BS Zelda
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	St. GIGA
Release date(s)	1995, 1996 (~MAP 2~)
Genre	Action Adventure
Mode(s)	time-restricted single player with multiplayer scoreboards
Rating(s)	(not rated)
Platform(s)	Satellaview
Media	pseudo-streaming download via satellite network, saved to either the Satellaview base unit's flash-RAM or to a BS-X flash-cart

BS Zelda Screenshot

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BS stands for Broadcast Satellaview and the Satellaview unit is commonly referred to as the BS-X. Using this add-on Gamers could download the game from the satellite and save it onto either the base unit's memory or onto a BS-X Special Broadcast Cassette.

Gameplay

The gameplay was identical to its predecessor, but the maximum of Rupees was increased to 999 (rather than 255), the overworld was altered, and dungeons were completely different. There is some allusion to this game being a "Third Quest", much like The Legend of Zelda's Second Quest. Rupees from Zelda 1 and 3 Rupees are the unit of currency in the fictional land of Hyrule in the Legend of Zelda series of video games, acquired primarily by defeating enemies, by cutting tall grasses or bushes, or from treasure chests, and used primarily to purchase items in shops. ... The Legend of Zelda is the first game in The Legend of Zelda series of video games, made by Nintendo under the direction of game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who also created Mario. ... The Legend of Zelda is the first game in The Legend of Zelda series of video games, made by Nintendo under the direction of game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who also created Mario. ...

The clock

The game was played in real-time. An onscreen clock showed the current time, and at various times on the clock certain events would happen. The game pauses for a moment before making a change. Sometimes the enemies are killed or stunned, sometimes a fairy appears, and occasionally the player is granted unlimited quantities of one of their items for a limited time. Bombs, boomerangs and candles can all be auto-upgraded this way, and will never run out of ammunition until the clock reaches the ending value, at which point the player's bombs are returned to the amount they had before the unlimited amount was activated, or the boomerang will downgrade, or the candle turn from red back to blue.

Presentation

The game was divided into four weekly episodes. These episodes were played live, at the same time as a videogame tips show was running on the satellite network (it probably contained ads and such to promote the games currently being played). Due to technical limitations, the download time was a whole seven minutes just for one episode.

Character selection

The player could configure their name and gender in the Satellaview game-selection interface. This then carried across to the game. This was the third time a female character had been a playable protagonist in a Zelda game--the previous two occurences having been in Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure (two of the three Zelda titles released for the Phillips CD-I), wherein Princess Zelda herself was the playable character. Satellaview base unit by itself Satellaview base unit docked with a Super Famicom with the recordable BS-X cartridge in the top slot Closeup of the flash-cart and its holster. ... Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon is a video game published by Philips Media and released for the Philips CD-i in 1993. ... Zeldas Adventure is a video game developed by Viridis and released for the Philips CD-i in 1994. ...

Live voice

BS Zelda's implementation of Live Voice was significantly different to that in Kodai no Sekiban. When the clock hit certain times the game would pause and display Japanese writing onscreen (that apparently reads "listen"), and the player would hear a narrator (apparently playing the part of the Old Man, and allegedly the same voice actor as Sahasrahla) give a hint or suggestion. It is unknown as to how long these tips were, but under emulation the pauses are about two to three minutes long. After that time the text disappears and gameplay resumes as before. BS Zelda Screenshot BS Zelda was an expanded version of The Legend of Zelda that was released for the Satellaview attachment of the Super Famicom in Japan. ... This is a list of characters from The Legend of Zelda video game series. ...

Free gifts?

In one issue of Nintendo Online Magazine, there is some allusion to the player getting free gifts. According to the limited Translator English description, it states that "the prize was sent in the student with exellent records." This seems to indicate that high-scoring players were mailed gifts. Due to costs involved, it is to be assumed that they were only Gashapon-style trinkets; however many Zelda-themed merchandise items with unknown origins do exist, and some of these may well originate from here. Since the player had to be subscribed to the St. GIGA network to play the company would already have their mailing address recorded, so it is quite possible they sent cheap gifts... all quests for information have resulted in more dead ends, so the truth of this might never be known. Gashapon, also referred to as Candy toy or trading toy, is the phonetic word for the sound Gasha-Pon! that Japanese toy vending machines make when a packaged item drops down. ...

Broadcast dates

(taken from The Nintendo Database (Waybacked, page no longer exists)

(taken from The Nintendo Database (Waybacked, page no longer exists)

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See also

• BS Zelda: Kodai no Sekiban, its "cousin"
• List of Super Famicom games

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External links

• The BS Zelda Homepage, (ROM focussed)
• Hyrule.net, (information focussed)
• Nintendo Online Magazine screenshot and writeup, referring to the free gifts.