You know the genre that zelda 3 is? Action/RPGish

[4ppleseed]

I love Zelda 3. I hate RPGs ...

What else is there out there (on any system) that plays like A Link To The Past (all action and puzzle goodness) but isn't too heavy on the RPG/Turnbased rubbish?

 

[Hadrian]

Startropics 1 & 2 NES.
Beyond Oasis/Story of Thor & Landstalker Mega Drive.

 

[pristinemog]

Alundra. Puzzles from hell but it's awesome. It's for PSX.

 

[lagman]

The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang.


EDIT: SNES of course.

 

[Mangofett]

Any of the handheld zeldas.

 

[mthrnite]

Earthbound?

 

[4ppleseed]

Cool!! I'll check these out.

Any more for anymore?

 

[lastdual]

Earthbound is turn-based.

The Mana series is probably the most obvious non-Zelda Action-RPG series.

There's also the Soul Blazer games (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma). - And Ys.

Some RPG's blur the line, such as the Tales and Star Ocean games, but these are still closer to traditional RPGs...

Oh, and besides the 2 Genesis games already mentioned above, Crusader of Centy is about as close to a Zelda 3 rip-off as they come (not as good, but not bad either).

 

[lagman]

Addams Family Values (SNES)

 

[acrocosm]

royal stone for game gear. it's (j) but the translation is complete. it's a brilliant game and highly recommended i'ts the equivalent for zelda on the gg.

edit: personally i also love rolan's curse 2 for gb mono. quite innovative as well

 

[Legend]

Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 for Ps2.

 

[4ppleseed]

Woohoo! These are gonna keep me busy till Zelda DS comes out

 

[Cyan]

Willow [Nes] (Zelda 1 clone)
Story of Thor [genesis/megadrive]
Land stalker [genesis/megadrive], (Lady stalker, [snes])
Ganbare Goemon [N64]
JRR Tolkien's Lord of the ring Book 1 [Snes] (very slow at first look, but good game)


Ultima series [PC, snes, other ?] (I played U7 first)


Maybe only action, not RPG :
Jurassic park [snes] ?
Zombies ate my neighbors [snes/genesis]



There is a Zelda 3 clone on Snes, within Far-West landscape. I don't remember the name, but it's a very bad game

 

[Hadrian]

Daikatana on the GBC! Nothing like the horrid PC/N64 version it just shares the same name. Excellent game, shame its shit big brother made it unsuccessful.

 

[acrocosm]

i'm surprised landstalker is noted but but light crusader

 

[Jax]

Crusader of Centy (Soleil) for the Genesis (Mega Drive)