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[Zelda II]I did it! (lemmy.world)
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I’ve been determined to finally beat Zelda II and determine that I would do it without save states and without a guide.

I know Zelda II is considered a black sheep somewhat but I really think in some ways it’s more fun than the original although I’d still pick Zelda 1 over II.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

10th enemy has the bomb

They're explaining how enemy's loot isn't totally random. If you kill nine enemies without getting hit and kill the tenth enemy with a bomb, you are guaranteed to receive more bombs from it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    "explaining"... lol... I know what you mean but I have to laugh a little at that :P

    It's pretty useless info even if you do understand it IMO.

    These hint texts are definitely a flaw. https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/ has some interesting discussion of how in several instances basically useful hint text got mangled into madness in translation.

    Edit: specific link https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/first-quest/#insane-old-man says that this isn't a translation, it's the tanslators freestyling for some reason, so it's a mystery why the text is so cryptic

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