Zelda II

>>11804443 (OP)
first zelda i played in 1998

We got the properly finished version the FDS original was an incomplete and rushed out the door beta.

>>11804443 (OP)
Zelda poo

>>11804448
I was in a strange situation where I had my NES up until 1998 when I got an N64 and skipped the SNES and Zelda 2 was my only zelda until OoT. I never beat it back then but I enjoyed the adventure.

>>11804443 (OP)
I always thought Zelda 2 felt oddly easy for an NES game. That is, until you get to the valley of death. Then it turns into a fucking nightmare.

How come no other games(not even talking about the Zelda franchise but games in general) tried to replicate(and improve) its format?

>>11804502
There were a few copycats immediately after it released, like that Rambo game.

>>11804502
>>11804504
There were quite a few. Zelda 2 didn't invent the genre but it brought an age of action-adventure especially in 1987, Rambo, Castlevania 2, Battle of Olympus, Faxanadu, Cosmo Police Galivan, Cosmo Police Galivan, Gargoyle's Quest 1 and 2, Fire Bam, The Maze of Galious, that Wonder Boy game that's not Wonder Boy on Famicom, Rygar, I'd argue that all those games (and then some) owe something to Zelda 2, some more than others and I mostly just listed NES/FC game.

Helluva game. I haven't made it past the three eye rock palace yet, but what a trip it was to get there. This game has got to be zoomer-proof without the use of a manual.

it wasn't a huge Japanese hit but did majorly influence game design there

>>11804515
>Cosmo Police Galivan, Cosmo Police Galivan,
I think you accidentally double-listed Galivan and meant to put Chester Field in there somewhere. If nothing else Chester Field is notable for being mentioned in Nintendo Power as a game that was going to be translated and released in the US, but never made it. The dungeon designs are cancer though.

>>11804443 (OP)
What the fuck is this boss design? I thought I was playing a Castlevania game when I fought this thing.

>>11804621
Actually you're right I was thinking of Chester Field; and yes I never beat it, fuck those looping dungeons

>>11804468
The whole game feels unpolished. Granted this is NES in the 80s but even still.

>>11804443 (OP)
What an absolute disappointment after the masterpiece that was Zelda 1

>>11804443 (OP)
They didn't even try

Zelda II itself stole from Ninja Kid and Wing of Madoola.

>>11804443 (OP)
it is game

>>11804457
please do not redeem the triforce SAAR

>>11804443 (OP)
My birthday is coming up and I allowed myself to buy a NES, and this is one of the games I decided to get with it. They should all be here Friday

>>11804443 (OP)
Stupidly hard game.

>>11805141
No bad person has ever enjoyed finishing Zelda 2. Good luck in your test of character, anon

>>11805179
We'll see. I also got Zelda 1, Castlevania trilogy, Final Fantasy, Metroid, Rad Racer, and the system is coming with Mario+Duck Hunt

where the fuck do you go after that first dungeon this game is too high iq for me

>>11805223
don't you zoomzooms all come with that surgically affixed extension of your hand called a "phone?" it comes with an easy search engine that gives you the answer, instantly. you should really invest in that extension before asking for high IQ results...

I played it on emulator in 2000s GameFAQs had all the info you needed.

>>11804515
Now which of these have non sidescrolling top down section? That's what that anon was getting at

>>11805223
You go to a better game with combat that fucking works.

>>11804462
>I never beat it back then but I enjoyed the adventure
Same.
I try every now and then but god damn I'm bad at video games.

>>11805223
the game intends for you to talk to all the people in town and then explore a bit.

>>11805223
sorry dude...

Anyone here into Zelda 2 romhacks? I just discovered there's a pretty active scene.

>>11805582
>Zelda 2
>romhack
Why

>>11805687
Because it's an entire new adventure?

I ragequit in the second palace. Fuck that room with the floating eye things and the multiple darknuts. This game fucking sucks.

>>11805742
I can understand ragedropping games like Shinobi 2 where some of the first enemies in the game require maximum pattern recognition, but seriously bro, Darknuts are just jump and stab.

IN SAN DIEGO

IT'S NOT SOUTH DETROIT

>>11805370
you crazy the combat was the only redeeming factor of that shit game.

>>11804443 (OP)
He throws toilet brushes AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

>>11807298
When I was a kid, they looked like bras to me.

>>11807298
LINK SAAR DONT REDEEM THE KEY BLOODY BENCHOD HYLIAN TWINK

ironically, not an error at all

>>11804462
>I was in a strange situation where I had my NES up until 1998
Similar situation here.

Neighbour kid came over one day excited about his new golden game cartridge. We played it, but I don't remember much of it, so I guess Zelda 2 didn't impress me lol

besides Castlevania II are there any other games like this? Open world 2d platformer?

>>11805742
early game AoL can be brute forced by levelling.
Though if you haven't gotten good by the great palace you're screwed.

>>11807597
Faxanadu is Zelda II but actually good.

>>11804443 (OP)
What were they thinking with this?

>>11808082
It was such slop.

>>11807597
The Gargoyle's Quest games are similar in that there's a top down overworld but the actual action sequences are 2D platforming. They're so fun too.

>>11804502
>How come no other games(not even talking about the Zelda franchise but games in general) tried to replicate(and improve) its format?
There's Faxanadu, and it's better than Zelda 2

>>11807740
>>11808134
There's a middle aged woman that streams Faxanadu on Twitch. She plays it the same way every time since she was like 6 years old. Pretty cool game.

Just had a dream that Trump likes Zelda 2 and he plays it all the time (and is really good). I watched him play and he came upon a variant of one of these guys >>11807298 in a hallway at a dining table, but it was a cyclops and instead of maces or whatever it shot big long eyeballs out of its eyeball. He expertly maneuvered up to it and slew that motherfucker and kept on. I'll note that in this dream version, the game seamlessly transitioned between side-by and top-down during the fight, so it was more like if Zelda 2 had retained the original top-down experience from Zelda 1 and also added on the side-by scrolling. I actually hot my hands on the game and played that version of Z2 in my dream. It was fun.

>>11804443 (OP)

I was like 4/5 years old when I went to the rich kid's house. He had an NES and he played this game. He pushed buttons and I saw the dialogue come up on the screen and I realized that HE COULD TALK TO THE PEOPLE IN THE GAME BY PUSHING THE BUTTON TO TALK TO THEM. OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER

I realize that this comes off as a basedpost, but I was very impressed at the time.

>>11808695
>dreaming about Trump
how cucked can you be

>>11804452
they were both basically the same game, the japanese version just had better graphics, sound and programming

>>11804462
good, new was the best, you did the right thing not wasting your time with snes

>>11810162
Link to the Past is a fine game.

>>11807298
>>11807341

>>11810165
yes but with the snes is another console nintendo and third party devs pretty much neglected, only a handful of games are good, the rest are just awful

>>11804443 (OP)
You WOULD say something like that

>>11810159
Looks like you don't know the meaning of the word.