Crystalis (GBC - 1990) playthrough, part 1/20 -- Epilepsy Warning (0:40-0:50) -- Leaf

Epilepsy Warning: Skip about 10 seconds from 0:40 to 0:50. The text during this section states: "When war overtook the entire planet, some thought the true end had come."

After being awoken, I enter the starting town of Leaf. Picking up the first sword, the Sword of Wind, gives the first example of the digitized human speech advertised on the back of the box (did they really consider the hero holding aloft the sword to be a "cinematic"?). Getting my first task from the four magicians, the miller magically appears for me to awaken (the reload was to confirm that the miller wasn't there before talking to Zebu, as well as seeing what the dialog for the miller is before using the flute), and I'm able to repair Leaf's windmill. Zebu then rewards me with my first spell. He then tasks me with defeating the vampire in the newly accessible cave.

I've never played the NES version, so I can't compare the two. It's generally considered to be much better than this version.

I played this on a Retro Freak, which can play cartridges/cards from around a dozen systems. It has the option of installing the game to a MicroSD card. I played off the MicroSD card.

Captured using an Elgato HD60 X capture card. Recorded in OBS Studio.