noha420
03-28-2007, 04:25 PM
Hi, I'm sure many of you may have heard about the rumored Zelda 3 prototype for the NES. I've been following this for some time now. Long story short, this guy Okibi who runs www.ratedo.com claims to have one, then he sold it, but he dumped the ROM. He wasn't going to release it, but now he's holding a contest of sorts, and the winner or winners get the ROM.
Now this guy does seem a bit shady, but from what I gather, there's a fair chance this whole thing is legit. There's also that much of a chance that he's full of it. Either way, I want to try to get to the bottom of this, maybe you guys can help. As a reward I'll share the ROM with EVERYONE.
So this all started as his "Project Zero" for the month of March. He basically asked where the Triforce was located in OoT, then there was a link to a zipped file of the "prototype ROM" that was password protected with the answer (thegoldenland). Of course it wasn't that simple. The ROM was really a hacked copy of Zelda 1 (that didn't open in any emu), it had the titlescreen of the purpousley fake Zelda 3 Proto ROM that Acmlm made. Apparently this was another hint. Anyway, I found an additional hint in the BS Zelda forums that led me to this page: http://www.ratedo.com/projectzero//itsafake.php
where (if you don't want to follow the link) it just asks this question:
"So you knew about the rumors of the Triforce in Ocarina of Time? Maybe not, but you knew where the Triforce was kept. Did you know the triforce has a hidden meaning that is derived from an ancient clan? Tell me about this."
Note: There is also a black triforce with the number "3" in each triangle which is a hint.
So, I emailed Okibi, with the info from this page, but put into my own words:
http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=zelda&message.id=1550994
Here's what he replied:
Wow! That sure was a nice read. No matter how many times I read it, it's still
good. Everyone even seems to give me a different version as well!
Anyways, did you find what's "hidden" in the symbol? You need to link (no pun
intended) that to the story you gave me and apply it to the zelda series to get the next hint.
-okibi
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So this may lead us to another webpage he made, but who knows! I'm hoping there may be people here who can help with this madness, and if there actually is a ROM, we'll all get it! (but I won't post it on this page without special permission from a moderator, otherwise possibly Acmlm's Board II) There is also discussion about this going on there, so you may want to check that out as well if you'd like to help: http://acmlm.no-ip.org/board/thread.php?id=477&page=1
Thanks, I know that was a mouthfull, just let me know if you come up with!
Now this guy does seem a bit shady, but from what I gather, there's a fair chance this whole thing is legit. There's also that much of a chance that he's full of it. Either way, I want to try to get to the bottom of this, maybe you guys can help. As a reward I'll share the ROM with EVERYONE.
So this all started as his "Project Zero" for the month of March. He basically asked where the Triforce was located in OoT, then there was a link to a zipped file of the "prototype ROM" that was password protected with the answer (thegoldenland). Of course it wasn't that simple. The ROM was really a hacked copy of Zelda 1 (that didn't open in any emu), it had the titlescreen of the purpousley fake Zelda 3 Proto ROM that Acmlm made. Apparently this was another hint. Anyway, I found an additional hint in the BS Zelda forums that led me to this page: http://www.ratedo.com/projectzero//itsafake.php
where (if you don't want to follow the link) it just asks this question:
"So you knew about the rumors of the Triforce in Ocarina of Time? Maybe not, but you knew where the Triforce was kept. Did you know the triforce has a hidden meaning that is derived from an ancient clan? Tell me about this."
Note: There is also a black triforce with the number "3" in each triangle which is a hint.
So, I emailed Okibi, with the info from this page, but put into my own words:
http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=zelda&message.id=1550994
Here's what he replied:
Wow! That sure was a nice read. No matter how many times I read it, it's still
good. Everyone even seems to give me a different version as well!
Anyways, did you find what's "hidden" in the symbol? You need to link (no pun
intended) that to the story you gave me and apply it to the zelda series to get the next hint.
-okibi
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So this may lead us to another webpage he made, but who knows! I'm hoping there may be people here who can help with this madness, and if there actually is a ROM, we'll all get it! (but I won't post it on this page without special permission from a moderator, otherwise possibly Acmlm's Board II) There is also discussion about this going on there, so you may want to check that out as well if you'd like to help: http://acmlm.no-ip.org/board/thread.php?id=477&page=1
Thanks, I know that was a mouthfull, just let me know if you come up with!