[Trakdown]

Never beat part 2, but yeah...beat the first one several times.

[chaostrophy]

I've beaten the original and LTTP. None of the others.

[entrement]

Yes. In college actually. It was on my gaming bucket list and I finally did it. Used a faq, tho.

Zelda II to vexes me to this day. I prefer Zelda II in spades as well.

[Curufinwe]

No, I grew up in New Zealand playing games on Sega and Sony consoles and the only Zelda game I've played is the Phantom Hourglass, which I gave up on after a couple of hours due to boredom.

[linkboy]

No, I grew up in New Zealand playing games on Sega and Sony consoles and the only Zelda game I've played is the Phantom Hourglass, which I gave up on after a couple of hours due to boredom.

Wow, you've missed out on some great games (Phantom Hourglass isn't the best Zelda game, its one of the worst IMO).

Play Ocarina, or A Link to the Past, or Twilight Princess, those are much better games.

[Snytbaggen]

I've beat the original, but I used a guide.

[Bearded Dudebro]

That's funny, I just started the original last night. I've owned them since I was a kid but never beaten them. It's time. I have a copy of the manual and map on my iPad and I plan to use just that, no FAQs if possible. Burrito, Fries and Drink are the gaming fuel.

[Jake Tower]

I have finished The Legend of Zelda.

I have also finished Zelda II. Not only that, but I still have my cart from 1988 with my original save file on it. :D

[bjork]

Beat Zelda and Zelda 2. I still want a new Zelda in the style of 2.

[RetroGamer42]

Yes. Twilight Princess is actually the only console Zelda game I've never beaten. (Obviously except for the CDI ones.) I really should get around to that. I was going to do a big playthrough this year to finish all of the games. (Including the CDI ones, if I could make it happen,) but I got distracted by something else. Tales of Graces F, I think.

EDIT: I did finish Zelda one as part of the aborted playthrough, and I am very proud to say that only part where I used a map or guide was Level 9, because that place is impossible without a map.

[Jake Tower]

Beat Zelda and Zelda 2. I still want a new Zelda in the style of 2.

I've heard it's called Dark Souls. :D

[GregLombardi]

Yes, though I never beat it with both the red ring and the blue ring! I found the blue ring once but died on my way :0(.

[Guileless]

Never did. I watched a friend beat it when I was a kid circa 1989.

[SS4Rob]

When I was a teen, I beat both quests without losing. Same with Zelda II. Now beating a Zelda without losing isn't that big a deal. I never lost the first time through in Skyward Sword but the second time was not the case! Bastards monsters & no hearts & being too cheap to buy/use potions!

[Luigiv]

Nope. It and Zelda II are the only Zelda games I haven't beaten.

[Lazy vs Crazy]

I beat the first quest but not the second.

[strafer]

I'm gonna be completely honest, I haven't played a single Zelda game in my life.

[Jokeropia]

Yes, I did it once a long time ago. For whatever reason I never replayed it like I've done Zelda II.

[SillyEskimo]

I beat Zelda 1 several times, including world 2.0 when I was 11yrs old. When Zelda 2 came out, I was 13. My girlfriend's dad bought it and I played his Zelda 2 all summer vacation in his house while his daughter gave me blowjobs all day long. When he came home from work, we would talk about what I accomplished in Zelda 2 that day and I would give him tips. It was pretty sweet. I eventually beat the game, turning down yet another BJ in order to beat shadow Link, which took me half a dozen tries and was frustrating because I came so close like every time. I took BJs for granted back then, but I have grown wise with age.

I went back to try and play Zelda 2 a couple of years ago and I do not think it holds up well at all, unlike the original Zelda which is still charming and fun. Zelda 2 actually added exp grinding. Fuck that.

Great, now I just want to play Zelda and get blowjobs for the rest of the day. Thanks for the nostalgia GAF.

On a side note: I beat the original Metroid like, 35 times because there was the rumor that Samus eventually took her clothes off. It was a borrowed copy but I wrote the save code for every single ending in the back of the instruction booklet. Later, after I had returned it, my friend spilt water on the booklet and all those codes smeared into a blur because I had used a felt tip pen on the high gloss paper. All of that work, gone....like tears in the rain.

I've beaten Metroid more than any other game in my life by a great margin. However, I think Kid Icarus is up there around 20-25. Man, I played a lot of Nintendo at ages 11-12!

[SomeDude]

miyamoto has wasted his life...

[emb]

A couple years back, I spent most of my summer going through the entire Zelda series in order. Pretty fun expedition, though I kinda wimped out once I got to TP and skipped replaying it, and just started PH from where I was at before.

Zelda 1 is kinda tough to get used to, but after you play it for around an hour, it's so much fun. I feel like this game has about the perfect level of challenge. Enough to make me feel accomplished, but only frustrating occasionally. Zelda II I was able to beat, but man was it rough.

I always forget everything about the second quest of Zelda I though, so it's fun to go back and do that from time to time. It's like doing a blind play through every time.

[POWERSPHERE]

I'd beat anything for you Timedawg

[Mr.FortyFive]

Yes, but I beat Zelda II first. Zelda II was the first one I played when I was about 4-5, so that's what a Zelda game was in my mind. It wasn't until a couple years later that I got and beat the original, and that was quite a shock to the system (and easy compared to Zelda II). Never beat the 2nd quest though.

[djtiesto]

Zelda 1 was the first game I ever beat as a kid, back when I was 7 or so years old... you guys are wimps ;)

Amazing game though, I was really hoping they'd announce a "New Legend of Zelda" for Wii-U that went back to its oldskool, back-to-basics design.

[manueldelalas]

Got to the last dungeon, didn't finish it.

Have finished most Zelda games though; only games I haven't finished are LA (got to the last dungeon) and MM (hate that game, never reached the first dungeon dungeon, fucking stupid time system, worst Zelda game ever). I haven't played 4 swords or Crossbow training, and I'm playing SS right now (awful controls, TP controls were awesome compared to how shitty this are... at least you knew what you were doing in TP)

[chris3116]

I beat it on both quests. It was my first game that I beat as a kid.

[Jade Knight 08]

Yeah, I've beaten the first one on gba (classic version).

Zelda 2 (classic version)- I'm trying to reach to the final temple but that damn cave owning my arse very hard. These stupid flying eyes all over da place.
And yes I've used the spells but it runs out too fast. I doubt I'll ever beat it.

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

When I was kid I beat it. And the second quest as well. Not sure if I'd have the patience to do it anymore.

Never got a anywhere on the adventures of link though.

[Why would you do that?]

I've played and beaten all 16 Legend of Zelda games, plus Crossbow Training. I have not beaten OoT Master Quest or Skyward Sword's second quest, but I beat every other game's.

I need to try the DS Tingle games...

[The Boat]

Yep, beat it again a year ago or so. Fantastic game, but definitely very hard to approach.

[Cheesemeister]

That's funny, I just started the original last night. I've owned them since I was a kid but never beaten them. It's time. I have a copy of the manual and map on my iPad and I plan to use just that, no FAQs if possible. Burrito, Fries and Drink are the gaming fuel.

Oh, to be young again.

You do realize, of course, that part of the gameplay is in talking about the game with your chums on the school yard, reading Nintendo Power, and calling the gameplay counselors for help. It was a social game before it was the flavor-of-the-month.

[thefro]

Yep, a few times. And Zelda II, although that's *much* harder unless you grind like crazy.

[DimmuBurgerKing]

I give it a good play through every now and then. You're right, though - combat is a bit harder than the other overhead Zelda games, and you have to line up your sword stabs just so. A far cry from LttP's arcing sword swings.

[megalowho]

No, but I never owned an NES. I was the kid with the Master System. Seen/played most of it over time, though.

The first Zelda I finished was Link's Awakening.

[Vlaphor]

I've beaten Zelda 1,2, Link to the Past, Awakening, and Wind Waker. Doubt I'll ever beat any of the others (and I have Ocarina of Time 3d).

...and Legend of Zelda 2 has the best music in the series (and some of the best on the NES).

[cartman414]

Agreed, I can't see how it's a contender for worst sequel either. I suppose a lot were harsh on it for being too different?

Didn't matter. It sold like hotcakes and was sold out everywhere.

But there still hasn't been another game in the same style. :/

Beaten Zelda 1 ages ago, it was a cooperative work with a friend of mine at this time. Tried again on Famicom Mini GBA barely 10 years ago, and I stopped the 7th dungeon. Never got too far in Zelda 2, I only played it in the "modern" era (starting by the Famicom Mini version too, then retried on virtaul console). It's a little off-topic but, while I can't take anymore those old NES games, A Link to the Past is really the king of replayability. I even plan to play it again on SNES this summer.

I find LA more replayable, personally.

I didn't know that Zelda's dress changed color, I assume it has something to do with the limited color palette for sprites. But yeah, some secrets as well as the last dungeon are hard to find out for yourself in Zelda 1. I called the Nintendo hotline at the time to ask where to find the entrance to dungeon 9, and also dungeon 7 for which you had to use the flute. I love Zelda II but it's very unbalanced so I see why people have a hard time finishing or even appreciating it. There is a huge difficulty spike right in the beginning of the game when you have to find the hammer and it certainly doens't help that you have to go through this big and confusing maze filled with difficult enemies. Only the final dungeon is (IMO) more tricky than that part. At least the game gives better hints about where you should look for things than Zelda I :)

That is true. Death Mountain wasn't as bad once I got the rhythm down for those axe guys. Screw those dark red ones with the throwing axes though.

Yea, that caught me off guard as well. The only way Zelda 1 has control issues is if you try to play it on a computer with the 360 d-pad. Other than that, its spot on.

Really. Zelda 1's controls couldn't be any more basic and simple. The controls are quick and responsive and the hit detection is dead-on accurate. I think some people take issue with the fact that the sword has more limited range than it does in later Zelda titles. This game doesn't cushion you very much in this regard. If you want to hit an enemy, you gotta have good reflexes and precision. And if you're in a room filled with enemies, tough ones, you gotta rely on strategy as well.

Link can only move in 4 directions, and can't turn to his left or right without taking a half step.

I've heard it's called Dark Souls. :D

That's what everyone says. We mean sidescrolling RPG Zelda.

I beat Zelda 1 several times, including world 2.0 when I was 11yrs old. When Zelda 2 came out, I was 13. My girlfriend's dad bought it and I played his Zelda 2 all summer vacation in his house while his daughter gave me blowjobs all day long. When he came home from work, we would talk about what I accomplished in Zelda 2 that day and I would give him tips. It was pretty sweet. I eventually beat the game, turning down yet another BJ in order to beat shadow Link, which took me half a dozen tries and was frustrating because I came so close like every time. I took BJs for granted back then, but I have grown wise with age. I went back to try and play Zelda 2 a couple of years ago and I do not think it holds up well at all, unlike the original Zelda which is still charming and fun. Zelda 2 actually added exp grinding. Fuck that.

Zelda I is monotonous and slightly clunky. 2's exp system was nice. You don't really have to do much grinding at all if you know what you're doing.

Yep, a few times. And Zelda II, although that's *much* harder unless you grind like crazy.

See above.

[boredofcanada]

I remember having to wait months for Nintendo Power to answer how to pass the endless desert part, then going on and beating it.

[ratcliffja]

Yup, beat Zelda 2 as well. Actually found Zelda 1 harder. I wish combat in Zelda games was still hard.

Zelda 1 is MUCH harder, actually. Zelda 2 really isn't that hard if you grind enough. I beat it fairly easily on 3DS last year.

[ii Stryker]

I've beaten every Zelda numerous times with the exception of Majoras Mask and Skyward Sword.

[joe2187]

I have never played a Zelda game.

Which is funny because I owned an NES with the Gold Cartridge.

[kittens]

I first beat it when I was five years old, and dozens of times in the 22 years since.

[EternalGamer]

I just want to know if anyone else hasn't/can't beat this game. the hitboxes on the enemies are too small for a 2D Zelda and the control issues it causes become a chore to get used to. I got to the first dungeon once.

Seriously?

[Gravijah]

Zelda II handles much better.

it's also the superior game.

[ShinUltramanJ]

Beat both Zeldas back when they released. No Gamefaqs. No strategy guides. No Youtube walkthroughs. Just me, Zelda, and a friend or two that was also playing.

[Parallax Scroll]

Yep, and I've done the run through to Gannon with no sword.

[CorvoSol]

Yes . I always liked Zelda II more though. Are there any Zelda II clones?

I was thinking this today! There should be more platformer/rpgs. The only ones I can think of really are metroidvanias. Stuff like Faxanadu or Mega Man Zero/ZX.

[beril]

Yes, only once though and I used a guide. And never played the second quest.

I played through most of it on 3DS a while ago as well, but was never able to beat the last few dungeons.

[blame space]

i've tried to play it like three times today.. i don't know what i'm doing wrong. i'm gonna figure it out tomorrow.

[Jake Tower]

Yes . I always liked Zelda II more though. Are there any Zelda II clones?

Battle of Olympus is very Zelda II like.

The NES Rambo game is almost literally a Zelda II clone in some respects.

[monome]

Best game my mum ever bought me, played it to death from release to Zelda II release.
Zelda II crushed me.