The Legend of Zelda (NES) PART 2 - Erin Plays

I'm continuing on with the 2nd and final part of my Legend of Zelda playthrough! In case you missed the first part, you can find it here: • The Legend of Zelda (N... Enjoy 😄
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[@RetroAli]

I am so here for more Zelda!

[@DavenHiskey]

Meee too

[@echad6259]

I'm here for Erin.

[@G49-b6f]

Mamacita Erin !! 😍😍😘😘

[@DavenHiskey]

@@echad6259 Bess be =)

[@xenos_n.]

Good editing for these videos. I never had Zelda when I was a kid, my mom bought me Mike Tyson's Punch-Out instead. This was fun to watch you play through.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Both top 5 games! You didn't miss out with punch out! Too bad you didn't rent or borrow it fro ma friend at school though. Dang. I hope you got to finally play through it by now? Even if just by emulator.

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

The wizzrobes kinda remind me of the sorcerers in the Tower of Druaga, which is an old arcade game made by Namco in 1984. That game is said to be the grandfather of modern action-RPGs, inspiring games like Hydlide, Dragon Slayer, and-yep, you guessed it-the Legend of Zelda.

[@bluesnoopz]

now you are *less than 1 HP Erin* lol congrats on beating the game!! now its time to play zelda 2!!

[@vesalampinen]

Imagine playing this in 1986 without knowing where the later levels are. 😏

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

It was a blast! The hours of exploration was a major part of the appeal. Remember, we were playing very basic games on the Atari 2600 like space invaders, asteroids, pole position, pac man, donky kong. Then all the sudden there was THIS! It was pure magic, man. Pure magic! The hours just exploring and figuring it all out, hour after hour, after school was just amazing! These days and as an adult, you just don't want to do that but back then, man after playing those very basic games, this was just absolutely amazing and we loved the exploration.

[@mielthesquid6536]

Took me 6 months to finish it when I was 8.

[@floworcrash]

You needed that recess mindshare with the crew. How far did you get? Where did you find that? The best.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@floworcrash Yes! Exactly. We all shared what we found, how to beat enemies, where to go next, hidden secrets etc. There was no internet. We all used to talk face to face with each other! hahah

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Imagine? That's how we did it back then.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Blue Ring (250 Rupees) = reduces damage Link takes by 50% Red Ring (Level 9) = reduces damage Link takes by 75% Ganon is vulnerable only to the Master Sword and the Silver Arrows; only one Silver Arrow is required to defeat him for good when you turn him brown.

[@raisethe3]

I never beat the game. So I am glad to see someone playing this. Maybe I could learn some tips! Congrats on defeating the game!

[@sayedistrending]

I have always wondered what happens if you need to bomb a door, but you run out of bombs 💣🎮😱

[@balaam_7087]

Ah, nostalgia ☺️

[@joedestefano6893]

Easily one of the top 10 NES games

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Absolutely! It was always in my top 5! Many peoples #1 of course. Master Blaster was always my #1.

[@joedestefano6893]

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism my list would be zelda Super c Contra Shatterhand Conquest of the crystal palace Metroid Super Mario 3 Batman River city ransom Duck tales

[@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials]

Was it necessary to give meat to the Goriya in level 7 to proceed? I never beat the game myself (born 1984) but watched my sister (born 1976) do it in the late 80s.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Yes

[@JoeSpringer97]

Next up: Original Zelda...no sword challenge

[@Damon1987]

I'm mad you fumbled through level 6 so easy. I still cant do it.

[@ErinPlays]

this was edited waaaaaay down.

[@Damon1987]

@@ErinPlays you had the same grimace i had playing. I hate having to go back for red potions and increasing my hearts every time I die.

[@eduardoruiz8759]

Do you also play modern games or you just stick with classics

[@ErinPlays]

I mostly make videos about retro, yeah.

[@jzay1899]

She played Mini Doom 2, does that count as modern.. ish?

[@junky1k23]

Everyone witness the thicness hype hype hype

[@boilerfan18]

Good old NES era Nintendo, reusing dungeon bosses to save memory.

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

I love this game so much!

[@hexregex8869]

The 1980s kid who wrote notes in your manual is a hero and deserves an award for their exceptional Erin Plays service.

[@DjFeLL]

“That’s not a croissant 🥐, it’s a bracelet!” -Erin

[@Shadow-jn9yv]

It's no different than the burrito in A Link to the Past (map).

[@DjFeLL]

@@Shadow-jn9yv it’s just funny .. cuz I thought the same thing ! Lol 😆

[@sayedistrending]

I thought it was a doughnut. Lol 😆🎮🍩

[@miker.9138]

Never played it as a kid. When I finally played it as an adult, I needed to look up walkthrough to help me figure out what the hell I was supposed to do.

[@ErinPlays]

Yeah it’s not easy. I watched people play this a ton over the years so that helped.

[@jorotroid]

It actually sort of irks me when people say that the proper way people played these games back in the day was without guides. The internet wasn't a thing yet, but I owned several guides (some for games I didn't even own) that I bought from bookstores, game stores, or often I would just read gaming magazines at the supermarket while waiting for my mom to finish shopping. Many NES games also came with an advertisement in the box for Nintendo Power and it would have a tiny taste of what sort of tips the magazine offered. One ad had instructions on how to get the first Warp Whistle in Mario 3. Another ad had a tiny map of all the overworld secrets for the second quest of Zelda. At the time, I didn't know what they meant by a "second quest" so I used the the map for the first quest. A lot of the bombable walls and burnable bushes are in the same place in the first quest so it was still very helpful. So yeah, I don't think there is any shame in getting help to play these old games.

[@Syntox]

@@jorotroid 💯...Absolute nonsense otherwise. No one who played it in its heyday didn't get hints from SOMEWHERE, either the pre-Nintendo Power newsletter, classmates or the dang toll free helpline

[@Mike14264]

@@jorotroid yeah, for many of these games, sometimes the manual with the hints and the map wasn't enough. Sometimes... you needed the Power. Nintendo Power! And then there were the bombable walls and burnable trees that just lead you to old coots that take your money. Yeah, it was fun to be completely discouraged from exploring. Imagine if that was the first secret passage you find in the game! How would you feel after that trap?

[@jorotroid]

@@Mike14264 Honestly, I didn't really have a problem with the old coots. One problem I have with many later Zelda games is that there comes a point when money doesn't really matter anymore except for some one time key item purchases. In the original game, bombs don't drop often, so buying them makes a lot of practical sense; also shooting arrows take a rupee as well. So you are sort of constantly gaining and losing money in the game. It made it feel like the money actually had value to me. Losing 20 rupees to the old man just wasn't that big of a deal to me. Also there are only like 8 door repair locations while there are 14 secrets to everybody with many other heart container, shops, and gambling's spots, so you're less likely to get the door repair guy in general anyway.

[@toddrossmanith5141]

This game is so iconic, even to this day. I remember being a 14 year old kid in the 80s mowing laws to make the money i needed to buy this game. To this day, i love open world games!

[@toddrossmanith5141]

Nefarious520 You know I’m not 100% sure we’ll talk in like 30 some odd years ago I am going to guess it was probably a 40 or $50 game and I was charging $10-$15 per lawn, maybe for or five lawns

[@toddrossmanith5141]

Nefarious520 Always remember for sure is my parents was simply not going to buy the game for me I was may begin five to $10 a week for allowance so if I was going to get this game at that time I had to work for it and I was like maybe 15 years old

[@ShishiVids]

35:29 The Legend of 1 HP Erin continues :O

[@hungrygoriya]

😎 I will not hold the arrowing, burning, or stabbing against you! 💜 I also almost died on the flames at Zelda when I played the game a few years ago. I'm glad you finally got to play this! It sounds like you enjoyed it overall.

[@ErinPlays]

Haha yeah it was fun! Frustrating, but I enjoyed it over all. And now I truly know the origins on your username 😄

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Yeah I did that my first time, it was not one of my smarter moments

[@ShishiVids]

You triggered a childhood memory of mine where I wandered around the lost woods until I got lucky D: I didn't really have any problems with the lost woods, but I had trouble with the disappearing blocks in Megaman 😭 took me a while to notice the pattern. I was just a little kid and I thought the game was teasing me 😂

[@trippyskullz6669]

I enjoy how you play off using a walkthrough. NO HUMAN of these times should have been able to technologically conceive such an on-paper notion.

[@3DJapan]

13:46 "grumble, grumble" was his stomach!

[@fulltimemonti]

I didnt own or play either of the two NES Zeldas as a kid, but watched others play (pre-internet, so irl). When I played as an “adult” in my twenties on my Game Cube, I still remembered so many of the secrets, like NWSW for the secret forest. This was enjoyable, and it was very well edited. I dont know how you dont have more subscribers.

[@DavenHiskey]

This girl is awesome as frig

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

These were my favorite videos from you. So cool! Playing these back in 1986 was pure magic. Can you imagine, all we had before at home was the poor graphics of the Atari 2600 and games like pac man, defender, ET, asteroids. When the Nintendo came out it was mind blowing! This game was so epic, I tell ya. I dunno if you've done Metroid already. Probably but in case you haven't played through Blaster Master, that's another good one! It didn't become as big as Zelda and Metroid because it didn't have a save system! We had to leave the Nintendo on all night and the next day and hope mom didn't turn it off on us by the time we got home from school! hahaha. It's a great game though for those of us who discovered it! It was my #1 NES game and my other favorites, just to help show my style was Metroid, The legend of zelda, SMB (1,2,3), punch out, Adventures of LOLO etc.

[@ErinPlays]

I always forget about Blaster Master! I've only played it a little bit but it's been YEARS. I'll try Metroid at some point, probably the GBA version because I hear it' more forgiving.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

@@ErinPlays Yes but if you've never been through the original, I strongly encourage you to start with Metroid on NES and don't give up into you take down mother brain. Blaster Master is far, far more difficult. You'll probably want to play that one on emulator so you can save your game. If you just want the best metroid, you've got to play the super nintendo version. That one is amazing.

[@megagrey]

HOLY SHIT I've never seen that wind-up Link! And hopefully Erin will figure out what to do with certain walls in the second quest.

[@htyeung48]

The legend of erin plays beating bosses with 1 life left

[@gamerofthesith5275]

The Gel blob creatures make me think of the Gloop creature from the old Hannah Barbara cartoon Herculoids or the blob from a boy and his blob... maybe it's just me. Love your content Erin.

[@abcizdaman]

Watched the 1st video so might as well watch you beat it.. I'm hopin Lol. The little shield always reminded me of a bible. Yeah level 9 is not fun. Thought you had to walk through walls but maybe that's not till the 2nd quest.. yes there's a 2nd quest on this game.. much harder!

[@PeacefulAutistic]

You should do a video on Disney Atari, Intellivision, NES era Disney video games! Like 80’s and early 90’s!

[@PositronPlays]

"Ones who does not" has to be one of my favorite early bits of translation silliness.

[@focalized]

I always think and feel bad for anyone who put Zelda as their name first time not knowing and trying to figure out walkthroughs.

[@trippyskullz6669]

Also why if you compare them that Zelda 1 is the best of any of them. Because later iterations guide you.

[@3DJapan]

I like games that are open because you can explore. If you don't feel like fighting or doing the next mission you can just wander around.

[@shawn_530]

What great timing. I just got home from the shop and now I can relax with Zelda part 2!! ❤️

[@Ironcabbit]

Pro tip: in the rooms with mixed red and blue wizzrobes you can kill the red ones and leave and return and one or more of the blue ones will turn into red ones. 😉

[@b01tact10n]

That's pretty dang good, I died 2wice in the beginning even if I had 5 hearts, but dang once I got the magic shield and blue ring I started surviving alot longer but level 6 is my Nemesis because I didn't have the magic shield but I still die every now and then, I get lost every now and then but I kinda figure things out. I am prepping for a 2nd quest attempt even if I keep dying in the beginning it's a tough game hands down I still die in dungeons 😂🤣

[@jdhcdfdfnikki3233]

8-10 years old i beat 2nd quest alone. Didnt find red ring tho

[@josephdaas718]

watching her play this brings back so many memories

[@MajinErick]

I thought those Level 6 enemies were pancakes. Awesome gameplay as always Erin! 🎮

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

Level 6 dungeon is the only one besides level 9 that poses any challenge.

[@ChrisMustard]

I don't always automatically "like" vids but this gains a dead cert. THANK YOU!! Hope all is well

[@fitz394]

You'd have to be stupid to think she placed those bombs ok accident

[@josephgvful]

I remember having the watch and playing Zelda in class 😂🤓😉

[@G49-b6f]

Mamacita Erin !! 😍😍😘😘

[@RetroDeath]

You made it so much harder on yourself by not getting the magic shield as early as possible, haha! It was great watching you discover this world for the first time though. Congrats on beating it!

[@Orion26DML]

Half a heart Erin!

[@Ernesto2004]

I love your video Erin

[@dreddbolt]

Where did you snag that Link toy?

[@ErinPlays]

It’s Mike’s. I think he got it years ago.

[@videogamersoasisdotcom]

1:41 - Thanks for the walkthrough... especially with Dungeon Level 6! I'm presently stuck on this Level, getting to GOHMA, but your example in beating this Level is VERY helpful! Thanks again!

[@squiresphone]

I feel like you're hustling us on this. You get extremely lucky in too many ways

[@DerAviator]

How are you the only mentioning this? I like the channel, but was taken back by all the surprise coincides until she mentioned she watched it being played a lot. So I've been looking for something hinting at it as a fun re-enactment, but haven't seen anything just yet.

[@DerAviator]

.. I may have missed it if she mentioned it in the video.

[@ErinPlays]

It’s edited down a lot. I wouldn’t include the entire time I was searching because that would be ridiculous and boring to watch.

[@squiresphone]

@@ErinPlays I don't doubt that you're new to playing I can tell by how you play it but using bombs to kill the spider? Either way don't let a bum like me detour you from playing these games. Just a classic snark that plays this one a year and completes it in 2 nights. Keep it up!

[@DerAviator]

@@ErinPlays I see, I see! Nice! I used the internet 100% playing it, no offense hopefully ;>.>

[@hotcoldd]

Great job! Really dig your vibe 😎

[@Zafersan]

i promised my son that i would beat the "pig guy", im on dungeon 9

[@Zafersan]

so i beat the pig guy. and my son asked me how come he didnt look like the pig guy in the cartoon. i felt so proud that my 4 year old is comparing all things zelda to the greatest zelda source, the 80s cartoon

[@akalyx]

nes waifu

[@BradyNorman82]

love watching my elite redhead nes slayer

[@hernanpe3832]

Excelent video!

[@jamierose9095]

You missed the book of magic, which makes the magic rod start a fire when it hits something. Although it's not like you needed it to win the game.

[@megagrey]

Also the first bomb expansion.

[@JimmyTurner]

Cool intro

[@scottbarnez]

enjoyed eating my pizza while watching this. good job erin!

[@ErinPlays]

Yay! Thank you!

[@gregramirez7337]

I love you Erin this one was great

[@johnwesley256]

Took me beating the game 3 or 4 times before finding the red ring. Good Job! I didn't like Zelda 2 much, but all the rest are great. Can't believe you beat it with literally no potions left and 1 HP.

[@KyleYoung2012]

I could never get into the nes and SNES zeldas though I did like Oracle of seasons on gb,my favorite zelda is Ocarina of time for Nintendo 64

[@AnJohnThanhNguyen]

I played the legend of Zelda on nes Classic edition

[@n_r_2324]

1:05 2SPOOKY

[@charlesswitzer8378]

2:53...you are about to die sooooo many times lol I love watching people get accustomed to The Legend of Zelda. Bombs are indeed always an option though.

[@storolof]

you forgot to pick one item... I think the book is on level 8. the way you end the game was epic! no life in your hearts against Ganon! and then the flames that protect Zelda! I bet you had a mini heart attack right there!

[@mexiwolf009]

Erin finished the game so I don’t have to. 😅Seriously though, I’ve never finished this game and I love Zelda. Regardless fun video.

[@kagemusha168]

I would have been that kid to beat it, only to die by walking into the fire then smashing the game in anger.

[@sparrowthesissy2186]

Kick ass. You handled all the hectic rooms pretty damn well for your first time through the whole game. That one room in Dungeon 6 with all the wizrobes and pancakes is where this game stops playing around, but you dealt with it better than I did first time. Even Dungeon 9 didn't seem too tough for you to navigate. You should be proud of this run, for sure, even with some guide help.

[@cashrusselliii2895]

my childhood to watch this is ❤️❤️❤️

[@04StartyCornRainbowOnline88]

Well played, Erin. 😁👍That was a tough adventure, you think? I didn't play this one because i never heard about it, or i may download it for the Mesen emulator?

[@gwenwalravens8030]

I saw the first video two days ago. Decided to replay the game as well. Those blue Wizzrobes are the worst xD Don't mind the brown ones. After dungeon 6 the rest seemed easy. You need the large shield to deflect the wizzrobe's beams.

[@dannydunn802]

Call me weird...but I prefer Zelda 2 over the first one

[@ErinPlays]

I think I like it better too. I haven’t beaten it but I got like half way.

[@veasnayem598]

Only played a handful of zelda, loved the FF series and a new sub.! It can be challenging at times. Godspeed.

[@paulfrankovich3085]

So it’s absolutely cringe to watch someone play LoZ that has never played it but you made me enjoy it. It reminded me of my own childlike enthusiasm when I first picked it up. Thanks.

[@troystrain2436]

That was fantastic! Brought back a lot of memories, and kinda makes me want to play through this game again.

[@starplatinum7753]

Is there a romhack where the “Magical Sword” is made to resemble and renamed the MASTER SWORD? 😩

[@chaospoet]

You may be on to something with the Kermit map. The level is super green and it's tough and as we all know from Kermit it isn't easy being green! This was interesting for me as I personally never got to level 7 because I couldn't find it so finally seeing the last 3 dungeons was a treat.

[@TrainerCTZ]

Great editing. I wonder what's in those doors where the old man says you need the triforce to enter? You must have to leave Zelda in that room to go find out then come back to get her?

[@wietsefryslan2702]

soooo after finishing it....you play the newly formed map of zelda 1? making it part 3 and 4 of your clips playing this game? :D

[@jeffgallagher198]

Will u marry me... no jokes.. I am 40 and still play old school games from when I was growing up.. we be a good match..show u all the games I played from the 80s

[@weswithers8715]

My favorite game of all time, I am a master of the swordless run, congrats Erin, ask Mike about helping you try a swordless run maybe? The key is using bombs

[@krisfrederick5001]

Mike put you up to this endeavor didn't he....I always thought it was the Power Croissant.

[@echad6259]

Erin, do you blow the NES cartridges?

[@ErinPlays]

No. I clean them with a qtip and rubbing alcohol:)

[@jasonsgandurra7054]

You should have gotten that meat or food because you will need it for level 7. By the way you didn't get the extra bombs in level 4 or 5 but nice job beating the game anyway.

[@crypticrituals6530]

The movie Nothing but trouble has a bat room as you described. If you haven't watched it check it out. Great dark comedy.

[@onilink2112]

So glad that you acknowledge the Kermit the Frog looking mini-map on the top left corner I remember in the first episode one of the mini-maps was in the shape of a swastika

[@strangulator42]

It's like you got The Half-Blood Prince's potions book, but for Zelda!

[@chocolocojames213]

It'd be cool if Nintendo put a 2D collection of all Zelda games next year. Also a 3D one too 😁😁😁

[@aspieatheist6040]

13:15 You get past that Grumble grumble guy by giving him monster bait, that piece of meat you could buy in the shop.

[@GenMathis74]

Erin is awesome. Some wold say..... the bomb

[@ErinPlays]

😮

[@migangelmart]

I was that guy that used to rent this game, beat it, then leave all the items and hearts and the death counter at 000 for the next renter. ... You're welcome.

[@kennethmccullah4905]

Great playthrough as always Erin. This is one of my favorite games of all time. I am currently playing through it again for probably the 20th time. I've always though dungeon 6 was the hardest. If you want an even bigger challenge, I challenge you to playthrough Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link. Wow, that is an insanely hard game. I've only beat it once. Its a great game but its just one of the hardest games of all time. Stay safe Erin. ✌

[@ErinPlays]

Thanks! And I really like what I’ve played of Zelda 2 :)

[@stephenreeves353]

Aaron if all fails go outside the level six and look for a magic shield

[@lindendpw8312]

Missed the magic book but its not very helpful anyway

[@CheapJabroni]

I don’t know how kids played this garbage in the 70s or whatever.

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

I remember your rage from part 1 of this Let's Play. You said some very evil words! This channel is not kid friendly ...

[@ErinPlays]

Yeah, my channel is not intended for kids.