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[Power Pro]

So recently, a content creator I follow started doing a playthrough of this Zelda II fan made remake on the PC of the 8 bit original, and while at first glance, it doesn't seem like anything special, it's pretty cool especially for people who want classic games with a new twist.

This Zelda 2 remake looks like just a slightly enhanced version of the NES game on the surface, but it has some cool just small touches sprinkled throughout that improve the experience. For example, 1ups increase your permanent stock of lives even after you have to continue. Things like checkpoints are also improved, which was a major failing of the original NES game. The creator of this also added some new areas, and puzzles, as well as introducing heart and magic containers throughout the world to find like many future Zelda games.

This kind of reminded me of when Nintendo did some of the 3D classics on the 3DS where they remade NES games with some modern enhancements, and it just made me think I really wish Nintendo would continue to do stuff like that for more of their classic games. No need to have every game get a huge major big budget remake, but sometimes a small scale remake that maintains the look and feel of the original, while adding some modern touches can really reignite interest in an old classic. Especially if they do some of the things this creator did, and add on to but changing aspects of the game so it all feels new again.

This is not a playthrough I watched, but here's one of the remake just to get a taste of what it looks like, as well as a link to download the game itself.

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[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

I played this version, both 1st and 2nd Quest and it really is awesome. Made me wish for a sequel in that style even more. The OG Dark Souls

 

[Mister Wolf]

MercurySteam with Nintendo's guidance are more than capable of doing a Remake of Zelda 2.

 

[Syphon Filter]

zelda 2 = hardest game ever. the only game i quit lol.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Might be in the minority, but back then when I played Zelda 1 and 2, I thought 2 was 10x better. And a much harder game to boot. Of course watching speedruns makes it look easy as guys plow through the game avoiding and jumping away from enemies, but when you're young and playing a game a traditional way like killing as many baddies you can it was much more challenging than Zelda 1.

 

[March Climber]

Might be in the minority, but back then when I played Zelda 1 and 2, I thought 2 was 10x better. And a much harder game to boot. Of course watching speedruns makes it look easy as guys plow through the game avoiding and jumping away from enemies, but when you're young and playing a game a traditional way like killing as many baddies you can it was much more challenging than Zelda 1.

Zelda 2 is essentially Simon’s Quest but done correctly.

 

[Power Pro]

Zelda 2 is essentially Simon’s Quest but done correctly.

It still kinda suffered from the cryptic bull shit dialogue, but it was still better than Simon's Quest in understanding what it meant.

 

[Sojiro]

Might be in the minority, but back then when I played Zelda 1 and 2, I thought 2 was 10x better. And a much harder game to boot. Of course watching speedruns makes it look easy as guys plow through the game avoiding and jumping away from enemies, but when you're young and playing a game a traditional way like killing as many baddies you can it was much more challenging than Zelda 1.

You are not the only one, I have always liked Zelda II more than the first.

 

[FStubbs]

I remember as a kid, Zelda 2 wasn't a hard game. Ninja Gaiden, now that was hard.

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[Moses85]

I love Zelda but there is no way I would play this

 

[fart town usa]

Mike Matei has some wildly entertaining Zelda II streams. Those streams made me see the brilliance in the game. Someday I'd like to try and tackle it.

 

[Sojiro]

Mike Matei has some wildly entertaining Zelda II streams. Those streams made me see the brilliance in the game. Someday I'd like to try and tackle it.

Yeah he has played a fuck ton of rom hacks of the game. A good number of them that are pretty good too, there definitely are a lot of options to dig into after playing through the vanilla game a few times. On another note I enjoy Mike's streams, he reminds me of myself and definitely doesn't give a shit lol.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

When this game released, I thought it was one of the best graphical games I’d seen yet….. god the nostalgia for this game is like a fever dream

 

[existensmaximum]

That's the rape of art - like retouching Mona Lisa in Photoshop or something.

 

[bender]

MercurySteam with Nintendo's guidance are more than capable of doing a Remake of Zelda 2.

 

[Hestar69]

zelda 2 is amazing and one of my fav games and game son the NES. Wish nintendo would show more love to the game

 

[Shake Your Rump]

zelda 2 = hardest game ever. the only game i quit lol.

I was 12 when this game released. I actually finished it twice in a row, non-stop, just to see how the game would mark my save file. My only assistance was the game manual. If you think this is the hardest game ever, I am curious what the second hardest game could be.

 

[lestar]

a zelda 2 remake as a metroidvania would be awesome

 

[RoboEight]

Wow this looks incredible I definitely need to check this out. This is what a good enhanced version should look like.

 

[proandrad]

Zelda 2 is so shitty Nintendo won't even bother to try to dmca it.

 

[Thaedolus]

Zelda 2 is so shitty Nintendo won't even bother to try to dmca it.