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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...
Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma
  01/16/18
sooooooo cr i think ive started threads on xo to this eff...
unholy vibrant stead mental disorder
  01/16/18
Miyamoto said he wanted to make a game inspired by good time...
Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma
  01/16/18
also consider the context of the time, a home game like Zeld...
Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma
  01/16/18
miyamoto was the original magical asian
unholy vibrant stead mental disorder
  01/16/18
Metroid is the one that stands out as particularly groundbre...
Cracking self-centered station
  01/16/18
Metroid and kid Icarus both were and metroid was 180 but it ...
Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma
  01/16/18
Kid icarus was very underrated
Judgmental Degenerate
  01/17/18
I remember playing the game it version in 6th grade 20 years...
frum mauve temple immigrant
  01/16/18
0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power
unholy vibrant stead mental disorder
  01/16/18
How do you like Zelda BOTW?
Bistre bespoke theatre
  01/16/18
I don't have a Switch last Zelda game I beat was Link to...
Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma
  01/16/18
LTTP still the best Zelda and a top 5 game all-time.
Cracking self-centered station
  01/17/18
cr was the first game that made you feel like you were explo...
irradiated national
  01/17/18
it was insanely amazing. I was a little kid and it was awe i...
floppy hall
  01/17/18
I remeber hooking it my nes with those little fork adapters ...
Medicated Demanding Hissy Fit Therapy
  01/17/18


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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:25 PM
Author: Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma

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: unholy vibrant stead mental disorder

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: Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma

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: Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma

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: unholy vibrant stead mental disorder

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: Cracking self-centered station

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: Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma

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: Judgmental Degenerate

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: frum mauve temple immigrant

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: unholy vibrant stead mental disorder

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: Bistre bespoke theatre

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: Heady Outnumbered Really Tough Guy Friendly Grandma

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: Cracking self-centered station

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: irradiated national

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: floppy hall

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: Medicated Demanding Hissy Fit Therapy

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)