The Journey That Keeps on Giving

I took a minute break from our proverbial couch to use the restroom and while perched upon the commode, I was lost deep in thought, distracted only by the beaming pride I now possess because I conquered the Temple of the Gods and recovered the Master Sword in Windwaker. In this thought, I decided that I am going to start from the first Zelda game and defeat them all. Now, by first, I don't mean The Legend of Zelda that was released in 1987, I mean the Minish Cap. According to lore (and this guy), the Minish Cap came first, then Ocarina of Time, then there was a split in the time lines, and so on and so forth. I plan on playing timeline A first (Majora's Mask, Link's Awakening, Legend of Zelda I, Legend of Zelda II, Four Swords, Link to the Past, and then Oracle of Seasons) because I own all of these. Granted, some of them are ROMs, but most legitimate copies of the games. Hopefully by the time I overcome all nine of those puzxle intensive masterpieces, I will have enough cash to buy a Nintendo 3DS so I can play most of timeline B, with the unfortunate exception of those titles exclusive to the Wii.

In all reality, I never really plan on beating all of them (maybe just timeline A), partially because of Skyrim and then also because of everyday stuff that pries me off of the couch. I've started most them, finished a few of them, and I say that it's time to finish more of them.

-MrBogantilla

Like Windwaker, but in the Sky....

At the most recent Nintendo Conference, it was discussed that The Legend of Zelda would be like Windwaker, but in the sky.  This unduly snagged my attention when I read about, because the Legend of Zelda Windwaker was my favorite Zelda game of all time, despite the harsh criticisms it faced from many reviews at its time of release. To sweeten the deal even further, it was also announced that the price of the Nintendo 3DS would drop from its staggering $249.99 price tag to a substantially less staggering price of $169.99. I have to say, I haven't been this excited about the release of a handheld game since I bought Pokemon Gold way back in October of 2000, a whopping eleven years ago. I digress, however, because I have been revisiting games from my childhood, Windwaker, in particular.
I just conquered the Forsaken Fortress and am essentially in the same place that I was when I last played the game about seven years ago. Most of the fond memories I have of that game are of a young cartoonish Link sailing the King of Red Lions around, finding treasure, talking to fish and conquering barrel submarines. Good times. I never actually defeated the game, though, so much of it still remains an enigma to me. The only bad memory that I have of that game is the giant octopus-resembling monster that always kept me from meeting Jabun. No matter how many bombs I shot its way, the thing would not die. I feel like it's been a personal impetus that has kept me going these last seven or so years, so that I may one day bring it down and free Jabun and retrieve the third pearl.