Willow (NES) Part 1 - Mike Matei Live

[@dnmegasdan2004]

One of the most underrated movies of the 80s and games on the nes. Love this movie and game.

[@Kourumeme]

Arcade game is good too

[@OmegaDez]

Mike Matei : *Doesn't explore the towns or speak to people" Also Mike Matei : "WHERE THE FUCK DO I GO?"

[@TheGamerFru]

it's always like that, and sometimes the information is up the screen or something like that lol

[@Thomasretrogamer]

was he playing on the og cart or a retro pie?

[@grotgrusson5124]

I love how the trees, grass, and the whole surroundings goes ape shit and starts shivering when you encounter an enemy.

[@Tommi1981]

well put. ape shit hah..

[@williampgalloway]

it looked very seizure inducing

[@jessehilton1337]

This game has ALL THE NOSTALGIA for me. My grandfather and I spent days playing through this rental with no instruction booklet. Love this game and so excited to see Mike play through it.

[@jessehilton1337]

It’s certainly not a “popular” title. I think my video rental store just happened to have a copy. And nerdy 12 year old me snatched it up quick because I had seen the movie probably twenty times 😁

[@Roscoe-111]

Imagining a grandfather playing nes with his grandchildren makes me happy

[@brandonroque2226]

This game looks hella good for an NES game.

[@SBaby]

34:08 - If I remember correctly, one of the hints the manual gave was to draw a map. They're not wrong. This is a 10 to 15 hour game the first time through. You have to get 99,000 experience points to max out your level. The final boss requires you to use nearly ALL of your MP on her, and there is VERY LITTLE margin for error. This is not an easy game. It is a good game, but it's definitely NES hard.

[@Tchernobog]

I met Warwick at a convention and asked him about this game. He tweaked my nose.

[@doomedmeatslab3100]

That was my favorite movie as a kid and one of my favorite NES games.

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

The sequel books by Chris Claremont are good, although they have less humor in them.

[@Musicradio77Network]

Then came an ill-fated TV series on Disney+, but it got cancelled after one season due to the LBTGQ+ community. The show on Disney+ was a complete failure since day one. Stick with this NES game for now.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@Musicradio77Network Derp

[@Pikaso1986]

Ghost of Tsushima: "look at my amazing windy grass." Willow: "I had windy grass on the NES, bitch."

[@Greshgore]

I have to say right off the bat I'm really impressed by the graphics.

[@violetbliss4399]

I remember I wanted this game so much, Willow is literally my favourite movie.

[@OmegaDez]

NPC : "This rings makes you stonger." Mike Matei *skips* "WHAT DOES THAT RING DO?" NPC : "Use these herbs to cute my pet Po" Mike Matei : "WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT SHIT DO?"

[@aNightmaresRequiem]

Exactly. Maybe read the fucking dialogue if you don't wanna be lost. Villagers tell you which way to go too.

[@zigfaust]

I remember playing this before any Zelda and was angry that everyone talked about Zelda more when this game slapped even harder imo.

[@SBaby]

2:46:07 - I haven't watched the second part of this yet. I can't wait to see his reaction when he finds out that he needs to be level 13 to advance the plot with Fin Raziel.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

I remember playing this when i was like 7 years old back in the late 80's and thought it was way to hard. Never really played it since. Another game i remember being very hard to understand as a child was Maniac Mansion but i did love that game. I remember renting it first time and spent my 2 rental days trying to figure out how to get in the damn mansion not knowing the key was under the mat lol. When i finally got inside i was like wow i got so much more to explore lol.

[@SBaby]

3:12:18 - Did anyone have the heart to tell him that the cane is the only way to damage Bavmorda?

[@mtgAzim]

This game and Mike's playthrough is so much better than the new show...

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

Willow and Crystalis, two amazing RPGs for the NES

[@iamshadowfox86]

Omg I played this game a lot as a kid. Good to see it again after all these years.

[@gabrielgray]

whoever told you the acorn was in the town to the north is a Troll, its in the high nelwins' hut

[@etownshawn]

I found this on the discount rack at Toys 'R Us in Nov.1990 for only $20. Strange to see a Capcom game on the discount rack. I'm glad I stuck with it cuz it gets better the more you play. Even though the Village music made my ears bleed. haha

[@lordcolinb]

One of the few good nes movie games ❤

[@jasonsgandurra7054]

One of the great nes games. Great soundtrack too. I have beaten this game but only once. It's somewhat difficult at times but not totally impossible to play. The game play is extremely fun but like I said difficult at times. One of the best movies of 1988 or 1987. Yes he got a stick or actually I think it was a magic wand The bad queen was badmorda there was a warrior named Matt mordigan Williow used the magic wand to save fin raziel.

[@dragonfire3152]

Willow was an awesome movie. You should watch it again. I loved it as a kid and still do at the age of 40. It was the first time I saw Val Kilmer or however you spell his name. He was the swordsman in the cage you remember.

[@NMC_1980]

My favorite game ever, Mice Tyson's Punch Out. 28:33 :)

[@SloofmanTV]

the floor in that blue cave looks like the same material used on public transport seating

[@Greenman422]

for a NES game this has amazing graphics. Could be an early SNES title easily

[@DarthMirasshtar]

Omg that smaegol impression.... and bevis right after... I nearly pissed myself.

[@DarthMirasshtar]

Lol a heart for a comment on an old ass vid? That's awesome. Been watching AVGN for a while and dunno why I didn't start watching your channel sooner! Glad I started! Man this game infuriated me as a kid.

[@1980Triumph]

Mike's cussing at 3:11:35 to 3:12:40 was hilarious

[@jray0717]

They need to put this on the switch

[@Leatherbubba]

If Mike doesn't beat this game, Burglekutt will make him work in the mines.

[@mikematei]

oh no! i better than

[@FrankMultari]

Hahahahaha Burglekunt

[@crypticrituals6530]

I bird shit and baby barf Burglekutt.

[@WizardOnAWhale7]

Ignore the bird! Follow the river!

[@chriskoschik391]

Throw him in the pit!!

[@tindiep1862]

I beat this game when I was a kid. It’s nice to see it again.

[@dolo747]

the music brings me back. nostalgia is a helluva drug

[@Musicradio77Network]

Never heard that music before. The music for the underworld stage sounded a lot a like the “Theme From ‘A Summer Place’” by Percy Faith. I have the 45, and this is what it sounded like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXuxXqeQo7GXmbs

[@paul2k2b21]

19:38 - many of us like the fact that sometimes you dont know much about the game when you play them, as many of us didnt when we played them as kids! its interesting hearing different history details of the game you guys know like in the simons quest playthrough, but also good when you dont know anything about them so we see the same reactions of what is going on!

[@paulnewhouse5126]

This game is under rated, i actually own this with the manual.

[@mikematei]

I would agree, it's underrated.

[@Kiyala]

I love this game, but I never watch twitch streams, and all I've learned from this video is that people talking on twitch don't know shit and literally just make things up that are bad advice. Way to be helpful guys!

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

twitch is a haven for leftist communist lunatics, what do you expect? lol i dunno why Mike chooses to stream on there.

[@chrisp8611]

@@fluttershystayshigh4202 better there than with bronys over here I guess

[@duffman18]

Lmao, the substandard American education system strikes again Please tell us all how one of the largest corporations in the world, that pays less taxes a year than a single man earning $30,000 a year does, is "communist" and "left wing" You need to read a book or two. Stay in school. Listen to your teachers. Learn while you still can.

[@macibax]

i really liked this game when I was a kid, its very similar to Zelda

[@BazookaIke]

I beat this game about 20 years ago and just recently started playing it again. I barely remember anything about it. I will tell you this....when you fight enemies, if you can get them all in front of you...poke rather than swipe at them. Just stay in one spot and keep poking over and over and over again as fast as you can. You'll kill them in a hurry. The swipe move is preferred if you have them coming at you from 3 sides. Also...as you build experience up, your swipe move with the sword will gain a lot of speed.

[@andrewhunter9119]

Solid advice. Learning how to use the shield effectively helps as well.

[@yongyea4147]

23:00 you read out loud what the acorns do then completely forgot smh

[@etherraichu]

38:28 reminds me of what my friends and I used to say when someone messed up: variants of "Next time, you should try not dying."

[@Labaoglenn4]

i remember playing this and boy did i had a freakin hard time playing this i had no choice but to wait for the walkthrough on this game to come out. I didn't know what i was doin or where to go ! Tho it does feel like Zelda or Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) vibe ! It took me some weeks to try to beat it.

[@WizardOnAWhale7]

I used to get lost in the caves all the time.

[@kpw33]

Your impression of Beavis and Butthead is on point haha!!

[@etherraichu]

2:08:40 - Every quest-giver in Tabletop role playing games

[@alienhatz3265]

willow has awesome graphics and music!

[@OuTSMOKE]

@1:00 It's weird that they don't put quotes around the actual dialogue, but then they put quotes around the "you got the sword" that the game narration tells you...

[@mendez704]

I love this game. Rented it as a kid. It was like I wanted Zelda II to be (even if I owned Zelda II and liked it too)

[@WizardOnAWhale7]

One of my favorites as a kid. The only thing that’s slightly annoying is the lengthy password system. Having a map would have been nice, especially in the caves. If I remember correctly, those bubble monsters are a great way to farm experience points.

[@aaronmartinez7705]

One of my favorite intro themes on the nes. Too bad he skipped it. Intro Always got me pumped before playing

[@bargaintuesday812]

Mike, remember the episode of the Twilight Zone where that prisoner isolated on that planet has that robot woman companion delivered to him? She's the same actress that played the main villain in Willow. She also played Mombi in Return to Oz.

[@rabbitcreative]

Yay Return to Oz. I remember being afraid of that woman when I was younger.

[@WizardOnAWhale7]

Jean Marsh

[@milkgxng]

oh snap!!

[@rexnebular543]

James and Mike Mondays started 8 years ago wow where's that time gone!

[@duffman18]

Shame it's over forever now, though

[@JOEmega64]

No time!

[@kevo8137]

Almost went fucking insane with you saying nuts over and over. STOP LMFAO

[@mikematei]

Sorry. I was trolling.

[@CPT85]

The Devil Eye doesn’t just kill ghosts but it also kills the zombie mages, tall flashing blob things, floating masks and the other monsters you can’t kill with regular swords.

[@colonelquack]

Gosh, I remember how slow that sword was when I played the single digits. Then realized oh, okay.

[@CPT85]

Mick Quack If you just stab enemies with it early on, it’s no problem. At about lvl 8 it gets easier to swing. I wouldn’t mind seeing this game rebooted. Maybe make it more like the books rather than based very loosely on the film.

[@MaxDrawsStuff]

I really enjoy watching you play these types of games. Still waiting for full stream of Beyond Oasis!

[@mikematei]

some day

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Its basically zelda with grinding. one of the better nes games.

[@chimera5588]

I hope that by stream two Mike realizes that he can block projectiles with his shield by facing the projectile head on

[@colonelquack]

Two major things I remember from beating this game as a kid: Need to be to be level 13 to beat Bavmorda. And. Some cartridges were corrupted beyond Tir Asleen. I got lucky, and my Grandma had a functioning copy.

[@stankykong8506]

I really don't understand how Mike has been able to complete a single Zelda game without Chat

[@mikematei]

I havent played willow before. And I’m very familiar with zelda, how it works, what needs to be done.

[@stankykong8506]

@@mikematei It's cool. I'm a fan, you tend to ignore in-game directions though. Is it because the stream is too distracting?

[@SBaby]

28:02 - No, it is not. Capcom made other action RPGs. Demon's Crest, Dragon's Dogma, the Monster Hunter series, and Megaman Legends (sort of; it has RPG elements).

[@duffman18]

Not to mention the Zelda games they developed

[@dougo670]

It doesn't look like anyone noticed or mentioned it, but it looks like the shield can block projectiles like the bubbles from crabs and fireballs from lizardmen, etc, so long as you are facing the projectile with the shield. Just in case you play this again.

[@joshdietrich5080]

This gam always struck me as the precursor to Link to the Past.

[@RyudoKaze]

He asked: What's the story... Just read it, Mike! x D Always the same with you and story driven games...

[@MrNb22]

"he has a stick..then there was a swordsman and the villain is a woman" - *looks at the video game's box art* yeah.

[@budfug8691]

I so fucking glad you played this

[@mikematei]

Did you grow up with this game?

[@budfug8691]

Mike Matei I did! Didn’t like it all, but it’s tied to my nostalgia strings

[@Jammerfly]

Whoa, I just beat this for the first time a couple months ago! Fun game! I had it as a kid, but could never get the passwords to work. Glad to see you trying it out!

[@DjiSoul]

I loved Willow and the NES, how did I never hear about this one? I worked at a Retro Video Game store too.

[@DjiSoul]

Made by Capcom too??? Whaaaaat??

[@tommyc4641]

Same, first I’m hearing of the game

[@mielthesquid6536]

the wind effect breaks youtube so much lol, don't watch this under 720p.

[@krisfrederick5001]

I just bought this movie on eBay, way overdue. "I do not doubt his heart, only the reach of his arm" also applies here.

[@sectorhq5871]

1:44:41 to 1:44:49 , Mike suffers a mini stroke 😂

[@DarkMetalSpider]

"those luscious lips"..... I seriously about died laughing, haha 😆😆😂😂😂😂😂

[@DejchS]

these were some awesome graphics for NES game

[@konsfuzius86]

watched it all through to the end, and Mike swears NOT EVEN ONE TIME! Amazing!!

[@TheJamesattfield]

He needs a fuckin break. Been doin it for eight fuckin years.

[@Dylan_thebrand_slayer_Mulveiny]

I love the part where Mike has dirty conversations with the cartoon voices in his head. Oh, and the pure unadulterated rage of course.

[@wilderfacepalm]

I loved this game as a kid. I never beat it, but I got really far, I just remember I never got powerful enough to change the good witch back to a human with the wand, I didn't even get stuck, I was just so mad that woman kept changing into different shit instead of her normal form I quit playing. Young me was petty lol. Never beat the epilogue to Lunar: Eternal Blue because one of the bosses you meet after you beat Zophar ( the God of War btw ) , handled my whole endgame squad. I screamed and threw my controller at my Sega CD, it hit the disc drive and cracked the game. I still have never seen the true end of that game.

[@Faustustopheles]

My brothers and I loved this game growing up. I think we got to the end but I can't remember. Looks and sounds just as good as I remember.

[@megabannedagain]

Bout time they played this. I loved it when I was a kid.

[@Ayzer]

I had to draw maps for those damn caves. Awesome game!

[@spartan7199]

The ring increases your attack power by 10 points with all of your swords.

[@dolo747]

Owned this game back in the day. It's official. Underrated

[@TheRealPapaChico]

My nes band grimaces world used to play that theme when he's inside houses.

[@andrewhunter9119]

Omg! How have you never played willow?! This game was my introduction to RPGs. I think i even played this before zelda. Ill never forget the night me and my brother actually figured out how to beat bavmorda. Crazy good childhood memories. Keep playing good games!

[@Epheli.]

Love this game, also the movie was a big part of my childhood. Pretty much a mini lord of the rings IMO. Keep it up Mike! Love the channel!

[@crypticrituals6530]

I rented this once as a kid. The copy had passcodes in the instruction manual. Someone made it to the queen. She wrecked my peck.

[@dragonfire3152]

Can't wait to see you play this again.

[@je7055]

looks pretty fun, thinking about giving it a try but is the screen-shaking effect with enemies on-screen as bad in the game as it looks on the stream? that might be a dealbreaker for me, i can just imagine the migraines now :|

[@tazgamerplays]

Give it a try of you can't that I understand, but the game is really good.

[@FreeggNinja3618]

This is like if you took the RPG elements (Experience, grinding etc) from Zelda 2 and mixed it with a top-down view Zelda. Looks awesome.

[@matthewJ142]

I can't wait for the sequel series coming out on disney plus. Hopefully we see a grown or at least a young elora danan be like a warrior queen.

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

The look on Mike's face when somebody told him he should play Virtual Hydlide. lmfao Great stream, this was the perfect cure for my boredom tonight, thanks Mike.

[@YarpYarpy]

I LOVE THIS GAME!!! i tried to beat it a few months ago and left it at Bavmorda after she changes lol

[@YarpYarpy]

Definitely a grinding game

[@mikematei]

Yarp Any idea how far I am so far here?

[@YarpYarpy]

@@mikematei You're going to need to gain some levels and fetch some items for people. There is no way i did this without maps and help for myself honestly ;)

[@ReviewArchiveUSA420]

I remember drawing maps for this game when I was a kid. You can easily get lost in this game. Lol

[@HuskerF-inDu]

I never knew this game existed lol. I'm gonna try it out on my Rasberry Pi later on.

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

Jesse S what’s raspberry PI

[@mikewilliams736]

@@the_real_tay_loud2072 Its a modern handheld gaming system for playing older games.

[@duffman18]

It's not a handheld lmao. It can be converted into one, but then so can anything, people have made handheld Wiis for christ sake. The raspberry pi is a small computer that costs $5 and runs Linux. Because it's a full computer for so cheap, people use it for all sorts of things, they build unique devices using a raspberry pi. But the most common thing seems to be to use it as an emulation machine plugged into a TV. Or rarely someone might try and turn it into a handheld But I've tried it and it's pretty terrible for emulation. It's very slow and laggy and can't seem to handle even SNES games very well let alone something more powerful like ps1 The best handheld emulation device is 100% the GPD XD+. It costs a lot but if you're serious about emulation like I am, it's absolutely worth it. It's a perfect compliment to my Switch because you can play it handheld or plugged into a TV with an HDMI cable. And you can use Bluetooth controllers on it so you can get like 4 or more players playing multiplayer Goldeneye for N64, stuff like that It runs android, meaning it runs every app on the Play store. Meaning you can use it as a smart TV device too (which even the switch can't do, the switch doesn't have a Netflix app). And android is just hands down the best platform for emulation. I've tried everything. It's better than raspberry pi easily, it's better than a hacked PSP or Vita, it's better than a hacked DS, it's even better than PC. The emulators have the highest quality and run the best and have the most customization options, on android. And the whole bluetooth capability thing helps tremendously. Like you wanna emulate some Amiga or C64 games? Just connect a Bluetooth keyboard and off you go. But yeah, I tried a raspberry pi, and it just wasn't good enough. I'm sure it's fine for some people, but I couldn't stand it having lag and slowdown when playing something as simple as a mario game. Just isn't acceptable. The raspberry pi is a cool device for a lot of things, but not for running Linux. It'd take no lie about 30 minutes to open up an Internet browser or a RAR uncompressor program on it. It's like going back to the slow ass computers of the 90s, I couldn't stand it

[@CryOverdage]

13:21 best part, wow.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Lmao

[@MADFLIXandGames]

Outta the way peck!!!! I remember picking up this game in nobody beats the wiz for like 19 dollars for people who may not know nobody beats the wiz was like best buy before best buy this game has that same zelda 1 feel to it. I am glad you played the game mike capcom did a real good job on this game you get an ocarina like in zelda 3 and use the lizard bird to take you to places I played this game so many times. I use to watch my brother play it when I lend it to him it truly is a wonderful game he beat it a couple of times too great memories.

[@lonewolf261000]

I remember the commercials for nobody beats the Wiz! But I guess I’m just giving away my age ooopseee 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MADFLIXandGames]

@@lonewolf261000 will just say we saw the commercial on KZbin 😂😂😂😂

[@lonewolf261000]

Madman12 Agreeed 😁😁😁

[@parsonk4041]

This game looks good for the nes

[@donttouchmykokoropls5752]

I didnt watch the stream but someone should have noticed and told him that he still had the nuts in his magic options lol mike checked the Items instead of Magic. Mike had to go back to the 1st village for nothing

[@dibs0equiped]

Thank you for playing Alundra a while back Mike. I beat it and it was the best game I have ever played. You should play it more, unbelievable game. Thanks again

[@ernestwoodside8304]

A great movie i remember not getting far in this game must have been because I didn’t know about the sword. Pre internet days back when you couldn’t watch let’s plays and look up walkthroughs miss those days some times

[@bigthor213]

I think the detailed game maps he wanted are on the back of the fold out poster in that issue, or they did more in the next issue.

[@misterbardfastsrandomshena5875]

this game is actually not too bad. was playing a few months back. I need to go back to it.

[@atranfanatic]

Yes Mike! I have been requesting you stream Rygar. It is one of my favorite NES games. That would be cool man.

[@serigneo]

For that James & Mike Mondays part: I don't think it's alright either complete the game before or not knowing anything about it. But you could do something in the half: play 1 hour or so to learn controls and first levels.