Japans intro for Zelda 2 The Adventure of Link

[marioman517]

LOL they spelled triforce correct in the first one but got lazy and now spell it "Try-Force

[VaatiTheWindDemon]

WOW, I cannot beleive Japan used English writing for their Intro, but it was very poorly written.

[TheTerrificTracy]

Triforce is spelled Tryforce!!!

[ryan489]

@TheTerrificTracy That surprised me too.  I just chalk it up to good old Engrish.

[TheTerrificTracy]

@ryan489 How's that Engrish? I just think that they just spelled it differently.

[ryan489]

@TheTerrificTracy it was only a guess. I made it because if you look at the rest of the spelling in the intro it's pretty bad. You could be right though. examples:

The another sleeping princess Zelda

and Disvalley

[TheTerrificTracy]

@ryan489 Yeah, the only thing I did find wrong was "the "another" sleeping princess Zlelda" as "another" doesn't really fit there. But "Disvalley" may have just been what they called it in the Japanese version. The one thing that confuses me about many Japanese games is that they have both English and Japanese text.

[rosskay]

wow! i never heard of this version! I covered this back in 2000,-2001,,, time for a japense version!

[1337BleachFan]

2 people did not set out on an adventurous quest.

[ryan489]

@1337BleachFan my guess is they don't like it because it's Zelda 2. if it weren't I doubt they'd even give a damn.

[TheSegacampGamer]

Thumbs up if you noticed in the Top Left Section of the Japanese Title "The Legend of Zelda 2"

[ryan489]

@TheSegacampGamer That it does.

[vaatithewindmage]

Don't forget Link has added animations in the English version then in the Japanese version, such as picking up his items, his treasures, and his weapons.

[QuackerMan45]

same song, both are just in a different tune

[SerenitytheDragonair]

I like the USA/Europe version better, but I also like the mysterious feel to this.

[RomanFightRS]

Whats up with all the English text?

[acdudec]

zerudaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[XNintendrewX]

Somebody please answer me? In many japanese games I've noticed a lot of English. Is English more common in Japan than I thought?

[CraigOH1981]

@XNintendrewX haha i noticed the same thing... the title is in japanese but "push start" is in english... hmm

[flamefox777]

I actually GREATLY prefer the US release. Seeing this was on the Famicom, I thought it would be bad ass, but... Meh. :-/

[bikeridereveryday]

I could have sworn Link draws the sword at the near end

[ryan489]

@bikeridereveryday I remember as a kid always thinking that you could reach that screen. How wrong I was. That would be pretty cool to see do that too.

[pochazet]

well i dont remember smelling them when i first saw this theme. i was very young. younger than 4 and i think the water in the background was what reminded me of pop tarts but i only knew the american version.

[pochazet]

@ryan489 i think its the colors throughout the game and even the music that gives me that sensation.

[pochazet]

for some reason zelda II makes me want to buy blueberry pop tarts.

[ryan489]

@pochazet were you eating one the first time you played it? or could you smell them?

That will do it.

[xainRM]

@ryan489 Smelling them would actually be the key since smell is tied into with memory the greatest.

[ryan489]

@xainRM That's true

[pochazet]

for some reason zelda II makes me want to blueberry pop tarts.

[MetroidPeter]

When I look back to that crappy comment, I hate my self for doing that, this music is SUPERIOR compared to NES, but I just prefer English over Japanise. Great sounds though!

[RedAtariButton]

Wow this sounds really nice. 

[ryan489]

@RedAtariButton That my friend is exactly why I like it. Our version may be the better game overall but this title track is better one.

[PrinceDeity]

English? What the hell?

[ryan489]

@PrinceDeity I asked myself the same question when I first saw it too. Apparently some intros to games were just written in English for some reason. although I would call it Engrish because as you can see there are some glaring errors in it.

[PrinceDeity]

@ryan489 hahaha, Engrish...

[Luigi84289]

@ryan489 it's because of the strong American influence. Most Japanese know english at least at a basic level. Even all their movies are almost always subtitled in English in theatres.

[neokat]

"Link learns from Impa about (the) another sleeping princess Zelda"

wow, I love this game so much too. But, i still love the wonderful flaws.

[ryan489]

@neokat Awesome, another person who actually likes this game. I know there are actually a lot of us out there but most of the time all you hear are the people who say how bad it is. The thing is they're comparing it to LTTP and the games that came after it. At the time there were only 2 Zelda games so there was not a standard yet.

[neokat]

@ryan489

i totally agree that this game to me is one of the best.

I'm not really hating on any other Zelda game, but to me this one has the most originality to it, especially for the 8-bit console, and not to hurt everyone else feelings but Ocarina of Time was probably the worst for me and the reason i think that is, is because i came from a different era of gaming, so not completely hating on 3D Zelda games, just love the old school styles and originality better.

[ryan489]

@neokat I have a soft spot for this game because it's the first Zelda I ever played and one of the original 3 games I got with my Nintendo. When I look at this game I think it's the most original Zelda ever made. I love the 3D games too and they're some of the best. This game had a lot of firsts. A magic meter, actual spells, towns with people in them, visible forests and swamps and the biggest is dynamic sword fighting. You actually had to block attacks, this didn't come back until OOT.

[SuperShadowMarioFan]

I see...so the family nintendo computer is the famicom?

[Pikerchu13]

@SuperShadowMarioFan

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS TO THE RESCUE!!!

[SuperShadowMarioFan]

@Pikerchu13 Hey....still learning the Japan ways of Nintendo....so back off.

[Pikerchu13]

@SuperShadowMarioFan

*Backing up*,*Backing up*,*Backing up*,*Backing uuuuuuuuuuuuup!!!!*

[TheDemoniusX]

I prefer the american Title theme because that little FDS sound I simply can't stand, Higher quality or not.

[ryan489]

wow this has almost 6000 thanks a lot everyone.

[mikethesmooth]

Nuts! I just noticed that the Japanese famicon used for tracks, per say, in their music. Why is that? In the american NES there would be a lead track, followed by a backup, bass and drums. this one I know for sure used at least 5 tracks.

[ryan489]

@mikethesmooth From what I've read the Famicom had an extra sound channel that the NES didn't that's why some music on it is more intricate since they had more resources to use.

[mikethesmooth]

@ryan489

Ah, thanks! And I meant "more" tracks and not "for" tracks. But you got the idea =)

[Luigi84289]

@ryan489 because of the expanded sound capabilities allowed by the disk system. All disk system games if they utilized it had better sound.

[ryan489]

@Luigi84289 Thanks a lot for the insight. I was not aware that North America had strong influence on Japan in the 80's, I know it does now but not then.

[Luigi84289]

@ryan489 since the war we've been their protection.

[ryan489]

@Luigi84289 True but In a way wouldn't some Japanese people hate North America? After all we bombed them to hell on August 6th 1945.

[Luigi84289]

@ryan489 You'd have to ask them. They are in a unique position. If they were open about it it would hinder progress. I think they have accepted that it is better to be our ally.

[Zephyrnix]

You think this sounds better? I heard a few bad notes in there. ... But, in terms of the sound engine and how many instruments they apparently can use, then yeajh

[sdcazares1980]

The gameplay in the US, however, was much better than the Japanese version.

[JohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

I d'know...

The little arpeggios at the beginning have almost too sharp of a presence. And the vibrato on the instrument coming in around halfway through is a little too pronounced for me. It definitely does sound more hi-fi, but I may prefer the original.

It's tough to say without a heavy bias, though; that intro is etched firmly into my youth at six years old, firmly holding that controller as the early summer night air breathed in through the open window, my eyes glistening and mouth agape.

[ryan489]

@JohnnyJohnnyJohnny I agree with you there, I was 6 when I first played the game as well, mind you I sucked at it. I remeber the into as being amazing too. I always wondered how I could get to that part in the game. initially not realizing it was just for the title screen.

[ff2paladin]

Why is this in English?

[ryan489]

@ff2paladin Apparently some Japanese games have their intros in English. That's what I've heard anyway.

[GamesDude5]

i think us version is better. the us theme was teh version i grew up with and it will always be the best in my opinion

[ryan489]

All in all I agree with you, in the end we did get the better game, This track is the only one that is drastically different excluding the theme for battle screens which we got the better of.

[raceman1996]

FDS versions of games are ALWAYS different.

[TheDemoniusX]

music in this version is horrible but the rest of the game seems to be intact, FDS sounds is ugh though.

[Gonzalez2500]

0:40

Reminds me of Pokemon

[aryoshie]

This is the first time I've ever heard this version, and.. Honestly? I like it. I'm surprised.

[ryan489]

I was surprised the first time I heard it too. Mostly when the texts starts rolling and you can hear that it has two distinct melodies in it.

[Sacriphyx]

To be honest, I prefer the music on the US/European version.

[ryan489]

that's cool, The music in the US/European version is still amazing and in some parts better. when it comes to the intro though I think Japan's version has a bit more substance to it.

[chrisinmainz]

I much prefer the japanese version, the tone is much richer and sounds like it has more channels, as well as 2 melodies. . .

[ryan489]

I agree with you. this intro has a much richer tone. You're right the Famicom has another audio channel that the NES doesn't. The disk system may play a part in that too.

[RonixEnclave]

Ehh, I agree. But...Eh, both versions have there pros and cons.

[joe9320]

@Sacriphyx You choose the music on edition European?

[crazyiproshow]

typo ville..lol

[sserpent21]

Try Force.

Try spellcheck

[beefMERCIFUL]

Japan: Superior

[KTKore]

Amazing how different it sounds from the US version. I believe it's because the Famicom had one more audio channel that the American NES didn't.

[gastonrivero]

realy, but it sounds like crap!

[TheMVRules]

It was on an floppy disk!

Also, the FDS had an FM syntheiser

[knowpassword]

soooo in this version there are two diffrent zeldas?

[ryan489]

There always was. The true legend of Zelda is told in manual for the game.

[surpremechesseburger]

do you mean 2 different versions of the same storyline? yes you are right.

[dnliu]

Okayyyy... why is the intro in English? Shouldn't it be in Japanese?

[Arrowdance]

to dnliu

Well, for me I'm not weird, because some games made in Japan have other languages besides of japanese. For example Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, the game is in japanese, but on the intro, they used german language.

[Valis77]

Sweet sounds diffrent well it is the disc format.

[ryan489]

This is just my opinion but I think it sounds a bit better then the US one. Thanks for the comment, when I'm done with Zelda I'm going to compare another NES game to famicom.