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The original Zelda was really a groundbreaking 180 game

I was playing it on and off recently on an emulator and it r...
Irate Private Investor
  01/16/18
sooooooo cr i think ive started threads on xo to this eff...
Medicated Flirting Headpube
  01/16/18
Miyamoto said he wanted to make a game inspired by good time...
Irate Private Investor
  01/16/18
also consider the context of the time, a home game like Zeld...
Irate Private Investor
  01/16/18
miyamoto was the original magical asian
Medicated Flirting Headpube
  01/16/18
Metroid is the one that stands out as particularly groundbre...
Rebellious swashbuckling pit
  01/16/18
Metroid and kid Icarus both were and metroid was 180 but it ...
Irate Private Investor
  01/16/18
Kid icarus was very underrated
kink-friendly thriller space
  01/17/18
I remember playing the game it version in 6th grade 20 years...
Tan Hilarious Death Wish Stage
  01/16/18
0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power
Medicated Flirting Headpube
  01/16/18
How do you like Zelda BOTW?
sooty galvanic spot
  01/16/18
I don't have a Switch last Zelda game I beat was Link to...
Irate Private Investor
  01/16/18
LTTP still the best Zelda and a top 5 game all-time.
Rebellious swashbuckling pit
  01/17/18
cr was the first game that made you feel like you were explo...
silver learning disabled karate
  01/17/18
it was insanely amazing. I was a little kid and it was awe i...
apoplectic double fault native
  01/17/18
I remeber hooking it my nes with those little fork adapters ...
Cocky School Cafeteria
  01/17/18


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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:25 PM
Author: Irate Private Investor

I was playing it on and off recently on an emulator and it reminded me of playing it as a little kid.

the sense of mystery and discovery, solving some of the puzzles through trial and error or even word of mouth. You could just wander the overworld and accidentally find something. The concept of saving too, this was a big game, who knows how long it will take you to uncover all its secrets. My friends and I would speculate on what happened at the end and then I started hearing rumors of the 2nd quest, a whole new adventure awaiting after you completed the game, a major achievement itself.

There were really no console games close to it at the time. There were some computer RPGs that were but they required a $2K home PC and I was too young to really play them, plus they didn't have a soundtrack like Zelda

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172815)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:26 PM
Author: Medicated Flirting Headpube

sooooooo cr

i think ive started threads on xo to this effect



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172821)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:29 PM
Author: Irate Private Investor

Miyamoto said he wanted to make a game inspired by good times he had as a kid running around playing the forest, he definitely succeeded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172834)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:38 PM
Author: Irate Private Investor

also consider the context of the time, a home game like Zelda or even Super Mario Bros was considered a gamble in its day iirc

the thinking was still people want to compete for high scores, but he thought he could make games that people would be interested in just completing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172894)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:38 PM
Author: Medicated Flirting Headpube

miyamoto was the original magical asian

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172907)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:39 PM
Author: Rebellious swashbuckling pit

Metroid is the one that stands out as particularly groundbreaking from that period IMO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172913)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:44 PM
Author: Irate Private Investor

Metroid and kid Icarus both were and metroid was 180 but it came out a little later iirc

friends and I spent countless hours playing Metroid too, both it and Zelda were such new types of non-linear games it kind of stumped you at first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172952)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 12:11 AM
Author: kink-friendly thriller space

Kid icarus was very underrated

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35173073)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:40 PM
Author: Tan Hilarious Death Wish Stage

I remember playing the game it version in 6th grade 20 years ago and loving it. It was like it’s own little world. I never beat it, though... Pokémon was great too in this regard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172921)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:41 PM
Author: Medicated Flirting Headpube

0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172924)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: sooty galvanic spot

How do you like Zelda BOTW?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172938)



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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:49 PM
Author: Irate Private Investor

I don't have a Switch

last Zelda game I beat was Link to the Past

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35172969)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 12:11 AM
Author: Rebellious swashbuckling pit

LTTP still the best Zelda and a top 5 game all-time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35173071)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 12:10 AM
Author: silver learning disabled karate

cr was the first game that made you feel like you were exploring another world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35173062)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 1:42 AM
Author: apoplectic double fault native

it was insanely amazing. I was a little kid and it was awe inspiring.

I beat both quests FYI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35173385)



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Date: January 17th, 2018 1:55 AM
Author: Cocky School Cafeteria

I remeber hooking it my nes with those little fork adapters to the back of my grandparents tv when I got it during Christmas. Grampa stayed up late with me (snoring on couch) and let me play all weekend during break.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3862188&forum_id=2#35173416)