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Posted on Feb 13th 2009 at 11:12:04 PM by (Marriott_Guy)
Posted under MGs Game Take, Handheld Systems

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With my console collection pretty much fleshed out I have decided to take the plunge into collecting handheld systems. This is an area within the video gaming field that I have totally neglected, almost to the point of refusing to recognize their existence.  I have never understood the attraction to this method of gaming.  Some of my peers might even say that I am a bit of a snob and view these as 'half-breeds', kid toys or worse.  Upon reflection, I guess I am rather arrogant when comparing 'true' consoles to these half-pint counterparts (yes - the pun was intentional).  Well, after repeated urging (beatings) from others and hearing from them that "I just don't get it", I took the initiative to learn more about these little guys.

After doing a little investigation and with the help of my friends at RF Generation, I was able to compile a list of handheld systems to 'target' for my collection.  It was now time to do some self-education prior to making any purchases so that I do not repeat the same mistakes that I made early on when I started collecting consoles.  This task was right up my power alley.

To my pleasant surprise I discovered that the great diversity that I know to be fact in my experience with collecting consoles is equally true with these handheld units - technology, functionality, package variations, etc.  Once again - a home run in my interests as a collector.  What struck me were the wide use of face plating and  or various colors of the actual handheld hardware chassis. 

Most of the handheld manufacturers utilized this strategy, regardless of the era their respective handheld system was released - the majority of console developers did not (Nintendo 64 & the Nintendo Game Cube among the few exceptions).  My only guess for this difference is that handhelds are designed  marketed to also be a personal expression of the respective owner.  The target audience seems to be rather diverse compared to perspective console owners.  However, I still can not apprehend this pseudo-emotional attachment to a gaming device that companies try to sell to the consumer.  I fully admit that I am an old school gamer and that may be the reason "I just don't get it".

Backward compatibility seems to be a pretty consistent offering in handheld units as a whole - much more so than in consoles.  Improvements in providing additional multimedia functions and networking capabilities usually appear within a year or so after their initial debut in 'big brothers' hardware.  Certain handheld systems have even been at the forefront of technology by including text messaging, PDA, MP3 playback and other applications.  If I didn't have a cell phone or computer, I would have to admit this is pretty impressive.  That leaves us to the core purpose of any hardware - the gaming experience.

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There is no comparison in this area - console games blow away the handheld's by a mile.  There is no reason why they shouldn't with the space available for technology in a standard hardware chassis.  I fully agree that the portable system offers many conveniences.  But why would I want to play a sub standard game on a tiny screen (as the default) when I can kick back in my lounge chair and experience much better on my big screen from my console?  This is another area that "I just don't get it".

Overall, my initial investigation into this area leads me to believe that I really haven't been missing out on much in this handheld area.  Obviously this is my personal opinion and is based upon my needs  likes as a gamer and my limited experience with the nine (9) handheld systems I have acquired.  Sure, I think the manufacturers' ability to squeeze in the massive amount of technology into that tiny package is extraordinary.  And yes, as admitted before, I am an old gamer who prefers to use other devices (like a cell phone) to perform some of the extra networkingmultimedia functions that are pretty standard in today's handheld units.  I like my games displayed on my big screen TV (my eye doctor did warn me that bifocals are close to being a required reality for me).  Maybe I am over the hill - who knows.  What I do know is that even after researching this field and playing games on these mighty-mites....

"I still don't get it."




Posted on Feb 13th 2009 at 07:43:14 PM by (ga5ket)
Posted under Treasure Hunt Chronicles

This week has brought me some good stuff. At the beginning of the week I trawled though the shops where I work, and I finished up today doing the rounds of my home town.

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PS1
Time Crisis,
TOCA Touring Cars, GBP 1.99 each
Warcraft II, GBP 2.50
Colin McRae Rally, GBP 1.79

PS2
Final Fantasy X guide, GBP 3.99
Rune Viking Warlord,
Chaos Legion,
Maximo vs Army of Zin, GBP 1.99 each

XBox
Unreal Championship, GBP 1.99
Hunter the Reckoning: Redeemer, 99p

PSP
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops,
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus, GBP 10 each

A couple of the games (Unreal Championship & Rune Viking Warlord) I already had, but they were missing the manuals. These were complete, so I was more than happy to pick them up at these prices. The deal on the PSP games wasn't that good, the normal Gamestation offer of 2 for 20 quid, but I've been holding off buying these for too long, and I am a huge Metal Gear Solid fan.
That brings the total for this week to GBP 41.21
and the total for this year to GBP 180.51, but that also includes eBay purchases and the like.



Posted on Feb 12th 2009 at 11:39:15 AM by (Crabmaster2000)
Posted under Top 10s, Video, Games, Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, List

Just something fun I thought I'd try out to add some depth to my top 100 list.

NES:
1. Mega Man 3
2. Mega Man 2
3. Adventures of Lolo
4. Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers
5. Super Mario Bros. 2
6. Totally Rad
7. Bubble Bobble
8. Contra
9. Dr. Mario
10. Duck Tales

SNES:
1. Super Punch Out!!
2. Street Fighter 2 Turbo
3. Super Mario RPG
4. Maximum Carnage
5. Mega Man X2
6. Mega Man X3
7. Mega Man X
8. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
9. TMNT IV
10. Killer Instinct

N64:
1. Mario Golf
2. Mario Kart 64
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Super Smash Bros.
5. Star Wars Rouge Squardon
6. Mario Party
7. Iggy's Wreckin Balls
8. Zelda Marjora's Mask
9. Hybrid Heaven
10. 1080 Snowboarding

Gamecube:
1. Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
2. Resident Evil
3. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
4. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
5. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
6. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
7. Beyond Good & Evil
8. Resident Evil 0
9. Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance
10. Chaos Field

Wii:
1. Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
2. Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
3. Super Paper Mario
4. Zack & Wiki
5. Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
6. Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
7. Sonic and the Secret Rings
8. Super Mario Galaxy
9. Link's Crossbow Training
10. House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

DS:
1. Lost Magic
2. Trace Memory
3. Yoshi's Island DS
4. Contact
5. Mario & Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
6. Pokemon Pearl
7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
8. Elite Beat Agents
9. Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
10. Crosswords DS

Genesis:
1. Sonic 2
2. Earthworm Jim
3. Earthworm Jim 2
4. Streets of Rage
5. Sonic
6. Sonic & Knuckles
7. Castlevania Bloodlines
8. Maximum Carnage
9. Gunstar Heroes
10. Golden Axe

Playstation:
1. Final Fantasy IX
2. Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
3. Marvel Vs. Capcom
4. Legend of Dragoon
5. Castlevania Symphony of the Night
6. Xenogears
7. Worms Armageddon
8. Twisted Metal 2
9. Resident Evil
10. Resident Evil 2

Playstation 2:
1. Castlevania Lament of Innocence
2. Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2
3. Xenosaga
4. Xenosaga 2
5. Xenosaga 3
6. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
7. Raiden III
8. Shadow of the Colussus
9. Resident Evil Outbreak
10. ICO

Xbox:
1. Jade Empire
2. Call of Cthulhu
3. Guilty Gear X2

Virtual Boy:
1. Vertical Force
2. Warioland
3. Mario Tennis
4. Galactic Pinball
5. Kemco Baseball

Dreamcast:
1. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
2. Resident Evil Code Veronica
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
5. Soul Calibur
6. Sonic Adventure


By the end of the year I should be able to get both the Dreamcast and Saturn to a solid ten titles, but right now I've only had very short experiences with the systems and not a lot of titles I would consider as "must have" titles. The Virtual Boy may even see a couple titles added if I'm lucky. Unfortanutely for the Xbox though it'll probably sit at a measley 3 titles unless something really surprises me.



Posted on Feb 11th 2009 at 09:40:32 PM by (Link41)
Posted under Videogames, list

Here's my list in no specific order
1.The Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time (N64)
2.Super Mario 64 (N64)
3.Resident Evil 2 (N64)
4.Banjo Kazooie (N64)
5.Super Smash Bros (N64)
6.Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
7.The Legend of Zelda:Majora's Mask (N64)
8.Goldeneye 007 (N64)
9.Star Fox 64 (N64)
10.WCW Mayhem (N64)
11.Star Wars Episode I:Battle for Naboo (N64)
12.Max Payne (PS2)
13.Black (PS2)
14.Battlefield 2:Modern Combat (PS2)
15.Driver 3 (PS2)
16.Final Fantasy X (PS2)
17.Twisted Metal Black (PS2)
18.Star Wars Battlefront (PS2)
19.Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2)
20.Gran Turismo III (PS2)
21.Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
22.God of War (PS2)
23.Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (GB)
24.Super Mario Land (GB)
25.Super Mario Land 2:Six Golden Coins (GB)
26.The Legend of Zelda:Link's Awakening (GB)
27.The Castlevania Adventure (GB)
28.Tetris (GB)
29.Duck Hunt (NES)
30.Super Mario Bros (NES)
31.Tetris (NES)
32.The Legend of Zelda (NES)
33.The Legend of Zelda:The Adventure of Link (NES)
34. Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
35.Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
36.Dr.Mario (NES)
37.Metroid (NES)
38.Kid Icarus(NES)
39.Pro Wrestling (NES)
40.Mega Man 3 (NES)
41.Donkey Kong Classics (NES)
42.NES Open Tournament Golf (NES)
43.Double Dragon II:The Revenge (NES)
44.Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (GBC)
45.James Bond 007 (GBC)
46.Game & Watch Gallery (GBC)
47.Donkey Kong Country (GBC)
48.Super Mario Bros Deluxe (GBC)
49.Mario Tennis (GBC)
50.Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA)
51.Grand Theft Auto Advance (GBA)
52.Mario Kart Super Circuit (GBA)
53.Final Fantasy I & II:Dawn of Souls (GBA)
54.Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (GBA)
55.Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis (GBA)
56.Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA)
57.Tekken Advance (GBA)
58.The Legend of Zelda:A Link To The Past/Four Swords (GBA)
59.Max Payne (GBA)
60.Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)
61.The Legend of Zelda:The Windwaker (GCN)
62.Super Smash Bros Melee (GCN)
63.Resident Evil (GCN)
64.Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
65.Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)
66.Baten Kaitos:Origins (GCN)
67.Soul Calibur II (GCN)
68.Ikaruga (GCN)
69.Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem (GCN)
70.Super Mario World (SNES)
71.Mortal Kombat (SNES)
72.Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
73.Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES)
74.Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)
75.Star Fox (SNES)
76.Street Fighter:The World Warrior (SNES)
77.Donkey Kong Country 2:Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
78.Super Mario Kart (SNES)
79.Act Raiser (SNES)
80.Final Fantasy III (DS)
81.Final Fantasy IV (DS)
82.Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
83.Guitar Hero On Tour/Decades (DS)
84.The Legend of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass (DS)
85.New Super Mario Bros (DS)
86.Brothers In Arms DS (DS)
87.Ninja Gaiden:Dragon Sword (DS)
88.Metroid Prime Hunters (DS)
89.Assassin's Creed:Altair's Chronicles (DS)
90.Red Steel (Wii)
91.Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
92.The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii)
93.Manhunt 2 (Wii)
94.Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
95.Bully:Scholarship Edition (Wii)
96.Guitar Hero III/Aerosmith (Wii)
97.No More Heroes (Wii)
98.Excite Truck (Wii)
99.Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
100.Sonic and The Secret Rings (Wii)



Posted on Feb 10th 2009 at 10:48:58 PM by (ga5ket)
Posted under Treasure Hunt Chronicles

Inspired by NES_Rules posts I'd like to document my hunts too. Whilst I don't spend quite as long at it as NES_Rules appears to,  I've been blogging these on my own site, but I think including them here is also appropriate. I'm not proposing to copy all the previous entries over, so I'll start here with my latest one.
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Playstation
Blaze Rave Station, with Dancing Stage EuroMix and Dancing Stage Party Edition, GBP 5
Wip3Out and TOCA 2 Touring Cars. No covers or manuals, but the cases are in good condition and I've got some that are broken, 50p each

Game Boy Color
2x Body Boy silicon skins, 1 clear, 1 yellow, GBP 1
Pong and Megaman Xtreme, GBP 4 each

Master System
Sonic the Hedgehog 2, no instructions, but includes the SEGA poster that's missing from my other copy, GBP 1

Game Boy Advance SP
Carry case complete with car adapter and 7 cartridge protectors, GBP 2

Commodore 64
GFL Championship Football (not shown) GBP 1

Grand total of GBP 19



Posted on Feb 10th 2009 at 09:33:38 AM by (Nionel)
Posted under Pokemon, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Nintendo 64

Welcome to gaming in Retrospect, this is an article where I'll look back on a game or a series of games. In this article I'll be looking at the first generation of the Pokemon franchise with games for the Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Nintendo 64. The Pokemon franchise is the brain child of game developer Satoshi Tajiri, and since it's original Japanese release in 1995 has spawned more than 40 games, an anime series spanning nearly 500 episodes, and a manga series that has been serialized for the last twelve years. In this first article covering the series, I'll look at the games based on the first generation games from the main series games Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, the first two Stadium games, and the spinoff games Pokemon Pinball, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Pokemon Snap, and Hey You! Pikachu!.


Continue reading Gaming in Retrospect: Pokemon Generation I



Posted on Feb 10th 2009 at 07:37:00 AM by (Tondog)
Posted under RFG Aside, G4, XPlay, Adam Sessler, Sony, Playstation 3, Killzone 2, Fanboys

So, you know Adam Sessler, host of G4TV's X-Play? Yeah, he pretty much showed how amazing he is yet again, as if his rally against bigots on Xbox Live and his complete ownage of Final Fantasy fanboys wasn't enough. Watch this video in response to the hate mail they received from SONY FANBOYS (not 360 fanboys, PS3 fanboys) accusing them of being biased in their 5/5 review of Killzone 2 for the PS3.



He comes vicious at both 360 fanboys claiming Gears of War 2 is better because IGN gave it .1 point higher than Killzone 2, and PS3 fanboys who claim they weren't serious because they sounded upset that it was a good game.

I for one applaud Adam for saying what needs to be said in this day of console fanboyism on the internet. Bravo, good sir, bravo.



Posted on Feb 7th 2009 at 11:00:00 AM by (Crabmaster2000)
Posted under Top Games, Videogames, list

I really enjoyed reading through Tan's Top 50 list even though we have completely different gaming tastes. It was nice to see a large variety of systems and games that rarely show up on the stereotypical top games list, and I guess it has inspired me to make my own top games list. So here it is:

1080 Snowboarding - N64
Adventures of Lolo - NES
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance - NGC
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 - PS2
Battletoads - NES
Beyond Good & Evil - NGC
Bubble Bobble - NES
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - Xbox
Castlevania - NES
Castlevania 2 - NES
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - PS2
Castlevania: Bloodlines - Gen
Castle Shikigami 2 - PS2
Chaos Field - NGC
Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers - NES
Contra - NES
Dr. Mario - NES
Duck Tales - NES
Earthworm Jim - Gen
Earthworm Jim 2 - Gen
F-Zero GX - NGC
Final Fantasy IX - PS
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - NGC
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Wii
Goldeneye 007 - N64
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's - PS2
Hybrid Heaven - N64
Ico - PS2
Iggy's Reckin' Balls - N64
Jade Empire: Limited Edition - Xbox
Killer Instinct - SNES
Legend of Dragoon - PS
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - GB
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64
Legendary Wings - NES
Little Nemo: Dream Master - NES
Lost Magic - DS
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete - PS
Mario Golf - N64
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - NGC
Mario Kart 64 - N64
Mario Party - N64
Marvel vs. Capcom - PS
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Dreamcast
Maximum Carnage - SNES
Mega Man - NES
Mega Man 2 - NES
Mega Man 3 - NES
Mega Man 4 - NES
Mega Man 5 - NES
Mega Man 6 - NES
Mega Man X - SNES
Mega Man X2 - SNES
Mega Man X3 - SNES
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Wii
Ninja Gaiden Trilogy - SNES
Norse by Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings - Sat
Pokemon Blue Version - GB
Punch-Out!! - NES
Raiden III - PS2
Resident Evil 0 - NGC
Resident Evil - NGC
Resident Evil 2 - N64
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - NGC
Resident Evil: Code Veronica - NGC
Resident Evil: Outbreak - PS2
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - Wii
Shadow of the Colossus - PS2
Sonic and the Secret Rings - Wii
Sonic CD - Sega CD
Sonic the Hedgehog - Gen
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Gen
Sonic & Knuckles - Gen
Star Wars Episode 1 Racer - N64
Star Wars Rouge Squardron - N64
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting - SNES
Streets of Rage - Gen
Super Mario Bros./Duckhunt - NES
Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES
Super Mario RPG - SNES
Super Mario 64 - N64
Super Paper Mario - Wii
Super Punch-Out!! - SNES
Super Smash Bros. - N64
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time - SNES
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Wii
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 - NGC
Totally Rad - NES
Trace Memory - DS
Vertical Force - Virtual Boy
Warioland - Virtual Boy
Worms Armageddon - PS
Xenogears - PS
Xenosaga 1 - PS2
Xenosaga 2 - PS2
Xenosaga 3 - PS2
Yoshi's Island DS - DS
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - Wii

I'm hoping to do another one of these in the last half of the year (if I remember) and see how many titles change from now until then.

Some fun stats:
N64 - 13
Wii - 6
NES - 21
DS- 3
Playstation 2- 11
Virtual Boy - 2
PLaystation - 7
Gamecube- 10
Sega CD - 1
Saturn - 1
Dreamcast - 1
Super NES - 10
Genesis - 7
Gameboy - 2



Posted on Feb 5th 2009 at 09:02:24 AM by (TraderJake)
Posted under Site News, Donors, Thanks

Wow, I didn't really expect the outpouring that we have received. On January 11 we posted a finance update, and since that time you guys have really came through with the donations. I'd like to thank the following people for their recent donations:


  • Alfador
  • BadEnoughDude
  • cverz2
  • Cobra
  • eaglebeak99
  • ga5ket
  • Hedonism Bot
  • Izret101

  • kevincal
  • Kimoosabi
  • logical123
  • Marriott_guy
  • Mrs C

  • NES_Rules
  • Nik the Communist
  • OatBob
  • phoenix1967
  • shoes123


On behalf of everyone at RF Generation, I thank you for your donations. It really helps keeps the site running the way its meant to be! Your donations keep this site going and ad free. The community is truly grateful for the donations that you all have made.

Of course, if you would like to still donate, we are always accepting donations. Any donations made will solely support the operation of the site, and we will always appreciate the donation. If you are interested in donating yourself this link has the info necessary for donating.

Again, from all of us at RF Generation, thank you for your donations. It truly has touched our hearts.



Posted on Feb 5th 2009 at 08:22:21 AM by (Nionel)
Posted under Random Lists, Cancelled, Xbox, Playstation, Gameboy, Saturn

Welcome to Random Lists, this is an articles I'll do on occasion just for fun because I enjoy making lists. Today's list is my Top 9 canceled games, what does it take to get on the list? The title must have been offically announced in some capacity, the title must either have been anticipated, hyped, or just had a cool primise. Without further delay, here is my list of the top 9 canceled games...


Continue reading Random Lists #1: Top 9 Cancelled Games



Posted on Feb 4th 2009 at 01:07:25 AM by (NES_Rules)
Posted under Treasure Hunt Chronicles, Treasure, Trophies, Collecting, Deals, Finds

It's been almost 3 months since I ended the Treasure Hunt Chronicles series for the 2008 season. And I honestly wasn't expecting to start the 2009 season so soon, but I feel it's time to get it going. And no, garage sale season has not started yet, I'm not that lucky, there's still more than a foot of snow on the ground. I haven't bought much since November, but I have received quite a lot of stuff through trading, and that will be the focus of this post.
So without further ado, the stuff I've received the last couple months.
Oh, and thanks to Dave, I've tweaked the formatting a little. It's probably nothing any one will notice, but the coding is much more simple for me.


Continue reading Treasure Hunt Chronicles 2009



Posted on Jan 30th 2009 at 12:45:35 PM by (Nionel)
Posted under Review, Genesis, Sonic

Sonic 3D Blast, also known as Sonic 3D: Flicky's Island, was released for the Sega Genesis in November 1996. In this game, Dr. Robotnik has discovered birds called Flickys, these birds are from a different dimension and have the ability to travel to different areas through large rings. Robotnik decides to turn the Flickys into robots and use these abilities to help him find the Chaos Emeralds so he can use their power to conquer the world. Later Sonic arrives on Flicky Island and is shocked to find that all the Flickys have been turned into robots, he then decides that he must stop Robotnik and rescue the Flickys.


Continue reading Retro Review: Sonic 3D Blast



Posted on Jan 28th 2009 at 08:44:36 AM by (Alfador)
Posted under NES

Was thinking about the NES today and figured I'd make a list of my favorites, so here they are in no particular order (since that would be much too difficult)


Legend of Zelda
Contra
Castlevania 3
Maniac Mansion
Mega Man 3
Gun Smoke
Super Mario Brothers 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Mike Tyson's Punch Out



So there's my favorites, what are yours?




Posted on Jan 27th 2009 at 10:07:23 AM by (Shimra)
Posted under The World Ends With You, cool, RPG

Amazing. Sucks I have exams the next two days and can't play for a while. Ughhhhhh... it's almost worth failing my exams to play.



Posted on Jan 27th 2009 at 12:57:54 AM by (Link41)
Posted under Nintendo, Nintendo 64,Virtual Console

Welcome all to my first review.

Where to start.....oh yeah introduce the game.On September 29 1996,Nintendo launched its third home console called the Nintendo 64.Several amazing 3D launch titles were released like Super Mario 64,but fans were waiting for news of the release of one of their favourite franchises,Zelda.At E3 '97(Electronic Entertainment Expo)Nintendo released many screens of the aptly called Zelda 64,to an un-expecting crowd.Four months later it was given a name,and The Legend of Zelda:The Ocarina of Time was born. The games was one of the best selling games on the platform for quite some time.

Story- Almost every Zelda game has a similiar plot.How each game gets there is different every time.A great evil has come from the west to the land of Hyrule,his name is Ganondorf,the King of the Gerudo people.The King of Hyrule may be blind to his intentions,but Princess Zelda is not.The Princess had a dream of his intentions,a dream about a boy clad in green,who came from the woods.....The Great Deku Tree also knows the evil of this Ganondorf,he soon sends Link to meet with Princess Zelda at Hyrule Castle.Apon Link's arrival,Zelda informs him of her plan to get rid of him.Link goes out to do his part of the plan by collecting three spiritual stones,hidden by members of various races.After returning to the castle with the stones in hand,he spots a terrible sight! Princess Zelda and her guardian Impa fleeing the castle,and Ganondorf in pusuit,Link goes into the water to grab the item tossed in the water by Zelda,the Ocarina of Time! after a brief cutscene Link heads to the Temple of Time,where after placing the stones and pulling the Master Sword from its resting place,something went wrong! Ganondorf had planned this all along! After these events Link was forced to stay in the Sacred Realm for seven long years. He meets the Sage of the Temple of Time,and he explains everything to Link. Link must now undertake a journey to five temples and collect medallions to assist him when he fights Ganondorf,the sages will open a hole into the Sacred Realm to seal away the dark lord. After the epic battle vs Ganondorf,the princess sends you back in time where you will start another adventure with a mask...... 10/10

Controls- The controls were well executed,mapping items to the C-buttons,your shield with the R button,B button for your sword play,A button for talking and action time. As far as I am concerned Z button targeting made the game for me.If it wasn't for that feature,I can't imagine how well the action would've progressed without it. The controls were tight for a action game of this calibur. Where a few action games on the N64 were marred by sloppy controls,Nintendo absolutely nailed the controls for the maiden Zelda voyage on that platform.              10/10

Sound- Koji Kondo returns to the series to compose for the fourth time.Almost every thing sounds like the Zelda games of old,even the now legendary chime for finding secrets made its way to this game. All eight dungeons had their own very distinct music,my personal favorite being the music from the fist dungeon Inside the Great Deku Tree. From the time you first hear that chime,or walk out on Hyrule field, run some laps at Lon-Lon Ranch,you know it took alot of effort from the sound technicians that worked on the franchise. The most notable addition musically speaking, was the inclusion of playing songs on your Ocarina to take you to dungeons,sometimes far from the beaten path.From the first song you learn,Zelda's Lullaby to The Bolero of Fire each one had a clever use for you to figure out within the game.      10/10

Graphics- Ahhh,the graphics. Although the N64 only had so much horsepower to work with,Nintendo took all it had to offer and more. When you first boot up the game and walk out of your house in Kokiri Forest,you will notice just how much fun they had making the game.Within Kokiri Forest,glowing balls floated around in the air,Death Moutain erupts when you attempt to climb it. Ocarina even utilizes a real time system, to have the sun set and rise(within minutes...lol). Whether you gaze out over Lake Hylia, get lost in the Desert Wasteland,explore the well in Kakariko Village, you will realize that the game is massive. 10/10

Overall 40/40- This is one of the best action/adventure titles of all time, you owe it to yourself to play this game if you haven't done so already.Finding this game is quite easy,just check out your local pawn shops,or download it off the WiiShop Channel on your Wii for 1000 points.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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