The Battle of Olympus on NES | NESfriend

[@cIymax]

7:02 You can keep your olives by choosing the second continue option. Great review, thank you! p.s. I released a randomizer hack for this game for anyone interested.

[@Hattes]

A trick that I abused the heck out of when I beat this last year: Enemies won't spawn again until you pick up whatever they dropped. So just leave that olive on the ground. This is almost a must in the mountains, where birds keep spawning from the edge of the screen.

[@bushcry1]

Thank you!

[@WilhelmDriscoll]

This is a great game. You mention the forest being hard to navigate but Crete is a massive step up over Peloponnesus.

[@michaelthompson3640]

agreed, i always had issues with Crete and Peloponnesus. Took me weeks to learn the doors to use, but got there in the end

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

This did the thing with the ocarina before that time game about the ocarina.

[@justinblackwood5816]

Your reference to SNES Drunk went right over my head lol

[@MattyHervey]

I just want to say that I’ve searched KZbin for the commercial you used (as well as Guardian Legend) and I wasn’t able to find it.

[@Xygor]

This game was criminally underrated.

[@NESFriend]

So are you!

[@maverick_loneshark]

Ah, yeah. I was playing through this one but didn't finish and I forgot all about it. I'll have to replay it now that you've reminded me. オリュンポスの戦い 愛の伝説 The Battle of Olympus A Love Legend

[@VOAN]

Those enemies that are too low to hit was one of the reason Shigeru Miyamoto prefer not to used swords in his RPGs, instead Super Mario RPG's main weapon is a hammer and could hit enemies with ease. It's also the reason why he return the Zelda series to the top down view rather than continue using the side-scrolling aspect.

[@Jamie-nx2cg]

For sure one my favourite games

[@mr.g4990]

Loved every minute spent playing this one growing up. It is going to keep you busy for a while without any external hint but it plays so well.

[@ggbetz]

One of the few nes games with purple/black areas! It reminds me of not just Z2, but subcon in mario 2 and the night beach stage in Little Nemo. I didnt see this as a kid, but its on the list!

[@littleterr0r]

Shout-out to Jeremy Parish. I've got his latest video queued up after this one!

[@hansgruber9457]

Since not playing this as a kid I always carry a glass of olives with me just in case

[@jimbox114]

I remember that commercial and I never understood how Guardian Legends got compared to either of the Zelda games.

[@dentstowel4230]

Easily one of the top five soundtracks on the NES

[@chadbaileyisawesome]

I remember playing this one years ago and getting lost. I liked it. I think it may be time to dust it off and try again in 2024. Keep an eye out for a potential beat tweet haha. Great video, Trav!

[@NESFriend]

Thanks! Good luck, stay awesome

[@songsan807]

I always wanted to play this game back in the 80s and wanted to borrow from this guy a few blocks from the house but he always made it hard to borrow from him. I got the game from an eBay lot many years ago and just never got the time to play this now.

[@nyehentertainment]

Just found this series, and I just have to point out and commend how admirable your earnest positivity is for anything even vaguely warranted in these games. I do all I can to avoid AVGN-esque vitriol as we plod through these 8/16-bit games on our pod, but there are all too many where I just can’t hold it in. Haha Great work, man!

[@NESFriend]

Hey thanks! I appreciate that. I love AVGN but think it's too bad most imitators don't realize he is a parody.

[@nyehentertainment]

@@NESFriend Indeed. 👾🤛🏻

[@LordWhirlin]

Makes me miss Guardian Legend!

[@Yungbeck]

Great video! There's just something about this game, the art style is cool to look at. A bit cryptic and tedious and difficult but a well crafted video game at the end of the day. gg man Happy New Year

[@Umo2000]

Great stuff as always. Dude, you’ve definitely got your own style. You might be inspired by SNESDrunk, but I don’t see much similarity. I particularly appreciate how you start the reviews with substantial background and the ads.

[@ljdanas]

I was only abke to finish this by save scumming in Nesticle or some NES emulator years ago.

[@TopSpot123]

Great review, NESguy!

[@Ketis1985]

Still my favorite NES game. 😊

[@iami3rian394]

P.S. Cerberus has three heads, not two. Perspective eclipsed that third head, my man.

[@NearLife4life]

I don't think NES Friend said Cerberus has two heads, I think the commercial guy said it. I noticed it too, though!

[@jcasaletto12]

I adore this game but have never made the push to finish it.

[@doom4067]

It's a tough one. The trick is to make use of retry, vs. continue.

[@TheGentlemanGamer]

One of my favourites from my childhood. A shame it's not available on the Switch

[@roycewise2530]

This game needs a remake

[@NESFriend]

You right

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

I vaguely remember this game, enough that I recall it being worth playing. Don't remember it being like Zelda II, which I think is not a bad thing. That was a great game.

[@marcellachine5718]

You probably don't remember Rambo being like zelda 2 either huh?

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

@@marcellachine5718 Never played that one (or saw the movie).

[@mikerohlfs2836]

You and SNESDrunk should collaborate on a channel and call it Drinking Buddies ,or something, im 50yrs old ,and watch both of you, your just as funny as him.

[@NESFriend]

Have you listened to our podcast?

[@alexshadowfax1119]

Have you considered making a compilation of a bunch of your videos so we dont have to make our own playlist? Like a 3 or 4 hour video, they seem to do well on other channels and they are really appreciated. Thank you.

[@NESFriend]

I have considered it! I may give it a whirl soon

[@jln276]

I saw this game when I was a kid on the home shopping network at like 1 am. I came so close to waking up my dad to ask him to buy it. But I knew there would be consequences deep down, and still have never played it.

[@jamesmoss3424]

The Battle of Olympus got excellent graphics. 😀👍🎮

[@VIENDOLATELE]

Ohhhh man, i love that game.🎉

[@The_Badseed]

Good video friend. This game is on my to-do list. I played a bit, got really angry and quit. It's those F***ING blue worms!!! 🤬

[@NESFriend]

They really are aggravating

[@thejackal007]

This is one of my favorite games for the NES. I've beaten it quite a lot over the years, yet somehow never knew there was a Game Boy version. Is it largely the same game or is it different enough to look out for?

[@NESFriend]

I think largely the same but zoomed in. Could make for a different experience perhaps? Let me know if you try it and what you think.

[@thejackal007]

@@NESFriend In the short time I tested it just now, it feels quite similar, even down to the dialog. The music on the map screen is different, but everything in Arcadia seems nearly identical. Thanks for letting us know this exists!

[@Ieatpaste23]

I used to get so pissed playing this.

[@maestrolodahl8681]

Remember to enjoy with Greek food, when for this game you are in the mood :=)

[@iami3rian394]

"Seahag vampire." Ah yes, Medusa is exactly that.

[@NESFriend]

See? You get it.

[@NESFriend]

It's supposed to be Lamia btw

[@iami3rian394]

@@NESFriend been a few years since I've played through

[@NearLife4life]

I reckon that's Lamia; not Medusa!

[@iami3rian394]

Fixed everything Zelda 2 did wrong, and has demanded a sequel for decades.

[@leefischer5814]

But those winged shoes from Hermes😖. Probably could have refined that mechanic or just kept it out. Other than that I love that game.

[@iami3rian394]

@@leefischer5814 on a controller with more than two buttons, it shouldn't be a problem.

[@SeveredLegs]

There's nothing wrong with Zelda 1. Not nearly as difficult as people think.

[@iami3rian394]

@@SeveredLegs I don't think anyone said there was....you ok?

[@leefischer5814]

Going into random peoples homes to ask what the heck is going on in games like this....Mmmm, so that's why people have been upset with me😂. In all seriousness though I love this game when I stumbled across it at a pawn shop 15+ years ago, it's one of those games that I felt comfortable paying 2 bucks for and get enough entertainment out of it.

[@ProBreakers]

I could never beat this game as a kid, got lost too much in the later parts.

[@matthewsmet4686]

My girlfriend was abducted by the ruler of the underworld...olives...haha

[@TheWarmotor]

Every time I play this game I get lost and frustrated and angrily quit.