Zelda Classic, Updated
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The Legend of Zelda was, hands-down, the best game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
But, close to 20 years old, it's getting a serious (and unofficial) facelift: Better graphics. New quests/maps/boards. New items. New monsters. And an astronomical potential for wasted time.
I have to download this and play around with it later.
That game was a giant time sucker. Was never very good at it, but several times caught my dad playing at like 3am on weeknights.
Posted by: Pam on March 30, 2005 3:20 PM | permalinkFor its time, best game ever. I have the original Zelda for Game Boy now and it still holds up (though I remember how to beat it, after all this time).
Combining the role-playing game with action aspect was a breakthrough concept, still being built upon to this day.
Posted by: Max on March 30, 2005 4:01 PM | permalinkA-Mazing.
I can't believe I remember where a lot of the hidden rooms are. It all came back to me to light the flame here or bomb there. Incredible.
Posted by: ChuckJerry on March 30, 2005 6:12 PM | permalinkPlay the 182test.qst that comes with the download. It's got the graphics and sound of the Super Nintendo Zelda game. If you didn't play that one, you missed out on a great game.
Posted by: O'dell on March 30, 2005 7:55 PM | permalinkO'dell is right. The original Zelda is undoubtedly awesome (and brings back lots of fond memories), but nothing tops the Super Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past...
Posted by: Nicardo Autobahn on March 30, 2005 9:52 PM | permalinkTo be honest, all I remember about that game is throwing chickens around.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on March 31, 2005 7:09 AM | permalinkWeren't the Chickens in Zelda: Ocarina of Time for N64?
For the original NES, there was Zelda II: The Adventures of Link, which was a decent game in and of itself.
Ocarina of Time was a tremendous, tremendous game as well.
Posted by: max on March 31, 2005 8:19 AM | permalinkSo, after reading I went home, plugged in my NES (yes, I still have one) spent about 10 minutes with alcohol and q-tips cleaning the games, another few blowing out (you know, this post is leaving way to much to bust me on) the console, and finally settling in to about an hour of complete 1980's timewasting flashback. I still find it amazing how much time I wasted playing this (and other games) as a kid, and was reminded that I have too much stuff to do and shouldn't spend my evenings trying to save the world/rescue the princess/get the highest amount of lines possible. But it still was fun.
Posted by: j on March 31, 2005 8:57 AM | permalinkNah, chickens were in both games: http://images.google.com/images?q=zelda%20chickens&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wi
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on March 31, 2005 9:55 AM | permalinkBoth games have chickens. If you attack them long enough, you will get attacked by a swarm of them.
OOT was a wonderful addition to the series. Unfortunately, as of Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, the series has taken a serious dive. Only the fanboys will tell you otherwise.
Posted by: O'dell on March 31, 2005 4:32 PM | permalinkMy main OoT beef was that, after you finished the first half, you could not go back and do stuff you missed, such as getting all the hidden heart containers. That really made me lose enthusaism for it, that I had to play, essentially, a crippled character for the second half.
Or maybe there is a way to go back, that I didn't know about.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on March 31, 2005 5:57 PM | permalinkYou eventually get to the point where you can warp back and forth from adult to child. There probably was some stuff you only had one chance to get, but I think most of it is open for the whole game.
Posted by: O'dell on March 31, 2005 9:54 PM | permalinkNo more comments! Either someone has violated Godwin's Law, I'm tired of the discussion or, most likely, the ten-week window has closed. You can, however, contact me through email.