Legend Of Zelda Thirtieth Aniverssary.

~~Etsyturtle2~~ · 02-21-2016, 10:52 AM

Title says it all. I never got too much into this series, but I've enjoyed what I played, and appreciate that it is also kinda a Nintendo mascot.

*Prowler* · 02-21-2016, 11:21 AM

Happy birthday, Legend of Zelda.

I still remember playing the first ever Zelda game and feeling lost from the first minute on. It sure gave you a great sense of adventure and exploration. That game was a box full of surprises.

Then I played Ocarina, which was jaw dropping back in the late 90s. For years I considered that to be the GOAT game. Some years later, I finally managed to get my hands on A Link to the Past. Probably my favorite Zelda nowadays. It has aged better than Ocarina, mostly thanks to being a SNES game released at the time when 2D gaming was at its finest.

Wind Waker was fun, but a bit too easy, imo. Plus, the triforce search was boring. I did like the sailing, but I think the game had more potential. I'd probably have liked it more if I had played it back when it came out, since I was still a kid at the time.

Haven't played much of Majora's. I need to finish that game someday.

I'm yet to play the portable games, TP and SS.

*CyberCubed* · 02-21-2016, 01:03 PM

I've played all the games to date multiple times.

I even suffered through the DS Zelda's and Skyword Sword twice.

*Prowler* · 02-21-2016, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I've played all the games to date multiple times.

I even suffered through the DS Zelda's and Skyword Sword twice.

Suffered? I'm guessing you weren't a fan of those games.

Oh and I forgot to mention, I've played some of Adventure of Link too, but haven't been able to beat it yet. That game is hard.

*Storm Eagle* · 02-21-2016, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

Wind Waker was fun, but a bit too easy, imo.

That's the only Zelda game I've ever played through without ever getting a "Game Over".

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Originally Posted by Prowler

Oh and I forgot to mention, I've played some of Adventure of Link too, but haven't been able to beat it yet. That game is hard.

What part are you up to in that game?

Aaronardo · 02-21-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I even suffered through Skyword Sword twice.

Woah, Skyward Sword wasn't that bad. Worst 3D Zelda? Sure. But still an amazing game barring that horrible Link model.

*Prowler* · 02-21-2016, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

That's the only Zelda game I've ever played through without ever getting a "Game Over".

What part are you up to in that game?

I don't think I've died a single time in WW either. And if I did, it was only that one time.

What part am I in AoL? Good question... I don't remember. And can't find the GBA cartridge of it(the version I have) anywhere. But I don't think I've gotten very far in it. So probably less than halfway through it.

*ssjup81* · 02-21-2016, 06:13 PM

I haven't played all of the Zelda games, but my liking of the series is kind of ironic.

I played the very first one when it was still new in the states. I didn't have an NES, but my friend's family did so I'd play at her house. We played the first Zelda game. I was maybe 6 or 7 at the time. Anyway, we tried playing it, but we just got incredibly bored and it was confusing for us. That made me dislike the game and never gave the franchise a second glance....until the Super Mario Bros Super Show a couple of years later.

Despite my dislike of the games at that time, I really liked the show and looked forward to Fridays when the SMBSS aired a LoZ cartoon in place of the Mario one. I liked the idea of that world and stuff.

A few years go by. No Zelda stuff...until I played A Link to the Past on the SNES. I thought it was fun and interesting, but I played it way after the fact. I borrowed my friend's copy of the game. It was really fun, and everything that frustrated me about the original game was pretty much gone. It was making me a fan of the franchise. I then received OoT and that was when I was definitely a full-on fan. I actually went back to play the other games I missed (home consoles).

So yeah, thanks to the cartoon and a A Link to the Past, I got into the series and OoT made me a full on fan.

I wish I had more Legend of Zelda merch, though...but I'd say my most prized possession is my original Japanese copy of the first game for the Famicom disk system.

*TurtleTitan97* · 02-21-2016, 06:16 PM

I remember being introduced to Zelda through the manga adaptation of Ocarina of Time. That, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker are my favorite games.

*Storm Eagle* · 02-22-2016, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

What part am I in AoL? Good question... I don't remember. And can't find the GBA cartridge of it(the version I have) anywhere. But I don't think I've gotten very far in it. So probably less than halfway through it.

I remember it being kind of hard for me too, although my cousin was the one who played through most of it. I'm the one who worked on the last two palaces and finished the game.

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I haven't played all of the Zelda games, but my liking of the series is kind of ironic.

Despite my dislike of the games at that time, I really liked the show and looked forward to Fridays when the SMBSS aired a LoZ cartoon in place of the Mario one. I liked the idea of that world and stuff.

So yeah, thanks to the cartoon and a A Link to the Past, I got into the series and OoT made me a full on fan.

The cartoon is kind of what made me want to play the game too. I'd watch the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but since I was going to an afterschool center on Mondays through Thursdays, the Zelda cartoon was the one I'd get to watch most of the time. Christmas was coming up, and I was in a store and saw Zelda II: The Adventure of Link on a shelf, and asked for it. I'm not sure why I asked for that one when there was the very first Legend of Zelda game available. Anyway I'd get that later, and I'd get all the other Zelda games in the order in which they came out.

*TheBlueTurtle1* · 02-22-2016, 01:37 AM

Best game series ever. Yes I do love Skyword Sword!

*Prowler* · 02-22-2016, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

I remember being introduced to Zelda through the manga adaptation of Ocarina of Time. That, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker are my favorite games.

Well that's certainly an interesting way of getting into the series. I doubt most people who have read such manga adaptations haven't played a single Zelda game.

I've only read the Ocarina, Majora's and ALttP's manga adaptations thus far. I think Ocarina's was alright. Obviously they couldn't make it huge sense playing a game is different from reading a comic/manga, but I think it was an interesting adaptation and that it didn't go far away from the source material.

Majora's wasn't bad either, although I don't remember it as vividly. I've read those mangas back in 2009 or so already, iirc.

I recall not liking A Link to the Past's much. It seemed a tad different from the game. Then again, being a 2D top down game from 1992, ALttP didn't have much of a story as the 3D instalments of the series had, so I guess the author had to add some of his ideas to it in order to get a proper story. Cant' say I was a big fan of it, though.

*AT-Man* · 02-22-2016, 08:10 AM

They gotta release that Four Swords Anniversary Edition again! I want it and I need it.

*The Deadman* · 02-22-2016, 11:57 AM

Is it sad i never got into Zelda until i bought the NES and SNES games on the Wii U?

*Storm Eagle* · 02-22-2016, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Deadman

Is it sad i never got into Zelda until i bought the NES and SNES games on the Wii U?

Well, you have to start somewhere.

*Prowler* · 02-22-2016, 01:14 PM

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Is it sad i never got into Zelda until i bought the NES and SNES games on the Wii U?

Better late than never. If you weren't born yet by the time the NES and the SNES games were out, what choice did you have?

What did you think of the games you've played so far? Which one did you like the most?

*Cure* · 02-22-2016, 05:02 PM

A Link to the Past was my first Zelda. If it had been the original, I would have never played another one.

*Powder* · 02-22-2016, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure

A Link to the Past was my first Zelda. If it had been the original, I would have never played another one.

Same here, honestly.

turtle1237 · 02-22-2016, 07:56 PM

My first first Zelda game was on the old black and white game boy.

Link's awakeing. I must of played that game over 1000 times lol.

Next was a Link to the past, and up. I really felt sorry for Link's awakeing. Marin, and Mario lol, and all the fun people on the island gone once that the windfish wakes up.

It was sad seeing Marin singing her song, and poof she is gone. I loved Marin.

*Turo602* · 02-23-2016, 01:04 AM

The first Zelda game I played was the original on NES but the two that got me into the series were The Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time. Wind Waker because it caught my attention and I was greatly anticipating it and Ocarina of Time because The Master Quest came free with the pre-order of The Wind Waker. I've played and own every game in the series but have yet to pass the Gameboy and Gameboy Color games as well as Majora's Mask, Four Swords, and Spirit Tracks. It's definitely one of my favorite if not favorite series in gaming and I can't wait to get my hands on Zelda U.

02-21-2016, 10:52 AM	#1
~~Etsyturtle2~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: stuff Posts: 1,721	Legend Of Zelda Thirtieth Aniverssary. Title says it all. I never got too much into this series, but I've enjoyed what I played, and appreciate that it is also kinda a Nintendo mascot.

02-21-2016, 06:13 PM	#8
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	I haven't played all of the Zelda games, but my liking of the series is kind of ironic. I played the very first one when it was still new in the states. I didn't have an NES, but my friend's family did so I'd play at her house. We played the first Zelda game. I was maybe 6 or 7 at the time. Anyway, we tried playing it, but we just got incredibly bored and it was confusing for us. That made me dislike the game and never gave the franchise a second glance....until the Super Mario Bros Super Show a couple of years later. Despite my dislike of the games at that time, I really liked the show and looked forward to Fridays when the SMBSS aired a LoZ cartoon in place of the Mario one. I liked the idea of that world and stuff. A few years go by. No Zelda stuff...until I played A Link to the Past on the SNES. I thought it was fun and interesting, but I played it way after the fact. I borrowed my friend's copy of the game. It was really fun, and everything that frustrated me about the original game was pretty much gone. It was making me a fan of the franchise. I then received OoT and that was when I was definitely a full-on fan. I actually went back to play the other games I missed (home consoles). So yeah, thanks to the cartoon and a A Link to the Past, I got into the series and OoT made me a full on fan. I wish I had more Legend of Zelda merch, though...but I'd say my most prized possession is my original Japanese copy of the first game for the Famicom disk system. Last edited by ssjup81; 02-21-2016 at 08:32 PM.

02-21-2016, 06:16 PM	#9
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	I remember being introduced to Zelda through the manga adaptation of Ocarina of Time. That, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker are my favorite games. __________________

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TheBlueTurtle1 Foot Elite Join Date: May 2012 Location: UK Posts: 2,892	Best game series ever. Yes I do love Skyword Sword! __________________ http://jandmdev.deviantart.com/ (My Brother and I have a dev page, I am J, brother is M)

02-22-2016, 08:10 AM	#13
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	They gotta release that Four Swords Anniversary Edition again! I want it and I need it. __________________ Through the Golden Door

02-21-2016, 01:03 PM	#3
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,895	I've played all the games to date multiple times. I even suffered through the DS Zelda's and Skyword Sword twice.

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The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,170	Is it sad i never got into Zelda until i bought the NES and SNES games on the Wii U? __________________ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Dead2009/ Backloggd: https://backloggd.com/u/Dead2009/ Dropkickd: https://www.dropkickd.com/user/Dead2009

02-22-2016, 05:02 PM	#17
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	A Link to the Past was my first Zelda. If it had been the original, I would have never played another one. __________________

02-22-2016, 07:56 PM	#19
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	My first first Zelda game was on the old black and white game boy. Link's awakeing. I must of played that game over 1000 times lol. Next was a Link to the past, and up. I really felt sorry for Link's awakeing. Marin, and Mario lol, and all the fun people on the island gone once that the windfish wakes up. It was sad seeing Marin singing her song, and poof she is gone. I loved Marin.

02-23-2016, 01:04 AM	#20
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	The first Zelda game I played was the original on NES but the two that got me into the series were The Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time. Wind Waker because it caught my attention and I was greatly anticipating it and Ocarina of Time because The Master Quest came free with the pre-order of The Wind Waker. I've played and own every game in the series but have yet to pass the Gameboy and Gameboy Color games as well as Majora's Mask, Four Swords, and Spirit Tracks. It's definitely one of my favorite if not favorite series in gaming and I can't wait to get my hands on Zelda U. __________________