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This game really picks up once you get out of the first town. I sat on the living room floor and watched my dad beat this over 20 years ago. Awesome times back then
I'm 43 and I keep finding myself humming the shopkeepers tune, for no other reason than it's in the archival playlist of my mind. That and the chocobo soundtrack.
I got this game as a Christmas present back when I was 8. It was interesting, but I didn't understand how to play fully(casting magic escaped me, so I could never make it past the first boss), and it had to compete with the second Ninja Turtles game for attention. Then one day I got sick at school and had to stay out for a week. During that time I picked up Faxanadu again, and just so happened to figure out how to cast magic...the rest of that week is just a joyful blur of beating this game. And I must have gone through it a dozen times till my nes finally gave out. Notpads full of Mantras, and a childhood full of great memories. This music in engraved in my conscious. Thanks Falcom and Hudson!
I think i was also 8 at the time. Also got it for christmas. I'm not a native English speaker, and did not learn English for a couple more years from school. Casting magic and shit was OK, I got that alright, but taking elixirs to the three fountains and using wingboots? Way over my head.
I hear ya michael, I also had wonderful memories of this game. Although it took me all summer to finally beat it. The year was 1994, I got it from a yard sale. Great memories!!!!
Its funny, but this is one of the few lines from this era of gaming I remember (I was only 6 when we got our NES and 8 when I playee this). To this day, its still the game that I cite as starting my love of rpgs.
There is something magical about 8-bit music, and this is one of the best soundtracks on any NES game! Great memories of playing this with my dad back in the day. Still dust it off and beat it every so often. I love the Dartmoor and the Mist themes the best; they used to creep me out!
Wonderful memories of playing this with my dad too. I remember we hit the land of mist super late on a Friday night. The music was eery and unnerving, making me glance over my shoulder at shadows moving on the walls. We played all night and emerged from the mist just as the sun was starting to come up outside. Freaking epic!
Honestly an NES game has no business having a soundtrack this good. 35 years later I still think about it from time to time and how entrancing it was, and still is.
This soundtrack is the definition of 'underrated.' Hell, I don't even remember finishing this game as a kid, but this soundtrack ALWAYS comes back to me. I don't think there is a single bad track in this OST. The 'Mantra', 'Elven King', and 'Guru' themes, in particular, are some of the most atmospheric tracks I've heard - from the NES, no less!
Man every time I listen to this it reminds me of when I was 15 locked in my room so into this game! It was hard to put the controller down, I always thought this was one under appreciated gem.
The Intro song of Faxanadu, along with "streets of desolation" from the Batman NES game, are my two favorite songs of the NES library. It's friggin' impressive what the game developers managed to accomplish with the blips and beeps.
Indeed, but I've seen NES music move beyond "Blips and beeps", it is now an entity of its own that is godly magic, and music that will remain pure for the rest of time :)
I have very fond memories of playing Faxanadu as a child and while the game would be considered mediocre by today's standards, the graphics, music, and gameplay was considered mindblowing at the time. It had features that other nes games did not have like different armor and swords showing on your body when you change them.
When I was 10 I went on a family vacation in the outer banks for two weeks. The house we stayed at had a Nintendo with this game. Needless to say this game took up most of my attention. Such a great game.
The music starting at 17:50 was stuck in my head since my childhood! Now at 30 I've decided to find out in what damn game was that music... Faxanadu! Took me days to find it out, finally!! :D
Similar story here! The mantra music would get stuck in my head sometimes. I didn't know at first which NES game it was other than the game had the line "the wells have dried up". One thing led to another and I luckily found this video!
I did a few times, got it when I was 15, beat it about 3 or 4 times by the time I was 17. I always thought it was a fun game and a bit under appreciated.
Once when I was 10 and again at like 22. It was even more awesome the second time. Never any cheats of course. Thank god for you tube, I LOVE the music
There was a wooden jungle gym at my elementary school that me and my friends called World Tree. I used to run around on it with a pencil pretending i was shooting Deluge from it...in retrospect it wasn't the safest way to play, but damn fun!
Lol, I think that thing is falling apart in the woods behind Fairview... at least the games won't deteriorate. I played Metal Storm the other day and thought about playing Nintendo at your Mom's hose in 3rd grade, those were the days!
I grew up listening to so much of Bomberman Hero's OST that it's probably a huge reason why I am so into DnB, Jungle, and electronic music. I love digging into her older works! Some of SNES Bomber OSTs are NUTS!
One of the most under-rated games of nintendo nes and all other consoles...Fortunately,i played this game when i was 10.Good memories indeed ! thx for the share,buddy.
I still have this game, I remember I was a child. I admit that my memories are now really hazed, but I still remeber those times of airiness I spent a lot of time to end this game, still remembering how it was hard and challenging. (Sorry for my bad English! ;) )
This has been one of my favorite games ever since I was a child. Nowadays when I play it though, I use my phone to take a picture of the TV instead of writing down the passwords. It makes it a LOT easier lol!
Erlisch1337 They were days alright, lol. My handwriting was/is so bad, and those passwords so long, that I'd either write em down incorrectly or be unable to read them later lol
Yep, I forget sometimes how the old NES sounds. I just bought one a few weeks ago from a friend. I'm just so used to games these days. I believe I need to find this game and revisit it. :)
i played the hell out of this game back when it came out; glued to the TV playing NES, not answering when i was getting called for supper! 4:44 Shopkeepr theme FOREVER! such great memories of nintendo. this game had just the right balance of gameplay; how to describe ? castlevania meets final fantasy.
It was my 13th birthday that I rented this and Dr chaos. Great times awesome music I'll never forget it. Thanks for the upload UT surprises me how many people like enjoy listening to old school game music simply awesome
Faxanadu was an excellent game. You could figure it out readily from speaking to NPCs. There were (limited) elements of exploration and misdirection therein involved in moving through the world tree. It was interesting. I'm happy to see that it has slowly started appearing on Top 100/50/25 and even a few Top 10 lists. Would really like to see some sort of sequel somewhere.
Such memories!! I like the theme that starts at 12:00. It creates an atmosphere of mystery and melancholy at the same time. I believe it's called the "Land of Dworf". Yep...that's how they spell it in the game manual: "DWORF". LOL.
Play it now. I beat it for the first time when I was 8 and it seemed like such a feat. I played it again about a year ago and it wasn't near as difficult.
I never played the game, but I remember hearing the theme on "Captain N: The Gamemaster" and I just HAD to hear the original, and MAN! I am NOT disappointed! :)
It's a pretty excellent game! One of my favorites from the NES-era, up there with The Battle of Olympus, The Guardian Legend, Final Fantasies, Dragon Warriors, etc.
I loved this game, played through it many times. It's amazing how the soundtracks made the games even better sometimes. The Evil One must be the one who gave this a thumbs down. Such a classic game!!
One of the greatest nes games ever made so few will ever get the pure pleasure of playing it such a shame. Btw Niko I love your channel keep up the great nes osts
+Michel Newcomb I am literally in process of learning overworld on my keyboard!! A tune that never has left my head since I was a child. NES had some of the greatest and catchiest melodies ever!!
I've heard Overworld theme in a flash game years ago - glad to have found the full OST here. (this is the game, with a remixed theme www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/203006)
@@ImaginalComponent that's correct and actually that game is part of the Dragon Slayer franchise and is called Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2. Faxanadu is a spin off or side story that isn't related but equally fun.
brings back warm child hood memory s. i dont have my nes anymore. but they have it online :) think i will play it! hahah old time passwords you had to write on paper!
The thing about Faxanadu's graphics is that the limited palette was intended to give the game more of a grimdark feel. I think they might not be as detailed as some other games, but they suit the game's atmosphere much better than something in the style of Zelda 2 would.
I love how you comment back to every video I post on. That is awesome and I always take the time to like your videos. Still waiting for that MIG29 8-bit stereo version though :(
June Chikuma's incredible Faxanadu soundtrack has been updated and Revamped with improved quality, text, tracklist and a visual background ua-cam.com/video/DH7c0W7whTY/v-deo.html
One of the GREATEST, yet criminally UNDERRATED NES games ever made. And the soundtrack, simply fabulous.
Psycho Machinery 300% right !
This game was freaking amazing!
don't have negative thoughts. Remember your mantra ASDasdASDrq2#R@qqRRFAQWZFRWRFWR
I agree with both comments!
It's Faxanatastic!
This game really picks up once you get out of the first town. I sat on the living room floor and watched my dad beat this over 20 years ago. Awesome times back then
Beating this game is crazy hard. Props to your dad.
@@haruzirius2212 facts bro, grind fest. Took me days
I'm 43 and I keep finding myself humming the shopkeepers tune, for no other reason than it's in the archival playlist of my mind. That and the chocobo soundtrack.
I got this game as a Christmas present back when I was 8. It was interesting, but I didn't understand how to play fully(casting magic escaped me, so I could never make it past the first boss), and it had to compete with the second Ninja Turtles game for attention. Then one day I got sick at school and had to stay out for a week. During that time I picked up Faxanadu again, and just so happened to figure out how to cast magic...the rest of that week is just a joyful blur of beating this game. And I must have gone through it a dozen times till my nes finally gave out. Notpads full of Mantras, and a childhood full of great memories.
This music in engraved in my conscious. Thanks Falcom and Hudson!
Good times!
I think i was also 8 at the time. Also got it for christmas. I'm not a native English speaker, and did not learn English for a couple more years from school. Casting magic and shit was OK, I got that alright, but taking elixirs to the three fountains and using wingboots? Way over my head.
I hear ya michael, I also had wonderful memories of this game. Although it took me all summer to finally beat it. The year was 1994, I got it from a yard sale. Great memories!!!!
5:37
Don't have
negative
thoughts.
Remember
your mantra.
I had a lot of negative thoughts with this game back then. :)
TROJAN MAGNUM RAMSEY CHIC TROJAN MAGNUM RAMSEY CHIC TROJAN MAGNUM RAMSEY CHIC
Its funny, but this is one of the few lines from this era of gaming I remember (I was only 6 when we got our NES and 8 when I playee this). To this day, its still the game that I cite as starting my love of rpgs.
Emerald kat The only other game before this style was Link...
We all need a mantra now...
There is something magical about 8-bit music, and this is one of the best soundtracks on any NES game! Great memories of playing this with my dad back in the day. Still dust it off and beat it every so often. I love the Dartmoor and the Mist themes the best; they used to creep me out!
Grace this music is near extinct
I agree!
Wonderful memories of playing this with my dad too. I remember we hit the land of mist super late on a Friday night. The music was eery and unnerving, making me glance over my shoulder at shadows moving on the walls. We played all night and emerged from the mist just as the sun was starting to come up outside. Freaking epic!
Couldn't agree more. You might try listening to the genre called Chiptune. It's a fun twist on these classic 8 bit sounds.
Lol, this game and the negative tones of Iron Sword both would creep me out as a kid. Great game though, and my favorite on this system.
No other NES game had a soundtrack like this one. You will never forget what game it comes from!
Honestly an NES game has no business having a soundtrack this good. 35 years later I still think about it from time to time and how entrancing it was, and still is.
This was the first video game I ever played. I love this game and especially the music to this day
This soundtrack is the definition of 'underrated.' Hell, I don't even remember finishing this game as a kid, but this soundtrack ALWAYS comes back to me.
I don't think there is a single bad track in this OST. The 'Mantra', 'Elven King', and 'Guru' themes, in particular, are some of the most atmospheric tracks I've heard - from the NES, no less!
Only this game could make "I've used key" sound so badass XD
Nello. I sell tools. What would you like?
lol
@@jameseffon6021 Come here to buy.
@@mr.g4990 Come here to sell
Man every time I listen to this it reminds me of when I was 15 locked in my room so into this game! It was hard to put the controller down, I always thought this was one under appreciated gem.
There was a mood and atmosphere that this game captured that no other game has been able to evoke before or since.
Very true. A far off fantasy, blended with darkness and wonder. Absolute masterpiece.
loved this game as a kid. getting new weapons and armor was such a blast. still one of the best NES soundtracks ever.
The Intro song of Faxanadu, along with "streets of desolation" from the Batman NES game, are my two favorite songs of the NES library. It's friggin' impressive what the game developers managed to accomplish with the blips and beeps.
Indeed, but I've seen NES music move beyond "Blips and beeps", it is now an entity of its own that is godly magic, and music that will remain pure for the rest of time :)
Possibly the best soundtrack on NES
@@johnross456 Yeah, Megaman 2 as well. Hell, all the 8-bit Megamans had at least a few bangers.
Anyone else hoping for a sequel to this amazing gem of a game? A Wii U budget title even on Eshop would make my day. This music is wonderful.
Tokyo Xanadu dropped a couple years ago.
I've had "What would you like" stuck in my head for ages. Ah good old Faxanadu, one of the best games I've had the fortune of playing
I have very fond memories of playing Faxanadu as a child and while the game would be considered mediocre by today's standards, the graphics, music, and gameplay was considered mindblowing at the time. It had features that other nes games did not have like different armor and swords showing on your body when you change them.
That reverb makes it sounds excellent.
When I was 10 I went on a family vacation in the outer banks for two weeks. The house we stayed at had a Nintendo with this game. Needless to say this game took up most of my attention. Such a great game.
I like the fog theme a lot. Sounds scary.Sometimes i want to go outside my door to a long jorney
I liked how the guy in the shop would be tapping his hand on the counter along with the music.
This game hade such personality in the soundtrack!
Faxanadu is amazing. Thank you for these soundtracks. And thank you my aunt for the game cart.
The music starting at 17:50 was stuck in my head since my childhood! Now at 30 I've decided to find out in what damn game was that music... Faxanadu! Took me days to find it out, finally!! :D
Similar story here! The mantra music would get stuck in my head sometimes. I didn't know at first which NES game it was other than the game had the line "the wells have dried up". One thing led to another and I luckily found this video!
Sweet, GLORIOUS nostalgia
one of those hidden gems on the NES.
This is by far one of the coolest NES RPGs. Brings back so many memories.
So much fondness for this game. May have to play through soon.
i played it through....who else????
I did a few times, got it when I was 15, beat it about 3 or 4 times by the time I was 17. I always thought it was a fun game and a bit under appreciated.
haha...me too! The last time was 2 years ago on a computer emulator....without any cheat....:-)
Once when I was 10 and again at like 22. It was even more awesome the second time. Never any cheats of course. Thank god for you tube, I LOVE the music
I beat it many moons ago I remember my my mom taking me to the store to buy it . It was 40 bucks. Well worth it. I miss those simple days
Me. Might have to again for nostalgia trip.
composed by the same person as bomberman hero. Totally different musical styles... both badass
One of my all time favorite video games. I wasn't very good at it, but I loved it.
+Michel Newcomb Thank God for Game Genie :D.
+Michel Newcomb God you fucking suck for using game genie in this game
Mistr Dee
I've never claimed to be a good gamer.
Michel Newcomb
sorry
@@michelnewcomb9860 I struggled with this game, too
There was a wooden jungle gym at my elementary school that me and my friends called World Tree. I used to run around on it with a pencil pretending i was shooting Deluge from it...in retrospect it wasn't the safest way to play, but damn fun!
Damn straight it was fun!
Lol, I think that thing is falling apart in the woods behind Fairview... at least the games won't deteriorate.
I played Metal Storm the other day and thought about playing Nintendo at your Mom's hose in 3rd grade, those were the days!
When you would fall and hurt yourself did your friends say "Don't have negative thoughts. Remember your mantra"?
Yeah but for some reason "Raz8Mvu0CIUKLhsHwgWEA" wasn't very comforting...
Chris Kuhlmann I'm trying to get into the condos that are now Fairview to see what they're like~
Jun Chikuma is one of the all time great video game composers. Pretty much all of Hudson Soft's 80s/90s music was her work.
I grew up listening to so much of Bomberman Hero's OST that it's probably a huge reason why I am so into DnB, Jungle, and electronic music. I love digging into her older works! Some of SNES Bomber OSTs are NUTS!
They seriously need a remake....Only keep it to its roots...
Lol good luck with that...
getting someone to code a 16 bit SNES style reboot would be so good.
....... will never happen. lol
this dev made it ua-cam.com/video/HQ7uwnYhm7I/v-deo.html
One of the most under-rated games of nintendo nes and all other consoles...Fortunately,i played this game when i was 10.Good memories indeed ! thx for the share,buddy.
I still have this game, I remember I was a child. I admit that my memories are now really hazed, but I still remeber those times of airiness I spent a lot of time to end this game, still remembering how it was hard and challenging. (Sorry for my bad English! ;) )
I remember playing sick in the 1st grade to play this on my brothers nes lol. Love the music
This game was not only great but had an awesome soundtrack!
This has been one of my favorite games ever since I was a child. Nowadays when I play it though, I use my phone to take a picture of the TV instead of writing down the passwords. It makes it a LOT easier lol!
lol :D
gotta love keeping whole notebooks of passwords tho...those were the days
Erlisch1337 They were days alright, lol. My handwriting was/is so bad, and those passwords so long, that I'd either write em down incorrectly or be unable to read them later lol
Well done in your stereo rendering! Just enough spread and accent to enhance without distorting the original!
Don't have negative thoughts. Remember this game.
Ow man those mantra's!!!!! Nic gam, nice soundtrack. Oh those were times...
Yep, I forget sometimes how the old NES sounds. I just bought one a few weeks ago from a friend. I'm just so used to games these days. I believe I need to find this game and revisit it. :)
LOVE your NES music uploads, and it's in STEREO that makes it even better haha :D
i played the hell out of this game back when it came out; glued to the TV playing NES, not answering when i was getting called for supper! 4:44 Shopkeepr theme FOREVER! such great memories of nintendo. this game had just the right balance of gameplay; how to describe ? castlevania meets final fantasy.
Thank you for restoring my childhood memories, you are my hero!!
It was my 13th birthday that I rented this and Dr chaos. Great times awesome music I'll never forget it. Thanks for the upload UT surprises me how many people like enjoy listening to old school game music simply awesome
Faxanadu was an excellent game. You could figure it out readily from speaking to NPCs. There were (limited) elements of exploration and misdirection therein involved in moving through the world tree. It was interesting. I'm happy to see that it has slowly started appearing on Top 100/50/25 and even a few Top 10 lists. Would really like to see some sort of sequel somewhere.
Great game and music. Soooo much farming though.
Such memories!!
I like the theme that starts at 12:00. It creates an atmosphere of mystery and melancholy at the same time. I believe it's called the "Land of Dworf".
Yep...that's how they spell it in the game manual: "DWORF".
LOL.
I remember this game being really hard to beat, but i loved it.
Play it now. I beat it for the first time when I was 8 and it seemed like such a feat. I played it again about a year ago and it wasn't near as difficult.
I love this game. I still have it.
The Guru Mantra music is my favorite.
Damn, this game's 30 years old.
thank you so much for uploading this music... many great memories playing this game with my brother. THANK YOU! You rock!
The hourglass track! I had that one in my head a while ago, but couldn't remember what it was from... until now!
My favorite hangover game
I never played the game, but I remember hearing the theme on "Captain N: The Gamemaster" and I just HAD to hear the original, and MAN! I am NOT disappointed! :)
Thank you very much, I thuroughly enjoyed hearing this game’s music again.:)
Eolis is pretty groovy on the bass guitar, I recommend it.
I'm surprised I never heard of this game, being quite the NES junky as a kid. I'll have to check it out sometime.
It's a pretty excellent game! One of my favorites from the NES-era, up there with The Battle of Olympus, The Guardian Legend, Final Fantasies, Dragon Warriors, etc.
Mist world music used to creep me out as a kid. Totally overlooked game. Apparently same universe as DW or something like that?
As DW? Dragon Warrior?
I loved this game, played through it many times. It's amazing how the soundtracks made the games even better sometimes. The Evil One must be the one who gave this a thumbs down. Such a classic game!!
he's a sore loser lol
Gnah, such a difficult game, but MAN what a soundtrack. It was perfect for the game and I loved (almost) every bit of it.
Dat Nostalgia.. God damn this game was amazing. The music made this game's atmosphere feel so deep and creepy. One of my favorite games right here!
The original Skyrim.
no
Indeed! Speedy knows nothing about gaming.
More like the original Dark Souls
That's what I've always said! Faxanadu was the Skyrim of the '80s and Skyrim is the Faxanadu of the 21st century.
@Troll Not I still hold my stance, this game is nothing like Skyrim.
For starters, it's good.
I am free from injury because of the ointment.
Don't have negative thoughts.
Remember your mantra.
Your mantra is in the wrong
One of the greatest nes games ever made so few will ever get the pure pleasure of playing it such a shame. Btw Niko I love your channel keep up the great nes osts
I loved this game as a child. Thank you for uploading!
5:37, the password screen..the feels.
this is one of the few NES games that intrigued me enough to beat it - great stuff B-)
Overworld kicks ass!
+Michel Newcomb I am literally in process of learning overworld on my keyboard!! A tune that never has left my head since I was a child. NES had some of the greatest and catchiest melodies ever!!
It does! I play guitar and want to learn how to play it!
I've heard Overworld theme in a flash game years ago - glad to have found the full OST here.
(this is the game, with a remixed theme www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/203006)
Absolutely. When I borrowed a synth from my roommate in 2001, a lot of songs I played were NES songs - including Faxanadu overworld.
this song randomly "comes on" in my head~ !
I just listened on the radio medieval music and these songs are pretty alike.
Best title screen music of all games for all times.
It's called Faxanadu because of the original name of the NES being Famicom. So the game is Famicom Xanadu.
yet there's also a game called Xanadu for the Famicom.
@@ImaginalComponent that's correct and actually that game is part of the Dragon Slayer franchise and is called Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2. Faxanadu is a spin off or side story that isn't related but equally fun.
What a Legend!
Amazingly evocative music for an old game.
one of the hardest nes games ever, first shop had a 10k item
brings back warm child hood memory s. i dont have my nes anymore. but they have it online :) think i will play it! hahah old time passwords you had to write on paper!
Guess I have to boot up my old NES this weekend, then... Maybe finally grind through the game :)
Let's get the FAX straight, this game rocks! XD
Mantra song is still captivating.
My favorite game of all time!
Nice time gaming 🎮
Me too, many hours of watching dad play pretty much the whole Koei lineup.
Thanx for this non commercial happiness odyssey
The thing about Faxanadu's graphics is that the limited palette was intended to give the game more of a grimdark feel. I think they might not be as detailed as some other games, but they suit the game's atmosphere much better than something in the style of Zelda 2 would.
aahhh!!! I remember this one for a challenge!
I still have not beaten this title. I remember when I first played this game back in the Summer of 1992.
I love this game.
When I was a kid I used to love just running around hitting things cuz I didn't know where the heck I was going and what I was doing
Underrated game and soundtrack.
I love how you comment back to every video I post on. That is awesome and I always take the time to like your videos. Still waiting for that MIG29 8-bit stereo version though :(
I always really liked the World of Mist theme
Jun Chikuma is a legend
I gt pretty far in it but never passed ths game! Now I will C wht I missed!
Cult Action-Adventure! I've always had problems to control the protagonist. Overall it wasn't the easiest NES game.