Poll voice are also killed with 1 arrow. Moreover, the arrow goes through and can kill multiple poll voices in a row.

The game was designed with players having to share their findings with each other. So yes, this game really does require a guide and the magic of finding secrets together with other players is long gone. I'll admit that the subtle cracks and burnable bushes are a welcoming change for modern times. As well as the Save option access. Even if it was due to hardware limitations, I kinda like the OG minimap (it's more for giving you your general location).

If you all think this is good, take a gander at the Legend of Link mod. It does everything this one does, but adds the slash attack, spin attack, hookshot, roc's feather, pegasus boots, hammer, quake medallion, flippers, and changes the recorder to an ocarina that changes between light and dark world. It does make the game styled more like Link's Awakening however, and the overworld is changed drastically to give it a metroidvania feel.

You dont have to bomb every wall and burn every tree. Each screen only has 1 secret. Once you find the secret you dont have to keep looking on that screen anymore.

I wonder if there could be a balance, where these visual indicators could be unlocked by an item like the Lens of Truth, or the Pulse Scanner from Metroid Dread. You could play most of the game without the visual indicators, but finding the optional item closer to the end would let you polish off the secrets you haven’t found.

3:17 There is an old man in level four who tells you to "walk into the waterfall."

Ive played the original for over 30 years. I rather enjoy the fact that ive never found every secret in either 1st quest or 2nd. It gives me a reason to play it again.

i just played through zelda 1 with the randomizer and the HdPack MESEN texture pack, and I drew my own map, and it was super fun. the dungeon locations and shop locations, etc were randomized, and where the special items are was randomized. this gives a very authentic original zelda 1 feel where you have to just explore the world and dungeons to find what you need and learn its layout.

I know tons of people who beat both quests of this game back in the day with out guides. It just took a lot of exploration and patience. Modern gamers today have no patience with games and give up too easy.

I drew my own maps when I was a kid playing this. But yea, that grey box-map was useless, something you of course didn't think of when you were a kid.

"Definitive version"? Of one of the most important video games ever? Hard disagree. I appreciate the effort of the modders, but it's the training wheels version.

Downloading this right now ! Thank you

It was designed as it was on purpose. When Nintendo originally released the game, the released the guide that you could purchase separately. The other option at the time was to purchase the Nintendo Power magazine issue that contained a mini guide for Zelda as well. But, if you were hardcore enough, yeah, you'd bomb every wall if that's what it took.

This was posted in 2021. Dude, I was born in 1984 and memorized every secret spot in the game as a child. Nintendo Power and word of mouth. We didn’t have internet back then. Noobs.

I always thought arrows did pretty good damage. I'm not talking about the silver arrows either.

nice video Abhay man ❤

Use a arrow for those bunnies. One arrow can kill multiple bunnies in one shot.

i played through zelda 1 for the first time recently and had a blast. i might be the only person that actually enjoyed not knowing what walls could be be bombed though. the excitement i would get when i randomly decide to bomb a wall and it turned out to be a cave i could go in would get me all giddy. alot of them were old men wanting you to pay for damaging their door sure. but each cave was a chance to be a shop, an npc giving you rupees, or a heart container. it was a cool feeling

The way you transitioned from not liking the arrows/bow, to hating and not understanding how to kills pols voice (with arrows) is unintentionally hilarious. It was a different time, it was great for then, but yes, I get that if you are a modern gamer it would be a hard adjustment.

back in the 90thies we had the time to bomb every wall and burn every bush. times are different.

this channel feels like a channel with 1 mil not 72 subs keep on going and you will become a big channel

ShadowOne333 is a legendary modder! His mods are some of the best out there and stick by that guys mods like glue. His Zelda II and A Link to the Past Redux are equally amazing!

I bombed every wall and burned all bushes on my days lol

Greetings Abby! :) I designed a few custom quests (mods) of the original NES Zelda a few years ago, and without even knowing this mod here exists, I also added "true" arrows with a counter, and even super bombs (so five counters total). Also added different enemies (some new ones), new items, a dark overworld (Lorule), a new soundtrack made by a friend, a magic meter as seen in Zelda 2, and much more. If you'd like to playtest it and maybe even present it on your channel, I'd be honored to provide the necessary files for you. :)

Did you play through the 2nd quest? If you thought the first was “tedious” to find unmarked secrets you’ll definitely need help

I actually like that you can’t see bomb-able walls in the original. I always have a very physical reaction to finding bomb spots after having to bomb so many random walls. It feels similar to shiny hunting in Pokémon games like you’re placing bomb after bomb to no avail and then you finally you find one. Never fails to make me gasp or say omg! There’s no satisfaction to me in them just being clearly marked

When the game was localized they knew the "easy way" to kill Pol's Voice was no longer possible so they made them weak to arrows (also making the bow more useful too). Not only do they die in one hit to an arrow, but it pierces them so it can hit multiple. I'm not sure why they didn't just make them die to the recorder, but I always found the arrow kill method more satisfying, especially when you can get an arrow to plow through like 5 at once. I remember being really confused as a kid when the recorder did nothing since the manual still says it hates loud noises. I think the EU version of the game made the recorder kill them, but it's possible I am mixing it up with a ROM hack.

I have this version and never played it lol. I will NOW though!

looking for the bombable stones/walls and burnable bushes was part of the fun. These are just fun-killing spoilers.

Damn if only there was a multiplayer mod with the redux

In the game and watch if you press select it simulates blowing into the mic. Also in all versions the easiest way to max your rupees is to bomb on the screen to the left of the spawning point. There’s a money making game there. Just save it every time you go positive. Same can be done to explore with bombs. Just bomb away and when you run out either reset or do the save and select retry. Oh and the save screen on the game and watch is just start+select+a+b

Sorry, but this game was not about holding your hand. It was about exploration.

pretty sure the flute killing the pols voice was in the europe version aswell maybe it was just in links awakening

You are not force to kill pol's voice with the sword. Arrows 1 shot them.

That’s exploration that what made it fun when you figured out that you could burn bushes and bomb walls you went in a spree

Way to totally ruin the game.

Pols Voice require no changes. They've always died to 1 shot from the bow.... it will kill all of them hit before the arrow hits a wall 🙄

Zelda was not frustrating it came with a map of the whole game to mark off all the secrets

On the famicom Japanese system you could make noises into the controller to stun them. Also, you need da powaaaah! Nintendo POWAAAAAH!!!!!

how do i patch this to my game?

2:23 I literally did this as a kid, I made a map of hyrule and bombed and burned every wall and bush.

This is great, if it wasn't by this i would just not play the first zelda

Question. Can someone put this on a cart ????

I wonder if metroid has a similar patch now.

I highly agree with all the improvements made. It makes me mad that Nintendo doesn't do these kind of improvements But I highly disagree that you need a guide to play the original. I played it on the late 80's early 90's. I didn't have a guide or even a computer. I was a straight A student with plenty of time on my hands after school. I played this game a lot and found all the secrets. No guide needed! I think Zelda 3 really spoiled people when it comes to finding secrets. And as other commentators have mentioned, the arrows can kill the pols voice with ease in the non-Japanese versions. You don't need to use the sword on them.

The main problem is that if there is a crack in the wall or a different looking bush, it takes the secret and mystery away. That is a big reason the game is mysterious and fun

Use arrows for poles voice they die immediately and can collateral

a kid has time and fun searching for the secrets. I found all of them in due time. This is a game that kids can enjoy and play for many years as I did. No need for spoilers.

Zelda is the best game ever made.

Why subs in PT?

I herd a lot of complaints about the game that made my childhood I just beat it again and didn’t need a modded version for me guess I don’t need a mod version

LoZ was supposed to be hard to figure out! I beat it with no guide as a child. You kids just need to toughen up is all!

For a different opinion on the subject, while I think Zelda 1 is a fun game and was important for the industry and all, at the same time... it didn't age well. I think it's fair to say that a lot of aspects of it are unacceptable by today's gaming standards. Aspects of which, imo the hack fixes. Let's us start with one of the most common critcisms of the game: the lack of visual cues, let's be honest, the average player nowadays isn't gonna have a nice time destroying every corner of the map, especially with items like the candle that work only once every time you go to a room, and that if we consider that they may not even know some of the trees are burnable or that there are exploding walls. A thing that the defenders of these mechanics often state is that the crypticness make the game more mysterious and added to the exploration aspect of it. Now folks, there's difference between secret and cryptic! One has clues provided by the game to make the player use his brain to reach its conclusion, and the other is completely arbitrary, confusing and won't be solved by your average player unless they get lucky or use a guide. Other arguments comment on the fact that the game was supposed to be won with the help of your friends, but let's face it, this is not applicable nowadys, especially when you can just use a guide to win it, and good luck trying to find someone that plays Zelda 1 like that. It's an essential and universal fact that most gamers won't like an ENTIRE game where you need outside sources to know what to do and where to go unless it's something like an ARG. Like AVGN once said: _"When I play a game, all I want is the NES, the TV, and the controller. Also, preferably a couch to sit on. But what I don't want, is a pen and paper to write down fuckin' clues!"_ . And besides, the fact that there's a map is far from being a detriment to the exploration aspect of the game, the hack never has a sign telling to the player where to go, making so that the players explores the world either way, only with the bonus of not getting lost and knowing what places to go. All of that said, I tolerate Zelda 1 because as I mentioned before, it was influential to gaming and the base gameplay is at least fun. Besides, back then, there wasn't a guideline of how to do good games. Which is why a lot of games of the era didn't age well, so it gets a pass. Ultimately, while Zelda 1 is not all bad, you're not gonna convince me that Zelda 1 flaws are a good thing. -By a diehard Zelda fan, especially the first one

"Wah, this classic game is too hard! I need my hand held!" That's what you sound like. This was the first game I ever beat by myself. When I was 8. Get gud.

oh god the filters

redux

The arrows are more than viable in the original, doing as much damage as the level 2 sword. Pol's Voice are particularly weak to arrows, making them a joke of an enemy.

have you finished the zelda 2 redux? I'm interested but it seems to change a lot more stuff

I don't see this ROM hack as a better version. I see this mainly as an easier version of the game. The only good thing about this game is the Up+A for 1 controller to save. When you find out that you can burn bushes and bomb walls it's so easy to see the pattern for exactly where to bomb and burn. You don't need the cracks and other hints. Bomb walls: In dungeons - it's always centred! So there's never any other position. You got up to 4 possibilities in each room in a dungeon. Overworld - always north! And never on "diagonals". That brings down the possibilities a lot! Never more than 1 cave per screen. Burn bushes: when you find the secrets you will notice kind of a pattern for which bushes that's the most likely. It's such a rewarding feeling to FIND a cave/secret. You will never get that feeling with the hints. It's so great that the rupees are used for arrows! It's not logic at all but it's a great feature! And I like the original "position only" overworld map. Anyways I like this ROM hack because it brings an "easy mode" to the game. I don't need it but other gamers gonns love it.

Yoooo thanks for sharing this, Zelda 1 is an interesting game but I always put off playing it because of how weird some of the design decisions are, this is definitely the best version of the game

Pols voice is week to arrows pal

I've been playing the redux for a bit now. It's a good play to play the game. A bit on the easy side for me, but it is something I'd recommend some newcomers.

4:38 ...or, you could just switch to the 2nd port

The redux is good, but doesn't address all the issues. The illusionary walls and flute secrets in the Second Quest still have no indication and newbies will still need a guide. :( On the plus side, you actually swing your sword now instead of poking with it. I think it ups your range a bit. :3

2:19 God forbid you have to READ anything!!

Not a great video. - Once you buy the blue ring, shield, and bait, you really only need rupees for potions. So using them for ammo isn't a big deal. - The rupee max is already 255 in the original game. - Pols voice go down with a single arrow. And a single arrow can kill multiple because it doesn't stop until it crosses the screen. So even in the original, arrows are OP. - It's not that hard to find bombable walls and caves and burnable trees. Back in the day, we just shared our progress with our friends. Also, it's only important to bomb walls in the final dungeon. And if you think the game is impossible to beat, LobosJr played it for the first time a year ago without a guide and he beat it just fine.

Patched the game and it crashes when I try to enter a cave...

2:20 "You wouldn't even know you could bomb the walls unless you read the manual." Yeah...I ended the video right there.

Arrows kill the bunnies, the game wasn't that hard😂

Miyamoto is on record saying that the secrets in LOZ were intended to get players talking with each other and sharing knowledge. Being someone who played this game not too long after it was released, didn't really look at not knowing these secrets as inconveniences. Instead, they were literally secrets. And yes, over time I learned more of them from experimentation or knowledge exchange from other players. Im not saying LOZ was a perfect game that shouldn't be improved. I'm merely pointing out that you are incapable of experiencing this game in the same perspective and wonderment as us oldies did.

It's a bit of a stretch to consider the game 'unplayable' to some. It's not the end of the world to try and find bombable walls or burnable bushes. Welcome to retro gaming.

I'm surprised to see a good chunk of comments actually defend zelda 1's stupid crypticness. Most agree that it hasn't aged well.

You like this mod because you don't know how to play the original version of Zelda 1

Hold up, youll miss a lot of secrets without using a guide on the original. I dud, first and second quest. This really isnt as hard aa its made out to be.

Secrets that advertise themselves aren't really secrets; I remember complaining about how in later Zelda games the bombable wall areas had cracks. We really don't need "BOMB HERE" signs yelling out from the walls. And the first Zelda game came with a manual that more or less taught us how to draw our maps on paper, although we quickly learned our way around Hyrule so no maps were needed. Show me any overworld screen and I could probably tell you how to get there from the starting screen from memory. Games these days very nearly play themselves (well, a lot of mobile games do EXACTLY that).

a mod that turns everything meaningful in the game bad lol

Well it's not the definitive version of the game... Maybe a vanilla version

bruh not true my gen bombed everything

it's a great mod but you ruin it with that filter

😂How in Hyrule anyone finds the cracked walls better is beyond me Like, you might as well go play Link to the Past if you dont like to think about where you put your bombs. Ive never plaued Z1 before and Im laying w/o a guide and am doing fine? Its shocking easy. I am not good at games (believe me, my death count would tell you that) but you start figuring it out as the game goes on? Tldr Skill Issue

It's called a Patch, or Hack. Not a mod. And no... Zelda 1 does not remotely require a guide to play/beat. At the worst, there are a couple translation errors. And a couple things that arent immediately intuitive to figure out without spending a couple minutes trying things. You make this game sound like the infamous kneeling at the wall in Simons Quest or something. You dont need to oversell a easy mode/improvement hack with such statements.

The reason everything was made so cryptic was so you had to pay money to subscribe to nintendo power. It was a shady business stratigy

Yeah, why should you explore! Just have the game tell you where the "secrets" are. You aren't finding secrets at that point.

Its ok to admit your not good at this game and need cheats.

The whining about this game’s difficulty is embarrassing.

These graphics are grotesque and putting cracks in the walls and changing the trees is just cheating. What about the 2nd quest where you can walk through walls? Should they point that out too?

If this is how the modern gamers want their Zelda, with all the hand holding and such, well it explains why Zelda isn't even Zelda anymore.

Part of the fun of a quest game is the exploration! If the game tells you where to go and what to do, it ruins the fun of the game because it becomes too easy. I'm sorry, but this is a bullshit mod.

Looks awful. Consider me a hater of the people.