Nintendo Online NES update brings custom Zelda ROM

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You may think that Nintendo has been slacking off when it comes to classic titles, but rest assured, they're on the case. Earlier today, Nintendo updated their classic NES game library, adding three exciting titles. NES Open Tournament Golf, Solomon's Key, and Super Dodge Ball. Before you sit back down, though, Nintendo has also added a bonus NES title — The Legend of Zelda (Special). This is a 'souped up' Zelda ROM hack that gives the player unlimited rupees and item upgrades right from the get-go. It sits on the game selection menu as its own title, and serves as a way for younger or less experienced players to enjoy the classic title.

Update: Nintendo has now confirmed that there will be more titles similar to the newly added Special Edition of Zelda, designed to offer new entry points into classic titles.

10th October, 2018 – Fans all across Europe have signed up for Nintendo Switch Online to enjoy what the paid service has to offer, including online play in popular multiplayer games, Save Data Cloud backup, a smartphone app for voice chat and other features for supported games, exclusive special offers and the ability to experience classic NES games with added online play. As promised when the first set of 20 NES games was announced, more retro games are coming to Nintendo Switch, starting today.
NES™ Open Tournament Golf, Solomon’s Key and Super Dodge Ball are now available to play anytime and anywhere on Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online.

  • NES Open Tournament Golf – Challenge another player in Stroke, Match and Tournament modes on three fantasy courses in the USA, the UK and Japan. Make sure you keep an eye on the wind and distance to the hole before selecting your club, or else you’ll be racking up some high scores… which is exactly what you don’t want to do in this game.
  • Solomon’s Key – As Dana, a skilled and talented hero, you must strategically manoeuvre through over 40 stages using mysterious block-creation skills and other magical powers. Free the captive Fairy in each stage by finding the Bell, and escape by grabbing the Magic Key. Use quick thinking and magical firepower to discover hidden items and evade numerous enemies as you race against the clock.
  • Super Dodge Ball – In Super Dodge Ball, you take control of the USA Dodge Ball team and travel the world in an effort to become the best dodge ballers around. Step onto playing fields in countries all over the globe and use a combination of normal and super shots to help take down your opponents. But be careful, as some destinations have surfaces that can affect your footing.
In addition to these NES games, Nintendo Switch Online users will also notice the arrival of special save data for The Legend of Zelda. Now, players can choose to start their adventure with a stack of rupees and items, including the White Sword, Magical Shield, Blue Ring and Power Bracelet. Special save data for other NES titles will become available in the future, offering fun new entry points into fan-favourite games.

Source: Nintendo Switch Online app, GBAtemp press inbox
 

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I think the only real change that they should have gone with would have been to update the sword so that it works like every other Zelda game. In Z1, you only have a straight stab. Update it to let you swing it and do spin attacks, and it would already make the game a lot more accessable. It makes a way bigger difference than you'd think. (I played a remake of the original game that did this and altered the graphics to look like the Game Boy Color, but no other major differences. I was actually able to finish it, when I couldn't in the original.)
 

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Is nothing impressive, is not a custom rom, it's a savestate. You don't even get infinite rupees. That would have been nice. I mean thanks for a savestate, might as well add a password screen and list passwords with various status effects. :blink:
 

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and wow, a romhack for Zelda to make the game easier, how cool, it's so much better than
other garbage romhacks I've seen like being able to play as Samus or what
Hey! Don't be like that! Evil Nintendo-hater! They obviously had a meeting in which they had to decide between this or introducing the fucking map that came with each cartridge back in the day and was a major part of the game since it was useful and made it thanks to map reading (without annoying digital pointers everywhere) more like experiencing a "real and grand adventure" (reading a "old" map of course is part of every real grand adventure ;)). They obviously went with the right decision. I mean making the game actual playable like it was intended again with the help of a map like Odyssey has for the kingdoms (without the interactive part) would have destroyed the game... Good that they understand that the real problem with the first Zelda game is a shortage of money.
 
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There is actually something different with this ROM. Just tried it out and there's notitle screen, even if you reset through the restore menu. It's programed to auto load the save.
 

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Nintendo: Now for the Nintendo switch The Legend Of Zelda Let's hold your hand edition. We understand the zelda series maybe to violent and difficult so we are removing all combat and replacing Link's sword with a bunch of flowers and you befriend former enemies. making the game and the series much easier and less stressful we plan to re-release all of the currently released titles in this format from now on we hope you look forward to the new look on the franchise.

"1 week later Nintendo's core fanbase jump ship to the playstation and Nintendo's stock drop by 88%

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It could be possible that Nintendo do that kind of thing.
 

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meh , if they were smart they would release zelda 1 and 2 as 3D classics on the 3DS
they should have done it 2 years ago for the anniversary
 

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Wow what a pathetic way to simplify a classic title. I beat TLoZ when I was 5 years old, and it gave me an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. It was not easy at all, but part of the difficulty of a game is what keeps people addicted and coming back for more.
Yet another reason for me to dislike Nintendo and the way they "give back to the community".
 
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boring trainer. meh. Install an actual emulator, instead of this stub.
Too true. After retroarch was released, I deleted nes online.


On a side note, does super dodgeball still have that horrible flickering? There are too many characters on the same line at the same time. Super dodgeball is far superior on the Gba.
 
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