Level 1 Part 1- The Empire Strikes Back NES / Hoth Ice Caves

PLEASE COMMENT! The following is part of a video-only walkthrough of "The Empire Strikes Back" title for the original Nintendo. There are ten levels total.

LEVEL 1: Hoth
All right, this section is dedicated to all the idiots who have posted video reviews of this game and commented about how terrible it is. It's mildly dedicated to those who have legitimately uploaded videos but just don't seem to know how to play.

Look, "Empire" only terrible if it's being played by a dumbass. NO ONE can beat this game if they play it by running around like a fool, killing their own Tauntaun, not bothering to get the LIGHTSABER, and intentionally dunking themselves in ice water. Come on, guys. So, in response, I've posted a ten-level walkthrough of the game done by a gamer who isn't incompetent or going for a cheap laugh without even trying to play the game.

In Hoth, there are two ice caves that contain the lightsaber and three Force Powers (two of which are hidden behind soft snow walls). Part 1 deals with the first cave. Part 2 deals with the second.

Check my profile for videos of the rest of the game!

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[Daemonocracy]

I just watched a review by filmnstuff where he completely trashed the game. He liked the first but went nuts on this one. He is actually a competent gamer bt nit picked alot and went ballistic over anything not in line with the source material. Sure that can be annoying, but it seems he trashed the whole game because of this. I thought the graphics were fine, the levels were challenging and fun and the game was good. the music did suck though. thx for posting this.

[pniner]

@Daemonocracy

I saw filmnstuff's review. I suspect he actually likes the game... those who don't wouldn't bother finishing it. I don't agree with his Angry Video Game Nerd-wannabe comments, but appreciate that he did, at least, walk through the whole thing.

[pniner]

It's really not that hard in the context of when it was created. Back in 1991 we were used to no save states, no passwords, and insta-death scenarios everywhere. I'd think gamers are a lot less likely to accept that kind of thing today, which is why I recommend playing the game with save states and a turbo button!

[mireaux7]

good vid, man. you bring up a valid point about peeps uploading games, reviewing that they suck cause they cant play them correctly. mainly these are folks who were frustrated then, and feel the need to vent online now about the same game they still cant beat.

[APTKANE82]

I agree, I loved this game. I also had it for Gameboy and it was pretty spot on. I just remember how awesome it was to get the lightsaber.

[Tocy777]

ahh memories....it used to scare the crap out of me :$ :D

[mistertitanic]

I feel that this game is interesting, but very flawed. The audio is terrible. The absence of music throughout most of the game makes it seem dull, and the sound effects are horrid, especially the tauntaun breathing. The sound recordings/voices are good though.

[JTim90]

OMG, wait.. you can save your Tauntaun?

Back to that days when I was playing this game, it was soo sad to leave him, because I didn't realize he can jump high too!

[lucaszappa]

que graficos lindos pro nes!!!

[jksonny]

Good video. I am one of the non-fans of this game. I liked NES Star Wars and loved all the SNES SW games. In addition to its difficulty, there was something about the game's look and the sound effects that bothered me. Still, it's nice to watch someone play that figured out everything.

[concord327]

i used to play this allll the time. i liked the AT-AT level- and the force power screen the music was the best part i think

[concord327]

i used to play this allll the time. i liked the AT-AT level- and the force power screen

[AtorTheFlyingEagle]

The SNES version of ESB put this to shame.

[Daemonocracy]

@pniner Hey nice to see this vid again. we talked about Filmnstuff's "review" on your last video a couple years ago. I subscribed hoping you would do more walk throughs, and stayed subscribed because you did such a good job here.

He did finish the game, I recognize that, but he's too much of a youtube shock jock for my taste relying on profanity and feigned anger for hits. As I said, he's a competent gamer, maybe he has progressed beyond an AVGN imitator these days, who knows.