Fan Games
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This article describes a subject that is or may be outside the core Zelda canon. |
Some fans are so inspired by the Zelda series; and for tribute, they even make fan games based on this series. There are three type of Zelda fan games; original fan games, remakes, and hacks. All these games are non-for profit, and it's made by a group of dedicated Zelda fans. All these games are also to be considered non-canonical. Here is a listing of some completed Zelda fan games.
Hacks
The Legend of Zelda: Outlands
Plot
The Thunderbird, a horrible guardian encountered by Link in the Great Palace of zelda 2, has somehow survived and is out for revenge. Having lost the Triforce of Courage at the hands of its adversary, it has stolen the Triforce of Power and flown to the vast neighbor of Hyrule, the Outlands. In a world similar to yet completely different from zelda 1, Link must track down the captured Tetrarch Fairies and, with their help, break open Ganon's secret golden vault where the creature now resides.
Link will face dangers and traps unlike anything Ganon had ever devised. His adventure will span 18 new dungeons hidden within a completely unfamiliar terrain. Zelda herself will make appearances to help the hero, providing items and sage advice crucial to the new journey. Link has become very skilled in his familiar world of Hyrule, but skill alone is his only advantage -- the land of the Outlands is a beautiful yet deadly world bearing no resemblence to his own cherished kingdom.
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- Download game from official site.
Shin Zelda Densetsu
Shin Zelda Densetsu is a complete hack of The Legend of Zelda. In a novel twist, the player must guide Princess Zelda on a quest to rescue Link from the forces of evil.
The overworld is completely revamped, with few if any recognizable landmarks or routes from the original game. It is superbly designed, and won’t bore the player.
The same goes for the dungeons. Instead of numbered levels, the dungeons are identified by symbols of the zodiac, another interesting twist.
This hack was made by one Lord Steak years ago, I’m not one hundred percent sure of the exact date. It’s a very well-made hack, and would have made a worthy sequel to the original game if it had been done back in the day.
The original version of the hack was perfect except for one game-breaking bug – it was impossible to finish Level 3 in the first quest. That’s been fixed, so the player can now complete the hack in its entirety.
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- Download game Here.
Referance
- http://armageddongames.net/showthread.php?88259-Another-zelda-question-this-time-a-hack
- http://tinycartridge.com/post/50088143516/the-legend-of-zelda-starring-princess-zelda-shin
The Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds
Plot
You are a treasure hunter from another land. You moved here with your friend, in order to find treasure of course!
A lot of things started to happen not long after you moved here.
Seven people has "appeared out of nowhere" and beings questioning about the Parallel Tower and the inhabitants of Kakariko Village. The Parallel Tower was situated in the Sky Islands northeast of the village. The legend behind the Parallel Tower was long lost, and only the elders knew the legend.
Word begins to spread out about the Parallel Tower, and people started to learn about the legend again. The legend says it was a by product of a war long ago and a power, known as the Triforce, existed at the top of it. It is said that nobody knows about the clues as to how to get to the top of the Tower. The seven people are said to know about these "clues" to the Tower.
The king was notified of these seven people and he invited them to the castle to find out what they wanted with the tower. Just the night before the seven people are to have an audience with the king, the king's assistant, Draegor, eliminates the king and claims the throne by default.
The seven people walked right into an obvious trap. Draegor, who people believe is a power hungry person, caught all 7 people and forces them to tell him what they know about the Tower.
When the people learn of the king's fate, a rebel force is gathered in secret to plot against Draegor. The rebel force learn that 2 out of 7 people whom Draegor caught are still alive and imprisoned in the guardhouse. They quickly rallied anyone who may be interested in the Tower and the locals to help these last 2 people.
You and your friend heard about this plan and are willing help the rebels against Draegor.
The night of the operation begins the story...
Download
- Download Original Version (harder) from official site.
- Download Re-modeled Version (easier) from Romhacking.net
Zelda's Birthday
This game was released in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. It is the only full complete hack for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
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- Download patch.
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The adventure of Link
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Platform | Date | |
Linux | June 23, 2013 | |
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Developer | bubble |
This is a sequel to "The adventure of Link". It has overworld and battle maps. The game is yet unfinished but can be made into any Zelda game. The game was prgrammed in Python, the source is included.
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- Download [1].
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Original Fan Games
The Legend of Zelda: Return of the Hylian
This is a first game of Roth Trilogy. This game take place after the events of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Plot
After Link's victory over Ganon (in "A Link to the Past"), no one knows what Link's wish to the Triforce was. But this wish reunified the Light World and the Dark World and brought the 7 wise men's descendants back to life. Peace was back in Hyrule. But unfortunately, this wish also ressurected Ganon and his henchmen. He was preparing his revenge, but he couldn't do anything without the Triforce. One night, a familiar voice speaks to Link in his sleep…
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- Download game from official site.
Walkthrough
The Legend of Zelda: Oni-Link Begins
This is a second game of Roth Trilogy. This game take place after the events of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Plot
Brought down by a terrible curse since his recent victory on the Dark Lord, Link is changing, day by day, into a powerful creature with a destructive nature named Oni-Link. Bannished from Hyrule, the young hylian asks the princess Zelda some help. She shows him his last hope: a portal to a secret world.
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- Download game from official site.
Walkthrough
The Legend of Zelda: Time to Triumph
This is a third game of Roth Trilogy. This game take place after the events of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Plot
After the events that occured in Termina and the victory of the hero on his evil alter-ego, Zelda and Link knew that, from the bottom of hell, Ganon the immortal drawed his power from his wish to the Triforce, and rounded up his army with a view to invade Hyrule. Until the day when, after months spent watching out for an attack, an event came up and put an end to this endless waiting.
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- Download game from official site.
Zelda Classic
Zelda Classic is a tribute to The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version that we all know and love. Beyond that, Zelda Classic allows the development of new quests that can use either the traditional graphics or enhanced graphics, as well as new enemies, items, and challenges.
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Popular Quests
1) Lost Isle - Quest by DarkFlameWolf and Peteo. Beginning in January of 2013, Webmaster of Zelda Dungeon Mases, began a Let's Play of Lost Isle.
The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of Solarus DX
The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of solarus is an old creation of Zelda Solarus Team, made with RPG Maker 2000 software. The development of the game lasted a year and a half. It was realesed on April 26, 2002 and has been downloaded 638,530 times. This game is actually a logical extension of "A Link to the Past" on SNES.
An enhanced remake, The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of Solarus DX was unveiled on April 1st, 2008 and written in C++. Its objectives are to correct the many flaws of its predecessor: the battle system, the bosses, the use of items, etc. However, that is hardly all of of it as new graphical elements and musics will accompany you throughout the game.
This Deluxe version will be the opportunity for you to relive the adventure in a brand new way, or even to discover it for the first time if you've never played it before! The full game was released in French on December 16th, 2011, and is now also available in English.
Download
- Download Original Version from official site (French only).
- Download DX Version from official site.
Referance
- Video demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUxREyXILLs&feature=player_embedded
- http://www.solarus-games.org/
The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of Solarus XD
The Legend of Zelda: Mystery of Solarus XD, is a parodic mini-game. The game was released on April 1st, 2011. While it was initially just an April 1st joke, Zelda Mystery of Solarus XD is a real game with two huge dungeons and 5 to 10 hours of playing. But don't expect a game that looks like others: everything is possible here! It is made with the Solarus engine, just like Zelda Mystery of Solarus DX. The game is available in French and English.
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- Download game from official site.
Video Guides
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The Legend of Zelda: The Fallen Sage
It details the journey of Link as he befriends a group of other characters tied up into a series of tragic events that threaten the Kingdom of Hyrule. The game has become very popular in gaming forums, and its most noteworthy features are the inclusion of multiple playable characters, a series of villains, and a Final Fantasy style battle system
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- Download game.
Referance
- http://zeldawiki.org/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Fallen_Sage
- http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaming-discussion/the-legend-of-zelda-the-fallen-sage-completed/t.31750931/
The Legend of Zelda: Time's Menagerie
The game was officially released November 17th, 2010, just a day after Shigeru Miyamoto's birthday. Join Link and attempt to save Hyrule once again, or follow in. It features an all new enhanced engine of its predecessor and replaces the old static frontal battle system with a new fully animated side-battle system.
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- Download game.
Referance
- http://www.zeldawiki.org/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Time%27s_Menagerie
- Video Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQzsJjoursE&feature=player_embedded
The Legend of Zelda: The Hall of Undead
Plot
An untold chapter in the history of Hyrule will unfold now. Behold, the sinister king Ganon has cast a malevolent curse upon all the land. Only Link, the Legendary Hero, can fight the power and minions of the dark king. The final up keeper of the spell dwells in the dungeon of restless souls... The Hall of the Undead...
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- Download game.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Elements Cave
Zelda platforming game action. Use your sword, your boomerang, your bombs and your bow to beat the four levels and restore the power of the elemental cave. This game was submitted for the ZFGC Expo in Summer 2005 and got the 2nd place.
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- Download game.
Zelda Platform DS
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Platform | Date | |
NDS | ||
Credits | ||
Developer | Lupi |
Lupi created this impressive homebrew Zelda DS game, which consists of three stages (including boss[es]), English/Spanish language support, a tutorial walkthrough, and even background music
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- Download game.
Referance
- Video Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBvwJuQH4kA
Zelda Forever - The Tower of Evil
Plot
Welcome to the world of Legend of Zelda. Our brave hero, Link will defend beautiful Princess Zelda and her kingdom. Evil ghost sarcophagus comes to their planet and wants to disrupt their peace and harmony. Enter the world of this colorful logical game here everything is possible. Over 100 levels to complete, enormous world map, secrets, and atmospheric music.
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- Download game.
The Legend of Zelda: Dark princess
Plot
Zelda was possessed by ancient demon. Help Link gather together all six pieces of Triforce and other powerful items to rescue Zelda and defeat that demon.
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- Download game.
Referance
- Video demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA0iw42pY-k
The Legend of Zelda: Courage, Power, and Wisdom
The Zelda fan game by C-Division's Work. The Legend of Zelda: Courage, Power, and Wisdom currently has 1062 downloads
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wheel of Fate
This game contains 6 really difficult dungeons and a huge overworld. There are 30+ items including the hookshot, wrecking ball, statue control rod, shovel, lens of truth, and four remote-control summon monsters (including Navi!). There are secrets, treasures, NPCs (including Gorons, Zoras and Gerudo), minigames and side-quests.
Plot
The game follows the epic story of Din, last daughter of the dying Goddess Tribe. Her tribe alone knows the truth of Hyrule's past, that Ganon, Zelda and Link are locked into an endless cycle of reincarnation, dooming Hyrule to continual recurring war. Din can break the cycle by finding and rejoining the three pieces of the broken triforce. Unfortunately, they are contained within the living bodies of Ganon, Zelda and Link, and they only way to get them out is to kill all three of them. Din must also find her two sisters, Nayru and Farore, who have gone out into Hyrule and never returned, for they hold the key to defeating the mysterious force that has kept the Goddesses from saving their world.
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The Legend of Zelda: Return to Hyrule
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Platform | Date | |
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Developer | lierinwait |
Epic adventure in the classic Zelda style. Seven dungeons, a huge world, dozens of items including six rings that change you into different forms.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Final Challenge
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Platform | Date | |
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Developer | Kousougames |
This game was made in three weeks for fan games competition hosting by 'Zelda Fan Game Central'. There are four Playable characters, four dungeons (with different puzzles depending on the character), and a lot of puzzles which took me a very long time to think up.
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- Download game.
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The Legend of Zelda: Realm Of Dreams
Plot
The Realm of Dreams is a mystical land that exists only because of people's thoughts, hopes and dreams. The energy there is so strong that Eliza the banished Fairy of the Underworld decides to gather this energy and use it to raise the almighty Warlock Ganon, in doing so they can rule both realms together, Link himself is chosen by fate to stop Eliza before all hell breaks lose, you as the player control link through his journey and help him reach his final goal: Destroying Eliza and sending her back where she came, the Underworld!
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- Download game.
Gallery
The Legend of Zelda: Kaepora Gaebora
The Legend of Zelda: Kaepora Gaebora is a first Zelda fan game by sbs91. This game has 10 dungeons (plus an extra sub-temple), 11 races that you find throughout the game, 11 different skills (weapons), 14 different types of enemies, 3 slot to save files, about 5 hours of game-play, and lot of extras and secrets. This game only available in Spanish.
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- Download game (Spanish).
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The Legend of Zelda: Flames of Darkness
The Legend of Zelda: Flames of Darkness is a second Zelda fan game by sbs91 and it is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Kaepora Gaebora. This game has 2 Playable worlds (Hyrule and Tartarus), many references to other Zeldas, especially the Oracles series, Game boy-style Rooms, A fairy (Freizza) you find in Tartarus will accompany you throughout the adventure, 7 races with their different villages, Link can get 8 different items, 12 Different enemies, 8 Final boss battles, and many more extras and secrets. This game only available in Spanish.
Plot
Two years ago Link emerged victorious in a tough battle against the King of Evil, Ganon, an evil being Gerudo race. All the menace seemed to be eliminated entirely, until the two Gerudo Witches, Koume and Kotake devised a plan to revive the great Ganon ...
After two years, to date, Link, while resting, listening to the words Kaepora Gaebora, the wise owl of Hyrule, he asks for help. He says he was kidnapped in the Hero's Cave, soon to die ...
Link decides to go and see what happens, and that's when he realizes the evil plan of the Witches: Slaughtered all three Goddesses; Din in Holodrum, Nayru in Labrynna, and Farore in Hyrule, and destroy the respective lands to create the world of Tartarus with dark power to pull away from each destroyed world. The population of each world is transferred to Tartarus, where they will become the slaves for Ganon. Their will light the Flame of Darkness and begin the sacrifice, and Ganon come back to life ...
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- Download game (Spanish).
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The Legend of Zelda: Realm of Shadows
The Legend of Zelda: Realm of Shadows is a third Zelda fan game by sbs91 and it is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Flames of Darkness. This Game has 8 dungeons, a really big map (Land of Eluryh), 4-5 hours of game-play, and lot of extras and secrets. The original game was written in Spanish, but Bunabart translated it to English (the English of the game is not perfect, please note that he is Spaniard!)
Plot
Dark Link is born from the negative energy accumulated Link. Create your possession a psychedelic dimension (where they change the culture, weather and other factors) and reverse Hyrule Link to lock it directing toward a single destination. Since it is a copy of Hyrule, the three Spiritual Stones live there, the same as open (next to the Master Sword) the Gate of Time Hyrule causing desynchronization of the chronology that could cause the return of Ganon in the past. Link should look for in a trap with no other destiny. It also reveals what happened to Kaepora Gaebora after previous game.
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- Download game.
Referance
- Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwnvuM5d8jM
- http://www.sbs91games.es.tl/Zelda-Realm-of-Shadows.htm
The Legend Of Zelda: Darkness Uprising
The Legend Of Zelda: Darkness Uprising is a fan game made by Zsanctuary Productions. Unlike most Zelda games, there are no swords, shields or boomerangs. Instead Link must use the aid of the idols to summon creatures who have different abilities for different tasks. Using these idols Link must also save the Princess Zelda after being captured by Yarivan, the creature controlling the island.
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- Download game.
References
The Legend Of Zelda: Hall of the Dead
The Legend Of Zelda: Hall of the Dead is second fan game created by Imfletcher after Darkness Uprising. This game have complete overworld, bosses, dungeons, a lot of stuff to find (that's 100 pearls and 17 heart containers), and it'll take a good player 3 or 4 hours to complete this game. This game have a few small glitches, such as getting stuck in walls. But, they're very rare.
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- Download game.
References
The Legend of Zelda: The Seeds of Darkness
Plot
The forest of Hyrule has always been peaceful.
A place still untouched by evil,
But the time change…and so did the forest.
Three seeds rest there waiting to grow.
The first, source of sadness,
The second, bearer of jealousy,
The third, creator of anger.
These seeds must be destroyed ‼
The journey is entrusted to you, Link.
Now go…
Play Game
- Play game here.
The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance
Plot
Explore the secrets of Hyscule town and confront the lampshade demon in this comic adventure game.
Play Game
- Play game here.
Tingle Tactics
A fun addicting game where you shoot down Tingles and collect their rupees
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- Download game.
Gallery
The Lagend Of Zelda: A Twist of Fate
This is second fan game created by ZeldaPower's Aaron Holt in 2000. The game is fairly long, filled with plenty of dungeons and enemies
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- Download game.
The Lagend Of Zelda: The Lost Tales
This fan game created by Kao in the Spring of 2000. This was the first game featured in ZeldaPower's original Fan Games section. This is a fairly decent game, with some fun gameplay, nice animation, and a good plot. You'll have to deal with some primitive graphics and clunky controls, though.
Plot
One night, while all of Hyrule slept, Zelda left the castle. She was headed for Ganon's old lair because she felt something was going on there. She knew Ganon was back again. BUT HOW?
Zelda used her telepathy to contact Link. "I fear Ganon is imortal!" she stammerd. "I am going to try to fight him. Get the three mystical objects from three secret chambers. Then come to Ganon's lair! Hurry to the lake!" Who could have known it could have gone so wrong?
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- Download game.
The Lagend Of Zelda: Next Generation
This fan game created by Kao in the Summer of 2000. This was Kao's second contribution to the fan game section of Zelda Power. Like Kao's Lost Tales game, Next Generation has some fun game-play, several dungeons, and a good plot. Though the game is technically better than Lost Tales, there are several glitches that make it difficult to play.
Plot
A long, long time ago....
The world was in an age of peace. King Link and Queen Malon have raised two wonderful children, Daunt and Lalon. They were very adventureous like Link, but also very rightous at heart. But unfourtunatly, Hyrule will be destoyed. The only one who can save Hyrule is the ancient wise man. Daunt must seek out the wise man. He has but one hour to accomplish this task. Will the wise man be able to help?
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- Download game.
The Legend of Zelda: Trapped In The Dark World
Plot
There is an ancient tale of a parallel world to our own. A world of shadows said to be the very birthplace of evil. Through a mysterious turn of events, Link was sealed in that very world of darkness. His only hope lies in the Triforce, a relic of the gods said to be able to grant any wish. Can Link conquer the Dark World, or will light finally fade to darkness? Join Link on his most dangerous quest yet, traversing a massive overworld, conquering 12 unique dungeons, and slaying an army of deadly beasts.
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- Download game.
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Zelda Valentine Quest
Plot
You´re Link and you have recently woken up. You forgot that today is Valentine´s day and that you had to go to Zelda´s house to visit him and spend a good time together. Help Link gather together the right ingredients to get flowers for Zelda.
Play Game
- Play game here.
Zelda Flash Game
You need to talk with many NPCS to solve the riddles that are awaiting you in this funny flash game world. Use the space bar to control Link's sword and the arrow keys to control link's movements
Play Game
- Play game here.
Legend Of Zelda Chess
Online Game where you play chess with the characters of Zelda.
Play Game
- Play game here
The Legend of Zelda: Molblin's Magic Spear DS
This is not a game, it is a NDS version of children's book officially published by Nintendo made by DesertDog of Multiple Option. Its story took place during the events of The Legend of Zelda, and was supposedly a minor adventure Link had while on his quest to rescue Princess Zelda. As well as the DS book DesertDog has also made a video version with narration by Winter11 and music from Ocarina of Time.
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- Download file.
References
The Legend of Princess
Legend of Princess is a one-level 2d side-scrolling platformer inspired by Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series of games. Note that the game has only one playable level, although arcade veterans could technically replay the entire adventure at a higher difficulty setting by choosing a different set of starting equipment with each new try. Also, the chances of getting a rare blue or red gem increases if you defeat more enemies and avoid getting hurt too frequently.
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- Download completed game.
Referance
- Video demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0IL66pagbA
Thrill Digger Simulator
Thrill Digger Simulator is basically a recreation of what you do in the Skyward Sword Thrill Digger minigame. The game is similar to Minesweeper. The point is to win rupees and avoid rupoors and bombs. There are three difficulty levels each requiring a higher amount of rupees to play but each having a larger payout for the player. Throughout the game you may collect more rupees for your wallet and even discover some items.
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- Play game here
Super Mario Bros. Crossover
Super Mario Bros. Crossover is a crossover platform Flash video game launched on Newgrounds on April 27, 2010 by Exploding Rabbit. It is based mostly on the game-play of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. for the NES. In this game you can play as Link, Mario, Luigi, Mega Man, Bill Rizer. (From contra), Simon Belmont (From Castlevania), Samus Aran (From Metroit), Ryu Hayabusa (From Ninja Gaiden), SOPHIA III (From Blaster Master), and Bass (From Mega Man 10).
References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Crossover
- http://www.explodingrabbit.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Crossover
- http://kotaku.com/5542915/super-mario-crossover-gets-crossover-box-art
Play Game
- Play game Here
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Journey Deluxe
Plot
For a long time, link lived happily in Kokiri Forest, protected by the great and wise Deku Tree. But the peace does not last long. Ganondorf has returned and destroyed the Great Deku Tree. Now only the three Feenperlen can stop Ganondorf. Find them and bring peace back to Hyrule.
Features
- Two games in one. You can play the normal game, or the deluxe version with completely new and improved dungeon!
- 10 dungeons.
- Lots of mini-games: Zelda Quiz, shell game, horse racing etc...
- Known music from different parts of Zelda.
- Din's Fire, Farore's Wind, and Nayru's hug can be used.
- Riding on Epona, to be faster.
- Dungeon cards (normal version).
- Game and dungeon time display.
- Innovative end boss (deluxe version only).
References
Download
- Download game here (German).
Remakes
Zelda Mobile
A remake of The Legend of Zelda for mobile phones by Gorthwogh.
Download
- Download game (Beta 4).
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link 3D
Zelda 2 - The Adventure of Link remake in 3D, as an first-person shooter. You must download UnityWebPlayer first to play it
Play Game
- Play game here.
glZelda
A Link to The Past remake on the Opengl port.
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- Download game.
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