Raise your hand if you thought Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was too easy.
Anyone?
*crickets*
No, me neither. But the good news is that if you're a fan of the original and you're also a masochist, there is Zelda II: Shadow of Night.
Shadow of Night is a Zelda II ROM hack, a much, much, much more difficult version of the original with completely redesigned overworld and palace layouts, beefed up enemies and bosses (you can't just crouch in a corner and kill Carock or Dark Link anymore), more difficult platforming with more of those aggravating lava pits, as well as level ups being more costly and starting with only three heart and magic containers instead of four.
I've watched some of the best Zelda II speedrunners repeatedly game over while playing this game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWFlIqECRg
Pretty sure that was done using save states, so it looks a lot easier than it is.
I'm kind of tempted to give it a try and see how far I'd get.
Anyone?
*crickets*
No, me neither. But the good news is that if you're a fan of the original and you're also a masochist, there is Zelda II: Shadow of Night.
Shadow of Night is a Zelda II ROM hack, a much, much, much more difficult version of the original with completely redesigned overworld and palace layouts, beefed up enemies and bosses (you can't just crouch in a corner and kill Carock or Dark Link anymore), more difficult platforming with more of those aggravating lava pits, as well as level ups being more costly and starting with only three heart and magic containers instead of four.
I've watched some of the best Zelda II speedrunners repeatedly game over while playing this game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWFlIqECRg
Pretty sure that was done using save states, so it looks a lot easier than it is.
I'm kind of tempted to give it a try and see how far I'd get.