Poll of the Day > most people who voted in the poll, voted for not having beaten zelda 1......

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amazing that so few people came forward to claim theyve beaten it. we are casualfaqs now. is this a joke or are yall newbs?

Because Zelda 1 is shit and Zelda 2 is great.

I am not sure if I ever actually beat the game.
Played it a ton as a kid and as not a kid though.
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Its a game that was already nearly 15 years old when the 20 year olds of today were being born.

I was born in the early-80s, and I sure as hell didnt beat many games from the mid-60s at any point in my life. It was pretty much from the NES and on for me, so I dont think its too hard to imagine that the more time passes, it lowers the percentage of people who have beaten it.
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The Popo posted...

I was born in the early-80s, and I sure as hell didnt beat many games from the mid-60s at any point in my life.

I mean...
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I will also say that 8.89% of the people who polled are plain liars since that's the current percentage that claims they beat both quests without any help of any kind. No fucking way.

Because Zelda 1 is shit and Zelda 2 is great.

Obvious troll attempt is obvious but Zelda 2 is quite good. One of the misconceptions of that era was that Zelda 2 was this black sheep game that no one likes. It was immensely popular and everyone I know had it and enjoyed it and it got good hype for the challenge. It's only people looking after-the-fact who bash it because it plays so different from other Zeldas.

CaptainStrong posted...

Because Zelda 1 is pretty good, but old, and Zelda 2 is shit.

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I haven't even played it, I've never really been that into Zelda.
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Hotel_Security posted...

I will also say that 8.89% of the people who polled are plain liars since that's the current percentage that claims they beat both quests without any help of any kind. No f***ing way.

Yeah there's no way to beat the 2nd quest without knowing what to do. Ive done it, and even using a guide it wasnt easy. Even finding the dungeons in the first place is hard. And getting through some places is so unlikely without a guide its not even worth mentioning.

I mean sure, i didn't need a guide for the whole thing. the first few dungeons were small enough that i could eventually work my way through. But good luck with the 9th dungeon without a guide.
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You won't get PoTD to like you like that.
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I dont vote in the polls. Ive beaten it though. With some but not a lot of help.
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never played any zelda until twilight princess
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waterdeepchu posted...

Hotel_Security posted...

I will also say that 8.89% of the people who polled are plain liars since that's the current percentage that claims they beat both quests without any help of any kind. No f***ing way.

Yeah there's no way to beat the 2nd quest without knowing what to do. Ive done it, and even using a guide it wasnt easy. Even finding the dungeons in the first place is hard. And getting through some places is so unlikely without a guide its not even worth mentioning.

I mean sure, i didn't need a guide for the whole thing. the first few dungeons were small enough that i could eventually work my way through. But good luck with the 9th dungeon without a guide.

Back in the day im sure some kids got only like a couple games a year. So they where forced to have patience and I honestly wouldnt be surprised if a dungeon took some kids a week to figure out.

Nowdays people have far less patience for shit like that between having more games and how easy it is just to look shit up.
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Nobody on GameFAQs actually plays video games.
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I never played the first Zelda but attempted to play one of the later Zelda games in the series (I think it might've been Zelda 2 or 7 Swords). Without a game guide I was totally lost as to how to use the controls, gain items, etc. and kept dying before I made it through the first level. That's when I decided that Zelda wasn't the game for me.

GastroFan posted...

I never played the first Zelda but attempted to play one of the later Zelda games in the series (I think it might've been Zelda 2 or 7 Swords). Without a game guide I was totally lost as to how to use the controls, gain items, etc. and kept dying before I made it through the first level. That's when I decided that Zelda wasn't the game for me.

Do you mean 4 Swords? Also, it was probably Zelda 2. From the way you described it, it sounds like that one... Which is awful, and probably not the best representation of Zelda...
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I played it as a kid cut me some slack. lol

I honestly didn't beat the original game until I was in my early 20s or so. I'd played it a bunch as a kid at my friend's house (parents never bought me an NES... but did get me a SNES, go figure), but not enough to master it. I just finally beat Zelda II last year, so I crossed that off my bucket list.

Probably because it's older than most gamers at this point and there are a lot of things they'd rather do instead than a play a game that aged painfully.
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It's an old ass game and like most nes games, not worth going back to.
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LinkPizza posted...

GastroFan posted...

I never played the first Zelda but attempted to play one of the later Zelda games in the series (I think it might've been Zelda 2 or 7 Swords). Without a game guide I was totally lost as to how to use the controls, gain items, etc. and kept dying before I made it through the first level. That's when I decided that Zelda wasn't the game for me.

Do you mean 4 Swords? Also, it was probably Zelda 2. From the way you described it, it sounds like that one... Which is awful, and probably not the best representation of Zelda...

l think that it was 4 swords now that you mention it since I downloaded it on my 3DS from the Nintendo E-shop. I managed to get through the dive bombing birds only to reach a basement and couldn't figure out how to use any of the items I retrieved there (really frustrating). I seriously needed a game guide of some sort since, no matter which button I used, it didn't have the desired effect.

GastroFan posted...

LinkPizza posted...

GastroFan posted...

I never played the first Zelda but attempted to play one of the later Zelda games in the series (I think it might've been Zelda 2 or 7 Swords). Without a game guide I was totally lost as to how to use the controls, gain items, etc. and kept dying before I made it through the first level. That's when I decided that Zelda wasn't the game for me.

Do you mean 4 Swords? Also, it was probably Zelda 2. From the way you described it, it sounds like that one... Which is awful, and probably not the best representation of Zelda...

l think that it was 4 swords now that you mention it since I downloaded it on my 3DS from the Nintendo E-shop. I managed to get through the dive bombing birds only to reach a basement and couldn't figure out how to use any of the items I retrieved there (really frustrating). I seriously needed a game guide of some sort since, no matter which button I used, it didn't have the desired effect.

It also could be the type. When I was younger, I noticed the (usually older) top-down Zelda games seemed to have less direction. Which isnt bad. But can be a little harder for newer or younger players.
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VeeVees posted...

It's an old ass game and like most nes games, not worth going back to.

Honestly, unless you grew up with it, yeah I can't see someone enjoying it much with better Zelda titles out there. I'll defend a "A Link to the Past" though as a game that still holds up.

DeathMagnetic80 posted...

I honestly didn't beat the original game until I was in my early 20s or so. I'd played it a bunch as a kid at my friend's house (parents never bought me an NES... but did get me a SNES, go figure), but not enough to master it. I just finally beat Zelda II last year, so I crossed that off my bucket list.

I played Zelda II countless times as a kid and literally could not beat the final boss.

20 years later I played it again at a friend's house and basically told him the entire time I wasn't going to be able to beat it, and then wound up beating it on my first try.

I have no idea what part of my gaming brain was so underdeveloped as a kid that somehow fixed itself by the time I became an adult, but it surprised the hell out of me. Especially since I assumed it would be even harder, because my adult reflexes are probably a bit slower than they used to be.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I played Zelda II countless times as a kid and literally could not beat the final boss.

20 years later I played it again at a friend's house and basically told him the entire time I wasn't going to be able to beat it, and then wound up beating it on my first try.

I have no idea what part of my gaming brain was so underdeveloped as a kid that somehow fixed itself by the time I became an adult, but it surprised the hell out of me. Especially since I assumed it would be even harder, because my adult reflexes are probably a bit slower than they used to be.

Luckily I had seen how to easily beat Shadow Link and managed to do it without getting touched (which was good, because the boss before had me down to a sliver of health)