This game is just so freakin' awesome! The 2D-fighting engine in this game is just too masterful, the sidescroller is just so sensitive with so many different speeds to attack at, the AI is brilliant etc. Mixed in with some clever RPG and adventuregame elements, man... Now, what can I say about this run? It's obviously one of many fun ways to play Zelda II, starting off from a new file, totally underpowered, smashing most in your way at top speed, hahaha! Okay, okay, about this run:
I do this run without the shield-spell, life-spell, candle, magickey etc. saving time, but making the whole thing rather difficult. I do some superb fighting in Death Mountain without the candle, but have too many random enemy encounters in general, am unlucky with magicpotion-droppings in the 1st, 4th (I lose lots of time here) and 6th palace. Good fighting in general, but some "awful" parts, e.g. after rescuing the child, on the overworld map on my way to Darunia. I even took a few steps in the wrong direction inside The Great Palace. But that actually helped me decide not to do the death-abuse at the bridge, but instead just go for it against The Thunderbird and Dark Link.
Thanks to:
Rodrigo Lopes for an awesome time of 1:01:19 (TG) to compete with. I won't be surprised if you beat this run in the near future. I hope you don't disagree with Twin Galaxies allowing my jump in Darunia. I personally pointed that jump out to them when submitting my 1:00:07.
Also thanks to the goodlooking Zelda II TAS at 48:15 by Rising Tempest and Inzult, which gave me a few ideas.
