The Lost Vikings (SNES) – My First Time Playing the Blizzard Classic!
3🎮 First Time Playing The Lost Vikings (SNES) – Developed by the team that became Blizzard!
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In this Friday night retro hangout, I (Brian Dunaway) dive into The Lost Vikings on the Super Nintendo for the very first time. Watch as I stumble through puzzles, test out CRT filters, and learn how to use each Viking's unique abilities—including head-bashing, gliding, and item swapping.
🕹 ️ SYSTEM: Super NES Mini
🧠 DEVELOPER: Silicon & Synapse (later Blizzard)
📼 RELEASE: 1993
👾 CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro & Setup
00:30 – Starting The Lost Vikings (SNES)
01:07 – Technical issues & Late Start
02:19 – CRT Filters Test
07:09 – Playing on SNES Mini
07:31 – Eric the Swift's Abilities
07:55 – Olaf's Shield & Glide
08:11 – Balog's Arrows
10:09 – Alien Abduction Plot!
17:42 – Using Items
22:24 – Item Trading Between Vikings
24:07 – Stream Schedule Update
32:28 – Save & Rewind Features
33:55 – Comparing SNES to Genesis/DOS
56:00 – Eric’s Bash Confusion
59:01 – Eric Revisited
1:02:24 – Lost Vikings 2 on Saturn/PS1?
1:15:26 – Password Save System
1:23:50 – Outro & Future Streams
📣 Let me know in the comments:
– Have you played The Lost Vikings before?
– Which version did you play: SNES, Genesis, or DOS?
– Who's your favorite Viking: Eric, Olaf, or Balog?
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