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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...
twisted plum nowag nursing home
  01/16/18
sooooooo cr i think ive started threads on xo to this eff...
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  01/16/18
Miyamoto said he wanted to make a game inspired by good time...
twisted plum nowag nursing home
  01/16/18
also consider the context of the time, a home game like Zeld...
twisted plum nowag nursing home
  01/16/18
miyamoto was the original magical asian
multi-colored sound barrier cruise ship
  01/16/18
Metroid is the one that stands out as particularly groundbre...
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  01/16/18
Metroid and kid Icarus both were and metroid was 180 but it ...
twisted plum nowag nursing home
  01/16/18
Kid icarus was very underrated
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  01/17/18
I remember playing the game it version in 6th grade 20 years...
floppy wrinkle school cafeteria
  01/16/18
0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power
multi-colored sound barrier cruise ship
  01/16/18
How do you like Zelda BOTW?
Flushed Thriller Death Wish
  01/16/18
I don't have a Switch last Zelda game I beat was Link to...
twisted plum nowag nursing home
  01/16/18
LTTP still the best Zelda and a top 5 game all-time.
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cr was the first game that made you feel like you were explo...
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it was insanely amazing. I was a little kid and it was awe i...
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I remeber hooking it my nes with those little fork adapters ...
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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:25 PM
Author: twisted plum nowag nursing home

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: multi-colored sound barrier cruise ship

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: twisted plum nowag nursing home

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

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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:38 PM
Author: twisted plum nowag nursing home

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: multi-colored sound barrier cruise ship

miyamoto was the original magical asian

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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:39 PM
Author: beta exciting tattoo volcanic crater

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: twisted plum nowag nursing home

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

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Date: January 17th, 2018 12:11 AM
Author: Sienna comical public bath alpha

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: floppy wrinkle school cafeteria

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: multi-colored sound barrier cruise ship

0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power

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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: Flushed Thriller Death Wish

How do you like Zelda BOTW?

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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:49 PM
Author: twisted plum nowag nursing home

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: beta exciting tattoo volcanic crater

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: mint theater stage mad-dog skullcap

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: Federal sapphire scourge upon the earth internal respiration

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: histrionic glassy main people ticket booth

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)