Majora's Mask 3D confirmed

[CyberCubed]

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Majora's Mask 3D confirmed in latest Nintendo direct.

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[TheSkeletonMan939]

I don't get the appeal. It looks pretty much the same as the N64 version, the music sounds exactly the same, and I still don't completely understand why MM is suddenly the Zelda game to play, supplanting OoT.

I don't have a 3DS anyway.

[MrTMNT2012]

I don't get the appeal.
I don't have a 3DS anyway.

Says it all.

Anyway, Buying this Day 1! Literally the most enthralling game I've ever played. :tgrin:

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Says it all.

Anyway, Buying this Day 1! Literally the most enthralling game I've ever played. :tgrin:

Even if I DID have a 3DS I wouldn't care to buy this. I have the original version already, and there clearly isn't a marked contrast between the two versions.

The poster and box art look great though.

[Gunpowder]

No....no....nonono...PLEASE don't tease me....Please tell me this is legitimate. I literally jumped out of my seat when I saw this.

[Powder]

I don't get the appeal. It looks pretty much the same as the N64 version, the music sounds exactly the same, and I still don't completely understand why MM is suddenly the Zelda game to play, supplanting OoT.

So much this.

[MrTMNT2012]

So much this.

Just watch Game Theory's Majoras Mask Episode and you'll understand.

[Powder]

No, I'm good on that.

[Shark_Blade]

I have Ocarina of Time 3D and this is the perfect sequel I've been waiting for. Finally!

I've developed a great liking for it after reading the creepypasta story "Ben Drowned". :tlove::D

Even if I DID have a 3DS I wouldn't care to buy this. I have the original version already, and there clearly isn't a marked contrast between the two versions.

The poster and box art look great though.I'm fairly new to LoZ, and Ocarina of Time 3D was my first experience. After finishing it, I tried playing Majora's Mask on pc emulator once... and it was terrible, the graphic I mean. Thank God for this remake.

[AT-Man]

I kinda wanna buy it for everything else in the box than the game.

[Gunpowder]

After seeing some of the graphic changes (i.e. the moon looking constipated), I'm not quite as hyped. I really hope they didn't half-ass this thing. One of my favorite games of all time, as it's very much my style (though it definitely isn't for everyone). So if they f*cked it up...not gonna be too happy.

Just watch Game Theory's Majoras Mask Episode and you'll understand.

I'm pretty sure there are at least two of those, and I've seen them both. The purgatory theory is pretty dead-on.

[MrTMNT2012]

After seeing some of the graphic changes (i.e. the moon looking constipated)

Is there even a single image of the Majora's Mask Moon NOT looking constipated? Cause that'd be pretty boring...

[MrTMNT2012]

No, I'm good on that.

So not only do you not get the appeal but also refuse chances of wanting to get the appeal. Why are you even on this thread?

[Gunpowder]

Is there even a single image of the Majora's Mask Moon NOT looking constipated? Cause that'd be pretty boring...

:lol: Well, maybe that wasn't the right word...I don't know, the new one just looks bad to me. The face is too big and exaggerated (and takes up nearly the entire surface on one side). I personally thought it looked better before.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

I'm pretty sure there are at least two of those, and I've seen them both. The purgatory theory is pretty dead-on.

Not really. How would the Hero of Time have had descendants (TP Link is his descendant) if he were killed as a young boy? It doesn't add up.

I feel like people like Majora's Mask just because it's, you know, different. Not necessarily because it's a great game (it totally is) - it's just different, and Zelda fans these days are all whiny about how they want Aonuma to "change up" the Zelda conventions, so they latch on to the Zelda game that isn't like the others.

[CyberCubed]

Some of you need to be educated. Majora's Mask was one of the best Zelda games ever created. Some prefer it over Ocarina of Time.

People often forget how ugly N64 games looked, and just like Ocarina was a major graphic upgrade over the original so will Majora's Mask.

[Allio]

I have been thinking about getting into legend of zelda, might just get this

[Gunpowder]

Not really. How would the Hero of Time have had descendants (TP Link is his descendant) if he were killed as a young boy? It doesn't add up.

Just because he dies as an adult doesn't mean he has to be an adult in purgatory. I see it as a huge flashback sequence; he goes through it seeing the same faces he did as a child, so it makes sense for him to be a child while revisiting those memories.

I feel like people like Majora's Mask just because it's, you know, different. Not necessarily because it's a great game (it totally is) - it's just different, and Zelda fans these days are all whiny about how they want Aonuma to "change up" the Zelda conventions, so they latch on to the Zelda game that isn't like the others.

You act like that's a bad reason to like it.

[Powder]

So not only do you not get the appeal but also refuse chances of wanting to get the appeal. Why are you even on this thread?

Fans having a circlejerk about creepypastas & headcanon is lame as f*ck to me. It is what it is. Also you can clearly see why I'm here. Posts aren't only valid when they're positive, sunshine.

& learn to multi-quote. (Click "multi" on all posts you want to include but the last, on which you click "quote", which will group them together.)

Some of you need to be educated. Majora's Mask was one of the best Zelda games ever created. Some prefer it over Ocarina of Time.

You're the one who needs to be educated, Mr. Myopionsarefacts.

I feel like people like Majora's Mask just because it's, you know, different. Not necessarily because it's a great game (it totally is) - it's just different, and Zelda fans these days are all whiny about how they want Aonuma to "change up" the Zelda conventions, so they latch on to the Zelda game that isn't like the others.

It definitely boils down to this, to some extent. I'm sure there are lots of dedicated Zelda fans who just genuinely love the game & are excited about it, but I feel like a hefty chunk of the hype is credit to the kind of internet culture that revels in things being dark & edgy or different just for the sake of it.

[CyberCubed]

It definitely boils down to this, to some extent. I'm sure there are lots of dedicated Zelda fans who just genuinely love the game & are excited about it, but I feel like a hefty chunk of the hype is credit to the kind of internet culture that revels in things being dark & edgy or different just for the sake of it.

That's not really true, look up the reviews of the game when it originally came out in 2000. It was critically acclaimed across the board.

The reason there's so many meme's and cult following of it is because people loved the game and grew up with it. You do realize in 2015 the game will be celebrating its 15th anniversary, right? Likewise some fans already experienced it on the Wii Virtual Console back in 2008 or so when it came out.

[Cure]

It's OK for people to not like it, man.

[CyberCubed]

Majora's Mask released at the same time as the PS2 in 2000. Kinda hilarious that Nintendo pitted a new Zelda game against the launch of the PS2.

Haha.

[MrTMNT2012]

:lol: Well, maybe that wasn't the right word...I don't know, the new one just looks bad to me. The face is too big and exaggerated (and takes up nearly the entire surface on one side). I personally thought it looked better before.

Yeah I see your point. There's one shot in the trailer where it's basically just a grotesque face and completely diminishes the whole Moon concept...

The cover looks AMAZING though! :tgrin:

[MrTMNT2012]

It's OK for people to not like it, man.

It's not ok when they have idiotic reasons...

[CyberCubed]

Anyone think this is the best boxart in a while:

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[MrTMNT2012]

Anyone think this is the best boxart in a while:

http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rpgsite/images/images/000/031/385/original/EU_Temp_Box2.png

The full poster is the most magnificent thing ever! :D

[Peanut]

Some mad bullsh*t in this thread.

Also, CyberDope with the NeoGAF style OP is sad as sh*t, but was pretty appropriate considering the sh*t posting that followed.

[Eiko]

I was thinking about this game the other day while playing Ocarina of time. on the ds was hoping they would release it on the DS since I don't own it on the 64 anymore such a fantastic game.

[ssjup81]

I've been in the mood to replay this game lately, but I wouldn't want there to be any changes. I don't want the Easter eggs and stuff. I'd want it to just like my N64 copy...only with sound and graphic updates. ^^

[Memphis]

I didn't play Ocarina of Time until the 3DS version. I wanted to play Majora's Mask but I was holding out hope for this. Better graphics were all I needed. Maybe the 3DS version of Smash Bros. will get a MM stage as DLC later. Maybe bring back Melee's Termina Bay?

[TheBlueTurtle1]

This is fantastic news. I love Majora's Mask! One of the best games ever made IMO. Will be getting this day 1 and enjoying every second!

[Shark_Blade]

Spring 2015, when is that exactly?

Starts March 20? Oh my.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

May will be a better bet, knowing Nintendo.

[ssjup81]

I didn't play Ocarina of Time until the 3DS version. I wanted to play Majora's Mask but I was holding out hope for this. Better graphics were all I needed. Maybe the 3DS version of Smash Bros. will get a MM stage as DLC later. Maybe bring back Melee's Termina Bay?In all honesty, graphics don't mean all that much to me, which is why older games in a general sense don't really bug me as game-play holds way more weight for me than a game's graphics. If it isn't fun, who cares how it particularly looks?

As for this game, the only change I wouldn't mind (in other words, can tolerate) would be a graphics and sound upgrade because of the capabilities the 3DS have. I wouldn't want a lot of extra easter eggs and stuff.

I have a 3DS, but it's a Japanese one. I wonder when the Japanese release is and if there'll be any changes made to it, like the Ocarina of Time 3D...which I, surprisingly, didn't have much of an interest in. I'm still happy with my version 1.1 copy for the N64. I like my red blood, Islamic chants, and crescent moon and star mirror shield. lol

Hm, I was sort of the same way with Super Mario Bros 3 for the SNES. I didn't mind the filled in backgrounds and stuff, but I didn't care for the addition/change of something that didn't exist at the time of the original (from the NES)....Yoshi. Man that bugged the heck out of me as a kid.

[Peanut]

When was there ever a Yoshi in an SNES version of SMB3? I've never heard of that ever.

[ssjup81]

Forgot which one was changed, thinking back, but remember that for each world the King was transformed into something. One of them was transformed into a Yoshi for Mario All-Star's version of SMB3. Geez, it's been so long. At the time, I actually recalled which world it was and what the king was for the NES version.

[Peanut]

Oh, you're not actually talking gameplay wise. You're just talking about some small aesthetic changes in All-Stars? That actually bugs you?

Lol ok.

[ssjup81]

Oh, you're not actually talking gameplay wise. You're just talking about some small aesthetic changes in All-Stars? That actually bugs you?

Lol ok.It was an unnecessary change, though. Graphics and sound upgrades and fixing glitches, no problem (better system, that's to be expected anyway), but why change something like that? At the time it bugged me because I'd played the NES version so much prior (which was how I even noticed it) and felt it was kind of a pointless change.

[CyberCubed]

OOT 3D didn't really change or alter anything from the original other than adding a hint system that was completely optional, and a boss battle mode.

I'm curious if Majora's Mask will make any changes to the save system given its on a portable. In the original you could save at Owl statues if you didn't want to travel back in time to the first day again.

[ssjup81]

I'm sure the Japanese fans would enjoy that. If I'm not mistaken, they couldn't save as easily as we could. They couldn't save through the statues.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

The statues were to make up for the fact that there were only two save slots (I'm not complaining though; those statues were a lifesaver for me!)

[Davetello]

Nice news. I've never actually properly played MM so this is welcome news.

[Freeman]

And wouldn't it be nice if a videogame company would actually create new videogames?
Don't get me wrong, I bought WiiU BECAUSE it came with Windwaker and I hadn't played the game before, but re-releasing 15 year old games over and over again is a bit ridiculus. And they are selling it at the price of a brand new latest gen AAA game.
No matter how great a game is or how many good memories it brings, selling Pokemon Snap (just to name a game) at a retailer price of 42$ for Nintendo 3DS instead of putting it on the eShop for 20$ is a steal and so is this title.

I have both OoT and WW and they are great games, but the last time they did a new Zelda game was Skyward Sword and Between worlds was a remake with extras. This one looks simply like a remake. Come on Nintendo, do your homework.

[Shark_Blade]

There will be a new Zelda game on Wii U, calm yo tits down.

[PangolinFeets]

MM is definitely not my favorite Zelda. In fact, I didnt really like it on my first playthrough. But I'm looking forward to getting to play it again all pretty and portably. I work a lot so portable games are about the most I get to play.

[ssjup81]

And wouldn't it be nice if a videogame company would actually create new videogames?
Don't get me wrong, I bought WiiU BECAUSE it came with Windwaker and I hadn't played the game before, but re-releasing 15 year old games over and over again is a bit ridiculus. And they are selling it at the price of a brand new latest gen AAA game.
No matter how great a game is or how many good memories it brings, selling Pokemon Snap (just to name a game) at a retailer price of 42$ for Nintendo 3DS instead of putting it on the eShop for 20$ is a steal and so is this title.

I have both OoT and WW and they are great games, but the last time they did a new Zelda game was Skyward Sword and Between worlds was a remake with extras. This one looks simply like a remake. Come on Nintendo, do your homework.To be honest, I see nothing wrong with re-releasing an older game, especially if it's an anniversary for said game. In the case of Majora's Mask, to my knowledge, it's never had a remake since the original nearly 15 years ago.

That aside, they are supposed to put out a proper Zelda game for the WiiU, just not sure when.

[Peanut]

And wouldn't it be nice if a videogame company would actually create new videogames?
Don't get me wrong, I bought WiiU BECAUSE it came with Windwaker and I hadn't played the game before, but re-releasing 15 year old games over and over again is a bit ridiculus. And they are selling it at the price of a brand new latest gen AAA game.
No matter how great a game is or how many good memories it brings, selling Pokemon Snap (just to name a game) at a retailer price of 42$ for Nintendo 3DS instead of putting it on the eShop for 20$ is a steal and so is this title.

I have both OoT and WW and they are great games, but the last time they did a new Zelda game was Skyward Sword and Between worlds was a remake with extras. This one looks simply like a remake. Come on Nintendo, do your homework.

Nothing about this is right at all, man. What are you even saying?

[Powder]

A Link Between Worlds wasn't a f*cking remake.

[Cure]

If anything, it was the best Zelda game in a loooooooong time.

[CyberCubed]

The N64 Zelda's were the best 3D Zelda games. I really liked Wind Waker too, but there was just something about Ocarina and Majora that felt like the "holy duo" to me.

Twilight Princess felt like it was trying too hard to recapture the magic of Ocarina and it didn't quite get there.

[Powder]

If anything, it was the best Zelda game in a loooooooong time.

Absolutely! I hope there's another in that style sometime down the line.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

I know a lot of people found the save system on this frustrating, but I loved it. People asked for this and now they are moaning "I want a new title". We just got ALBW, and that was great, and we will get more. At the end of the day, No other company is making games like Nintendo, and even Nintendo don't make many of these style games any more. The market change and the aim is COD cr*p now, or some other third person genric sh~t.


MM in the palm of your hands guys, it can't get better than that!!

[PangolinFeets]

Absolutely! I hope there's another in that style sometime down the line.
I wish they would re-make Link's Awakening in that style. That's my fav.


I'm a big fan of the remakes. I'm DYING for a Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles revamp with 3DS use. That was the most fun playing multiplayer on a console I ever had.

[Freeman]

To be honest, I see nothing wrong with re-releasing an older game, especially if it's an anniversary for said game. In the case of Majora's Mask, to my knowledge, it's never had a remake since the original nearly 15 years ago.

That aside, they are supposed to put out a proper Zelda game for the WiiU, just not sure when.

Nothing about this is right at all, man. What are you even saying?

What I'm trying to say is that, beeing Zelda one great saga with fantastic games, selling remakes at retailer price of 40-43€ doesn't feel right to me.
You want to celebrate de 15th anniversary of a great title? Well, you have your virtual console and your eShop, so you can put it there at a fair price and we'd pay for it. This would cost you not much and you can focus on you new Zelda game for Wii U.
WW, OoT and now MM are all remakes that could be put on digital download format and give us new titles instead

A Link Between Worlds wasn't a f*cking remake.
I have to admit here my girlfriend owns it and I was planing to play it but I never have. She didn't mention other so I assumed it was the same game with only some different dungeons and the streetpass feature.

[Powder]

I have to admit here my girlfriend owns it and I was planing to play it but I never have. She didn't mention other so I assumed it was the same game with only some different dungeons and the streetpass feature.

Naaaaaaaah not at all, man. It's a successor. A really friggin' dope one.

I wish they would re-make Link's Awakening in that style. That's my fav.


Mine too. I'd buy that for sure. & I might buy this too, but we'll see.

[MrTMNT2012]

I remember playing Majora's Mask right after I finished Ocarina as a kid and absolutely HATING it! Besides, that was one of the first games that scared the living sh!t out of me. As I grew older, I started to respect it more and more for just how cruel and depressing it really was.

It wasn't until recently when I finished the entire game and found it to be the most unique gaming experience I've ever had! :)

[CyberCubed]

I remember playing Majora's Mask right after I finished Ocarina as a kid and absolutely HATING it! Besides, that was one of the first games that scared the living sh!t out of me. As I grew older, I started to respect it more and more for just how cruel and depressing it really was.

It wasn't until recently when I finished the entire game and found it to be the most unique gaming experience I've ever had! :)

Why would you hate it as a kid? The gameplay was practically identical to OOT aside from the time mechanic.

I was always baffled when I read posts on IGN back in 2001 of people not liking Majora. Guess its the "Zelda cycle" whenever a Zelda game is new its hated, then it becomes old and its loved. Same thing happened with Wind Waker.

[PangolinFeets]

Why would you hate it as a kid? The gameplay was practically identical to OOT aside from the time mechanic.

I was always baffled when I read posts on IGN back in 2001 of people not liking Majora. Guess its the "Zelda cycle" whenever a Zelda game is new its hated, then it becomes old and its loved. Same thing happened with Wind Waker.
I hated having a timer in any game. It stressed me out in MM. Was not a fan.

I always thought WW was great. People just judged it really hard because it was cartoony. Jokes on them because it had the most brutal of Ganon fights.

[MrTMNT2012]

Why would you hate it as a kid?

It was just daunting as a kid. It's like, you have 3 days to beat the game. GO! Oh btw there is this GIANT DEMONIC MOON LOOKING STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR SOUL AT ALL TIMES....no biggie! :o

Now it's f#cking awesome but back then it was just devastating. Especially since I didn't have any guides or help. Hell, if I knew you could just save the game at anytime later on when you get the ocarina back, I'd have probably loved it back then as well.

[CyberCubed]

You do realize you can slow down time in the game, right? The timer of Majora never mattered because they gave you plenty of time to do everything.

Likewise anyone who is stupid enough to enter a dungeon on the third day deserves to run out of time.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

You do realize you can slow down time in the game, right? The timer of Majora never mattered because they gave you plenty of time to do everything.

Likewise anyone who is stupid enough to enter a dungeon on the third day deserves to run out of time.

Lol true, I went back to day 1 so I could collect all the dungeon fairies. I honestly can't understand anyone saying they liked Ocarina, but hated Majora`s:ohwell:

[MrTMNT2012]

You do realize you can slow down time in the game, right? The timer of Majora never mattered because they gave you plenty of time to do everything.

Likewise anyone who is stupid enough to enter a dungeon on the third day deserves to run out of time.

I literally just said I didn't get to have the ocarina back by the time I gave up. I just assumed that was the whole point of the game and it was too confusing for me to handle.

After you get the ocarina, the game becomes a breeze!

[Peanut]

What I'm trying to say is that, beeing Zelda one great saga with fantastic games, selling remakes at retailer price of 40-43€ doesn't feel right to me.
You want to celebrate de 15th anniversary of a great title? Well, you have your virtual console and your eShop, so you can put it there at a fair price and we'd pay for it. This would cost you not much and you can focus on you new Zelda game for Wii U.
WW, OoT and now MM are all remakes that could be put on digital download format and give us new titles instead.

I think you're confused. None of those remakes, one of which was actually an HD remaster, took away from the development time of a new Zelda game. They're all side projects. Skyward sword will only be 3 years old as of this month. Also, the more time taken for a Zelda game the better. It seems like you want a sh*t out annual franchise from the mainline series and that sounds awful.

[CyberCubed]

Its actually amazing when you realize Majora's Mask came out only 2 years after Ocarina of Time.

Man, to think it took Nintendo only a 2 year development cycle to produce one of the best Zelda games of all time. Obvious since the graphics, character models and gameplay was already there, all they had to make was new areas and dungeons.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Its actually amazing when you realize Majora's Mask came out only 2 years after Ocarina of Time.

Man, to think it took Nintendo only a 2 year development cycle to produce one of the best Zelda games of all time. Obvious since the graphics, character models and gameplay was already there, all they had to make was new areas and dungeons.


Some of the graphics/ models were better in MM, heck even Link himself looked better.

[Peanut]

Some of the graphics/ models were better in MM, heck even Link himself looked better.

Certainly, but that doesn't mean a lot of the heavy lifting in MM's development wasn't already done thanks to OoT. That OoT base is why Majora's Mask feels so much more dense than OoT in a lot of ways, despite the shorter dev time and a smaller team. I actually recall Miyamoto or someone else saying, aside from the leads of OoT, the MM team was comprised mostly of fresh college grads.

[CyberCubed]

Its hard to believe Majora's Mask only has 4 dungeons, yet it takes the same time to complete as OOT simply because of all the sidequests.

[MrTMNT2012]

Its hard to believe Majora's Mask only has 4 dungeons, yet it takes the same time to complete as OOT simply because of all the sidequests.

It's also hard to believe how half of those dungeons are the absolute worst in the entire series and the other half the greatest...

[CyberCubed]

Its also the only Zelda game where Zelda herself doesn't even appear, you only see her in a brief glimpse of an OOT flashback and that's it.

Nintendo needs to make more games without Ganondorf or Zelda. Its refreshing.

[MrTMNT2012]

Nintendo needs to make more games without Ganondorf or Zelda. Its refreshing.

Nintendo should also make more Mario games without Mario...cause it's refreshing.... :roll:

[Davetello]

Some of you need to be educated

:lol:

I love it when you say this. I've seen you say it a few times now - I remember you said kids needed to be educated by being shown Batman: TAS in schools :lol:

[Peanut]

I think Cubed was immaculately conceived by the Internet. Everything he says is parroted by Internet autistics at large.

[Prowler]

I don't get the appeal.
For people like you and me who own the original N64 version, a remake with enhanced graphics doesn't sound very appealing. But think of all the people who didn't have the opportunity to play MM back in the day. I know the GBC/GBA gave me the opportunity to play a few NES/SNES classics that I didn't have the opportunity to play back when I was a kid.

[CyberCubed]

For people like you and me who own the original N64 version, a remake with enhanced graphics doesn't sound very appealing. .

Uh, what? I've beaten Majora's Mask like 20 times on the N64, and this remake has me VERY excited.

Most people are usually thrilled when their favorite games get remakes. Especially when the remakes polish the graphics and fix some issues (like framerate) the original game suffers from.

This isn't like the GBA ports of the 2D Mario games, this is a much more polished port/remake without changing too much of the original.

[Prowler]

Uh, what? I've beaten Majora's Mask like 20 times on the N64, and this remake has me VERY excited.

Most people are usually thrilled when their favorite games get remakes. Especially when the remakes polish the graphics and fix some issues (like framerate) the original game suffers from.

This isn't like the GBA ports of the 2D Mario games, this is a much more polished port/remake without changing too much of the original.
Well, I guess I'm on the minority, then.

[Storm Eagle]

For people like you and me who own the original N64 version, a remake with enhanced graphics doesn't sound very appealing. But think of all the people who didn't have the opportunity to play MM back in the day. I know the GBC/GBA gave me the opportunity to play a few NES/SNES classics that I didn't have the opportunity to play back when I was a kid.

Uh, what? I've beaten Majora's Mask like 20 times on the N64, and this remake has me VERY excited.

Most people are usually thrilled when their favorite games get remakes. Especially when the remakes polish the graphics and fix some issues (like framerate) the original game suffers from.

This isn't like the GBA ports of the 2D Mario games, this is a much more polished port/remake without changing too much of the original.

I saw someone at Best Buy playing Hyrule Warriors and I told him about MM coming to the 3DS. When we talked about the possibility of updating the graphics, he said that there's something nostalgic about playing the games with the graphics the way they usually were. I can understand that. I can download games I already own for the NES, SNES, and N64 from the eShop to the Wii U since the picture would be better with an HDMI cable hook-up. Even still, playing my older games on the consoles for which they were originally made makes the nostalgia factor better.

It still wouldn't hurt for them to smooth out the characters for Majora's Mask 3D though. After all, they went out of their way to do it for Ocarina of Time 3D.

Also, Nintendo is saying that MM-3D isn't just another remake.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-isnt-just-anot/1100-6423470/

[Gunpowder]

Might be a bit early to be asking this...but for those who've gotten & started playing this, how does it compare to the original? Has the difficulty been dumbed down at all?

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

For people like you and me who own the original N64 version, a remake with enhanced graphics doesn't sound very appealing. But think of all the people who didn't have the opportunity to play MM back in the day. I know the GBC/GBA gave me the opportunity to play a few NES/SNES classics that I didn't have the opportunity to play back when I was a kid.

I understand what you're saying.

The updated graphics don't appeal to me that much either. What is appealing is the ability to play this game on a hand held.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Might be a bit early to be asking this...but for those who've gotten & started playing this, how does it compare to the original? Has the difficulty been dumbed down at all?

It's amazing, I can't put it down.

[neatoman]

Decompilation of the game has been completed.

[Andrew NDB]

Decompilation of the game has been completed.

Meaning what?

[neatoman]

Meaning what?

It means the binary code (the near incomprehensive lines of 1 and 0) has been converted into source code (much more easily understood logic statements and equations). What this in turn means is that it is easier to do things like make the game work natively on modern hardware, improve performance and make any mods you want.

It is also worth noting that this refers to the N64 version of the game, but it is known that the 3DS version uses a modified version of the N64 source code and thus you can pretty much recreate the changes in the 3DS version if you have the time and skill.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I wish that they made a version that pauses time while in the dungeons so I wouldn't feel that pressure while looking for the fairies. I know some people like that, but I don't

[Andrew NDB]

I wish that they made a version that pauses time while in the dungeons so I wouldn't feel that pressure while looking for the fairies. I know some people like that, but I don't

Yeah I don't like that at all. Got the same damn vibe in "Lightning Returns."

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Yeah I don't like that at all. Got the same damn vibe in "Lightning Returns."

I like to take my sweet time in any game that involves exploration. I know that I can slow down time and all that, but I still don't like it hanging over my head. I beat Majora's mask once and I never felt the need to replay it. It is my least favorite 3d Zelda game. I also really hate the Great Bay temple.

[neatoman]

Yeah about the time limit, I just decided to do a run of the first cycle after getting the Ocarina just to see how much you can accomplish before you need to reset time again. This is what I managed to do:


Get the Fairy mask
Get the Bomber Notebook
Get the Kafei Mask
Steal the Room Reservation
Complete Woodfall and fairies
Get the Bremen Mask
Get the Kamaro's mask
Get the Don Gero Mask
Complete Snowhead and fairies
Get the Powder Keg certificate
Get the Large Quiver
Get the Bunny Hood
Get the Keaton Mask
Get the Chateau Romani bottle


That and over 2000 rupees in the bank along with plenty of heart pieces. This is actually quite a lot and the main reason I didn't do more is because the Great Bay is can only be accessed through horseback, and you can't really get the horse on the first cycle after getting the Ocarina. Maybe I'm just very familiar with this game but most of this can be discovered on a first playthrough and the notebook should help first time players a lot.

[Andrew NDB]

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