The Lost Zelda: A Link To The Past 2 - Buried For 25 Years!

In today's video, we look at the lost Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past Sequel. BS Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets was released in 1997 via broadcast only on the Super Famicom Satellaview system. Let's look back at the story of this game. #zelda #thelegendofzelda #alinktothepast
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[@PowerPandaMods]

Ancient Stone Tablets is SOOOO good. If you haven't played it, it will literally not take you longer than 4 hours, because it is timed and it can't. The team who made this happen was extremely dedicated. They had a partial dump of data, but it didn't include any of the dungeon layouts. They recreated all of the dungeons by watching a VHS recording that some Japanese kid had made way back in the day.

[@stephentucker6548]

It amazes me the lengths people will go for their interests. God bless those souls who create rather than take and destroy.

[@beyondz55]

Wow, thats truly amazing!

[@The-Crystal-Warrior]

Someone should make a fangame where they combine all 4 characters into 1 complete game

[@rickstorm4198]

👍

[@Head173]

Great info thanks bro!

[@frolickingelf]

I play LTTP every year in my Christmas blanket fort. This was the first year I got all of the heart containers.

[@FullFrontalNerdity]

Just wanted to reach out and say that I loved this episode - and that I was the voice of The Narrator and Ganon in the MSU-1 patch you demo'd. It was quite a kick hearing my voice in one of your videos, so thank you very much for continuing to spread the word of one of my favorite voice acting parts that I've ever done!

[@ivansepulveda854]

Cool thanks

[@travisvaughan8373]

That's pretty fuckin cool!

[@smb-c3po]

A Link To The Past 2 is just A Link Between Worlds.

[@cabbusses]

Hey there Dan!

[@insertmetalusernamehere]

How it feel to be on the wrong side of the master sword,Ganon?

[@DefConprime28]

the 11 year oldin my 43 yr old self cried watchinhg this.......must play

[@JacklostYedmore]

I love a link to the past so much! I got my snes back in 95 when I was 4 with Donkey Kong country and in 97 I got a link to the past. I only had these two snes games for many years but they all gave me so much joy ♥️ And Donkey Kong country is still hard 28 years after :P

[@setLillie]

Donkey Kong Country was kind of a harder game! 4 years old... wow

[@Thekinggamelon]

Lady Decade, a necesity for gracious living.

[@AlvaroCardoza]

Absolutely!

[@rudygrullon7915]

She is literally one of the best and most creative KZbin creators. No cookie cutter content.

[@AlvaroCardoza]

@@rudygrullon7915 100% agreed!

[@pointedspider]

I'll have to get a shirt

[@pointedspider]

@@SuperKertiz I saw her insert a Famicom Disc with her foot while wearing stockings! Yes...she's awesome!

[@nickfooz]

Just a heads up guys, the “BS” in SatellaView titles stands for “Broadcast Satellite”, not the other thing you were thinking of. So please wipe those naughty words off your mind. Kind regards, Beth from HR

[@LadyDecade]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeremyandrews3292]

I know what it stands for, but I still like calling it "BS" with that intonation. Then again, I also laugh when I hear commercials for "TBS" and can't help the association. It's just a bad choice of acronym if you want people to take you seriously and not laugh about "BS" meaning what we all know it means.

[@TheAoyoc]

Welp, Human Resources is weighing in on this so I guess...

[@retro3188]

I knew it was Broadcast, cause Satellite was part of “Satellaview.” Really, what else could it be?

[@nickfooz]

@@retro3188 Of course you did, darling. You’re a good boy. A very good boy.

[@synthstatic9889]

Super Nintendo was the only game system I ever owned and to this day, I still feel robbed that I didn't get another Zelda game.

[@Thekinggamelon]

One curious fact I just remember, there's an art book of Zelda called: "Hyrule Historia", and the book mentions about these BS games, explaining how it work the addon and stated that after the broadcast ended in 2000, they all became unplayable.

[@battfinkz]

Just want to say that LTTP is my jam. It's my 'the game' you know, the one that brings back feelings of nostalgia, the memories of my childhood, sitting in my small box room as an extremely poor child, with a half broken third hand snes and a copy of lttp I got with my saved up Xmas and birthday money. To this day the music still almost brings a tear to my 39 year old cheeks lol. Amazing game, my all time fav

[@jessedameron7985]

Wow! I love this video. A Link to the Past is my favorite game of all time. I absolutely love your presentation style too! You're so much fun. Thanks for sharing this.

[@tree4318]

I can appreciate the amount of research and work put into this vid 👍

[@michaelmanning9028]

Your videos keep popping up on my feed, decided to give it a watch, good stuff girly, interesting stuff! Keep up the good work!

[@octoman_games]

LTTP is my favorite Zelda of ALL time!

[@cjeelde]

Same! What can beat Zelda ALTTP? Such a great game! A true masterpiece! So great game that I don't need a sequel but I like that they made the "sequel" to 3DS: A Link Between Worlds. Also don't forget Link's Awakening for Gameboy and the "Age Of" games that's another adventures but so much similarities.

[@octoman_games]

@@cjeelde Im 40, and STILL to this day, when I go to my basement and it's dark I hum the Hyrule Castle theme as I go down the stairs, probing deeper into the dungeons lol

[@cjeelde]

You see, old love never rust ⭐️

[@robhestar5773]

This was recommended to me by youtube and you just got another fan.amazing video can't wait to watch more :)

My case too.

[@curinderwin]

Lady Decade is out here compiling great footage and history. Truly 10x content.

[@barryklinedinst6233]

Another awesome video.I always look forward to your next video

[@toddburgess5056]

I didn't think that the "good bee" was a new weapon. That was available in the original link to the past. 🐝

[@originalAoitora]

Nice work LD, thanks!

[@CalTheHogNosedBat]

Catching a video by Lady Decade just before a week off on vacation, a necessity for gracious living.

[@greenkoopa]

Your last name is the universe

[@greenkoopa]

Tuh-mare Toh-may-er Toh-mare Tom-ire I hope I never learn how to say it out loud, it may shatter this plane of reality Hope you're doing alright today I'm a bit odd 🐢🐢🐢

[@sohousama]

I love your content! Keep up the rockin’ awesome work!

[@ssginfinitegoax]

This sounds dope! Also great video as always! Just missed the direct sequel Links Awakening which takes place right after Gannon's defeat.

[@TheWrightClanX5]

Amazing video as always 😊

[@Julayla]

Considering that we now got Radical Dreamers (a Satellaview exclusive) in the US now thanks to the Chrono Cross remaster, I am hoping this would be possible for this and other Satellaview only games to come as well.

[@cabbusses]

Unfortunately, the most probable way Sekiban would get re-released is in some manner of reinterpretation, since there's almost certainly some issues with replicating the broadcast (we don't know if Nintendo has the master files. There may be contract disputes with either the seiyuu or the record studios that produced the arranged music. The time system was tailor-made for the Satellaview's context and seems weird in modern games.) I admit the idea of a remake that looks like Link's Awakening 3D sounds appealing to me, but it'd probably lose some of the charm much like the BS Fire Emblem maps being recreated in DS's Shin Monshou no Nazo.

[@killgronia5815]

So happy to have found your channel. Bravo.

[@jenkem4464]

OMG I've never even heard of this! Link to the Past is one of my all time favourites!

[@harbreey]

Just wondering what I'm saying that I love your video game episode of makes me feel enthusiastic and surprising to a lots of decades of your timeline & dialogue your channel!

[@DaveVoyles]

Further proof that Nintendo doesn’t like money. This would be an absolute money printing machine if it were ever released

[@VealCalf1]

They probably don't even have a copy for themselves. Remember, they had to download Super Mario Bros from a rom site.

[@DaveVoyles]

That’s a very good point

[@smb-c3po]

Or they could've just made A Link Between Worlds.

[@al201103]

Great video and very well researched and presented! I had the SNES back in the day, bough originally for Street Fighter. Fell in love with Zelda: A link to the past and as you rightly stated in your video, for me it remains an all time classic. Would immediately pre-order if Nintendo give it the Link's Awakening treatment (I bought a Game Boy back then PURELY to play Link's Awakening!)

[@adambarbosa4179]

I really enjoyed this video, im blown away there is 2 sequels to a link to the past 😱 great stuff

[@SkyMageTheWise]

Three sequels :D unless you count BOTW, then it's four. Link's awakening is also a direct sequel, taking place shortly afterwards.

[@TheRavenwolf666]

Hi this is the 1st video I watch from you and I like your voice. Zelda is one of my favorite games. I played A Link to the Past many times, I finished Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, on DS back in Jan/Feb 2014 and A Link Between Worlds in Mar of 2014. So great job. James

[@JDaDifferon]

This was a great video, thank you for the info.

[@cyber13337]

just found your channel, love it!!

[@Head173]

Great vid thanks!

[@coyoteartist]

Well I've heard of this game before but not had the story explained. So woot for that.

[@lbryantl6543]

Beautiful find. Super Nintendo days were certainly special.

[@TBoneTony]

BS Zelda was literally an early warning that Online Games are gone forever once the servers are closed down. Sadly most people in the western gaming world never noticed how very little of games preservation was thought about until it was too late for the industry to care about it.

[@bogymanthedark]

This is why I hate online only games and dlc. they are forever lost if it weren't for emulation and modding, something that stupid game companies is trying to destroy because they think it's only for piracy or changing the author's original vision for the game.

[@cabbusses]

I once tried assembling an undumped list for the Satellaview. Unfortunately, it became overwhelming because of the sheer quantity of distinct broadcasts. Further compounding this issue is that some programs, like Satella-Q, were never locally stored, making preservation of them impossible without a Gigaleak-tier miracle.

[@ChronoMoogle]

The Stone Tablet episodes were in fact not recoverable from memory packs, since only parts of the games were stored on them that didn’t work on their own, the rest of the data stream went to the RAM and would be gone after powering off the console. The available ROMhacks are recreations from video recordings. Very good & faithful ones though!

[@Cedrclovesutube]

Great job on another video

[@maskharah]

My fav episode so far. You are one of the best.

[@7th_hokage944]

Okay Lady Decade I’m loving the Zelda content ♥️

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Loved all the Zelda games

[@XtopherMartin]

I can't listen to the background music of this without wanting to go back and play again.

[@derekmajeres2964]

I Speedrun this game! AST is so good and my hope with this video gives it a better chance to shine! Well done.

[@chipdog007]

I ask my mom to get me snes for Christmas. It was a long shot since I had 5 other siblings and money was tight.All year I kept asking and Christmas came and no snes that morning. Later on that day behind the tree , my mom pointed and there sat the snes with Zelda a link to the past. I played that game for 4 months straight and beat it on my own. Could never beat the nes version and I beat this one all on my own at age 10. Zelda a link to the past is one of my hands down favorite game. Thanks mom.

[@AmericasVideoGames]

very cool channel! Got my subscription!

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Awesome video 👌👌

[@thecunninlynguist]

The BS zelda was so cool. Also loved the remake they did for the original NES one during those satellite days. Wish they could officially release all of them.

[@BR0B0T_VR]

Third Quest is such a great game! Everything you love about the original, with that crisp 16bit aesthetic.

[@Lamentable5]

This video was glorious !

[@Ozhull]

thanks for the information, I hadn't heard of this before

[@jackkiernan5950]

I love link to the past I bought it at launch back in 1991 back when it launched I queued up in Dixon's for it which in now Currys pc world many memorable with this game holds a special place in my heart and over 30 years later I'm revisiting it on my switch great times indeed, finding the ice rod and fire rod the cloak and all heart containers and fairies. 🥰😍😍

[@gavinwigg8057]

LD, I don't know how you find all this stuff, but I really find it entertaining.

[@songoku9348]

The way she says ‘Necessity’ is sooooo good.

[@rmt74358]

Very interesting. The story is like playing a master quest with text dialog at the bottom. It certainly feels like a new game compared to a link to the past.

[@joaquingomez780]

Befor knowing they are married, I thought "hmm her set looks like Top Hat's"

[@xTerrySunderlandx]

the good thing is that the 4chapters of ancient stone tablets are playable via ROM (the hacking comunity has completed the fixes to even have all the timed events presents via internal clock but without the 16 minutes time limit), so nope, the entire game is playable and not lost in time ;) and it's an amazing game by the way I like your channel :) and i love your accent

[@DoeRecompense]

I've been looking for it. what do I need to search for it as?

[@xTerrySunderlandx]

@@DoeRecompense the four chapters are in any ROM sites (just search them as BS Zelda ancient stone 1-4 they ara 4 different roms) AND the patches to fix it are in romhacking.

[@cabbitkisser2620]

i've heard of this zelda game before. it would nice if nintendo release this over here

[@gregsretrogamingchannel4374]

It makes sense that they were working on another SNES Zelda game. Since LTTP came out in NA in 1992. They were still Making SNES games until 1996-97. PLUS Ocarina of Time wasn't out until 1998. So it'd make sense that in terms of development plans. There was gonna be/supposed to be another Zelda game on the SNES

[@gregsretrogamingchannel4374]

Of course as i was typing the above comment i forgot about the OG Link's Awakening which did come out a year after LTTP. So in terms of development. There WAS another Zelda game. Made between LTTP & OOT. I keep forgetting about Link's Awakening because i was never really a fan of that game until a few years ago when the switch remake came out. Did play the DX version but didn't really like it either. Just a colorized OG??? LOL

[@DARTHSKATER7]

Wonderful channel!! new sub

[@greenkoopa]

Pirated nes carts-- A necessity for illegal living 🐢🐢🐢

[@MuscleCarLover]

First time viewer here. Whether international or accidental, I found that the green border was a nice nod at Scott The Woz and that the video had much the same level of entertainment value and just as educational. If I could like this video multiple times, I would

[@Freakarmy]

mazing how much history is behind these games

[@woodenpints]

What I'm getting here is a connection to the original attempt at making a Mii, and also with the 60 minutes expiring content for Super Zelda 2, just like Nintendo expiring Mario 35 on Switch.

[@michaelpout9701]

Nice one I love Zelda lady decade

[@shaokahn4384]

I still got my SNES and I got link to the past, Ancient Stone Tablets, Parallel Worlds & Goddess of Wisdom on cardridge.... Link to the past for me is the best Zelda game. A 3D-remake would be a great thing

[@yainaya_]

Parallel Worlds cartridge is a treat!

[@jhoughjr1]

this game was amazing christmas morning

[@jacobprayer8656]

That picture is so cute

[@MrMusicGuy1980]

Satellaview is among one of the reasons why it is so important to have a place for all of these to be forever historically kept.

[@MeyerBen27]

This game looks amazing it's depressing we never got a chance to play it here in the states. I was too young.

[@g0rgeos]

I played with my uncle, so amazing that time

[@lyandraangel]

I like the fact that Ancient Stone Tablets mentions how Link isn't in Hyrule -- which makes sense as he'd be doing the Oracle Duology and Link's Awakening during that time, as all three games were made to be direct sequels to LttP featuring the same Link. Despite its name, LBW features a different reincarnation of Link and Zelda and takes place several generations later, as many LoZ games feature different reincarnations of them.

[@laron.henderson]

A Link To The Past is my favorite Zelda game!

[@taplockwood5857]

Respectfully, after 3 minutes of teasing, im finding a more direct synopsis. But thank you for pointing out independent research.

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

Interestingly enough, A Link Between Worlds is Triforce of Gods 2, ALTTP being Triforce of Gods. But this still looks fun with the new stuff and cutscenes. Weird Zelda gameplay, but still looks fun.

[@nozoto]

I am good on not playing the BS game, really. I consider the Randomizer to be a more ambitious unofficial successor, more worthy of attention. I am a not a competitive gamer, so being able to create assets made me happy. I had fun times designing the sprites animations of two custom characters and creating MSU packs. I should get back to it, sometimes...

[@cabbusses]

Comparing fan mods of LttP to something that existed long before said mods did is rather unfair. Not to mention many ideas for gameplay tweaks in fan mods come directly from Sekiban's engine (Probably most notably Pegasus Boots that allow 90-degree directional turns, a boon for using them to travel distances quickly.)

[@Schpoo]

"AnchunT Stern Tabluts" Also, "begging the question" does not mean what you think it means.

[@nathanbalazonbautista418]

Damn it I really love Kira Buckland. One of my favorite English dub voice actress that appeared in a MOD Zelda game.

[@ToneSherpa]

I must play this!

[@Schucknasty]

Wow. That was a difficult video to get through.

[@Verbalaesthet]

There was also a BS version of the first Zelda which was really really good and is also available as a ROM. But this SNES one was new to me.

[@gamergames2687]

Seriously put this game online on switch Nintendo. I could never get the roms to work for me on my computer. Good stuff lady. Thanks.

[@starangel2017]

A link to the Past on SNES was the first Zelda I ever played. It was during the Clinton years.

[@zch7491]

21% oxygen atmosphere: a necessity for gracious living

[@DavidStarrUSA]

If I ever make it big. Can you narrate my life? Or my Behind The Music documentary? 😁✌️❤️❤️❤️ Love the content!!

[@MatMadikPCA]

AWESOME!!!!!

[@kicksoffs]

Nintendo should make a remastered version of a link to the past with 3d unreal engine graphics.

[@peterc504]

no....pixel art is what made the super nes so special..the graphics are still good to this day..now go play a 3d game from playstation or n64 lol

[@raxxtv1998]

I’d rather a hand drawn art style. That would be so dope

[@jaydenc367]

Isn't Link's Awakening the true sequel to A link to the past though?

[@Das-Dingo]

At yes! A gaming channel! Subb’d

[@LeeroyJanky]

That live sound seems really cool, but still I am really thankful for the gamers that took a dump!

[@djafk]

Keep that 'puncil' sharp! Awesome, lol

[@silversobe]

Nintendo should compile all the games from Satellaview in one bundle on the switch eshop.

[@Infindox]

Considering that Square Enix released Radical Dreamers from its prison onto the Chrono Cross remake, I hope one day that Nintendo puts this and the first BS Zelda out, maybe even some of the other titles.

[@sabin97]

the roms are available. they come in a zip file. one for each of the 4 weeks. once you're done with one rom, you rename your .srm file to the name of the next week, to carry over your progress.....

[@xGOKAI_SILVERx]

Apologies for long text. I've played nearly all of the Zelda games and I must say A Link to the Past will always be my favorite. I truly loved it's story and especially being able to upgrade the Master Sword. When I was younger I had always hoped for a sequel and while I never knew of this title I was excited for Between Worlds as it added more lore to ALTTP. What I'd honestly like would be a game set in Lorule like set in the time that their triforce was destroyed. As well as another prequel but at the very beginning of Lorule. I honestly hate the 3 Zelda timelines as most games almost never go into the Ganon won line. Queu ALBW and we now have a new realm with new lore and I guarantee it'll never be touched. Dont get me wrong I know the kid Link line is pretty much the main line and of course it'll be continued indefinitely but I just wish they'd share more for other titles. Obviously Ancient Tablets and Between Worlds were made due to ALTTP's popularity so why not do more for it since it's the main one of the Ganon line that's gettin any remote love.

[@krisfrederick5001]

I'm just not seeing the connection...🗡

[@bobbyo5807]

No Freakn way! Come on now! If this is true I've GOT to play 😮

[@mikewhite8663]

And it goes on to be buried for the rest of time I do a villain laugh 🏚

[@bigchungus7870]

When I first played the 3DS sequel of the game I didn't even know it was a sequel of link to the past

[@YoshiIsCool1]

Awesome

[@nurk_barry]

“How very radical….” I love this channel, that cracked me the F up. Never change Lady Decade, you’re a f’n legend

[@vexailspittervexailspitter2422]

Yeah, she's actually very good. Both entertaining and well researched

[@joshuagiles7883]

I’m literally in the middle of playing this. Great game…but can be a little confusing at times. As great as all the 3D Zelda games are this was like the hayday, the pinacle of Zelda. Good timss! 👍🏻🙂