The ORIGINAL ARCHERO???- ARKISTA'S RING NES WALKTHROUGH

[@ashwinrebbapragada7626]

I never played or heard of Arkistia's Ring. This game's storyline, level design, and enemies is very similar to the Legend of Zelda, Dragon Warrior, and Final Fantasy. Looks like a solid and fair game. Thanks for sharing.

[@retronate]

@@ashwinrebbapragada7626 it’s decent. Gameplay is very smooth and responsive. I wish it didn’t loop and had a better buildup to the final boss. If it had a little more depth to it, it might’ve been a household name

[@MikeS-y1l]

As a huge Dragon Warrior fan, this game looks great! Similar but different.

[@retronate]

@@MikeS-y1l it’s more of a LOZ feel than anything, but very brief levels and no real depth or secrets to discover. Gets kind of repetitive but a nice, mindless play.

[@MikeS-y1l]

@@retronate Fair enough, thank you as always Nate The Great.

[@tenebrousoul9368]

This is my first video from this channel. I'm definitely open to watching another. You've got a nice YT voice. (Listening whilst I play video games) I always love hearing about these hidden gems I've never heard about before.

[@retronate]

@@tenebrousoul9368 I appreciate that! This is the 42nd game I’ve covered. Most are under the “Videos” tab on the page but I have covered some longer RPGs under the “Live” section.

[@tenebrousoul9368]

@@retronate after I finish this, I plan on binging more, thank you. You've certainly earned a new subscriber

[@retronate]

@ thanks! I hope you enjoy. I’m having a blast going back through these games

[@tenebrousoul9368]

@retronate i love these games I've never gotten to experience before. Growing up in my small town in the South, if it wasn't the big name Nintendo games (Link, Mario, Mega Man, Metroid), you were never going to know about it unless you read the magazines. So, to be able to experience it (albeit second hand), years later is a real treat.

[@TheBigjimable]

Never used the youtube membership thing before. Finally got me lol.

[@retronate]

@@TheBigjimable my man!!! Haha I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy. This was a game I stumbled on by pure chance and I felt like I found a bit of a treasure. Had never heard of it before.

[@TheBigjimable]

@@retronate yeah I didnt know anyone who had this one. Pretty cool little game though. Thanks for showing me a new one.

[@retronate]

@ it really feels like a game that could be made for mobile gaming today and succeed

[@NESencyclopedia]

Getting cozy for this one sir. Let’s go 🤘🤘

[@retronate]

@@NESencyclopedia it’s a perfect cozy game. Very easy to learn and understand. Not overly complicated but plays very smoothly. Really leaned into the LoZ feel and combined that with short levels like adventures of Lolo. Just a light, easy, fun game

[@NoTimeAllTime]

I love seeing some of these games that I only maybe saw the box art of.

[@retronate]

@@NoTimeAllTime as we make our way through every game, we’ll encounter a few of these for sure. This one was cool. I wish it was a bit deeper and had some buildup to an ending. But still a pretty fun one to run through.

[@darkjjak3804]

I never heard of this game either. It looks pretty cool. It definitely would have been fun when I was a kid.

[@retronate]

@@darkjjak3804 yeah i didn’t know anyone who had this and hadn’t heard of it myself. Was a fun play. I don’t think I’d replay it anytime soon but as a stand-alone it’s not bad

[@tonydeluna8095]

I’m looking forward to The Legend of Zelda 2 on the NES whenever possible! Love these guides!

[@retronate]

@@tonydeluna8095 oh Tony you’re gonna enjoy the new year on this channel… 😎 It’s high time we tackled both LoZ titles.

[@tonydeluna8095]

@@retronatehell yes man! I can’t wait! I really appreciate it!

[@hiddenruu8329]

So in other play throughs you have done, I heard the phrase 'Going through all the NES games' I would be interested in a play through of Bandit King of Ancient China. It was one of my favorite games growing up, playing with my Dad.

[@retronate]

@@hiddenruu8329 was this released in North America? That’s currently what I’m working through. I don’t have access to the PAL and Japan releases just yet

[@bennorrell6411]

I remember seeing this one at our local video store every single time I went to rent something, but never actually tried it. Kind of glad I didn’t now. 😂

[@retronate]

@@bennorrell6411 it’s fine but not overly deep. If they’d added some story it could’ve been pretty cool. But it’s a nice mindless game to walk through

[@CeeJayThe13th]

The volcanoes on the early screens would have driven me nuts as a kid. There's a clear footpath to them from the top and the bottom and the number of times I've entered a volcano in my gaming career all make me think there should be some way inside for some kind of prize.

[@retronate]

@@CeeJayThe13th fair point. When I first played this I kinda thought it was this hidden gem but the more I reflect on it, there were so many things they could’ve done to add some depth and make it really good. Missed opportunities

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@retronate eh it seems like it's good enough to me. Imagine if you had played this first before LOZ or Final Fantasy or games like that.

[@train548preium6]

Nate I have never played this before but this is definitely my type of game. Although the looping is not I wish for a big bad guy at the end and call it good. But a RPG rogue like game that continues with you as much as you play. Worth

[@retronate]

@@train548preium6 it’s fun to play through I just don’t know that it has that replay factor. Once you’ve done it once it’s hard to pick up again. But a lot of fun the first time through

[@train548preium6]

@ well sure but I would say to 100% all upgrades and such since it has 4 loops so something has to be there. But if not it’s oh well

[@ebonshade]

owned this one, got it for christmas maybe? It's really fun and a good game, Sammy is also the publisher of Amagon.

[@retronate]

Yeah it was fine to play through. I liked trying to clear all 124 levels when I was offline. It becomes a bit repetitive once you’ve got everything collected and there is no real variation to the final boss in any of the loops. But still fun to play

[@ZeklorWGD]

Game looks pretty fun. the boss calls and its time to go! lol

[@hoagieimpact9189]

American Sammy has a really interesting and confusing history with several companies. Nowadays Sammy make a fortune with Pachinko, but they also bought a quarter of Sega shares. They made some deal and Sammy gave Sega all their videogame IPs. At least one of those games is on Switch Online. The NES game Vice: Project Doom, and yeah, it's weird to see "Sega" games for NES.

[@retronate]

@@hoagieimpact9189 wow Vice Project doom is a good one too! Thanks for the history lesson!

[@prpunk187]

Id probably like this game as a kid but as an adult seems to easy (but could be because u know what ur doing) but still an entertaining video regardless

[@retronate]

@@prpunk187 it was a fun play but I wouldn’t revisit it anytime soon. I played through all 124 levels offline and felt accomplished, but there is no more to it than that. Very little replay ability.

[@Gambit2149]

Yes, this game good, nes have a lot of hidden gems games 😎🎧🎮

[@retronate]

@@Gambit2149 it was fun enough. When you blindly pick a new game there’s a good chance it stinks. Was pleasantly surprised with this one

[@worldsdark]

You should play legend of kage best game ever on nes and has a amazing storyline quick gameplay and beautiful scenery!

[@retronate]

@@worldsdark this one operates very similarly to demon sword, right?

[@TakedaYuuki-8SFL]

Sammy of America did a few games for nes and snes, one of which is a football game

[@retronate]

@@TakedaYuuki-8SFL do you know which one?

[@TakedaYuuki-8SFL]

@retronate I think it was called Football Fury.

[@crispybacon2310]

How would u feel redoing some of ur older vids with face cam added it might just be me I like seeing u

[@retronate]

@@crispybacon2310 perhaps down the line. Would like to spend my time tackling new ones if I can.

[@bud9450]

❤

[@retronate]

@@bud9450 appreciate the comment. Thanks!

[@bud9450]

@@retronate Thank you as well

[@miasma82]

Never heard of this game

[@retronate]

I hadn’t either. I was just scrolling my emulator, it looked interesting, so I gave it a shot. Pretty fun to get through the first loop. I wish it had more variety but still a nice little game

[@chaos381]

Never heard of this one...... hmmmm

[@retronate]

I hadn’t either prior to just stumbling upon it. It’s just a really nice game to play. Nothing too fancy but good controls, pretty nice soundtrack and some challenging levels as you get deeper into it.

[@kappie29]

This looks a lot better than another game from American Sammy called Amagon. I remember playing that one and not having it keep my attention for more than 10 minutes

[@retronate]

@@kappie29 Ah ok I’ve heard of Amagon but didn’t know it was also by them. This was a lot of fun. Not too deep but a great “snack food” game