..yes, you read that right. There's several little things that Link's first Gameboy outing has in common with the original Zelda, and it was with that concept in mind that I took 2.10's default tileset and pushed it.

It seems to be a theme with me that I can never make ANYTHING purely in 1st: there's always a color modification or a redrawn sprite... In the case of this quest, several (but not all) palettes were dulled down a bit, giving the game a sort of "minty" feel, like what you'd find playing the original game on a Super Game Boy/Game Boy Player/GBC (not the DX version!) This was done both to go along with the theme of Link's Awakening, and to make the quest just a little easier on the eyes.

The game retains its story, although the drama doesn't build up quite as much as it should. To make up for this, the final battle sets itself upon a crumbling platform as the sun sets and Koholint slowly fades away. Link, you're a bastard.

Overall, this quest is kind of a workshop of sorts. Unencoded, it can be played through, or you can do with it as you please in ZQuest. It's a sort of Skeleton (Stalfos?) quest.

UPDATE: MaximusFred has gone through the quest for himself and painstakingly removed several of the errors people so graciously discovered. IF YOU GOT THIS QUEST BEFORE, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSU-download it again. This has become not an Old-Skool quest so much as an Old-Skool/MaximusFred quest now.

"After defeating the evil tyrant Ganon, Link™ took advantage of the peace that he brought to the kingdom of Hyrule and traveled abroad seeking enlightenment, wisdom, and new skills.
Months of difficult travel passed. After a long and fruitful voyage, Link stood on the deck of the ship that he hoped would carry him home. But his homecoming was not to be. Suddenly, a squall struck the ship, and a lightning bolt reduced the vessel to splinters!
Link's world faded to black as he sank into the darkness of the storm-tossed sea with the remains of his ship. But in the cold darkness of the deep, he heard a comforting voice, the voice of Princess Zelda™.
'You're going to be all right,' she said.
But when he opened his eyes, a stranger stood over him. Her name? Marin.
Marin explained that Link had miraculously washed up on the island of Koholint, unique for the gigantic egg that crowned its central mountain. It was said that a mythical creature, the Wind Fish, lay asleep inside the egg.
Link set out to search for his sword and any other gear that might have washed up on the beach. As he stood in the surf, a strange owl suddenly appeared and hooted this riddle:
'Awaken the Wind Fish, and all will be answered.'
What is the Wind Fish? And what will happen if it is awakened? A mysterious adventure is about to unfold on the uncharted island of Koholint as Link attempts to solve the riddle of the Wind Fish!"
-Instruction Manual-
In other words, find eight Triforce pieces and wake the wind fish. Yes, Triforce pieces.

If you find you are having trouble against the final nightmare, you probably need the golden arrow. It and the red ring are in a dungeon in the cemetery. If you know where the Color Dungeon was, you should have no problem finding it!

Other little things:

-Arrow? it's in signpost maze. dry up a small pond.

-There are at least 16 heart containers total. The heart pieces make up both themselves as far as the original game goes, and most of the secret seashell locations. When you have 16 heart containers, visit the seashell mansion and you will receive the master sword. Other swords can be found as follows:

wooden sword: same as sword in LA
white sword: Kanalet Castle
magic sword: prize in southern face shrine.

Nintendo: it wasn't the first time a Zelda game had a dark story, but it might have been the first that you couldn't really muscle through.

MaximusFred fixed a whole bunch of bugs and provided the questupdate!! That's MaximusFred not me don't be stupid cite him for the update!

and the fanbase.