The Legend of Zelda - Page 2

Treebeard's apprentice · 11-18-2002, 10:35 PM

Isn't that contradictory? Doing the same plot over and over seems pretty consistent to me.

Wayfarer · 11-19-2002, 01:19 AM

But that's repetition, not continuity.

Majora's mask follows Ocarina of Time. That's continuity. OOC and OOA are the same story-that's continuity. But a the original Zelda, A Link to The Past, and Ocarina of Time all contradict.

And there's things like the way Jabu Jabu's belly is in both OOT and OOA. It makes no sense.

Nibs · 11-20-2002, 01:15 AM

Yeah! And next episode, he's gonna be a CARTOON! I can't wait!

Heh... the stories never really bothered me... as long as I have a bow, I'm happy.

katya · 11-20-2002, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by Nibs
"Link... fill up your hearts... so you can shoot... you're sword power..."

Ah, the lyrics refer to the classic "Link to the Past" from the SNES. Though when I had that song, it listed the artist as "The Rabbit Joint" or something crazy like that.

Actually that would be the only one I ever really play. i have Oracle of Time for Game Boy too. I really like SNES actually. I usually enjoy it more than newer systems. (note:usually) It's funny how that lyric is so...i don't know. it's odd. OH by the way on mine teh artist is listed as "3" (well actually I changed it, but...) which isn't as cool as "The Rabbit Joint" but...yeah...

RosieCotton · 12-11-2002, 10:50 AM

I disagree. Majora's Mask was very different from The Ocarina of Time. I have played the Ocarina of Time about 6 times, so its getting a bit easy....but I'd have to say it's my favorite game.

Rosie

Faelnor · 12-13-2002, 10:16 AM

Mmmmm, The Legend of Zelda, my favorite games. I've played(but not beaten, too lazy to do everything. But I got most of the way through)the NES, SNES, GB, and N64 games. I beat OoT and MM many times, but the others......

Arien the Maia · 03-22-2004, 10:54 AM

Does anyone know where I can get the Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition for Gamecube without buying a Gamecube? Probably on Ebay but I was wondering if anyone knew of any stores online that sell this promotional game.

Anglorfin · 03-23-2004, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Treebeard's apprentice
Isn't that contradictory? Doing the same plot over and over seems pretty consistent to me.

The stories contradict because supposedly there has been more than one Link. Like how the little boy in WW is not really the Link we know from OoT and MM. It's just sorta like there's a mythical hero all throughout history to protect the Hyrulian royal line, thus the spirit if Link is reincarnated in different people as needed.

Arien the Maia · 03-23-2004, 07:52 PM

I suppose my favorite Zelda Game is ocarina of time...but I really like them all. I've played them all except the game boy and game boy advanced ones. I'm in the process now of getting the Zelda 4 pack promotional game for Gamecube. it has the original Zelda, and the 2nd one for NES plus the 2 for 64. I can't wait!!!!!! one time i even dressed up like Link for Halloween!

Lady Ravyn · 03-27-2004, 12:23 AM

i love zelda! i'm almost done with the ocarina of time, but we have majora's mask, which my little bro is obsessed with (i think he only has one more temple to go) i wish they had more games on n64

***IronParrot*** · 03-30-2004, 11:55 PM

I never got into Zelda until about a year ago, and I can't believe I missed out on such a great series all these years.

I've completed A Link to the Past and The Wind Waker, two of my favourite games of all time on any system, and am some ways through Ocarina by way of the Collector's Edition disc for the Cube. I've also played a bit of the Oracle titles for Game Boy Color thanks to several hours abord Singapore Air, but didn't get into them as much - I don't consider them as integral a part of the series proper.

As far as internal consistency goes, it's true that there isn't really any. My approach to the series is that the individual entries are really just permutations of an ancient legend, hence the title of the series, The Legend of Zelda. Outside of that, the reality is that plot consistency was never something taken into much consideration in game design until the late '90s. Trying to establish total consistency is futile and arguably as problematic as doing the same with, say, Star Trek; I think the varied approaches to the trinity of Power, Courage and Wisdom (and the Hero, Princess and Villain) lend themselves to a certain timelessness that isn't overly repetitive.

There already is a multiplayer Zelda for GBA, Four Swords, which is similar to LttP in look and feel but relies on cooperative dungeon-crawling. I'm quite looking forward to Four Swords Adventures, the upcoming GameCube version of this.

The Ben · 05-07-2004, 01:47 PM

Oh ROCK ON! I love the Zelda Seiries.

Arien the Maia · 07-09-2005, 12:03 AM

What does everyone think of the new Zelda game "Twilight Princess"? I can't wait to play it this winter!!!!!!

***IronParrot*** · 07-29-2005, 09:00 AM

I'm honestly more excited for Twilight Princess than for anything coming out on Xbox 360, which is going to be released around the same time. It's on par with the first wave of next-generation titles, which I find are dropping on us way too prematurely.

I adore the Wind Waker look, and Princess doesn't seem to have any of that lush, adorable greenery, but it's got a very unique tone to call its own - kind of like what everybody remembers Ocarina of Time to be, before they realize that N64 graphics look kind of clunky nowadays.

b.banner · 08-03-2005, 04:07 PM

I love Zelda the best game out there!i have beaten ocarina of time majoras mask the minsih cap(for gameboy)and and windwaker. i am looking forward to the twighlight princess!

Arien the Maia · 07-12-2006, 08:40 PM

I just saw the new 2006 trailer to Twilight Princess! I can't wait to play it! They keep delaying the relase date! grrrrrr! does anyone know when it will be? I'm assuming near the end of the year.

Farimir Captain of Gondor · 07-13-2006, 02:00 AM

I can't believe I never saw this thread! Link rocks! Yeah, I don't know Arien. They do keep delaying it. I figure it will be out around Christmas. I heard there was a lot of things the creator wanted to change and then they wanted to wait for the christmas season to release it.

I loved, loved, loved The Wind Waker. I play it all the time. I actually bought a GC just for this game. I even got my grandma hooked on it.

She's all exited about Twilight Princess too. My favorite has to be the original though. I remember playing that game for weeks as a kid. My Mom had to take away my Nintendo I played it so much. The second one was terrible though. The one where it was more of a platform game. Blah. Ocarina of Time was a great one! The best N64 game next to Goldeneye, IMO.

Arien the Maia · 07-13-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farimir Captain of Gondor

I can't believe I never saw this thread! Link rocks! Yeah, I don't know Arien. They do keep delaying it. I figure it will be out around Christmas. I heard there was a lot of things the creator wanted to change and then they wanted to wait for the christmas season to release it.

I loved, loved, loved The Wind Waker. I play it all the time. I actually bought a GC just for this game. I even got my grandma hooked on it.

She's all exited about Twilight Princess too. My favorite has to be the original though. I remember playing that game for weeks as a kid. My Mom had to take away my Nintendo I played it so much. The second one was terrible though. The one where it was more of a platform game. Blah. Ocarina of Time was a great one! The best N64 game next to Goldeneye, IMO.

I love Wind WAker too! I'm actaully playing it right now. I have the special anniversary collection for GC and it has the 2 Zelda's for NES as well as both for 64 on it. It rocks! I highly recommend getting it! Ocarina of Time was/is my favorite...actually iot's sort of tied with Wind Waker right now.

Farimir Captain of Gondor · 07-13-2006, 08:25 PM

I don't know about you but I just love cruisin' aroung treasure hunting.

I'll spend hours just bringing up chests. It's hilarious when he pulls up a boot instead of a chest. I laugh my ass off when that happens.

Arien the Maia · 07-13-2006, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farimir Captain of Gondor

I don't know about you but I just love cruisin' aroung treasure hunting.

I'll spend hours just bringing up chests. It's hilarious when he pulls up a boot instead of a chest. I laugh my ass off when that happens.

I thin kit's easier to treasure hunt in the other zelda games than in Wind WAker. but it is rather funny to see him pull that boot up!

11-19-2002, 01:19 AM	#22
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	But that's repetition, not continuity. Majora's mask follows Ocarina of Time. That's continuity. OOC and OOA are the same story-that's continuity. But a the original Zelda, A Link to The Past, and Ocarina of Time all contradict. And there's things like the way Jabu Jabu's belly is in both OOT and OOA. It makes no sense. __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

11-20-2002, 01:15 AM	#23
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	Yeah! And next episode, he's gonna be a CARTOON! I can't wait! Heh... the stories never really bothered me... as long as I have a bow, I'm happy. __________________ "People used to ring up and say 'Don't quit your day job' or 'sell your synth', but the joke's on them: we were fired and the synth is broken!" -John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants Ever heard of Mormons? I'm one. Click here to know more about us.

12-11-2002, 10:50 AM	#25
RosieCotton Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hobbiton...no wait.... Posts: 263	I disagree. Majora's Mask was very different from The Ocarina of Time. I have played the Ocarina of Time about 6 times, so its getting a bit easy....but I'd have to say it's my favorite game. Rosie __________________ Fortune rides like the Sun on high With the fox that makes the ravens fly Luck his sould, the lightning his eye He snatches the moons from out of the sky.

12-13-2002, 10:16 AM	#26
Faelnor Sapling Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rivendell, USA. Posts: 12	Mmmmm, The Legend of Zelda, my favorite games. I've played(but not beaten, too lazy to do everything. But I got most of the way through)the NES, SNES, GB, and N64 games. I beat OoT and MM many times, but the others...... __________________ -Faelnor, Elf of Funkyness.-Faelnor, Elf of Cheese. -Faelnor, Elf of Games.-Faelnor, Elf of Coruscant. -Faelnor, Elf of Hyrule. -Faelnor, Elf of way too many "Elf of" things. Ummm, yeah....that's it....riiiiiight.-Me, somewhere.

03-27-2004, 12:23 AM	#30
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	i love zelda! i'm almost done with the ocarina of time, but we have majora's mask, which my little bro is obsessed with (i think he only has one more temple to go) i wish they had more games on n64 __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

11-18-2002, 10:35 PM	#21
Treebeard's apprentice Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wherever I may roam Posts: 207	Isn't that contradictory? Doing the same plot over and over seems pretty consistent to me.

03-22-2004, 10:54 AM	#27
Arien the Maia Fëanáro's Fire Mistress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,423	Does anyone know where I can get the Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition for Gamecube without buying a Gamecube? Probably on Ebay but I was wondering if anyone knew of any stores online that sell this promotional game.

03-23-2004, 07:52 PM	#29
Arien the Maia Fëanáro's Fire Mistress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,423	I suppose my favorite Zelda Game is ocarina of time...but I really like them all. I've played them all except the game boy and game boy advanced ones. I'm in the process now of getting the Zelda 4 pack promotional game for Gamecube. it has the original Zelda, and the 2nd one for NES plus the 2 for 64. I can't wait!!!!!! one time i even dressed up like Link for Halloween!

03-30-2004, 11:55 PM	#31
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I never got into Zelda until about a year ago, and I can't believe I missed out on such a great series all these years. I've completed A Link to the Past and The Wind Waker, two of my favourite games of all time on any system, and am some ways through Ocarina by way of the Collector's Edition disc for the Cube. I've also played a bit of the Oracle titles for Game Boy Color thanks to several hours abord Singapore Air, but didn't get into them as much - I don't consider them as integral a part of the series proper. As far as internal consistency goes, it's true that there isn't really any. My approach to the series is that the individual entries are really just permutations of an ancient legend, hence the title of the series, The Legend* of Zelda. Outside of that, the reality is that plot consistency was never something taken into much consideration in game design until the late '90s. Trying to establish total consistency is futile and arguably as problematic as doing the same with, say, Star Trek; I think the varied approaches to the trinity of Power, Courage and Wisdom (and the Hero, Princess and Villain) lend themselves to a certain timelessness that isn't overly repetitive. There already is a multiplayer Zelda for GBA, Four Swords, which is similar to LttP in look and feel but relies on cooperative dungeon-crawling. I'm quite looking forward to Four Swords Adventures, the upcoming GameCube version of this. __________________ All of IronParrot*'s posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

05-07-2004, 01:47 PM	#32
The Ben Really Smelly Orc Join Date: May 2003 Location: i'm not going to tell you. You might locate me. Posts: 325	Oh ROCK ON! I love the Zelda Seiries. __________________ The Ben is Stronger Than the Sword

07-09-2005, 12:03 AM	#33
Arien the Maia Fëanáro's Fire Mistress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,423	What does everyone think of the new Zelda game "Twilight Princess"? I can't wait to play it this winter!!!!!!

07-29-2005, 09:00 AM	#34
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I'm honestly more excited for Twilight Princess than for anything coming out on Xbox 360, which is going to be released around the same time. It's on par with the first wave of next-generation titles, which I find are dropping on us way too prematurely. I adore the Wind Waker look, and Princess doesn't seem to have any of that lush, adorable greenery, but it's got a very unique tone to call its own - kind of like what everybody remembers Ocarina of Time to be, before they realize that N64 graphics look kind of clunky nowadays. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-03-2005, 04:07 PM	#35
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	I love Zelda the best game out there!i have beaten ocarina of time majoras mask the minsih cap(for gameboy)and and windwaker. i am looking forward to the twighlight princess! __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

07-12-2006, 08:40 PM	#36
Arien the Maia Fëanáro's Fire Mistress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,423	I just saw the new 2006 trailer to Twilight Princess! I can't wait to play it! They keep delaying the relase date! grrrrrr! does anyone know when it will be? I'm assuming near the end of the year.

07-13-2006, 02:00 AM	#37
Farimir Captain of Gondor Spaceman Spiff Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the belly of a Firefly, living in Serenity is where you'll find me Posts: 1,438	I can't believe I never saw this thread! Link rocks! Yeah, I don't know Arien. They do keep delaying it. I figure it will be out around Christmas. I heard there was a lot of things the creator wanted to change and then they wanted to wait for the christmas season to release it. I loved, loved, loved The Wind Waker. I play it all the time. I actually bought a GC just for this game. I even got my grandma hooked on it. She's all exited about Twilight Princess too. My favorite has to be the original though. I remember playing that game for weeks as a kid. My Mom had to take away my Nintendo I played it so much. The second one was terrible though. The one where it was more of a platform game. Blah. Ocarina of Time was a great one! The best N64 game next to Goldeneye, IMO. __________________ Do you hear that?

07-13-2006, 08:25 PM	#39
Farimir Captain of Gondor Spaceman Spiff Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the belly of a Firefly, living in Serenity is where you'll find me Posts: 1,438	I don't know about you but I just love cruisin' aroung treasure hunting. I'll spend hours just bringing up chests. It's hilarious when he pulls up a boot instead of a chest. I laugh my ass off when that happens. __________________ Do you hear that?

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