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UncleBob · « **Reply #125 on:** May 16, 2010, 01:59:51 AM »

The votes are really getting spread out now. With the least amount of games in a poll so far, FSA won with the lowest percentage of votes. "Bottom of the Barrel"?

It's odd that Zelda II seems to be getting more love than Zelda I. I'll be interested in seeing how those two finish the poll off. I imagine that Z1 fans are voting for some of the later games (notably, Minish Cap and FSA) while Z2 fans don't really have anything similar/better to vote for, since Z2 is different from all the other selections.

Went with Four Swords. I know this one will probably finish pretty low on the list (but then, I didn't expect FSA to finish as high as it did). This game was a lot of fun. I would *love* a DS/WiFi version of this.

UncleBob · « **Reply #126 on:** May 16, 2010, 02:00:56 AM »

Maxi - do you expect to see Zelda II beat Zelda I in this poll?

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #127 on:** May 16, 2010, 02:05:00 AM »

Eh who knows. There are fans of both. I find Zelda 2 to be more challenging. It also has a bigger world than the first Zelda. It also started the Magic system that is in pretty much all the Zelda games since Zelda 2.

broodwars · « **Reply #128 on:** May 16, 2010, 02:21:48 AM »

I went with Oracle of Ages this time, my favorite of the Oracle games and one that I'm surprised has fallen this far down the list.

To me, Four Swords belongs right there with the Ocarina of Time Master Quest, in that it's not a game that stands on its own. In fact, in Four Swords' case, it's literally just another mode tacked on to the GBA version of Link to the Past. I wouldn't be surprised if they fell near the bottom of the list, but it wouldn't be due to lack of quality, just that they don't really belong here.

The game that I hope does fall to the bottom of the list is that pile of garbage that is Zelda II, and if other games don't eat away Zelda I's vote that's probably how it's going to go. Unfortunately, Zelda II benefits from there being a lot of games left that can spread the vote. Hell, Minish Cap can sit there near the bottom as well (though still higher on the list than Phantom Hourglass), one of the few Zelda games I feel just completely failed at the idea it was trying to sell: that you were shrinking down and exploring the same areas from a new perspective. It always just felt to me like you're just exploring a new set of maps in a sort of parallel dimension sort of way.

UncleBob · « **Reply #129 on:** May 16, 2010, 02:29:16 AM »

Quote from: broodwars on May 16, 2010, 02:21:48 AM

To me, Four Swords belongs right there with the Ocarina of Time Master Quest, in that it's not a game that stands on its own. In fact, in Four Swords' case, it's literally just another mode tacked on to the GBA version of Link to the Past. I wouldn't be surprised if they fell near the bottom of the list, but it wouldn't be due to lack of quality, just that they don't really belong here.

I could see that argument being made about MQ, but Four Swords? It's an entirely new adventure. New graphics, 100% new levels, new story line, new monsters, the introduction of a brand new series villain. Sure, it was released on the same Game Pak as LttP, but Duck Hunt was released on the same cartridge as Super Mario Bros... I wouldn't just call it a "different mode"...

Stratos · « **Reply #130 on:** May 16, 2010, 04:58:42 AM »

I went with Seasons and now realize that the Seasons/Ages fans will also cannibalize those games in the polls.

vudu · « **Reply #131 on:** May 16, 2010, 02:36:53 PM »

Phantom Hourglass 4 life

Mop it up · « **Reply #132 on:** May 16, 2010, 04:40:35 PM »

I voted for Zelda II, partly because it is the underdog. I like the first game more, but it is still one of my favourite NES games. It seems the main reason people trash it is simply because it is so different than the first game. It's the perfect example of why Nintendo can never try something new with a beloved franchise without receiving a lot of negativity and complaints, and this was only the second game in the series!

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #133 on:** May 19, 2010, 03:12:35 PM »

Zelda 2 won.Now it is going to get tough as I really haven't beaten or played most of the games left.

Stratos · « **Reply #134 on:** May 19, 2010, 07:40:46 PM »

It will be interesting now to see who wins as games are eliminated. I'm still expecting one more poll where we see a single title dominate all the others.

Mop it up · « **Reply #135 on:** May 19, 2010, 09:05:00 PM »

I'm going for the original next. It was one of the few NES games that managed to fascinate me back before I had any real interest in videogames. After that, only the Oracle games are what I've played of what is left.

UncleBob · « **Reply #136 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:31:12 PM »

Thanks for the bump. Sometimes I forget about this...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Master Quest (GCN) - 1 (7.1%)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC) - 1 (7.1%)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC) - 2 (14.3%)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (GBA) - 2 (14.3%)
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) - 1 (7.1%)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) - 2 (14.3%)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES, GBA, VC) - 3 (21.4%)
The Legend of Zelda (NES, GBA, VC) - 2 (14.3%)

Total Members Voted: 14

UncleBob · « **Reply #137 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:34:34 PM »

Going with Four Swords again.

Two things interest me - First, Zelda II won with a whopping three votes. The voting was really spread out this round - if we had a few more votes, it could have virtually gone any direction.

Second - Spirit Tracks had zero votes. Is this because it's the newest game? It hasn't had time to resonate with anyone? Or is it just considered bad?

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #138 on:** May 20, 2010, 12:12:53 AM »

Spirit Tracks from what I have played was good. I just get the feeling that it is mostly linear.Most Zelda fans like to explore the world. Also I think its newness can make it hard to compare with past games.

Gonna go with The Legend of Zelda. I like that it is pretty non linear. The world was vast and there is lots of small things that are surprising.

Stratos · « **Reply #139 on:** May 20, 2010, 04:53:58 AM »

Sticking with Seasons. Either Seasons or Ages needs to win soon.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #140 on:** May 20, 2010, 05:41:59 AM »

Quote from: UncleBob on May 19, 2010, 11:34:34 PM

Second - Spirit Tracks had zero votes. Is this because it's the newest game? It hasn't had time to resonate with anyone? Or is it just considered bad?

I just haven't gotten the chance to buy it yet. I still have a large backlog of games to play and since Spirit Tracks has only been out for 6 months, I just haven't felt the need to get it yet since I know it'll still be around for at least another year.

So yeah I'd imagine there's others who just haven't gotten around to buying it yet for similar reasons as well.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #141 on:** May 20, 2010, 01:14:30 PM »

I've been on the Z2 bandwagon for the last few. Now I'd have to choose the Oracle games, but they're really going to suffer from split votes. I think Ages was the better of the two, so I'm going with that.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #142 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:05:14 AM »

Oracles of Seasons gets 3 votes while several others get 2 votes.

Stratos · « **Reply #143 on:** May 22, 2010, 04:19:56 AM »

Woo-Hoo! Let's go for a one-two punch Oracle-Seasons fans! If the Seasons voters now back Ages we get bot games passed back to back.

Go Ages, go!

UncleBob · « **Reply #144 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:13:35 AM »

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC) - 2 (18.2%)
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC) - 3 (27.3%)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (GBA) - 1 (9.1%)
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) - 1 (9.1%)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) - 2 (18.2%)
The Legend of Zelda (NES, GBA, VC) - 2 (18.2%)

Total Members Voted: 11

UncleBob · « **Reply #145 on:** May 22, 2010, 09:16:29 AM »

Four Swords GBA again for me.

Again, no votes for Spirit Tracks - but Master Quest also had no votes this time around.

Odd that Z1 hasn't won yet.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #146 on:** May 22, 2010, 10:34:31 AM »

I went with Zelda 1 again.

Mop it up · « **Reply #147 on:** May 22, 2010, 11:25:35 PM »

I don't own a DS, so no Spirit Tracks/Phantom Hourglass for me.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #148 on:** May 24, 2010, 04:12:16 PM »

Dang it, I missed the deadline. Why do you discriminate against people who have a life on weekends, UncleBob?

broodwars · « **Reply #149 on:** May 24, 2010, 04:19:39 PM »

Looks like it will be another run-off between Oracle of Ages and Legend of ~~Nostalgia~~ Zelda.

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