"A ghost with big ears and a weak point - he hates loud noise."

 

Back in 1987 these words confused myself, and many other gamers. Found nestled within the manual to The Legend of Zelda, this phrased described the rabbit-like monster Pols Voice. However, none of us really knew what it meant.

 

Try as I might sound didn't seem to do anything. These enemies could be destroyed by normal means so why was I being told that they hated loud noise? Further confusion was brought up as these monsters first appeared in the dungeon where the magical recorder was found. Clearly the recorder was the key?

 

I definitely played the recorder in any room with Pols Voices crawling about.

 

It turns out, as you the reader may very well be aware, the the Famicom came equipped with a microphone in controller two. I'm not personally sure what it is used for in most games but allegedly this is what the manual was referring to. Make a noise into the mic and the Pols Voices would be destroyed. Having an answer was satisfying, but not enough.

 

I wanted, no, needed to do it myself.

 

Tonight as I was playing the Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda my chance finally came. When I entered a room that was filled with several Pols Voices I realized the time was now. I picked up controller two and yelled "Die monster, you don't belong here!"

 

Nothing happened.

 

In a stake of shock I started blowing fervently into the controller. This seemed to do the trick. As the monsters blinked out of existence I let out a shriek of glee. I did it. I had vanquished the monsters as intended.

 

As I encountered others in the dungeon I tried various phrases to kill the monsters. "Go away!" "Die!" "Boobies!" None of these worked. Only my pursed lips giving a mighty blow into the microphone caused the demise of those blasted rabbits.

 

In retrospect perhaps yelling something in Japanese may have worked. Maybe not. Maybe only blowing into the ears of these bunnies can send them to the great Trix bowl in the sky. And that's okay with me.

In retrospect perhaps yelling something in Japanese may have worked. Maybe not. Maybe only blowing into the ears of these bunnies can send them to the great Trix bowl in the sky. And that's okay with me.A ghost with big ears and a weak point - he hates loud noise."

 

Back in 1987 these words confused myself, and many other gamers. Found nestled within the manual to The Legend of Zelda, this phrased described the rabbit-like monster Pols Voice. However, none of us really knew what it meant.<

 

Try as we might sound didn't seem to do anything. These enemies could be destroyed by normal means so why were we told that they hated loud noise? Further confusion was brought up as these monsters first appeared in the dungeon where the magical recorder was found. Clearly the recorder was the key?

 

I definitely played the recorder in any room with Pols Voices crawling about.

 

It turns out, as you the reader may very well be aware, the the Famicom came equipped with a microphone in controller two. I'm not personally sure what it is used for in most games but allegedly this is what the manual was referring to. Make a noise into the mic and the Pols Voices would be destroyed. Having an answer was satisfying, but not enough.

 

I wanted, no, needed to do it myself.

 

Tonight as I was playing the Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda my chance finally came. When I entered a room that was filled with several Pols Voices I realized the time was now. I picked up controller two and yelled "Die monster, you don't belong here!"

 

Nothing happened.

 

In a stake of shock I started blowing fervently into the controller. This seemed to do the trick. As the monsters blinked out of existence I let out a shriek of glee. I did it. I had vanquished the monsters as intended.

 

As I encountered others in the dungeon I tried various phrases to kill the monsters. "Go away!" "Die!" "Boobies!" None of these worked. Only my pursed lips giving a mighty blow into the microphone caused the demise of those blasted rabbits.

 

In retrospect perhaps yelling something in Japanese may have worked. Maybe not. Maybe only blowing into the ears of these bunnies can send them to the great Trix bowl in the sky. And that's okay with me.

fda"A ghost with big ears and a weak point - he hates loud noise."

 

<a href="http://www.bookofrevenant.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pols.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1656" title="pols" src="http://www.bookofrevenant.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pols.gif" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a>Back in 1987 these words confused myself, and many other gamers. Found nestled within the manual to The Legend of Zelda, this phrased described the rabbit-like monster Pols Voice. However, none of us really knew what it meant.<!--more-->

 

Try as we might sound didn't seem to do anything. These enemies could be destroyed by normal means so why were we told that they hated loud noise? Further confusion was brought up as these monsters first appeared in the dungeon where the magical recorder was found. Clearly the recorder was the key?

 

I definitely played the recorder in any room with Pols Voices crawling about.

 

It turns out, as you the reader may very well be aware, the the Famicom came equipped with a microphone in controller two. I'm not personally sure what it is used for in most games but allegedly this is what the manual was referring to. Make a noise into the mic and the Pols Voices would be destroyed. Having an answer was satisfying, but not enough.

 

I wanted, no, needed to do it myself.

 

Tonight as I was playing the Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda my chance finally came. When I entered a room that was filled with several Pols Voices I realized the time was now. I picked up controller two and yelled "Die monster, you don't belong here!"

 

Nothing happened.

 

In a stake of shock I started blowing fervently into the controller. This seemed to do the trick. As the monsters blinked out of existence I let out a shriek of glee. I did it. I had vanquished the monsters as intended.

 

As I encountered others in the dungeon I tried various phrases to kill the monsters. "Go away!" "Die!" "Boobies!" None of these worked. Only my pursed lips giving a mighty blow into the microphone caused the demise of those blasted rabbits.

 

In retrospect perhaps yelling something in Japanese may have worked. Maybe not. Maybe only blowing into the ears of these bunnies can send them to the great Trix bowl in the sky. And that's okay with me."A ghost with big ears and a weak point - he hates loud noise."

 

<a href="http://www.bookofrevenant.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pols.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1656" title="pols" src="http://www.bookofrevenant.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pols.gif" alt="" width="32" height="32" /></a>Back in 1987 these words confused myself, and many other gamers. Found nestled within the manual to The Legend of Zelda, this phrased described the rabbit-like monster Pols Voice. However, none of us really knew what it meant.<!--more-->

 

Try as we might sound didn't seem to do anything. These enemies could be destroyed by normal means so why were we told that they hated loud noise? Further confusion was brought up as these monsters first appeared in the dungeon where the magical recorder was found. Clearly the recorder was the key?

 

I definitely played the recorder in any room with Pols Voices crawling about.

 

It turns out, as you the reader may very well be aware, the the Famicom came equipped with a microphone in controller two. I'm not personally sure what it is used for in most games but allegedly this is what the manual was referring to. Make a noise into the mic and the Pols Voices would be destroyed. Having an answer was satisfying, but not enough.

 

I wanted, no, needed to do it myself.

 

Tonight as I was playing the Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda my chance finally came. When I entered a room that was filled with several Pols Voices I realized the time was now. I picked up controller two and yelled "Die monster, you don't belong here!"

 

Nothing happened.

 

In a stake of shock I started blowing fervently into the controller. This seemed to do the trick. As the monsters blinked out of existence I let out a shriek of glee. I did it. I had vanquished the monsters as intended.

 

As I encountered others in the dungeon I tried various phrases to kill the monsters. "Go away!" "Die!" "Boobies!" None of these worked. Only my pursed lips giving a mighty blow into the microphone caused the demise of those blasted rabbits.

 

In retrospect perhaps yelling something in Japanese may have worked. Maybe not. Maybe only blowing into the ears of these bunnies can send them to the great Trix bowl in the sky. And that's okay with me.