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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Zelda OoT (N64) vs. Zelda OoT (GCN)

« on: July 13, 2003, 02:37:03 AM »

I've actualy had more slow-down problems with OoT on GCN than on N64, but I think it is related to my GB player because those problems didn't exist prior to my connecting said system. Almost every game has been experiening a slow-down since I hooked up the GB player. Anyone else have this problem?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: How many Links are there??

« on: July 13, 2003, 02:32:10 AM »

Miyamoto did say something along the lines of "in each set of games a new Link rises to the occasion" -- of course I'm paraphrasing, but that was basically what he said. There's been very little "official" discussion with the public regarding the "timeline" of the games. I have heard some people say that Nintendo does have a "master timeline" for the games, but that it is not shared with public. I don't know if that is true however. I take the same stance as Hostile Creation, in that the only Zelda games that fit a true timeline are OoT, MM and WW (so far). The other games fit into pairs, but not with all of the other games insofar as them being one continuous timeline.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wind Waker 2

« on: July 10, 2003, 02:10:39 PM »

Yeah, I really liked the 3 day system in MM too, I thought it was a cool concept. It would be nice to see something refreshing like that - but not like that.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Oot master quest??

« on: July 10, 2003, 02:07:32 PM »

That's right, thanks for that. I only played it once so I coudn't remember.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Oot master quest??

« on: July 09, 2003, 11:34:36 PM »

I thought the cows were a nice touch. I mean, Jabu-Jabu is one big fish... Who says the Zora wouldn't feed him cows? hehe
In regard to OoT:MQ in general, I'd say that it was harder than OoT, but by no means was it really what I would consider "difficult" or "frustrating" at all.

*Puzzle SPOILERS*
One of the hardest things for me to figure out was toward the end in Ganon's Castle (when you're going through all the mini-dungeon rooms). I don't remember which room, but one of them had a crystal switch hidden inside one of the small pillar "torches". In the room right before the thing you have to shoot a light arrow at... Will anyone even know what I'm talking about? Because I sure don't... lol  (I guess it's just hard to explain what I'm talking about, but if you've finished the game you might know).

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Fish-men?

« on: July 09, 2003, 11:17:38 PM »

Also, I think that there's a possibility that the fish-men may be Zoras (I don't know why, but it just seems like a possibility). I'm not trying to get into the whole Zora/Rito thing here, there's enough of that in other topics. I'm just saying that maybe SOME of the Zoras became the fish-men. I don't know why the Zoras would owe a debt to the King of Hyrule though...

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Nintendo Gaming / Fish-men?

« on: July 09, 2003, 11:15:31 PM »

I have a question about the fish-men (map-fish). Who are they? They must be of SOME importance since after you come out of the Earth Temple (I think?) you see one of them talking to KORL and he says something about repaying his debt. What debt? What's that all about, anybody?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: I just beat WW less than six minutes ago... (Spoilers, maybe?)

« on: July 09, 2003, 10:31:51 PM »

I have to agree with Hostile Creation that the only games that follow a "timeline" are OoT, MM and WW. I think that all the future console games will follow this storyline as well. The older games were just separate, individual games. Ever since OoT it has become an actual series with a continuing storyline.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Zelda is dead

« on: July 09, 2003, 10:10:55 PM »

The "Banjo of Destiny", "Metroid Puzzle League", LOL that's some funny sh**! Anyway, speaking of Metroid... That is a perfect example of how different villains is a good thing. They only used Mother Brain twice, and not even back-to-back. Very good idea in my opinion. I'm sure that Nintendo will come up with a good replacement for Ganon--until some idiot pulls the Master Sword out of his head and brings him back to life--hopefully it'll be Tingle's fairy a$$ and then Ganon cuts his friggin' head off. I really don't like Tingle (in case you couldn't tell). And by the way, Four Swords is a four-player quest to, basically, collect the most rupees. It's going to be released on GCN (so that you won't need a GBA to play it). It originally was part of the GBA re-release of Lttp, but it's being released as it's own title for GCN. Last thing: Tetra's Trackers looks like a piece of sh**. I'm not even going to rent that lame spin-off.

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Nintendo Gaming / Wind Waker 2

« on: July 09, 2003, 08:05:57 PM »

I totally agree too. I really like the WW engine. It would be stupid to start over with a new engine when you have a perfectly good one. I think that you're absolutely right about "2-3 games then make a new engine". That seems to be a good number.

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Nintendo Gaming / Wind Waker 2

« on: July 04, 2003, 10:06:30 AM »

I don't wan't to see a remake of Link's Awakening either, that wasn't what I was suggesting. I was just noting a possibility of where it takes place in the "timeline" of the series. It could be interesting, however, if the storyline in WW2 somehow did lead into the events of Link's Awakening, but I doubt they will do that.

I think that they are kind of tossing the stories of the old games to the side and concentrating on making the story from OoT, MM, WW (and whatever games are to follow) connect up. There are a lot of people that have tried to figure out the timeline to the series and it's pretty much impossible with the previous Zelda games (prior to OoT). I think that we will see a clear storyline from now on though. The old games will never fit easily into the story/timeline of the current "series". I think that the old Zelda games were just games, but from OoT forward it has become an actual "series".

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Nintendo Gaming / Wind Waker 2

« on: July 03, 2003, 03:06:24 PM »

*Spoilers*

I was just playing through Link's Awakening again (it's been awhile), and I realized something... Based on the theme of that game and the age that Link appears in it... I would say that it takes place about 10 years after WW and the Link in Link's awakening is the the same as in WW! Think about it... In the intro to Link's Awakening it shows an ocean with a ship sailing on it, but the ship gets caught in a storm. Link is onboard the ship and looks to be in his late teens/early twenties... The ship gets struck by lightening and Link is knocked unconscious and wakes up on an island! At the games conclusion, he wakes up on a piece of driftwood back in the ocean again. Sounds like it takes place about 10 years after WW right?

Also, if you feel that this theory doesn't work because most of the other elements are things from previous games (i.e., the ocarina, the owl, etc) that WW Link would know nothing about (and therefore he could not dream them), then think about this... In WW, Ganon says that Link is "surely the Hero of Time reborn". So if WW Link is a reincarnation of OoT Link, then deep within his subconscious mind would be the memories of his previous life/lives. In a dream, it would not be overly surprising to find those memories being brought to the surface.

It all seems to fit together pretty nicely I think! Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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Nintendo Gaming / Wind Waker 2

« on: June 30, 2003, 12:47:27 AM »

I agree too. There was something about Termina that I found to be very charming or enchanting or...something. Good stuff there despite what anyone may say about MM. I also agree that it would probably look quite good cel-shaded, but I doubt that they will bring Termina back. It served its purpose in the timeline and I don't know what else they could do there that would really make any sense at all. Though it would be interesting if they did bring it back, because I have faith in Miyamoto to produce a compelling story and game regardless of the setting (he hasn't let me down yet [except for Pikmin, it just wasn't my style]).

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Nintendo Gaming / Wind Waker 2

« on: June 19, 2003, 11:24:56 PM »

This will contain *SPOILERS*

I have been a Zelda fan since day 1. This is what I have to say:

OoT was great. MM was great too. I think that OoT's story was better, but MM was more entertaining to play (higher replay value). Wind Waker is by far the best yet. Amazing story and excellent replay value. There is no reason to think that Ganon can't come back. The first thing I thought of when I finished WW was "All you have to do is pull the sword out of his head and he could come back to life." All that happened was he turned to stone! Granted, it's likely not going to be Hyrule. Who cares? Hyrule isn't what makes a Zelda game. Link is. You could put Link on the freakin moon and it would still kick ass. Look at Link's Awakening! That game ruled! I also want to comment on a post where someone said MM had nothing to do with OoT... What??? MM had everything to do with OoT and WW!!! If you pay attention to what is said in all three then you will understand that they are all very closely related. Anyone who doubts that the next Zelda will be just as good as (if not better than) WW has not paid attention to the progression of the series so far, and obviously has no faith in the MAD SKILLZ of Miyamoto. That dude is a genius! He will not disappoint the fans (which is why - I think - they haven't made a Zelda movie yet. There's too much to live up to. If they screwed it up it would piss off everyone). Anyway, that's my two cents worth. I hope there's some people that understand what I'm saying (the true fans will). Later.