I think you guys are forgetting one important difference between this and Twilight Princess: there was already an original Zelda game out for the Gamecube at that point (in fact there were two). Wind Waker HD is a remake and I'm 96.8% sure that they aren't counting Hyrule Warriors as this console's premier Zelda game.

So I was cleaning the garage a few days ago and I found a sealed copy of Phantom Hourglass. I borrowed my cousin's game and beat it on that copy, but then I guess I got it for Christmas or something and never opened it.

Watch Sony announce the same thing but with PS2 and PS1 games just to one-up them. This is actually a big deal because now the PS4 is the only machine unable to play their old games, so it'd be interesting to see if they can respond.

$55 is for all three, but the only one that's a decent price by itself is the Luigi one.

I am super excited for Windows 10. Like what people have said already, it's what Windows 8 should have been, and this is coming from someone who enjoys Windows 8. I will try out the new browser and if I like it, I will make it my default. Don't really care about the streaming because I don't have an Xbox One, but the fact that it works with Steam Games is cool. I am actually excited to use Cortana, and I really want to use Holograms. That thing's going to be hella expensive, but I don't care. 

Also, bring back 3D Pinball and Inkball. You've had an OS that primarily uses touch screens but you didn't bring back the game that was first on XP for Tablet?

No.Spartan is IE with tweaks. Just changed the name. it usesmany of the same tools and such and others from what has been revealed. If you read Paul Thurott as well. MS is marketing it with a new name and made some tweaks but all in all still IE on a basic level with a new shell and name.

You don't think that they made it more secure? If they didn't make significant improvements to it then why call it something new? Where did you find out that it uses the same tools?

@waddle
IE is still the least secure browser used. It functions and looks fine but the main issue with IE is security. It still has a lot of problems. Chrome is most secrure with FF not far behind. That's why IE is not looked upon with kind eyes.

You don't think Microsoft knows that? That's the reason why they are making a new browser in the first place; otherwise they would just add Cortana integration and note-taking to an update to IE. Also, Win 10 already comes with Spartan and IE. I don't really want to have 3 browsers on one computer.
Can someone put Magic the Gathering or Yugioh or any card/board game on Hololens? That would be the coolest thing ever.

Honestly I see myself exploring and doing whatever i may do before I even enter the first dungeon.. I may try to do them in reverse order if that is possible!

If they design this just like the first one, then you could probably do that. I've seen runs that did the second dungeon last, doing the first dungeon third, and much more.

This is either on the Xenoblade Engine or a brand new one, because I don't think that Nintendo has another engine that is made for large open worlds. Wind Waker is the closest thing to one that they have, but I'm pretty sure that it's not that because of the sheer size of Zelda U. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Xenoblade Chronicles is the largest game Nintendo has ever made (soon to be topped by X), and that engine is apparently unbreakable, so it's probably on that.

World design wise, it's definitely like Zelda 1 simply due to the sheer size and freedom you appear to have. That's why I think Zelda 1 is the best Zelda game (even though Wind Waker is my favorite). They give you so much freedom to do whatever you want. Want to do a sword less run? You can do that all the way until the final boss. Want to do the second dungeon last? Go for it. Before you enter the first dungeon, you can get a sword upgrade, shield upgrade, a tunic upgrade from the blue ring, the blue candle, bombs, and 3 extra unit's of health. Most games give you the default sword and shield and maybe a tool.

What I'm trying to say before I went off fanboying is that the world in the original allowed for freedom by hardly sectioning off anything to you. The only things that were mandatory was that you beat all 8 dungeons before entering Death Mountain, and that you eventually need to get a sword and a few items which could be done whenever you want. From what they've told us, what we can see, and what A Link Between Worlds has done with dungeons, we look to be getting that world again, and I'm super excited.

Oh yeah, the first zelda had mostly weapons upgrades, and very few actual movement upgrades.

I think it was the ladder, flute and the raft that were the only progression obstacles in the game found in dungeons.

I think I recall the 8th dungeon being a hugely popular one to go to early, if just to get the magic key. You could buy the candle, get a bomb drop, and loot the 8th dungeon in under like, 10 minutes?

That is true. You don't even have to finish the dungeon; you could just get the magic key to not worry about locked doors. It's fitting how the magic key is in the second to last dungeon in the game, but it is most useful if you break the dungeon order, which encourages exploring and experimenting. Players that go directly through the game in order have to worry about having enough keys (not usually an issue because keys aren't limited by dungeon as they are now), but if you decided to look around and try the 8th dungeon first you were rewarded with something incredibly useful. While the dungeons have a listed order, there was nothing restricting the player from going in whatever order they chose, and that's what I miss about Zelda. A Link Between Worlds was great about going through dungeons in any order, but all the major items required for dungeons were in Ravio's shop, so you didn't discover them (I haven't finished it, so if there's something that I'm missing I apologize). In the first game, you found items in dungeons, so you had that sense of discovery. It also happened to avoid the trope of using the item you get in a dungeon up until you go to the next one and get a new item by making the item you get not necessary in that dungeon. The boomerang was useful in the first dungeon, but it wasn't required for the boss. The first game got it right, but then later games somehow follow that trope (which I believe was set by Ocarina of Time. I'm not to sure; I haven't finished Link's Awakening or A Link to the Past). That's why I'm glad that Zelda U is looking towards the original for inspiration.

 

I kind of rambled on a bit, but I don't think I really got to talk about why I think Zelda 1 is the best one in detail. I'm just super excited for this game in the same way you're excited for Xenoblade (and this game, as we seem to have similar reasons for excitement).

Does it upscale the resolution, or does it look identical to playing it through Wii Mode?

Think Nintendo missed a trick here by not making it a HD remake. Since Wii U is b/c already don't see much point.

I think the big thing they'really going for is availability. Metroid Prime Trilogy is $60 used: now you can get it for $10. They could do this with other games such as Radiant Dawn, Xenoblade, etc.

Bandana Waddle Dee. He's been in the past 3 Kirby Games, is basically the fourth main character of the series now, and he's adorable and badass af.

So this dress has managed to divide the Internet in a matter of hours. Some people think it's Blue and Black, while others see it as Gold and White. I decided to have a little fun with this and see what you guys think.

 

Here's a link if the picture if it's not working.

Holy crap thats an over exposed shot. Either that or the sun itself is touching down behind the dress.

I guess its supposed to be a gif, but nothings changing, so all I can see is the white/gold dress in front of the super nova.

It's supposed to be a picture. The whole thing is that the exposure is screwing with what color people see the dress.

who gives a crap it's a frikin dress you pansies.

I just felt like seeing what people saw it as, considering it exploded all over the internet in a few hours.

Gamepad has a mic on it and you can video chat. MK8 lets you post match. Again I say why is it a big deal people praise Dark Souls and Journey and niether have voice chat either.

Because those games aren't team-based shooters that would actually benefit from voice chat? In Dark Souls/Journey, the multiplayer is about the interactions with complete strangers when they were in your world; you weren't supposed to communicate with them outside of vague hints in Dark Souls that were meant for the player to figure out and decide to trust. Here, the multiplayer is more team-based than most other shooters, so the lack of vocal communication between teammates is actually a big deal because you can't strategize about the best ways to cover an area or call for help when something unexpected happens. It's like not being able to speak to your teammates in a sport or your co-workers on a project.

Fake Confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a new rumor going around for Smash Bros. It appears that Rayman may be DLC for for the game. There are pictures of him on the character select screen, his player portrait, and his unlock screen. What gives this more legitimacy, however, is a video of him on the character select screen. Do you guys think that this is real? Would you be excited to use Rayman in Smash Bros? Rayman does already have a model in the game, and this looks like a new render of him, so this may be legit.

 

So this is great and all, but you all need to ask the big questions, like does the screen move when you move the right stick? I'm still recording replays, so idk, but I heard that it does.

I anticipate being really busy tomorrow, so I'm just going to post this today. Happy whatever you celebrate Wydra! Hope you like it!

 

P.S. My NNID is UltimateWaddleD. Add me.

EDIT: Never mind, I'm too busy to do something.

Hello Gamer1984

 

 

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I don't even know how to respond to this. Who's going to be Nintendo's president? Did they have someone get ready in case this happens? This is just all so sudden. May he rest in peace, and my condolences to everyone who knew him personally.

If this isn't the cover I will go print out as many copies of that picture as I can and replace every official cover with that image.