Nintendo Power Time Machine Issue #4 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | NES Magazine Review

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. These early issues I didn't have as a kid. I always looked at my friend Jason's. But they still take me back. I can't wait until I get to the issues I actually had. I'm glad I could bring back those memories. Thanks for watching.

[@TenouHaruka0]

You are the most underrated KZbinr I know! Your videos have great quality and the content is always profound. Here's to you finding the recognition you deserve!

[@NESADDICT]

Always fun to come back to these every now and again. Still my all time favorite series on the KZbins.

[@boring987]

"grab your board and hit the concrete" IDK if it was actually that funny but I laughed for about a minute hahahahaha

[@NESADDICT]

boring987 haha same here

[@fervcorsica3358]

He's funny as hell,

[@NESComplex]

Awesome! There really is something unique about looking through these magazines. Glad I could take you back.

[@Amadeusz90]

I really love that series, I wasn't able to fully experience NES era myself (I'm from Poland, born in 90 - no Nintendo related magazines, working NES was also rarity) but listening to your commentary, background music and looking at those screenshots of games I used to play (rarely, but I did) makes me nostalgic - I can easily understand why NintendoPower was so important to you. Video editing is also really well done. Keep up the good work.

[@NESComplex]

I'm glad I could bring out those childhood memories. Thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching!

[@NESComplex]

Thank you. Its such a compliment that the episode seemed to go by quickly, I kinda felt like it was slow and that I should've cut out a few parts. It's hard to know what to cut sometimes, but less is more... as they say.

[@jeremyjamesdewitt]

Thank you so much for doing this. I remember looking through all of these as a kid, and then I remember that the entire collection that I had was destroyed in a flood. Looking at all of these again, with all the great Nintendo music behind it, hits me right in the nostalgia button. Thanks, man!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I certainly try to get better. I don't want to just stay the same. I already have a mental list of what I can improve in the future. Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoy them.

[@NESComplex]

Exactly. The nostalgia makes it fun to make these episodes, too. I'm glad it's sending you back in time.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I know people have requested this show quite a bit, but the views seem to roll in a bit slower than some of my other videos, so I'm kinda confused about people's response to them. I like doing them though, so that's all that matters... and I'm gonna keep doing them. It'll be cool to zoom through the Game Boy, SNES, and N64 eras. It really gets me motivated to crank these episodes out.

[@NESComplex]

That's the goal. Bringing back some awesome childhood memories. Thanks for watching.

[@Tonberry2k]

I've had an incredibly rough couple days. Your Scott Bakula joke marks the first time I've smiled in 24 hours. Thank you.

[@NESComplex]

I doubt that will happen, but I"m going to work my way through them as much as I can. After I finish some of the basic one-off videos like collection retrospectives and Top 20 lists, then I'm gonna try to pingpong between "Is It Fun?" and NPTM. At that point I'll be able to get through the issues much quicker. I'm also starting to find a better rhythm for making them. We'll see. I almost did a final issue episode (and still might).

[@NESComplex]

I've considered doing a collection video / retrospective of Nintendo Power. I put them in magazine sized bags with backer boards (like people do with comics). and I store them in 3 banker's boxes. I need a 4th. Eventually I'm going to put dividers with issue numbers for each year of the magazine so I can find them easier.

[@NESComplex]

Awesome memory, dude. I figure every issue of NPTM is bound to have something nostalgic to everyone.

[@NESComplex]

I'm sorry to hear you've been having rough times. I have, too. I'm glad this cheered you up a bit. We gotta just hang in there.

[@NESComplex]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching. Episode 5 should be up in a few weeks. I've filmed it, but I'm gonna upload N64 Top 20 first!

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much for the kind words. It would be cool if more people watched, but I've only been doing this for 10 months and I only have 35ish videos so I think I've been doing pretty well considering.

[@NESComplex]

Thank you Amadeusz Z! That's cool that an American magazine can still bring you nostalgia.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I thought about doing an episode with exactly the same format about the final issue.

[@mgm608]

I love these NPTM episodes. You do a great job taking us back in time.

[@G20GAN]

Did almost 10mins just go by!? Chris awesome episode, I couldn't believe your work could get better yet it always seems too! Awesome job man

[@NESComplex]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to mention that in issue #6 about TMNT. Still the red always bothered me.

[@dancraig7783]

Ahoy, sir! These are GREAT videos!! I love everything on your channel, but these Nintendo Power episodes are amazing!! So many fond memories! It's crazy that I actually remember specific pages in these old magazines..lol...GOOD SHOW, SIR! Keep up the great work!

[@gebbush792]

I've been watching these one after another in sequence. Really enjoying them. I laughed really hard when you looked at the wrestling caricatures. Your facial expressions especially when you matched Ted dibiasi's were right on.

[@ostojicnikola81]

So fun to watch these videos. There must be a lot of work behind. Good job!

[@NESComplex]

That's why I love making these videos, too. There is so much nostalgia in each magazine. It's kinda like a... Time Machine! A Nintendo Power Time Machine!

[@NESComplex]

I really enjoy making this series, too. I plan on doing it with more regularity as so many people ask about it. Thanks for watching.

[@ThreeBitsShort]

Always nice to log on to KZbin and see a new video from you, well done as usual!

[@Prepper7]

Your videos are just getting higher and higher in entertainment quality... or maybe they've always been this good... im just enjoying them more? Please don't stop what you're doing because you're definitely doing it right. I never owned a nintendo mag but you make the whole thing come alive!

[@superdave3093]

That Scott Bakula Cheerleader 😂 “Ho boy!” Lol😂😂

[@NESComplex]

I plan on it. This series is fun to make as it brings back so many cherished memories.

[@TheAJohnPerez]

In this issue they talk about my favorite franchise of all time Metal Gear. Not to mention a Zelda game also. Great job keep up the good work.

[@NESComplex]

I hope you like it. I never know how they'll be until it's all done. Just a few weeks away.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I just watched it with my daughter and I actually wish I had trimmed out a bit more in this one.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks a lot Chris. I really appreciate your support! You rock!

[@danielwilliams6994]

Love these! Please continue to make more! I love going through my issue while watching 😊

[@chrismisc7856]

Thanks NESComplex! Zelda II is my favorite NES game of all time. I know it's not the most loved game by Zelda fans, however, I love it.

[@Xboxgamer82]

I love how you do these Nintendo Power videos I really enjoy them. Its good to see what was back in the day and hope in the future we look back at today and say man look what we use to play lol!

[@NESComplex]

Thank you for commenting. I usually comment in the first few days a video is up. Honestly, it's becoming harder to reply to every comment. It would take hours.

[@vivaeljason]

If Skate or Die had been what was in your imagination, it would be my favorite game of all time BY FAR.

[@mediocrepixels9095]

Thanks for the episode dude I've been waiting for a new issue

[@falcon85er]

Your videos are so trim, polished, and professional.

[@KClark]

keep them coming man, great episode!!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks, Lloyd. I thought you'd like to see Captain Archer in drag.

[@TheZoidberg312]

Please keep these coming. Loving the NP tribute!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I definitely have the urge to play it because of making this episode.

[@TheCompletionist]

The only real thing I can reference from that episode, is that the first arcade I ever visited had a play-choice ten and it was the only arcade machine I felt comfortable playing simply because it had games I was familiar with since I owned an nes at home. The games I use to play all the time were the goonies and super mario bros.

[@lexluthermiester]

SHOZBOT!! Excellent! My friends and I used to laugh at that endlessly. It became a running joke through High School and well into university!

[@Wyrdwad]

I LOLed at the Scott Bakula cheerleader. That needs to become a meme, I think. ;)

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much. They are really fun to write as I flip through the pages so many memories flood back to me. I hope it does the same for those who watch.

[@NESComplex]

Sorry to bash Othello. I've heard a couple people sound off about how much they liked it. Maybe I'm selling it short. Guardian Legend, Astyanax, and Zelda 2 are all excellent games though. Thanks for watching.

[@NESComplex]

I'm glad I didn't have to do that for the video!

[@saeda215]

Loved it!!! I love every episode! It takes me back to my childhood. Begging your parents to call the Nintendo hotline for a tip. Actually dialing the number from the phone at a friend’s house 😆. Dude, they got us to call Santa on the phone when we were kids too!! Can you imagine how many parents probably called to dispute their phone bill? 😂 Getting a new issue of Nintendo Power in the mail is such a fond memory. The days of the NES brought me so much enjoyment and feeling of achievement but also mixed with so much frustration! I remember getting to Dracula in Castlevania 1 and pausing my game. I already had another NES cartridge wedged on top of Castlevania to keep it in place but all it took was the slightest tap of my friend’s foot when it bumped into the NES console and made it reset 😳🤯 Thanks so much NESCOMPLEX for taking your time to share your memories that I so genuinely relate to!

[@coachNewman17]

Another awesome time machine episode. i like watching these cuz it brings me back to that time when we were young.

[@NESComplex]

Issue 5 should be up in a few weeks, but my next 2 videos will be my Top 20 N64 games!

[@NESComplex]

He does? I've heard Kirk Cameron, Isaac Clark from Dead Space, the drummer guy "Shades" from the movie "That Thing You Do", but Rick is new. I'll take that as a compliment. lol

[@NESComplex]

Episode 5 is in the works, too. I've been unfairly ignoring the NPTM fans.

[@captainakron27]

Your videos make me feel like I was transported to my greatest moments in video game history! totally tubular

[@NESComplex]

Ah the PlayChoice 10. I'd love to have one if I ever get an arcade machine.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. One day, I'll have to show how I teach and use video game principles in my classroom.

[@brillopad6901]

I love Zelda II as well, I remember being a little disappointed it was completely different then the original but it grew on me the more I played it and I still pop it in from time to time today. Great golden era of gaming and I'm glad I got to grow up in it! I think the graphics are obviously better in today's game but they just don't have the same appeal to me or level of fun. Kinda sad!

[@NESComplex]

I know bro. It's been terrible. I have to check everyone's channel periodically. I end up using my featured channels for this. Thanks for checking in.

[@JakyouManor]

I love this but can you make at least one every month I know it takes a lot of editing and you have a life but still this series is awesome

[@NESComplex]

I doubt I'll ever finish all 285! At the rate I'm doing episodes I'll be like 78 years old! I'm so tempted to jump ahead though. I think it would be interesting to do the final issue in this same format discussing what was happening at the time and whatnot...

[@NESComplex]

Well nothings stopping you from hitting the concrete with a board. lol.

[@NESComplex]

I should've said "Oh Boy" when I showed that picture as a nod to Quantum Leap.

[@Wyrdwad]

Yeah, the resemblance is absolutely uncanny! As a total aside, Zelda 2 is actually my favorite Zelda game! I love the RPG elements, and nothing I did in video games as a child was as difficult yet satisfying as when I finally got that hammer from Death Mountain for the first time. Few games since then have ever managed to match the intensity of that challenge. Glad to hear you also liked the game -- but then, at the time, everybody did! It's only recently that people have started decrying it.

[@NESComplex]

I have a list of videos I'm working through, but eventually I want to get to a point where I'm doing Is It Fun and Nintendo Power Time Machine excessively. These are really fun to write and record, but editing is very time consuming. I would love to be able to release them once a month.

[@NESComplex]

You have already reached Super Ninja Supreme Commander Kage Fighter Deluxe Freakbot

[@Wyrdwad]

Hey, what song is that in the background beginning at 3:41? I know I used to own whatever game that's from (or maybe I rented it?), but I can't for the life of me figure out what it is...

[@pedromallol6498]

Watching this video made me call my parents and thanking them for a great childhood.

[@MichaelBtheGameGenie]

He must have quantum leaped into the chair leader right before they drew the image another awesome look back

[@NESComplex]

Okay. I will never, ever stop!

[@NESComplex]

Thats a bummer story, but I guess it's stories like that which compose all our childhoods. The Ninja Gaiden issue will be up in a few weeks. I have to do my Top 20 N64 videos first. They've been requested a bazillion times.

[@NESComplex]

Awesome Glenn!

[@NESComplex]

I agree. I think they were trying to improve them. I always thought they were trying to make Link look like a teenager. The world just looks so blocky and the black/white overworld enemies are horrid.

[@carlrygwelski586]

2:25 The shield artwork looks like it says "2" lol

[@NESComplex]

Thanks Matt. I'm glad it's working.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Holy shit I was literally about to write the Kyle reference right before you said it, thought I was just going to keep that to myself. Good things Reuben 6:23

[@NESComplex]

I'll try to keep em coming. Thanks for watching.

[@NESComplex]

It's from RC Pro Am :)

[@NESComplex]

I'm glad! Thank you.

[@Doomrock1]

This was extra time machine-y for me, I haven't even seen that issue since 1989. I was among the kids that were disappointed by the game, so my mother sold it to a coworker and (to my surprise) generously included this issue in the package. Looking forward to the Ninja Gaiden episode, somehow that issue survived the years so I'll be able to read along on that one. Thanks!

[@TylerGames4LIFE]

You need more Views bro! Because this video is the best.

[@NESComplex]

It's never too late to sport the glowing mullet

[@bloodriotiori]

Yo, I just literally stumbled upon this channel (and this series as a result). You need more tags or something because this is really good, makes me want to watch more :) I definitely subbed, but you gotta figure out a way to get more views my man, this is good stuff :D

[@thechad217]

Another awesome video! I am a huge wrestling fan and was excited when you mentioned Wrestlemania, but then was sad when you just breezed by it. Perhaps you are not a fan. Either way thanks again! I am going to ask Scott Bakula to the Tecmo Bowl dance...

[@nels7347]

I remember around 1987 we would call the Nintendo hotline and they would give us tips on games

[@NESComplex]

Thanks Robbie.

[@GUBMENTxCHEESE]

Thanks for accepting the video response, btw. Took a lot of work to get all the covers together.

[@juanlmerafe]

Awesome video man!!!! Great job!!!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! Awesome KZbinr!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks Shant

[@NESComplex]

No problem. I bet it took a lot of work!

[@ajanta7]

song at 2:20? :o nice vid, wish i had those mags when i was akid

[@NESComplex]

Thanks for watching!

[@16BitBrothers]

Great video Chris, although we didn't have Nintendo power from what I can remember here in England I have a lot of the games mentioned now. Marble madness is such a great game I always find myself playing it when I have a spare 20 minutes ! The master system was more successful over here and then came the megadrive so a popular magazine was sonic the comic which kept you upto date with all the latest sega releases. Take care pal :-)