The Shrine

I've been playing this game on the Wii Virtual Console and I love it. I always intended to play it back in the day as I heard it was good but I never got around to it. I'm currently in the final level--just about to beat the game.

Gameplay: Excellent. It's hard but not MegaMan 9 hard. You're limited in movement to U/D/L/R and attacking with a yo-yo but they do a masterful job of making it challenging and fun. Most of the game takes place in Zelda-esque dungeons. I never really get too pissed off at the game (which is something that happens too often with me). I even accidentally erased my game at about 60% through. Normally this would have pissed me off enough to give up on the game but I gladly played through it again.

Graphics: Think a little better than the original Zelda. Mostly tropical scenery and dungeons.

Music: Cheezy chipset music but surprisingly catchy, never annoying.

Anyone else play this gem on the original NES or the Virtual Console? If not you can DL it for only $5 (or get the ROM if you haven't got scruples). I'm sure it's been released over other platforms as well. There was even a sequel but I hear that it wasn't as good.

I played not only this game but the sequil, Zora's Revenge, and both are great. When you break into 2 it takes some getting used to cause it adds diagonal movement.

This was my mom's favorite game.

I have a NES copy and really like it, too. I remember that i didnt at first, but it eventually grew on to me to the point that it became a fav. The ending, for its time, was probably the best i had seen at that point. Blown away by the ending graphics, lol.

I need to find a copy of the second one...

Its kinda hard to come by, if nothing else the 2nd is available on VC now, I dont know if you have a Wii or not tho.

Hmm, i actually might have #2 and have not played #1 the more i look at the screen shots and cartridges. Guh, i'll have to check it out at home.

I got this game brand new when it come out on a whim and loved it. What a great Zelda-style game, I loved the shit out of it. Dipping the letter in water to be able to read it fully? Genius :-)

Ah, i do have zodas revenge, so i guess i'll have to dig up the original one. I started a new game in ST2 last night, supa fun.

ST2 was a good game, but I liked the first better.