A Link to the Past: Retold

**Kyim** Since : 2019-05-08

Patch Download v.1.40

Code:: https://mega.nz/file/gvJ0FaCY#H1Pc1fNYNAz9X7uqdcp3s8R45I5ipLumH4BPAV4Fngg

The patches need to be applied on ALTTP (US), no header. You need a UPS patcher.

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I'm a few years late to the party. But here we go.

This is the result of 2 years of fiddling, tweaking, learning ASM and HEX, all to pull this off. I hope you enjoy.

This hack edits nearly every room(Visual edits mostly, layout stays the same), most dialogue, and many, many gameplay aspects of ALTTP.

Major changes:
-Any Dungeon, any order. You still need to get the three pendants first, but the order of the pendants, then later of the crystals, is 100% up to you.
-Items are no longer inside their respective dungeons. You will now have to explore, talk to NPCs, and venture off the beaten path to find items. (Think about how you find the Icerod)
-The combat difficulty has been increased. Significantly.
-Several shortcuts have been added to the overworld. (Like in A Link Between Worlds)
-Dialogue has been re-written while keeping the same overall messages in tack.
-Almost every single room has been visually redesigned with added detail.(Layouts are mostly the same) Just look at Link's house or Hyrule castle and you'll know what I mean.
-New sprites have been added while keeping to the original style. Nothing should stand out too much.
-Magic now regens, but it’s incredibly slow. This cuts down on frustration, but doesn’t make magical items fully OP.
-Pits no longer hurt you. This hack is intended to be played on mobile. Bad touch-screen controls should not be the reason you get a game over.

Also contains:
- Make Silver Arrows Double Fast By Conn
- The Legend of Zelda - DX By Puzzledude
- 24 Item Menu By Conn and Euclid
- Original sprites by Euclid, heavily modified by Kyim
- Original ALTTP bug fixes By MathOnNapkins and Conn
- Random and Special Treasure Dig Up By Conn
- Direction Change while running with Pegasus Boots By Conn/AST Team ^_^

Detailed Description:

Item Relocation:
Firstly, almost every item’s location is heavily hinted at by an NPC. No luck in required to find them. All you have to do is be thorough about talking to everyone and exhausting their dialogues. I love how many hacks change item location, but few of them actually give you in-game guidance on where to find said items. This means you have to follow legends and rumors to find mythical artifacts to slowly build your adventuring arsenal to take on whatever may come your way. If you can’t find something, ask around Kakariko. The hints are not subtle. Many of the items have been swapped with Heart Piece locations, if push comes to shove, following a HP Collection Guide will likely find you all the items. If all else fails, the ReadMe spells it out. Most of the Big Chests within the dungeon now contain Heart Pieces (A bit like Twilight Princess). This may seem underwhelming for a big chest, but Heart Pieces matter MUCH more now because of the:

Difficulty:
The first thing you will notice, gameplay-wise, is the difficulty. Everything hits for roughly double damage, with the weakest enemies still able to shave off an entire heart. ALTTP used to be hard when I was a kid, but that was because I wasn't good at video games. The challenge is all but lost now. This gives the game an almost Dark Souls feel to it, though not quite as punishing. This one tweak changes so much about the game. Such as:
-Bottles, Fairies, and potions are now much more important. You'll need them if you want to make it through the game without multiple deaths. (Healing potion is basically estus now. Fairies are akin to the Resurrection Nodes in Sekiro)
-Heart Pieces are valuable. Honestly, in the original ALTTP, collecting 100% of the HP upgrades was more about completion than it was about efficiency. This changes that. You'd better get every. Single. One. of those Heart Pieces if you want to save Hyrule. Seriously. Ganon will ROFL Stomp you.
-Items become more viable. When was the last time you used the Cane of Somaria in combat? Probably never. Did you know it can be used as a floor trap to hurt enemies who walk into it? Or as a barrier to bounce multiple enemies back when you're over whelmed? Probably not. Because the difficulty of this game didn't require you to experiment and utilize each tool to its full potential. This, hopefully, will.
-Areas become daunting. In the early game, if you wonder into the wrong area, or underestimate a foe, you will likely get one-shotted(Keep Fairies on you!) This happens less and less as you progress, but that feeling of vulnerability and apprehension stays with you.
-The Shovel matters SO much. If you are stranded, without hearts, arrows, or rupees, but you have your trusty Shovel, you're in luck. Digging anywhere now gives random rewards to restock and replenish your hero. The Digging game has been removed because of this. The Heart Piece is now somewhere else.

In defense of this, I’d like to say that ALTTP is designed in such a way that, if you think things through, are clever, and take your time, you can get through 100% of this game without ever taking any damage. There are tons of No-Hit runs on YouTube. One guy even did it one-handed. This hack doesn’t change anything about that. If you’re dying a lot, it’s your fault. Learn from it and try to get creative.

Shortcuts:
The main one is just north of Link’s house. It connects the castle area to the Blacksmith’s workshop. This is pulled right out of A Link Between Worlds and makes so much sense. There is also a mini shortcut in the area near the Kakariko House of Books that cuts down on traversal time. That area was so tedious.

North of Link's house.

Near the Kakariko House of Books.

-The Ice Palace is now open, so you can just walk right in.
-Turtle rock is now no longer blocked by a LVL2 boulder. So go nuts.
-More in the ReadMe

Dialogue:

The story is the same. The themes are the same. The general message is the same. But things have been re-worded and re-written to be a bit less cartoony and a bit more believable. Zelda’s personality is now much less “You can do it, Link! Save us!” and more regal and straight forward. I mean, she is the ruler of a kingdom and her dad was just killed, one would think she’d be a bit more affected by that. Some more emotional moments have been edited as well to add more punch to them. The Fluteboy’s quest especially hits hard. The Kakariko villagers have had the most editing. Many of them now reference each other and imply more of a connection. Call it world-building, I guess. The Zora King has been completely redone, sprites and all. He is much less “GUWAHAHAHAF!” and more like the powerful warrior-king of an entire species, and he sells the flippers for 100 Rupees, as the 500 Rupees price was just needless padding. Some of the dialogue is pulled straight from the Nintendo Power ALTTP comic, just to tie it together more. The message on the Master Sword pedestal is a heavy nod to my favorite childhood film. The Pond of Happiness is now much more similar to the O-Mikuji traditions it’s based on, and now explains the hidden “Luck” system. Many other little changes here and there.

Rooms:

Link's House

Kakariko Inn

Sewer Entrance

The dungeon layout of mostly untouched, so if you have them memorised, you’re at an advantage, but the rooms all now have much, much more detail. They feel more like actual temples dedicated to the monsters that dwell within.
The NPC houses have all been revamped to feel much more “lived in”. I’m especially proud of the Inn, located in Kakariko Village, and Link’s house. BONUS! This hack finally addresses the age-old question: “If Link lives with his Uncle… Why is there only one tiny bed???” Playing the original after this makes the rooms feel naked.

Also cute Slimes!

TIPS:

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Good luck, Hero!

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