This music... my childhood. This goes deep, I get emotional to be honest. The whole universe didn't matter when I woke up early and turned on the NES. It was pure living
I remember being 5 years old playing this one Saturday morning in my older brother's room, my parents were away for a funeral and he was babysitting me. He made lime Jell-O, and brought me some in my favorite TMNT Shell cereal bowl... Ah, the early 90's! What a time.
At :6:18 I have always been impressed with this eagle animation. It just goes to show that even with seriously limited hardware the NES was capable of doing great things in the hands of skilled people.
lol One of the worst NES games though I love this console. The gameplay's fucked by too many slopes. Kuros slips on almost any platform you jump that makes him totally unplayable. I admire this video player patience. 👍
Hey, thanks for playing this *jumping* game for us. It really was not much like the first game. I could never beat the first stage of this, and I often wondered if this game was any good.. But now I know.
It's actually impressive how every different weapon and physical item the player gets (helmet, shield) appears in the knight's sprite. That's some good attention to detail for a platformer like this.
This video brings back so many great memories from my childhood. This was one of those games that my friends and I would occasionally pick up and play for about an hour before being beat into the ground by the difficulty. We would usually make it to the first boss in the clouds but that was about it. Then, after a couple years of playing, we finally had a breakthrough and were able to make it all the way to the fire world boss. It was super gratifying to make it that far in a game like is before the age of online guides. Great game
man I remember how LONG it took me to figure out what to do the first time I played this but I had a lot of fun with it and it remains one of my top 5 NES games
@@MrPants432: It says - though it's worded more intricately - get help from the 4 animal kings, find the 4 pieces of the Ironsword, defeat the 4 elemental demons.
I know, I've played this game for countless hours in my youth, that this is a difficult game. You play it very well, and you got good skill as an old school gamer. Cheers to you! Well played!
I was always drawn to Wizards & Warriors II more, seemed like this one was more fun than it's first. The first one use to drive me batty with frustration. Sometimes Wizards & Warriors was way too hard for it's own good but man what a reward if you could get far.
I disagree. Now, maybe the game devs made that choice, but come on!! Tell me a helmet, shield, & sword made of - Since I'm guessing Titanium hadn't been discovered yet - freaking *DIAMOND* wouldn't protect you!!
Thanks for the video! For some reason this was one of my favorite NES games in the golden 8bit time... I liked it more than its the prequel.... I gotta say that the player missed many "secret rooms" in this game play. I still remember them crearly from the beginning of 1990's
I think one of the awesome things about this game is that you can play it over and over and always discover some new hidden cavern you missed in a previous playthrough,
That's the really first videogame that I remember so far... I was like 4 or 5 years old ! I always remembered the level design and the colors of the first level, the music theme, the birds, wooooooow the music theme is nearly exactly like in my memories ! I'm 31 btw :') so much feels right now...
Me too! (30 myself) I had these vague memories of this game, and I started searching. Finally found it, when I saw the cover all these memories rushed back. Watching this made me feel so much nostalgia. Memories I didn't even know I had. Good stuff.
I loved playing this game so much when I was 6-9. It took me a while to get good at it at first. I could never get to the last level. Thanks so much for uploading it. It brought back a lot of memories. I'd give anything to play this old game on Nintendo again.
One of the most hardest games on NES I have beaten as a kid recall seeing my old friend from my neigborhood beat this- in 1990 the last stage had the most upbeat music the Underwater music ,Water Elemental cave and game over/Store music were the most memorable :D
Holy hell was Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II a true eye opener here!!! Out of the whole NES Wizards & Warriors trilogy Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II is definitely the most cryptic off the three (and that's no easy feet compared to W&W 3 either!!!) How would've I've ever known that the Inn gambling in-house game was a crucial element to clock the game?! Find treasure check! Find/buy armour check! Search out spells I get it! But gambling for extra cash when you can't find enough on your travels?! That didn't go with my 9 year old self back in 1988 here!! Oh well the game was truly innovative and out there beyond it's time though. That tavern inn game is so random that I never ever won it so I never played it in now realising that you need to play it in order to win at Ironsword here and the skull that drops into the cups took forever to fall into as well?!! I can't also help but feel that the ending is a tad underwhelming as well after all off the battles here. The level with the underwater elements with the zombies did it for me though but it can be all to easy to miss a crucial chest for spells/equipment from a missed jump as well?! The 1st game is still my favourite of the trilogy but I get why so many people including myself still have fond memories of Ironsword and it's still a fantastic game but it's still too cryptic for kids back then to process though... Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II is the Dark Souls here and much (if slightly frustrating) love to this game here!!! RAREWARE of today!!! We want a new Wizards & Warriors game out here now!!! Give us long devotees to the franchise and Kuros the knight some peace and closure here!!!!!
+jazzzz If ever willing, you should convince Rareware to bring Wizards & Warriors. In addition, they should also consider the idea of bringing Kuros as a "guest character" for Killer Instinct as they included Rash from Battletoads.
As a kid in the bronx, it was very uncommon to come across rpg games honestly. The stores jus didnt have em and it wasnt a popular genre in the hood, so to speak. But man i would have freaking LOVED games like this. I clearly remember goin to staten island around 6 years old, seeing the gold Zelda cart and playing it, i was so mind blown. A bit later my older brothers friend lent me Pokémon Blue and the rest, as you all know, was complete history.
fabio was only on the cover and back when we were kids (and judged games by their covers) and even though i heard this game was good i dared not play it for being called 'gay' by my friends
This may be one of the first games I remember ever playing as a kid where I was sane enough to know what the hell I was doing, in the mid 90s.... My god..Nostalgic as heck. I must have been more or less 5 years old. Maybe 6.
Bonus Chance cheat: at the title screen, hold Up+B+Select, then press Start. If done correctly, go to any Shop and select the Bonus Chance, and the Skulls will always fall into the correct cups in this order: 1-4-3-2-1-4-3-2-1-4-3-2...
Wow, you play great :) You must've used a trick with the bonus game. Either that or you just know the pattern! Very impressive last boss play as well. Enjoyable run. But you forgot a lot of doors........
One of the greatest games ever imo.. I loved this game. Took me way longer than this because I'd explore every inch though I know what's not there.. Like RE1 & RE2... always felt more accomplished after looking out the window or opening the front door.. I'm getting every chest and gem😃
It's a crime Kuros has been forgotten. He had such a simple design, but with a ton of personality. Is normal and jumping stance, the way he shakes his sword, the way he slides. Totally a smashbros DLC waiting to happen.
am I the only one who's going to point out that's Fabio on the cover of this game holding the atlantean sword used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie Conan
God this brings back memories, besides the Mario/duck hunt that came with the system this was the second game I got for the nes first being castlevania 2. As a kid when I saw wizards and warriors 2 on the title I thought it was 2 games in one, I tried everything to figure out how to play the "other" game, it wasn't until I was older and rediscovered my nes in my uncles attic that it was a sequel
I remember this being my first nes purchase. I never beat it tho'. So I just finished wathing some newer angry video game nerd videos and now i am really itching to beat this game. This soundtrack is engrained in my brain very deep and it seems to have held up well.
Never could figure this game out. This game and Ninja Gaiden 3 frustrated the hell out of me. I finished all of my games except those two. The only thing i liked about this game is the way he ran. Looks funny! I called him Ol' FAST FOOT!!! 😁
OG dark souls for the NES have all 3 on my snes classic. Only played this game out of the series when Nes came out. Need to beat the trilogy. Severely under rated.
oh my gosh I remember playing this when I was little, got to the part where the four elements come after you. Never got to bet them, they killed me and I had to go back to the beginning. Never had the chance to play it again.... ahh Memories.
All these years later, the Eagle animation when Kuros is being lifted to the clouds is just excellent. In any case, if Kuros could do it, why not Frodo?
You won that skullgame so much money many times, very well done. Then bought that expensive scroll and later a diamond sword. How did you know what to pick time after time :D
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This music... my childhood. This goes deep, I get emotional to be honest. The whole universe didn't matter when I woke up early and turned on the NES. It was pure living
Il primo comunque era di gran lunga superiore, sia come musica, sia come grafica. Impareggiabile.
I remember being 5 years old playing this one Saturday morning in my older brother's room, my parents were away for a funeral and he was babysitting me. He made lime Jell-O, and brought me some in my favorite TMNT Shell cereal bowl... Ah, the early 90's! What a time.
Yo dude I totally I agree I miss the 90's such a simpler time it was
Your brother is awesome!
Tell me about it man!
yeah I remember playing this over my cousins house in 92 great memories
Amazing memory ♥️
At :6:18 I have always been impressed with this eagle animation. It just goes to show that even with seriously limited hardware the NES was capable of doing great things in the hands of skilled people.
This was 1% Iron, 1% sword, and 98% jumping.
lol One of the worst NES games though I love this console. The gameplay's fucked by too many slopes. Kuros slips on almost any platform you jump that makes him totally unplayable. I admire this video player patience. 👍
Hey, thanks for playing this *jumping* game for us. It really was not much like the first game.
I could never beat the first stage of this, and I often wondered if this game was any good..
But now I know.
Yes, but love it anyway. 😁
This is still better than Wrestlemania or Rambo on the Nes.
Best music ever in NES!!!
It's actually impressive how every different weapon and physical item the player gets (helmet, shield) appears in the knight's sprite. That's some good attention to detail for a platformer like this.
Yup. Such attention to detail deserves more praise
another game that does that is Faxanadu
@@fench1234567 I had Faxanadu. That game was CRIMINALLY underrated.
Kuros without the upgradable helmet looks like he has big goofy eyes through the helmet
The soundtrack for this game is fantastic!
It is one of the reasons I come back to this video. :)
~JagOfTroy
*****
And the funny thing is.. I longplayed all of those games except for Donkey Kong Country. ;)
~JagOfTroy
The whole trilogy has some pretty darn catchy tunes! I personally like 2's and 3's soundtracks the most. All quite memorable. :)
I have to agree. Why else should I watch videos about the soundtrack?
This video brings back so many great memories from my childhood. This was one of those games that my friends and I would occasionally pick up and play for about an hour before being beat into the ground by the difficulty. We would usually make it to the first boss in the clouds but that was about it. Then, after a couple years of playing, we finally had a breakthrough and were able to make it all the way to the fire world boss. It was super gratifying to make it that far in a game like is before the age of online guides. Great game
Togs8896 yeh me 2 so good
I mastered this under a year by playing it everyday. I could go the entire just about flawlessly. I was either six or seven
Even with the online guides old nes games are still very difficult.
man I remember how LONG it took me to figure out what to do the first time I played this but I had a lot of fun with it and it remains one of my top 5 NES games
I like how the intro says you're the greatest warrior from such and such land, but you come to this place with no money and little gear.
Read the intro scroll again, genius! It doesn't mention the amount of money or gear you have.
@@Alysa-Aiday if you start with a significant amount of money or gear, where is it? Not in your inventory, o titan of critical thinking and logic.
@@MrPants432: It says - though it's worded more intricately - get help from the 4 animal kings, find the 4 pieces of the Ironsword, defeat the 4 elemental demons.
Such an underrated series. All three Wizards & Warriors games are a lot of fun.
I feel like the first one looks better
yea the graphics took a tremendous nosedive after the first one. clear sequelitis.
The first one is superior.
And this series should one day make its comeback.
I don't think any of them excel in the graphics department. But they're all lots of fun to play. :)
Hard as balls though!
this game had some of the best music on NES
Agreed !
yep my bros had this game!
this is the reason I'm here LoL, remember playing this game and just wasting time listen to the music :D
Same composer/sound engine i guess
you can actually tell David Wise composed the music
I know, I've played this game for countless hours in my youth, that this is a difficult game. You play it very well, and you got good skill as an old school gamer. Cheers to you! Well played!
Thank you so much for your very kind compliments. :)
I had this as a kid so I was classically trained!
~JagOfTroy
Agreed! Such a great and tough game.
I agree it was kinda difficult when i was younger. Think I was 9 when this came out.
6:16
always thought the hawk flapping to the beat of the music was the coolest thing ever
Except it's the *Eagle* King.
I was always drawn to Wizards & Warriors II more, seemed like this one was more fun than it's first. The first one use to drive me batty with frustration. Sometimes Wizards & Warriors was way too hard for it's own good but man what a reward if you could get far.
Love the title theme so much; wise decision to let it play out before starting!
I try to do that in all the longplays. :)
Thanks!
~JagOfTroy
I love how a generic axe is better (an upgrade) than a sword made of fucking diamond.
I disagree. Now, maybe the game devs made that choice, but come on!! Tell me a helmet, shield, & sword made of - Since I'm guessing Titanium hadn't been discovered yet - freaking *DIAMOND* wouldn't protect you!!
Idk but the music inside the volcano is really catchy. Been humming it all day since I heard it.
Wow. Beating the final four without dying. That is a feat.
Not that difficult when you know how to navigate around them. And use the silver fleece spell.
Thanks for the video! For some reason this was one of my favorite NES games in the golden 8bit time... I liked it more than its the prequel.... I gotta say that the player missed many "secret rooms" in this game play. I still remember them crearly from the beginning of 1990's
I think one of the awesome things about this game is that you can play it over and over and always discover some new hidden cavern you missed in a previous playthrough,
that cloud music slap so hard!!! love it!
That's the really first videogame that I remember so far... I was like 4 or 5 years old ! I always remembered the level design and the colors of the first level, the music theme, the birds, wooooooow the music theme is nearly exactly like in my memories ! I'm 31 btw :') so much feels right now...
Me too! (30 myself) I had these vague memories of this game, and I started searching. Finally found it, when I saw the cover all these memories rushed back. Watching this made me feel so much nostalgia. Memories I didn't even know I had. Good stuff.
Jag has lit the Kiln of the First Flame🃏
I always liked messing with that shop keeper and getting kicked out over and over
It is a hilarious animation to watch.
~JagOfTroy
Shopkeeper: GET OUT!
I did too. I loved how the Innkeeper would take Kuros and send him out.
"Cho ass outta here!"
I forgot how you get kicked out LOL. Been awhile.
Thanks so much for uploading! I never owned this, but rented it a lot and always loved it. This whole franchise was seriously underrated.
You are unusually good at the skull drop game. I'm impressed.
It's called cheating
Is there a trick to getting it every time?
I always thought the hero sprite looked like Garfield's owner Jon.
I always thought he looked like the Michelin Tire Man.
sir arbuckle 😆😆😂
That's a weird thing to say but now I can't unsee it lol
Hehehehe.
He sure does look like Jon Arbuckle, at least before the player gets the helmet in the cloud level.
lmao!!
I loved playing this game so much when I was 6-9. It took me a while to get good at it at first. I could never get to the last level. Thanks so much for uploading it. It brought back a lot of memories. I'd give anything to play this old game on Nintendo again.
Oh yeah, just runnin around on clouds killing tornadoes with a fucking sword. NO BIG DEAL
One of the most hardest games on NES I have beaten as a kid recall seeing my old friend from my neigborhood beat this- in 1990 the last stage had the most upbeat music the Underwater music ,Water Elemental cave and game over/Store music were the most memorable :D
so sad here... now I remember how much a hated this game. This game brought me some sad memories ;(
I heard a friend of mine claiming it's harder than Ghosts n Goblins do you believe that could be the case?
Love how the familiar spell features the 'Have a Nice Day' smiley as well as the shop keepers carrying you out by the neck...lmao.
that music brings it all back
Brooo I loved this game so much as a kid
Omg I remember playing this as a kid so much memory awesome game
Holy hell was Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II a true eye opener here!!! Out of the whole NES Wizards & Warriors trilogy Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II is definitely the most cryptic off the three (and that's no easy feet compared to W&W 3 either!!!) How would've I've ever known that the Inn gambling in-house game was a crucial element to clock the game?! Find treasure check! Find/buy armour check! Search out spells I get it! But gambling for extra cash when you can't find enough on your travels?! That didn't go with my 9 year old self back in 1988 here!! Oh well the game was truly innovative and out there beyond it's time though. That tavern inn game is so random that I never ever won it so I never played it in now realising that you need to play it in order to win at Ironsword here and the skull that drops into the cups took forever to fall into as well?!! I can't also help but feel that the ending is a tad underwhelming as well after all off the battles here. The level with the underwater elements with the zombies did it for me though but it can be all to easy to miss a crucial chest for spells/equipment from a missed jump as well?! The 1st game is still my favourite of the trilogy but I get why so many people including myself still have fond memories of Ironsword and it's still a fantastic game but it's still too cryptic for kids back then to process though... Ironsword - Wizards & Warriors II is the Dark Souls here and much (if slightly frustrating) love to this game here!!! RAREWARE of today!!! We want a new Wizards & Warriors game out here now!!! Give us long devotees to the franchise and Kuros the knight some peace and closure here!!!!!
Had this game as a kid. I finished it all the way through and I must say I enjoyed playing it.
used to love this game as a kid
So many great memories as young boy. Amazing music !
The music is so spellbinding!
Fun and entertaining as a video game should be make another i say thanks.
I played this again about a year ago. What a difficult game! I can’t believe I finished it as a kid!
Man this brought back a ton of memories from being a kid. I watched the whole thing with a sense of joy. That was great!!
For whatever reason I had fond memories of playing this as a kid. It took me forever to find it. Thanks for posting this video.
Fav. NES game as a kid. Thanks for posting man.
I love how Kuros just kind of flails his sword when he attacks.
+jazzzz If ever willing, you should convince Rareware to bring Wizards & Warriors. In addition, they should also consider the idea of bringing Kuros as a "guest character" for Killer Instinct as they included Rash from Battletoads.
@@livingartifact2749 Entire franchise should be rebooted for PS5 and Xbox series X
Man. This makes want to go back and play these games again. I wonder if my NES is still kicking ...
As a kid in the bronx, it was very uncommon to come across rpg games honestly. The stores jus didnt have em and it wasnt a popular genre in the hood, so to speak.
But man i would have freaking LOVED games like this.
I clearly remember goin to staten island around 6 years old, seeing the gold Zelda cart and playing it, i was so mind blown.
A bit later my older brothers friend lent me Pokémon Blue and the rest, as you all know, was complete history.
This game was so challenging
I always wondered why he jumps like he's on the moon?
That first level music tho..... ughhh.. so epic
Familiar spell? I feel like I've heard of it somewhere before...
CharlesWorkPPL yeaah sounds familiar
What? You guys don't have a familiar of your own? That's a shame.
@@hitkid2456 I have two of them. 😊 The other two are just pets.
One of my all time favorites
No way does that knight look like Fabio.
Gamefaqs review detecting
Actual LOL!
fabio was only on the cover and back when we were kids (and judged games by their covers) and even though i heard this game was good i dared not play it for being called 'gay' by my friends
Nes games had the best damn music I could just sit here and chill out to the music
Man your a wizard at this game!! I loved this joint when I was a kid but never beat it nor got far lol. Kudos to you man!
Awesome brings back my childhood!
i always play that medieval plinko.
"Oh, this game looks familiar, I'll watch this." * Music plays* I REMEMBER EVERYTHING!
This may be one of the first games I remember ever playing as a kid where I was sane enough to know what the hell I was doing, in the mid 90s.... My god..Nostalgic as heck. I must have been more or less 5 years old. Maybe 6.
Quel plaisir de revoir tout ça !
My pleasure.
Maybe one day, I'll actually sit down and conquer the third one too.
The music was awesome...and bring back all my childhood memories
Baddest warrior in the land? The Shop keeper.
As i am watching this i remember how far i got before. I loved this game!!
Bonus Chance cheat: at the title screen, hold Up+B+Select, then press Start. If done correctly, go to any Shop and select the Bonus Chance, and the Skulls will always fall into the correct cups in this order: 1-4-3-2-1-4-3-2-1-4-3-2...
Never knew that!! 25 years and still discovering.
Wow, you play great :) You must've used a trick with the bonus game. Either that or you just know the pattern!
Very impressive last boss play as well. Enjoyable run. But you forgot a lot of doors........
No one should be this good at Wizards & Warriors TWO
Every great quest begins with and is explained by "You are *Insert name here*. The Greatest Warrior of All."
Music went so hard. I could never beat this game but loved it
One of the greatest games ever imo.. I loved this game. Took me way longer than this because I'd explore every inch though I know what's not there.. Like RE1 & RE2... always felt more accomplished after looking out the window or opening the front door.. I'm getting every chest and gem😃
It's a crime Kuros has been forgotten. He had such a simple design, but with a ton of personality. Is normal and jumping stance, the way he shakes his sword, the way he slides.
Totally a smashbros DLC waiting to happen.
am I the only one who's going to point out that's Fabio on the cover of this game holding the atlantean sword used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie Conan
I remember getting this, Metroid and Conquest Of The Crystal Palace for Christmas in 1991.
So many rage quits when i played this...
i can remember the run beating this game long long ago...
nothing more satisfying than beating a hard game
What this person did in 44 mins took me the best part of 1 and a bit years
Damn i want this game again. pretty much the only nes game that isnt the super famous (mario excitebike etc) that I know of.
Hear, hear! I gotta try my hand at it again.
Did anyone else read the credits? How crazy is it that 3 people made this game...
Hello, childhood, we meet again~
The game cover was the reason I wanted this game. Who knew it was misleading.
Dam you David Wise, you always compose so catchy music....
God this brings back memories, besides the Mario/duck hunt that came with the system this was the second game I got for the nes first being castlevania 2. As a kid when I saw wizards and warriors 2 on the title I thought it was 2 games in one, I tried everything to figure out how to play the "other" game, it wasn't until I was older and rediscovered my nes in my uncles attic that it was a sequel
I love the final battle/ending music. It's not foreboding like "Will you win?", but "You WILL win!"
Loved this game.. played it 100s of times
This was one of the first video games I ever had, don't remember getting past the clouds though. :(
Love this game and its music. I need to go back and try to beat it again. I got to the final fight at IceFire, but never beat all 4 of them.
What does the book and cross of sandarin do ?
Damn bro, that shit was hard... being brought up on that eagle with that music...
I remember this being my first nes purchase. I never beat it tho'. So I just finished wathing some newer angry video game nerd videos and now i am really itching to beat this game. This soundtrack is engrained in my brain very deep and it seems to have held up well.
Never could figure this game out. This game and Ninja Gaiden 3 frustrated the hell out of me. I finished all of my games except those two. The only thing i liked about this game is the way he ran. Looks funny! I called him Ol' FAST FOOT!!! 😁
This music is fire tho
OG dark souls for the NES have all 3 on my snes classic. Only played this game out of the series when Nes came out. Need to beat the trilogy. Severely under rated.
oh my gosh I remember playing this when I was little, got to the part where the four elements come after you. Never got to bet them, they killed me and I had to go back to the beginning. Never had the chance to play it again.... ahh Memories.
This longplay does not suffer from pitch problems like the first W&W longplay by the same user.
All these years later, the Eagle animation when Kuros is being lifted to the clouds is just excellent. In any case, if Kuros could do it, why not Frodo?
After 20+ years I finally managed to beat this game. Soundtrack is great, but hit detection and constantly respawning enemies are just god awful.
Hello 4 years later!
great video i had an awesome nostalgic time.
Brings back memories......
You won that skullgame so much money many times, very well done. Then bought that expensive scroll and later a diamond sword. How did you know what to pick time after time :D
The only game brave enough to bare the legendary beauty of Fabio on its cover.