The Legend of Zelda - Page 3

*Storm Eagle* · 09-14-2012, 01:20 AM

I've been a Zelda fan for quite a while. My first experience was Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, which doesn't seem to be one of the most popular games in the series. So I decided to get the first Zelda game. Since then, I've been getting games in the order in which they came out. My best memories seem to lie with Zelda II, Link's Awakening, and Ocarina of Time.

**GK Punk** · 09-14-2012, 01:24 AM

I personally love Zelda 2. I still replay that game frequently.

*gobo* · 09-14-2012, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

My first experience was Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

And, you came BACK??

*Storm Eagle* · 09-15-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GK Punk

I personally love Zelda 2. I still replay that game frequently.

I actually bought another copy of it on eBay just for the box a few years back. I played through the game to test it out, and I played through the whole game for four hours straight. So yes, it works well. In fact, here's where I talked about it.

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And, you came BACK??

I didn't know I was supposed to hate it. It was at the time when the Super Mario Bros. Super Show was around, and they had the Legend of Zelda cartoons on Fridays. I don't know why I started with Zelda II since it wasn't even the first one. I asked for that anyway, and I heard a good number of negative comments about it. Also, keep in mind that at the time, I was finally getting an NES. I remember my cousin played through most of it, and he got up to the sixth palace. He never finished it, but I picked up where he left off and completed it. He even made it through the Great Palace, but I finished off that part too.

By the way, has anyone by any chance gone to a The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert, or plan to go to one? I attended a mini version of it at the Nintendo World store in NYC earlier tonight where they performed arrangements exclusive to it, and it was pretty cool. There's going to be a concert in NYC on November 28th, and I'm going to have to see about making it there somehow.

**GK Punk** · 09-15-2012, 01:44 AM

That's the thing. Zelda 2 is the game you're "supposed" to hate. It's a good game though. They wanted to try something different instead of repeating themselves. You should read what some of the original ideas for Zelda 3 was. (Party based system even.)

*Powder* · 09-15-2012, 02:05 AM

I gave Zelda 2 an honest try recently but I just couldn't do it. I found the difficulty to be a pain & the rest didn't much keep my attenton. Oh well.

*gobo* · 09-15-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I didn't know I was supposed to hate it.

Not hate-worthy, just lacking in everything that made the first so enjoyable.

Frozen_Cereal · 09-16-2012, 11:01 AM

I thought Zelda 2 was fun, with the levelling up system and whatnot. The combat was also pretty great, but the knockback that Link takes every time he gets hit got me killed a bunch of times. Of course, it's an incredibly difficult game towards the end, but difficulty isn't a turn-off for me in games. I still play it on my 3DS every now and then.

Scud · 09-16-2012, 01:13 PM

Just finished A Link to the Past this weekend on my GBA. This being my first time with the Zelda franchise, it took a little while to get use to but I found myself having a lot of fun. It's rare that I find myself wanting to replay a game right after finishing it, but this one did just that.
I'll probably hold off, too many other things to do right now and I also have The Minish Cap to play sometime soon.

**GK Punk** · 09-17-2012, 12:27 AM

Minish Cap is also a lot of fun. To me personally, A Link to the Past is the best in the series.

*gobo* · 09-17-2012, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by gk punk

a link to the past is the best in the series.

qft .

Scud · 09-17-2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GK Punk

Minish Cap is also a lot of fun. To me personally, A Link to the Past is the best in the series.

Sweet. Glad I started with it!

*Storm Eagle* · 09-18-2012, 12:22 AM

I realized that I played The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening a little later than I could have.

I found out that The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was first released on August 2nd in 1993. Later that week, I went on a vacation to Florida and I wanted a new video game to take with me. So I chose Kirby's Dream Land, not knowing I could have gotten Link's Awakening. So now I'm kicking myself for that. I made my decision based on the Game Boy games list in the Top 20 section of the latest Nintendo Power magazine. I already owned the top two games, the third game was Metroid II and I wasn't up for Metroid at the time, and Kirby's Dream Land was number 4. (Link's Awakening happened to be number 5 by the way.) Now Kirby's Dream Land isn't a bad game. It's just short. I actually finished the game on THE MORNING I FLEW DOWN. Link's Awakening would have kept me busy throughout my whole vacation, and I still wouldn't have been finished with it even by the time I came back. For the record, I even went and sold my copy of Kirby's Dream Land two months ago.

Talk about a missed opportunity.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-22-2012, 03:51 AM

You can all hate me, I've never played Link's Awakening. Never played any of the GBA/DS Zelda's either, but that one seems the most like blasphemy. I have it, I just never got a Game Boy and I haven't hooked up my Gamecube/GBA Player in a long while. But I will.

Zelda II might be my least favorite but I think I've actually played and beaten it the most. For years that was the only Zelda game I had (and one of only like, 4 NES games I owned at one point) so I played it often even though I had NO idea what I was doing. I can only get through it with a guide, but I like a lot of what they did with it, the Castles and boss fights especially, and I love the music. It is hard, especially near the end, but if you are very patient you can rack up lots of extra lives in those fields full of fireball-shooting spiders. Risky, but worth it.

GK, that looks similar to the sword I got, other than the retouching, obviously. The ribbons on the handle are a nice touch. Other than polishing I haven't done anything to mine yet. I cleaned one side too hard and part of the Triforce engraving is worn, I'm F'n stupid.

*MrPliggins* · 09-22-2012, 08:38 AM

I love Zelda, but it takes me forever to finish a game! I'm currently playing Ocarina of Time for the past year on the 3ds, and Skyward Sword which I haven't played in about 3 months. It took me a little over a year to complete Twilight Princess. I did just recently play through the original Legend of Zelda when it was released on the 3ds over the course of about 2 days. The second quest, I'm still playing.
I do have the Zelda cartoon series on DVD. Gotta love 80s video game cartoons.

*gobo* · 09-23-2012, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

You can all hate me

Is it okay if I just seriously dislike you instead? I ain't down wit hatin'.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-23-2012, 03:47 AM

I'm a firm believer in freedom of choice, my friend!

And yeah I love that friggin' Zelda cartoon. Zelda was hawt when I was 8.

*Storm Eagle* · 09-23-2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

You can all hate me, I've never played Link's Awakening. Never played any of the GBA/DS Zelda's either, but that one seems the most like blasphemy. I have it, I just never got a Game Boy and I haven't hooked up my Gamecube/GBA Player in a long while. But I will.

You should definitely play Link's Awakening. It's one of the best.

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

I love Zelda, but it takes me forever to finish a game! I'm currently playing Ocarina of Time for the past year on the 3DS, and Skyward Sword which I haven't played in about 3 months. It took me a little over a year to complete Twilight Princess. I did just recently play through the original Legend of Zelda when it was released on the 3DS over the course of about 2 days. The second quest, I'm still playing.
I do have the Zelda cartoon series on DVD. Gotta love 80s video game cartoons.

The Adventure of Link took me the longest to finish, at four months. Second was Link's Awakening, which took me three months.

*CyberCubed* · 10-04-2012, 12:55 AM

Skyward Sword was a good game, but its flaws kept it back from being a truly great one.

I still feel like the N64 Zelda's are the best and Nintendo's never been able to top them since.

**GK Punk** · 10-04-2012, 01:05 AM

I actually loved Skyward Sword. I had a great deal of fun with it.

09-16-2012, 11:01 AM	#48
Frozen_Cereal Thug Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 92	I thought Zelda 2 was fun, with the levelling up system and whatnot. The combat was also pretty great, but the knockback that Link takes every time he gets hit got me killed a bunch of times. Of course, it's an incredibly difficult game towards the end, but difficulty isn't a turn-off for me in games. I still play it on my 3DS every now and then. __________________ The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.

09-16-2012, 01:13 PM	#49
Scud Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Sol 3, Gould Belt, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 485	Just finished A Link to the Past this weekend on my GBA. This being my first time with the Zelda franchise, it took a little while to get use to but I found myself having a lot of fun. It's rare that I find myself wanting to replay a game right after finishing it, but this one did just that. I'll probably hold off, too many other things to do right now and I also have The Minish Cap to play sometime soon. __________________ New to the Technodrome? Why not introduce yourself here. To read the forum rules click one. For guidelines on Buying/Selling/Trading click two.

09-14-2012, 01:20 AM	#41
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,394	I've been a Zelda fan for quite a while. My first experience was Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, which doesn't seem to be one of the most popular games in the series. So I decided to get the first Zelda game. Since then, I've been getting games in the order in which they came out. My best memories seem to lie with Zelda II, Link's Awakening, and Ocarina of Time.

09-14-2012, 01:24 AM	#42
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I personally love Zelda 2. I still replay that game frequently.

09-15-2012, 01:44 AM	#45
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	That's the thing. Zelda 2 is the game you're "supposed" to hate. It's a good game though. They wanted to try something different instead of repeating themselves. You should read what some of the original ideas for Zelda 3 was. (Party based system even.)

09-15-2012, 02:05 AM	#46
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I gave Zelda 2 an honest try recently but I just couldn't do it. I found the difficulty to be a pain & the rest didn't much keep my attenton. Oh well.

09-17-2012, 12:27 AM	#50
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Minish Cap is also a lot of fun. To me personally, A Link to the Past is the best in the series.

09-18-2012, 12:22 AM	#53
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,394	I realized that I played The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening a little later than I could have. I found out that The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was first released on August 2nd in 1993. Later that week, I went on a vacation to Florida and I wanted a new video game to take with me. So I chose Kirby's Dream Land, not knowing I could have gotten Link's Awakening. So now I'm kicking myself for that. I made my decision based on the Game Boy games list in the Top 20 section of the latest Nintendo Power magazine. I already owned the top two games, the third game was Metroid II and I wasn't up for Metroid at the time, and Kirby's Dream Land was number 4. (Link's Awakening happened to be number 5 by the way.) Now Kirby's Dream Land isn't a bad game. It's just short. I actually finished the game on THE MORNING I FLEW DOWN. Link's Awakening would have kept me busy throughout my whole vacation, and I still wouldn't have been finished with it even by the time I came back. For the record, I even went and sold my copy of Kirby's Dream Land two months ago. Talk about a missed opportunity.

09-22-2012, 03:51 AM	#54
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	You can all hate me, I've never played Link's Awakening. Never played any of the GBA/DS Zelda's either, but that one seems the most like blasphemy. I have it, I just never got a Game Boy and I haven't hooked up my Gamecube/GBA Player in a long while. But I will. Zelda II might be my least favorite but I think I've actually played and beaten it the most. For years that was the only Zelda game I had (and one of only like, 4 NES games I owned at one point) so I played it often even though I had NO idea what I was doing. I can only get through it with a guide, but I like a lot of what they did with it, the Castles and boss fights especially, and I love the music. It is hard, especially near the end, but if you are very patient you can rack up lots of extra lives in those fields full of fireball-shooting spiders. Risky, but worth it. GK, that looks similar to the sword I got, other than the retouching, obviously. The ribbons on the handle are a nice touch. Other than polishing I haven't done anything to mine yet. I cleaned one side too hard and part of the Triforce engraving is worn, I'm F'n stupid.

09-22-2012, 08:38 AM	#55
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I love Zelda, but it takes me forever to finish a game! I'm currently playing Ocarina of Time for the past year on the 3ds, and Skyward Sword which I haven't played in about 3 months. It took me a little over a year to complete Twilight Princess. I did just recently play through the original Legend of Zelda when it was released on the 3ds over the course of about 2 days. The second quest, I'm still playing. I do have the Zelda cartoon series on DVD. Gotta love 80s video game cartoons.

09-23-2012, 03:47 AM	#57
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I'm a firm believer in freedom of choice, my friend! And yeah I love that friggin' Zelda cartoon. Zelda was hawt when I was 8.

10-04-2012, 12:55 AM	#59
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,898	Skyward Sword was a good game, but its flaws kept it back from being a truly great one. I still feel like the N64 Zelda's are the best and Nintendo's never been able to top them since.

10-04-2012, 01:05 AM	#60
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I actually loved Skyward Sword. I had a great deal of fun with it.