4th December 2003, 4:47 PM
Indeed.
Stamp collecting game? Okay...
Well, I'll be getting it for sure anyway. Nice to see what I thought would be two games sold seperatly in fact be 4 games sold together.
Oh yes, I have my collector's edition.
First off, the little tribute to Zelda video included is NOT what I thought it was. I had hoped it was a translated version of this Japanese documentary of the history of Zelda DVD I saw a while back. Nope, just a bunch of clips of all the Zelda games... Seen that before.
Second off, the audio problems in Majora's Mask? Really not that huge. It's a slight clippy problem during scene transitions and that's it. Not that noticable, especially if one's used to similar things in PC games run on slower machines. However, there is a bigger problem with MM. The game crashes every once in a while. Considering how long one goes purposfully not saving, that's a big deal. The thing first crashed on me when I tried going to the top of the clock tower for the first time. Rather annoying, but oh well. I'm sure it won't crash THAT often. There's a reason I kept the N64 original. Still, the game does LOOK a lot nicer. I can actually see what the pictures on the various posters and signs in the game are now! :D Finally, there's some slow down when a whole lot of stuff is on screen at once, like if you happen to view a lot of townspeople at the same time the game will kinda run slowly. Makes it tough to catch those bomber kids in a few areas... In general, while it looks better and is playable, I'd prefer playing the N64 original. Oh yeah, they DIDN'T restore the 3rd save slot from the Japanese original. Annoying... but it's on a memory card now so save slots aren't too big an issue.
One thing, while Majora's Mask has it's issues, it's nice to be able to play ALL the Zelda games on ONE system (with a Gameboy Player attached of course). Hopefully, if Nintendo ever decides to sell this collection on it's own (with Master Quest added), they'll fix Majora's Mask.
Stamp collecting game? Okay...
Well, I'll be getting it for sure anyway. Nice to see what I thought would be two games sold seperatly in fact be 4 games sold together.
Oh yes, I have my collector's edition.
First off, the little tribute to Zelda video included is NOT what I thought it was. I had hoped it was a translated version of this Japanese documentary of the history of Zelda DVD I saw a while back. Nope, just a bunch of clips of all the Zelda games... Seen that before.
Second off, the audio problems in Majora's Mask? Really not that huge. It's a slight clippy problem during scene transitions and that's it. Not that noticable, especially if one's used to similar things in PC games run on slower machines. However, there is a bigger problem with MM. The game crashes every once in a while. Considering how long one goes purposfully not saving, that's a big deal. The thing first crashed on me when I tried going to the top of the clock tower for the first time. Rather annoying, but oh well. I'm sure it won't crash THAT often. There's a reason I kept the N64 original. Still, the game does LOOK a lot nicer. I can actually see what the pictures on the various posters and signs in the game are now! :D Finally, there's some slow down when a whole lot of stuff is on screen at once, like if you happen to view a lot of townspeople at the same time the game will kinda run slowly. Makes it tough to catch those bomber kids in a few areas... In general, while it looks better and is playable, I'd prefer playing the N64 original. Oh yeah, they DIDN'T restore the 3rd save slot from the Japanese original. Annoying... but it's on a memory card now so save slots aren't too big an issue.
One thing, while Majora's Mask has it's issues, it's nice to be able to play ALL the Zelda games on ONE system (with a Gameboy Player attached of course). Hopefully, if Nintendo ever decides to sell this collection on it's own (with Master Quest added), they'll fix Majora's Mask.
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