Really great video! But I really have to know (dunno if it's been answered already) what the heck is up with the battle theme? Was it composed in America? I had absolutely no idea it was a different one in the Japanese version and how much that version blows compared to the other!!
I'm playing the Famicom version, but it appears that a lot of things are missing from v1.1 -- or there's something I haven't figured out yet. The Trophy, Heart Containers, and Magic Pots don't appear at all. It looks like I won't be able to get that Jump spell.
The sound effects in the FDS version remind me of various Japanese shows from the 80's, which is awesome. I also like the additional theme for the caves. The NES version is better in every other way, though. Especially the palace colors. Loli love colors.
@TronixGuy93 Um... what? The game was Unfinished in the Famicom version, didn't you see the repeat of bosses and the easier variant of bosses they had?
@HighPriestFuneral My point was about games in general, notsomuch just Zelda 2. There's a difference between incomplete and difficult. MOST games in their original format (complete, THEN brought to the US) were MUCH more difficult. Try playing a game called Radiant Silvergun, the play the US version. This is one of only hundreds of examples across many systems that I could use as examples.
@TronixGuy93 Yes, that is true, however when you say...
"Proof that they dumbed down games for the american audience. Was it needed or was it a hidden slam on the people?"
The most popular example you could use for this was the original FFII (FFIV) that they brought over to America. Zelda II however is a poor example of this, since the game was made more difficult for us.
That practice ended pretty much after the SNES-era as far as I recall (except Persona 1, but that's another matter.)
Just beat the Famicom version. Honestly I found it a bit easier overrall, just due to the lower EXP caps, higher XP output by the strong monsters, and much lower final level cap of 4000 (Making 1up farming much easier).
@sombrio12 i think because the FDS has extra sound capabilities/sound hardware making some of the FDS games (E.G. Nazo no Murasamejou- The Mysterious Murasame Castle in English) has advance sounds and music. like the 8-bit adding to 2 bits
@milo95 i think i like everything in the famicom version except for the game over screen. but its kinda hard to tell.. can u put little annotations in the video saying famicom and nes please?
This video would be a lot more helpful with some annotations to point out the differences we should be looking for in each scene. Some of them I had to compare really closely and watch like 10x over before I got it. Sometimes music, sometimes enemy behavior, sometimes sprites... If you find the time, that would be a really helpful addition. Very interesting video, thanks for the post!
Man Japan coultre is better they got exclusive games,ramen,anime,manga and tech. I love anything japan even coulture Nintendo. I want to move to japan to buy famicom and live with iwata and watch anime. america is boring and the ppl. here are stupid brainless losers,two face and know it alls, theres so many fake posers here. I VISITED japan and after seeing the games never wanted to leave. :(
Keep the anti-American rants out of this. No Americans are making anti-Japan comments. The fact that this game is harder than the Japanese version proves that Americans aren't afraid of challenge. The Japanese Mario 2 was simply ludicrously tedious, lacking in originality, and very similiar to the original. I daresay the American version featured drastically superior graphics, better sound quality, greater diversity in gameplay, and more creativity.
Not to be a dick, but when you do a comparison video it's usually a good idea to mention which version is which during the video. As of right now, anyone could just take a wild guess.
@FreakinSweet1987 While you're correct, if you've played the NES version you can see and hear the differences. Perhaps those are my seasoned senses. ;) You're right though, he should put a caption or something.
I'm completely surprised. Since Zelda II was on a Disk in Japan, you'd think they would be more on the Japanese version but the US version seems to have more work put on it.
I mean, look at Barba. He looks like a threat in the US version but a complete joke on the Japanese version. (sorry for double posting. I accidentally pressed post too soon.)
You know which game over is the scariest? The Japanese version! Why? Because it's just a black screen with the words "Return of Gannon. The End" Enough to scare me, because this kind of game over screen scared me a lot T^T
Also, at 1:08 "Pro Tip: This Screen Will Haunt You"
other than music its hard to tell the differences. this has to be the worst video ive seen on youtube yet. just a constant mesh of pixels, fuck i hate that. it took me 4 tries to see link hold that kid in the air and he only did it for a split second before the pixel shit messed up what he looked like.
@nisbahmumtaz909 I respect well-formed opinions. I neither respect poorly-formed opinions nor things that aren't opinions wherein the person saying said things expects "in my opinion" to turn something that isn't an opinion into one.
I said better. You think it's easier because, according to your post, you... don't really know. Neither your assertion I meant easier nor that our version is easier -- which you admit you don't know -- is an opinion. Both are claims, backed by nothing.
I guess I really know pretty much next to nothing about Nintendo games.
I really should have been the type to "Give good opinions" rather than the "Must have an opinion" types.
It must be tough being more intellectual about these things. You have to tolerate shitheads like me. And now, these people are going to hate me. Don't worry. I deserved it.
This would've been better if you labeled the changes and what versions are which. It gets quite confusing figuring out which sequences are japan and which are the US
i dunno i mean this just does not "feel" like a LoZ game i mean take the image of link out and put anything else in and its just some game. maybe its just me............
Well, i love Zelda 2 but i didn't know japanese version had so shitty differences : music sucks, the boss music is looped like a broken disc, the dragon boss is Godzi-like, i mean, how were you supposed to touch this big shithead ? The palaces colour is grey, and you STAB A POOR CHILD ! Japanese are cruel !
With respect to the original, I think I'll take the US version any day. Looks better, sounds better, color variation to the palaces, and that annoying soundeffect for the first and sixth dungeon's bosses is absent.
Nice vid! Btw, could some1 help me please? I'm playing this on FCE Ultra and when I go into the Hidden Palace (the 6th one) the game gets all messed up! I tried diferent emulators but I'd have to restart my whole game :( Does any1 knows how to fix the glitch without using another emulator?
They may have removed all of the roaring but they made the English version a little harder, especially at 5:08 were they made their own boss thats not in the Japanese version and has strong defenses and totally strong ball and chain. Horse Head is a little weaker then a Blue Iron Knuckle, but their Fire Dragon is stronger then ours.
So the Japanese version has this annoying and awful sound like a robot sneezing and the American version didn't while also having more than one second of battle music.
I dunno why, but I think I like some of the sound effects in the Famicon a little better than the NES one, but other than that, I can safely say that the quality of the NES one was better.
@lolfunnyguy10 If you play a link to the past they say he was a theif and i think the tri force made him that way when he went to the other side. i could be mistaken though
@Sinsdevice When Ganondorf takes over the golden land, and uses the TriForce for his evil plansthe Golden Land turns into the Dark World, and with that everone in the Dark World turned into what's reflected in there hearts.. Link as he is a kind person turned into a rabbit in the Dark World, And Ganondorf as an evil dude, turned into some dark demon piglike thingie named Ganon. But as seen in OoT and TP ganondorf can use the Triforce of Power and turn himself into Ganon in the Light World too.
Man, Americans are so much of hypocrites. They say that Mario 2 was too hard but in the American version of Zelda 2 it's harder than the Famicom version. *facepalm*
@supermariogalaxian That is the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Everyone knows that most European and American country gamers that played Zelda 2 thought it was hard, as well. I expected no less from someone called "supermariogalaxian". Newfags always no shit about anything.
@Towerofhera I think the kid is bound in ropes and Link is cutting the ropes off him? It's hard to tell what happens.... But that's probly why they made it so you didn't have to stab him in English, lol
The only things the Famicom version has over ours, IMO is the dragon (looks stupid, I know, but it's a lot harder and that's good) and the fact that the second boss doesn't have two heads (it makes more sense that its helmet comes off and attacks you after you hit it).
I know 1 difference you didn't mention it may not be much but it's something in the Famicom Version you have to wait for the scereen to while the screen says "wait"
I played the Famicom version of Zelda 2 about a year ago and while playing that version is interesting because of the changes, they get old QUICK. Not to mention the slow elevators, constant roaring, more repetitive music are what made NES version superior. Also, the leveling system was vastly improved on the NES version to the Famicom one.
wow Very Quickly The Japanese Game Over Screen Says Return of Ganon The End when the English Version Says Game Over Return of Ganon so the Return of Ganon Reference is swapped in the sentence in both versions it in the end of the English Version but in the Beginning in the Japanese Version
I don't recognize the glitches from the PAL version (like Barba's fireball missing, or blue Iron Knuckles sword beams). I like the Western tune of the overworld battle theme a lot more (which is a classic in my book :) ). Oh, just see
julwin1985 already said my first part XD But I assume it's a glitch in here, wonder if that occurs with all the US versions...?
It would have been cool to have the roaring in the NES version since it would have been more like the Legend of Zelda, but I think the Famicom sound effects are TOO outlandish and the NES version appears superior.
1st: Did you recognize on the Japanese version that no matter at what level Link's Attack, Magic and Life is, the indicated amount of XP for a next Level Up is always "4000"
2nd: There are also differences between US and EU version. In the EU version the blue knight at 2:50 also does throw blades. Same for the dragon at 6:35, who also spits fire in the European version.
Overall, I think suspect that the Japanese releases of video games are better, but for Zelda II, this video shows the American version was definitely better.
That monster at 4:02 looks either like, a) it has skinned Gossammer (Warner Bros) and wearing him like a cloak, or b) that IS Gossamer, only on heroin.
I can see why they changed the missing child part in the NES version... I don't think the US audience would appreciate stabbing a child to collect him.
Japanese = kill the boy American = pick him up hmm...
dirkdelshire 1 month ago
@dirkdelshire I think you cut the rope around him...
UTAU53Yui 1 month ago
Holy fucking shit your level is so goddamn high by the time you get to the third dungeon. Like, I beat the 6th dungeon at that level.
yoshiothehedgehog 1 month ago
@yoshiothehedgehog its spelled "gosh" damn, you moron.
TheWaynelds 1 week ago
Really great video! But I really have to know (dunno if it's been answered already) what the heck is up with the battle theme? Was it composed in America? I had absolutely no idea it was a different one in the Japanese version and how much that version blows compared to the other!!
redstarkid82 1 month ago
FUCK THAT BLUE IRON KNUCKLE ON THE HORSE!
deusprogrammer 1 month ago
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It would of really helped if you use anitoations or something to let us know which version you are showing
GUKingOfHeart 2 months ago
It would of really helped if you use anitoations or something to let us know which version you are showing
GUKingOfHeart 2 months ago
FaCE the SLaYeR/
neil54life 2 months ago
00:05 he sounds like a elephant XD
HYPNOGLANCE87 2 months ago
our dragon boss is way better
xOniDotx 3 months ago
I'm playing the Famicom version, but it appears that a lot of things are missing from v1.1 -- or there's something I haven't figured out yet. The Trophy, Heart Containers, and Magic Pots don't appear at all. It looks like I won't be able to get that Jump spell.
Vazecktomi 3 months ago
Darn it iours is harder. Except for the dragon guy.
Jamesgamesnintedo 3 months ago
Okay...
Title screen Music - FDS.
Graphics - NES. Even though the FDS version has animated rivers in the Overworld.
Link himself - FDS, because he has a mouth.
Cave Music - Tie.
Palace colors other than the first - NES.
Sound effects - FDS.
Game Over screen - NES.
RedRanger2001 3 months ago
@RedRanger2001 You've got it confused on the nes version he has a mouth not the FDS. Look at the text.
Ixdriftz 2 months ago
The sound effects in the FDS version remind me of various Japanese shows from the 80's, which is awesome. I also like the additional theme for the caves. The NES version is better in every other way, though. Especially the palace colors. Loli love colors.
FlandreScarletTepes 3 months ago
3:19
Your next level up is OVER 9000!!!!!!
jchaodude 3 months ago
which one is supposed to be which?..he could of said it like in a text box or annotion or sumthing
TheMarioo0 3 months ago
@TheMarioo0 FDS is shown first, then NES.
carusofilming 3 months ago
7/8/8 at Rebonack? And I thought that I overleveled...
MarioFanaticXV 3 months ago
Is Barba high in the famicom version?
YacubCubby13579ZR 4 months ago
Proof that they dumbed down games for the american audience. Was it needed or was it a hidden slam on the people?
TronixGuy93 4 months ago
@TronixGuy93 Um... what? The game was Unfinished in the Famicom version, didn't you see the repeat of bosses and the easier variant of bosses they had?
The NES version we got is Far superior.
HighPriestFuneral 2 months ago
@HighPriestFuneral My point was about games in general, notsomuch just Zelda 2. There's a difference between incomplete and difficult. MOST games in their original format (complete, THEN brought to the US) were MUCH more difficult. Try playing a game called Radiant Silvergun, the play the US version. This is one of only hundreds of examples across many systems that I could use as examples.
TronixGuy93 2 months ago
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@TronixGuy93 Yes, that is true, however when you say...
"Proof that they dumbed down games for the american audience. Was it needed or was it a hidden slam on the people?"
The most popular example you could use for this was the original FFII (FFIV) that they brought over to America. Zelda II however is a poor example of this, since the game was made more difficult for us.
That practice ended pretty much after the SNES-era as far as I recall (except Persona 1, but that's another matter.)
HighPriestFuneral 2 months ago
@TronixGuy93 Nonsense claims. More than just a few games were made MORE difficult for the US release, so get this "most" nonsense out of here.
Axelhander 1 month ago
@Axelhander I'm sorry you feel that way.
TronixGuy93 1 month ago
The Famicom Disk System is Better than the NES because the Bosses on the Famicom Disk System version has roars while the NES has one
ZeldaMario24 4 months ago
@ZeldaMario24 I would trade those weird roars for Ganon's laugh any day.
HighPriestFuneral 2 months ago
THe familcom also looks cooler than the NES, but the roar...wow. Modern day zelda right there!
Themaniacnextdoor 4 months ago
i think the roar would of tramatized america
evildead818 4 months ago
GGFFFFFUUU.
samdragon97 4 months ago
I prefer Famicom
Rohan292 4 months ago
This is a pretty hard game, but the Japanese version looks so much harder!
organs 4 months ago
The big difference I'm noticing is that Nintendo had more time to make the EU/US versions look more visually appealing.
TheMarkNessMonster 4 months ago
wow, just having half the boss music is irritating
boynextdoor1981 4 months ago
Just beat the Famicom version. Honestly I found it a bit easier overrall, just due to the lower EXP caps, higher XP output by the strong monsters, and much lower final level cap of 4000 (Making 1up farming much easier).
Obreck2 5 months ago
the nes version have some more background and some boss look better in nes version
aglamau 5 months ago
the famicom had better sound chip
Anth0nyRey 5 months ago
@Anth0nyRey I think because famicom use disk system comparision with nes a simple cartridge.
sombrio12 5 months ago
@sombrio12 Yeah i forgot this game was in Fdisk in Japan, but the famicom still can handle more sound at a time.
Anth0nyRey 5 months ago
@sombrio12 i think because the FDS has extra sound capabilities/sound hardware making some of the FDS games (E.G. Nazo no Murasamejou- The Mysterious Murasame Castle in English) has advance sounds and music. like the 8-bit adding to 2 bits
ZeldaMario24 5 months ago
Wait, Barba is actually faster in the Japanese version? Dear God. No wonder he felt easy, he was watered down.
MasterKnightDH 5 months ago
The Japanese death sound at 1:05 sounds like something you would hear in an 8-bit Pac-Man game.
superfroman 5 months ago
@TheTeamTrolls It's more a limitation of the system. You can't put any color anywhere you want when drawing sprites. NES sprites don't work that way.
Simboiss 6 months ago
The nest version has much better music and snake boss.
alexwilsonNC 6 months ago
@milo95 i think i like everything in the famicom version except for the game over screen. but its kinda hard to tell.. can u put little annotations in the video saying famicom and nes please?
Hmmfomtgal 6 months ago
This video would be a lot more helpful with some annotations to point out the differences we should be looking for in each scene. Some of them I had to compare really closely and watch like 10x over before I got it. Sometimes music, sometimes enemy behavior, sometimes sprites... If you find the time, that would be a really helpful addition. Very interesting video, thanks for the post!
BeastReality 6 months ago
DEAR GOD THAT ROARING NOISE IS AWFUL. I am SO glad they got rid of that in the US version.
pkthunder3 6 months ago
to know what console hes playing listen to the music its different
ZeldaMario24 6 months ago
Man Japan coultre is better they got exclusive games,ramen,anime,manga and tech. I love anything japan even coulture Nintendo. I want to move to japan to buy famicom and live with iwata and watch anime. america is boring and the ppl. here are stupid brainless losers,two face and know it alls, theres so many fake posers here. I VISITED japan and after seeing the games never wanted to leave. :(
dukenukem710 6 months ago
@dukenukem710 Yet your username is Duke Nukem. The most patriotic American character you can get. Hail to Japan? No.
Hankola 6 months ago
@dukenukem710 Lol Hankola burned you, Mr "Chew ass and kick bubble gum"
SonJazrin 6 months ago
did you have to keep killing the bosses?
gringolazlo 7 months ago
What the hell is that awful noise for horsehead??
MichaelTheTerrible 7 months ago
Keep the anti-American rants out of this. No Americans are making anti-Japan comments. The fact that this game is harder than the Japanese version proves that Americans aren't afraid of challenge. The Japanese Mario 2 was simply ludicrously tedious, lacking in originality, and very similiar to the original. I daresay the American version featured drastically superior graphics, better sound quality, greater diversity in gameplay, and more creativity.
EkajTheSwordsman 7 months ago
@EkajTheSwordsman : what are you talking about? The "american" super mario 2 was also released in Japan as doki doki panic!
babayaga26 6 months ago
@babayaga26 Duh.
EkajTheSwordsman 6 months ago
Not to be a dick, but when you do a comparison video it's usually a good idea to mention which version is which during the video. As of right now, anyone could just take a wild guess.
FreakinSweet1987 7 months ago 7
@FreakinSweet1987 While you're correct, if you've played the NES version you can see and hear the differences. Perhaps those are my seasoned senses. ;) You're right though, he should put a caption or something.
ChathamFr0 1 month ago
@FreakinSweet1987 The second is NES, but he got a defective copy of the game. Mine was good.
algol291 1 month ago
I'm completely surprised. Since Zelda II was on a Disk in Japan, you'd think they would be more on the Japanese version but the US version seems to have more work put on it.
CrossoverGameReviews 7 months ago
I mean, look at Barba. He looks like a threat in the US version but a complete joke on the Japanese version. (sorry for double posting. I accidentally pressed post too soon.)
CrossoverGameReviews 7 months ago
And this is hy I refer to the Japanese version as the HORROR VERSION!
XxChirikoxX 8 months ago
@XxChirikoxX I think of it as that becuase of how scary the game over is...
"RETURN OF GANNON THE END"
on a black screen.
1ianmario 7 months ago
@1ianmario Well most game over screens have the words "GAME OVER" on a black screen.
XxChirikoxX 4 months ago
@XxChirikoxX I know, Rygar's Game Over particularly scares me.
1ianmario 4 months ago
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RedSalamander 8 months ago
You know which game over is the scariest? The Japanese version! Why? Because it's just a black screen with the words "Return of Gannon. The End" Enough to scare me, because this kind of game over screen scared me a lot T^T
Also, at 1:08 "Pro Tip: This Screen Will Haunt You"
XxChirikoxX 8 months ago
Ok the American version had a better Battle theme XD just saying
ToonLink777 8 months ago
I like the Japanese Explosion better. Everything else is best in America, though.
TheAzureNightmare 8 months ago
other than music its hard to tell the differences. this has to be the worst video ive seen on youtube yet. just a constant mesh of pixels, fuck i hate that. it took me 4 tries to see link hold that kid in the air and he only did it for a split second before the pixel shit messed up what he looked like.
joggingbanana 8 months ago
American and European version way better, sorry Japan! :(
molonlave2010 8 months ago
So we take more damage in AMERICA???
And the music is different...the sound effects are better in the Japanese version???
UGH, why did they make so many changes?! Though the endless roaring with Volvagia was annoying lol...
MAZZ0Murder 8 months ago 2
1:06 Seizure time!!!!!
1:11 oh no not again!!!!
ZeldaMario24 9 months ago in playlist game differences
i agreed theFDS
ZeldaMario24 9 months ago in playlist game differences
That is a pity, they could have left the "roars" in; it would have been ahead of its time too.
bluetheta 9 months ago 13
Our version is better but I liked Horsehead's scream.
Axelhander 9 months ago 16
@Axelhander Seems like it would be a little too creepy for the target audience of kids...
Then again, Majora's Mask.
DylanofMD 2 months ago 2
@Axelhander
Easier, you mean?
nisbahmumtaz909 1 month ago
@nisbahmumtaz909 Better, I mean.
Axelhander 1 month ago
@Axelhander
I still think easier.
It's a tradeoff from the whole FFIV fiasco we got later.
nisbahmumtaz909 1 month ago
@nisbahmumtaz909 What you "think" is irrelevant. I said, and meant, better.
Perhaps you're mistakingly talking about the game's actual difficulty, which I wasn't talking about when I said "better."
Axelhander 1 month ago
@Axelhander
To be honest, if these are the only differences, it's pretty much the same, both versions.
Unlike some, I can definitely appreciate others' opinion, though.
nisbahmumtaz909 1 month ago
@nisbahmumtaz909 /headslamonwall
Axelhander 1 month ago
@Axelhander
And here I thought you were one of those people who can respect opinions...
nisbahmumtaz909 1 month ago
@nisbahmumtaz909 I respect well-formed opinions. I neither respect poorly-formed opinions nor things that aren't opinions wherein the person saying said things expects "in my opinion" to turn something that isn't an opinion into one.
I said better. You think it's easier because, according to your post, you... don't really know. Neither your assertion I meant easier nor that our version is easier -- which you admit you don't know -- is an opinion. Both are claims, backed by nothing.
Axelhander 1 month ago
@Axelhander
Well, okay.
I guess I really know pretty much next to nothing about Nintendo games.
I really should have been the type to "Give good opinions" rather than the "Must have an opinion" types.
It must be tough being more intellectual about these things. You have to tolerate shitheads like me. And now, these people are going to hate me. Don't worry. I deserved it.
nisbahmumtaz909 1 month ago
i agreed nes
:D
NeloAngeloA7X 9 months ago
This would've been better if you labeled the changes and what versions are which. It gets quite confusing figuring out which sequences are japan and which are the US
TheDreamingSongbird 9 months ago
It seems that the American version was a little more revised. they put some Finishing touches in it.
rabidmedia1 9 months ago
i dunno i mean this just does not "feel" like a LoZ game i mean take the image of link out and put anything else in and its just some game. maybe its just me............
jd131m 9 months ago
Man.. and i thought the nes versions boss theme was a short loop....
Leon0303 9 months ago
Well, i love Zelda 2 but i didn't know japanese version had so shitty differences : music sucks, the boss music is looped like a broken disc, the dragon boss is Godzi-like, i mean, how were you supposed to touch this big shithead ? The palaces colour is grey, and you STAB A POOR CHILD ! Japanese are cruel !
FridaysMaskedMan 9 months ago
@FridaysMaskedMan
The kid was tied up. You break his bonds by cutting them.
What are you, retarded?
ThatFishman 9 months ago
@ThatFishman God, i was just kidding, don't take it 1rst Degree man ;)
FridaysMaskedMan 9 months ago
Thumbs up if Horsehead gave you a fucking stroke when he started... making... horse noises?
runnersdialzero333 10 months ago
Thumbs up for Horsehead gave you a fucking stroke when he started... making... horse noises?
runnersdialzero333 10 months ago
I'm glad the changes were made for US/EU version. Music is better and the horseboss's taunt sounds terrible.
CingCrusader 10 months ago
i cannot get through the sixth boss!!! its not fair! :*[
tammyboo1994 11 months ago
fuck this game is so hard.
AgentCell 11 months ago
ahaaa the japanese wise man is WAY cooler!!
janas19 11 months ago
My goodness that boss roar is annoying!
Dungyfan007 11 months ago
@Dungyfan007
Raeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
Ragitsu 11 months ago
@Ragitsu Lol
Dungyfan007 11 months ago
um? theres no comparison..... tumbs down
hola4adola 11 months ago
With respect to the original, I think I'll take the US version any day. Looks better, sounds better, color variation to the palaces, and that annoying soundeffect for the first and sixth dungeon's bosses is absent.
MetaGrave 1 year ago
The US version is so much harder than the Famicom.
lordbemylight 1 year ago
Lol did anyone catch the "reflex" and "reflect" difference?
mikethesmooth 1 year ago
@mikethesmooth Goodeye.
MxGardiner 11 months ago
Nice vid! Btw, could some1 help me please? I'm playing this on FCE Ultra and when I go into the Hidden Palace (the 6th one) the game gets all messed up! I tried diferent emulators but I'd have to restart my whole game :( Does any1 knows how to fix the glitch without using another emulator?
ChampionRevilo 1 year ago
How come the NES dragon wasn't shooting fire balls at you like it should?
BingoBird4 1 year ago
1:06
Does that mean Link was in hell?
LamentOfInnocence1 1 year ago
They may have removed all of the roaring but they made the English version a little harder, especially at 5:08 were they made their own boss thats not in the Japanese version and has strong defenses and totally strong ball and chain. Horse Head is a little weaker then a Blue Iron Knuckle, but their Fire Dragon is stronger then ours.
vaatithewindmage 1 year ago
i cant tell which version is which ,why did you label each 1 with subtitle?
bulletproof2353 1 year ago
So the Japanese version has this annoying and awful sound like a robot sneezing and the American version didn't while also having more than one second of battle music.
...Wow, we missed out on so much.
marscaleb 1 year ago
the only difference is that one player is good and the other one sucks at playing
molitva2007 1 year ago
I dunno why, but I think I like some of the sound effects in the Famicon a little better than the NES one, but other than that, I can safely say that the quality of the NES one was better.
EmperorVagak 1 year ago
aww man... us version was harder!? HA i feel better now sence i had beaten it so long ago :D
kiljoe78 1 year ago
My god, the 'field/cave' music is SO much better in the US/PAL version.
bifflarken 1 year ago
NES version was way better. The music in the famicom version was a failure.
RuggedSavior 1 year ago
IMHO the Japanese games, even though some of them are easier; are better than their American duplicates.
GaryOakIsMine 1 year ago
Well, at least they didn't dumb down THIS game when they imported it...they made it harder! I feel so proud that I got so far in this game!
DragonDePlatino 1 year ago
You should probably add annotations as to which is the Japanese version and which is the PAL/NTSC US version.
This is simply a mishmash of differences, and sometimes I couldn't keep track of which is which.
nisbahmumtaz909 1 year ago
the famicon version its a lots easier some enemies die only attackign them
the music
the efects of sound
damn japaneses have easy life
kanase7 1 year ago
LOL! I love how you had to stab the kid in the original version.
Sunyaku 1 year ago
Why does Ganon look like a pig in this game. Throughout the years of playing this game I never understood why Ganon is a FREAKIN' PIG!
lolfunnyguy10 1 year ago
@lolfunnyguy10 If you play a link to the past they say he was a theif and i think the tri force made him that way when he went to the other side. i could be mistaken though
Sinsdevice 1 year ago
@Sinsdevice When Ganondorf takes over the golden land, and uses the TriForce for his evil plansthe Golden Land turns into the Dark World, and with that everone in the Dark World turned into what's reflected in there hearts.. Link as he is a kind person turned into a rabbit in the Dark World, And Ganondorf as an evil dude, turned into some dark demon piglike thingie named Ganon. But as seen in OoT and TP ganondorf can use the Triforce of Power and turn himself into Ganon in the Light World too.
fickminne 1 year ago
Famicon boss fight music...plus the roaring makes for a maddening combination...is horrible.
antiquarianage 1 year ago
Man, Americans are so much of hypocrites. They say that Mario 2 was too hard but in the American version of Zelda 2 it's harder than the Famicom version. *facepalm*
supermariogalaxian 1 year ago
@supermariogalaxian Don't stereotype all of us, I can assure you, I'm not a hypocrite like most of my people.
PivotR 1 year ago 23
@supermariogalaxian That is the most retarded thing I have ever heard. Everyone knows that most European and American country gamers that played Zelda 2 thought it was hard, as well. I expected no less from someone called "supermariogalaxian". Newfags always no shit about anything.
SecretGamingSquaff 9 months ago
@supermariogalaxian thats really not that hypocritical...and our mario 2 was just rediculous
CommanderSwedePlays 7 months ago
The famicon's music isn't as complex
xxchrisg33xx 1 year ago
3:26 Stab the poor child!
Towerofhera 1 year ago 28
@Towerofhera I think the kid is bound in ropes and Link is cutting the ropes off him? It's hard to tell what happens.... But that's probly why they made it so you didn't have to stab him in English, lol
BeastReality 6 months ago
omg Pause at 1:08 Return of Gannon The End? not Game Over and Ganon?
Segacamp 1 year ago
The only things the Famicom version has over ours, IMO is the dragon (looks stupid, I know, but it's a lot harder and that's good) and the fact that the second boss doesn't have two heads (it makes more sense that its helmet comes off and attacks you after you hit it).
BillyBullshot 1 year ago
I know 1 difference you didn't mention it may not be much but it's something in the Famicom Version you have to wait for the scereen to while the screen says "wait"
Segacamp 1 year ago
Milo, you're right - there are quite a few noticeable differences. It kinda makes me want to try the Japanese version sometime so I can compare them.
DJCandyManMike 1 year ago
So there's no Gooma in the Palace on the Sea?
DJCandyManMike 1 year ago
Return of Gannon
The End
Well, I won't be sleeping tonight D:
AceTheSlayer75 1 year ago
@AceTheSlayer75
Popinski strikes back! Return of Soda!
DJCandyManMike 1 year ago
@DJCandyManMike *insert Shinji Ikari scream here*
AceTheSlayer75 1 year ago
@AceTheSlayer75
Game over, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
DJCandyManMike 1 year ago
I'm surprised to find that I actually like the US version better.
KirbyPhelpsPK 1 year ago
I played the Famicom version of Zelda 2 about a year ago and while playing that version is interesting because of the changes, they get old QUICK. Not to mention the slow elevators, constant roaring, more repetitive music are what made NES version superior. Also, the leveling system was vastly improved on the NES version to the Famicom one.
SSCable 1 year ago
wow Very Quickly The Japanese Game Over Screen Says Return of Ganon The End when the English Version Says Game Over Return of Ganon so the Return of Ganon Reference is swapped in the sentence in both versions it in the end of the English Version but in the Beginning in the Japanese Version
Segacamp 1 year ago
wow in the Japanese Version when Link talks to the wizard it sounds like he talking to an alien
Segacamp 1 year ago
lol why is the nes one harder
psp785 1 year ago
I prefer famicom version, the NES version is too hard
ProduccionesHyD 1 year ago
@ProduccionesHyD the famicon version is easier? i never knew that. i cant wait to make an LP of this in Dec-Jan
RayMaster32 1 year ago
The dragon at the end is by FAR the best.
uBeR1337gUy 1 year ago
I never managed to defeat Helmethead Dx
Nitromatic 1 year ago
looks like they made the american more difficult
seckusa 1 year ago
I don't recognize the glitches from the PAL version (like Barba's fireball missing, or blue Iron Knuckles sword beams). I like the Western tune of the overworld battle theme a lot more (which is a classic in my book :) ). Oh, just see
julwin1985 already said my first part XD But I assume it's a glitch in here, wonder if that occurs with all the US versions...?
ShadowZero1980 1 year ago
It would have been cool to have the roaring in the NES version since it would have been more like the Legend of Zelda, but I think the Famicom sound effects are TOO outlandish and the NES version appears superior.
tour86rocker 1 year ago
I thought the sound effects were great by comparison to the US version but the famicon's music SUCKS
dollors1 1 year ago
what is the W next to the exp?
RonnieRambin 1 year ago
1st: Did you recognize on the Japanese version that no matter at what level Link's Attack, Magic and Life is, the indicated amount of XP for a next Level Up is always "4000"
2nd: There are also differences between US and EU version. In the EU version the blue knight at 2:50 also does throw blades. Same for the dragon at 6:35, who also spits fire in the European version.
julwin1985 1 year ago
Overall, I think suspect that the Japanese releases of video games are better, but for Zelda II, this video shows the American version was definitely better.
ObiWanBillKenobi 1 year ago
They remixed the Japanese Normal Battle music in the Minish Cap. (Mini-boss music)
TryForceTriforce 1 year ago
That monster at 4:02 looks either like, a) it has skinned Gossammer (Warner Bros) and wearing him like a cloak, or b) that IS Gossamer, only on heroin.
EternityEyes 1 year ago
Man Famicom got screwed on the music end!
murderousbastard83 1 year ago
I can see why they changed the missing child part in the NES version... I don't think the US audience would appreciate stabbing a child to collect him.
chosentonessournotes 1 year ago
@chosentonessournotes I believe he cut the ropes he was tied with.
WolfMyst 1 year ago
No wonder why the Sprites For the Dragon look so different then the rest in the US release.
Thanks
GodKill123 1 year ago
Is it just me or did you dissapear more on the nes version?
It seems that the adding of colour made they game less stable.
oopsIdidasuper 1 year ago
I see they made the game harderon the NES...
Pokemaster861 1 year ago
I wanna get a famicom soon, i try to get this game with it.
MrGamerX64 1 year ago
this game is SO epic.PERIOD
SondreRasmussen 1 year ago