Dude that fucking music that plays when you have to hit continue or start over -Ohh my God. So many times I just wanted to listen to it as long as I could and would have to time it right to not start all the way back at the beginning! And so many times I ended up back in the beginning and I would be like “NOOOOOO!” I loved music and appreciated it even when I was a little fel.
I had played this game once when I was like 8 with my cousins. More than 10 years later, I heard "Tree" in the background of an AVGN video, causing me to search DOZENS of NES title soundtracks. Another 2 years later, I'm turning 21 and finally remember this game and "Tree" thanks to this video!"
2:09 a tear fell because I remember this song later in life around 1998 I tried to recreate this this song on a hip hop beat on my computer and I quickly fled away from the thought of copyright infringement haha!
My favourite too! I remember that I thought it was very similar to the slow part of Metallica's "To live is to die", and I still do. 🙂 But if this game was released in 1987 it predates that Metallica album (And justice for all) by a year.
Rented this game years ago in the late 80's. Wizards and Warriors is a perfect example of difficulty like many other NES games, but the music like many NES games is remarkable!!!
I remember this game felt very strange and a bit scary when I was a kid. I didn't beat it until I was an adult. Really, it's a fantastic game. I can't remember having seen anything quite like it.
8:33 I could just stand around outside the castle and just listen to that awesome music. I just loved that level for the music alone, in spite of it being ANNOYINGLY hard. Much like rest of the game. ^^
You just said more Truth than you realize. I used to do Just That. I would sit there and bask in the glory of the game and how awesomely Rad this song was 8:33
Out of every Nintendo game out there this is by far the best music out there. I used to love this game. I played it more than any other game. I think I beat it Before. It’s hard to remember. I remember having to walk on fire. Goddamn this takes me back man! I love it! I wanna play this right now! God I remember all of these musics! When he’s in the cold and the music is playing in the background! Ohh my God man! So much nostalgia. And when you’re running out of energy and you’re almost dead and that music plays you know you’re in trouble. Oh shit! The bees! Dude! Holy fucking fuck. This game’s music was genius. It fit perfectly with the game. Jesus! I remember getting that fucking wond! Oh shit! When you’re in that fucking ice! Oh shit! And when you’re in the trees running around and it’s all colorful! Fuck dude! I love this shit! Ohh my God man! I remember when this music starts playing and you’re getting all those treats! Shit it’s literally been 20 years. Fuck dude. Whoever did this, you’re a fucking genius. I’m sitting here and listening to the entire thing.
Probably my favorite NES game. Difficult (yet the unlimited continues made it easy) yet enjoyable (along with Wizards and Warriors 3). Knives and the throwing axes helped. I remember one stage I couldn't get past without one of the potions (lava stage I THINK you NEEDED pink potion). What's interesting is a friend of mine who's a lot better at NES games than I am could never beat this game and yet I beat this game when I was a kid and I beat it again a couple years ago.
Intro theme is one of the best NES 8 bit themes. Nic game too, all those childhoodmemories... I hope it will be available some day on the upcoming Nintendo Classic Mini. Thx for the effort.
I remember this game. First NES game I ever beat. I was 8 years old! ...Of course, the unlimited continues really helped... This has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever heard for a game. ...Though does anyone else think 3:17 sounds a bit like Jaws?
I played this Wizards & Warriors game along with many other great NES titles (such as The Legend of Zelda, Rygar, Trojan, Castlevania & Mega Man series, the Super Mario Brothers chain, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, etc.) as a kid, and they are all STILL great to play & listen too!!!! Classics indeed!!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you play & download these games & tracks!!!! ☺☺☺☺☺
The themes for Forest of Elrond and the name entry (initial registration) sound like a sped-up rendition of Huey Lewis and the News's "The Power of Love."
This was the first ever NES game I played by myself nearly 30 years ago. I remember I was at my mom's boyfriend's place and his kids weren't home, so I had free reign of the NES. I had watched them play games like Zelda, Mario Bros, and Gyroscope, but this was my first time playing alone. I picked it up pretty easily and enjoyed playing the game. A few months later I got my own NES for Christmas with The Legend of Zelda, which became one of my favorite and most influential games, and I've been a game designer ever since.
Oh man...hearing this...it makes me think. You seriously need to do the first Gauntlet. This was great though man. You brought back some serious memories of when I was playing the hell out of this game back in 1991.
Thank you. Footnote, back when I still played consoles I always thought it would be cool to have Kuros as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Oh well, not popular enough I guess.
Ahh the beauty, grace and AWESOMENESS of WW 1. I still remember playing the old black label games when this came out, I was like OMG a carton box with an entire picture on it.. holy crap! I couldnt ever figure out how to get out of the forest, but considering it is such incredible music, it wasnt such a bad place to get stuck in all that time! I was always scared to get caught on the forest floor with the bug bear monsters running around. Creepy and scary at the same time!
"Strength lies not only in our swords and shields, but in our hearts and minds. It is the courage bestowed upon us to face our fears that truly makes us warriors." - Kuros
Thanks so much for your work! This game a several others have EPIC music! Unbelievable sense of wonder and adventure and foreboding from this, Gauntlet, and Shadowgate! Much appreciated!!!!
This series is a recent discovery, for me. It seems like Rare was making great action games, even before Donkey Kong Country! I can hear the stylings of DKC and Dinosaur Planet on here. David Wise is fantastic.
I've had the bit starting at 2:09 stuck in my head so hard lately, it's a relief to find it! Also noteworthy cuz it's in a bizarre time signature--one bar of 8, one of 5, and one of 6. I guess you'd call that 19/8?
I was born in 1984 and one of my first memories is watching my Dad beating The Legend of Zelda. Wizards and Warriors was one of the games we owned. I love the Title music to this day.
Ahh, one of the greatest games/soundtracks to hit the NES yet again! I never got into Ironsword much back then but am now... just to see how much more ASS Kuros can kick, this time against huge frogs, lazy wind elements and flea-filled god bears...can it get any better Kuros? Maybe Malkil just needs his ass kicked again in 2014... he is immortal right.
***** Ty for all of your hard work in putting these OSTs together. My NES was the only escape I had from my abusive stepfather. the soundtracks you put up really mean alot to me. TY again.
This game was very tough, but it would have been WAAAAAAY harder without a couple of features: One, the fact that you respawned EXACTLY where you died previously (except, of course, during boss fights), and two, unlimited continues. Like many of us, I played the HELL out of this game and enjoyed almost every single second of it.
Hehe this game was legendarily hard, maybe not the hardest out there but 90% of the game all you heard was the low life music. I don't recall if I ever beat the game but it felt rewarding achieving milestones back then to.
A classic which I'll remember my entire life.
Thou hath discovered awesome nes soundtrack.
verily....
Truly a timeless work of unrivaled mastery
Thou hath discovered a gem.
I miss playing this game,this was a very underrated game
Likewise
Something about this game was really charming. :)
One of the most memorable soundtracks from NES, and this is not a high budget game.
How do you know it wasn’t a high budget game?
Dude that fucking music that plays when you have to hit continue or start over -Ohh my God. So many times I just wanted to listen to it as long as I could and would have to time it right to not start all the way back at the beginning! And so many times I ended up back in the beginning and I would be like “NOOOOOO!” I loved music and appreciated it even when I was a little fel.
@@BrentHutchinson1 Were you in charge of production at Rare in the 80s? If not, then STFU.
This game is probably what helped to form my opinion of the tonality of medieval sounding music. So dark and and harmonic.
That's the best intro music I've ever heard. Wow.
Look up Solstice. These two themes are absolutely a perfect tie in my mind. They're the essence of NES chiptunes.
I had played this game once when I was like 8 with my cousins. More than 10 years later, I heard "Tree" in the background of an AVGN video, causing me to search DOZENS of NES title soundtracks. Another 2 years later, I'm turning 21 and finally remember this game and "Tree" thanks to this video!"
It's hilarious that the low health songs is actually in a major scale hahaha sounding all happy like "Yeah your might die great" hahaha.
Easily, one of my top 5 NES games. I still run through it every now and again, just for nostalgia's sake. Such a great game!
Every once in a while, I need my 8-bit music fix. This is one of the best soundtracks ever written for 8-bit gaming. Thanks for posting it up.
YES YES YES!! Such an underrated soundtrack.
In David Wise we trust.. Best composer of all time!! I love this man
The low health has a major Marble Madness feel to it (also composed by David Wise)
Marble Madness was arranged for NES by David Wise, based on compositions by Brad Fuller and Hal Canon for the original arcade version.
That's a great observation. This music will last the test of time.
Low health is an incredible song
Gripping for life!
Used to play the Tree song on Bass during band practices when we were taking a break. Such a fun song to play.
thou hath discovered dagger of throwing
Fetfetfetfetfetfetfet
Hell yeah!
Gona destroy some bats now!
@@kev3d kshkshkshkshkshkshkshkshksh
Awesomest entering a door music in the history of video games.
Got me right in the feels with this one, 5 years old playing this and loving the soundtrack.
CLASSIC game. Bought it as a kid back in '88.
2:09 a tear fell because I remember this song later in life around 1998 I tried to recreate this this song on a hip hop beat on my computer and I quickly fled away from the thought of copyright infringement haha!
Badass ancient warrior box art along with Deadly Towers! :D
Deadly Towers is extremely difficult to beat. I only beat it once.
As a kid, 2:47 low on energy, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die. Eventually I did. Hit, leg flailing down a few times before restart.
My friends and I would sing "I'm gonna die" in sync with that same music, lol.
@@Number0neSon Exactly what I would sing! Too funny.
Love this game's soundtrack, my older brother and I used to play the crap out of this game at the time.
when I was a kid I would listen to 8:33 over and over god I loved this
chokecobra Yes, this is the highlight of the soundtrack!!
chokecobra Hell yeah so did I!!!
The castle, my favorite level
My favorite track in the whole game!! Ngl!!
My favourite too! I remember that I thought it was very similar to the slow part of Metallica's "To live is to die", and I still do. 🙂 But if this game was released in 1987 it predates that Metallica album (And justice for all) by a year.
Rented this game years ago in the late 80's. Wizards and Warriors is a perfect example of difficulty like many other NES games, but the music like many NES games is remarkable!!!
I remember this game felt very strange and a bit scary when I was a kid. I didn't beat it until I was an adult. Really, it's a fantastic game. I can't remember having seen anything quite like it.
8:33 I could just stand around outside the castle and just listen to that awesome music. I just loved that level for the music alone, in spite of it being ANNOYINGLY hard. Much like rest of the game. ^^
You just said more
Truth than you realize. I used to do
Just
That. I would sit there and bask in the glory of the game and how awesomely
Rad this song was 8:33
Someday I hope to become a powerful wizard, so that I too, can be a smug cloud overlooking my castle.
The pay isn't the best, but the perks, my God.
7:07 the hardest beat in gaming history, facts!!!
You know what, I can't believe I beat this game like nothing as a kid. One of my favorite games growing up o.o.
Had no idea David Wise was behind this, thats awesome.
If Im ever on life support or in a coma, my family needs to play this video. Surely, I will rise!
Thou hath rescued Esmerelda !!
Out of every Nintendo game out there this is by far the best music out there. I used to love this game. I played it more than any other game. I think I beat it
Before. It’s hard to remember. I remember having to walk on fire. Goddamn this takes me back man! I love it! I wanna play this right now! God I remember all of these musics! When he’s in the cold and the music is playing in the background! Ohh my God man! So much nostalgia. And when you’re running out of energy and you’re almost dead and that music plays you know you’re in trouble. Oh shit! The bees! Dude! Holy fucking fuck. This game’s music was genius. It fit perfectly with the game. Jesus! I remember getting that fucking wond! Oh shit! When you’re in that fucking ice! Oh shit! And when you’re in the trees running around and it’s all colorful! Fuck dude! I love this shit! Ohh my God man! I remember when this music starts playing and you’re getting all those treats! Shit it’s literally been 20 years. Fuck dude. Whoever did this, you’re a fucking genius. I’m sitting here and listening to the entire thing.
ice caves my fav, another dope soundtrack that reminds me of the old days
oh, the late nights come back to my mind. I was drooling when Ironsword came out afterward!
Probably my favorite NES game. Difficult (yet the unlimited continues made it easy) yet enjoyable (along with Wizards and Warriors 3). Knives and the throwing axes helped. I remember one stage I couldn't get past without one of the potions (lava stage I THINK you NEEDED pink potion). What's interesting is a friend of mine who's a lot better at NES games than I am could never beat this game and yet I beat this game when I was a kid and I beat it again a couple years ago.
One of the best NES games and no question one of the best soundtracks.
The first 40 seconds... OMG it's EPIC!!!
One of the best RUclips channels! Subscribed & thanks!!!
Intro theme is one of the best NES 8 bit themes. Nic game too, all those childhoodmemories... I hope it will be available some day on the upcoming Nintendo Classic Mini. Thx for the effort.
Great memories classic game of summer of 1988
David wise is one of the greatest musical composers ever
I remember this game. First NES game I ever beat. I was 8 years old! ...Of course, the unlimited continues really helped...
This has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever heard for a game. ...Though does anyone else think 3:17 sounds a bit like Jaws?
+ZC-Infinity Reviews your right 3:17 does sounded like the jaws theme
+Ivan orozco
So, too, does the Fire Caves theme (7:05).
+ClassicTVMan1981X your absolutly right the fire caves theme does sounded like the jaws theme good call ^_^
I played this Wizards & Warriors game along with many other great NES titles (such as The Legend of Zelda, Rygar, Trojan, Castlevania & Mega Man series, the Super Mario Brothers chain, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, etc.) as a kid, and they are all STILL great to play & listen too!!!! Classics indeed!!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you play & download these games & tracks!!!! ☺☺☺☺☺
Nice work dude, seriously.... Best quality ever on youtube for NES games
One of my fave nes sdtks. Thanks.
That potion hits me hard, love it!
Brings back memories from much simpler time & a lot less stress.
Oh man, when you play the boss and you have to do some special trickery in order to beat him and that music plays in the background-oh sheeeit
YES!!! I love this game... *grins* Thanks so much for uploading it...
The themes for Forest of Elrond and the name entry (initial registration) sound like a sped-up rendition of Huey Lewis and the News's "The Power of Love."
Dude, u're awesome for doing this! THANK YOU!
This was the first ever NES game I played by myself nearly 30 years ago. I remember I was at my mom's boyfriend's place and his kids weren't home, so I had free reign of the NES. I had watched them play games like Zelda, Mario Bros, and Gyroscope, but this was my first time playing alone. I picked it up pretty easily and enjoyed playing the game. A few months later I got my own NES for Christmas with The Legend of Zelda, which became one of my favorite and most influential games, and I've been a game designer ever since.
Gauntlet 4 needs some love, it had an incredible soundtrack.
Oh thank you so much man. I really appreciate it.
Thank you for this and all the other's like this. Love listening to them.
Looowww on energy!! Love it!!
That invincibility theme is so awesome!
02:47 stressed the hell out of me as a kid lol.
Likewise, believe me
I had to skip ahead 😅
Oh man...hearing this...it makes me think. You seriously need to do the first Gauntlet. This was great though man. You brought back some serious memories of when I was playing the hell out of this game back in 1991.
I love this soundtrack so much lol
2:09 Where my soul used to hide during 80's winters.
Thou hath discovered GEMS!!!! Loved playing this game co-op with my friends growing up.
I loved getting the invisibility cloak as a kid so I could listen to the potion theme whenever I pressed select
8:33 and 9:21... I love Castle Ironspire!
Thank you.
Footnote, back when I still played consoles I always thought it would be cool to have Kuros as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Oh well, not popular enough I guess.
Ahh the beauty, grace and AWESOMENESS of WW 1. I still remember playing the old black label games when this came out, I was like OMG a carton box with an entire picture on it.. holy crap! I couldnt ever figure out how to get out of the forest, but considering it is such incredible music, it wasnt such a bad place to get stuck in all that time! I was always scared to get caught on the forest floor with the bug bear monsters running around. Creepy and scary at the same time!
So many memories of this game.
David Wise is one of the best legends of game sound and music programming. 💪😎
"Strength lies not only in our swords and shields, but in our hearts and minds. It is the courage bestowed upon us to face our fears that truly makes us warriors."
- Kuros
Thanks so much for your work! This game a several others have EPIC music! Unbelievable sense of wonder and adventure and foreboding from this, Gauntlet, and Shadowgate! Much appreciated!!!!
This series is a recent discovery, for me. It seems like Rare was making great action games, even before Donkey Kong Country!
I can hear the stylings of DKC and Dinosaur Planet on here. David Wise is fantastic.
OMGEEEEEEEEEE‼️🤭
My cousin & I played this game MOSTLY to hear the soundtrack 😆 Dopest game too btw 🤗
I got this game in the box two days ago.
I haven't got around to playing it yet, but I heard that it's really good so I want to play it.
Just played it today.
And all I have to say is that it's REALLY hard.
Oh potion song, how I love thee.
I've had the bit starting at 2:09 stuck in my head so hard lately, it's a relief to find it! Also noteworthy cuz it's in a bizarre time signature--one bar of 8, one of 5, and one of 6. I guess you'd call that 19/8?
@6:50 Awwww! This song should have lasted longer!!!
Athena Brown can't be invincible forever
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(pops in Game Genie)
Wanna bet?
Athena Brown Touche', Athena
ok
Kasey Brown hahaha that was the only code I put in for this game cause I wanted to listen to the potion theme for longer.
a lil bit of the boss music was used in Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue" on GBC
I was born in 1984 and one of my first memories is watching my Dad beating The Legend of Zelda.
Wizards and Warriors was one of the games we owned. I love the Title music to this day.
Ahh, one of the greatest games/soundtracks to hit the NES yet again! I never got into Ironsword much back then but am now... just to see how much more ASS Kuros can kick, this time against huge frogs, lazy wind elements and flea-filled god bears...can it get any better Kuros? Maybe Malkil just needs his ass kicked again in 2014... he is immortal right.
thanks for uploading this
You bet, I am master of NES music! :P
***** Ty for all of your hard work in putting these OSTs together. My NES was the only escape I had from my abusive stepfather. the soundtracks you put up really mean alot to me. TY again.
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Thou hat discovered:
Musical Gems
Thanks for your channel its awesome
0:00 Title Screen /Ending and 3:17 Ascending The Large Tree me reminds to Castlevania.
Estoy Muy Copado Man you have a good ear
I just noticed Kuros sword looks like a broadsword fused with a katana. Cool.
Tree music goes hard 🔥
Classic OST, thanks!
10:25 That damn boss bat in that cave was crazy
Nintendo the grand champion of game sound tracks !! Nothing like 8 bits tunes to go after that boss one more time 😌😀😀
Boss battle theme sounds almost exactly like Spelunker's "Ghost Appears" tune.
The beat in Forest of Elrond would make a killer hip hop song.
love it forever
This is one game I wished I owned, I remember hating the first level, but after that i loved it
David Wise is a genius.
This game was very tough, but it would have been WAAAAAAY harder without a couple of features: One, the fact that you respawned EXACTLY where you died previously (except, of course, during boss fights), and two, unlimited continues. Like many of us, I played the HELL out of this game and enjoyed almost every single second of it.
This is so damn good!
DAVID WISE DID THIS TOO! AWESOME!
Used to be so freakin' good at this game, I could almost do a "no hits" run.
Love it love it.
I finished it the first day we brought it home. Plenty of replay value though!
Hehe this game was legendarily hard, maybe not the hardest out there but 90% of the game all you heard was the low life music. I don't recall if I ever beat the game but it felt rewarding achieving milestones back then to.