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The Legend of Zelda DX (Relocalized Version)

Original game : The Legend of Zelda

Platform : NES

Author : pacnsacdave

Release date : 20 April 2016

Category : Addendum

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, T

Downloads : 2270

ROM Information

Country: USA
Romname: Legend of Zelda, The (USA).nes
CRC32: D7AE93DF
MD5: 337BD6F1A1163DF31BF2633665589AB0
SHA-1: DAB79C84934F9AA5DB4E7DAD390E5D0C12443FA2

Hack description

This is an English "relocalization/restoration" patch for the original North American NES version of The Legend of Zelda DX. The aim is to provide an English localization that is more faithful to the Japanese version. There isn't much text in this game, but what is there have been cleaned up and revised for an improved presentation.


*Use on KillerBob's The Legend of Zelda - Relocalized hack.

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
pacnsacdaveHackingPatch creation & merging of patches.
snarfblamOriginal HackingUse of "Automap Plus" patch.
Thanatos-ZeroOriginal WorkGraphics & Sprites from "Zelda - The Legend of Link" hack.
KillerBobOriginal WorkUse of "The Legend of Zelda - Relocalized" patch.
TomatoOriginal WorkWork on "The Legend of Zelda - Relocalized" patch.

Reviews

Like a Highschool PowerpointPowerPanda2019-10-20Version 1.0

I am reviewing 3 hacks that update the Zelda 1 Graphics: Cute Zelda Modern Classic Edition DX Relocalized Version (this one)

This hack takes a very distant #3. Think back to your Highschool computers class, where you had to watch your classmates' Powerpoint Presentations... Every pieces of text was animated. Things were flying in from off-screen. Everything had a sound effect... that's what this hack feels like. There was a point where the hacker just needed to stop, and they didn't. As a result, the player is bombarded with every texture imaginable at every possible turn. It looks awful, and I can't imagine ever choosing this look over the simple, if dated, graphics of the original.

A real gamechanger!akaVanguard2019-10-09Version 1.0

I signed up just to review this fantastic patch! I never had a NES as a kid so without any nostalgia for it I always thought the first Zelda looked really rough. This hack reworks every aspect of the graphics and makes the game look amazing. There is just so much more detail to everything. Link now actually looks like the Link I remember!

Combined with a full relocalisation makes it the definitive version of the game in my eyes. Anyway, just thought I would write a review, since no one had reviewed this version of the patch, yet. Love your work! So glad you put a lot of love into this hack. It really shows!