Which is the best Zelda rip off?

[Joe Redifer]

Yes, I know some of them aren't exact rip offs, but oh well.

I personally like Golden Axe Warrior, Golvellius, and Neutopia.  I haven't yet played Neutopia 2.  I can't figure out what the hell do do in Zelda 1, I just wander around and stab things, nothing ever happens.  Things happen in the other games I chose.

Shining Wisdom is ass!

[SignOfZeta]

What about the Thor/Oasis games? If they count then they are way better than that other crap.

[Mobius]

Totally agree on the original Zelda... I don't understand the way it's practically worshipped.  Voted Neutopia 2, though I would have considered an Oasis game if it was listed.

[nectarsis]

Neutopia 2
Crusader of Centy
Shining Wisdom
Magic Knight Rayearth

all classics

[Sparky]

as a rip off my vote would go to Alundra for the ps1(so i choose "some other game i missed")… its quite good and playstation's answer to a zelda type of game.
2nd i agree with you on Golvellius, it was a great game, had unique look to it with the oversized monsters.

Still i 'am still a big fan of the original, give me a zelda game and my gba and hours go by.

[Joe Redifer]

I figured I would miss a lot of games, so please list 'em!  I never even though of Beyond Oasis, but I guess that can kind of count as well.  I've never played Alundra.  Wasn't there also an Alundra 2?

[Sparky]

Yes there was a Alundra 2 for the ps1 which i have not played, but heard it was not as good as the first.
Joe your list is solid man but there will always be a few that will get away from ya

[Bonknuts]

Alundra had so many puzzles that it made the current Zelda games look like they forgot to include them. Aludra is the suxors ~lolz !!11!!111!1!!

 I didn't play Alundra 2, but I assume it's more of the same. Neutopoa was a pretty good Zelda 1 rip off. Neutopia 2 should have been a Zelda 2 rip off 

[SignOfZeta]

I figured I would miss a lot of games, so please list 'em!  I never even though of Beyond Oasis, but I guess that can kind of count as well.

Beyond Oasis (Gen) and Legend of Oasis (SS). These are the only Zelda knock-offs I've played that didn't feel like embarrassing derivative poorly made shit. They aren't really knock-offs though. Not like, say, Neutopia and Alundra, which are just so obviously ripping off Zelda, and doing it in such an obviously inferior way that I feel awkward even playing them. Kind of like all those Acclaim games that were extremely similar to whatever popular stuff came out that quarter. What is the point of this stuff? I guess its just Zelda for people who don't have the Nintendo machine.

[nectarsis]

But can't that be said of any genre...X game is ripping off/emulating/copying W because it came first?

[rag-time4]

Crystalis (NES / GBC) is seen by many as a Zelda rip off... but to me, Crystalis is better than Zelda.

I'm still waiting for the Neo Geo remake / sequel, as it was published by SNK...

[SignOfZeta]

But can't that be said of any genre...X game is ripping off/emulating/copying W because it came first?

Yeah, but there are loads of good R-Type, Street Fighter II, and Final Fantasy rip-offs that are totally worth playing. For me personally there are enough actual Zelda games made all the time to satisfy my "action RPG with hook shot" needs without resorting to inferior cash-ins. Maybe if more people ripped off Zelda we'd get better stuff?

[ceti alpha]

The SMS amazes me.  Golden Axe Warrior looks far superior to Zelda, graphics wise. It's too bad it suffered by the hands of Nintendo.

[vestcoat]

Hydlide!

When you say "best," do you mean the game that did the best job of blatantly ripping off Zelda, or the most-fun game to actually play?

Anyway, Golden Axe Warrior is the most fun.  By tacking a Zelda clone onto the Golden Axe franchise Sega at least made an attempt, however pathetic, to justify GAW as an original game.  It also gets points for not including a f*cking princess.

Neutopia has no reason to exist; although it's still a good game.

[Mobius]

The Neutopia games are for people who like the general idea of the original Zelda but find it tedious in its implementation.  People like me.