Amida has a deep emotional link to our hero.

Little does he know, that he’s on a brand new adventure that will take him to places he couldn’t have imagined. Curious, he starts exploring the magical world of Amida. One day, Link finds a portal to a strange land. As well as boasting improved visuals, Amida's Curse also showcases a new soundtrack composed by Bentglasstube. In Amida's Curse, exploration is much more important than combat, and there's an entirely new world to explore with a host of towns and temples. Zelda II - Amida's Curse is the result of 18 months of effort, and aims to 'focus on the fun aspects of Zelda II and leave out the frustrating design choices'.

If you're one of those people who, despite trying hard, has never really bonded with Link's second NES quest, then you might be interested to learn that indie developer Ok Impala! has created an unofficial ROM hack that alters the game to make it more enjoyable. There's a lot of (sometimes tedious) side-scrolling combat and the difficulty level has come under particular criticism over the decades. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is beloved by many – so much so that it's often mentioned whenever 'Zelda remakes' are discussed – but only the most diehard fan would try to argue that it doesn't have its fair share of problems.