Best Zelda game?

[Kitsunexus]

I would vote for the Satellaview versions, had we been allowed.

Quick Zelda question here: We all know that in the Japanese version of the first game, there were enemies (I think it's those little lake things that shoot you) that could be killed by a loud noise picked up from the Famicom controller's microphone.

We also know that the NES did not include the microphone. So my question is, can you plug in a Famicom controller and kill these enemies, or was the microphone code removed from the game?

[FM-77]

No it's the Pols Voice. Those little rabbit heads in the later dungeons. You cannot plug in a Famicom controller into the NES. Also, you can kill those enemies with the flute instead in the not-Japanese version.

[Kitsunexus]

So the code must have been removed from the game, and even if it wasn't, there'd be no way to find out short of a tedious reverse engineering session, or rigging the US Zelda to work on the Famicom.

Thanks for the answer!

[offsidewing]

Ocarina of Time: Master Quest.

I played the Zeldas sparingly as each reincarnation was launched on the major console platforms.  Anything that came out on the SNES I never played because I was addicted to the Turbo like Black Tar heroin, or cocaine as my original "how did you join" post would state.

I thought Windbreaker, er, Windwaker on the Gamepube was fantastic, but that's what led the playing of OOT:MQ.

[guyjin]

So the code must have been removed from the game, and even if it wasn't, there'd be no way to find out short of a tedious reverse engineering session, or rigging the US Zelda to work on the Famicom.

Reading your posts, it occurs to me that you do not know that the original Famicom (the one with the microphone in the controller) had the controllers hardwired into the system. You can't unplug them. It's possible you could remove the connector inside, but it's likely very different from the one in the NES.
The easiest way to try it would be to get a NES>Famicom adaptor.

[nat]

Reading your posts, it occurs to me that you do not know that the original Famicom (the one with the microphone in the controller) had the controllers hardwired into the system.

That always struck me as a really dumbf*ck design move.

What if one of your controllers stopped working (hey, it happens)? What a freakin' pain in the ass it would be to do anything about it. You'd have to send your whole system away and have it repaired.

[FM-77]

Don't forget the super short cords! Also, no select button on controller #2. Fantastic.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Alot of games that are virtually unplayable by some are enjoyed by others.

 I find that I enjoy some bad games because of the experience I have while playing them.  You guys know what I mean.

I would personally vote all of the CD-i games ahead of Zelda II.  I hated Zelda II, all my friends hated Zelda II, and we just picked on it till no end!


Oh yea- the poll-  My fav is Link to the Past.  Absolutely loved this game!  One of my all time favorites!

[FM-77]

Have you played the CD-i games? No sane person would find actual enjoyment playing them, not even by just saying "this game sucks!" or actually prefer them over great games like Twilight Princess. Again, they aren't games - there's hardly any actual gameplay in them. Easily the worst "games" ever produced. Absolutely no doubt at ALL about it.

[Black Tiger]

Have you played the CD-i games? No sane person would find actual enjoyment playing them, not even by just saying "this game sucks!" or actually prefer them over great games like Twilight Princess. Again, they aren't games - there's hardly any actual gameplay in them. Easily the worst "games" ever produced. Absolutely no doubt at ALL about it.

So you have played them?

How do they play? One looked like Zelda one with digitized graphics(from photos of a sandbox), but the endings of each look like Ys III.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Yes, I've played them, and nearly lost a nut laughing at the intro sequences.  Somehow the gameplay ALMOST reminds me a bit of Shapeshifter or Beyond Shadowgate.

I also enjoy games like Sewer Shark and Wirehead.  Matter of fact Wirehead is the greatest video game ever created!!





TS

[Black Tiger]

Yes, I've played them, and nearly lost a nut laughing at the intro sequences.  Somehow the gameplay ALMOST reminds me a bit of Shapeshifter or Beyond Shadowgate.

I also enjoy games like Sewer Shark and Wirehead.  Matter of fact Wirehead is the greatest video game ever created!!

TS

So they're both side scrollers all the way through then?

[FM-77]

So you have played them?

Yeah I have. It was depressing. One could imagine that the side scrolling ones would be somewhat like Zelda 2, but they aren't. The problem is that the CD-i wasn't designed with games in mind (I honestly don't know WHAT it was designed for). The games are worse than these lame games made for dvd-players, the system cannot handle sprites properly, collision detection is so bad it cannot be described with words and the controls are so weird and unresponsive it's practically impossible to get past the first enemy (or even the title screen). These games are way too overhyped, the fact that people actually consider thinking about maybe trying them is pure madness. Again: these games ARE the worst ever made. I can easily say that without having played every game ever made. These games aren't games.

They were actually selling these things? That's far worse than murder!

Two of them are side scrollers (Wand of Gamelon and Faces of Evil). The third game (Zelda's Adventure) is an overhead game and is even worse than the first two.

[Keranu]

Even without playing them (yet), I can still say the CD-i Zelda games are the best.

[Tatsujin]

Yes, I've played them, and nearly lost a nut laughing at the intro sequences.  Somehow the gameplay ALMOST reminds me a bit of Shapeshifter or Beyond Shadowgate.

i remember back in time, when one of our local electric-stores had a cd-i with one of those zeldas in the window. we were watching the intro/demoplay from the outside over and over, and each time our stomach became more painful from laughing at. i'm still sure, if the shop owner didn't scare as away after a while, we'd certainly died just like the rats in roger rabbit did. unforgettable!