Zelda: Links Awakening (Game Boy) Part 2 - James & Mike Mondays

James and Mike play The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy) Part 2
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[@CecilTheDarkKnight234]

Yes, I would love to see you guys play chrono trigger for an entire year. DO IT!

[@916jayosh]

Ditto

[@SupaDupaL33t]

+1 for this.

[@DamienCooley]

Definitely would watch that for a year!

[@RoundShades]

You mean just shy of 2 years? Because, mathematically, 52 weeks a year, 1 episode a week, basic application of math... ...also, yes, we would. ALSO, you COULD do it every OTHER week, and do a one-off game every OTHER week, so it'd take 4 years, but still be pretty tits.

[@RedJester68]

Chrono Trigger isn't an incredibly long game for an RPG. They should do it.

[@drunyon214]

Chrono Trigger would be awesome to see. It's 20 hours long so it's only 3-4 times as long as Link's Awakening, actually, so it wouldn't take as long as you might think.

[@TheAmbushkilla]

Yes Crono Trigger PLZ

[@shakeyownz]

The way they play games though, it WOULD take them an entire year and a 50-part video.

[@diegog1853]

but he played most of links awakening alone, at it still took a 2 part video just to recap and play the final dungeon. And yes the play very slowly, probably would take them 5 sessions or so (if they only play chrono trigger), splited into 10 to 15 videos. Which i wouldn't mind AT ALL, chrono trigger is my favorite game of all time

[@chevychase87]

@@diegog1853 agreed!

[@egolayer13]

I would absolutely watch you guys play through Chrono Trigger for a year.

[@anthonypallotta2532]

It's crazy how games can have an effect on you. I played this as a four year old on the old game boy. I spent years trying to figure this game out! When I finally beat the game and watched the Island and all those people disappear, I felt like I actually lost all of those people (If that makes sense). I get goosebumps every time. Yeah, this is one of my favorite games ever for that reason.

[@nyuszicsib]

The end of the game is pretty sad actually.

[@PC_Simo]

@@nyuszicsib It really is 😢.

[@ZhiroMinoda]

This ending is super bittersweet, basically you kill all living things un the island created by the fish's dream. Somewhat sad James got distracted ti fully appreciate the emotion but im glad James got to play it. good job as always, guys.

[@DeRockMedia]

Iamafishproductions same here, i was so happy to discover this game when i was a kid and was entranced in it, i couldnt believe actually (with all the crappy half ass gameboy games out there) that this game had so much depth and detail for a gameboy game and a game in general. always glad to see the positives like this on the comments.

[@DeRockMedia]

Smokey McJoint lmao u thought it was llama fish XD

[@DrDizzleFrizzle]

Did you ever consider that maybe it's you and not everyone else? The point is that you meet all of these people and get to know them and their plights only for them to disappear forever. In a way they all die to Link and the player.

[@REALTRUTONYNESS]

actually if you beat the game without dying I know that sounds impossible but if you do there is an alternate ending. in order to do this you don't know every time you die there's a number that goes next to your name in the main menu? in order to avoid this every time you die turn off the Game Boy. if you beat the game with 0 deaths you see an extra sequence where a a portrait of Marion appears in the sky then slowly turns into a seagull and flies away. if you remember her dialogue stating that she wished she could fly far away from this island after turning into a seagull. sort of a happier ending.

[@Vednier]

Well, nintendo is known for bittersweet endings, especially in Zelda series - like Ocarina of Time with Link getting "no girl for u" with "sorry, link" and all his hard work erased fom timeline, or Twilight Princess - another "no love" ending. Its like a intended pun already.

[@JudgeLazar]

I'd watch Chrono Trigger fuck yeah. CT is literally my favorite game. I'm 30 years old and it still hits me right in the feels. You guys could cut down on the amount of episodes if you cut out most of the non important battles. Just show the bosses and story parts. If you have a cartridge with a new game + file available that would make it go a lot faster too. When I do new game + I can get through the game in a few days, no more than 24 hours playtime. Granted I can play that game with my eyes closed. If you put out 30 minute episodes with the non important battles cut on a new game + file I imagine you could get through it in no more than 6 months worth of episodes. Another benefit of using new game + being you can skip the side quests at the end of the game because you should already have every ones ultimate weapons. The thing that makes CT take so long is having to grind. If I had my cartridge I would happily send it, but I only have an emulator.

[@shivasthong4924]

Hell yeah i'd watch you guys play some CT.

[@witheredmedia]

Judge Lazar I'd much rather someone discover FF4, 5 , or 6 since they have everything you mentioned plus... you know... challenging gameplay! It almost seems like CT was meant to be a visual novel/adventure and the ezpz battle system was tacked on last minute.

[@JudgeLazar]

adramelk44 The battle systems in CT and FF 4, 5, and 6 are nearly identical.....as with just about any turn based RPG by Square that came out at that time. Also, EVERYBODY knows about Final Fantasy, much less know about CT. Please enlighten me on some features that FF 4, 5 and 6 have that CT does not?

[@frostare]

I like CT ever since I read about it in magazines! I can't wait for Dragon Quest VII, it's made by Yuji Horii and art by Akira Toriyama too! The music is by someone even Nobuo Uematsu admires: Koichi Sugiyama

[@theistoons]

Drokk!! Gotta respect another fellow judge. CT or Final Fantasy 1 would be awesome to watch.

[@MattTechnology]

YES. 100 PART CHRONO TRIGGER VIDEO. YES. I WANT IT.

[@rileyfosti843]

that's fucking crazy

[@baptistuk]

Absolutely play a massive 100 episode RPG together! Two half hour videos a week, skipping battles with enemies after seeing them once. I would to watch this, lads.

[@trippleecs2490]

James showed his alternative ego the avgn for a second when he beat that boss lol

[@LotoTheHero]

Yepp! :D

[@jonathanmarois9009]

12:50

[@momentsmeanmore]

Hahaha I was waiting for a SHIT LOAD OF FUCK!!! Or AAASSSS!!!! 🤬

[@Mitulaa]

After all these years, I still get goosebumps from the ending music!

[@zeyfuller]

I'd watch all 100 eps of Chrono Trigger for sure.

[@TheTrueBOSSofJupiter]

totally am down with a chrono trigger video

[@XH1927]

Another very yes for Chrono Trigger. Doesn't matter how many parts. Doesn't matter how long it takes. The only thing that matters is... -Megatron- Lavos must be stopped. No matter the cost.

[@dudewhyfi]

I think it's fairly obvious James is not that into playing rpg's, at least these days. Barely ever seen anything on Cinemassacre about playing rpg's

[@Hanz_Haze]

Now I wanna see a James and Mike Mondays on the new Link's Awakening for Switch... I wonder wich version they would enjoy more.

[@no_nameyouknow]

Yeah boy, another monday, thanks guys and thank you Mike for getting these done so promptly every week. You the man!

[@Pixel-dan]

The moment James leaned forward during the boss fight, you knew it was getting real. Highly entertaining stuff, guys!

[@Sto0pidMonkey]

would love to see a chrono trigger vid

[@sarowie]

By dieing, you do not get the true ending. If your death count is zero, you get a scene more.

[@InuYugiHakusho]

Does that account for both the original and DX versions of the game?

[@KingHenryIX]

+InuYugiHakusho in the dx version yes.

[@Videomaster21XX]

Well, yes and no. In the original that they play here, if you beat the game with zero deaths, you see 'that person' go across the screen with the same 'wings' that you see holding up items throughout this game. (Like the magic powder and hearts in dungeons that you have to use the feather to get) In the DX version, they up and animated an extra scene for it.

[@KingHenryIX]

+Videomaster21XX you know it's ok if you told how to get the ending, someone from the comments above already gave it away. And I looked up the original ending, didn't like it lol.

[@Videomaster21XX]

Henry G Damn, somehow I missed it was given away. Yeah the DX versions is the superior one. ^_^

[@BeHempy]

Play through FF7

[@LJMiho]

Yeah man, that would be really something to see. Are any of them fans of it though? I know I've heard them talk about it occasionally (although they only mention it by name and never go into much detail about it) and that's about it.

[@raz09181]

+Evilriku13 no

[@TheChaosDragoness]

No, I'd much rather they play FFVI.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

Zachary Erickson Got that right, the graphics don't look as dated as VII because pixel art just has this lovely feel to it that never gets old for me (and may be a reason that a lot of modern indie game developers have chose to use 2D pixel art) and IMO I feel the plot and the characters are superior, Kefka trumps Sephiroth.

[@Reyu32]

This game is a drastic improvement to the original Zelda. Watching this makes me want to play this game and I've never really played any of the Zelda games before. I played the first NES Zelda a little bit when I was a kid but my attention span wasn't good enough and I filed it away in the recesses of my mind. This game though. This game looks like how I imagined the first game should have looked.

[@CaptainPsychopath69]

should've played the DX version

[@SeeminglyOdd]

Then there would be photographic evidence of James stealing the bow.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

shoulda played cdi

[@RoundShades]

Shouldn't learned by the end to shit-can the sword when it's not an effective weapon. ALWAYS HAVE JUMP unless there are 2 other items you must have equipped. Jump would have saved them at 12:25, and as someone said last video, Jump allows your to charge your sword and unleash the attack after jumping to fly in their direction while spin-slashing (not in DX though) If sword hits them, have sword and jump. If bow hits them, DON'T have sword and bow, HAVE bow and jump.

[@ArcadianLegend]

You do realise he covered the CD-i Zeldas in an AVGN episode right?

[@ShinobiNeon]

I would love to see a Chrono Trigger video. It's one of the all-time greats. (PUN INTENDED)

[@ArgonianPsychoDiver]

Seconded. I would love to see you play Chrono Trigger. I would watch all 100 parts.

[@ArgonianPsychoDiver]

Even if it takes you a full year.

[@squablynaut6825]

Thriced My friends

[@TheSLRK]

PLAY FUCKIN CHRONO TRIGGER!!!

[@JSPagliacci]

Now I need to bust out my PS1. Chrono Trigger...

[@blackrockftw]

No, the PS1 version was poopy. Only good thing on the PS1 version was the Anime cut scenes. And that's because Tadayoshi Yamamuro animator of Dragon Ball ( Yeah I totally googled that name, sorry Japan.)

[@XadePsyconic]

I own the PS1 version, but never played it. I have only played the SNES and DS versions, and I personally prefer the DS. Same cutscenes as the ones in the PS1 version, too.

[@Cosklie]

12:32 "D'OH I MISSED!"

[@WRDaleGameplayArchive]

Chrono Trigger is like 13-15 hours if you've played it before. i don't know how much time you spend on James and Mike mondays but I doubt it would take you a year to get through it.

[@cynicalpundit4052]

It's probably because it's been a while since they played it.

[@BlueDog241]

The ending of this game always made me a little sad as a kid. To see all those characters and places fade away. And yes! I love Chrono Trigger! I would love to see you guys do a series of episodes on that game.

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

13:48 - Does the video go dark for everyone else too?

[@Charlton369]

yup

[@Charlton369]

yup

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

+Andrew Higgins That's what I was thinking...happens on Cinemassacre's website as well...

[@bevrosity]

prob because nintendo pulled all their nintendo power covers off their website for download.

[@Vednier]

Actually, imho this game ending is pretty sad. Marin and friends and all they world just turn to nothing (its said in wikipedia that Marin turns to seagull, but its still sad).

[@snigelspot]

I also would like Chronograph trigger for a year. 😋

[@culpritdesign]

12:57 - "You know it's a game when the controller is dripping with sweat." lol, love these guys

[@KeitaroYevon]

You guys should TOTALLY do a MULT-PART series on a game like Chrono Trigger. It's actually not as long as other RPGs, and is fairly linear, so you could probably beat it in under 20 hours total. Go for it!

[@anorman728]

To answer the question: Yes, I would really enjoy an RPG like Chrono Trigger with commentary, or any similar RPG.

[@anorman728]

I recently started playing the original Final Fantasy. Very fun. The biggest problem is the battery-powered saving-- You can lose a *lot* of work in an instant.

[@sketchasaurrex4087]

Verily is a word that Thor used in the Marvel comics quite a lot.

[@OptimusSatanas]

Verily is a word, yo.

[@chriswise9288]

So Link is just left floating on a log in the middle of the sea... and that's his reward? A slow painful death, congraturation

[@InuYugiHakusho]

Not to mention Marin and everyone on Koholint Island basically vanishes out of existence.

[@frostare]

Marin can become a seagull at the end, though

[@ArcadianLegend]

Only if you get through the game with no deaths though.

[@LittleAl016]

He manages to make it back to Hyrule, though. If I'm not mistaken. When he does so is just off-screen.

[@Vednier]

From being human to seagull - that a nice downgrade..

[@cafeterialoca]

12:30 - "DOH I MISSED!" Easy there Wario.

[@NinjaSynik]

Glad you enjoyed it James. One of my favorite games of all time growing up!

[@lordpsi99]

16:40 The ending always makes me cry!

[@nicholasboatright41]

Yeah we need Chrono Trigger, that would be amazing, and dang Mike, which is longer, you or Chrono?

[@drunyon214]

The 8th boss is easy just to show you how overpowered the Magic Rod is. It makes you absurdly overpowered but you only get it at the very end of the game.

[@82predator]

I remember getting Link's Awaking on the original GameBoy when it first came out in '93. Still in my top three games of ALL TIME

[@l9day]

"I love that the owl made the cover of the nintendo power magazine, and that they used so much black toner"

[@Beezle14]

James and Mike... WE WOULD LOVE A CHRONO TRIGGER LP.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

YES to Chrono Trigger!!!

[@lexxandera]

That last dungeon drove me nuts. took me forever to find the secret "door" to the room with the "switch".

[@elbuencloud]

The most honest and best reaction when he beat the nightmare 😂

[@frezericks]

Is that Mario lifting up a mushroom in the ending?

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that, Im surprised by the lack of coments about it

[@Ballistic190]

That was Tarin. He was a Mario reference, but she otherwise shows up several times

[@Andronicus87]

@@Ballistic190 SHe? Tarin is Marin's FATHER! He looks like Mario.

[@lupin9790]

Yes play Chrono Trigger!

[@watchvids7802]

I sure as hell want a zillion part James and Mike Lets Play!!

[@Drain_Life_Archive]

I used to do dungeon 8 before 7. The trick is to go get the fire rod early, which instant gibs the dungeon 7 boss, along with all of the enemies you fight before you would have had the weapon. The 7 boss was an annoying bird that keeps throwing you off the tower. But if you got the fire rod first, you could just torch it in a few shots. It was fun doing things out of order back then, which you couldn't do in later games. I also did the Snes Zelda dungeons out of order, for different benefits. This is the kind of thing you figure out running a game repeatedly. They were not always a linear path back then. If you already knew where every dungeon was, then as soon as you had the ability to open one, you could enter it. The numbers on the maps were just a suggested order, not a required order.

[@alejorag]

I never knew how much I needed a James & Mike 100 episode (Although it's not that long really) let's play of Chrono Trigger until now, but holy fuck, I DO need it a lot! It's my all time favorite game.

[@emal6619]

Yes! I'd love to watch you guys play Chrono Trigger. Hell, tackle a different game every year if you're up to it, I'll watch.

[@timothymckane6362]

Link's Awakening was my first Zelda game that I had played, and it later brought me into playing the The Legend of Zelda series.

[@leftypistolero5983]

An entire year of Chrono Trigger? I can't even begin to describe how happy that would make me.

[@McBeardL-A]

Play Chrono Trigger! I never got around to completing it and I'd love to watch you guys do it.

[@Kingreed69420]

It's kinda sad to see the entire island disintegrating like that.

[@frostare]

Yeah, as it's sad to see Ashlynn disappear at the end of DQ6... just dreams, only dreams.

[@Enclave.]

Oddly enough, yes, yes I would actually watch every episode of you guys playing Chrono Trigger for an entire year. Love the game just that much.

[@Hoff1282]

Would watch the hell out of a year of James and Mike Chrono Trigger.

[@Magrail1982]

Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6! Play them for us, please!

[@AriSafari293]

you guys can always do J&M mondays with random stuff but maybe do Chrono Trigger Tuesdays? lol Id love to see you guys play it, fuck honestly id watch you guys play any game really haha, keep up the great work

[@jakublulek3261]

That final boss, that was pure Neo Geo-like insanity. Never expected it from Zelda game.

[@ojtheviking]

12:31 -- James' best Wario impression right there.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

For someone who has never played a Zelda game, you guys make it fun to watch.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Marko Polo Thanks very much for the recommendation. I may look into that deluxe edition.

[@dexgray4581]

No problem! 👍😀

[@jediking12]

Yes I would love to see you two play Chrono Trigger

[@arrow5779]

Watching you guys play Chrono Trigger for an entire year would probably be a dream come true for me

[@Seburo77]

Such a great game helped me get through my teen years...

[@KingAmazon]

I would watch a year long Chrono Trigger playthrough...

[@South336Victor]

Yes again to the 100 Part Chrono Trigger!! Maybe every other Monday?

[@fenomozo9108]

Chrono Trigger for an entire year? who would not want that?

[@RodimusPrimal]

Chrono Trigger is my favorite game. Final Fantasy VI (III in the US) is my favorite of that series. So much so that I hacked the game to fixed up the SNES translation, uncensored the graphics and added a few bug fixes. It's called Final Fantasy VI Ted Woolsey Uncensored Edition. I'd like to see you guys play either of those.

[@HackThePlanetNow]

I wouldn't mind a Chrono year

[@feldhamer]

I think you guys forgot to insert the Nintendo Power #50 cover toward the end...

[@RetroGangstarr]

Have recently brought this lately. Really enjoying this game truly is a classic. All thanks to this video thanks guys.

[@viktorlundmark6563]

I am ALL for a large Chronic-trigger play through. Love that game to bits!

[@Cendoria]

YES please do Chrono Trigger, but maybe release the episodes a bit more frequently if you do the full playthrough

[@LJMiho]

Yes! Play through the Final Fantasy games and Chrono Trigger. It really doesn't matter how much time it takes as long as you're playing good RPGs and having fun doing it... JUST DO IT!

[@christopherchasteen4990]

In the old Link's Awakening, if you beat the game without dying even once, you see Marin flying around. In the DX remake, her dream is realized as her spirit becomes a seagull.

[@JazGalaxy]

I love the fact that both Super Mario 2 (USA) and Link's Awakening take place in the dream world, and they share villains like Wart.

[@GynoidGirl]

I'd love to see a video of FF or Chrono Trigger. FF3/6 is a pretty good one. I'd be tuned in constantly.

[@GynoidGirl]

Also, if you manage to clear the game without any deaths (possibly all items) (it's doable, I've done it myself on the DX version for 3DS), you get a special scene at the end, where you get to see Marin turn into a seagull to fly away, as she wanted.

[@frostare]

I think that's cool actually, kind of a shame Dragon Quest 6 doesn't have that kind of "special" ending

[@JakeNES]

Hell Yes!!! 200 episodes or 2 years would be fine with me if your playing Chrono Trigger! Would love to see u guys play that SNES gem! Please consider it.

[@justinmckinnon2945]

Yes please do Chrono Trigger! It would be cool watching you guys do Chrono Trigger, FFVI and other rpg masterpieces.

[@Chishannicon]

I would absolutely watch that 100-part Chrono Trigger video. I vote yes!

[@Warrax22]

Chrono Trigger isn't that long, maybe a 10 hours game, if not less.

[@ChrisEilander]

play Chrono trigger!

[@zimzillakilla]

I still remember finishing this game 24 years ago. It was a sad ending imo.

[@ChimairaGod]

some of my favorite memories with video games is playing single player games with my friends. figuring out stuff together and enjoying the story together. Resident Evil.Metal Gear. Clock Tower. link. megaman etc.....

[@frozentunadeluxe3163]

100 PART Chrono!!!

[@ps3andrhcp]

I know I am a bit late, but play Chrono Trigger PLEASE.

[@johanask5006]

Great play! Links awakening have always been my favorite zelda game so really appreciate that you did it. Do we want to see crono trigger or ff3 for a whole year? Hell yes!

[@Joshiroth89]

You have my vote for Chrono! Don't think it would take you a full year, especially if you focus the videos on the major parts. What I mean is spend most of the time on the dungeons and story portions and avoid showing the shopping moments, travelling etc. I think you could pull it off in 15-20 half-hour parts, depending on if you choose to include the side-quests or not. Maybe do one episode of Chrono every other Monday and keep playing different games in between episodes, so that it doesn't get repetitive. Would be awesome to see you guys play through it, as long as enough people are interested, I know you guys love it as much as I do!

[@shyguy6185]

Chrono Trigger? YEAH!!! PLEASE! all endings!

[@BruceWayne-qc5sz]

YES DO CHRONO TRIGGER FOR A YEAR!

[@vangrief]

Or one episode of Chrono Trigger every other monday.

[@BruceWayne-qc5sz]

That would be cool too.

[@arthurcurry6285]

Chrono Trigger for a year? Yes please!

[@chinaman5877]

I would love to see them play Chrono Trigger too. I recently replayed it and it still holds up perfectly.

[@jaytothefrye1]

If you beat the game without dying, Maron will appear in "The End" screen.

[@nevernotnintendo9684]

James, I'm so glad that you finally got to play Link's Awakening. It's one of my all time favorites. I used to beat it over and over as a kid to watch the ending. Chrono Trigger is my all time favorite game, and Cinemassacre is my all time favorite channel! Few things would please me more than to watch y'all play Chrono Trigger for as long as it takes. And Mike, as always thanks for the great video.

[@sweetwater921]

Am I the only one curious about james' reaction at 10:44 to 10:53. What happened there ?

[@Johnny__Mills]

He was holding back a turtle head

[@bw2273]

yes, chrono trigger with ALL ENDINGS mwahaha!

[@trajhver3]

I remember the ending of this game blew me away. Maybe I was just young and naive.

[@dccelly1615]

Thanks guys! Been a long time since i beat that on an actual gameboy. Now bust out some Crono Trigger.

[@dotapazappy]

I would kill to see james and mike play ff6 honestly

[@thatgengar3390]

loved the vid

[@OdeForCruelty]

A 100 part Chrono Trigger -series sounds perfect for me.

[@SHspesh]

The beavis and butthead impression was spot on