Video games made in Japan sometimes are not released in the western part of the world and even if it should be one of the most popular games. "The Legend of Zelda" which was created by Nintendo is one of those games which have never made it to the other side of the world.
"Legend of Zelda" has established its fame not only in Japan but mostly in western countries so it was quite peculiar that Nintendo did not release the "Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets" there. The game was released for the Super Famicon Satellaview, a peripheral exclusive only in Japan for the Japanese Super Nintendo in 1997.
The Super Famicon Satellaview allows the users to play games using a satellite connection and the aforementioned "Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets" was one of those games. The game could be played only at a certain time and if it is broadcasted one hour a week for a month according to a report in Kotaku.
There are also certain parts of "Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets" that can be accessed only during a given broadcast time and an audio broadcast with voice acting and orchestrated music are also provided to accompany it. But due to the large demand of the fans, CNET reported that the game is now available to everyone and has been translated to English, French and German. The complete ROM of the said game had just been released- one with proper audio.
One thing that fans wondered about how the game fits the "Legend of Zelda" timeline. The "Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets" might have taken place six years after the events in "Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" where players are controlling a new character than the franchise hero, Link. It was also revealed that "Ancient Stone Tablets" is the third of the Zelda game franchises that were broadcasted for the Satellaview.
Players and fans can now play "Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets" because it is already available for download.
