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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...
Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid
  01/16/18
sooooooo cr i think ive started threads on xo to this eff...
Demanding school cafeteria gunner
  01/16/18
Miyamoto said he wanted to make a game inspired by good time...
Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid
  01/16/18
also consider the context of the time, a home game like Zeld...
Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid
  01/16/18
miyamoto was the original magical asian
Demanding school cafeteria gunner
  01/16/18
Metroid is the one that stands out as particularly groundbre...
racy incel stead
  01/16/18
Metroid and kid Icarus both were and metroid was 180 but it ...
Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid
  01/16/18
Kid icarus was very underrated
Clear Cerebral Box Office
  01/17/18
I remember playing the game it version in 6th grade 20 years...
Bateful lemon casino gaming laptop
  01/16/18
0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power
Demanding school cafeteria gunner
  01/16/18
How do you like Zelda BOTW?
brass cracking idea he suggested half-breed
  01/16/18
I don't have a Switch last Zelda game I beat was Link to...
Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid
  01/16/18
LTTP still the best Zelda and a top 5 game all-time.
racy incel stead
  01/17/18
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...
Aphrodisiac Talking Church Building
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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: Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid

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: Demanding school cafeteria gunner

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: Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid

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: Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid

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: Demanding school cafeteria gunner

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: racy incel stead

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: Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid

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: Clear Cerebral Box Office

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: Bateful lemon casino gaming laptop

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: Demanding school cafeteria gunner

0 chance i would have beaten it withotu nintendo power

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Date: January 16th, 2018 11:42 PM
Author: brass cracking idea he suggested half-breed

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: Jet-lagged Stimulating Hell Hominid

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: racy incel stead

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: Very tactful hairraiser office travel guidebook

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: Aphrodisiac Talking Church Building

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: bespoke police squad

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)