Legend of Zelda - Echoes of the Past - part 7 (final - Ganon's Tower, Ganon)

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Published on July 16, 2023 3:37:45 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUh3LbA2vBE

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)

Duration: 1:11:21

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The overworlds have seen only minor, strategic edits, while the dungeons (and even several caves) have been about as thoroughly redesigned as they can be, with some unconventional puzzles, while still keeping the same basic room layouts.

Item progression has been similarly scrambled, with (most recently) the Blue Mail replacing the Mirror Shield in Turtle Rock. And still no Bow or Cane of Byrna, with the overworld almost completely explored and every dungeon but Ganon's Tower cleared! Many of the Dark World dungeons were coming in nonstandard order, but the last few went back to normal as far as that goes.

Plotwise, the game has unfolding much as usual, except that this isn't Zelda's first time through the events of the story. Her dialog seems to indicate that Link beat Ganon but was fatally wounded, so she touched the Triforce and made a wish that more or less reset things back to the beginning of the game, with some unintended consequences resulting in a world different from what she remembers.

Ganon's Tower and Ganon himself should be all that's left at this point. This might be the final episode? I'm hoping the Bow will be in Ganon's Tower so the pyramid faerie can upgrade it before dropping into the final fight. I've seen enough Randomizer runs to know Ganon is beatable without silver arrows, but it seems unlikely this hack would expect that of you.

I'm still missing the last two pieces of heart, as well. One should be in the digging game, which I never got the prize out of, but I have no idea where the other one could be. I think I've checked everything else? Of course, that's assuming it wasn't taken out of the hack entirely to make 19 hearts the maximum possible. Red Mail is similarly unaccounted for, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's not available.

Patch download and more information: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5673/

As described by SkierLink, the author:

Zelda’s wish has had a different outcome than expected, leading to a world not so different from her original...

This hack was made to provide a new adventure in Hyrule. As such, much of the world will have a similar feel to the original while providing new challenges, a different route, and possibly a new trick.

This hack has moderate modifications to the overworld, offering a new look to familiar spaces. Some text has been modified to match this different world. All dungeons were modified, leading to new routes, different big chest items, new puzzles, and increased difficulty. Reflecting the increased difficulty, all that remains of your uncle is a pile of clothes and his sword. Bomb jumping is not required. Save states are not required to complete this journey. Good knowledge of the base game will be helpful.

Summary
- Moderate overworld modification
- Minor changes to monologue
- Modified dungeons (all)
- Increased difficulty

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