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Zelda Bundle For GameCube Confirmed

Posted by simoniker on from the paroxysms-of-delight dept.

Thanks to IGN Cube for confirming that the GameCube hardware will soon be bundled with a Legend Of Zelda bonus disc, containing multiple classic Zelda titles. According to the piece, which comes with "recently released artwork to retailers" as proof of the (pre-Xmas?) bundle: "The disc will feature The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker." It's currently unknown if the disc will be offered stand-alone, though IGN speculatively "...hope we'll also see it as a bonus for those who order The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords."

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  1. Re:Zelda 3? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think it would be neat if they remade zelda 1

    They kind of did that with Zelda 1. BS Zelda (more info) is a version of Zelda 1 with updated graphics - but it isn't the full game, and some of the maps (including the overworld) have been edited. It's also only available as a ROM.

    But if Nintendo wanted to release a version with updated graphics, they'd already have most of the sprites.

  2. salivation and reminiscing by RevAaron · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Man, just when the gf and I finished getting all the games in this collection- she just bought Majora's Mask, and I bought her Ocarina of Time for her birthday in April. Great games, OoT is probably the best- game- ever- at least as far as both of us are concerned. It'd be great to have all of them in one place, though.

    And a friend of ours is going to buy a GCN this week- but probably too early to get in on this deal. Heh- we convinced him to get a GCN. Why do humans do that? It's not like it'll benefit us, and hell- we don't even have one ourselves. (roomate does, and so did former roomate) But, it's like Mac vs PC. Except in this case, the "Mac" is cheaper than the "PC" analog. We believe in the supremacy of the platform, we believe in Nintendo. Nintendo has soul, spirit, personality- MS is "M$" and Sony is Sony, just big companies who see something profitable in gaming.

    Yes, we're early-mid-20s. Raised on the NES, jealous of friends whose parents got them an SNES. Bought an original GameBoy [1] with hard earned kid-money. Can you blame us for loving Nintendo, having given us so much electronic joy in our youths? What did MS give me- at that age, they gave me DOS. And that's about all I've recieved from them. And Sony? Sure, younger brother got a PSX for Xmas in 1996 or so, but it wasn't a member of the family in the way an NES is.

    6 or 8 months ago, I bought a Dreamcast. It was a steal at a piddly $40 on half.com. It was a lot cheaper than getting another NES along with the games I still didn't have, were broken, or couldn't find anymore in storage over at grandma's house. So now, on one CD (with only a couple dozen MBs taken up) I have a good 400 NES games, ones I'll never play and ones I'll play over and over.

    [1] And still have it- the GB itself and ~10 games for $20 to first person who emails me - revaaron {AT} hot_mail DOT com. Eh, fix that to get the email addy. Ok, maybe that's too much- make an offer. If it comes down to it, I'm willing to let it fo for free plus shipping, as long as the recipient plans on actually using it. :)

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  3. The important question by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Will the NES games just be straight ports, or will they involve a graphical and aural overhaul, making them 2.5-D and look like something out of SSB Melee?

  4. Gamecube... I'd almost buy it... by samsmithnz · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd almost buy a gamecube... Zelda and Mario are the only things good for the gamecube at the moment...

  5. Congratulations by (trb001) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nintendo just convinced me to purchase a Gamecube. Between being able to play the old favorites (NES Zeldas), Gameboy favorites (the WHOLE library) and giving it away with a new, dirt cheap ($100) platform, they have officially won my business.

    --trb

  6. Already have a GC by Clomer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I really hope that they release this as a stand-alone product. There are lots of Zelda fans, myself included, that already have a GameCube. I went so far as to pre-order Wind Waker so I could have the OoT Master Quest. Heck, that's the main reason I got a GameCube: so I could have that preorder disc.

    Nintendo, keep this in mind, there will be a lot of angry Zelda fans if you don't release this as a standalone product. If you don't... well, hopefully I'll be able to find it on ebay.

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