#TheBattleofOlympus

[@geovaughan8261]

The fact that a game like this was made by only 3 people amazes me. There's a special place in my heart for works of love like this.

[@craighaas1216]

I love how buff he looks at the end, like a Simon Belmont-type character. The whole game he looked like a pip squeak lol.

[@robertlevy4613]

This game is criminally underrated. This is my third comment in 2 years I keep coming back to this video cause this game is amazing.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I loved this game when I was younger it's criminally underrated. Thanks for giving it the love and respect it deserves

[@brittislove]

How did it appeal to you? I tried it because of all the hype and felt really underwhelmed. I only rented it and had it for 5 days and was like... ehhh... makes me wanna play Zelda 2 What did you enjoy?

[@duffyjohnson77]

@@brittislove I love Zelda II and have played it many times, but Battle of Olympus is so much better. The story, colors, graphics, creatures and music are all superior.

[@encryptedprinter3289]

The history you provide is just as wonderful as the walkthrough itself. Keep on being awesome UCBV!!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!!

[@bransonbenson9520]

I agree wholeheartedly

[@XyphonXero]

I will be honest here, the descriptive information on development ie... where it came from, how it got started and other interesting articles of note that the general public typically would not be aware of unless it was being studied is why I watch you. I still feel it was a lost calling of mine.

[@battosaijenkins946]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames Hey man I love these! Any chance you can tangent from Nintendo games and start doing full in-depth reviews on amazing 80s games like the Space Quest series, Kings Quest, and Police Quest? That would be exhaustive but so cool! 👍👍

[@keypongchiah2657]

The battle of Olympus is a Japanese game developed by Broderbund and Imaginer. This game Broderbund's Kid Icarus is by Nintendo partner. The classic game Castlevania Clone name (River City Ransom), Mega MAN and Ninja Gaiden.

[@malkmut2189]

Battle of Olympus, Adventure of Link, and Simon's Quest were the three that really got me into gaming. I've always remembered Zelda and Castlevania and, a decade later, I bought an NES from Funco Land hoping to play BoO again. Except I had forgotten what it was called. I bought Rygar the same day and was convinced for about 5 minutes that it was the right game, but I came to my senses. Too much red and orange in Argool. I bought Blaster Master, figuring that my memories were maybe just warped from playing that. Of course not. It took probably about a year before I figured out the Battle of Olympus title. I got a cart and it all came rushing back: The music in the starting forest area, farming snake skins, riding the dolphin across the sea, finding the hidden doors. I got pretty far, but never did finish it. This is going to be a great watch. Thank you!

[@iwir3d]

This game is a hidden gem. I loved it as a kid, it brings chills to me thinking about it to this day. Tears to my eyes how it brought our family together each playing certain parts. It took my cousins, brother, even grandma to beat this game back in the 90's. I want to see them do a sequel to this game so bad...

[@apmeehan]

Which of you was the first to defeat the Lamia? 😅

[@apmeehan]

1:24:10 "One last time, we'll pass through Argolis. Past the setting sun." This is the kind of colour that I love that you bring to your commentary. And is part of why I enjoyed watching this entire video beginning to end. Thank you for making it.

[@sovrinn16]

Fun fact on Phyrigia; Phyrigian scale is one of the Greek modes in music, and is the scale you'd naturally play if you played the white keys on a piano from E up to the next E. The musician on this game was clearly a music dork like me, because the music that plays in this region uses Phyrigian scale, which is rarely used on its own.

[@Prodmullefc]

That's actually really interesting. Thanks for pointing that out, friend.

[@jmanig76]

Whaaat I just tried it out on Virutal Piano. Mind = blown 🤯 Thanks!

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Beat this Game *as a KID!* in 1989... Those were THE Days! ✌️

[@TheDumontShow]

Oh snap, I had requested this. You actually seen it. Finally someone with expert gaming skill tackle this game. I could never beat this game for the life of me. Ever since I was a kid. Still to this day due to not knowing where to go. Man, I'm on the verge of tears that you did this. Wow. You got a subscriber for life, bro

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you so much, Dickens! I found my old passwords for this game from when I was a kid, but this is one I have no idea how I was able to figure it out with almost no Nintendo Power coverage, and no internet to look stuff up. I must have spent a ton of time with this one back then, I definitely remember grinding for Salamander skins to get that shield.

[@DragonKingX78]

I remember this one, I did manage to beat it.

[@robertlevy4613]

Great game isn’t it?

[@Ieatpaste23]

What would piss me off about this game was you'd FINALLY get enough money to get the item, but die just before you get to place to buy it.

[@joshuachristian5443]

I bought that game in the summer of 89. Saw a comercial that advertised Guardian Legend and Battle of Olympus and was sold! Loved that game.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I love the extra effort you out into this video by using columns from a ancient Greek structure for the outside of the screen

[@docsigma]

When I was a kid, I vividly remember a commercial for both The Guardian Legend and The Battle of Olympus. I remember finding it strange that there would be a commercial for two seemingly unrelated games at once! At the time I didn’t know they were from the same publisher!

[@awfpunisher]

I remember it. Whenever I see this game it pops in my head. I remember one part in particular where the announcer loudly proclaims "BATTLE OF OLYMPUS". I did not remember the Guardian Legend part tho.

[@cueball981]

I sent this to my brother. This was one of the games he wrote up the walk-through for Nintendo when he was a GPC. Man, this brings back memories!

[@jimd4609]

What is a GPC?

[@cueball981]

@@jimd4609 Game Play Counselor

[@mrfujiwara-JJ]

Love your videos. The history before the walkthrough makes this my favorite video game channel in years.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

😁 Thank you!

[@luciahaskins3170]

I went through this game yesterday after watching this video. I haven't played it in some 25~30 years. Beating it again was as fantastic as back then.

[@patrickhanlon932]

When you said "ocarina" I cheered!

[@Spazilton1]

Guardian Legend one of the most underrated games on the NES.

[@cueball981]

My next favorite NES game behind Metroid!

[@capitalistpigsa1]

Yeah! Love to see him do this one.

[@Feralwolf444]

@@capitalistpigsa1 Guardian Legend is amazing. Unfortunately, I don't know how well he could do a walk-thru of that game since many aspects of it use RNG(one of the first games to do that, which is what makes it so epic).

[@cueball981]

@@Feralwolf444 and don't forget the music is awesome!

[@phubans]

The Guardian Legend is a toss-up with Crystalis as my favorite NES game of all time.

[@trevnerdhubbabubba6230]

Everyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s should be subscribed to your channel! Always love seeing this every Saturday morning!

[@pfergusovegas]

My all time favorite NES game. I've beat it several times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@user-fw1un2cw7v]

“Its basically Zelda 3...” -Kid on the school bus October 1989

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Ha! That kid wasn't too far off, though - this game has lots of Zelda in its DNA

[@Turbotef]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames The commercials at the time made it seem like that too. When I got and beat the game in 1990, I actually though I was playing a Zelda offshoot sequel along with The Gaurdian Legend. Too bad that marketing didn't work out better.

[@MrLukeStump]

This is like the spin off for Zelda 2

[@hamm0155]

Yeah, I thought it was Zelda 3 after seeing the commercials and asking for it for my birthday. Great game though!

[@MrLukeStump]

like they were going to stick with the Zelda 2 theme.

[@robertlevy4613]

I love this game so much and the guide was so good I’m watching the video again.

[@unclereaper33]

You keep bringing me back to my mid twenties. I don't ever want to leave there. Great game choice

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

😁

[@MartB-tx5lb]

The nostalgia level is incredible, man. Thanks for creating this channel! 👊

[@senseicorey9979]

Is this the best intro on KZbin? Might be

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!!! 😁

[@robertlevy4613]

Yes

[@fightingfortruth9806]

Had this game as a kid and absolutely adored it. One of the most underrated games in the NES.

[@damian6631]

Bless Infinity! I had no idea the creation team was so small. So much respect.

[@Pezmage1]

Completely missed this one when I was younger and have only watched speedruns of it, really excited to see it explained through 100%!

[@Luef25]

I remember wanting to play this when I was kid, but never got the chance. Another great choice this week.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, Johnny!

[@Corsina]

This was one of my favorite games. Bought it when it came out. Still have the cartridge. (Wish I still had all my old games! lol) Thanks for your videos. Love them!

[@Lional]

Thank you for doing this one especially! This was my favorite game back in the day. It really got me interested in Greek mythology, and every chance I had I would try to buy a book about them. The music just brings me back lol. I remember my mom sitting behind me on the couch, watching me play and trying to help me out with the puzzles lol

[@misteree9]

This was the game I wanted you to cover the most. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work.

[@Equusvelox1828]

Me too. I played this game one year ago, and it gave me a lot of struggle. However I could beat it and I'm happy about it. It is actually a really good game!

[@scootmcgee42069]

It’s so fun to watch even if you (me) have never played or heard of the game before.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, Jeff! That's a great compliment.

[@michaelthem3]

I just love how this game is amazing in accomplishing a lot of things others could just imagine at the time, but is not so well known and praised as it should be. Thanks for bringing this video together.

[@corjonbett]

The enemy outside of Crete is Talos, the robot/Golem

[@ullatec1807]

Absolutely LOVED this game when I was a kid! The music is still replays in my head from time to time. Huge thank you for this!

[@nobuyukinyuu]

Great intro, man. I always thought this game's history alone deserved it more attention. I had no idea that Infinity was still around, and the president is still programming no less! That should be a bit of inspiration for any game developer.

[@phubans]

I was lucky enough to have this one as a kid but I never managed to beat it. I think I got as far as Crete? Last year I started re-collecting all my lost NES games and I made pretty good progress on this one but I need to go back and beat it for real this time! Thanks so much for covering these amazing games with such depth. You're my favorite KZbin channel right now!

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

When I was a kid I was HUGE fan of Greek Mythology. This was one of my favorite games in those early days of the NES.

[@jcmick8430]

Me too. One of my fave nes games

[@seanfeld-]

One of my favorites as a kid. I think we actually called the NES hotline to find out where to go at one point. But we did beat it.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I don't know how I beat this one as a kid, but I found my old passwords for this game which actually worked, so I'm sure I did it somehow. Very cool game

[@jcmick8430]

There was a Nintendo hotline?!

[@tenalpoen]

Anyone who played it knows this is actually one of the best games for the NES, but most people never heard of it back then.

[@T.Sizzle]

I remember unplugging my new Sega Genesis to hook the NES back up to play this when new. Totally agree with your thoughts here. Great game, good times!

[@crimsondeath84]

I used to own my this game when my mother bought it for me in 1992. I haven’t been able to play much of it since and I would always get confused on how to progress through the game. Also I normally get annoyed by commentary on playthroughs because it’s mainly incoherent rambling but you actually helped out in a major way and the next time I play it, I’ll finally be able to beat it thanks to you.

[@poughkeepsieblue]

I like how you have physical copies of a lot of games I still do. I'm not a collector, but I won't ever part with my classic NES collection from when I was a kid, and I always give a chuckle knowing I still own a lot of these amazing games, and two classic NES systems, that are still functional. I like your channel a lot, as I was raised by these games. They were my Saturday morning cartoons, my fairy tales, and my grandparents stories, all rolled into one. I know how it feels to be a child from this era, and I'm glad to see you doing it right.

[@legionarybooks13]

Battle of Olympus and Faxanadu, my two favourite "quest" games from the NES! 😊

[@GekiSonic]

33:43 well, olives were something of a luxury item in Greece, even to this day, and high-value items are often granted as offerings to divinities of the culture who considers it such, so aside from being able to eat them, the Gods probably valued them as a measure of their followers' sentiment and faith towards them.

[@matthewrahn3141]

My Dad ordered this on QVC back in the day I must have been 6 or 7. I still remember the day it came in the mail. To this day it's my favorite game of all time, and the music is a masterpiece

[@robertlevy4613]

This game is amazing, I love this game

[@Jopo1226]

Glad to see you doing more complicated games. Another game that stumped me as a kid was Dr. Chaos hope to see you do that soon.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks Jopo - Dr. Chaos is definitely on my list!

[@fallenwolf3368]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames could you do Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[@ZeroFische]

My mom bought this game off the home shopping club back in the day. I remember calling Nintendo Power and asking how to get past the Cyclops, it took them 30 minutes of looking to give me an answer!!! :|

[@Rokabur]

So, since the team of Infinity was made up of only 3 people, could this be considered a VERY early indie game?

[@Prodmullefc]

It also goes to show how rudimentary games can be pulled together with very small teams. I know a lot of guys who are slaving away making games in their spare time that they've been working on for years. If a handful of them got together and promised to work on all of their games until they were complete, they'd probably be able to complete them. At all let alone faster, and they'd probably be better too since it would be more than just one guy working at it and overlooking problems other people would notice.

[@phubans]

@@Prodmullefc Can confirm. I'm working on 50 games with a team of only four other people.

[@RoninCatholic]

My "team" consists of me, a sole composer, and 5~ people who can give feedback on feel and conveyance when I have a demo in need of testing.

[@MARK111174]

I recommend you do Guardian Legend

[@shanebaxter269]

I remember beating this as a kid, I rented it so many times.

[@chrisd6287]

How in the hell did you beat this as a kid?? Omg

[@shanebaxter269]

@@chrisd6287 nindendo hint hotline! I ran up a huge long distance bill.

[@Jermanaut]

I've never played or heard of this game, but wanted to check it out and see what I was missing. Seeing how nicely done and complex this game is, amazes me that 3 people made this adventure possible. Every video I watch is both interesting and helpful to me and I look forward to seeing more in the future. Great vid!

[@paulbowman1039]

I love how you slide the adorable doggo in the thumbnails

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, Paul - He's a really good boy!

[@bransonbenson9520]

I look forward to Saturdays like a little kid watching my favorite cartoons..thanks for another one!!

[@jasonyoung3974]

A tear dropped my eye at the end... Sniff! Thanks man... I needed that brother.

[@Angry_Primate]

Sadly I never even heard of the battle of Olympus. I would love to see you play Guardian Legend as well as a rather obscure favorite of mine the magic of scheherazade.

[@zephyrsEdge]

I remembered playing this game as a kid, but had forgotten its name. I started watching your series and it is nice to be reunited with an old favorite. This was one of my top 10 NES games. I've been trying to remember the name of another - the game was very similar to Advance Wars.

[@bjbegui]

This was probably one of my fav games ever...

[@humorouserrectis5791]

This was my first Nintendo game I ever bought and It always beat me, now with this video…time for revenge!

[@albertotequida6964]

Thank you for this one! This game brings great memories of my early teen years. I always loved greek mithology, so when I saw this at my local rental, I had to try it. Man, it took me a long time to finish it, as you said in another comment, I had no maps, no tips and tricks from NP. It was so satisfying to finally finish it, although I didn't get the 100%, I didn't even had the Bracelet of Power, so I took damage every time I used the lightning.

[@Ratralsis]

Another game on this channel that I played this with my dad when I was like 5-6 years old. I became so interested in mythology that he bought me these giant books on the subject. He used to bring it up when other parents would say that games weren't educational, as in, maybe this game doesn't teach a lot on its own, but it led to a lot of reading and learning for fun. Good times. With no guides, it took an extremely long time for us to finish the game, though, haha.

[@Rikmach]

"What do Gods need Olive for?" Same thing as everyone else, they're delicious (Seriously, though, they were an item often sacrificed to the gods)

[@jamesherlihy292]

I wasn't obsessed with a game more then this one as a kid. Wish I would have known about that nice worm farm. That would have made the salamander shield easier to get rather than just stay in the pit like I did and get everything there . Great Video!!!!

[@Argonova]

That second fragment of love was Simon's Quest Red Crystal Whirlwind level cryptic. How would you know to do that?

[@CharlesUrban]

By calling the dollar-per-minute Nintendo tip line, of course.

[@PiEiNtHeFaCe22]

Still own this game today. Game was tough back in the day, but I still managed to beat it. I still like the game to this day.

[@jacooper1234]

I beat this game on my own as a teen when it originally came out, and watching through this video now, I have absolutely no idea how that was possible.

[@jimd4609]

It's in your name. You're born a gamer.

[@ApeBrainGames]

I just requested this and you made it! So happy about this one. This game confused the hell out of me as a kid

[@alabastergreen7444]

There was something special about this game. I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology so maybe that was it. Never beat it of course but spent alot of time trying. Excellent game

[@billyraycyree3785]

This is my favorite game for the NES. I have replayed the game numerous times and it never gets boring. Thank you for this wonderful video. I really appreciate and enjoyed it

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

This is one of those great games a lot of people missed out on. I had it as a kid after picking up a used copy (I actually found an old paper with my passwords on it from the late 80's), but didn't know too many other kids that had it.

[@billyraycyree3785]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames the copy I had as a kid I recently gave to my brother. But it is still in mint condition and still fires up. It was a rarity for sure. Every time I mention it folks don't know what I am talking about or they dismissed it due to thinking it is a Zelda 2 clone

[@tonylevai5590]

Don't know what to say. Thank you! I love this game, and played alot as a kid, but even in my now adult years, i would never be able to figure out where to go and for sure gotten my Hermes shoes / sandals taken from me. This was epic. A life long mystery uncovered. Thanks so very much! :)

[@SevenYearSacrifice]

I enjoy this channel immensely. The pacing is perfect for playing along and beating these games side by side with you. Thanks for playing video games with me. 💜

[@matthagen67]

The Battle of Olympus ( = my childhood's "God of War") and Crystalis need Remakes/Remasters!!

[@Seraphicat]

Someone is actually working on a remake to Battle of Olympus. So far, it's looking pretty nice.

[@dragoneye6229]

Don't tease me with a good time. I'd love to see Crystalis remade.

[@misteree9]

@@Seraphicat where did you see the remake? What system is it for?

[@adrian29459]

Thank you for covering this game, one of my favourites as a kid and I eventually did beat it after months of work. I keep requesting Mike Matei to give this one a shot as he loves Zelda II but he's never given it a chance. I'm glad you can show the game the appreciation and love it deserves. You've got a new subscriber

[@ggbetz]

I learned about this as an adult, it really does seem like a refined Z2 (also, more fun)! Also, I guess I need this, because clearly all NES games with Dolphins are God-Tier! Man, those skies in this one are amazing! This game was truly a labor of love!

[@cassandralyris4918]

I hadn't even heard of this game but I'm going to have to try it out now! Zelda 2 is one of my favorites, so something more like that sounds great! 🤩

[@0x44_]

I actually really love Zelda II and think it's underrated, but I'd never heard of this game. Was really cool seeing it, thanks for the premium choice and video.

[@Jcarroz]

I remember it took me forever to beat this game as a kid

[@--------RR007----------]

Awesome! I just found this channel and immediately thought, I hope he has a Battle of Olympus video. You do. Such a great game!

[@marcojacobs5443]

Wonderful how you explain the walkthtrough and the history. But this game seems way more cryptic than Zelda or Castlevania

[@billhutchinson7831]

Somehow missed this game as a kid. I can tell it's hard, you got hit way more than usual. Thanks for all these videos, they're awesome!

[@charlesmclain6558]

I used to love this game. Played it for hours and beat it, long fought victory was worth it.

[@opo3628]

Wow! This game was truly ahead of its time. How in the world did this manage to fall off into obscurity?

[@raskbell]

Artemis actually makes sense to give the moon pearl, as the moon is one of her symbols. She was often associated with Selene, the goddess of the moon. Apollo instead symbolized by the sun as he is often associated with Helios, the god of the sun.

[@--------RR007----------]

The extra information you provide in all your videos is what makes them worth watching. Just doing a play along is boring, the info is top notch!

[@JohnDWJ]

THIS was a personal favorite of mine growing up. My parents scoured video and toy stores to find it, which they eventually did. This game is a delight, but yes, it is wildly hard and I never got very far (no matter how many times I picked it up through the years). Still it is one of my fondest memories from those early days.

[@colinbaker7614]

Discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I now anxiously await each new vid. Keep it up, the content is amazing.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks Colin!

[@Mrfox2025]

These games bring me back to when I was 12…damn bro good times

[@synthoelectro]

One of my all time fav games from the 80s.

[@GunnerGG]

Hey man, great run. I always heard of this game but never checked it out until now. Looks like an interesting game. I got two noteworthy ones I'd love to see you tackle down the road. The two Golgo 13 games for the NES. Both of those, especially the first are some of the hardest games on the system. The first one is Top Secret Episode and the second one is the Mafat Conspiracy. Both of those have some crazy twists and turns. I'd definitely recommend getting the manual pdf's if you do so, for the mazes BOTH games have. Keep up the great work.

[@jasonh7094]

rough rough rough rough rough rough rough MEOW! :) thanks for the videos - they are fun - I beat this on a ROM in late 90s on a computer with a controller with all those pins on the back for an old computer lol - nice to rewatch and see what to do in order instead of wandering not knowing at times - olive collecting is a pain in Azz in this game :)

[@Zogun_85]

I remember ordering a few second-hand NES games from a sales ad in the local newspaper. I previously owned Track & Field 2 which I liked very much and thought that this was another sports game (I was quite young at the time and as a swede, english wasn't my native language either so I assumed that Olympus referred to the Olympic Games). Boy was I surprised when I got the game and started it for the first time! I had already aquired a deep love for fantasy by reading many books by Robert Jordan and David Eddings and this game just blew me away :) It was incredibly hard though and I never came close to beating it. I specifically remember calling the swedish Nintendo Club (Nintendoklubben) to get help navigating through the forest maze, but I can't remember exactly how far I came before giving up. I still have my old NES with the original cartridge and some day I will pick it up again and show it to my kids, and hopefully we'll beat it together :D

[@CappuccinO80]

One of my favorites from the NES era, and the game which forced me to learn to read english. Fell in love with greek mythology as well.

[@FarewellSweetPrince]

"What if I told you..." ahhhh Inject it right into my veins. Your catchphrase can never leave. It's my fave part of every video.

[@SuperIcarusman]

This was one of the most cryptic games on the NES; Best part of this game in my opinion and challenge as well as being able to jump on the ceiling and fight enemies upside down

[@darthboxOriginal]

Wow, Ultima IV is such a cool game. I beat the NES version, and that's the one I have nostalgia for, though the pc one is free and is pretty cool too, just harder to get into. I like how you correct "poisonous" to "venomous" lol

[@KarmaJolt]

24:22 LMAO I remember. ALSO! Arcadia is the name of the bar I go to in Portland, ME and I would recommend it to anyone who might be visiting. Real cool place with arcade machines and pinball and skeeball and great cocktails.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

That sounds awesome. If im ever in Portland, I'll have to check it out!

[@jhoughjr1]

I still remember seeing an ad for this on TV. It looked great at the time.