Posts Tagged Zelda
Geek Blog – Top Father’s Day Gift
From my list anyway. Not necessarily THE top father’s day gift I could receive; April 19th is my GeekPrincess’s birthday – THAT tops the list. This year, she turns one and does so on Father’s Day. Last year, she surprised us the day before GeekWife and I were planning on attending Star Wars in Concert (I had to give the tickets to a very gracious co-worker).
It seems fitting that this series of events that culminate on Father’s Day would loosely parallel Nintendo’s latest ad for their soon to be released flagship: Ocarina of Time for the 3DS.
Side Note: TIL Robin Williams named his daughter after damsel in distress from the golden cartridge.
-SnowytheGeek [via GaS]
Geek Blog – A Link to the Future
Geek Blog – Princess’ Boyfriends
I’ve got to hand it to CollegeHumor for this one. Too bad they make Link out to be such a fairy….
-SnowytheGeek [via CH]
Geek Blog – Legend of Zelda, John Hughes Edition
Sixteen Candles, meets Ferris Bueller, meets the Breakfast club. OMG!
Tingle was perfectly cast. The post credits credits are pretty spectacular as well.
Check out the direct comparison at YT user nickfromflc’s channel.
-SnowytheGeek [via Kotaku]
Geek Blog – First Love
I recently acquired a friend’s NES and about a metric crapload of cartridges. He was moving, the price was right (even if some of the pins are bent and I really should replace the receptors). When I was 11, I was forced to sell my beloved system in order to come up with the last little bit of cash to purchase a SNES (I had saved my allowance all summer). I fondly remember those early morning Mario runs before school, the late night Zelda sessions with my Mom, sharing codes and cheats with my friends.
From 1991 until summer of 2010, my only feelings of nostalgia were gained from ROMs and emulators found on the internet, from DLC on the Wii Virtual Console, or re-releases for the GameBoy Advance (Played on my Gen1 DS).
But then. OMG but then! Feeling the square corners of the controller as they bit into my palm; sighing in frustration as I was forced to re-insert the cartridge time and time again to make the connection just right (I really should replace those pins). It immediately, and with great force, thrust me back into my childhood. That afternoon all those games and peripherals (finally, a PowerGlove: I’m so BAD) arrived, I disappeared into the past.
That feeling faded as I dreamed of 8bit princesses, octoroks and tetrominoes, waking up the next day, albeit an adult again, but a slightly happier one. Now I boot her up and blow out the carts for the LittleGeek, who has, surprisingly enough, at the age of 3 already beaten World 1-1 in Super Mario Bros. – on the console it was meant to be played.
So I can relate to the teary-eyed reunion that YT user wageman1 presents in this touching short video. Now if only we could figure out how to get the Zapper and R.O.B. to work on new flatscreen TVs – I’m not that keen on keeping a CRT around forever.
NES, you’ll always be my first.
-SnowytheGeek
Geek Blog – Princess’ Girl Time
What Mario and Link don’t know…. would probably devastate them.
And I would have surely pegged, of the two, Peach to be the harlot.
-SnowytheGeek
Geek Blog – Easy Mode
I’ve done the “Easy Mode.” For achievement completion, for insane high scores and quick runs, and because the game was hard (Mega Man 10, I’m looking at you).
CollegeHumor takes this concept (as always) to the extreme!
Geek Blog – Video Game Musicians
I’m a huge fan of video game music. OCRemix is my ultimate source for digital music, remixed or otherwise. I seldom get an opportunity to enjoy such creations from an analog source; however, I’d be first in line if Play! – a Video Game Symphony came to my area. After the jump, enjoy a couple of great scores performed by real people, using real instruments. As I understand it, FFIV – A Theme of Love is standard curriculum in Japanese music classes.