Tag Archives: Zelda II

Before walkthroughs were a click away, Nintendo had people you could call. Meet the game counselors, explore their secret maps, and follow the hotline from its NES beginnings to its last recorded tips—with a small memory of my dad, Dark Link and a call around 1989–1990. Read more

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is one of the NES’s most daring adventures, and seeing Hyrule return with sharper art, a wider view, and a second Link is a rush. This is what makes modern game technology so exciting: dedicated fans can bring a familiar classic to today’s PCs and add possibilities the original hardware could never offer. The HD art is still a work in progress, but this early release… Read more

There are games that stay with us because they were groundbreaking, revolutionary, and unforgettable in the history of the medium. But there are also games that stay with us for a much simpler reason: because of who we played them with. For me, two games stand above all the rest in terms of the bond I shared with my dad. The first was The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link,… Read more