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7/16/2025, 5:27:39 AM
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I am emulating Zelda 1.
I did finish it about 20 years ago using Nesticle but i abused the hell out of save states. So i'm playing it properly this time.
One thing i'll say - i don't know why Castlevania 2 gets so much shit for being cryptic and obtuse when zelda 1 is just as bad:
-there are multiple areas on the map where if you enter them without a guide you will get stuck in an infinitely repeating loop.
-there's a dungeon and several important items hidden in caves underneath bushes/statues you have to randomly burn down/bump into.
-the dungeons are filled with sections where you have to bomb walls, and there's no tell or audio/visual cues like in link to the past, and your bombs are extremely limited because they are the only way you can kill the dinosaur monsters in the dungeons.
Also I literally got stuck in a room in level 5 because the door closes behind you and you have to bomb your way out the side through a secret door, but i had no bombs because i used them all killing the stupid dinosaurs in the previous room.
I had to google it, turns out it's a common point where people get stuck. You have to plug in a second controller, set it up in retroarch, then save the game using the controller 2 trick and then reset and start all over again.
I am emulating Zelda 1.
I did finish it about 20 years ago using Nesticle but i abused the hell out of save states. So i'm playing it properly this time.
One thing i'll say - i don't know why Castlevania 2 gets so much shit for being cryptic and obtuse when zelda 1 is just as bad:
-there are multiple areas on the map where if you enter them without a guide you will get stuck in an infinitely repeating loop.
-there's a dungeon and several important items hidden in caves underneath bushes/statues you have to randomly burn down/bump into.
-the dungeons are filled with sections where you have to bomb walls, and there's no tell or audio/visual cues like in link to the past, and your bombs are extremely limited because they are the only way you can kill the dinosaur monsters in the dungeons.
Also I literally got stuck in a room in level 5 because the door closes behind you and you have to bomb your way out the side through a secret door, but i had no bombs because i used them all killing the stupid dinosaurs in the previous room.
I had to google it, turns out it's a common point where people get stuck. You have to plug in a second controller, set it up in retroarch, then save the game using the controller 2 trick and then reset and start all over again.
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