Sunday Longplay - Zelda 2: Amida's Curse (NES ROM Hack)

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Hack by OK Impala!: www.romhacking.net/hacks/6292/
This week on Sunday Longplay, it's another ROM hack for one of my favorite NES games of all time, and a project I had been following for over a year that just finished development 4 days ago. Welcome to Zelda 2: Amida's Curse!
One day Link finds a strange portal to the world of Amida, a land with a deep emotional link to him. Link embarks on another adventuresome quest to unravel Amida's secrets and return to Hyrule!
This hack is a passion project that has spanned a year and a half that changes everything in the game, from the overworld, to the palaces, to the graphics (using Zelda 2 Redux as a base), new town architecture pieces, a brand-new original soundtrack, etc. The end result is probably the most beautiful and eye-popping Zelda 2 hack I've played so far.
Difficulty-wise, the hack was meant to be a little easier than the base Zelda 2, but it's still not without its tricky moments. Here, the emphasis is placed on exploration rather than combat, so the difficulty lies more with finding where you're supposed to go in some spots. I was stumped for a little bit trying to find the Jump and Ice (replacing Thunder) spells, and I got lost in the final dungeon for a little bit before realizing that one of the elevators went through the floor.
While other Zelda 2 hacks have used custom soundtracks before, like Resurrection of Ganon and the endgame of Winter Solstice, Amida's Curse probably has my favorite OST of the three. The side-scrolling themes for the action scenes and palaces in particular are almost as good as the base game. Bentglasstube did great work on it!
Speaking of new additions, while Resurrection of Ganon added one extra dungeon to the game, Amida's Curse adds two! So there are now a total of 9 dungeons in the game as opposed to the base game's 7. More is always better in that regard.
Conclusion: Zelda 2: Amida's Curse was an 18-month passion project, and the passion really shows in the end result. The most beautiful Z2 ROM hack I've played, with an intriguing new story, and puzzles that really make you think. Yes, the game is easier than Z2, but that doesn't mean it sucks. Far from it.
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@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for playing! You beat it in a very fast time. Other streamers took a lot longer to reach the end. A true expert player at work here! 😁

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this amazing hack! As I said on your trailer video I had been following this project for months, and it did not disappoint!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@@MetalSmasherGaming : Comments like yours motivated me to up my game and improve Amida's Curse even more. You can see a lot of differences if you compare the final game to the beta trailer. I lost count of all the rework I did to get everything just right. Really happy to see that players are enjoying the game!

@meldreynolds 2 жыл бұрын

I love this version you created. Thanks for all the hard work you put into it!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@@meldreynolds Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words!

@crimsonstorm34 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this game being streamed and decided to see the rest of it. Here's some critiques and not meant to be negative, but constructive. First off, the story seems a little confusing especially with the triforce appearing at the end? No mention of needing the triforce to get back into Hyrule. I'd like to see some original bosses and more original creatures in some of these hacks. Its somewhat disappointing to see the same exact bosses or barely a reskin on some of them. For example the water temple. Why not have some kind of sea/water creature instead of Horsehead? The leveling and the amount of red potions looked like it made things very easy except for the actual exploring. I thought the temple music was cool, but for the final temple you may want a darker or a heavy action kind of theme to it. It elevates the last area/boss.

@TheGavrael 2 жыл бұрын

Being able to cancel Fairy is such a quality of life improvement.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. How many times in the original Zelda 2 have you Fairied across a difficult platforming section only to be blocked off by a wall at the end? I also love how some of the rooms in the temples were built with this new mechanic in mind.

@SuperN1ntendoChalmers 11 ай бұрын

Hands down the BEST Zelda II hack ever made. The authors should be extremely proud of their work.

@big_red01027 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent rom hack. I really loved Desert Tower; that dungeon is inspired and eclipses all six original palaces. Really smart design and unexpected use of the elements Link has at that point. I mean, up thrust is useful! Can't beat that.

@SeveredLegs 2 жыл бұрын

This game was a masterpiece. Truly worthy of the original, and an improvement in basically every way.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts here! I created this hack for people to enjoy the classic Z2 gameplay in a whole new way. Great to hear that worked out for you!

@SeveredLegs 2 жыл бұрын

@@okimpala More than accomplished, my friend. This is basically as good of work as anyone could manage. As far as games meant to capture the spirit of the original, it is truly one of the greatest rom hacks of all time.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@Gaea11 Thank you! I'm currently working on Ember of Mana. Not a sequel, but if you liked Amida's Curse, you might like this too!

@diogenes2454 10 ай бұрын

I like the attention to detail in the sprites, over world, and music.

@HoratioGiovanni 11 ай бұрын

Literally the greatest Link sprite edit of all time.

@Optomon 2 жыл бұрын

Came mainly to listen to the music, it's cool that someone else has modified Zelda 2 ost after all these years. Also cool to see work from OK Impala manifesting after all these years, remember him from back in the 2000s.

@agahnimous 2 жыл бұрын

Great hack and I LOVE the new music! So catchy!

@firestarter6488 2 жыл бұрын

The Hud and Link sprite replacements alone already got me hooked, looks like something Nintendo could've done!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

The ROM hacking community always impresses me with what they can do!

@HunterPBrown 2 жыл бұрын

I had some friends in discord share this rom hack with me a few days ago. It's great.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

They got great taste!

@patrickmadisoncomedy 2 жыл бұрын

This game is super dope. Zelda 2 was the first Nintendo game I ever had so it's crazy nostalgic to play. To me, playing this is just like adding extra levels to the original, it's great!

@markheying2830 2 жыл бұрын

Remember that if there is a Goriya in the Area, you might hear Boomerang Sounds even if the Goriya is offscreen.

@justinbrink7425 Жыл бұрын

Theres something really unique about this one compared to all the other hacks. More effort. More creativity. More love

@justinbrink7425 Жыл бұрын

The new music I just cant get enough of when I want to chill out

@goodperson656 9 ай бұрын

The palace theme goes hard

@firebirdgao 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful music beautiful graphics perfect gameplay ! Awesome 🎉

@Adventureruler 2 жыл бұрын

Man If I was a kid and saw these games being expanded into a whole 'other adventure, I would play these all day like fr.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, it’s amazing what the gaming community can do!

@dominiquejean5830 Жыл бұрын

That palace theme sounds soooo much like a lot of SMS music. I like that there are no overworld enemies. They slow down the game and allow unintended skips. No random encounters forces this hack to be excellent on the exploration aspect of Zelda and it delivers.

@ame0toko 2 жыл бұрын

1:19:30 is where you find the Heal spell, btw. I've been racking my brain on where to find it, and I'm finding the 4th temple tough. Thanks for the longplay! I'll only come back to it if I need any pointers before I finish it on my own, but you saved me like...7 headaches, lol.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. There were a few spots that really made me rack my brain too.

@anthonyiodice 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that fake out at the end of level 2!

@adamsanter9385 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the new palace and boss music very much so

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, bentglasstube did a great job on this custom OST. Maybe not as legendary as the original palace theme, but still a bop nonetheless.

@christophereuginebeatty7950 11 ай бұрын

Awesome job on this. I love the palace design and the music is really good.🙂👍👍

@christews2203 Жыл бұрын

You did the original justice and so much more added into the game this made me feel like I was playing the original with a second part to it. Bravo you truly struggled with all of that played this game and loved it. ⚔️⚔️⚔️

@MetalSmasherGaming Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Zelda 2 hacks for sure!

@Jerkwad152 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't put this one down for anything. It's badass.

@Mataluigi 3 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Thanks for playing this awesome hack.

@dasstu 2 жыл бұрын

I remember a time when ROM hacks were used to get Alice Cooper into Super Mario Brothers, and Link's Adventure was considered the worst Legend of Zelda game ever. Now look at it. Link's Adventure is getting ROM hacks so good they could've been sold at retail.

@dmuth Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this--I downloaded the ROM to play over this three-day weekend here in the States, and I used your video as a guide for some points that were unclear to me.

@Darkfire0721 2 жыл бұрын

A top notch hack to be sure. I haven't started playing it yet, but now I'm looking forward to!

@avramwilliams7995 2 жыл бұрын

In Edessa (the town near the volcano), you can learn Fire. Where the person says church has not yet begun, use Jump to get on the platform on the left, 'ring' (talk to) the bell, and then they'll let you in.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I found that out off-camera following this run.

@hannes8835 25 күн бұрын

What a great hack. Cool story and wonderful music. GG

@MatthewBenson321 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of this hack before but it's very well done. Love the HUD revamp and the new character sprite for Link and new music.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a labor of love! I highly recommend playing it!

@rogernilsson1414 2 жыл бұрын

No random encounter on the overworld and the ability to cancel fairy, and better exp upgrade system makes this hack better then the original game.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Very much welcome QOL improvements.

@girthbrooks8795 2 жыл бұрын

@Ok Impala! Would also like to take the opportunity to thank you for all your hard work on creating Amidas Curse. It's what the original should have been. Can't figure out where the hell the Cross is yet but that's part of the fun. Cheers!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

@justinbrink7425 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but the new 8 bit music is catchy

@MetalSmasherGaming Жыл бұрын

Bentglasstube did a great job with the soundtrack for sure!

@justinbrink7425 Жыл бұрын

@@MetalSmasherGaming it makes me feel like I am in fact living in... ancient times? It almost feels like Conan the Barbarian

@MichaelMercy Ай бұрын

Thanks for the walkthrough, helped a lot. Amazing game but some of those invisible walls in the castles really stumped me!

@lenengquist592 2 жыл бұрын

This is a well made rom hack, holy shit. Kudos to the team!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best I’ve played for sure!

@sternfan75 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best Zelda 2 hack I've seen so far.

@gsv213able 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Part 2 is my favorite of all the zeldas.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

It’s up there for me too. Not my favorite, but close.

@twatstabber 2 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS LOVED THE CHALLENGE AND ITS LIKE THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE SERIES, BUT I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE GAVE UP BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULITY

@JustinPennito 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I like this!

@Recca1979 2 жыл бұрын

- Anyone knows how I could get my hand on the OST of this game? The "stage" music : I'm in LOOOOOOVE!!!! 😃

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

It's available on KZfaq. Just search for Amida's Curse and you'll find it!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Find it on Spotify!

@JukeDenton 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda neat that the last temple's music is an 8-bit rendition of Last Day from Majora's Mask.

@DblOSmith 2 жыл бұрын

I don't hear it. Hmm.... what am I missing?

@funnathanrandall 2 жыл бұрын

Taking a step back to 8 bit.... Nice

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Always good to revisit the classics.

@mikegonzalez2012 Жыл бұрын

Also a good tip for whenever you are about to level. If you need health spend all your magic on healing. Then when you level up just choose magic and it refills all your bottles.

@KaguyaH 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, I got stuck on finding Ice Magic myself and checked this out-

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

That tripped me up a bit too. Also the Jump spell.

@phantomgamenesromhack6426 2 жыл бұрын

Adoro jogos hack! Parabéns pelo vídeo!

@Antnj81 Жыл бұрын

Wow I'm super impressed by this hack. I love the graphical overhaul but also the brand new music not only sounds great but totally sounds like it could have been made by the same person who made the music for the original Adventures of Link

@cripson114 2 жыл бұрын

So I thourghly enjoyed the level designs and the fact you got rid of the random spirits on the over world map. If I could sum it up the game has great Flow!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't make this hack, but I agree I do like the way the creator put more emphasis on exploration.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

I am the creator of this hack. Thank you for mentioning the flow of the game, I worked hard to get that right. The Zelda II gameplay can be a lot of fun, I hoped to show that with Amida's Curse!

@DblOSmith 2 жыл бұрын

Shout Out to Bentglasstube also. The music here was catchy and pretty great! Such a great game overall!!!!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

It was one of the most ambitious projects I’ve seen so far, and it did not disappoint at all!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Bentglasstube created something truly special. By the way, you can listen to the soundtrack outside of the game on Spotify, KZfaq and Bandcamp!

@Shadowblitz16 2 жыл бұрын

wow very unique z2 quest

@Nesseight Жыл бұрын

"The -Lizalfos- Gorn have my grandson!"

@bryanna72 Жыл бұрын

Does the bomb have any other use? It would be cool to be able and throw them in the action sections. Blow up block walls too.

@Bigbacon Жыл бұрын

the only thing I don't like about this one is the idea that I need to walk across every damn square to make sure I find something.

@MetalSmasherGaming Жыл бұрын

Could be worse. You could be interrupted by random enemies while you do it! Besides, the OG Zelda 2 had a couple moments like that too (like finding Bagu’s house or finding the route to the Island Palace).

@Bigbacon Жыл бұрын

@@MetalSmasherGaming they at least gave you an idea where those where. this was just random but it is a very good hack over all. Also the 4 forward, 1 back didn't seem to work as they said or maybe I was just crazy. swear it was really 3 forward and 1 back in the end.

@bryanna72 Жыл бұрын

Are there any hidden areas like in the kasuto town in the original game?

@songoku9348 Ай бұрын

Link’s sprite looks better than the original. In the original his sword looks like a loaf of bread.

@mae2759 7 ай бұрын

Is there no fire spell in this game, or did you choose not to get it?

@endermenon4836 2 жыл бұрын

Link getting an item in the original game: :D Link getting an item here: :|

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Link in the original game: "Hooray! I got a new item!" Link here: "Alright, let's keep moving."

@gsv213able 2 жыл бұрын

Like how there are no enemies on the outworld/ top view...it wastes too much time.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

The creator wanted to put more emphasis on exploration, and that was one of the ways he did it. And it worked.

@sarysa Жыл бұрын

57:57 - THAT'S how you get Jump?! Geez that is obtuse. Everyone said he "disappeared" and there are invisible enemies not far from town, so I assumed you needed the cross to see him. Love the hack, but sheesh.

@MetalSmasherGaming Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this hack definitely makes you think outside the box in some spots. It stumped me for quite a while too.

@okimpala Жыл бұрын

There is actually a man standing right before the empty house saying "Sometimes I hear sounds coming from below...Am I crazy?". Paying close attention to what people say really helps! (see 57:50) Thanks for playing Amida's Curse! 🙂

@sarysa Жыл бұрын

@@okimpala I think the kicker was just having the ghosts nearby. I discovered them first, so with the other clue I mentioned I was on a mad hunt for the book. Red herrings are fine but this one was the size of a whale.

@okimpala Жыл бұрын

@@sarysa Thanks for sharing, I can understand your line of thinking. That's the challenge of game development, trying to accommodate to all the possible scenarios players could come up with, while at the same time not ruining every challenge by too much handholding. It's a delicate balance I want to improve upon with every new game I create. So thanks for sharing, it gave me some valuable insight!

@Bigbacon Жыл бұрын

in the final palace, the ice spell kills those jumping sword thrower guys instantly.

@migueltamayo6701 2 жыл бұрын

Bueno si

@panagiotischristo 2 жыл бұрын

Game looks fun.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

It is!

@AC3DG 2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing this but am stuck because of glitches- A key at the end of level 4 isn't there for me when I play it so I'm stuck 1 key short. I also start with more health / magic containers as shown here, and getting too many magic containers glitches the game pretty severely and basically hard locks it. Am I using the wrong ROM version? I've tried it with a few that I have and the results are the same on all of them. Not sure where / who else to ask about this.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Hi AC3DG. This is likely not an issue of your ROM, but this is caused by already having a savefile in your emulator folder of another Zelda II game (with the same filename) when first starting Amida's Curse. The emulator is then loading a savefile from another Zelda II game, that's why you start with too many heart/magic containers and why keys are in the wrong place. You can fix this by renaming your ROM to Zelda II - Amida's Curse.nes and then start the game again in your emulator. Start the game normally and now you should start with 3 hearts and 2 magic containers. The game should work fine now. You can also find this explained in the ReadMe.

@TurboXray 9 ай бұрын

Is this a PAL rom hack or something? Why are the pixels so stretched wide

@TheKaindemonic78 2 жыл бұрын

No random encounters on the over world map? Although it was frustrating at times, that was one of the funnest aspects of the game.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but this hack wanted to focus more on exploration than combat, which is still fun.

@vincentanatriello9296 9 ай бұрын

Where can I play this game?

@hhh123837 2 жыл бұрын

I like this better than the original Zelda 2 game!!!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

To me they're both equally good in different ways.

@mikegonzalez2012 Жыл бұрын

The game design of this one was perfect. My only complaint is the repetitive music. I would have preferred the original music for the overworld and dungeons. Just change the graphics and level design.

@stickerupthe14743 4 ай бұрын

nice

@justinbrink7425 Жыл бұрын

I use this as backround noise frequently

@misaelhernandezvazquez323 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@robertlauncher 2 жыл бұрын

Is the final dungeon a remix of the final hours from Majora’s Mask?

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! You are the first person to notice this! Well done! ☺

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I really need to play Majora's Mask again...

@robertlauncher 2 жыл бұрын

@@okimpala Majora’s Mask is my favorite Koji Kondo soundtrack. The Final Hours are haunting, I could never forget lol

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertlauncher Same to me. I still see myself standing in that room with just a few seconds on the clock. The girl waiting for her loved one, who I just couldn't save... The music really upped the sense of despair in that scene. I thought it was a fitting reference for the despair in Amida's Curse.

@MattAkiyama1 2 жыл бұрын

I got lost after the 4th dungeon and after getting the heal spell. I totally forgot about that one cave at 1:22:00 where you need jump spell. Bad memory

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Glad this video could help! There were a few spots where I got lost myself, the Jump spell itself being one of them.

@80s_Gamr 2 жыл бұрын

What are you guys using to play this? Mesen doesn't seem to want to load it for me.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! It should work on Mesen. Please double check you've patched the correct Z2 ROM following the steps in the ReadMe.

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I use Bizhawk personally.

@80s_Gamr 2 жыл бұрын

@@okimpala Thank you sir. I didn't realize this was a patch. Good to go now! 😁

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@@80s_Gamr Alright! Enjoy the game!

@jayrice5736 Жыл бұрын

I like this Zelda 2 game, and the background music has a nice upbeat vibe goin on!

@justinbrink7425 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else feel drunk listening to the overworld music changing tempo every few notes?

@MegaDicksneeze 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I download a playable copy of this?

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t legally provide links to Zelda 2 ROMs, but I did put up a link to the Amida’s Curse IPS patch in the description. Use the online patching tool on the website to patch it to a base Zelda 2 ROM and you’re good to go.

@MegaDicksneeze 2 жыл бұрын

@@MetalSmasherGaming thank you!

@MetalSmasherGaming 2 жыл бұрын

@@MegaDicksneeze No prob!

@projectmayhem6898 2 жыл бұрын

[2:03:11], [2:11:35] Wow, it never occurred to me to do that, thanks, I was stuck for a bit.

@bendigginsjr6121 2 жыл бұрын

I'm stuck 1 key short cause I used them to get the book to see invisible eyes, and can't get in the dungeon with all those blue knights, backtracked all the dungeons to find a missing key, to no avail. I used the key from the Palace with the blue knight guarding it to backtrack to get the book to see the invisible eyes. Hate to start all over again.

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! No worries! The key should be in the Mountain Temple, you must have missed it somewhere there. Try returning there and take a good look at this playthrough to see all the key locations. If you still can't find it, you can contact me. Which version of the game are you playing?

@bendigginsjr6121 2 жыл бұрын

@@okimpala Its ok now, I messed up and accidentally erased my game and started over, got passed it now, and now working on the fairy dungeon, surprised there was no crystal in the Blue Knight dungeon.

@bendigginsjr6121 2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm fighting my shadow final boss, pain in the ass lol

@chrismisc7856 2 жыл бұрын

@@okimpala excellent ROM hack! I’d love to see you do another. I found this hack challenging yet fair. A different take on the original while being original all its own. Some Z2 hacks are just simply too difficult for what feels like no reason. Yours has a great balance, flow and the towns people actually give decent tips. For example, as much as I want to like Winter Soltice it’s just too hard. Thanks again!

@okimpala 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrismisc7856 Thank you for sharing this. I worked hard to give Amida's Curse a fair difficulty, as many Z2 hacks tend to have a high difficulty aimed at experienced players. I wanted to create a hack that was accessible for the average player. Good to see you recognized that!