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*{{Term|ALttP|Chris Houlihan}} is only mentioned in the English version of {{ALttP|-}}. Other languages simply state that it is a secret room.<ref>{{Cite|ここは、秘密の部屋だよ~ん。みんなにはないしょだよ~ん。|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Dies ist mein ganz geheimes Zimmer. Das bleibt aber unter uns, ja?|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|C'est ma pièce la plus secrète. Que cela reste entre nous, ok ?|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref> | *{{Term|ALttP|Chris Houlihan}} is only mentioned in the English version of {{ALttP|-}}. Other languages simply state that it is a secret room.<ref>{{Cite|ここは、秘密の部屋だよ~ん。みんなにはないしょだよ~ん。|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Dies ist mein ganz geheimes Zimmer. Das bleibt aber unter uns, ja?|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|C'est ma pièce la plus secrète. Que cela reste entre nous, ok ?|Telepathy Tile|ALttP}}</ref> | ||
*It is believed that {{Term|ALttP|Chris Houlihan}} was the winner of a [[Nintendo Power]] contest held during September and October of 1990, where the winner would have their name programmed into a future NES game.<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= Have you ever imagined yourself in a NES game? Well, this is your chance! If you meet Warmech, snap a photo of him and send it to the address below by October 15, 1990. One winner will be randomly selected, and his or her name will be programmed into a future Nintendo game!|magazine= Nintendo Power|issue= 16|date= September/October 1990|publisher= |page= 13}}</ref> This was first stated in the December 1994 issue of Club Nintendo, the official [[Nintendo]] magazine for Latin America | *It is believed that {{Term|ALttP|Chris Houlihan}} was the winner of a [[Nintendo Power]] contest held during September and October of 1990, where the winner would have their name programmed into a future NES game.<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= Have you ever imagined yourself in a NES game? Well, this is your chance! If you meet Warmech, snap a photo of him and send it to the address below by October 15, 1990. One winner will be randomly selected, and his or her name will be programmed into a future Nintendo game!|magazine= Nintendo Power|issue= 16|date= September/October 1990|publisher= |page= 13}}</ref> This was first stated in the December 1994 issue of Club Nintendo, the official [[Nintendo]] magazine for Latin America,<ref name= "Club Nintendo">{{Cite Magazine|quote= {{Exp|Déjanos decirte, que tú y Luis Alberto Moya nos pusieron a buscar como locos; Luis nos dijo que el cuarto de Chris aparecería arriba de la pirámide y nosotros, al tratar de ver de qué se trataba este cuarto dedicamos mucho tiempo y nada más no conseguimos conocer el cuarto secreto. Pensamos que podía haber sido alguna especie de bug pero al recibir otra carta mencionando este cuarto en otro lado y tampoco encontrarlo, decidimos dirigirnos directamente con quien hizo el juego, así que le preguntamos a nuestros cuates de Nintendo y nos informaron que es un cuarto que sale totalmente al azar y hay cartuchos en los que nunca saldrá. Chris Houlihan es el nombre del niño que ganó un concurso de Nintendo Power y con él ganó también el derecho a tener su nombre programado en el juego de Zelda-A Link to the Past.|Let's say that you and Luis Alberto Moya made us seek like crazy; Luis told us that Chris' room would appear on top of the pyramid and, when trying to see what this room was all about, we spent a long time [searching] and did not get to see this secret room. We thought that it could have been a type of bug, but when we received another letter mentioning this room somewhere else and [we were] still unable to find it, we decided to talk directly to whom created the game, so we asked our friends at Nintendo and they informed us that it is a room that appears randomly and there are cartridges where it will never appear. Chris Houlihan is the name of the boy that won a Nintendo Power contest and with it he also won the right to have his name programmed in the Zelda-A Link to the Past game.}}|magazine= ''Club Nintendo'' |date= December 1994|publisher= Editorial Samra|page= 3}}</ref> and later by Nintendo Power itself in its February 1998 issue.<ref>{{Cite Magazine|quote= In 1992, NP contest winner Chris Houlihan secured his place in gaming history by having his name featured in a hidden area in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.|magazine= Nintendo Power|publisher= Nintendo of America Inc.|volume= 105|issue= |date= February 1998|page= 7|url= }}</ref> However, Chris Houlihan has never been confirmed to even be a real person. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 18 September 2023
Chris Houlihan is a character in A Link to the Past.[2]
Biography
Chris Houlihan is only mentioned through a Telepathy Tile found inside a secret room which also contains 45 Blue Rupees. The room is a failsafe that the game sends Link to when it detects an error in his Y coordinate. Five different methods can be used to access it,[3] all of which use the Pegasus Shoes and some of them Bombs.
The Telepathy Tile mentioning Chris Houlihan was removed in A Link to the Past & Four Swords.[4]
Trivia
- Chris Houlihan is only mentioned in the English version of A Link to the Past. Other languages simply state that it is a secret room.[5][6][7]
- It is believed that Chris Houlihan was the winner of a Nintendo Power contest held during September and October of 1990, where the winner would have their name programmed into a future NES game.[8] This was first stated in the December 1994 issue of Club Nintendo, the official Nintendo magazine for Latin America,[1] and later by Nintendo Power itself in its February 1998 issue.[9] However, Chris Houlihan has never been confirmed to even be a real person.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Let's say that you and Luis Alberto Moya made us seek like crazy; Luis told us that Chris' room would appear on top of the pyramid and, when trying to see what this room was all about, we spent a long time [searching] and did not get to see this secret room. We thought that it could have been a type of bug, but when we received another letter mentioning this room somewhere else and [we were] still unable to find it, we decided to talk directly to whom created the game, so we asked our friends at Nintendo and they informed us that it is a room that appears randomly and there are cartridges where it will never appear. Chris Houlihan is the name of the boy that won a Nintendo Power contest and with it he also won the right to have his name programmed in the Zelda-A Link to the Past game." (Club Nintendo, Editorial Samra, December 1994, pg. 3)
- ↑ "My name is Chris Houlihan. This is my top secret room. Keep it between us, OK?" — Telepathy Tile (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ MaddHatts, 5 Different Entrances to the Chris Houlihan Room , YouTube (video), published February 15, 2010, retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ Triforce Legend, Salle de Chris Houlihan dans A Link to the Past (GBA) , YouTube (video), published October 9, 2013, retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "ここは、秘密の部屋だよ~ん。みんなにはないしょだよ~ん。" — Telepathy Tile (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "Dies ist mein ganz geheimes Zimmer. Das bleibt aber unter uns, ja?" — Telepathy Tile (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "C'est ma pièce la plus secrète. Que cela reste entre nous, ok ?" — Telepathy Tile (A Link to the Past)
- ↑ "Have you ever imagined yourself in a NES game? Well, this is your chance! If you meet Warmech, snap a photo of him and send it to the address below by October 15, 1990. One winner will be randomly selected, and his or her name will be programmed into a future Nintendo game!" (Nintendo Power no. 16, September/October 1990, pg. 13)
- ↑ "In 1992, NP contest winner Chris Houlihan secured his place in gaming history by having his name featured in a hidden area in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past." (Nintendo Power vol. 105, Nintendo of America Inc., February 1998, pg. 7)