. it’s really annoying how some ppl are blaming it entirely on “finicky parents”

[@Lauren_Tyler]

@@TheHeavenlyBuddy You have to remember, back when the NES came out, Nintendo of America was marketing it under the guise of a family entertainment thing, almost like an interactive VCR. The video game market was in ruins from the Great Video Game Crash, and Nintendo of America had to be careful not to market it as "just another video game console."

[@Dungeon47]

That was the most believable RAID endorsement I've ever seen. He really just told it like it was, no undue hype, no BS. You can tell how he feels about the game from his face, but he's giving it an honest chance. I've never played it and never will, but this was the most down to earth ad for it I've ever seen.

[@TheBanishedWind]

I still wish it was its own chapter so we could skip it if we wanted.

[@ZeldaUniverseTV]

Zelda 2, the unsung hero in the Zelda franchise. Glad to see it getting attention! Great video, Shesez. :)

[@kyuubinaruto17]

I've always thought that Zelda 2 was a great game. I just wish the level ups felt more significant when it comes to magic. The most poweful spell only going down in cost at max level makes sense, but if you look at a magic chart you'll see half the spells max out pretty early, or barely go down.

[@jonahstein3034]

@@kyuubinaruto17 Yeah, it's flawed, but still a great game. I would have liked to see your max lives increase for every 1-UP you discover, like Zelda 2 redux.

[@floribe123]

Ah, I see you're a person of culture as well

[@Superstar5_]

I can’t believe there are people who dislike it.

[@TrueYankeeFan]

@@Superstar5_ I can see it's problems, and it's also a victim of the Classic Nintendo trope of a sequel having almost completely different core gameplay to the original. Between 1 and 2, I'd say 2 is much more of a pain to try to play through blind, and therefore for anyone who tries it I would tell people to feel no shame for following a guide. That said, the combat is actually pretty fun, though hard, the map is at least twice as big as Zelda 1, and across the board they committed to many ambitious decisions that I respect them going for. I understand why it has its reputation as the black sheep Zelda game, but I too hate it when it's simply dismissed as "bad".

[@RareSeldas]

the Famicom version of Zelda II's battle screen music was reused as the mini-boss theme music for Minish Cap, that's where most people were introduced to that song internationally

[@BagaJr]

I was so sure he let it play for so long because he was gonna say "Sound familiar?" at the end lol

[@chrisbailey7384]

It actually sounds like the Dark Link final boss theme.

[@Knightmessenger]

I cant believe he didnt mention that.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

And for the miniboss theme on Mario Maker 2 when you are Link.

[@RareSeldas]

@@shadowthehedgehog3113 yeah, as a recent game, and that's interesting

[@brycestrife5605]

I LOVE all these "break" ideas! This is an amazing first topic for the series. Thanks man! I've been with you for a while and you deserve the success you are hopefully experiencing. Keep killing it and I'll be around every time. See you over on twitch too!

[@SuperWiiBros08]

This is gonna be an really interesting new series

[@_.Dylan._]

We need super Mario bros 2

[@crisismoon880]

Verified user = free likes

[@theblubus]

For the Lava/water no longer animating after the change, I think what happened was the water and lava are actually the same animated background tile but the NES just changes the color of the water on the fly to be more lava-like. Because they are the same exact tile, changing the appearance of one impacts both Edit: Fixing my bad punctuation because, Internet...

[@AlefSousa017]

The sponsor segment is straight up golden, from the "you might've heard of them" to the camera cutting to him reading the script, it's all so genious hahah. Love that you got a nice sponsorship and love the new video and new series as well, keep it up, man!

[@RGTube]

Thought the sponsor was a joke then he kept speaking.

[@kitterkatt]

same

[@puskajussi37]

As he said, ad money is tight this time of year.

[@bobafett4265]

Yeah it's kinda sad really he had to rely on a sketchy sponsor to get ahead, I would've expected Keeps or HBO Max or something like that...

[@crust9889]

Can't blame him. What's great though is how easy it is to skip.

[@frantheman0819]

@@crust9889 the video wouldn’t exist or be worse so honestly I fully support it

[@memesistolefromifunny9165]

Since the video doesn't say it: MAJOR epilepsy warning at 5:49

[@NunyaBeeez]

@shesez

[@benjo2492]

Can't believe that Nintendo of america made it so flashy and didn't receive so many complaints about children seizures like the Pokemon Episode in Japan that was then banned

[@sardiax]

@@benjo2492 The TVs were very different back then so honestly some of these effects looked different or were a lot more/less intense then they appear on modern displays.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@benjo2492 At least they realized that with the Zelda 2 re-releases. ...They...DID do that on the NSO version right?

[@worldrenown4057]

Waaaah

[@InfoManiac742]

2:55 to skip the paid promotion

[@mr.creeper7802]

Should’ve been the pinned comment instead of the copy paste sponsor comment.

[@dyb368]

@@mr.creeper7802 the pinned comment was most likely part of the agreement with raid

[@FortuneTellher]

Thank you infomaniac

[@shitass7389]

“Haha youtuber make money bad! No like sponsor! Haha career bad!”

[@InfoManiac742]

@@shitass7389 I'm all for Shesez getting paid for this. He does an excellent job and deserves it. But it doesn't mean I'm not skipping past it

[@lordlouie3550]

@Shesez that boss isn’t Wizrobe, the Wizrobes are the regular enemies in that dungeon. The boss is called Carrock.

[@rehodaenerys9092]

I could see the pain in this mans eyes as soon as he said the words "Raid Shadow Legends"

[@pokepress]

Obviously they added the mouth so he could say “Excuse me, princess!”

[@PhayzinOut]

Fool!!!! You gotta have the attitude "Well excuuuuuse me, Princess"

[@lancelnce]

Lmao

[@not2tired]

@@PhayzinOut Now I'm confused... Link's voice or Mr. T??

[@PhayzinOut]

@@not2tired In the cartoon, Link emphasized the "excuse me" part

[@not2tired]

@@PhayzinOut ...and in everything else, Mr. T emphasized the Fool!!!! part. I clearly recall when both were in their original broadcast run. Good times. High times for both gaming and television.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

It's always so fascinating to hear about the differences in one single type of media throughout the world. Whether it's influenced by culture, feedback, or just sprucing things up, all the different versions of the same game have their own little quirks and it's really fun to learn about it all.

[@Femaiden]

in the US version, you can also level up only attack and leave the other stats alone. all you do is hit "cancel" when you gain the level until you reach the xp requirement of the stat you want.

[@jacksonramsey5023]

I've noticed that no website or content creator ever seems to mention that the NES version plays a unique chime that is absent from the FDS version when raising the building containing the Magic Key in the secret Kasuto town. Otherwise, great video!

[@kylehennkens9578]

"...our sponsor, Raid..." My right arrow key: Ah shit, here we go again

[@Viktoria_Selene]

Right double tap intensifies

[@JoseLuizMorenoBettoi]

The "L" on the keyboard works too. And faster.

[@Jimmykreedz]

Install Sponsorblock addon and you never have to do that again.

[@yatub1328]

@@JoseLuizMorenoBettoi How ironic that it’s the L key

[@malaert64]

7:05 Given Castlevania did this _a lot_ over the years, with both gore and religious symbols or names, it’s very likely due to wanting to remove (most) religious symbols from the game. An awesome video! Excited to see more of these.

[@giin97]

"...our sponsor this time around, is RA-" SKIPSKIPSKIPSKIPSKIP :P

[@KairuHakubi]

I loved the way he said it, like 'yeah.. me too. this is how it's gotta be..'

[@kyungrix1112]

Zelda II is my absolute favorite Zelda game. I don't really know why, but I love the shit out of this game. The music is just phenomenal. I play the dungeon/palace music in my head quite often.

[@fernandoalvarez9613]

In japan the game was on an add on that had more processing power than the vanilla NES for the US, it wasn’t until later on that Nintendo added upgrade chips to the games like in Mario 3

[@The23rdGamer]

I like the "sections" way of presenting this, and I hope it might continue in other episodes where applicable.

[@FairlyGeeky]

You can see in his eyes, him die inside saying “Raid Shadow Legend’s”. I bet he thought this day would never come. Come on KZbin, pay your creators so they don’t have to do this!

[@LUCKO2022]

No, KZbin is not a job. It was never designed for that purpose. If you can't survive with what you get then they need to get a real job. That is how reality works.

[@trainman5675]

@@LUCKO2022 it is a job for many people all over the world. And by saying that your discrediting the hard work people put into it. KZbinrs like markiplier. This is there job. They have editors to. It may not have been designed as a job. But it is

[@emil6421]

@@LUCKO2022 That’s really funny because the income from these videos most definitely outweighs your salary. Welcome to reality and stay mad.

[@LUCKO2022]

@@emil6421 Yes their money it allot higher than mine. But I can say that I don't beg for my money like 99% of KZbinrs. I don't have a patreon, I don't go out and say, I need support people so please donate. I have something they don't. Pride and morals. I can hold my head high and say I have never begged for money, these people can't do that. But then they have no shame to begin with.

[@LUCKO2022]

@@trainman5675 Hard work my ass. Some KZbinrs do out in hard work, I will give you that. But 99% of the people making money do not put much effort at all in. People like Pat The NES punk who just talks into a microphone doing a shitty podcast and then splits those up for videos. Such hard work there. ReviewtechUSA just read video game articles, again not hard. DSP plays games poorly and begs for money, such effort.

[@Alex_dlc]

Epilepsy warning!!! Flashing colors from 5:48 to 5:52 !!

[@xqawas]

Jesus Christ, he should really put a warning there

[@ExValeFor]

yeah I dont even have epilepsy and my eyes still hurt. nice one, US Zelda 2

[@vincevvn]

Email him if you got a seizure. I’m sure of all you did.

[@LordRayken]

Stop trying to start shit on his new video

[@xqawas]

@@vincevvn i'm not epileptic, but someone else might be

[@BeanerMan13]

Thank you Shesez for another great video! I know you only put out episodes that you're happy with and get fan support, but I'm from a small group of your fans that would watch anything you put out. I know that's not sustainable, but just know we're out here!

[@BoundaryBreak]

I appreciate you Miguel!

[@cmr2079]

I think the reason they probably changed up the sound was because the disk system had an extra sound channel they could use, and when they ported it, they either had to remove certain sounds or replace them.

[@pellaeon1877]

Nintendo of Japan: Oh crap we forgot to make a boss theme! *plays 6 notes on a piano* *congratulate themselves heartily*

[@pepobonitto283]

Hopefully this won't end up being a "Sequence break" where there's 2 episodes and then absolutely nothing

[@JJMcCullough]

The virgin Japanese spell music vs. the chad American spell music.

[@jamm6_514]

out of all people i didnt expect jj here lol

[@JJMcCullough]

@@jamm6_514 I'm not some hermit!

[@Boooo]

@@JJMcCullough who are you?

[@Nukle0n]

@@Boooo he's a conservative Canadian cartoonist. Or at least he was some years ago.

[@corvusnocturne]

I don't want to play RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS

[@saberruntv]

Nonody wants that is exaclty why most people who played the game played until lvl 5.

[@DaRoachDoggJr]

"And then this last item I have to show you here is one of the funniest things in this whole episode, and that is the kidnapped child!" 7:38

[@dreamworldtony]

5:20 When you die in the Japanese version, you die in real life!

[@changotv5847]

At first I thought he was joking when he said raid: shadow legends was the sponsor

[@evelynlumihame7814]

uh hey, you're gonna want to add an epilepsy warning for the American game-over screen at 5:49

[@baumi8125]

ya when i saw that i was a bit alarmed cause, you know, obviously bad for epilepsy and there was absolutely no warning

[@Sparrow-Music]

Was gonna comment this too - I don't have epilepsy but it even messes with me a little lmao

[@Kaden216]

What a cool new series! I love these kinds of side-by-side comparisons, and I love seeing the changes that were made when games were localized. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more of these videos! :) Keep up the great work! Your mellow voice makes your videos very relaxing to watch!

[@halo7372]

Seeing a ton of the sprites we got in the US version are much cooler, like the wizrobe is a huge improvement! It looks so cool!

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

Loved this. LETS GET THAT BREAD.

[@BoundaryBreak]

You are the best man! Thanks for supporting my stuff 🥺

[@somerandofromoregon]

@@BoundaryBreak He sure is.

[@evilcow2114]

@@BoundaryBreak Dude, you seem like such a genuinely nice and respectable guy. I know this sounds silly, but your comment to The Completionist was so wholesome. You seem like you're a real genuine guy, who loves making content and is legit happy to see another amazing creator saying he loved your content. Silly,but this one comment has made me a life long fan, I'm so excited to see where you go from here! I hope this didn't sound too stupid, but I just want you to know that I and many other fans will stick with you throughout your youtube career

[@ambiguousparadox]

@@evilcow2114 wholesome

[@TheHuskyK9]

🍞🍞🍞

[@ExValeFor]

Bit of the ol' epilepsy around 5:50

[@memesistolefromifunny9165]

A little seizure never hurt anybody

[@psychobilly42069]

Every time you die in zelda II you roll the dice with having a seizure lmfao, I've always hated it

[@ChristopherMoom]

8:03 Jesus, Japanese Link was a lot more... brutal than any other incarnation of Link, even the BOTW one He really decided to _cut_ straight to the chase with this kid

[@ReReCoil]

more like just cut the kid.

[@ilovethelegend]

Maybe those are supposed to be ropes, and the implication is Link is cutting them.

[@ohnoitschris]

@Lily Ginnish like Justin Y but Moon actually posts good comments

[@iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ]

Lmao I hate you

[@KairuHakubi]

Reminds me of breaking the wooden cage apart with your sword in Twilight Princess. It took me ages to even think of doing that.

[@materiagrezza9331]

In this game, I always thought Link was carrying an upright green glowstick, until I realized that the sword was the same color as his flesh and that green thing was the shield.

[@tinyetoile5503]

It's probably due to the restrictions of sprite colours for the NES/Famicom, they couldn't spare any extra colours for him, so his shield ended up the same colour as his outfit and the sword the same colour as his flesh

[@Par-Crom]

Now that you mention it... I can see it too! hehehe :D

[@DjSamination]

The Famicom had cartidges as well, unless someone haven't already mentioned that.

[@KamenRiderGumo]

I was going t say it. Most Famicom games were released on cartridges (albeit differently shaped than NES carts). Some games, such as the Zelda titles and Metroid, were on the Disk System add-on that was never given a US release.

[@Marlotix]

10:58 Fun Fact: This is the mini-boss theme in The Minish Cap!

[@TheBanishedWind]

Aw, ya beat me to it?

[@VolatileViolet]

I noticed that. I wondered why I'd never heard this rendition of the song before, but I guess you can chalk it up to regional differences. Pretty neat.

[@andywap3]

I think this music also plays for either a midboss or boss theme of Mario Maker 2 when you have the Link power up.

[@LunarCryptik]

“NES Entertainment System” ah yes the Nintendo Entertainment System Entertainment System

[@Stratilex]

I actually enjoyed this more than a Boundary Break episode

[@orionl7406]

Glad games these days don't flash the whole screen with 2 or more colours anymore. It looks like the US version added flashing lights to that Wizard cutscene thing.

[@Monkeyb00y]

I've been enjoying this series immensely. Thank you.

[@lolstationvita5922]

2:55 - for those who don't want watch Raid Shadow Legends ad.

[@PapaPootOs]

More like "for everyone who always skips ad

[@SuiteLifeofDioBrando]

Thanks

[@lolnahnvm208]

Lol you're a content parasite

[@marinetteyvesandrielsaille7007]

@@lolnahnvm208 If you aren't going to download the app either way it doesn't matter if you watch the sponsorship or not

[@lolnahnvm208]

@@marinetteyvesandrielsaille7007 but bitching about it in the comments makes you trash tier.

[@ChristianPerrotta]

I really liked the series. Here's a sugestion: always put some sort of icon or whatever to identify which version you're showing. I caught myself asking "which version is this again?" many times.

[@HeinerGunnar]

That's a good call, but in this vid it was pretty easy to keep up with, as the Famicon version includes the Button layout in Japanese at the bottom

[@Sientir]

I noticed there was a flag at some points, which was super helpful when it was there. I agree that it would've been nice to have that everywhere.

[@DM-qv3vo]

The jp release walked so the us release could ride a raft correctly ❤️

[@lrgogo1517]

I will never get used to that recurring feeling of "oh, they weren't joking about RAID-?"

[@kimmolaine8069]

The gold cartridge was super cool back then and it still is.

[@DiamondAppendixVODs]

5:48 Epilepsy Warning because Zelda 2's death animation is awful

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

It's better but at the same time worse than the Japanese one.

[@ZipplyZane]

It genuinely surprises me that it wasn't fixed in these releases. Usually Nintendo is big on that. Heck, these are the same colors as that banned Porygon episode of Pokemon that caused seizures and required them to shut down for a while.

[@theonlybilge]

"Television has traditionally been the most common source of seizures in PSE. For people with PSE, it is especially hazardous to view television in a dark room, at close range, or when the television is out of adjustment and is showing a rapidly flickering image (as when the horizontal hold is incorrectly adjusted on analog television sets). *Modern digital* television sets that cannot be maladjusted in this way and which *refresh the image on the screen at very high speed present less of a risk* than older, analog television sets." - Wikipedia "Around 1 in 100 people has epilepsy and of these people, around 3% have photosensitive epilepsy." *"What is unlikely to be a photosensitive trigger?"* "Digital TV and plasma screens. Adjusting the brightness down on some screens can be helpful if you have photosensitive epilepsy." "Modern computer or TV screens do not flicker, or have a very high flicker frequency. Flatscreen monitors, such as laptops, have a liquid crystal display ( LCD) that does not flicker, so are even less likely to trigger seizures." epilepsysociety.org.uk/photosensitive-epilepsy

[@GwyndolinOwO]

@@theonlybilge i wouldn't say that just because its "not likely" doesn't mean the same as "Can't happen at all" most seizers themselves aren't fatal but in rare cases they are and its better to have as few as possible and flashing can affect other things as well so might as well be safe and not sorry. You're right but i don't think throwing facts like this out helps people who have had seizures watching youtube before. (approx 2,338,439 worldwide have photosensitivity if i did things right. rare doesn't exactly mean the number of people that has something is "small")

[@theonlybilge]

@@GwyndolinOwO I think 3% of 1% of 7 billion is more like 20 000. Also, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIqUfHhrZZd-basm9s

[@byefelicia1996]

OH MY GOD the Japanese game over noise would have absolutely scarred me as a child

[@thebluerage03]

Boundary Break: RAID Shadow Legends Sorry no, Region Break: Zelda II

[@chrisbeach423]

So you don’t support content creators having sponsors? Its insurance due to how shitty KZbin treats its content creators. There is a skip 10 seconds button for a reason 🤔

[@thebluerage03]

@@chrisbeach423 that's not what I'm saying at all.... I'm fully okay with the sponsorship and have loved Boundary Break for a good few years now. I just wanted to make a joke about how this was a new series, and how, in my opinion, how funny the concept of a Raid Shadow Legends would be in an episode of Boundary Break Trust me dude, I know how bad of a platform KZbin is, I even joked about it the other day when Sheesez showed a picture of a transparent KZbin fanny pack. Which, ironically, is the complete opposite of KZbin as a company

[@charbound]

hey man, if having raid shadow legends as a sponser means youre able to make videos and be financially secure, no one should have a problem with that! also, i love this new series! keep it up :)

[@phattjohnson]

Ouft.. if the biggest takeaway from the vid is "Sponsor Happened", then the actual intent of the video was lost :P

[@joshkall5103]

Wow, this is pretty cool. I wonder where you got the idea for this video from ;)

[@demosdown9812]

When the enemy theme played I immediately recognized it. It's the song that plays during a miniboss battle in minish cap. like if you feel that nostalgia!

[@samuelpounds1475]

Also in Super Mario Maker 2

[@GabePuratekuta]

Also YTCracker used it for a song.

[@Pilachio]

@@ortherner recognizing something and being reminded of good ol times is the definition of nostalgia

[@ortherner]

@@Pilachio well for me it isn’t

[@adelinehaley9428]

1:42 They've taken another one.

[@gamemasterseven]

5:48 and 13:04 Epilepsy (flashing lights) warning. ...This is why I'll never be able to play this game, as I've suffered from epileptic seizures before. While most KZbin channels tend to slow down footage of flashing lights or warn people that said unedited footage is approaching, a lot of them seem to consistently forget to do either one of those things for Zelda II. ...I'm sure some people would make a "Zelda II is forgettable" joke, but that's kinda missing the point. The video was still interesting, and I like the idea that this new series is going for, but a warning of some sort, as other users have pointed out, would have been nice.

[@fildgebucket]

First video I've watched from this channel... interested to see other content! My constructive feedback would be that the last couple sections seemed to have gone by at a faster pace (voice over wise). Otherwise this captivating, being a person who grew up with the NES, I am excited to see this series cover other iconic games from my childhood! Thanks for the great work,keep it up!

[@mjc0961]

0:08 - I didn't realize paying Nintendo $20 every year qualified as free. I'm pretty sure that's not free, because it costs $20 every year.

[@BoundaryBreak]

When the truth is that you're spending $20 a year to play video games online and not these old NES games these titles are more like a bonus. That's how I see it at least. Couple that was the fact that most switch owners have the online service. It was just easier to say that than to completely go over the price and structure of the Nintendo online service

[@Schwarzorn]

The sound effects are changed because they used a sound channel that was exclusive to the Disk System. The title music and ending music changed too. I wish for a perfect blend of the two versions. And a slightly longer sword range. Lol

[@marhawkman303]

and more realistic sprites than Breath of the Wild? :D

[@Katanaz]

5:49 epilepsy warning

[@ShadowQrow1]

Awesome a new series. Good job Shesez.

[@FrancoisRoy]

kzbin.info/door/IRjVF72fIn-N_TNOS6rKVwvideos

[@jonpatchmodular]

Actually, the sound differences are so vast because the disk system had an additional sound chip with lots of different custom waveforms, in addition to the classic pulse wave + triangle wave + noise + shitty sample from the NES, which is also why Zelda 1 sounds so different in many places. But in Zelda 1 the power of the Disk System audio shines quite nicely, including the original version of that one song Kondo made in a single night right before release. You can tell that in Zelda 2 they probably ran out of time or resources and took advantage of regional versions to polish up many things That boss facing the camera, maybe they did that because they didn't have time to program it to face the player properly. Also Volvagia in the original follows a simple to program parabolic trajectory, while in the other it stays afloat probably with a timer. BUT they couldn't properly fix the lava and water. Great video! Keep them region breaks coming, it's an interesting concept, and very professional in presentation!

[@danielricardo5029]

"You might have heard of them." Me and the advertisements that target me relentlessly, felt that.

[@ElfenCried]

When he said Raid Shadow Legends, I was just waiting for him to say: "I'm just fucking with you guys! 🤣"

[@GabePuratekuta]

Some people want to be sponsored by RAID: Shadow Legends. Which means they don't get the meme.

[@WayWardWonderer]

The name "Gannon" has two n's in the Japanese version, too.

[@Schwarzorn]

For the first three games at least. It’s a real name, like Zelda. But NoA mistranslated in their instruction booklet, and they refused to admit their mistake it seems, cuz they altered each game again and again till Nintendo just stopped including English text in the games.

[@randomuser8390]

Why was I surprised when he said his sponsor was 'Raid: Shadow Legends?'

[@sarahd2623]

Right??? It's become such a meme by now that you'd think a person would completely avoid it. I even thought it was a joke xD

[@randomuser8390]

Well, it still gives you lots of money.

[@OppressedApe]

The best part for me when playing the FDS version was the lack of latency on the world map when moving around.

[@tlaren]

This is such a freaking cool idea for a series and I want more! I LOVE compare and contrast variations!

[@AG3N7_86]

This is pretty neat, excited for more episodes.

[@FrancoisRoy]

kzbin.info/door/IRjVF72fIn-N_TNOS6rKVwvideos

[@OfficialTygo]

We need more region break, this is epic

[@bigjake360t]

After playing Link's Awakening remake I would love to see Zelda 2 in that art style. Nintendo if you do this then for the love of Hylia let us use the d pad for movement.

[@vizthex]

I think some of these changes might be due to the hardware limitations on the NES. The animated water and battle music seem that way to me. The famicom could support more sound channels, and had more RAM iirc. So it could animate water and have music with more instruments.

[@ShadowDragoon004]

I figured most of the music/sound effect changes were due to the missing sound channels on the NES. It's pretty well documented that the FDS had two extra sound channels, and in some games it made a HUGE difference in the audio quality.

[@brushrolla8379]

I was about to say!

[@ansel569]

10:58 very interesting that Mario maker 2 uses this version of the song as well

[@JamesFarrOfficial]

Ooooooooo. Awesome.

[@sokoTV2]

Very nice episode. Nice to know that the US version was more of a Deluxe edition than a stripped down version. I do like some of the original SFX, Dark King's tomb, and mouthless link, but it does feel like the overseas version is the definitive version, and better matches a perfect ethereal Form of Zelda 2. Though I wish there was a romhack that'd let us mix and match the differences. But I'm glad the first episode didn't make me depressed. I'm so use to regional changes being insulting and disgustful and completely disregard video games as an art that I forget that sometimes these changes do perfect a game.

[@PetProjects2011]

The expression you make at 10:22 needs to become a meme or a gif.