It seems that the direct sequels to many ridiculously popular videogames during the retro glory days were unfairly chastised by the public. Super Mario Bros. 2, at least in America, was completely different from the original hit and audiences were not afraid to express their dissatisfaction. Even Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest rubbed players the wrong way with its confusing set of goals and (gasp!) non-linear gameplay.
Out of all the older sequels, though, I think Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the Nintendo Entertainment System suffered the most backlash. And to be honest, I don’t understand why. I love the second Zelda game and truly feel like it introduced some elements I would love to see implemented in future games in the series (experience points!).
Do you love Zelda II like I do? If so, do you consider yourself an expert? Heck, even if you don’t care for it, do you at least remember it? Take this week’s quiz to find out how amazing your retro memory is!
Also, there is a prize this week! Actually, prizes! Just leave your answers in the comments and whoever gets the most right will win a Link plushie that is almost too cute for words and a Link phone strap that I also happen to have on my own cell phone (making it cool).Yes, I know, both of these things are not very manly, but, hey, it’s what the mysterious prize machine spit out this week. I don’t argue with advanced, slightly effeminate technology. Check my community blog tomorrow (3/13) for the dramatic results and to see how you fared.
Get out that Triforce of Wisdom and ... good luck!
The Great Retro Quiz! .23
Category: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Number of questions: 30
Difficulty: Normal
1. Box art memories! What item graces the cover of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link?
a. The triforce
b. A sword
c. A hat
d. A shield
2. How many crystals does Link have in his possession at the start of the game?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 5
d. 6
HUD memories! Fill in the missing elements:
3. Attack power
4. Experience points
5. Life
6. Magic
*Bonus point: Of the above attributes, which can Link upgrade first?
7. Besides leveling up with experience points, what other element in Zelda II is not featured in any other Zelda game?
a. Link can jump!
b. Side-scrolling sequences!
c. Link uses magic spells!
d. Link has a limited amount of lives!
8. On the overworld, running into which of the below enemies results in a more challenging battle?
9. How many torches surround sleeping Zelda in the North Palace?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Control scheme memories! Match the action performed by Link with the button on the original NES controller that activates it:
10. Use Hammer
11. Perform magic
12. Play Flute
13. Enter building
14. Which of the below classic Zelda items is not obtainable in Zelda II?
a. Glove
b. Candle
c. Bomb
d. Raft
Heals Link’s life or replenishes his magic?
15. Heals life
16. Replenishes magic
17. Which of the following spells costs Link the least amount of magic points?
a. Fire
b. Reflect
c. Jump
d. Fairy
18. What color is Link’s tunic once he uses the Shield magic?
a. Blue
b. Red
c. Yellow
d. No change; it stays green
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22. Who teaches Link a move that requires holding down on the D-pad after pressing the "A" button?
23. Which of the below enemies can not be killed by Link’s sword?
24. From Kings Tomb, which direction must Link travel to find the hidden entrance to the Island Palace?
25. What does Link use to pass by the below enemy?
a. His sword
b. A magic spell
c. A flute
d. A cross
26. Iron Knuckle alert! Who is the strongest?
27. Besides “GAME OVER,” what other words are displayed on the screen once Link perishes?
a. “ZELDA SLEEPS FOREVER”
b. “TRY AGAIN”
c. “RETURN OF GANON”
d. “LINK! LINK! LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!”
28. Oh no! Link is discolored! What’s wrong with him?
a. He is in the dark and can’t see!
b. He is poisoned!
c. He is underwater and can’t breathe!
d. He is cursed!
29. Who is the final boss of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link?
a. Ganon
b. Ganondorf
c. Dark Link
d. Aganhim
30. After waking up, Zelda demands Link bring her something that raises her experience. What should Link track down?
The Great Retro Quiz! Study Materials
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.22: The characters of Super Smash Bros.
Contest:
12:15 PM on 03.12.2008
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2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B (Bonus: Attack Power?)
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. D
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. A
Bonus: Experience
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. A
28. A
29. A
30. D
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
Bonus: Magic
7. D
8. B
9. B?
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C?
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. C
Yay!
1-d
2-b
3-a
4-d
5-c
6-b
Bonus: Life
7-d
8-b
9-b
10-c
11-b
12-d
13-a
14-c
15-b
16-a
17-a
18-b
19-a
20-b
21-b
22-b
23-d
24-d
25-b
26-c
27-c
28-a
29-a
30-c
I actually like Zelda II more than the original. Sure it was different, but to me it still felt like a Zelda game.
Leveling up got to be a pain in the butt though, once you got things to level 6 or so it started taking forever. A buddy and I figured out a nice trick to make getting those last few experience levels simpler though. When you beat the first few palaces jump past the statue and exit without putting the crystal in the statue. Then when you have that many experience levels left to get, breeze through the palaces and THEN put the crystal in place. Gets you an instant level up that's a lot faster and safer than grinding.
Anyways, the answers:
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
Bonus: Life if you mean upgrade by experience. Magic or Life (magic is closer though) if by the containers.
7. d
8. b
9. b
10. d
11. b
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. b
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. c
21. b
22. b
23. d
24. c
25. c
26. c
27. c
28. a
29. c
30. c
2) d
3) a
4) d
5) b
6) c
*Bonus: Life will go up!
7) d
8) b
9) b
10) d
11) b
12) c
13) a
14) c
15) b
16) a
17) c
18) b
19) a
20) a
21) b
22) b
23) d
24) c
25) c
26) c
27) c
28) a
29) c
30) c
2.a
3.c
4.d
5.a
6.b
7.c
8.b
9.d
10.d
11.c
12.b
13.a
14.d
15.b
16.a
17.a
18.a
19.a
20.b
21.d
22.b
23.a
24.b
25.c
26.b
27.a
28.d
29.a
30.c
2. d
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
Bonus: Magic
7. d
8. b
9. b
10. d
11. b
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. b
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. a
21. b
22. b
23. d
24. c
25. c
26. c
27. c
28. a
29. c
30. d
1b
2d
3a
4d
5c
6b
*bonus point: Life
7d
8b
9b
10c
11b
12d
13a
14c
15b
16a
17c
18b
19a
20a
21b
22b
23 ALL can be defeated by Link's sword. The one you're thinking of, you just have to hit him A LOT. Best way to do it is to use the down-thrust and bounce on him forever (not easy though).
24c
25c
26c
27c
28a
29c
30c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. c
BONUS. Magic
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. d
11. c
12. b
13. a
14. c
15. b
16. a
17. b
18. b
19. a
20. d
21. b
22. b
23. a
24. d
25. c
26. b
27. c
28. a
29. c
30. c
1 - b
2 - d
3 - a
4 - d
5 - c
6 - b
Bonus points - Life is the first one you can upgrade
7 - d
8 - b
9 - b
10 - d
11 - b
12 - c
13 - a
14 - c
15 - b
16 - a
17 - c
18 - b
19 - a
20 - a
21 - b
22 - b
23 - trick question...they can all be killed by Link's sword. the skull bubble takes a lot of hits to kill, but it can be killed. the red bat thing, the floating eye, and the fly aren't nearly as difficult to kill.
24 - c
25 - c
26 - c
27 - c
28 - a
29 - c
30 - c
2.d
3.a
4.d
5.b
6.c
(Bonus: this is a trick question. Technically he can get experience first by fighting an enemy, but that's not an attribute per se. Of the three actual attributes, it's life at 50 exp)
7. d
8.b
9. b
10. d
11.b
12. c
13. a
14.c
15. b
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. a
21. b
22. b
23. d
24. a
25. c
26. c
27. c
28. a
29. c
30. c
(I have to say whenver I cast Shield, I always thought Link looked brown and not really red, but thats the closest right?)
Gnah! I only guessed my answer for 23 because I knew you could kill the skulls (which really should have given you more than the 50 XP for killing them), and picked the one I wasn't 100% sure about. :(
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
Bonus: Life
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. B (If I remember right, I believe the skull takes like a bajillion hits to kill)
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. C
Man that really made me think. XD I hadn't played this in an while. Great quiz as always, Chad!
1 b
2 a
3 a
4 b
5 d
6 c (Life. I leveled up my life first. Fucking Bats.)
7 d
8 b
9 b
10 d
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 c
15 b
16 a
17 a
18 b
19 a
20 b
21 a
22 b
23 a
24 d
25 c
26 b
27 c
28 a
29 c
30 c
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.B
*Bonus-Life will go up!
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.D
11.B
12.C
13.A
14.C
15.B
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.A
21.B
22.B
23. They can all be killed. *At first I thought that you threw the fly in there to throw us off.
24.C
25.C
26.C
27.C
28.A
29.C
30.C
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. c
11. d
12. b
13. a
14. d
15. b
16. a
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. d
21. b
22. b
23. a
24. b
25. d
26. a
27. b
28. d
29. c
30. d
2.d
3.a
4.d
5.b
6.c
7.d
8.b
9.a
10.d
11.b
12.c
13.a
14.c
15.b
16.a
17.b
18.b
19.a
20.b
21.d
22.b
23.a
24.c
25.c
26.c
27.c
28.a
29.c
30.c
2 a
3 a
4 b
5 d
6 c
7 d
8 b
9 b
10 d
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 c
15 b
16 a
17 a
18 b
19 a
20 b
21 a
22 b
23 a
24 d
25 c
26 b
27 c
28 a
29 c
30 c
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. b
Bonus: Life at 50 xp
7. d
8. b
9. b
10. d
11. b
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. b
16. a
17. This depends on your Magic level, but I'll say c.
18. b
19. a
20. a
21. b
22. b (Downstab FTMFW)
23. d
24. c
25. c
26. c (fuck that dude)
27. c
28. a
29. c
30. c
2.d
3.a
4.d
5.c
6.b
Bonus: Life
7.d
8.b
9.d
10.c
11.b
12.d
13.a
14.c
15.b
16.a
17.c
18.b
19.a
20.a
21.b
22.b
23.trick question. You can kill ALL of them. "A" takes the longest to bring down, though (I counted over 100 stabs at level 1 attack power.)
24.d
25.c
26.b
27.c
28.a
29.c
30.c
B*D B B D
B C A C B
A C B A C
B B D C C
C C A C C
*Life. Experience does not upgrade.
2 a
3 a
4 d
5 c
6 b
*Life
7 d
8 b
9 b
10 d
11 b
12 c
13 a
14 c
15 b
16 a
17 b
18 b
19 a
20 a
21 a
22 b
23 all of them you can.
24 b
25 c
26 c
27 c
28 a
29 c
30 c
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. (trick question, don't have to press the A button, just press down in midair (or up, once you get the upward stab, but yeah, B teaches you the move)
23. another trick question, they are all mortal
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. C
Bonus Question: Life by experience points, magic jar to the south of the north palace by items.
I could blame the X-Box, because it goes in alphabetical order...stupid X-Box.
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
(Health first)
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. C
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B Bonus.5 7.D 8.B 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.B 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.A 21.A 22.B 23.NOTA 24.C 25.C 26.C 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.C
2 D
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 A
*(life)
7 D
8 B
9 D
10 D
11 B
12 C
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 A
17 A
18 A
19 A
20 A
21 B
22 B
23 B
24 C
25 C
26 C
27 C
28 A
29 C
30 C
I LOVE this game. This is the first quiz I've felt confident about without any help.
HA HA HA! I am totally stealing that joke tomorrow. :)
It's not that much longer, but this is what it says:
HYRULE GENERAL STORE
Kick back with a blue potion, always at low prices
-- JOB APPLICATION --
Name?
[three questions]
Previous job experience (list at least three)?
1. Standing around
2. Saying nonsensical things
Ha ha. I'm glad you like it. :) :)