Zelda ll Flawless NES Playthrough [ No Hit / Damage / Death ]

Here is another damageless run for the books. This one is over a year and a half in the making and to date is the hardest challenge yet. There where countless heartbreaks including 3 playthroughs with only 1 hit. One of them taking the very last posable hit in the entire game(intro clip of this video). Through it all we stuck to it and made it happen. I'm so glad it is over! Hope you all enjoy the run.
#untouchables #damageless #flawlessnes
Music by: The Noble Demon
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: Battle Orchestral Arrangement
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[@MAGAIVER]

As a Brazilian I must say that if you have beans you need to have some rice to go with the beans. Add the mashed potatoes, a grilled steak or grilled chicken and a salad and you're good to go. The Zelda achievement was pretty cool too I guess 😂

[@jeffgabor2630]

What an epic run made only that much sweeter because of the Dark Link debacle a few months prior. Let’s get some z1 damageless in soon!!!!

[@Jgame5]

The amount of new strategies and techniques invented during this run make it one of my favorite of all time. Congrats again and I'm hyped to see Lttp get the same treatment

[@tupalev]

I was so nervous for you at the end. And I knew the outcome. Just finished the entire playthrough. I've watched so many of your attempts live; congratulations Slack, I am really happy for you! What an accomplishment. Cheers.

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

1:26 Holly, that's brutal! 😭💀

[@xtravwhitex]

This was an amazing experience, you are an inspiration to us all.

[@ParisFletcher]

The beginning clip where you took damage where you shouldn't have while I saw the timer on the right screen looked soul-crushing.

[@slackanater6639]

We call that they heartbreak. That run was perfect all the way to the final boss and the. I took the very last possible hit you can take in the entire game. It was devastating. This was after a year of grinding and was my third one hit run.

[@NitsuaGamer]

Impressive! Huge respect for going all damageless on the hardest Zelda game!

[@Nykoooo1]

Now that's a proper use of the fairy spell

[@thechestrockfield]

That was amazing. It was crazy how your HR didn't spike to the 140s until after it was over.

[@slackanater6639]

That maybe because I had been there before. I had 3 runs with only one hit before this one. I even had one run perfect all the way to the very last hit! I hit Dark Link 7 out of 8 times and then he hit me. I also did Zelda A Link to the Past that you may enjoy.

[@thechestrockfield]

@@slackanater6639 Yeah, a clip of the heartbreaker run was at the beginning of this. Brutal. I don't know that I'd have had it in me to go again after that. 😝

[@slackanater6639]

@@thechestrockfield I did take a few months off it was a rough one

[@thechestrockfield]

@@slackanater6639 I guess if I were actually good at the game and knew what you know I'd probably have it in me to try until I got it. I mean, you can beat the game without glitches in a little over an hour. I've never tried to see how fast I could do it, but I don't even have the palaces memorized anymore, so it would take me a very long time, but I waste 90 minutes constantly on tons of things. (A good example is how I've watched The Wrong Missy like 100 times. It's so good, so if I want to kill time, but don't have it in me to pay attention to something new, I put on Missy again. Anyone who hasn't seen it should definitely give it a look.)

[@slackanater6639]

@@thechestrockfield I will have to check it out. Also you might want to consider learning the speedrun of Z2! Its is fun even if you don't learn to go super fast. I would love to help out and can answer and questions you have. If you stop by my live stream I can show you the strats real time and answer question

[@lickarcade]

Congrats on another AMAZING first. You clutched this.

[@mannygeorge1687]

Incredible, love the intro. Let’s see MM2 now!

[@warlordzen9975]

great run, looking forward to the next challenge

[@christopherleathers6427]

Masterful work, brother.

[@mikejacob2421]

If I hadn't have watched it I wouldn't believe anyone could even come close. I am at a loss of words.... Very impressive good sir!!!!

[@slackanater6639]

Thank you.

[@carlball505]

The intro to this was more epic than the recap. Either way I still can’t believe you did this.

[@ugondisnesruns9436]

You're an inspiration

[@abejacubana]

Heros get remembered, but legends never die. They live on in your heart.......... and as degenerates on Twitch.

[@slackanater6639]

😆

[@ZeroThe14th]

One of the best runs in the history of gaming! My vote for next run is Friday the 13th

[@betterinsodapop]

Legend. Hope there's a NES Pro article about this at some point!

[@23Scadu]

I've been checking in on the stream periodically for a while, and now suddenly you not only completed the damageless but also picked up the WR and first sub 16? Amazing!

[@slackanater6639]

It has been a crazy month! I was prepared to grind any% for months. That run was just soo unexpected. The damageless run I have been after for over a year and a half. I new that was going to happen any day. We had 3 runs with only 1 hit so it had to happen soon. Thanks for watching!

[@justinbyrne8816]

Super proud brother, well deserved. Battletoads gets my vote

[@godtoHrD]

Congrats again, Slack!

[@ThereIsAnExtension2UndoHandles]

thanks to the tricks you used here, I was finally able to beat this game, thank you

[@joyhopescott8939]

This was hilariously entertaining

[@caiusr1920]

Holy crap it happend GG man that's inane your a beast. The thr goat 🐐

[@adamsyed5535]

Congrats dude

[@vdiddy7549]

U freaking got it! What a legend

[@soythenesmaster]

GG and congrats

[@josesanchez-rr6rn]

A true mad lad. *tips hat*

[@slackanater6639]

Thank you.

[@bigbeardedbeastcollector9404]

Dude I’ve beat this 100s of times to do it damagless is 100% insanity

[@HeroLAT]

Great job, Slack. I mean, my dad works at Nintendo, and he did that. But good job for you. Seriously, you are a beast and your dedication is incredible. Thanks for this.

[@slackanater6639]

No thank you! And you’re a beast!!

[@Meatman8089]

God bless you know zelda 2 like the back of your hand! I could barely beat this game with a game genie!

[@slackanater6639]

This was my favorite game growing up. The as an adult I have close to a year and a half or routing and practice to get this no damage playthrough. Before this run I had 3 playthroughs that had only one hit.

[@RemyWillard]

History hath been made. Slackanater took Life 5 in a(n otherwise) successful run.

[@slackanater6639]

Ohhhh Nooaaawwwrrrr

[@luckyyump]

Congratulations! You are a beast! Spoons win again! Just going to have to do original Zelda 100% damageless now?

[@slackanater6639]

Going to jump the the SNES for a Damageless Link to the past playthrough. Then Back to Zelda 1

[@luckyyump]

@@slackanater6639 You are too cool my friend

[@HoopleBogart]

nice moves man

[@averagegamer2471]

Impressive

[@samhainsknight7295]

well done!

[@hayworths1]

43:13 I’m here for the songs

[@hayworths1]

56:56

[@ben949]

this is SERIOUSLY insane

[@slackanater6639]

You may enjoy this one. I just finished it yesterday. Zelda a Link to the past (SNES) Damageless playthrough kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHbNooqrj9Z9osU

[@JuiceOne]

Outstanding! I always beat Dark Link by crouching in the corner since I'm pretty sure he doesn't hit you that way.

[@slackanater6639]

It’s about 80% safe crouching in the corner. There is still a chance he will stab you of jump on to of you. The way I fight him as long as I time then stabs correct he will. It hit you. Now I don’t always time it right so I still sometimes get hit but at least it up to me.

[@JuiceOne]

@@slackanater6639 cool! Thanks!

[@JuiceOne]

@@slackanater6639 I was definitely thinking "well if he's not using that technique it's probably not infallible" lol

[@grandcoune6297]

U' re the greatest 😍😍😍

[@lo9i_]

Utter mad lad

[@Phil2535935]

ZOLTAN !

[@AleksP1987]

It's just unbelievable! Thank you for these amazing Zelda II runs! I am a Zelda fan but never been interested of playing this game until recently my wife gifted me this tiny "Game & Watch: Zelda" console. So I tried Zelda 2, I suffered a lot but in the same time I fell in love with the game. Firstly I beat it in ease mode (with max stats from the start) and after two weeks of practicing I've finally beaten it in normal mode! Btw have you tried playing on that G&W Zelda console ? :)

[@slackanater6639]

I do have a G&W but I have the original NES and just enjoy playing on that. Congrats on learning to crush Zelda 2!! Such a fun game. If you ever have any questions or just want to hang out. I’m live every weekday morning on Twitch. twitch.tv/slackanater we have a great community that drinks coffee and talk about old games.

[@la009895]

Buckets rule.

[@slackanater6639]

Said no one ever

[@Radix.Strategy]

Methinks you have played this before... 😂

[@slackanater6639]

More than I care to admit 😆

[@NowWithMoreMolecules]

Oh my papaya!

[@thechestrockfield]

Why do you go in and out of rooms or areas a couple times before going through? What was the reading of the sign for 3 letters about?

[@slackanater6639]

It has to do with the way the Z2 creates randomness. It is super hard to explain. A short answer is that the game memory allows for 128 possible patterns to start when entering a room and by going in and out of a room a certain number of time we can limit the number of patters to 4. This is a reasonable amount to memorize. The sign is to manipulate the overworld enemies. Both of these are quite complicated but I would gladly go into great detail if you would like. Easiest way would be to stop by my live stream on Twitch. I’m live every weekday from 9 - 2 EST. Just pop in and say hey explain this for me.

[@Harry-Sachs]

Lol. That's a heart rate monitor?

[@one7decimal2eight]

Impressive, but let's see Paul Allen's run.

[@slackanater6639]

Paul Allen?

[@AliceErishech]

When you're walking along the river around 1:10:30, is that a glitch or some kind of secret path I've just never discovered?

[@slackanater6639]

Once you get the boots you can walk on certain water tiles. As a kid I never knew you could walk on the river leaving the 4th palace. I always walked the maze back. It’s not a glitch it’s always been that way🤯

[@AliceErishech]

@@slackanater6639 Ah, now that you mention it I do remember being able to walk on some water tiles. I never knew about the river leaving the fourth palace being walkable though.

[@jim0_o]

Very cool, but why ever level Health to 5. Edit: What about doing Bayou Billy? PS: I always thought of it as the fiery going through the keyhole, so much so that I thought noticed less speed reduction mid-door ie. at keyhole.(Disclaimer: I was 3 when this came out.) PPS; TIL(from you): You can spell away the trickiest enemies.

[@LoverBoy-im7xv]

My Cat beat this game damageless in 1980. I can can beat this game hitless with both my buttholes tied behind my back.

[@LoverBoy-im7xv]

My chinchilla could speed run this game, as I was making it into a quasadillia with my butthole tied behind its back

[@androidgames9998]

What i think there was no one able to this

[@slackanater6639]

Took me about a year and a half of routing, practice and attempts. I have also done quite a few other NES games. Right now I’m working on Battletoads

[@androidgames9998]

@@slackanater6639 wow man you so cool

[@EnneSayne]

1:27:50 and also 1:29:42 ...so that reason to free the bubbles..? ??

[@slackanater6639]

I’m so glad you asked! Where this was recorded I had just found a new strat for Any% speedruns that uses two bubbles at the end. I would use that strat later to break the WR speedrun.

[@eric_automata6]

This is witchcraft.

[@slackanater6639]

probably been faster to learn witchcraft. Took me almost a year and a half🤣

[@eric_automata6]

@@slackanater6639 I salute you 🫡

[@thechestrockfield]

I think you got to go with pee when you fart. You shouldn't be farting all over the place. If you need to, excuse yourself, fart in the bathroom where you're set to pee. You can't control a sneeze anywhere near as well. Imagine you're in a first date with a super hot chick and she peppers up her meal and you sneeze then drop the loudest smelliest fart ever in the middle of the restaurant?

[@slackanater6639]

This would be terrible but... a fantastic story to tell later 😂

[@thechestrockfield]

@@slackanater6639 Sounds like something Rob Schneider's character from 50 First Dates would complain about. "You see, I got cursed by this witch doctor to fart whenever I pee, and that's why Ol' Ula couldn't get any woman except your mom."

[@ladyaceina]

why do you even bother getting life level ups on a no damage run

[@slackanater6639]

I routed the level ups strategically. Attack very quick so that I could kill enemies faster. Life I leveled a few times at the end because any leveling will fill your magic. Then Magic Levels so that I can use spells to make the game much more manageable

[@slackanater6639]

I have considered doing an explanation video series for my flawlessNES runs. There are a ton of neat things I do in these runs and they all have there reasons. It took almost a full year just to come up with the route for Z2

[@ladyaceina]

@@slackanater6639 huh coo

[@drufay4872]

This guys comment on stolen children was awful.

[@karlludwigsenmusic982]

lol