Link's Awakening

**NintendoNut** · 10-30-2005, 04:04 PM

I owned Link's Awakening DX but I got hardly anywhere with it. I just found it a difficult game for some reason.

Anyway, you've all got until Wednesday to nominate 5 GotW candidates. Before you nominate though, please check the GotW archive to see if your game has already been our featured game.

Koga · 10-30-2005, 06:46 PM

I've only played the DX version, but I thought it was awesome. This was the third Zelda game I really played through (after LoZ and OoT) and I thought it was a great bridge between the 2d gameplay of the first game and the sense of adventure (for lack of a better word) and story of OoT. This is why I like it much better than LttP, which I found kind of lacking in this depart. In that game you just got to hear what you had to do in the beginning, and the dungeons were marked on your map, and that was it. Maybe some people like this less-lineair approach, but I like it when getting to a dungeon is as much a challenge as the dungeon itself.

N Kong · 10-30-2005, 08:26 PM

I never really played Link's Awakening but it looks good.

Lets see I nominate Kirby Superstar

Codiekitty · 10-30-2005, 09:51 PM

I played the game when I was young, and up until about six months ago wondered what was so great about it. About six months ago, I sat down with it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of those games I played for so long at a time it gave me a headache, and STILL couldn't put it down. I also did it with 0 continues (I died lots of times, but I always reset), so I got the secret after the credits (which I thought was kind of lame)

The final boss kept slaughtering me, until Glyph reminded me of the Roc's Feather. >_>

Lesse... I nominate Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (I like Circle of the Moon more, but AoS is more popular. HoD sucks.)

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Curtis Bonds · 10-30-2005, 10:34 PM

I never got very far with this game... but fun, nonetheless.

I nominate Phantasy Star Online again.

Lord_Zack · 10-31-2005, 08:24 AM

Are you guys kidding me? I beat this game about 5 times or more!

I nominate Super Mario Sunshine.

Leinad · 10-31-2005, 04:08 PM

only got the game a while ago and completed the game about two days ago, enjoyed it all the way through.

MAtgSy · 10-31-2005, 11:19 PM

Aw, the 1st Zelda game I actually played! [img]smile.gif[/img]

I still think that all the Sageshippers & Ranchshippers are crazy, Marin is the dream girl for Link!

DELICIOUS POISON · 11-01-2005, 02:29 AM

Just a totally badassed Zelda game that everyone would be right to emulate.

**NintendoNut** · 11-02-2005, 04:28 PM

One more game.

Leinad · 11-02-2005, 04:58 PM

I nominate Metroid II: Return of Samus

**NintendoNut** · 11-03-2005, 03:34 PM

Ok here are the 5 games to vote for:

Kirby Superstar
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Phantasy Star Online
Super Mario Sunshine
Metroid II: Return of Samus.

DELICIOUS POISON · 11-03-2005, 05:35 PM

*shrugs* PSO

Metroid II is the one Metroid game I haven't been able to get into, even though I appreciate the gameplay... nothing too landmarkish in the game, so I always get lost.

Codiekitty · 11-03-2005, 06:12 PM

Aria.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Leinad · 11-04-2005, 04:09 PM

I vote sunshine. only better 3D mario is 64.

Sim Kid · 11-04-2005, 08:02 PM

One of my favourite Zelda games. Never will forget how long I was stuck in the last three dungeons, nor will I forget how absoultley stupid I felt when I found out you had to shoot the one statue with an arrow to get a small key. <_>

I vote Aria of Sorrow.

Lord_Zack · 11-04-2005, 09:59 PM

Super Mario Sunshine

It was a very fun game, though I recently sold it.

Koga · 11-05-2005, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Deimos, the demon hunter:
I vote sunshine. only better 3D mario is 64.

Duh, only [i]other/i] 3D Mario is 64.

Leinad · 11-05-2005, 04:32 AM

not true, there are loads, those two are just the platformers.

**NintendoNut** · 11-05-2005, 06:22 AM

I suppose technically the Mario sports/party games qualify but they're not really 'great'.

10-30-2005, 04:04 PM	#1
NintendoNut NinNut Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 84 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Points: 49,410.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 49,410.76 Donate	I owned Link's Awakening DX but I got hardly anywhere with it. I just found it a difficult game for some reason. Anyway, you've all got until Wednesday to nominate 5 GotW candidates. Before you nominate though, please check the GotW archive to see if your game has already been our featured game.

10-30-2005, 06:46 PM	#2
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,095 Thanks: 104 Thanked 186 Times in 117 Posts Points: 109,264.07 Bank: 25,861.92 Total Points: 135,125.99 Donate	I've only played the DX version, but I thought it was awesome. This was the third Zelda game I really played through (after LoZ and OoT) and I thought it was a great bridge between the 2d gameplay of the first game and the sense of adventure (for lack of a better word) and story of OoT. This is why I like it much better than LttP, which I found kind of lacking in this depart. In that game you just got to hear what you had to do in the beginning, and the dungeons were marked on your map, and that was it. Maybe some people like this less-lineair approach, but I like it when getting to a dungeon is as much a challenge as the dungeon itself.

10-30-2005, 08:26 PM	#3
N Kong Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wuzzleberg Gender: Posts: 989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Points: 904.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 904.92 Donate	I never really played Link's Awakening but it looks good. Lets see I nominate Kirby Superstar

10-30-2005, 09:51 PM	#4
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 174 Times in 120 Posts Points: 51,221.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,072,672.46 Donate	I played the game when I was young, and up until about six months ago wondered what was so great about it. About six months ago, I sat down with it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of those games I played for so long at a time it gave me a headache, and STILL couldn't put it down. I also did it with 0 continues (I died lots of times, but I always reset), so I got the secret after the credits (which I thought was kind of lame) The final boss kept slaughtering me, until Glyph reminded me of the Roc's Feather. >_> Lesse... I nominate Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (I like Circle of the Moon more, but AoS is more popular. HoD sucks.) Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

10-30-2005, 10:34 PM	#5
Curtis Bonds Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 17,264.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 17,764.00 Donate	I never got very far with this game... but fun, nonetheless. I nominate Phantasy Star Online again.

10-31-2005, 08:24 AM	#6
Lord_Zack Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 752 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Points: 13,248.55 Bank: 3,157.78 Total Points: 16,406.33 Donate	Are you guys kidding me? I beat this game about 5 times or more! I nominate Super Mario Sunshine.

10-31-2005, 04:08 PM	#7
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: right behind you, b*tch! Gender: Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 34 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts Points: 21,041.00 Bank: 0.83 Total Points: 21,041.83 Donate	only got the game a while ago and completed the game about two days ago, enjoyed it all the way through.

10-31-2005, 11:19 PM	#8
MAtgSy Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A. Posts: 980 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,583.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,083.00 Donate	Aw, the 1st Zelda game I actually played! [img]smile.gif[/img] I still think that all the Sageshippers & Ranchshippers are crazy, Marin is the dream girl for Link!

11-01-2005, 02:29 AM	#9
DELICIOUS POISON Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 16,925 Thanks: 579 Thanked 1,777 Times in 873 Posts Points: 17,839.57 Bank: 4,848,504.55 Total Points: 4,866,344.12 Donate	Just a totally badassed Zelda game that everyone would be right to emulate.

11-02-2005, 04:28 PM	#10
NintendoNut NinNut Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 84 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Points: 49,410.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 49,410.76 Donate	One more game.

11-02-2005, 04:58 PM	#11
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: right behind you, b*tch! Gender: Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 34 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts Points: 21,041.00 Bank: 0.83 Total Points: 21,041.83 Donate	I nominate Metroid II: Return of Samus

11-03-2005, 03:34 PM	#12
NintendoNut NinNut Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 84 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Points: 49,410.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 49,410.76 Donate	Ok here are the 5 games to vote for: Kirby Superstar Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Phantasy Star Online Super Mario Sunshine Metroid II: Return of Samus.

11-03-2005, 05:35 PM	#13
DELICIOUS POISON Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 16,925 Thanks: 579 Thanked 1,777 Times in 873 Posts Points: 17,839.57 Bank: 4,848,504.55 Total Points: 4,866,344.12 Donate	shrugs PSO Metroid II is the one Metroid game I haven't been able to get into, even though I appreciate the gameplay... nothing too landmarkish in the game, so I always get lost.

11-03-2005, 06:12 PM	#14
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 174 Times in 120 Posts Points: 51,221.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,072,672.46 Donate	Aria. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

11-04-2005, 04:09 PM	#15
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: right behind you, b*tch! Gender: Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 34 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts Points: 21,041.00 Bank: 0.83 Total Points: 21,041.83 Donate	I vote sunshine. only better 3D mario is 64.

11-04-2005, 08:02 PM	#16
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 6,931 Thanks: 17 Thanked 72 Times in 37 Posts Points: 42,135.24 Bank: 597.55 Total Points: 42,732.79 Donate	One of my favourite Zelda games. Never will forget how long I was stuck in the last three dungeons, nor will I forget how absoultley stupid I felt when I found out you had to shoot the one statue with an arrow to get a small key. <_> I vote Aria of Sorrow.

11-04-2005, 09:59 PM	#17
Lord_Zack Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 752 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Points: 13,248.55 Bank: 3,157.78 Total Points: 16,406.33 Donate	Super Mario Sunshine It was a very fun game, though I recently sold it.

11-05-2005, 04:32 AM	#19
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: right behind you, b*tch! Gender: Posts: 1,669 Thanks: 34 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts Points: 21,041.00 Bank: 0.83 Total Points: 21,041.83 Donate	not true, there are loads, those two are just the platformers.

11-05-2005, 06:22 AM	#20
NintendoNut NinNut Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,298 Thanks: 84 Thanked 41 Times in 31 Posts Points: 49,410.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 49,410.76 Donate	I suppose technically the Mario sports/party games qualify but they're not really 'great'.