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Re:Zelda Wii by Psykechan · 2011-02-22 17:15 · Score: 1 · on The Legend of Zelda Turns 25

They did on the DS. Then they did again a few years later. (Warning sites use flash)

Both of those games are pretty good. The first has an idiotic feature of returning you to a central dungeon periodically but it's still a good game. Then again, I happen to think both Majora's Mask and Windwaker are great games, Twilight Princess is mediocre, and Link to the Past is way too overhyped so you may feel differently. I did really like Ocarina of Time and the original Legend of Zelda though.

Re:Zelda Wii by Psykechan · 2011-02-22 17:15 · Score: 1 · on The Legend of Zelda Turns 25

They did on the DS. Then they did again a few years later. (Warning sites use flash)

Both of those games are pretty good. The first has an idiotic feature of returning you to a central dungeon periodically but it's still a good game. Then again, I happen to think both Majora's Mask and Windwaker are great games, Twilight Princess is mediocre, and Link to the Past is way too overhyped so you may feel differently. I did really like Ocarina of Time and the original Legend of Zelda though.

Re:But it's CHINA! by Halcyonandon · 2007-10-23 03:02 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Cracks Down on Copying Devices

But wait, wasn't Nintendo already doing that themselves?
(That's to say: when flicking your wrist is just emulating a button press, the game was probably not designed for the Wii.)

I am missing Link too! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-04-06 00:42 · Score: 0 · on Missing Link Fossil Discovered

http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/legendzelda/

Portables rule! 1up's choices don't! by bVork · 2006-01-27 14:10 · Score: 3, Insightful · on The Power of Portable Gaming

I've always loved handhelds. Due to the whole idea that a handheld system is designed both for quick sessions (on a bus, for instance) and long playing periods (such as on a plane or in a hotel room), I think handhelds force developers to adhere to what I consider the ideals of video gaming: both instant playability and depth that inspires replay.

Obviously, puzzle games are the perfect match for this. I don't quite agree with some of 1up's puzzle game highlights. Tetris and Klax are true classics, but I'm not convinced that Meteos and Lumines are of the same calibre. Meteos times every game mode except for one, tilting it far in favour of quick sessions. It just isn't that enjoyable for a long period. Lumines falls victim to the exact opposite - the time attack modes aren't much fun but the normal mode is very addictive. The only problem with normal mode is that a typical single session often lasts more than half an hour!

Puzzle games aside, some of their choices and omissions are quite odd.

Donkey Kong on Game Boy is an expanded version of the arcade original, with 100 puzzle-heavy levels. It turns a classic arcade game into an even better home game. I think it's one of the finest games ever made. Mario vs Donkey Kong is a pseudo-sequel to the Game Boy one, but it doesn't quite live up to its predecessor. It's decent but far from being a true classic.

Final Fantasy Adventure, also on Game Boy, is Seiken Densetsu 1 renamed to cash in on the Final Fantasy name. Seiken Densetsu was also renamed for the western market, to Secret of Mana. Yes, Secret of Mana is a sequel to this Game Boy game. And this Game Boy game is the best action/rpg the system has to offer - edging out even The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (which is also a fantastic game and a must-own). Too bad the GBA remake, Sword of Mana, was awful.

Besides Klax, the Atari Lynx had quite a few other arcade ports. Roadblasters is a lot of fun. Robotron 2084 isn't perfect (due to the Lynx lacking a way to duplicate the original dual-joystick control system) but is still decent. S.T.U.N. Runner looks fantastic on the handheld and is the best home port of the game we ever received, even if it does use sprite scaling instead of polygons. Speaking of sprite scaling, Blue Lightning is an Afterburner clone with better graphics than any of the pre-32X home ports of Afterburner. The gameplay measures up, too. Chip's Challenge, another original design for the system (though it was ported to plenty of other systems eventually) is a very fun action/puzzle game like The Adventures of Lolo. It also has a geeky love story plot that I'm sure most Slashdotters will appreciate :)

The Game Gear was perhaps the most lacking of all mainstream handhelds (ignoring utter shit like the Gamate and Watara Supervision), but even it had some very good games. Crystal Warriors and Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya are an excellent pair of strategy-RPGs with amazing depth for 8-bit handheld games. Bubble Bobble had a great port on GG (not

Re:Gamecube is finally breaking out of its shell by Magius_AR · 2005-09-08 04:54 · Score: 1 · on Realism vs. Style: the Zelda Debate

So you think the Link featured back in the Eighties was adult and badass? With a visual style that wasn't cartoonish?

He wasn't THAT cartoonish. I mean, come on, he was Nintendo, so of course there was a little cartoon in him.
But there's a HUGE leap between cel-shaded link and original link. I mean hell, look at the original Legend of Zelda box. It was gold with a fairly badass looking shield on it. It wasn't colored in pastels and flowers and goofy looking animals and other ridiculousness.
Similar with Zelda 2...badass looking sword on a gold box.
Then, fast forward to this ludicrousness.

We go from "teen" cartoony to 5-year old cartoony

Now don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against cel-shading. Frankly, I think it looks rather slick. But it ticks me off that they did it to Link. He looked teen-ish in early Zelda. But then they made him look like he was still in diapers.

Realistic Zelda? by sdsichero · 2005-09-06 08:15 · Score: 1 · on Realism vs. Style: the Zelda Debate

I think Wind Waker and Twilight Princess both look great. Yeah I guess TP is impressive, but Wind Waker was beautiful in its own right. What really matters to me is how well they play... And I don't see where Wind Waker was such a departure... Was the original Zelda so realistic? http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/zelda/

Screw the Revolution by Queer+Boy · 2005-05-18 08:28 · Score: 1 · on The Nintendo Conference In-Depth

Did you see the trailer for Twilight Princess?

Best. Zelda. Evar.

Woohoo! New Zelda! (link to trailer) by kiddailey · 2005-05-18 07:39 · Score: 1 · on The Nintendo Conference In-Depth

I'm a Zelda addict. I've bought every Nintendo console solely for the purpose of playing every Zelda game in the series.

I've been waiting for more official news of the next game, so this is great news. And if anyone hasn't already seen the trailer, they've put up a Zelda:Twilight Princess preview page with it (and other stuff) on Zelda.com

This one looks incredible, though I was secretly hoping for another cell-shaded version -- at long as it was a longer game than Wind Waker ;)

Woohoo! New Zelda! (link to trailer) by kiddailey · 2005-05-18 07:39 · Score: 1 · on The Nintendo Conference In-Depth

I'm a Zelda addict. I've bought every Nintendo console solely for the purpose of playing every Zelda game in the series.

I've been waiting for more official news of the next game, so this is great news. And if anyone hasn't already seen the trailer, they've put up a Zelda:Twilight Princess preview page with it (and other stuff) on Zelda.com

This one looks incredible, though I was secretly hoping for another cell-shaded version -- at long as it was a longer game than Wind Waker ;)