Post by: WindyMan on January 22, 2007, 03:15:35 PM
Well, that's interesting. Nintendo up and disappeared for the last two weeks, only to return with what many people will tell you is the best game ever made. All is forgiven, Nintendo. Well, at least until next week.
Curiously, Sega had promised three Virtual Console releases today, but as of 8:30 Monday evening (Pacific time), they are nowhere to be found. Whenever they get around to upping them, we'll update this page with our recommendations. Hopefully, that'll happen by the end of tomorrow.
Then again, they wouldn't have stood much of a chance against Nintendo's game.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES
Released: 4/13/1992
1 Player
Cost: 800 Wii Points ($8)
Controllers: Wii Classic, GameCube
A Link to the Past was the last 2D Zelda game to come out on a non-portable console. It actually moved back to the strictly top down view found in the original game (and strayed from slightly in the second one). The world itself is significantly larger than the one in the previous two games. It also features an alternate dark world that includes different dungeons and enemies. Items play a huge role in the game, and many Zelda staples, like the Master Sword and the Hookshot, are introduced.
For those looking for the optimal control setup, play the game with the Wii Classic controller. The GameCube controller will get the job done just fine, but the B Button/Y Button combo doesn't seem to be optimally placed for sword/secondary use. Even though Wind Waker and Twilight Princess uses the same scheme, things go much faster in the 2D space, so it doesn't feel quite right.
So where does A Link to the Past fall among all of the Zelda games that have come out? Some might say it's the best of them all. The Super Nintendo iteration of the franchise has an engrossing story and world that put every game before it to shame. Plenty of items, two different worlds, and two different sets of enemies really set the stage for every Zelda game to follow. If you haven't played this game, download it NOW. If you have played this game, I guess you can wait until tomorrow and then download it.
Post by: tonythekitty on January 22, 2007, 04:51:08 PM
Post by: TMW on January 22, 2007, 04:58:37 PM
Hell, I didn't even own an SNES and I have played the hell out of this game. (pre releases, that is)
Post by: KDR_11k on January 23, 2007, 12:22:21 AM
Bcause the Gamecube's handle makes it easy to carry or because the writer doesn't know about Four Swords Adventures?
Post by: Pale on January 23, 2007, 12:52:28 AM
Post by: armedalliance on January 23, 2007, 01:00:44 AM
Anyways, I'm tempted to get this, but logic is saying no, lol. I've had the SNES cart since it first came out and there will never be a Zelda to date that will rival the experience I had with this one, because it was the first in the series I ever got really into and beat. Had it not been for A Link To The Past, I may not have been as much of a fan as I am today. Although I'll still hope Nintendo manages to consider adding the GB/GBC games to the VC list, 'cause I would really love to see Link's Awakening on there ^^ (my original GB cart doesn't hold a save very well these days). Would be easy to sell a few of those at like 200-300 points each, I'm sure.
Post by: UncleBob on January 23, 2007, 03:24:57 AM
Post by: Acefondu on January 23, 2007, 03:30:40 AM
Post by: Pale on January 23, 2007, 04:13:35 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on January 23, 2007, 04:37:34 AM
It doesn't matter anyway since Four Swords required the purchase of a game I already had so I never bought it. The ability to buy Four Swords on its own would have been worthwhile anyway.
Post by: tonythekitty on January 23, 2007, 06:01:13 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 23, 2007, 06:28:15 AM
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 23, 2007, 07:01:52 AM
Post by: tonythekitty on January 23, 2007, 05:45:36 PM
Post by: Kairon on January 23, 2007, 06:08:45 PM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 24, 2007, 02:04:50 AM
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Originally posted by: tonythekitty
Well count me as a sad lonely loser, I only have my wife and daughter but no friends. Friends get remarkably harder to make as you get older so beware of that comment a little later on in your own life.
I said I was kidding. Most of my friends live in different cities since college (several years ago now), and it took some doing to get four people together. Not only did I have to drive a while and stay at an out of town friend's house two separate weekends, but I had to buy them GBA SPs, too. It helped that another friend was also desperate to play and split the cost, and I received one of the GBAs as a gift myself. I'm also well aware that my bachelor status made it all much easier.
I don't expect everyone to go to a lot of trouble to play FSA with four players, but I am saying that it is a great game when you can make it work. The couple I stayed with liked it enough to borrow my copy and my extra GBA so they could play it with some other friends of theirs.
Incidentally, we tried Crystal Chronicles afterwards, and it didn't go over very well. I still haven't been able to play that game the way it was meant to be played.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 24, 2007, 03:22:26 AM
Bullhoooooooooooooooooooonkey. It's awesome in singleplayer.
Post by: tonythekitty on January 24, 2007, 09:07:03 AM
Post by: Kairon on January 24, 2007, 10:56:51 AM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 24, 2007, 11:33:57 AM
Was the nostalgia too painful to give the entire FSA game a chance?
Cuz what is FSA afterall? Link to the Past gameplay mechanics with dynamic additions, increased enemies counts, and stripped exploration. People aren't liking the slashy-slash or they're so rigid they want to have their soup slowly.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on January 24, 2007, 03:09:17 PM
Post by: tonythekitty on January 25, 2007, 03:26:56 AM
Post by: Ceric on January 25, 2007, 04:22:15 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on January 25, 2007, 06:19:23 AM
Ceric: You don't like TP, eh?
