Zelda II is now on the SNES!
A talented developer named Infidelity has ported Zelda II: The Adventure of Link from its original version to Nintendo’s 16-bit platform.
Port status: Infidelity invites players to try out this adaptation, emphasizing that it is fully playable from start to end. He also advises them to review the included README file which details all known issues needing further refinement.
Are you a fan of the original Zelda II?
I was curious so I gave it a spin. It’s just a literal port that runs in an snes emulator. It’s got a super nintendo logo at the start but everything else appears to just be a 1:1 port. Not sure the value in this but would be cool if someone used this as a base to update the assets.
Might perform better in certain situations where the original got laggy.
Why in the absolute fuck does this website have 800+ partners that need to track me? And more than 500 partners needed for “security.”
Time extension sucks ass. It’s a usability nightmare. Wish I could block all links to it in my feed.
Never heard of them before this.
On top of that the actual article is a big nothing-burger. Not worth reading beyond the title.
Modern journalism: a chatgpt summary of a reddit, tiktok, or twitter post, with an ad in-between every sentence.
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“Because he can.” But it’s also possible to replace the graphics with SNES-quality ones, should someone have the skill and inclination.
The port is currently only available to Infidelity’s Patreon subscribers
Why hasn’t Nintendo done anything yet? It’s weird.
There are Zelda I, Metroid, and Kid Icarus SNES ports as well that have been around a while.
It would require Nintendo to acknowledge the existence of Zelda II.
God. I hated it lol
Why hasn’t Nintendo done anything yet? It’s weird.
Nintendo are weird. Sometimes they don’t do anything for years and then suddenly lawsuit over 10 gazillion in damages. When doing anything unlicensed with Nintendo properties, the rules of thumb are: Keep it low key, don’t monetize it. Both common sense rules Infidelity didn’t care to follow.
It was on archive org and it was already taken down. Only a matter of time for Patreon as well.
It’s there, I just downloaded it.
Maybe a new upload then. The one in their tweet was taken down
Where did you get it? The internet archive link from the article said “item not available”.
Dunno if I’m allowed to post links to it or not, but search on there for infidelity zelda ii and you should be able to find it.
It looks like they took it down themselves and uploaded a revised version. It’s there on their user page.
I’m guessing because he’s not selling the ROM, the Patreon only gave you early access. It seems to have now been made available to the public for free.
On archive.org, where it’s been removed
What’s the best way to play zelda 2 nowadays?
There’s an enhanced PC port made by hoverbat (and luckily nintendo isn’t aware of it yet)
Are all the bugs and mistranslations there?
Yes, it’s a straight port.
I asked because years ago, I saw a ROM for NES that took the original Japanese version and retranslated everything to English, fixing a lot of broken clues and storylines. I haven’t been able to find it again.
Is it this?
That looks like it! Thanks!! I honestly don’t remember enough of the one I saw to be sure if that was the same project, but it is definitely the same concept and looks like the creator put a lot of work into it to make it perfect.
Are all the bugs and mistranslations there?
Probably. The SNES CPU is only a slightly advanced version of the NES CPU. That’s why simple NES to SNES cartridge adapters exist.
