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Zelda3 IQ test Revenge of the Einstein

Original game : The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Platform : SNES

Author : PuzzleDude

Release date : 29 January 2017

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, L, T, P

Downloads : 2570

ROM Information

Legend of Zelda, The - A link to the past [U] [!]
CRC32: 777AAC2F
MD5: 608C22B8FF930C62DC2DE54BCD6EBA72
SHA-1: 6D4F10A8B10E10DBE624CB23CF03B88BB8252973
SHA-256: 66871D66BE19AD2C34C927D6B14CD8EB6FC3181965B6E517CB361F7316009CFB

Hack description

The final installment of the IQ series, The Revenge of the Einstein, includes some of the most difficult block puzzles ever created in a Zelda game. The already existing puzzles from the IQ and Conker, which were considered to be of a better design, were used in this game and remodeled to be even more difficult, yet some rare puzzles are brand new.

A very short hack with very difficult riddles, which will test the limits of your intellect, while still being beatable if you invest enough time into solving. The hack also has some "breathing rooms", in which you don't need to think much to proceed.

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
PuzzleDudeHackingSupervisor, dungeon design, gfx and hex editing, debugging, beta testing
ConHackingASM work

Reviews

Misleading Title..lexluthermiester2017-02-13Version 1.0

The IQ series of Zelda 3 hacks have been interesting since they were started. The first was challenging, diverting and ultimately amusing.

This installment of the series is a step up in the level of challenge offered. However, the puzzles included simply do not offer enough to qualify as "Einsteinian". The level of intellectual capacity needed to solve them does not require an individual to have anything close to the IQ level of Einstein or anyone else in that grouping of high IQ individuals.

Still, the challenges are considerable and fun to work through! While the title is misleading, the hack itself is still of high quality and compelling enough to qualify as recommended, and highly so.