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How many of you played this game?

I got stuck at the last castle. Those damn hands that pick you up and deposit you back at the start pissed me off one time too many
 
That game is the SOLE reason I purchased a Gameboy Advance in MAY (Plus FINAL FIGHT ONE) but thats all DUDE!!! I can't wait to play. Such good memories 😀
 
Originally posted by: KGB
That game is the SOLE reason I purchased a Gameboy Advance in MAY (Plus FINAL FIGHT ONE) but thats all DUDE!!! I can't wait to play. Such good memories 😀
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I guess I'm the only one in the world who despises Nintendo's lack of creativity? Every game they release is a sequel, a spin-off, or a flat-out rerun. Anything that doesn't fit into those 3 categories is automatically a licensed game from a movie or television show, and may only be related to that movie or show in name (ColecoVision syndrome?)!

Nonetheless, My GF bought me a GBA, it being one of those things that I wanted but would never buy for myself, and since I never did finish Zelda III on SNES, I want it, too.
 
I guess I'm the only one in the world who despises Nintendo's lack of creativity? Every game they release is a sequel, a spin-off, or a flat-out rerun. Anything that doesn't fit into those 3 categories is automatically a licensed game from a movie or television show, and may only be related to that movie or show in name (ColecoVision syndrome?)!
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The reason is when I was growing up I wasn't really fed with a silver spoon. I was new to this country and well didn't have much luxuries. The only way I had the chance to play was at a friends house (he was in HS though) and I would do whatever I can to go over and play all his games. That is why I don't have much of a cynical feeling towards Nintendo and their licensed products. But every one grows up differently and has different experiences and so forth. To me this is a god sent. But you sure do have a nice enough gf to get you a GBA.
 
Snes9x + Zelda ROM = Lifesaver during Java programming
Naturally, I still own both the system and the game to this date, and recently whipped out the original Zelda on my NES system.
 
Loved Legend of Zelda NES, Link to the Past SNES, even enjoyed Adventures of Link NES, but Link 64 made me puke (I think I grew too old for Zelda) so I never finished it. Finished both worlds on LoZ and LttP though...awesome games.

Chiz
 
Originally posted by: KGB
I guess I'm the only one in the world who despises Nintendo's lack of creativity? Every game they release is a sequel, a spin-off, or a flat-out rerun. Anything that doesn't fit into those 3 categories is automatically a licensed game from a movie or television show, and may only be related to that movie or show in name (ColecoVision syndrome?)!
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The reason is when I was growing up I wasn't really fed with a silver spoon. I was new to this country and well didn't have much luxuries. The only way I had the chance to play was at a friends house (he was in HS though) and I would do whatever I can to go over and play all his games. That is why I don't have much of a cynical feeling towards Nintendo and their licensed products. But every one grows up differently and has different experiences and so forth. To me this is a god sent. But you sure do have a nice enough gf to get you a GBA.
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Nothing to do with money. I certainly didn't grow up in a rich (or even middle class) family, and while I did have both an NES and SNES over the years, I never ever got more than 3-4 games for either of them--my parents couldn't afford to waste $40-$50 on a new game that I'd likely get bored with and never finish anyway, especially when you could rent them from the local video store for $1 or borrow them from a friend--I never finished Zelda III b/c my friend wouldn't let me hang on to it long enough.

But the fact remains that SNES can be found used very cheap, and so can Zelda III and many of the games in the SNES library. But, instead of innovating and releasing new games and new ideas, Nintendo just repeats the same crap. Who can blame them? Why spend the time and money actually creating and developing a new game when you can just re-release something you've already got and be assured two markets--kids who are too young to remember the original and adults who are nostalgic for games past? I suppose if I could just repackage my old work and sell them anew and still profit, I would do it as well.

Nonetheless, as I go thumbing through the horrendously overpriced GBA games I can't help but shake my head. The re-releases really amaze me. As far as I know, outside of compilations that were sold expressly as a novelty, no other manufacturer has used a new platform as a way to renew sales of titles past.

Most disturbing. Nothing to do with money, upbringing, or experience. Except that I was brought up to enjoy new things and to try to innovate instead of coasting on your past works....
 
I've been playing it on and off again the last couple of weeks but I beat it back when it first came out.

Legend of Zelda is the greatest game series EVAR! 😀
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
As far as I know, outside of compilations that were sold expressly as a novelty, no other manufacturer has used a new platform as a way to renew sales of titles past.
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These examples aren't exactly analogous, but there was a *huge* demand for FFIV, FFV, FFVI, and Chrono Cross on the PlayStation (sold in 2-CD sets as "Final Fantasy Anthology" and "Final Fantasy Chronicles"). They were all originally for the SNES, I think. Also Konami re-released an old-old-old version of Castlevania for PlayStation under the name "Castlevania Chronicles". I think it originally ran on Commodore or some such now-defunct computer system 😕 Anyway, in these cases, the original games were rare or unavailable (FFV was never released in the US and the SNES FFVI cart sold for well over $50 on eBay since it's widely regarded as one of the top RPGs ever). Emulation, a bit of added CGI (and re-done music in the case of Castlevania), and these companies made money off of games they had stopped producing years earlier 🙂 I think it's a win-win situation.... companies get the money, and gamers get the games they want.
 
A+ Game! I can't wait for the re-release of it on GBA. I always had trouble finding the green cane. Sometimes i'd find it and others i can't. Still great game though
 
The last of the seven castles was quite difficult when I was 8, but now in retrospect it was actually quite easy.

Hey notfred, can you tell me where you got that game? I feel like loading it up and beating it again. That was a great game.
 
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