What I mostly liked about this version, was the moody background music.

I like the way Ocarina Of Time 3D was handled, because they left the original glitches in on purpose.

Noooooooooooo!!! I always hated these corporate takeovers; they're left to rot and die. Again, another legendary company which has dissolved into oblivion. Adventure Island 4 life!

@Tasuki You took the words out of my mouth. There were also games that, when you used that code, you lost all of your weapons. LOL

Thank you sir.

Wasn't the SNES version formerly published by Konami?

"i bet even though they say it wont look better ..they will..
i mean the signal will be passed through HDMI...they just saying it wont to cover their butts because im sure the difference will be small...but will look a bit better.."

That's it.
Even though games may indeed be displayed in the same resolution, they will look sharper because of the usage of a HDMI cable. It'll be weird if not.

You wonder if they'd broke all these record sales if the 3DS retained it's original price.... Have they already met the 3DS' original expectations and gone beyond it?...

"Zelda Timeline is Less Important Than Mechanics"

Now is it?

@37 Completely agree. Lots of people cannot differentiate hackers and homebrew developers from pirates; they even think they're the same. Well, they're not. A pirate may hack a certain system, but a hacker doesn't have to be interested in piracy at all. It's the old story; It's not the sword, but the one who wields it.

Games are not more expensive than 20 years ago. In fact, the majority of games nowadays are vastly cheaper than the majority of games say 20 years ago. Except for the PS3 perhaps. The most expensive game I ever bought was Donkey Kong Country which was priced Fl 170,- which is 77,20 Euros nowadays! (almost the price of 2 new 3DS games together!)

But I agree on the fact that you must give credit where it's due (i.e. pay for what you appreciate). I think it's more a moral than legal issue as a matter of fact. I don't think so much of it as "Oh, everyone should buy the game I worked on." but more of "Look! A lot of people bought the game I worked on, and that keeps on motivating me." And a true artist isn't concerned with sale-figures either, he does things from the heart. And those are the people who I love and who I spend a LOT of money on.

As for myself, I never understood pirates. I never understood why people want to burn something onto deteriorating media instead of owning the 'real quality thing'. My guess is that they do not truly love videogames. They're more like junkies who are on the lookout for a quick fix. LOL

Not surprised. Although I'm very much against piracy (I ALWAYS buy games, as I hate downloading), I'm also very much unconcerned about these issues. In the 90s we had copyboxes, Game Boy carts containing 101 original games, etc. It's nothing new, and it will never end. Face it.

You can also wonder how many people downloaded games in order to try them before buying them? How many people bought these games after downloading? You never hear that. I'm quite spurious on these matters.

I wish everybody a creative, healthy and worthwhile 2012!

Americans will get their chance to vote Xenoblade as 'Wii game of 2012'..

As I already commented on the staff's choices :
I'm very glad that Xenoblade made it to the second position! LOL

Great. Very glad that Xenoblade made it to the second position!

I just got a funny feeling that Nintendo created a mess (by making these games fit a timeline) which they cannot escape from. LOL.

Although I'm sure it will be a great game, Namco could've been more friendly by including the previous TEKKEN arcade titles part 1 to 3 (instead of the film), for Nintendo gamers that missed out over the years...

One of these games on which I already spent thousands of hours... It remains my favorite version.

Definitely Xenoblade Chronicles!

"Would you like to see Retro handle a Zelda game?"

Yes. A re-interpretation of Zelda II or III please...

I haven't played Twilight Princess since completing Skyward Sword, my guess is that it will feel a little 'weird'...
As for the controls in Skyward Sword, I think they're perfect.

He's a human being, not a 'god' on which we are dependent. Creativity does not end when one ceases to be, in fact everybody has a talent which one can explore and develop. Stop idolizing people.

@James Sure were Seems like ages ago already...

That my friends, is a Classic!

"Did you pick up your Wii console on 8th December 2006?"

Actually, a few days earlier than the 'official' streetdate. Bought the pre-ordered Twilight Princess along with it. Wii Sports came packaged in a DVD-case, unlike now...

"The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's music is up there with the best of the series"

I completely agree, especially 'The Ballad Of The Goddess'. Thanks for sharing that 'arranged' song.

As for myself, I would prefer the way it has been done. Voice-acting, even if it was done in Hylian, would take away the magic. Skyward Sword, which has quite a big story and cast left a more powerful, emotional impact on me, because it was presented 'voice-less'. See, the problem isn't the quality of voice-acting; the problem is voice-acting itself. Super Mario isn't a talker either, and he should also be 'anonymous' as possible...

Eiji Aonuma: "When a player is playing a Zelda game, my desire is for the player to truly become Link — that's why we named him Link, so the player is linked to the game and to the experience. Of course, the player can always change Link's name to their own name to further that notion should they want. But if we did give him a voice, that would go against the whole notion of Link being you, because Link's voice should really be your voice."

(2007)

Dan Owsen: "I wouldn't call it a disconnect. Just that the developers feel that posting a full narrative would take away from the players' imagination. Part of what makes the series so special is the legend that spans across the series and they wanted to preserve that in the players' vision. It's also why they have never given Link a voice. The story is told as if the player is Link. Giving him a voice would eliminate that attachment."

(2011)

Link already had a voice once : ZELDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

There's nothing which isn't memorable about the Zelda series. Let's say that the first time I played The Legend Of Zelda for the NES back in 1990 was one of the most incredible moments in my life; it felt so huge, it was unbelievable. Using the flute to travel and the raft to cross water were all quite new experiences for me. It was also a great feeling finding secret rooms, defeating these gigantic monsters and collecting parts of the Triforce (and the Heart Container of course!). The same can be said when I got my hands on A Link To The Past back in 1993; it remained my favorite Zelda until Twilight Princess came along. Link's Awakening is probably my favorite portable title ever, it was just incredible, especially the puzzles and it's great characters and cameos. I could go on for hours about it's music, influences and secrets but I'm in the middle of Xenoblade, so...if ya don't mind...

Oh, finding the last dungeon in The Legend Of Zelda was also quite fun, ghehehe....

@Tasuki Good question. Nobody wants to settle with something less than the incredibly sophisticated SPC 700 sound I guess...

@Drake LOL, well-seen

The deadline seems to be three years...

http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2011/11/iwata-wants-to-complete-zelda-wii-u-in-3-years/

NO means NO.

It's easily the most amazing looking Zelda, and maybe even the best Zelda of all-time... And I must say that the game is not that difficult, when you're using logic you can walk through the game quite easily. But what a journey!

Thanks!

F-Zero GX, Metroid Prime 1 and 2, Killer 7, Viewtiful Joe, Tales Of Symphonia, Baiten Kaitos, Resident Evil-series, Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Burnout, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Time Splitters 2, Phantasy Star Online I + II, Super Mario Sunshine, Zelda Windwaker, etc. etc...good memories from an very nicely designed console...

I will definitely pick this up ASAP.

Still use my old Nokia phone. Screw all the gimmickry on these things.

Almost impossible to answer, however Super Metroid remains the Super Nintendo game that had the greatest impact on me, everything about it is perfect, it's music, it's atmosphere, it's controls, it's size, it's secrets...etc etc etc. It's also the greatest game ever made, on any system, in my opinion...

A link to the Past comes second, closely followed by Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Super Castlevania IV...

I would've bought a 3DS just to play Ridge Racer 3D, as a huge Ridge Racer fan. Other games that interest me are Super Mario 3D Land, Metal Gear Solid 3, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Dead Or Alive and maybe - MAYBEEEE - Resident Evil Revelations.......

In my opinion the best and most challenging entry in the Prime series. The game was ultimately bigger in every way. The graphics are a huge improvement over the first game; the game was displayed in a higher resolution and contained new special effects. The music was fantastic too, especially the rearrangement of Super Metroid's Brinstar Red Soil theme. One of it's strongest points is it's incredibly well-balanced backtracking. Not to mention it's darker theme and atmosphere.

There was also a lot of unused and planned content that didn't make it into the final build

What makes the Metroid games so memorable and so great? It's items. The items are (like in Zelda), the main stars in the game. Nothing matches the feeling of acquiring an item that let you explore previously unreachable terrain...it's like discovering a whole new world within that world...

TOTAL!

Ah man, i really LOVED that magazine to death! I remember getting that thick issue, with the Star Wars X-wing drawing on the cover. It was my first TOTAL! issue (in 1992). Many, MANY would follow...
I remember some of the reviews being quite harsh, but overall, i enjoyed reading them as a early teenager. My favorite issue has to be the grey/silver one with Link on the cover (the Game Boy Zelda)...

The German TOTAL! was also great in my opinion, it was printed on different kind of paper. I wasn't quite good with the German language, yet, i thoroughly enjoyed 'reading' quite a lot of the German issues of TOTAL! The first one i bought in Germany actually, the one with The Lost Vikings on the cover.

Good times. Many thanks and good luck to Steve and Andy, whatever they do!

Although the Wii and DS sold like crazy, things seem not to go that well. To cut your salary in half isn't a sign of prosperity i think?! Things cannot be blamed on the '3DS sales' alone, it's simply not possible. Too much invested? Taken a risk that didn't turn out right? I really, really wonder what went wrong...

This wouldn't have happened if Hiroshi Yamauchi was still in position. The 3DS wouldn't even have come into being, i imagine...

They should give the American people The Last Story and Xenoblade first...

I find it very weird that Capcom didn't expand their RE Archives by adding this game to that series...

It was one of my favorite Dreamcast 'exclusives' back then.