The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Dungeon (randomizer)

[@wizulus]

It's dangerous to go alone! Take this. 🗡

[@Ryu]

no thanks

[@phosphorus4]

“You know what I would love?…would be a sword upgrade.”

[@x0ergy0x]

*Sees upgrade and walks away*

[@old_soul0036]

Ikr! Sees sword better looking than his sword and literally says No!

[@natelison]

Ryu finally played the game you're in!

[@thepotatozombie9402]

Ryu: "You know what I could really use? A sword upgrade." Old Man: I bet you would like this sword upgrade. Ryu: Nah bro, I'm good thanks. Me: Good luck to you dude.

[@kythlyn]

Also Ryu: Game is kind of tedious (without sword upgrade to speed things up).

[@linusgustafsson2629]

It was pretty typical ryu to find a sword upgrade and say no to it because he just changed his color to a better defense color.

[@FrillytheMouse]

I love how he saw the white sword and was like, "Nah, bruh, I'll keep the wood sword." x3

[@Wreckdum]

It broke my heart

[@Mr7r0y]

I died inside

[@Ryu]

LOL it looks like the base sword in Link to the Past

[@FrillytheMouse]

@@Ryu Your video inspired me to get try it for myself, and I hope and pray to the golden goddesses that they make a LTTP version. My favorite Zelda game to date.

[@srbradley1115]

@@Ryu dude that would've been clutch on that run. double your sword damage. also it's blue, not purple you color blind mofo

[@pokyboss4281]

As a person who played the heck of the OG Zelda, Ryu's lack of knowledge pains me so much.

[@jimbeam275]

It’s actually shocking for how good he is at retro games ☹️

[@johnrustic]

Thank you, I felt the same way and it took away from the experience. My 6 year old Daughter kept going on about the white sword and she kept saying..."he should've done some research" yep, the little girl gets it :)

[@CarlosXPhone]

Especially at the beginning!

[@kevinbatdorf]

im convinced he’s never even played it. I hope he experiences the vanilla game someday.

[@Lonewolf3515]

Yeah I feel ya. XD But hey, not bad for a Zelda 1 noob. XD He's lucky he didn't run into Digdogger. XD

[@saltystick_99]

I let out such a primordial "NOOO!" when Ryu rejected the white sword.

[@Lonewolf3515]

Hahaha! I kinda did that when he didn't pick up the recorder lol.

[@MasterZebulin]

I kinda want to punch him now.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

He's popular and has millions of subscribers. That's all that matters. 😁 #content

[@jaffajoose9438]

I believe this is the first time I have ever been better than Ryukahr at a video game.

[@arnpoly]

Thanks for playing my romhack! Glad to see you had some fun with the game!

[@franzise3605]

16:28 Ryu - "I killed him too! I killed him!" Narrator - "He had not, in fact, killed him."

[@Tifa_Batcheller]

Nope. Gleeok killed him and still had both his heads. 😂

[@carlostochehenderson2990]

after watching the whole video i had to say..i died inside when Ryu skipped the master sword hahaha insane..Great video!

[@Malkavian_Grin]

21:50 Ryu: "I'll keep my wooden sword, thank you."

[@johnrustic]

I was not thrilled about that

[@CarlosXPhone]

o_O

[@AtonyB]

Definitely didn't just lose my shit when you walked away from the white sword upgrage...

[@ceno10101]

yeah, it probably would have helped for him to look up an item list before playing this.

[@pokyboss4281]

@@ceno10101 He also called the wooden sword the master sword. The Master Sword doesn't exist in the first Zelda, all the swords shoot at full health

[@mirasbrush4607]

@@pokyboss4281 You're right, though I always thought the line "Master using it and you can have this" for the magic sword was an inspiration for the name "Master Sword"

[@venkelos6996]

As a diehard Zelda fan with fond 80s memories of playing Zelda 1, watching this wad great. Every time you encountered a new enemy, it was cheerfully saying its name, and what's important about it. It was cool to seevyou improve with the gear upgrades. If you haf nabbed the White Sword, you might've killed the Wizzrobes faster. Watching this was so much fun. A lot of those enemies don't usually appear in dungeons, so it's neat to see them supporting each other, and using the room terrain to slow you down. Thank you very much for playing this for us! It's always fun when someone actually gives old-school Zelda some love!

[@ShinoSarna]

I love that Ryu decided to skip straight to the rougelike randomizer with very hazy knowledge of the base game. Pure hubris.

[@bowlerdave9347]

Grew up on Zelda. So it's always shocking to see people that don't know the basics of it. Then I have to remember. Just because I grew up on this game doesn't mean anyone else did.

[@CaptainTrevino]

Crazy part is Ryu played a lot of ALTTP. He recognizes the silver arrows, an item you have for the last bit of the game, but doesn't recognize blue/red armors or that white/shiney swords are good.

[@iantaakalla8180]

“Ryu, try to remember the basics of Zelda 1” - The Boss, who somehow is able to play a 1960s version of Zelda 1

[@freshl3mon]

Nearly lost it when Ryu refused the white sword

[@FearfulFellow]

I hope you nearly found it again

[@patrickkilduff5272]

Its called the Master Sword thank you...

[@freshl3mon]

@@patrickkilduff5272 naw, the Master Sword sprite is pointed at an angle.

[@johnrustic]

@@freshl3mon it's called the magic sword on this version you're both wrong.

[@dlux7357]

Wooden Sword -> White Sword -> Magic Sword (Master Sword in A Link to the Past and later)

[@jaffajoose9438]

I just want to say that the basic idea of this game is absolutely brilliant and I love it uncontrollably.

[@grumpus_hominidae]

Omg that music brings back such memories. So much nostalgia right now.

[@Antnj81]

Dude passed on the white sword because he thought the wooden sword with the blue ring was an "upgrade" 😅

[@Phytoon]

I'd really love to see this combined with that mod that turns Doom into Zelda. I know there are probably a few games that are that idea already. Great stuff as always, Ryu!

[@jrodtopo]

It’s nice seeing you discover a game many of us have played for so long, it’s hard to know what it was like not to know about certain items/enemies. It’s like trying to remember the first time you learned 4x5=20 haha

[@original_shmirko_account]

This video brings us one step closer to a Zelda II Debunking The Difficulty episode! LFG! (That or Castlevania 3 would be cool asf, I've been wanting those since you started that amazing series!)

[@eugenethomas1636]

Ryu probably should have picked up the flute because it instakills all polsvoices in a room

[@Satsui_No_Hado]

Ryu greatest gaming content creator on KZbin! And it's not even close , I mean AVGN is the goat and Ryu is the protege ( your content legit makes me feel better when I am down , love and respect and Happy Solstice ! )

[@OGNoNameNobody]

Ryu's level of 'blind' playing Zelda 1, all the joy, all the incompitence... I miss it.

[@peru198354]

Pure entertainment, thank you ryu for all your videos.even games I don't like still super entertainment. Keep it up

[@scotius]

Thanks for showing this! Downloaded it and playing it now.

[@donotenter4842]

Rejecting the white sword was the Ultimate Troll, Ryu. Hats to you my friend 🎩

[@bucketsoyeah]

I've been watching your videos to help with the winter blues. Helps get me in a healthy mind set. Happy, and ready to play some games

[@amberhamlin9695]

"I cannot and will not be stopped, by amybody, especially by stupid jumping bunny ears, or piles of pancakes" 😂😂😂 my son and I laughed so hard at that part. To be fair, I call it lasagna 😂😂😂

[@DaveBertelo]

I used to call it a Big Mac as a kid

[@amberhamlin9695]

@@DaveBertelo that is too funny 😂😂

[@starpetalarts6668]

Something you might like is the The Legend of Doom mod for Doom

[@johnquote1575]

Finally more content thank you!!!

[@5stringmikey]

screaming “NOOOOO!” the entire time while watching. I suck at most games, but man, so frustrating to watch an OG Zelda challenge and have the player not know the items! I forgive you. It was actually a big part of the charm of the original game, figuring out the items, upgrades, etc!

[@dillondank5662]

This game is hard! The fact he doesn't know any of the upgrades or enemies and still got as far as he did proves his gaming skills are elite

[@ianbraun271]

Just imagine what he could do if he knew about all the items.

[@ragemuffin7427]

I’d love to see you do normal play throughs of Zelda games

[@joshuaallen7685]

Now I want to see you play the original Zelda but with no more knowledge than you have now. Figuring all of that out for the first time would be like my childhood all over again!

[@Js-eq7yd]

Ryu jesus why no sword upgrade?? You talked about it earlier in the video even :(

[@dirtonknees2]

Ryu I've been asking you since COVID to play original Zelda! So this was awesome to watch, especially those first few minutes because I'd forget you didn't know the enemies like those of us have played a million times! 🤣 Another great vid

[@featherpony]

Ryu, when Link stabs, he puts his shield away. Time the Octorocks so that their projectile bounce off your shield BEFORE using your sword (which makes you vulnerable).

[@bigrob3238]

The "stupid " flute you didnt want kills those "bunny" guys faster.... 😂 much love bro .... good video

[@papajoeisawesome2477]

Anyone else love watching Ryu discovering OG Zelda mechanics, however the not buying the sword upgrade kind of hurt me inside, none the less GG that was an awesome run!

[@jonace3623]

I would love to play this version. How can I play this?

[@markaitkenguitar]

I’ve heard of this one! I’ve been on a serious Zelda 1 romhack bender for months now, but I’m not sure I’m ready for pure dungeon pain. Cheers Ryu for fighting the good fight!

[@alcoyot]

Had to stop after not getting sword upgrade. The most important thing

[@WannabeTesla]

"For 60 rupees, I'll sell you a sword that deals twice the damage of your current one." "No thanks. I just picked up a ring that makes me take half damage, and I feel the RNG is being too generous."

[@lilianawinter]

i died laughing at the no sword upgrade part! it would have been even funnier to be like no i got these arrows already im good

[@AmeliaPond.]

I feel you get such a kick out of and have a blast playing the new High on Life game. The humor is different and I like it.

[@DaveAdams222]

"They spawned inside of me!" ~Ryukahr 2022

[@chadaustin4294]

You really need to play the OG Zelda

[@MrMrphelps]

I died a little bit when he asked "why would I want a regular sword?"

[@kjellegil]

Wonderful episode👍 thanks

[@retrogamerfan123]

I like how ryu walks away from a sword upgrade but hey he got the blue ring

[@butter7734]

The white sword was an upgrade it would have doubled your sword power and there is a huge eye boss that you need the whistle for. You can't hit the big eye. When you blow the whistle it breaks it into little eyes that can be killed.

[@johnrustic]

The enemies dictate the drops, some of these Gels and other enemies don't drop stuff in the vanilla game so they won't drop here. The room can have a drop once cleared though, which is nice!

[@kherkens]

Absolutely love the rom hack play and you dont remember the original at all.

[@Matthew10950]

You know how when you watch ryu play Mario maker and think damn, I could never be that good a mario player? Thats how ryu would feel watching me play this game.

[@ninjaguyYT]

It's adorable that you call the resting peahats "parked".

[@bardinblue9830]

11:40 - In the original Zelda 1, blue potions restore your life one time. A red potion will restore your life once and then turn into a blue potion. So basically, a red potion is the equivalent of two blue potions.

[@chrismeulen8108]

i don't mind what you play as long as it's an NES or SNES game..... those are the most fun to see you play.

[@DragonCharlz]

I gotta try this. I played this game for years as a kid.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

This is a really cool idea in itself. You could take all sorts of games and turn them into a roguelike.

[@patrickkilduff5272]

"It takes rupee to shoot a bow'??? Yeah, have you never played this game before?

[@CarlosXPhone]

18:30 Ryu, that thing Warps you! Damn. I was like "YEAH, YOU DOO!"

[@SethBrenevin]

It doesn't work that way inside of dungeons. It IS required to defeat a certain boss though. I wonder if there is a logic where bosses do not appear unless you picked up the item that hurts them..

[@CarlosXPhone]

@@SethBrenevin I thought it would have warped him to like level 150 or something. Like most NES games of those days. Super Mario Bros. 2 for example.

[@SethBrenevin]

@@CarlosXPhone In z1 if you use it on the overworld the flute will take you to any dungeon you have cleared. In a dungeon it will only make one of the bosses vulnerable to damage. Ofc I don't know if it would have been given any additional functionality in a hack.

[@CarlosXPhone]

@@SethBrenevin i see.

[@aschlamishowsup]

When you got the silver arrow you actually did have everything you need to beat Ganon

[@michaellinke6448]

2:35 YThe short answer is "yes". There's a grid of 8x8 pixel squares that link has to move along.

[@michaeldooley8744]

Your movement isn't weird, this is how gaming was in the 80's and 90's

[@chawneecoleman2933]

Watching Ryu play Zelda has got to be the equivalent of him watching me play Mario. Just a lot of head scratching, face palming, and noooooo. 😆

[@CarlHamlin]

Exactly this.

[@zombiechow9974]

the original zelda beta design was a random generated dungeon crawl. overworld and story was added for depth of gameplay.

[@Cainb23]

god it was frustrating watching him try to blow up the crap and not take the sword up grade

[@johnvipe]

Ryu, can we please get another one of these??

[@brandonvaughn3139]

Please play the full version of this game and make my dreams come true!

[@larryscott9583]

Absolutely screaming at passing on the sword upgrade.

[@jonmayer]

I am immediately downloading this mod. So cool. I wish I could load it up on the Zelda game and watch.

[@x0ergy0x]

"Dude these blue wizards are tearing my butthole inside out." - Ryu 2022

[@mattgoode2103]

"I wish I had a sword upgrade" (passes up the white sword)

[@ShadowSora8491]

I wanted to scream at Ryu when he rejected the White Sword upgrade

[@jaxiepants6790]

I feel like you gotta play OG Zelda and do a debunking the difficulty. Once you do, come back to this dungeon and run it like the boss you are.

[@jrh9119]

Imagine how far you would’ve gone if you had picked up the stronger sword, instead of walking around with the little wooden sword.

[@brianplaysgamesbad]

Quote of the run. "THEY SPAWNED INSIDE OF ME!"

[@mobiusprimal]

Does rogue like just mean you have to do the game in one perfect run on a single life? There's no way to bank upgrades or anything?

[@karlpoppe7192]

Nintendo should hire the person who made this.

[@felony211662]

Yes! This is such a cool mod

[@Packers4Evar12]

I'm sure there's a good reason for not linking to The ROM hack

[@orenmontgomery8250]

2:27 Yes. No diagonal movement purely 4 directional.

[@Jeffski82]

This was such a frustrating video to watch... @21:50 killed me. - Skips the sword upgrade - Calls Gohma a giant crab - Tries killing Gohma with bombs Good job figuring everything out though.

[@DHankins19]

that's how we all begin each zelda game figuring it out I love it such a legendary game

[@DHankins19]

@@silky_merkin lmfao when IGN was actually useful ahh the good old days

[@patrickkilduff5272]

The 'bunnies' are called Pols Voice's, the blue ring makes it so you take in half damage, the reason you couldn't kill that crab boss is because you have to wait for his eye to open (super obvious), same goes for the Peahat enemies (the flying twirley dudes) and when you see a sword in a Zelda game...pick it up!!!

[@bardinblue9830]

5:49 - "What the hell is this? It's like balls." It's two Moldorm enemies. The NES Zelda 1 equivalent of sand worms.

[@OttoBittoSplatoon]

This is a great romhack: I usually don't play any roguelikes, but this might be the exception. It surely is a bit repetitive, the background is always the same color too: I'd recommend to play this in short sittings and just use save states to resume your progress the following time. Also, Ryu, I almost tore my hair off when you didn't buy the sword upgrade... No wonder the blue wizards took a million hits, you still had the wooden sword 😂 The blue ring, who turns you white, doubles your defense but does nothing to your attack

[@christophersavignon4191]

No. Just no. Even among repetitive roguelikes, this is bottom tier. And it's a horrible hack compared to every other hack I have seen. If you want to get into roguelikes, I'd suggest something like Hades, which you can play for hours on end without it getting stale.

[@OttoBittoSplatoon]

@@christophersavignon4191 I just enjoy the first Zelda a lot. I tried Hades, but I didn't really like it that much

[@christophersavignon4191]

@@OttoBittoSplatoon Well, can't argue with that. Nostalgia is a strong factor in this age where almost everything is an inferior copycat, spinoff, or reboot of the classics. I find myself playing far more old games than new ones. I'm not a great fan of repetitive roguelikes myself, but Hades was one of the few where you keep unlocking content and have interesting character interactions, which takes the edge off the repetition and covers the lack of level design that plagues most roguelikes. Frankly, most of the time "roguelike" is just code for "I/we can't be bothered to put effort into level design and storytelling". It's one of the red flags I've learned to watch for, along with yellow flags like "metroidvania", "user generated content", and a few others.

[@RetroDeath]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who always saw a pile of pancakes, haha!

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

I like the phrase "bogartin' the hearts". XD Hey, does anyone know where that term comes from, anyway? Like, was Humphrey Bogart known for hogging spliffs at parties or something?

[@apollolux]

You're probably gonna want to do a Debunking the Difficulty on at least the Second Quest of the original LOZ, Ryu, if not the full game after this, especially after skipping the sword upgrade, if only to give yourself a refresher on vanilla LOZ. Its difficulty is basically "how well can you react to nonsense you don't understand until you understand it."

[@bryantnonya8704]

What they need to do is just randomize the dungeon layout but keep the original game format intact. Make it like Diablo where the dungeons are located in the same place but the layout is procedurally randomized so you can keep replaying the game but have a different experience every time... Alternatively maybe they could have the full game intact but allow you to play extra randomized dungeons after you defeat the boss but I think having some familiarity overall with what's going on will keep the player engaged and motivated to see everything that was added...

[@DMBramblett]

Reminds me of playing Gauntlet 2 until level 126 and then throwing in the towel assuming there would be no end.

[@buzzthebuzzard5267]

I think you can shoot the boomerang diagonally and obviously the upgrades are upgrades, don't skip them.

[@claiminglight]

This is cool! But I'd sure want it to generate an actual dungeon. And for the color palette to change as you got into more dangerous territory. Ryus concern about boredom is, to my mind, not really a complaint about the length. It's about the lack of meaningful progression.

[@user-a5Bw9de]

12:35 Crazy Knights, synonymous to Dark Nuts in many ways

[@Stonebrek]

*sees white sword* Me: Sweet! Now we're in busin- *Ryu walks out without buying sword* Me: oh... Umm... OK... So we're just gonna.... OK then...

[@bardinblue9830]

10:59 - "What if you didn't have bombs? How would you beat that guy?" If you don't have bombs, you CAN'T beat Dodongo.

[@bardinblue9830]

21:59 - Oh no... The Blue Ring did change the color of Link and Link's starting sword... but that in and of itself was not an upgrade to your sword. The Blue Ring reduces the damage you take from enemy attacks. The sword with the blue hilt and white blade would have increased your attack power...

[@tommyoscardelrosariodiaz1179]

great video. also fighting dragon in early room was a nightmare or badluck so hopefully you are lucky to not get in dragon room

[@Joelethert]

Get it! Get the sword! Ryu!