Why Haven't We Gotten a Remake of the OG Legend of Zelda?

[sevin0seven]

That looks great! I was thinking more along the lines of Link to the Past style graphics, but I'd be happy with that. Let's see it released on Virtual Console.

there was also a sequel to F-zero via the Satellaview:

[irixith]

Sorry, I should have mentioned you'd have to resort to emulators/repros to try out BS-Zelda, or the Link to the Past sequel/master quest (Ancient Stone Tablets). It would have been awesome to have the Satellaview here, because it got quite a few little goodies that it seems few people know about outside of the rom community.

[Xeogred]

Sorry, I should have mentioned you'd have to resort to emulators/repros to try out BS-Zelda, or the Link to the Past sequel/master quest (Ancient Stone Tablets). It would have been awesome to have the Satellaview here, because it got quite a few little goodies that it seems few people know about outside of the rom community.

WTF, I never knew about the F-Zero sequel or the LTTP Master Quest game... tell me more!?

[irixith]

Sorry, I should have mentioned you'd have to resort to emulators/repros to try out BS-Zelda, or the Link to the Past sequel/master quest (Ancient Stone Tablets). It would have been awesome to have the Satellaview here, because it got quite a few little goodies that it seems few people know about outside of the rom community.

WTF, I never knew about the F-Zero sequel or the LTTP Master Quest game... tell me more!?

BS F-Zero Grand Prix is a remix of F-Zero, while BS F-Zero 2 Grand Prix is a new game with new courses. (They both rock of course.)

The BS Zelda games are best described (and downloaded) here.

[BurningDoom]

Sorry, I should have mentioned you'd have to resort to emulators/repros to try out BS-Zelda, or the Link to the Past sequel/master quest (Ancient Stone Tablets). It would have been awesome to have the Satellaview here, because it got quite a few little goodies that it seems few people know about outside of the rom community.

WTF, I never knew about the F-Zero sequel or the LTTP Master Quest game... tell me more!?

BS F-Zero Grand Prix is a remix of F-Zero, while BS F-Zero 2 Grand Prix is a new game with new courses. (They both rock of course.)

The BS Zelda games are best described (and downloaded) here.

Thank you. You're awesome.

[Xeogred]

Sweet, the F-Zero's look awesome.

I've played and finished BS Zelda, it's definitely pretty cool. Is BS Zelda 3 worth a play though? Checking out some videos of it here and there.

[noiseredux]

Here's another remake;

One of my favorite Zelda games of the last decade!

anyway the BS Zelda remake is amazing. There was also a PC indie remake out there too I believe.

[Anapan]

Nintendo's current attempts at making each successive game innovative in some way isn't really a bad thing. I think they have done an excellent job of keeping the series fresh.
Because Nintendo has never officially released a US remake of the original some fans have attempted to do it themselves:
http://www.zeldaclassic.com/
http://zeldamobile.gorthwogh.net/
http://bag.nfnet.org/archives/category/zeldatsol
http://doubleteam.awestruckdesign.com/w ... ldanescoop
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=7297.0
http://homepage.mac.com/qubedstudios/zeldacubedlive.htm


I found a modified version of BS-Zelda that plays okay on a SNES Powerpak.

Also some other good Zelda remakes:
http://www.thekartel.com/news/the-karte ... ening.html
http://3dnes.blogspot.com/
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=60562

[flamepanther]

Sorry, I should have mentioned you'd have to resort to emulators/repros...

Two more options besides emulators and repro carts:
1) Flash kits, such as the SNES Power Pak (among a few others)
2) "Backup" units, such as the GameDoctor SF7 (which can be purchased cheap at Tototek)

If you don't mind the minor inconvenience of using floppy disks and ROM conversion tools, I highly recommend option 2. It's easily the cheapest way to use real SNES hardware.

[corn619]

Personally I like the original Zelda just the way it is. I'm not really a huge fan of all the remakes as of late and after the Mario 25th anniversary crap in a box they released, I'd prefer if they just left Zelda alone.

The BS Zelda remake is cool though and is a must play experience for any Zelda fan. I have to admit though using the Sattleview mascot was ruining it for me. I downloaded the Link patch from this wesite and make it a much better experience. This website has all the patches to get the BS roms working on emulators with a patch that puts Link back into the star role of the game. http://bszelda.zeldalegends.net/bszelda.shtml