Zelda II: The Adventure of Link/Challenges

Several challenges have been attempted by runners of Zelda 2. Generally, they involve not leveling one or more stats, and are named according to either the constraint(s) "Attack 1" or the maximum allowed level "1-8-8".

The Healer glitch and Thunderbird skip are disallowed by default, any runs that use either should be marked as glitched.

Organized by challengers alphabetically

Actual completion levels shown, rather than which challenge intended. Deathless claims have not been verified.

Elad Difficult

(1-8-8) 2:28:48

Feasel

(1-3-1) no video

Myask

(1-8-7) 3:20:29.8

(1-8-7 NG+ glitched) 10:52.5

Pro_JN

(1-7-7 deathless) 1:19:40

(1-1-8) 1:43:06

(1-1-8 deathless) no video

(1-3-1) no video

Simpoldood

(1-8-5) 1:32:05

(8-1-1) 1:56:03

(1-8-1) 2:37:16

(1-1-8) 2:30:41

(1-3-1) 3:11:02.18

(2-1-1) 2:44:45.14

Unwary

(1-8-8) 1:53:35

(1-1-8) no video

(1-8-1) no video

(1-4-1) no video

Organized by challenge, then time

Roughly in increasing constraint order.

Attack 1 NG+ glitched

Showing Attack 1 has practically no effect on run difficulty or completion time for NG+ glitched.

10:52.5 Myask

Attack 1

No Attack leveling. Life and Magic freely leveled, aka "1-8-8" though those levels are not always reached. 1-1-8, 1-8-1, and 1-3-1 runs (below) also complete this category.

1:19:40 Pro_JN (deathless)

1:32:05 Simpoldood

1:53:35 Unwary

2:28:48 Elad Difficult

3:20:29.8 Myask

Magic 1

No Magic leveling. Attack and life freely leveled, aka "8-1-8". 8-1-1, 1-1-8, and 2-1-1 runs (below) also complete this category.

No runs only attempting this.

Life 1

No Life leveling. Attack and Magic freely leveled, aka "8-8-1". 8-1-1, 1-8-1, 1-3-1, and 2-1-1 runs (below) also complete this category.

No runs only attempting this.

"8-1-1"

No Magic or Life leveling. Attack may be leveled. Requires backtracking to Carock after New Kasuto Magic Container, as Reflect costs 7.5 containers at Magic 1. 2-1-1 runs (below) also complete this category.

1:56:03 Simpoldood

"1-8-1"

No Attack or Life leveling. Magic may be leveled. 1-3-1 runs (below) also complete this category.

2:37:16 Simpoldood

Complete (no video) Unwary (1-4-1)

Complete (no video) Unwary (1-8-1)

"1-1-8"

No Attack or Magic leveling. Life may be leveled. Requires backtracking to Carock after New Kasuto Magic Container, as Reflect costs 7.5 containers at Magic 1.

1:43:06 Pro_JN

2:30:41 Simpoldood

Complete (no video) Pro_JN (deathless)

"1-3-1" Minimum Level variant

No Attack or Life leveling. Magic is allowed to be leveled up to 3. Requires precise up+A after bosses but getting key, to avoid level. No Carock backtrack required: Magic 3 is minimum to cast Reflect with 7 containers.

3:11:02.18 Simpoldood

Complete (no video) Feasel

Complete (no video) Pro_JN

Not Quite (no video) Unwary (1-4-1)

"2-1-1" Minimum Level variant

Requires precise up+A after bosses but getting key, to avoid level; as well as backtracking to Carock after the eighth Magic Container in New Kasuto, as Reflect costs 7.5 containers at Magic 1.

2:44:45.14 Simpoldood

"1-1-3" Minimum Level variant

Requires precise up+A after bosses but getting key, to avoid level; as well as backtracking to Carock after the eighth Magic Container in New Kasuto, as Reflect costs 7.5 containers at Magic 1. Theoretically possible, as the 2-1-1 run shows that you may get the key and pause before 400 experience have ticked up, which is when you'd be required to level.

No runs

"1-1-1" no-levels

(Probably) requires Game Genie or other game modification, as grabbing each post-boss key, pausing, and hitting up+A to save the "boss killed" flag without being forced to level from the experience gained thereby (having to cancel at 50 and 100, and up+A before 200) would be incredibly difficult.

In case one wishes to gain no experience, OZKSTGSV+AAKSZGPA+EAKIYGEL as Game Genie codes should do the trick. At least Palace 1 has been verified to not give experience from enemies, pointbags, Horsehead, or the crystal with these active.

No runs