Found Chris Houlihan's Room Today

Rayman FREAK · 08-13-2009, 04:13 PM

So, I was replaying Link to the Past while recovering from my wisdom teeth extraction, and I stumbled upon this little secret in a way I had never heard before. Long story short, I got there through the Pyramid of Power. In case anybody wants to try to replicate this, here's what I did as nearly as I remember.

NOTE: This was done near the end of the game, so this method contains spoilers and requires a late save-file.

Spoiler Below

-Defeated Aghanim 2
-Followed Ganon to Pyramid
-Descended Pyramid almost to the base
-Warped to Light World
-Flew to Witch's Hut
-Bought one red potion and one blue potion
-Walked to Hyrule Castle, warping to Dark World through threshold
-Rammed into tree on the left, obtained (NOT bottled) faerie
-Visited the fat faerie (entrance already bombed), threw bombs into well*
-Ascended Pyramid, fell into hole
-Chris Houlihan's Room

*I thought it might increase my carrying capacity. It's been a while.

I doubt all of the above listed steps contributed to my finding the room, but there they are just in case. It could have been a total fluke, too. It is a pretty old cartridge, after all.

Who else has found/attempted to find this easter egg? On purpose? On accident? Discuss!

(if anyone has no idea what I'm talking about, see here)

**Crazyswordsman** · 08-13-2009, 05:26 PM

^I found it on purpose. Just start at the Sanctuary and dash to the hole you fall into at the beginning of the game.

And BTW, it's been awhile. Where have you been? -CSM

***Marilink*** · 08-13-2009, 07:38 PM

Huh. I've never even heard of this. I'll try it out on my next LttP Playthrough for sure.

Rayman FREAK · 08-13-2009, 09:56 PM

^^I guess since I got out of the habit of playing video games regularly, I sort of drifted away from VGF (again). I can't seem to keep my status as a regular for any longer than a handful of months.

**Crazyswordsman** · 08-13-2009, 10:25 PM

^I don't really play much either, but I can still talk about them.

ML: You have the SNES version, right? I think they took it out of any ports they made. -CSM

**Cravdraa** · 08-13-2009, 10:59 PM

I've heard of it happening that way. I found it long before it was widely known.
For years people thought I was making stuff up whenever I mentioned it.

Metal Man · 08-14-2009, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayman FREAK

^^I guess since I got out of the habit of playing video games regularly, I sort of drifted away from VGF (again).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

^I don't really play much either, but I can still talk about them.

Videya-what? I'm just here for the people.

I never played the original in much depth, so I heard about this room long before I actually saw it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-14-2009, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cravdraa

I've heard of it happening that way. I found it long before it was widely known.
For years people thought I was making stuff up whenever I mentioned it.

Yeah, found it by getting knocked down that hole under the bush.

The room shows up whenever the game basically loses track of where you're going, when you go through a door/drop down a hole. A minor error that very rarely occurs.

***Marilink*** · 08-14-2009, 08:52 AM

Yeah, CSM, I actually have 3 carts of the SNES version somehow.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-14-2009, 09:53 AM

God, dude, give them to someone who needs to play it. Can't be hoggin' all the good gaming.

***Marilink*** · 08-14-2009, 11:32 AM

I only recently discovered the multiple cartridges. Two friends of the family, one of mine and one of my brothers, sold their SNESes and gave us their entire libraries. One library was a whole lot of crap--Dennis the Menace, Super Scope 6 with no Super Scope, with one or two gems, Street Fighter II and LttP. The other one was gold, with MMX, Super Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2, a few others and...LttP.

So yeah, I've been thinking about e-baying one of them, but I have this reluctance toward selling games. We'll see how it goes.

CuccoLady · 08-15-2009, 02:23 AM

I think I heard about this in a Nintendo Power magazine I kidnapped from a friend. Unfortunately my copy of LttP is the GBA port, and I'm pretty sure it's not in there.

**Crazyswordsman** · 08-18-2009, 08:12 AM

It's only in the SNES version. Although if you can get the Virtual Console version, I bet it's still in there. -CSM

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-18-2009, 09:38 AM

I think it had something to do with the system's RAM being unavailable(in use), so it loses the value determining what door you just went through. And the GBA version wasn't a version of the original NoA localization, so yeah it's not in there.

Dr. Furball · 08-19-2009, 02:32 AM

I wonder if Mr. (Ms.?) Houlihan ever found out about this? Who is this person? Where are they now? So many questions...

Metal Mario · 08-19-2009, 03:19 AM

Chris Houlihan was the winner of a contest (in Nintendo Power, I think). So Nintendo gave him his own secret room.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-19-2009, 09:34 AM

Yeah, that sums it up. The room was already there, but the name was part of a contest through NP.

Rayman FREAK · 08-19-2009, 09:45 AM

Anybody know what the room is called in the Japanese version?

***CaptHayfever*** · 08-19-2009, 02:00 PM

^Houlihan Chris's room.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-20-2009, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayman FREAK

Anybody know what the room is called in the Japanese version?

The room might not've even been in the original JP version. It's entirely possible it just causes a system crash.

08-13-2009, 04:13 PM	#1
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,042 Thanks: 95 Thanked 74 Times in 36 Posts	Found Chris Houlihan's Room Today So, I was replaying Link to the Past while recovering from my wisdom teeth extraction, and I stumbled upon this little secret in a way I had never heard before. Long story short, I got there through the Pyramid of Power. In case anybody wants to try to replicate this, here's what I did as nearly as I remember. NOTE: This was done near the end of the game, so this method contains spoilers and requires a late save-file. Spoiler Below -Defeated Aghanim 2 -Followed Ganon to Pyramid -Descended Pyramid almost to the base -Warped to Light World -Flew to Witch's Hut -Bought one red potion and one blue potion -Walked to Hyrule Castle, warping to Dark World through threshold -Rammed into tree on the left, obtained (NOT bottled) faerie -Visited the fat faerie (entrance already bombed), threw bombs into well* -Ascended Pyramid, fell into hole -Chris Houlihan's Room I thought it might increase my carrying capacity. It's been a while. I doubt all* of the above listed steps contributed to my finding the room, but there they are just in case. It could have been a total fluke, too. It is a pretty old cartridge, after all. Who else has found/attempted to find this easter egg? On purpose? On accident? Discuss! (if anyone has no idea what I'm talking about, see here)

08-13-2009, 05:26 PM	#2
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^I found it on purpose. Just start at the Sanctuary and dash to the hole you fall into at the beginning of the game. And BTW, it's been awhile. Where have you been? -CSM

08-13-2009, 07:38 PM	#3
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Huh. I've never even heard of this. I'll try it out on my next LttP Playthrough for sure.

08-13-2009, 09:56 PM	#4
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,042 Thanks: 95 Thanked 74 Times in 36 Posts	^^I guess since I got out of the habit of playing video games regularly, I sort of drifted away from VGF (again). I can't seem to keep my status as a regular for any longer than a handful of months.

08-13-2009, 10:25 PM	#5
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^I don't really play much either, but I can still talk about them. ML: You have the SNES version, right? I think they took it out of any ports they made. -CSM

08-13-2009, 10:59 PM	#6
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	I've heard of it happening that way. I found it long before it was widely known. For years people thought I was making stuff up whenever I mentioned it.

08-14-2009, 08:52 AM	#9
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Yeah, CSM, I actually have 3 carts of the SNES version somehow.

08-14-2009, 09:53 AM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	God, dude, give them to someone who needs to play it. Can't be hoggin' all the good gaming.

08-14-2009, 11:32 AM	#11
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	I only recently discovered the multiple cartridges. Two friends of the family, one of mine and one of my brothers, sold their SNESes and gave us their entire libraries. One library was a whole lot of crap--Dennis the Menace, Super Scope 6 with no Super Scope, with one or two gems, Street Fighter II and LttP. The other one was gold, with MMX, Super Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter Alpha 2, a few others and...LttP. So yeah, I've been thinking about e-baying one of them, but I have this reluctance toward selling games. We'll see how it goes.

08-15-2009, 02:23 AM	#12
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I think I heard about this in a Nintendo Power magazine I kidnapped from a friend. Unfortunately my copy of LttP is the GBA port, and I'm pretty sure it's not in there.

08-18-2009, 08:12 AM	#13
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	It's only in the SNES version. Although if you can get the Virtual Console version, I bet it's still in there. -CSM

08-18-2009, 09:38 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I think it had something to do with the system's RAM being unavailable(in use), so it loses the value determining what door you just went through. And the GBA version wasn't a version of the original NoA localization, so yeah it's not in there.

08-19-2009, 02:32 AM	#15
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 185 Thanked 97 Times in 60 Posts	I wonder if Mr. (Ms.?) Houlihan ever found out about this? Who is this person? Where are they now? So many questions...

08-19-2009, 03:19 AM	#16
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	Chris Houlihan was the winner of a contest (in Nintendo Power, I think). So Nintendo gave him his own secret room.

08-19-2009, 09:34 AM	#17
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, that sums it up. The room was already there, but the name was part of a contest through NP.

08-19-2009, 09:45 AM	#18
Rayman FREAK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Behind the curtain. Pay me no attention. Gender: Posts: 4,042 Thanks: 95 Thanked 74 Times in 36 Posts	Anybody know what the room is called in the Japanese version?

08-19-2009, 02:00 PM	#19
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^Houlihan Chris's room. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"