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Rid Hershel

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"Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Wed 4 Dec 17:52

Nintendo rocks.

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Dragon-warrior

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"Re(1):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Wed 4 Dec 18:38

YESSSSSSSSS
very cool, now that's why they delay the GC version ^_^ .

Burning Ranger

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"Wait a minute..." , posted Wed 4 Dec 21:44

People do realize that the Japanese release of Zelda GC only has DEMOS of OoT and Ura Zelda, don't they? I'd hate to see that Nintendo is waiting that long just to release demos with Zelda:Wind Walker.

I'd wait a while before I commit to a preorder.

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deoch
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"Re(1):Wait a minute..." , posted Wed 4 Dec 22:17:

No... they are the full games. If you've read something else it's a mistranslation.

[this message was edited by deoch on Wed 4 Dec 22:17]

OmegaDog

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"Pre-ordering ASAP..." , posted Wed 4 Dec 22:38

Well, then in that case, I'm putting in my pre-order tomorrow, even if I don't have a Cube yet. Even if Nintendo of America announces that it will be available for all of the first run, I doubt even that'll last too long with this pre-order announcement. (And then, of course, there's The Wind Waker itself which promises to be quality, let's not forget... ^_^ )

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Ishmael

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"Re(1):Pre-ordering ASAP..." , posted Thu 5 Dec 10:11

Like there wasn't enough incentive out there already for me to get a GC this offer comes along.

Genjuro

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"Re(1):Wait a minute..." , posted Thu 5 Dec 13:44

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People do realize that the Japanese release of Zelda GC only has DEMOS of OoT and Ura Zelda, don't they? I'd hate to see that Nintendo is waiting that long just to release demos with Zelda:Wind Walker.

that's what I've heard too.It will only contain demos of Ura Zelda.However,if they release the demos they would have to release the full game in Europe too,like they will do in Japan.They can't just release the demos and then not release the game too..well actually THEY CAN,but I don't recall any similar situation..I mean a company releasing demos and then NOT releasing the game at all..

Juan

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"not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 13:48:

They are not demos.

Otherwise you would have seen it reported everywhere on the net rather than just a rumor or "i heard."

Stop scaring people!
(i got my preorder at lunch, its months away, but hey.)

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that's what I've heard too.It will only contain demos of Ura Zelda.However,if they release the demos they would have to release the full game in Europe too,like they will do in Japan.They can't just release the demos and then not release the game too..well actually THEY CAN,but I don't recall any similar situation..I mean a company releasing demos and then NOT releasing the game at all..

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[this message was edited by Juan on Thu 5 Dec 13:50]

Genjuro

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"Re(1):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 14:01

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They are not demos.

Otherwise you would have seen it reported everywhere on the net rather than just a rumor or "i heard."

Stop scaring people!
(i got my preorder at lunch, its months away, but hey.)

well,I'm not spreading rumors here but I just heard from a friend who is a "nintendo fanboy" that...oh.wait.I am spreading rumors..

but anyway,it's your avatar that scares people,not me..

whitesword

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"Re(1):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 14:02

quote:
Stop scaring people!
(i got my preorder at lunch, its months away, but hey.)

*got his pre-order yesterday*

Until the early 2003 games come along, I'll occupy myself with...well...the usual! 3rd Strike, Plasma Sword, Project Justice, Tech Romancer and even a little bit of Heavy Metal: Geomatrix!

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tweleve
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"Re(2):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 15:17

quote:
Stop scaring people!
(i got my preorder at lunch, its months away, but hey.)

*got his pre-order yesterday*

Until the early 2003 games come along, I'll occupy myself with...well...the usual! 3rd Strike, Plasma Sword, Project Justice, Tech Romancer and even a little bit of Heavy Metal: Geomatrix!

Now that you mention it, what is Plasma Sword like? Nearly all reports say it's crap so I never got it.

You really like all those games? 3rd Strike I can understand, and I have a soft spot for Tech Romancer. Project Justice has really nice story and atmosphere but I don't like the gameplay too much. Never played Heavy Metal. Do you play these against a human or the computer?

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RugalBernstein

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"Re(3):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 15:24

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You really like all those games? 3rd Strike I can understand, and I have a soft spot for Tech Romancer. Project Justice has really nice story and atmosphere but I don't like the gameplay too much. Never played Heavy Metal. Do you play these against a human or the computer?

I agree with Whitesword; Plasma Sword IS a good game. Sure, most people may say " it's crap " , but remember this, too: Most people are morons.

s-t-e
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"Re(1):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Thu 5 Dec 17:20

ign says:

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December 04, 2002 - Last month IGNcube reported that Japanese gamers who pre-ordered Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto (Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, US) would receive a bonus disc containing the full N64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Ura-Zelda. Today American retailers stated that the bonus disc would be available in the US, too.
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is scheduled to hit US store shelves on March 24, 2003, but gamers who pre-order it can gain access to the two bonus Zelda games. The first, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time is essentially the N64 game of the same name running in high-resolution. No other alterations have been made. The second -- called "Ura-Zelda" in Japan, has been dubbed Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest. This version is nearly identical to the N64 adventure except that some dungeons that Link manipulates have been "remixed" so that puzzles function differently, in effect creating a slightly different version of the game.

We asked Nintendo of America for official comment on whether or not the US will be receiving the bonus games, and a company spokesperson said that "nothing is confirmed at this time."

More as it develops.

now when they say "running in high-resolution," will the framefrate, graphics, or both be better?

whitesword

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"Re(4):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Thu 5 Dec 17:29

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You really like all those games? 3rd Strike I can understand, and I have a soft spot for Tech Romancer. Project Justice has really nice story and atmosphere but I don't like the gameplay too much. Never played Heavy Metal. Do you play these against a human or the computer?

I agree with Whitesword; Plasma Sword IS a good game. Sure, most people may say " it's crap " , but remember this, too: Most people are morons.

The problem with Plasma Sword is, it's worse than Star Gladiator 1 in EVERY aspect, except for the one that matters...gameplay! It's understandable that people would look at it and assume that it's worse than the original, but the gameplay is so brilliant, only 3rd Strike is more important to me as far as gameplay goes.

As for Heavy Metal, it's not really a fighting game...it's Twisted Metal with people instead of cars! The characters could have used more than just one win animation each, and it would have been nice if the characters had special moves of their own (the only differences between characters gameplay wise are stats & starting weapons)

So far I haven't been able to find any human comptition, so I'll probably get bored once I've seen all of the endings and finished the Geomatrix mode. Also, though it's based on the same engine from Spawn, there's significant difference between them (Spawn was stupidly insane and unbalanced)

There's no boss by the way, the final battle is against two of the normal opponents, but it's hard enough as it is...

...I want a sequel!

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Juan

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"Re(2):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Fri 6 Dec 07:43

STE- Here are some shots of GC URA Zelda, its just a port with with higher screen resolution and better frame rate, other than that the models and textures look the same.

http://www.buttermonster.com/urazelda.jpg
http://www.buttermonster.com/urazelda2.jpg
http://www.buttermonster.com/urazelda3.jpg

And about star gladiator, when i used to have more sparring partner we played it all the time, very fun to play.

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tweleve
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"Re(5):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Fri 6 Dec 17:20

I suppose I'll have to get Plasma Sword eventually to see what it's like. I probably won't like it but I won't really know until I try it. That's annoying. I wish there was one particular site with reviews you could trust. That would save time and money. SegaWeb used to do good reviews. They weren't afraid to criticize a game.

Oh, and "high resolution" for the Zelda re-release on GameCube means that the game is basically unchanged. The only difference will be sharper graphics, without the N64 blurriness. So that means even the music will be unchanged? Ugh! It was good music, but it wouldn't hurt to re-record it at orchestra quality and put it on a GameCube disc. And make the tunes longer too.

The truth is they could rework the game completely, making the areas much, much larger, increase the number and quality of the textures greatly (poor textures on N64) and add many more objects to the environment, like have individual trees instead of a solid "tree wall" boundary like you've got in Ocarina of Time. You won't get any of that. Sorry!

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S-T-E
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"Re(6):not a demo. no. wakala." , posted Fri 6 Dec 17:28

quote:

Oh, and "high resolution" for the Zelda re-release on GameCube means that the game is basically unchanged. The only difference will be sharper graphics, without the N64 blurriness. So that means even the music will be unchanged? Ugh! It was good music, but it wouldn't hurt to re-record it at orchestra quality and put it on a GameCube disc. And make the tunes longer too.

The truth is they could rework the game completely, making the areas much, much larger, increase the number and quality of the textures greatly (poor textures on N64) and add many more objects to the environment, like have individual trees instead of a solid "tree wall" boundary like you've got in Ocarina of Time. You won't get any of that. Sorry!

i'd rather wait another year for an Ocarina of Time remake because it would be such a tease if they improved only a few aspects.

kaepora
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"Re(3):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Fri 6 Dec 18:36:

I sort of wish that they'd have taken the time to do Ocarina of Time with Zelda GC's style of graphics. If anything, just to spit in the eye of the "Celda is a kiddy game because of the way it looks" people. ("We updated your 'mature' Zelda game on GameCube... with kiddy graphics! Ha ha ha!")

Anyway, I got my prepay at the local EBX. I figure I'll probably end up buying it first day anyway so I might as well get the free stuff. They said that they plan to get the disks sometime in February (and distribute them then), with Zelda GC coming in March. They seemed pretty sure about it, so they've either gotten some sort of exclusive information or are just doing the salesman BS really well.

[Edit: Well, Gameforms says the same thing EBX did. I guess this is good or bad depending on your perception of Gameforms is...]

[this message was edited by kaepora on Fri 6 Dec 18:42]

CrazyMike

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"Re(4):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Sat 7 Dec 13:00

I think the crying shame is not the graphics not being updated, but that Ura Zelda is nothing more then the same environments with items rearranged. No wonder they canceled the Disk Drive version, there would of been no incentive to buy it if you owned OOT.

Juan

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"Re(5):Ura Zelda coming to the US too" , posted Sat 7 Dec 13:20

Its pretty unrealistic to expect an updated Ocarina of Time for free. Im just happy that they brought it over to the US, specially since I dont want to buy the horrible n64 just to play the Zelda games.

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I think the crying shame is not the graphics not being updated, but that Ura Zelda is nothing more then the same environments with items rearranged. No wonder they canceled the Disk Drive version, there would of been no incentive to buy it if you owned OOT.

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