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Post by parrothead on Dec 7, 2010 23:41:28 GMT -5
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Post by Prince~Of~Light on Dec 8, 2010 13:00:31 GMT -5
Happy birthday for StarTropics!!! (-lvl-) and... the video cracked me up!!! Talking about Startropics, just wanted to promote this comic that my friend's been doing now. It's called StarTropics 0. Ya can see it here. The fella loves the game series to bits. diegichigo.deviantart.com/art/ST0-Intro-001-188394399?q=gallery%3Adiegichigo%2F7626091&qo=0So Saki and Kevin has to share the birthday cake. XDDDDD Anywho, happy birthday for them both (Especially Saki, love that gunwielding guy.) After that we shut down the lights and play some hide'n'seek in bullethell... |
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Post by parrothead on Feb 1, 2011 4:21:37 GMT -5
It's 2011, and there's probably a lot of games to celebrate. I posted some lists on this thread's first post. Happy birthday for StarTropics!!! (-lvl-) and... the video cracked me up!!! Talking about Startropics, just wanted to promote this comic that my friend's been doing now. It's called StarTropics 0. Ya can see it here. The fella loves the game series to bits. diegichigo.deviantart.com/art/ST0-Intro-001-188394399?q=gallery%3Adiegichigo%2F7626091&qo=0So Saki and Kevin has to share the birthday cake. XDDDDD Anywho, happy birthday for them both (Especially Saki, love that gunwielding guy.) After that we shut down the lights and play some hide'n'seek in bullethell...Thank you, and nice comment there, Tsukushi-kun. ;D |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Feb 20, 2011 14:23:09 GMT -5
Apparently, today is the 25th anniversary of the original Famicom Disk System release of The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo seems to be even less prepared for that than they were for the Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary. However, Pat the NES Punk and Roo from Clan of the Gray Wolf will be doing a full playthrough of the NES version of the game starting at 3 pm EST/12 pm PST (or about 40 minutes from the time I've posted this), and it can be viewed from the Retroware TV website. They're also raising money for Child's Play. And I wrote a quick and dirty article over at LVLs.EDIT: Actually, it appears that the proper anniversary is the 21st, but Roo and Pat's logic is that the 21st in Japan is a day earlier in North America. |
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Post by Wildcat on Feb 20, 2011 14:32:09 GMT -5
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Post by parrothead on Feb 20, 2011 19:20:10 GMT -5
The Legend of Zelda, like Street Fighter II and DooM, took some similar ideas from some games predating it (Atari 2600's Adventure, Raiders of The Lost Ark and E. T. games, as well as Ultima, Hydlide, The Tower of Druaga, etc.) and added some originality to it while it improve its genre enough for many to appreciate it for a longer amount of time. Some incorrectly think like "In the beginning of the history of adventure video games, there was The Legend of Zelda".
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Post by 8bitretroshit on Feb 21, 2011 2:06:39 GMT -5
No, nobody thinks like that
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Post by Manspeed on Feb 21, 2011 10:33:57 GMT -5
Honestly parrot, where the heck do you get this "information" from?
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Post by The Qu on Feb 21, 2011 14:01:11 GMT -5
Especially since "adventure games" are possibly the oldest genre that can be said to be true games. They go all the way back to 1979, with Zork and Colossal Cave.
Why yes, I do want to punch the dragon.
That being said, he's spot on with the Hydlide comparison. They really are quite superficial similar- enough to make me think its intentional.
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Post by Leon on Feb 21, 2011 16:04:48 GMT -5
I have it on good authority that Nintendo is going to do something for the anniversary later this year. With the launch of the 3DS is less than a week, NCL simply doesn't want to get any wires crossed during this important time.
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Post by Wildcat on Feb 21, 2011 16:28:27 GMT -5
They could re-release the Zelda collector's edition for the Cube, if they were feeling lazy.  Of course, for the Wii they could add in Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time Master Quest and perhaps toss in the Satellaview games, but I would suspect they'd take the easy way out and reuse their earlier comp. Prove me wrong, Nintendo! |
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Post by The Qu on Feb 21, 2011 21:50:47 GMT -5
I wonder if they still have the... roms? of the Satteliview games. that would be a cool bonus.
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Post by Leon on Feb 21, 2011 22:44:18 GMT -5
They should still have those on file. Nintendo has an extensive archive of old games and their assets, I know for a fact that they still have the assets from BS Fire Emblem, so I would assume that they still have the Zelda stuff.
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Post by Shrikeswind on Feb 22, 2011 1:05:47 GMT -5
Okay, Leon, I've been dying to ask you. Not that I don't trust your information, you've historically proven your knowledge, but still, how do you know all this?
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Post by Leon on Feb 22, 2011 1:58:24 GMT -5
It's all about meeting the right people. Tenacity, resourcefulness, and mutual interest go far in this day and age.
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Of course, for the Wii they could add in Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time Master Quest and perhaps toss in the Satellaview games, but I would suspect they'd take the easy way out and reuse their earlier comp. Prove me wrong, Nintendo!