This mod from Meliz features a heavily altered narrative with every piece of text now boasting swear words and other obscene language.
Ok, so we all swear at the TV sometimes when we can’t move that blasted block into the right place, but what if the characters got all potty mouthed on us too? How many of you have ever wished that Zelda games had more swearing in them? Sticking with A Link To The Past, this next entry on our list of the best Zelda ROM hacks brings an adult touch to to the story. … an illness I like to call ‘extreme puzzle head’, and it hurts like crazy! 7. You know the classic Zelda puzzle that sees pressure points being pushed down? Well, there are tonnes of statue puzzles to solve in this ROM hack, which is essentially giving the fans more of what they want… Hyrule is bigger thanks to areas brought over from previous games and there are new puzzles to tackle, making the gameplay more challenging as a result. If, like anyone with a brain should, you loved A Link To The Past, then this reimagined version will knock your socks off. Goddess of Wisdom falls into that second category, and it’s a must have for any die hard Zelda fans out there.
Some ROM hacks keep a lot of the original features intact, and some end up feeling like an entirely new title. This is a classic little game and worth a punt if you’ve played the original more times than you’ve had hot dinners. It’s very basic, though seeing Mr Hanky as a fairy and Kyle’s mum as Ganon makes me laugh every time. Still, it’s a great little mod if you’re a massive South Park fan, which I happen to be. Ok, so he looks a little more like Kyle, and the background is a little sparse. I’m not sure the kids from South Park have ever played a Zelda game, but in this hack of the original The Legend Of Zelda game, Cartman is the main protagonist! If you thought Sonic and Link were an unlikely match, then the next entry on our list of the best Zelda Rom Hacks is sure to baffle your brainbox. Thanks WillanZilv for giving us nerds the chance to see these two heroes teaming up for the first time! 9. This is a collaboration that would never happen in a million years apart from on the Smash Bros stage, but man, it’s a match made in gaming heaven. There are rings for Sonic to collect along the way and some epic Mega Drive/Genesis sound effects, but they’re all just for show. Yes, folks now you can ride around Hyrule on the back of the world’s fastest hedgehog! … but it does turn the Master Cycle into Sonic. It doesn’t add Tails and Knuckles as Divine Beasts or swap Ganondorf for Robotnik…
So, what happens when you put them together in one of the most immersive open-world titles of all time.Ĭreated by WillanZilv, the first entry in our list of the best Zelda ROM hacks is pretty simple yet seriously packs a punch.
They’re two of the greatest video game characters ever. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild With Sonic The Hedgehog So, what are we waiting for? Let’s step into a world of genuine brilliance and madness as take a look at the first modded Zelda title on our list! 10. More than that, however, the community’s love of gaming shines through in the new and exciting stories its members create, as these Zelda ROM hacks prove below.įrom an impossible Sega/Nintendo mash up to a quest into hell itself, these exciting unofficial Zelda games take players on a whole new adventure in ways that they never thought possible. Their mission to provide us with new adventures, long-awaited sequels for cancelled games, and titles where characters would never normally meet is worth of multiple awards. The retro gaming community never ceases to amaze me. Get ready to see Link in a whole new light as we check out the best Zelda ROM hacks of 2021!