Gaming Zelda Fans Come Hither...

Thanks for that Rew! Shame she hasn't played it considering she did that pot smashing short vid as Link too.


Adding the trailer for the different editions of TWW HD:

 

Thanks Rew! That will help quite a bit. I can finally label the ???? parts in my word doc

Yeah, her agent pretty much admitted it. Or maybe she played it some and isn't as into it as us. Wonder who created the piece then. I'd assumed it was Lindsey.

 

God, do I really need this game? I played it 10 years ago. Do I really need the figure? What am I going to do with it? Maybe sell it on eBay for profit? That's such a hassle. eBay fees, PayPal fees, ugh! Nintendo, you vile temptress!

 

The only reason I even want a 3DS is for OoT3D and SM3DL.

 

If you do get the 3DS, be sure to get Fire Emblem: Awakening and check out the other Zelda titles on the eShop .

 

All very good titles to have. I'm debating with myself about whether to get Animal Crossing 3DS or wait for a Wii U version (I've held off this long for getting a title in that series).

I've been slowly making my way through the Oracle games and feels like a bigger title than Link's Awakening

 

And to amend my previous post on Lindsey Stirling, she has now done Star Wars! All is now right with the world.

 

I do love the widescreen and the dynamic lighting most of the environments, the shadows of the clouds on the water, etc. That sunset while sailing! I have to agree with you that the nighttime elements could benefit from being a bit more darker but I do love the misty and other elements in some of those scenes. I did notice that some elements in the GCN version were blurry, as though mimicking depth of field of a camera... whether intentional or not. That is made sharper on the Wii U version.

Either way, I am looking forward to picking up this title and traversing the oceans again (that and ACIV Black Flag)

 

I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in believing that Super Mario Sunshine is an underrated game. If you can get past the terrible voice overs early on and that annoying, repetitive cutscene, I'd argue that it's a better game than Super Mario 64 (even considering their respective release dates). I haven't played a 3D platformer with as tight, responsive, and accurate controls as Sunshine. I felt that Galaxy was noticeably less precise.

 

I loved Sunshine and exploring Isle Defino, wished Yoshi didn't have an aversion to water in it. Galaxy 2 was great too but lacked some of the story elements from Galaxy 1.

Also stumbled upon this, some of the sounds... possibly all are taken from Majora's Mask:

 

Those are beautiful. I remember there were desktop wallpapers with some of those designs on them but to actually have one for the wall... that is great.

 

I made a run through Ocarina of Time again a few months ago on the GameCube and it was nice to know that the game has still aged pretty well. I'll admit that I did have to look at gamefaqs for how to get the Goron Tunic (I don't believe my wallet was upgraded at that point). It's embarrassing because I'm pretty sure the first time I played through Ocarina years ago I did use the bombs on the Goron. You'd think I'd actually remember that. My main objective was to get through the main game in order to prepare myself to try the Master Quest again. Some years ago I managed to make it as far as Jabu's Belly before I abandoned it, and since I don't have that save file anymore, I needed to start from scratch.

The day before yesterday I started a new Master Quest file and it's been pretty fun so far. Getting back into the Zelda mood has finally convinced me to order a copy of Ocarina 3DS. Given that there's a Master Quest mode on that version, I probably won't complete the GameCube version, but it's neat to see the dungeons re-arranged. It's interesting how I've started to use items I've barely touched in the past, like Deku Nuts. There was a point back in 2000-2001 that I had probably forgotten about them completely. Ever since I've started messing around in Master Quest I thought, "Why haven't I been using Deku Nuts all this time?" They come in handy against the Gohma eggs that are everywhere in the Deku Tree.

 

I can't comment on the controls as my copy hasn't arrived yet, but the 3DS version of the Master Quest has mirrored dungeons and the enemies deal double damage, so its version of MQ is the most different from the original Ocarina game and more difficult. That might give it a better sense of freshness, I suppose. As you noted, storage limitations probably prevented TP from getting a Second Quest, but I would have liked it if they had included a hard mode/hero mode. I know that some players do challenge runs, like three hearts only or something, but having a hard mode with changes such as double damage from enemies and higher prices on potions and milk and so on would still be nice.

Don't get me started on game backlogs. I've still got LoZ, Zelda II, ALttP, and Ocarina 3D (with its MQ). And that's just my Zelda backlog. Eventually I'd like to give Majora's Mask another go. I had a copy of it years ago, but I didn't make it very far and gave up on it. In retrospect, the unorthodox nature of the game sounds rather appealing today. With any luck there will be a 3DS release. I'm not sure if I want to play it on the wii.

 

Anyone download Wind Waker HD from the Nintendo eShop?

 

At the time of this post, The Wind Waker HD GameStop Exclusive Limited Edition is in stock. Limit one per order. I pulled the trigger.

http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/games...-hd-gamestop-exclusive-limited-edition/111455