Underplayed Gems

Zelda: Interconnected Strongholds (2023)

Zelda: Interconnected Strongholds cover
Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Completionist
about 9.0 hours
Where to get it
Website
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How it feels

A dense Zelda hack cramming 9 dungeons and every item into a compact overworld, with custom graphics and light story events.

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About

This hack has a small overworld, but it is filled to the brim with every item in the game along with 9 dungeons in total. Every single cave and house is redesigned, and there are a bunch of graphic edits and palette changes. As with 18 Hours Past, there’s kind of a story set in place but it’s not the main focus of the game. There are some custom events though that relate to the story, so the creator at least tried to put more of a story in.

Screenshots

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