




Zelda Bundle For GameCube Confirmed 99
Thanks to IGN Cube for confirming that the GameCube hardware will soon be bundled with a Legend Of Zelda bonus disc, containing multiple classic Zelda titles. According to the piece, which comes with "recently released artwork to retailers" as proof of the (pre-Xmas?) bundle: "The disc will feature The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker." It's currently unknown if the disc will be offered stand-alone, though IGN speculatively "...hope we'll also see it as a bonus for those who order The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords."
Are these effective? (Score:4, Insightful)
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Why not? At under $100, I think I'll probably get a GC in the next year or so. Being able to run the original Zelda on a several-hundred-megahertz modern RISC CPU is just the icing on the cake. The original Zelda was one of the few games that had tremendous replay value...but I'm really not sure why (story, characters, simplicity, I suppose).
Re:its not enough for me (Score:2)
These 3rd parties also realize how big a seller a Cube disk of all the NES Roms would be, and I'm sure they'd want a piece of the pie before they gave up their ROMs to Nintendo.
As for 1st Party Nintendo-brand games, I think they HAVE re-released them all by now.
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Zelda 3? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Zelda 3? (Score:5, Interesting)
They kind of did that with Zelda 1. BS Zelda [ganonstower.com] (more info) [www.tgl.bz] is a version of Zelda 1 with updated graphics - but it isn't the full game, and some of the maps (including the overworld) have been edited. It's also only available as a ROM.
But if Nintendo wanted to release a version with updated graphics, they'd already have most of the sprites.
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Link to the Past/4 Swords for the GBA was two games. 4 Swords GC seems to be just the one game - the multiplayer part. Nowhere has Nintendo mentioned re-re-releasing aLttP.
So to get your Zelda 3 fix, you still need either a GBA or SNES.
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It's unfortunate that the two games have become known collectively as 4 Swords, rather than as two seperate games on one cart.
I think Nintendo needs to point out that it's not just the same game they released for the GBA, and that it doesn't include LttP like the GBA version did. (Although, if it does include this bonus disc for preorders, I think that more than makes up for it.)
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As for it not being a part of the package, it's probably because the game is available for GBA. Wouldn't make sense to give away something they're still selling.
As far as remakes go, I would love to see Zelda 1 remade. What the new 3D zeldas are lacking IMO is the size/difficulty of the original dungeons.
Re:Zelda 3? (Score:1)
Ah... hate to break it to you buddy, but they didn't do much to the FF re-releases. Well, they updated the FF1&2 re-relases graphically, but they took those graphics from the Wonderswan Color port they made. The PSX versions of FF4-6 and Chrono Trigger are basically the same games running on top of a shitty SNES emulator.
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FF Chronology (FF4+CT) is way above Anthology. It had many o
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They are probably hoping that those who want to complete the collection will invest in either a GBA or Gameboy Player.
Oh, and I must say Link to the Past for the GBA is a nearly flawless recreation of the SNES version, with only a few minor changes.
Wow (Score:4, Insightful)
I'm a little disappointed that Link To The Past (or even Ura Zelda, which was on the other bonus disc) wasn't being included, as most of the sales of the GBA port that they're going to get have probably been sold. With the addition of that game to the bundle, only two little CDs could've contained SIX great Zelda games (as opposed to "only" 5).
Even though I already have a Cube, if a hardware order is the only place to get it, I'd be tempted to get another one.
Re:Wow (Score:4, Insightful)
Maybe that lies over the horizon (Score:2)
The disc announced today has "Not For Resale" clearly printed on the packaging but that's unlikely to deter anyone. The Wind Waker pre-order disc was o
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Re:Wow (Score:2)
I'm a little disappointed that Link To The Past (or even Ura Zelda, which was on the other bonus disc) wasn't being included, as most of the sales of the GBA port that they're going to get have probably been sold. With the addition of that game to the bundle, only two little CDs could've contained SIX great Zelda games (as opposed to "only" 5).
Oracle of Seaso
Just in time for Christmas... my Christmas (Score:3, Funny)
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That would be sweet-ass, though, if they did put that in there too.
Well... (Score:1, Funny)
left out some (Score:1)
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Linkage [geocities.com]
you get the idea.
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Momentarily, my head was spinning with autoexploding acid drooling aliens going toe toe with Rastafarian space hunters in an old time NBA hoops match starring Moses Malone and basketball stars of yore. A match to be remembered for all time.
Yes, indeed, that would have been quite a memorable game.
Re:left out some (Score:2)
You don't need to see those games.
Those aren't the Zelda games you're looking for.
Go back and play Wind Waker again.
Awesome. (Score:1)
Re:Nintendo == Disney (Score:2, Insightful)
I think it's great that Nintendo & others have started giving away these old-school freebies. I can't say I've played the OOT Master Quest yet, but it is nice to know I have it sitting there waiting.
Disney movies survive the re-release thing well because they find a new audience every decade or so. Kids love that stuff, it's timeless. Games are not quite the same, hence they are thrown in as bonuses.
Re:Nintendo == Disney (Score:2, Informative)
salivation and reminiscing (Score:5, Interesting)
And a friend of ours is going to buy a GCN this week- but probably too early to get in on this deal. Heh- we convinced him to get a GCN. Why do humans do that? It's not like it'll benefit us, and hell- we don't even have one ourselves. (roomate does, and so did former roomate) But, it's like Mac vs PC. Except in this case, the "Mac" is cheaper than the "PC" analog. We believe in the supremacy of the platform, we believe in Nintendo. Nintendo has soul, spirit, personality- MS is "M$" and Sony is Sony, just big companies who see something profitable in gaming.
Yes, we're early-mid-20s. Raised on the NES, jealous of friends whose parents got them an SNES. Bought an original GameBoy [1] with hard earned kid-money. Can you blame us for loving Nintendo, having given us so much electronic joy in our youths? What did MS give me- at that age, they gave me DOS. And that's about all I've recieved from them. And Sony? Sure, younger brother got a PSX for Xmas in 1996 or so, but it wasn't a member of the family in the way an NES is.
6 or 8 months ago, I bought a Dreamcast. It was a steal at a piddly $40 on half.com [half.com]. It was a lot cheaper than getting another NES along with the games I still didn't have, were broken, or couldn't find anymore in storage over at grandma's house. So now, on one CD (with only a couple dozen MBs taken up) I have a good 400 NES games, ones I'll never play and ones I'll play over and over.
[1] And still have it- the GB itself and ~10 games for $20 to first person who emails me - revaaron {AT} hot_mail DOT com. Eh, fix that to get the email addy. Ok, maybe that's too much- make an offer. If it comes down to it, I'm willing to let it fo for free plus shipping, as long as the recipient plans on actually using it.
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Who said anything about devotion? Nintendo was a part of youth, not religion. Jeeze.
The third person with whom my gf and I share this apartment has a GCN. And the roomate we had before him had one as well. Why the hell should we buy one? So we can please idiots like yourself? Or just so we can give money to Nintendo, because we love them? C'mon, yeah right.
He says he's 'early-mid-20s'
Zelda 1? Hot doodie! (Score:1)
Shit, this will be the first time a whole new crop of gamers will see the joys and wonder of Z
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That... that's just not right! :( (Score:3, Funny)
I just got a GC last week! WTF?!?!?
I sure as hell hope they offer it separately or else there's gonna be a bunch of seriously pissed off Zelda fans.
Re:That... that's just not right! :( (Score:2)
It's not so much the bundle... (Score:2)
Lots of people would buy this game. Some will even buy a new console to get it. But those people are extremely rare-- it's baffling why nintendo does this. They could sell these Zelda re-release discs at full-price and spend their evenings rolling around in big roomfuls of money.
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I'd still rather that they put the disc
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And we all know what they're like [cosplay.com]!
The important question (Score:3, Interesting)
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Gamecube... I'd almost buy it... (Score:2, Interesting)
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Don't be a liar in the future please.
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As I don't own Soul Calibur (any version), I didn't realize that only II was out for the GC. I guess the hype a while back wasn't for the first one, but for just the discussion that it was going to be out on the system.
But what's with the snotty "Don't be a liar in the future please." going on here?
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Furthermore, you should never link to dictionary.com with a definition bec
Re:Gamecube... I'd almost buy it... (Score:1)
Life must suck when you automatically assume everyone has the worst of intentions for their actions then act like your assumption is proven fact.
Re:Gamecube... I'd almost buy it... (Score:1)
And your statement that I assume the worst about everyone is based on your knowledge of me gathered from any and all Slashdot posts of mine that you have read - this amuses me to no end. Good luck with being a male.
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Need I go on? I could...
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Viewtiful Joe [slashdot.org] also looks to be an excellent game, although I haven't played it yet.
Mario Sunshine is good, and IMO Wind Waker was excellent (although too easy), but there are a lot of other top-notch games available for the cube.
Re:Gamecube... I'd almost buy it... (Score:3)
On the flip side, Zelda and Mario are available on the system.
I mean, even if what you just said were true (I feel there are more "must-have" games for GCN than either of its two main competitors), I can't see why Zelda or Mario wouldn't be justification to buy the console.
Zelda3 (Score:1)
The Super Nintendo had some of the best games for any system ever, and the GBA is really bringing a lot of these back. I think I'll pick up a Gameboy Player just so I can relive some pure gaming goodness.
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That's not a bad idea for the GC/GBA connectivity, IMHO.
Congratulations (Score:4, Interesting)
--trb
All right! (Score:3, Funny)
Now I just need a TV....
-Carolyn
I want (Score:2)
Not really confirmed... (Score:1)
Time for some objective analysis...
From the article:
"From the available artwork, it looks like this disc will be included as a pack in with new GameCubes..." (emphasis mine)
IGN doesn't know crap about it other than the fact that new art has been released to the retailers. Everything else about how the game will be available is pure speculation on their part. Period.
Re:Not really confirmed... (Score:2)
IGN doesn't know crap about it other than the fact that new art has been released to the retailers. Everything else about how the game will be available is pure speculation on their part. Period.
Did you actually look at the picture? The picture included a GameCube box that had a sticker on it that said it included the Zelda disc. That sticker is where the contents of the disc are liste
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Already have a GC (Score:2, Interesting)
I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I really hope that they release this as a stand-alone product. There are lots of Zelda fans, myself included, that already have a GameCube. I went so far as to pre-order Wind Waker so I could have the OoT Master Quest. Heck, that's the main reason I got a GameCube: so I could have that preorder disc.
Nintendo, keep this in mind, there will be a lot of angry Zelda fans if you don't release this as a standalone product. If you don't... well, hopefully I'll be able to
Actually... (Score:1)