Zelda II: The Adventures of Link Ported to SNES! Play It Today

Infidelity just released their Zelda II: The Adventures of Link SNES port (weird it wasn't called The Legend of Zelda) and wow is it now IMO the best version of the original Zelda II on NES you could possibly play and it works on MiSTer FPGA! Retro gaming news incoming as this is just an awesome new way to play Zelda on SNES plus it works great on the MiSTer FPGA SNES core and may soon get MSU-1 Enhancements!! MiSTer FPGA review time with a MiSTer FPGA core and a retro game console banger!
and this is hot on the heels of Infidelity and his Mega Man III SNES port!
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL : / videogameesoterica
infidelity_nes?la...
The Super Nintendo was SUPPOSED to have a CD-ROM attachment known as the SNES CD...but alas that was cancelled. So what did someone do? They created a variation of the same technology in software and FPGA code so we NOW HAVE FULL MOTION VIDEO AND CD QUALITY AUDIO ON THE MiSTer FPGA SNES CORE! How's that for cool retro gaming fun?
Questions? Comments? Just leave them below and I will do my best to answer each and every one of them!
/ videogameesoterica
You can follow us at IG : ChicagoGameCollector , or join our Discord Server : / discord
VGE
#retrogamer #retrogames #retrogaming #megaman #capcomgames #misterfpga #supernintendo #snes #nintendo #nes #gaming #gamingnews

[@TonyGearSolid]

These ports are kind of like peering into an alternate timeline where the SNES was backwards compatible with the NES.

[@GalaxyMythos]

I wish it was an easy automatic process to just convert the whole NES library.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

That would have been a fun timeline

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Sadly it’s not but it’s getting better

[@sadeness]

Orginally it was supposed to have backwards compatibility.They ran out of time and left it out

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Makes sense. Happens a lot

[@ofmannotmachine3012]

Nintendo frantically trying to figure out who they can sue over this 😂

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

🤣

[@janesondergrond9042]

[@arbbo1675]

I would love to see Castlevania, Contra and Blaster Master Ported to SNES with alternate soundtracks making use of MSU-1

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Ooh Blaster Master is a good pick

[@janesondergrond9042]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5C6Y6WBitmqh9kfeature=shared

[@Ragesauce]

Zelda 2 was a great play back in the day, same with CV2 the music was insane, both games had those RPG elements that gave it a nice touch.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Couple of classics for sure and funny both totally pivoted up the style vs the originals

[@Ragesauce]

@@VideoGameEsoterica CV2 was so ahead of its time too such a classic

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Metroidvania before the word even existed

[@schlittytube]

Everybody had their own saves for Zelda 1 in my house but Zelda II was a family effort. We needed a team effort to tackle it. We'd all take turns and bounce around ideas of how to get over the next hump. I still remember when we finally finished it. Felt like some sort of monumental achievement. Haha. Memories like that are why I still play games "blind". It's a feeling/satisfaction I'm always chasing. And yes. Always wondered just how he got healed in there...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Sounds like a good gaming memory!

[@sadeness]

I am surprised the graphics look the same since its better hardware.I hope they update the graphics to something like Super Mario Allstars had

[@rodribyte4255]

To me that would better justify the creation of these ports.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Infidelity mostly just ports with MSU-1 and not new graphics

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Someone may in the future

[@rodribyte4255]

​@@VideoGameEsotericaExactly. Having the basic programming, it should not be difficult for a common user to create new graphics or even new animations.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@rodribyte4255 def helps

[@luciennethesorceress]

also i'd imagine no more slowdown or sprite flicker with this port :-)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

None that I noticed

[@JB-mm5ff]

He is a LEGEND AND A HERO!! Please infidelity -- do BLASTER MASTER next!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

That would be a fun one

[@blarghblargh]

The ports are cool. The sword and enemy kill sound effects sound a tiny bit off to me. At least in the recording at the spot where you play it full volume. I haven't tried out the port myself yet

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll have to listen compared to the NES original again

[@rars0n]

Zelda II was the first Zelda game my family owned, so I am biased towards it. I've never been particularly great at video games, and I still suck at it. Last time I played it, I had to use cheats to beat it. But I still love it. I hope the NES ports keep coming, as I was really disappointed to find that Analogue had no intention of putting the NES on the Super NT. I would love to be able to play my favorite NES games on the FPGA console!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s def not an easy game and it’s out to kill you at every turn

[@NLSagat]

Had it back in the day, i appreciated that they did something new and even completed the game (with the help of the tips in both the monthly nintendo ad magazine and commercial magazines) but def appreciated zelda 1 more. Do enjoy these nes on snes options as i sold my pal nes and gave away my zelda's to a good friend. May end up getting a ntsc or fpga nes again in the future though as it was a mega influential machine to me.......but i have a mister so no rush :D

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

OG Zelda is clearly the better game for sure

[@luciennethesorceress]

at the very least these ports are conceptually really cool. wonder if someone could give it the super mario all-stars treatment graphically and audio-wise?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Could def be done

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

I would love if he could add some of the redux patches as an option. This game is extremely difficult.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s def not easy

[@ViegasSilva]

The SNES' CPU (Ricoh 5A22) uses an extended MOS Technology 6502 instruction set, the same core as the NES' CPU (Ricoh 2A03).

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Did I say it was diff? Been a minute since I recorded this. Maybe I was trying to say the graphics side of things?

[@Superb_Owl80]

lol I stopped the video 3 minutes in so I could go download this. Works great on my rgb30! Can’t wait to play all these ports on my real snes once I get my game room setup.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha good reason to pause it

[@crackity_j]

I got a Zelda 2 tattoo last week (I’ve never played more than 5 min of it)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I need to know why then. Not that tattoos need reasons other than “because” but I’m still curious

[@crackity_j]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I saw some Zelda 2 concept art years ago that I loved and thought looked like tattoo flash anyways so I got it. If you look up "Zelda 2 art magic" it should come up.

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

Time to do a 100% AK 1CC run of this to kick the tires a bit.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Now is the time

[@nathanrussell2158]

Love this game.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a classic. Way diff than the rest of the series but still fun

[@OneAngryDeacon]

Wake me up when the Zelda 2 enchanced remake is ported to SNES

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll set an alarm haha

[@Riz2336]

I'm not a "hater" of Zelda II but It's rather low on my of list how much I like it compared to the other games

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s not super high on mine either but it’s still a decent bit of fun

[@METR0lD]

Infidelity is a machine! I do admit that this game isn't for me though. I never really got into Zelda until A Link to the Past on the SNES. Still an amazing job by Infidelity!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a hard game to get into but it is a good time

[@True-Faux]

@VideoGameEsoterica "...but what mods really are necessary..." SNES Super Ghouls & Ghosts slow-down fix was a true exception!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Def an improvement but really isn’t the slowdown charming in some ways?

[@True-Faux]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I concur, it's got a bit of character for sure, and these glitches do become part of the experience and even nostalgia in retrospect.

[@NLSagat]

@@True-Faux For ghouls n ghost the slowdown was minor, for Gradius 3 i think it is a night and day difference. Have to admit the arcade game also had slowdown so can't really complain to much! And i think super rtype also benifits a lot from fixes!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Def some nostalgia to it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@NLSagat sometimes shmup slowdown on arcade boards was intentional too

[@L4wnM0w3rM4n]

I love this game. I don't love playing it. I watched my siblings play this when I was very young. It was more entrancing than Mario or Duck Hunt. Objectively now I know it's a sadistic piece of junk designed to sell magazine subscriptions. But I'll always love it.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha it’s fine to love jank

[@lmtliam]

If this NES->SNES porting process keeps up, the NES will be redundant some day.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha gonna need a FEW more ports before that happens but maybe one day

[@Rockovissi]

Ohhhh this game. This game is out to get you. It actually hates you.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s def not holding your hand

[@xMaGuSx888]

I personally like the Zelda 2 Remastered version better. But this is still neat.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Fun options exist :)

[@androxilogin]

I never really understood this game. I used to play Battle of Olympus a lot back in the day and I enjoyed the music a lot but honestly didn't really know what I was doing in it either. As for the ports, I try them- but I don't really get it. I mean, updated sprites or something would make sense. To me, it's just not something that is that exciting. Don't get me wrong, it's cool. But I don't really see the point. Then again, all of the ports I've seen so far are for titles I've never really been interested in.

[@NLSagat]

I guess it's similar to 'the last of us' and 'shadow of the collosus'. The games are still on their og systems, but if you want better gfx and quality of life fixes, there are more modern options to try. And sometimes changes or stuff that gets worse (see thousand year door on switch being 30fps vs 60 on cube). But here i think there are hardly any downsides and definitely a lot of upsides! And for the price of free :D

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s just a diff thought process about porting. It’s like swapping the engine in your car. You can’t see the diff right up front but you feel it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Very good point and I got deja vu reading it. Did you say something similar on a diff video? Lol

[@NLSagat]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Now that you mention it, very possible! LOL me writing a few comments every now and then a forgetting vs god/deity/whatever of your choice knows how many comments you read...and YOU remembered! (if this was directed at someone else, this comment was not written :P )

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I’ve got a V good memory. Photographic basically

[@Mike-nf6nf]

I feel like Nintendo would be both angered and pleased by this news.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Plangry

[@simon41978]

Shut it down!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

🤣

[@Popclone]

The problem with all these ports you can't sheet the difference, at list post frame vs frame of what you are fing talking about!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Lol ok