The COMPLETE History of The Legend of Zelda - Part 1 | Establishing Hyrule

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  • Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
  • The Legend of Zelda has always been a series that innovates, but how did these ideas come to be? What led to some of the defining early concepts of this beloved franchise? And how did oddities like LCD tie-ins and the infamous CD-i games actually happen? Join Derrick for Part 1 of this COMPLETE Retrospective of Zelda's 37 year history!
    Watch Part 2 here! • The COMPLETE History o...
    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:46 - The Legend of Zelda
    13:07 - Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
    21:25 - Zelda: Game & Watch
    23:13 - The Legend of Zelda: Game Watch
    24:53 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
    35:40 - The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods - Barcode Battler 2
    37:41 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
    47:07 - Link: The Faces of Evil & Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
    56:46 - BS The Legend of Zelda
    1:04:12 - Zelda’s Adventure
    1:09:01 - BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets
    1:12:06 - Coming in Part 2
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Комментарии • 337

  • @GVG
    @GVG  Год назад +21

    Part 2 of the History is now available! Be sure to check it out! ruclips.net/video/aoiNbHHXdyI/видео.html

    • @pangake
      @pangake 8 месяцев назад

      really enjoying part 1, excited to watch 2!

    • @stephengubler557
      @stephengubler557 3 месяца назад

      Give us part 3

    • @cedrikthibert7033
      @cedrikthibert7033 2 месяца назад

      Zelda 2 took me a while to finish but I honestly think it's the worse one I have played.
      No I never played the CDI crap and never will.

  • @GVG
    @GVG  Год назад +144

    Many of you have been asking about Part 2 and I'm happy to say I've finished the research and script today! It's even longer than Part 1 yet covers less games. That's because this Retrospective is going beyond 3 Parts now. There's just a LOT to cover! Thank you so much for watching and look forward to eventual video!

    • @ai_is_a_great_place
      @ai_is_a_great_place Год назад +4

      I can't wait! This video was phenomenal!

    • @HotakXvi
      @HotakXvi Год назад

      You guys make the best specials!

    • @nesanders311
      @nesanders311 Год назад +1

      Excellent production - research on point - solid script writing - it's beautiful!! I can't wait for more, the rest of this series, and whatever you do next!! Keep it up!

    • @WhatisAPaladin
      @WhatisAPaladin Год назад +1

      honestly it wasnt that good, feel like ive seen the same thing 10 years ago.. just with an added game or two.

    • @lornbaker1083
      @lornbaker1083 Год назад

      Spinnaker software!? So the game grumps somehow subconsciously stumbled upon Using the term to represent People who do things Incompetently. And it just happened to be the same name. As the company that resulted in Is someone thinking that they could make a good zelda game on it. Resulting in the nightmare of the c d I,? Somebody I beg of you please tell dan. He has to know! Spinnakers were real!

  • @solofox9426
    @solofox9426 Год назад +57

    I remember I was 11 years old when me and my 10 year old cousin spent hours after school walking from one store to the other thru-out my city looking for Link to the Past on release day. In those day, release days where a little more open to interpretation so none of the department stores had it yet. We finally found a copy at the now defunct Software Etc store like 5 miles from our house. I remember walking home after dark to then start what felt like a similarly epic nighttime adventure in Hyrule once we returned home. It took us like 45 hours to track down a copy and it was well worth it.

  • @GreyWithCreamium
    @GreyWithCreamium Год назад +90

    Love how even the wristwatch game got an entire segment, everything gets covered. Hope part 2 is soon.

    • @WRILLI4M
      @WRILLI4M 3 месяца назад

      I got my Zelda wristwatch for a friend who happened to have it, but was regretfully forced to sell it to gather some cash. Though I still have the wristwatch, it doesn't work anymore, sadly...

  • @DylanBandicoot
    @DylanBandicoot Год назад +141

    Return of the king.

    • @radagast7200
      @radagast7200 Год назад +4

      The Once and Future King. There is actually a lot of subtle Arthurian references across the whole series.

  • @BobaBushido
    @BobaBushido Год назад +3

    The fact that almost every zelda game exists because the creators had too many ideas to fit into the game prior is pretty awesome

  • @PrimRooks
    @PrimRooks Год назад +146

    I see GVG Zelda video, I click.
    I hear Derrick narration, I stay.

  • @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt
    @LayZKimochi420BlazeIt Год назад +56

    This is one of the best Zelda retrospectives I've seen yet, I appreciate how much depth and background was given to each title especially shedding some more light on the Zelda cdi projects.

    • @NEStalgia1985
      @NEStalgia1985 4 месяца назад

      This isn't a retrospective it's a thesis

  • @dannykazari
    @dannykazari Год назад +58

    I think this is the first time I've seen someone do a serious non-ironic retrospective of the CD-i Zelda games that isn't filled with jokes

    • @ts7844
      @ts7844 Год назад +2

      ‘Jokes’

    • @anthonyduffy6953
      @anthonyduffy6953 Год назад +1

      That's because them games are a joke all on their own

    • @WRILLI4M
      @WRILLI4M 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@anthonyduffy6953a bad joke, if I must say.

  • @eagleithrustx5668
    @eagleithrustx5668 Год назад +14

    If there is a more definitive ‘History of Zelda’ out there I haven’t seen it. Incredibly well done.

  • @Dragwhite
    @Dragwhite Год назад +122

    you guys have been pumping out some incredible zelda content these last few days, you love to see it

  • @SearchmanDS
    @SearchmanDS Год назад +16

    Learning about the CD-i and Satellaview games was fascinating since I didn't know much about them aside from them existing. Looking forward to the next part because that's the era where video games started catching my eyes when I was young.

  • @TompaA
    @TompaA Год назад +7

    Small nitpick: At 1:11:20, being able to find cracked walls was not introduced in Link's Awakening, you can do the same in regular A Link to the Past as well. But yes, there are no non-cracked walls in ALttP, but unless you want to waste bombs, you still are forced to test walls because of the many faked wall cracks in the game.
    Great video, looking forward to part 2!

  • @nworder4life
    @nworder4life Год назад +9

    WOW this is incredible, what a comprehensive guide into each zelda installment, and Derrick you're a great narrator. Very excited for the next parts.

  • @ben8446
    @ben8446 Год назад +5

    Link to the past is a golden memory.
    The use of rain in the opening
    Gave it such gravitas…

    • @davidburnett5049
      @davidburnett5049 Год назад +1

      It was a rare thing at the time. At least in my young mind

    • @ianswift3521
      @ianswift3521 Год назад +1

      @@davidburnett5049 oh no it was. and that's a big part of why we were all impressed worldwide by so many nintendo titles, the ones that pushed the limits of what was possible in games and maybe still do though I haven't paid attention in 20 years.

  • @SpookySkellyGurl
    @SpookySkellyGurl Год назад +8

    For the record, the full title in Japan was The Legend of Zelda 2 [in English] リンくの冒険 [which translates to Link's Adventure or Adventure of Link.]. The truncation to simply "Zelda II," leaving out the "The Legend of" part was only in localized versions, or at least the North American one.

  • @rekc_bcq4816
    @rekc_bcq4816 Год назад +5

    9:58 WAIT THIS COMMERCIAL HAD A RAP?! I’VE ONLY SEEN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS!!!

  • @maxg2335
    @maxg2335 Год назад +23

    I love these videos. Would really love one of these for the Metal Gear Solid series.

  • @jbot44114
    @jbot44114 Год назад +6

    Those commercials though... 🫠

  • @abaque24
    @abaque24 Год назад +1

    Zelda 4, Link’s Awakening is such turning point for the series- it’s my favorite zelda game ever XD

  • @lavawingsplays1627
    @lavawingsplays1627 Год назад +6

    The TV marketing for Zelda 1 was so goddamn piss poor. I would have avoided this game if all i ever saw were the commercials

  • @BoBennings
    @BoBennings Год назад +5

    I can’t wait for the next part! I never get tired of listening to Zelda’s history.

  • @JonathanPerez-ts7uj
    @JonathanPerez-ts7uj 4 месяца назад

    Link to the past holds a very special place in my heart. My best friend and I spent our childhood playing the hell out of it and discovering everything together over sleepovers. I feel that with the advent of the internet kids today have lost something special. As adults my friend and I still talk about zelda and even played tears of the kingdom at the same time so we could discuss it together. *sheds a manly tear*

  • @wayfarer1021
    @wayfarer1021 Год назад

    I’ve watched hundreds of Zelda history videos and this is by far one of best! The quality and amount of content and details is on another level! Awesome work! Looking forward to part 2!

  • @GamerFunOriginallyAarush
    @GamerFunOriginallyAarush Год назад +15

    What a great story for The Legend Of Zelda!

  • @justsomedude5727
    @justsomedude5727 Год назад +1

    Good way to get hyped for the new game, it was cool how the item combining mechanic in the new game goes way back to the start.

  • @leejackowsky7835
    @leejackowsky7835 11 месяцев назад

    I love how Nintendo turned a Retail Cashier job into a video game system...
    This video was absolutely amazing in documenting the history of Zelda. Never seen one as thorough as this.

  • @zanicnight
    @zanicnight Год назад

    Finally, someone mentions Jason. I met Jason in 2005 at the NYRF and we became friends. He had told me about how he had worked on the game and that is how I found the Zelda CD-i games. I love his design work and he is a great guy. Thank you for giving him credit.

  • @hotdoggington6962
    @hotdoggington6962 Год назад +2

    I'm SO glad I got recommended this. Just excellent work, I'm super hyped for the next

  • @IBigDickI
    @IBigDickI Год назад +2

    7:57 Bro made history here

  • @patrickvillanueva4656
    @patrickvillanueva4656 Год назад +5

    Loving this series and felt like I should try and play LoZ on NES for the first time!

    • @BileDuctBalderdash
      @BileDuctBalderdash Год назад +3

      Yes! But nothing will ever compare to that feeling of waking up in 1986 on Christmas with a Nintendo into your tree in Zelda ready to be played. Best memories of my childhood

    • @vwts
      @vwts Год назад

      Play blind! Until you absolutely fail to find the last dungeon, at least. IMO still the best Zelda game.

  • @personalgamedevyt9830
    @personalgamedevyt9830 Год назад +1

    I learned a lot from this video about Zelda that I don't think has been covered in most videos on Zelda's history. Great research!

  • @SkarKingg
    @SkarKingg Год назад

    The original US Zelda commercial is one of a kind, it even had a freestyle rap. Thanks for making this video so I could become educated and learn and see things I never had. I was born in 1987, for Christmas me and my twin brother got the Super Nintendo & The Legend of Zelda bundle. I was young, so of course, the game was expert difficulty, but my next-door neighbor(4yrs older than me) came over all the time and helped beat or play SNES games since he didn't have a console until the following Christmas. He was a good friend until his family moved but I lightly hold a grudge because he was a knowledgeable collector of Magic card game, GI Joe, Transformers, Star Wars, Legos, Comics, Sports Card and basically everything collectable and I can't count on both my hands how many times he screwed me and my twin with trades as he would make us believe we're getting good trades etc. I don't hate him, nor am I mad at him because being grown up now, I know how kids are, and I'd feel differently if it had happened while beings adults.

    • @ianswift3521
      @ianswift3521 Год назад

      bro everybody had a "friend" or more than one like that... who would manipulate u into trading something they want and you have, and sometimes even get their parents to influence ur parents to get you to do it.

  • @ChipperAN
    @ChipperAN Год назад +5

    Maybe the best retrospective yet. Can't wait for part 2!!

  • @luffa96
    @luffa96 Год назад +9

    Great video Derrick!! I’d be down for a Metroid retrospective!!

  • @sorash6671
    @sorash6671 Год назад +2

    Incredible work from Derrick with this first part! Even knowing a lot about the series, I still learned a lot on lesser known titles like de BS games and the game watch as well as little details on the main games and their development. A must watch for any Zelda fan for sure.

  • @dgc1570
    @dgc1570 Год назад +3

    Congrats on getting part 1 of the Zelda retrospective out before TOTK's release. And glad that you're feeling better

  • @novemberguy8537
    @novemberguy8537 Год назад +1

    Incredible top tier content as always, Derrick! Love seeing how your work becomes even more amazing year after year!

  • @joeschmo6637
    @joeschmo6637 Год назад

    THIS is the best and most complete legend of zelda history I have ever seen. Thanks and great work!!

  • @lavitikis100
    @lavitikis100 3 месяца назад

    So much more to Zelda than I ever thought. Thank you for this video! Watching pt 2 now

  • @kasig2013
    @kasig2013 Год назад

    God, this video was outstanding. Comprehensive without being bloated and informative without ever getting dull. This was incredibly cool. Well done.

  • @cjt217
    @cjt217 Год назад

    I have finally finished this video. Incredible work done to distill it all for this video!

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 Год назад

    The fact that you're actually covering EVERYTHING is great. So many videos claim to do that but leave out all the small LCD stuff or the CDI games

  • @frankschuler2867
    @frankschuler2867 Год назад

    You ever leave a DVD running in the player and then fall asleep only to wake up in the middle of the night with the menu background music constantly looping around inside your brain? And for years afterward, every time you hear that music it reminds you of that experience? That's what the Zelda II title screen song is like for me. I can't tell you how many times we fired that game up and then got sidetracked onto something else while the intro was playing. Every time I hear it, I'm 13 years old again...

  • @R0KURU
    @R0KURU 5 месяцев назад

    Wow, such a well put together video! I’m baffled this doesn’t have more views.. gonna watch the next part and I’m so excited to view the Golden Sun video! One of my favorite games

  • @Incrediblefatslug
    @Incrediblefatslug Год назад

    I thought I had learned everything about this series and I'm glad that you guys brought some new information to it

  • @OG_Gamer_Hoff
    @OG_Gamer_Hoff Год назад

    This was an amazing video. I have been a fan of the Zelda series since being a small child. I knew tons of info, but was surprised by how much more was out there. I cannot wait for Part Two to release!

  • @TBSkyen
    @TBSkyen Год назад +2

    God, those old TV ads for Zelda... it was a Time™.

  • @GuilesGarden
    @GuilesGarden 14 дней назад +1

    This was so amazing to look at. Very nice voice to listen to. A lot of things I did not know about Zelda overall! Thank you!

  • @chaos3two
    @chaos3two Год назад

    Love these retrospectives. Good job Derrick & the rest of the GVG team! ❤

  • @chukasssss
    @chukasssss Год назад +1

    THIS IS SO GRIPPING! I CAN’T WAIT FOR PART 2! THANKS FOR SAVING ME FROM DEPRESSION!

  • @Oscarsome
    @Oscarsome Год назад

    Amazing retrospective! I learned so many new details! I thought I knew most of Zelda’s history, but clearly not! So excited for part 2 as that’s where most of my fave Zelda games should be.

  • @Teedyan
    @Teedyan Год назад

    Fantastic work, I was not anticipating this level of detail. Had a ton of fun watching it in chunks so that I could digest it all 🌟

  • @josephspaulding2754
    @josephspaulding2754 Год назад

    Thank you so much for your hard work! This is amazing! I can’t wait for part two .

  • @floating_whale4391
    @floating_whale4391 11 месяцев назад

    Wow, there's so much I didn't know about the early years of Zelda! Really well done research!

  • @morgan9775
    @morgan9775 Год назад

    Love this informative video hope for part 2

  • @LochNES
    @LochNES Год назад

    This was fantastic! Excited for pt. 2.

  • @RetroJack
    @RetroJack Год назад

    Great stuff - looking forward to part 2!

  • @pandnh4
    @pandnh4 9 месяцев назад

    Outstanding work here. Loved the history lesson.

  • @markiimark6573
    @markiimark6573 Год назад

    One of the very best videos I've seen in a good while. Even if I knew most of this, always nice to have a refresher.

  • @milesrodger3724
    @milesrodger3724 Год назад +3

    These videos getting me hyped af GVG

  • @FallicIdol
    @FallicIdol Год назад

    Thank you. What a great episode.

  • @denycast
    @denycast Год назад

    Wow! And that is only part 1! Looking forward the next😀

  • @npcsonlybeyondthispoint
    @npcsonlybeyondthispoint Год назад

    Just found this channel and this video blew me away! I have liked and subscribed and look forward to the part 2 and beyond, your research is amazing and deep!

  • @indexical1897
    @indexical1897 Год назад

    Wow this is great. Can’t wait for part 2!

  • @zeldaandmariofan05
    @zeldaandmariofan05 7 месяцев назад

    I love this retrospective and can't wait to see more. My favorite game in the series is ALTTP and it is interesting to now know that they wanted to have 3 worlds in it instead of just 2.

  • @SUPERCLUBVIDEO
    @SUPERCLUBVIDEO Год назад +15

    Part ONE?! That’s amazing 💖

  • @kirindas4691
    @kirindas4691 Год назад

    Thanks for the Zelda Retrospective!!

  • @mondongo_en_salsa
    @mondongo_en_salsa Год назад

    what a video. thanks for doing these. looking forward to the next parts

  • @robleon6368
    @robleon6368 Год назад

    Great video! Exceptional level of detail, as always. I learned quite a lot just in this installment. Looking forward to the next episode and would love to see a similar retrospective of Fire Emblem.

  • @lionablaze8747
    @lionablaze8747 Год назад

    very thorough retrospective. can't wait for part 2.

  • @stevensuddreth540
    @stevensuddreth540 Год назад

    Derrick is the man! This was fantastic.

  • @psharpe5904
    @psharpe5904 Год назад +4

    GVG saw those Mario Bros movie box office numbers and sought out to make a Zelda movie here.... and a two-parter at that....

  • @yemmie
    @yemmie Год назад

    This so in-depth! I expect to know all the facts but I learnt so much!

  • @robharli
    @robharli Год назад +4

    I love this. Seeing these Retrospectives is such a cool thing. Thank you for your hard work Derrick. Now all I need is a Metroid Retrospective. And maybe one for Fire Emblem?

  • @AbruptAvalanche
    @AbruptAvalanche Год назад

    Wow, this was great! Very thorough! Of course, now I expect a ten minute segment on the Twilight Princess Picross game in the next video.

  • @oddishu
    @oddishu Год назад

    Amazing work Derrick!

  • @Axecon1
    @Axecon1 Год назад

    Love all the Zelda videos this week, really amps the hype for TOTK!

  • @stormRed
    @stormRed Год назад

    This is SO comprehensive! Well done!!

  • @HeyRaguio
    @HeyRaguio Год назад

    yet another terrific history video from Derrick!

  • @Bhamloud47
    @Bhamloud47 Год назад

    This is a great video. One the better Zelda history ones I’ve seen.

  • @tatenaibenbusi
    @tatenaibenbusi Год назад

    No small feat! I learned a lot here. Keep up the good work :)

  • @ColonialSun-mg6tq
    @ColonialSun-mg6tq Год назад

    These are my favorite Derrick videos they are all masterpiece’s

  • @zainilyas18
    @zainilyas18 Год назад

    This deserves millions of views, top work

  • @gusbus12345678
    @gusbus12345678 Год назад

    Excellent video, really learnt a lot. Thank you so much.

  • @zoom4145
    @zoom4145 Год назад

    This is one of the videos you watch at 3am and just love ❤

  • @Aultimaespada1
    @Aultimaespada1 11 месяцев назад

    That's an AMAZING series! Hope you make more of them!
    Maybe a Metroid one?

  • @sirventagod
    @sirventagod Год назад

    Love the amount of detail in this video!

  • @GoodOldDaysGaming
    @GoodOldDaysGaming Год назад

    Thanks for this in-depth video. I learned some stuff I never knew before!

  • @Cee_Nelly
    @Cee_Nelly Год назад

    This was AMAZING!!!

  • @benbodnar976
    @benbodnar976 Год назад

    Excellent video!

  • @imreallylukefaulkner
    @imreallylukefaulkner Год назад

    You love to see a new Derrick History video!

  • @guguig9746
    @guguig9746 Год назад

    This is stellar work

  • @datalphalion
    @datalphalion Год назад +2

    Time to clear my schedule for the day.

  • @sarahmonster4936
    @sarahmonster4936 Год назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @adamharris306
    @adamharris306 Год назад

    Incredibly well done.

  • @Jormunguandr
    @Jormunguandr Год назад

    Comfy video, filled with fun memories.😊

  • @pjdava
    @pjdava 3 месяца назад

    Good Vibes Gaming, I subscribed because your videos are super cool!

  • @TheLeftistLife
    @TheLeftistLife Год назад

    We need a part 2!!!

  • @ChrisHoulihan
    @ChrisHoulihan Год назад

    This. Was. Amazing. Disappearing from the internet for TOTK made me miss it 😢. I was a little kid when the first LOZ came out, am a lifetime fan and I didn’t know most of this info. Alttp is my childhood favorite and you are my favorite for making a video about it. Can’t wait for the next part! I would love a series that focused on Final Fantasy 😍, how do I vote? I would employ you to make these videos, they are well-researched (those original Zelda commercials!! 😍😍).