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I'm thinking about getting into the series, Should I play the original versions of the first 3 Zelda games or the GBA ports?

>> No.8597803

Unless you're hellbent on playing everything on a GBA I'd say you should go with the original versions for the first two for sure. The Classic NES versions of NES games all have squished sprites. People hate on the Four Swords port of ALttP but I thought it was just fine, personally. I'd still suggest you go for the original version of that one, but the GBA version isn't really as significant of a downgrade as the ports of the first two are. I've noticed that people online love to hate on it purely for the added voice samples.

>> No.8597804

LoZ and Adventure of Link, play any version, but A Link to the Past, play the SNES version, not the GBA.

>> No.8598006

>>8597804
nta but you got me curious, why snes alttp over gba?

>> No.8598032

>>8598006
not him, but the GBA versions of LoZ and AoL are the exact same game. The GBA version of LttP is different.

>> No.8598045
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>>8597795
>want to buy this game
>it's more expensive than Minish Cap and ALttP combined

>> No.8598073

>>8598045
If ist just to play the game, buy an everdrive.

>> No.8598082

>>8597795
If you have a Gamecube it’s probably cheaper overall to get the collectors edition. You can play every non-handheld retro Zelda on GC except Link to the Past.

Between Gamecube and GBA, you can play them all!

>> No.8598108

>>8598082
I want to to emulate them so price is not an issue

>> No.8598124

The classic NES series kind of sucks. hell it's better to emulate with pocketnes even.

>> No.8598142

>>8597795
GBA versions are fine, they even use mono sound for extra authenticity

>> No.8598161

>>8598073
you can't play that game on an everdrive lol

>> No.8598183

GBA versions of LOZ and Zelda2 are fine if you want to play the original games on your game boy but if you're playing just play the NES versions since it's true that they had to squish the pixels and the aspect ratio is wrong. It's not a huge deal but I mean if you're emulating why play the shittier version, if you're playing on actual hardware then I can see the appeal.

ALTTP actually has a new/better translation, so at least it has something better than the original. Negatives include having a different aspect ratio, you have two less buttons even if things are remapped and you have the OOT link grunts which can be distracting. Other than that its a fine port with a better script so if you're playing on actual hardware then yeah go for it or if you just want a better localization.

>> No.8598186

>>8598045
Am I missing something? Price charting puts it loose at 24 bucks
>>8598161
and you absolutely can play it on an everdrive

>> No.8598196

>>8597795
There is absolutely zero reason to play the gba versions

>> No.8598201

>>8598082
I remember back in the day when they announced that you could play every Zelda game ever on a Gamecube with a Gameboy Player
Pretty impressive in a pre Virtual Console world
>Zelda 1 on the Collectors Edition
>Zelda 2 on the Collectors Edition
>Link to the Past on GBA
>Four Swords on the GBA
>Links Awakening on GB
>Ocarina of Time on the Collectors Edition
>OoT Master Quest on the Master Quest disk
>Links Awakening DX on the GBC
>Majoras Mask on the Collectors Edition
>Oracle of Ages on the GBC
>Oracle of Seasons on the GBC
>Wind Waker
>Minish Cap on the GBA
>Twilight Princess
Not too shabby

>> No.8598204
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8598204

>Playing the Classic NES Series Zelda game on the Gameboy Player
No.
>Playing a original Zelda NES Rom on an Everdrive
No.
>Playing Zelda on the Zelda Collectors edition.
No.
>Using a gamecube action replay to make an NES arcade in my Animal Crossing house, and play Zelda there.
Perfection.

>> No.8598205

>>8598161
>>8598186
https://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=10816.0
I don't have any Everdrives, but here's some info on the GBA classic series.

>> No.8598209

>>8597795
>GBA
Fuck no unless you have some specific hard-on for the system. Cropped/rescaled graphics.

>> No.8598210

>>8598205
Huh well then pardon my ignorance

>> No.8598216

>>8597795
Emulating/flashcarting the originals are the ideal path. As an aside, look into the FDS versions, their translations, and the Satelleview version of 1.

>> No.8598231
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>>8598161
Wtf are you talking about?

>> No.8598232

>>8598216
*is, not are, I need my coffee

>> No.8598234

>>8598204
>not counting their plug n play systems, Animal Crossing on the cube is the closest we ever got to Nintendo releasing a compilation of their older games in one physical package in the same way other companies like Konami, Midway, Capcom and Namco were doing in the 90s/2000s.

Makes me wish they could have packed even more in with that fact.

>> No.8598304

>>8598234
Nintendo has always been retarded with their back catalog.
The only time they've gotten it right was with the NES Classic and SNES Classic, but even those they cocked up with not making enough/not continuing to make it.

>> No.8598310

>>8598304
I was really hoping it was going to include some neat shit like Earthbound Beginnings or NWC1990 or done a top loader designed Classic 2 with more games.

>> No.8598323

>>8598310
Not including Earthbound Beginnings was a little bit of a blunder, or the original Fire Emblem now, but to me at the original price point, with how good the controller was the the game selection is pretty good.
Same with the SNES Classic, the selection on the classic is better than the selection on the NSO service, which is downright embarrassing.

>> No.8598708

How superior is the everdrive?

>> No.8598724

>>8598708
Superior compared to what?

>> No.8598770
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>>8597795
Zelda 1 first quest is fine. Second quest is the actual "bomb every wall, burn every tree" meme it's accused of being.

>> No.8598795

>>8598708
For the GBA not very. Easy Flash Omega DE has more features, just a marginally shorter battery life.

>> No.8598809

How's the Game & Watch Zelda thing that came out?

>> No.8598837

>>8598795
EZ Flash is cheaper too, but that Everdrive battery life advantage isn't so marginal if you're using a GB Micro.

>> No.8598861

>>8598837
Have fun with save corruption.
For real just pay a bit more and get the everdrive.

>> No.8598873

>>8598861
The save corruption is only an issue for the cheaper Omega, and not the Omega Definitive Edition. And even then its completely avoidable.

>> No.8599132

>>8598006
Honestly ALttP on GBA is fine and it's portable on top of that. But if you don't care about portability just play the original

>> No.8599135

>>8598304
Can't you hack those to include literally any game?

>> No.8599257

>>8598032
>>8599132
Ok thx

>> No.8599389

>>8599135
yes and no
the emulator built into it is dogshit so results may very

>> No.8599741

>>8598770
you definitely need to know Zelda 1 to attempt quest 2

>> No.8599840

>>8598231
where did you buy yours? i can't see any payment methods on the official krikzz site
i'm not creating an account just to see the payment methods

>> No.8600038

>>8598032
You can spend one hour learning about all the differences

Some things are better on GBA but in general SNES is superior, screen is not zoomed in and there are no baffling voices for every movement. Unless you grew up with GBA you'll want SNES to be your first experience.

>inb4 link screaming sounds all the time are not so bad
They are

>> No.8600039

>>8600038
Forgot the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lLv3VTB7qA

>> No.8600074

If you want voices removed for GBA, you can use this: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2570/

>> No.8600092

>>8598006
SNES games ported to GBA are always terrible, I have never seen an exception. Alttp might be the one of the earliest snes games that got a gba port, and even that is crap. There's just no way around the terrible resolution. Plus the sound is shitty and that's even before considering how they added retarded and totally unnecessary voices to Link.

>> No.8601642

>>8597795
It might be a garbo version, but that color scheme is aesthetic as fuck.

>> No.8601665

>>8600038
>>8600039
>that ALttP bonus palace you could only access after beating Four Swords
>can't play Four Swords solo
I eventually managed to glitch myself in anyway, but it was still disappointing as hell to realise the game had so much content you couldn't access.

>> No.8601670

>>8601665
The DSiWare rerelease of Four Swords is playable solo, if you're curious.

>> No.8601797

>>8598045
Dont worry about it; the GBA has a weird resolution, so the conversion makes it look like smashed ass. Just get a flashcart instead. Theres no reason to waste money on an inferior product

>> No.8601971

>>8599840
Everdrive.me

>> No.8602145

>>8600329
>>8600323
>>8601031
>>8594254

>>8596976
>>8600537

>> No.8602152

>>8597795
Zelda: Link

>> No.8602179

>>8602145
What did you mean by this?

>> No.8602341

>>8602179
Now, I'm not an authority on seething autists, but I believe it's trying to say we have too many Zelda threads up.

>> No.8602346

>>8598045
CONSOOM DUMB FROG POSTER

>> No.8602420

>>8598006
Different sounds if you prefer them, but also an extra hard dungeon if you completed Four Swords. I'd just snag a save file to play it that way.

>> No.8604102

>>8602341
Not at all. For anons who love Zelda, they can choose which thread they can enter. Also fuck you.