Sacred Guides: The Legend of Zelda: Ballad of a Bloodline DX Part 1 · 2:44pm Nov 18th, 2022
I have an old edition of Sacred Guides to show, and it’s a post from the former sister site. It was posted four years ago until I decided to close down Sacred Realm Tower and make this a section for Retro Gamer Junction. The walkthrough is for a Zelda Classic quest called Ballad of a Bloodline DX. Similar to those hacks akin to Zelda: Parallel Worlds, BOAB gives us a “what if'' type tale where it’s about the story playing out differently. While the gameplay is similar to Link’s Awakening, the level design also follows both the Original NES game and A Link to the Past. Another thing about this quest is it also reminds me of the Autumn season. Maybe the colors the creators used, or it is the custom visuals that was created for the ZC program, that Autumn flare is often present in the game. You will discover this all over the quest even in environments one would never expect to find them.
Now, the thing about BOAB or quests developed by CastChaos and Twilight Knight is they loved being cryptic in their designs. Just like with the Third Quest, this walkthrough will be written in a similar manner. There are many things users will miss the first time around like finding the sword slashing mechanic. That is where this section comes in, so you don’t have to search forums and watch hours of Let’s Plays looking for something that was missed. The point is to power the player up before they tackle the first dungeon which is actually in Lake Hylia. That is just the many secrets to getting ahead in these custom adventures. It is also how the Original NES game was developed before Nintendo abandoned this for better designs. These creators for ZC have done an amazing job taking the old concept further with improvements.
