RuneEdge
Silent Assassin
- 1 October 2003
- Manchester United
There seems to be a lot of off topic discussion here lately where people talk about older games so I thought this would be a better place to do this.
Remember the good ol' days when we were young and couldnt afford to buy many games cuz everything was on carts? We used to appreciate games more cuz our selection of games were narrowed down to a handful which allowed the true classics to stand out. These days we have access to too many games through the internet (Jap and US games), we have emulators and roms which can give you entire game libraries to older games consoles and we have piracy of course. Its no coincedence that we enjoyed our games a lot more in the past than we do today.
So lets use this thread to remember and talk about the old games that we loved.
I'll start with:
Zelda 3: A Link To The Past (SNES)
If you havent played this game, I really think you missing something.
Remember the good ol' days when we were young and couldnt afford to buy many games cuz everything was on carts? We used to appreciate games more cuz our selection of games were narrowed down to a handful which allowed the true classics to stand out. These days we have access to too many games through the internet (Jap and US games), we have emulators and roms which can give you entire game libraries to older games consoles and we have piracy of course. Its no coincedence that we enjoyed our games a lot more in the past than we do today.
So lets use this thread to remember and talk about the old games that we loved.
I'll start with:
Zelda 3: A Link To The Past (SNES)
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One of the great things about this game were the bosses that you encounter. Each one required you to use a certain weapon (usually found in the dungeon leading to that boss) to defeat the bosses in their own way.Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past follows our hero Link around the city of Hyrule searching for the wizard Aginham who has captured 7 maidens in seven crystals and used their power to build an unbreakable seal around his castle upon Death Mountain. The only way to break open the seal is to capture all 7 crystals and use them to reverse the power that Aginham used to protect his evil plot. There is one problem though. Aginham used the holy power of the Triforce to create his own parallel world called the Dark World which was similarities to Hyrule but is infested with mutated species. Going there causes you to mutate into a rabbit unless you have the necessary equipment.
Unleashing the Master Sword - an amazing game for its time. So off sets Link to rescue the world from evil in a traditional fantasy RPG style plot. The actual game was a world above anything seen before at the time. The visuals were luscious, smooth and bright compared to previous RPGs on other consoles such as the original Zelda games on the NES. Quite simply this game rocks. It is deep, takes several hours to complete, and several more to find everything that is hidden. Just try and collect all 24 pieces of heart without consulting a guide.
The castles are also varied and you encounter all sorts of different scenary such as ice, forests, deserts, water and other such obstacles, all of which affect your character. You have to be quite smart knowing which weapon to use aginst which enemy.
Zelda is a great game, and it always will be a classic. Just play it and you won't be dissapointed.
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If you havent played this game, I really think you missing something.