Zelda 1 / Metroid 1 Combo Randomizer (2018)

Zelda 1 / Metroid 1 Combo Randomizer cover

Developer: MetalMachine
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Main story: about 6.5 hours
Completionist: about 8.0 hours
Where to get it: Website

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A wild cross-game randomizer merging Zelda and Metroid with shared items and portal switching between worlds.

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About

This is a combination randomizer for the original NES Legend of Zelda and Metroid games. The randomizer combines the two classics into a unified gaming experience, which allows gameplay to seamlessly switch from one game to the other via special portals added to each game. In addition, equipment and items from each game are shuffled across both worlds, creating a unique challenge where you aren't just completing one game and then the other, but one where you will have to transition between them several times in order to finish both.

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.