The DX version held up extremely well for me while playing in 2026. Definitely on the easier side, though there are some spots that could prevent a zero-death run if you’re not careful (e.g. the mirror-robe guarding the red mail).

For being released in the ZC 1.92 era, there is a lot of tech to love in this quest’s dungeons. The ice puzzles in L5 were fun. If you didn’t like the “forest in the sky” area that held the L2 sword, then ZC probably wasn’t for you back in ~2005. The few dungeons that had “switch gems” (I'm not sure how else to describe it lol -- but it's what was responsible for e.g. the fog in L6, and the barriers that usually were found in side dungeons) made dungeon exploration feel unique. I can only think of Dreams of Yesterday as another 1.92 quest that wrestled with such “switch gem tech” and pulled it off in a way that was fun for the player.

I had a good time with this game, but in the end cannot recommend it to anyone besides historical reasons.
The overworld looks nice, but restricts the player's freedom maybe too much. The dungeon design is decent and reminds me of Lttp dungeons, but nothing super-creative here too.
Overall, after 20 years since it's initial release, this game feels like good, but very basic, bare-bones, typical ZC collect-the-triforce quest.

This quest is very enjoyable, the dungeon designs are excellent. And this quest really pushed the boundaries for an old ZC version.
You should remake this is 2.50. I could see a lot more potential in this!

I finished test playing LBDX for a Lets Play of it I'm starting today and I gotta say I'm totally looking forward to beating it again! TEH Z really kept my interest with every level, the music is awesome and dungeon designs are wicked. :3

Expect a PM when LBDX LP begins Z! xD

Easily in my top five favorite quests (maybe top 3? who knows? Music choices are fantastic, overworld is engaging and creative, dungeons each have their own unique gimmick and are designed wonderfully, and the tileset brings the game to stunning life.........andthe final boss.....damn, that final boss.....and this was made in 1.92.
Supreme effort shows everywhere in this gem, and I can tell it was polished and polished some more before it was released (random bugs aside). Amazing job, Mr. Z and hope you create another quest someday!

Disabling the ability to see the world map by pressing the map button, which is the space bar by default, is a bad idea. The word "none" is misspelled as "noone" at every instance of the word, which is kind of annoying. There are quite a few other misspellings, for example "abandonned" instead of "abandoned". There's also a point of no return inside the first secret dungeon where you can get stuck and the only way to get out of it is to save and quit. You get stuck if you use the hookshot two screens north of the entrance without first pressing the switch on the same screen. When you take the underwater stairs in Level 6, the map is disabled until you change floors by going downstairs or upstairs.