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Hidden Palace*
Great Palace*
Section 3*
Enemy List*
Characters*
Equipment*
Heart Containers*
Magic Containers*
Link Dolls*
Experience Points*
FAQ*
Section 4*
Credits and Legal Information*
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=================================Introduction*==================================
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Welcome to... the ultimate guide!!! To boost ratings I'm coming out with new,
x-treme lingo. It's going to rock steady! Okay, seriously now. Just had to
get that out of my system... Welcome to my latest guide. This one is for, in
case you were blind but you regained your sight, The Adventure of Link. It is
very probable that you need help on this game. So, I'm writing a walkthrough
for it. Simple, no? Here you have a straightforward, step-by-step guide, not
too shabby if I do say so myself.
You can stare at it for hours on end and it will still be here. This is
radically different from those "tele-walkthroughs". They're like home shows
where they do the electric wiring during the commercials. It simply cannot be
done so fast. So, I offer you a better guide than any of my made-up "tele-
walkthroughs". If you cannot read do not hesitate; you can learn very easily
with such books as Reading for Dummies. It's a good book. Now enough rambling!
I hate it when that happens. It is time for me to give a review of The
Adventure of Link.
Well, sixteen years ago it was 1988 (this was written in 2004). In that year
Nintendo released the second installment of the Legend of Zelda series. At the
time, the first Zelda was revolutionary, and that's what Nintendo must've
thought people liked. So, they went even more revolutionary and made this game.
Now, I don't know about you, but if I knew something was already a total success
I wouldn't try to change it. But they did, and The Adventure of Link is the
result. In my opinion, this is not the best Zelda game in the series. If you
love this game, sorry, but it doesn't mean much to say a game "isn't good" in
the series because all of Zelda is so good. But when it comes down to it, this
game makes for a great Zelda classic like its predecessor, but it was a hard act
to follow.
The Adventure of Link doesn't quite compare for a few simple reasons. For one,
this game is so hard it is not funny. There has never been such a hard Zelda
game and there will never be one because Mr. Miyamoto learned his lesson. The
game is practically impossible to beat, but it can be done! I am living proof.
Second, the game strayed from the extremely popular overhead view of the first
The Legend of Zelda game and made this 2-D except for intermediary screens.
Well, this makes it hard because Link, who in this game is taller than in the
past one, can attack in two ways, up and down. So, enemies who can move their
shields at the speed of light are impervious to attack. Plus, the items aren't
exactly to die for in this game.
This brings us to the inevitable conclusion that this game isn't number one
under the sun, or above it. But, you have the next Zelda game in the series to
look forward to, A Link to the Past, which is the best game in the series, in my
humble opinion. However, don't give up on this game. Once I played it, I loved
it. The RPG attributes are so minor it doesn't make a difference at all, and
really, it is sort of nice.
Of course, I don't hate The Adventure of Link or I wouldn't be writing this
guide. The storyline is not very open-ended; it is sort of drawing the series
of a close. This is because, back in '88, I'm sure Nintendo didn't foresee the
huge success of the Zelda series. The first Zelda game introduced a video game
legacy that many have copied and is still loved by all. Well, this game, while
not better than the first, undoubtedly introduced everything that any other RPG
game has ever had, including life points, gauges, and experience points. So,
this game sort of fathered all other action RPG's and that's why I chose this to
be my next walkthrough.
The real reason I'm writing this isn't for nostalgia purposes only, as I've
explained. The game is going to be, or was depending on when you're reading
this, released on October 25, 2004, for the GBA as part of the Classic NES
series. I missed my chance to write a guide for The Legend of Zelda (the first
one) before it was re-released, so I won't make that mistake this time. I'm all
about applications! So get ready to be totally problem-free in your video
gaming experience!
By the by, if you see this guide on any website other than GameFaqs.com (note
that GameSpot is an affiliate of GameFaqs because both are owned by CNET
Networks, so it is justified there), please inform me. With your help I can
stop plagiarism, which is illegal. Also, this guide is protected by
copyright, making it even more illegal. So please, help a guy out.