Nintendo presents: GBA NES Classics Vol. 2

[MegaDrive20XX]

In Volume 2 of the series,NES versions of Dr. Mario, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda II: Adventures of Link, and Castlevania.

Due October 25th

Source from IGN.com


Gee, what a let down...small selection here..where's Kid Icarus? :( Where's Super Mario Bros 2?(Aka The Lost Levels)

[Sniderman]

But Castlevania will sell HUGE. Already got one buyer. :D

[MegaDrive20XX]

But Castlevania will sell HUGE. Already got one buyer. :D

True, with CastleVania in the line up, you already know which one will be sold out during the first week

[Azazel]

I thought some or all of those are suppose to be FDS games but I could be wrong. :-P

[Crush Crawfish]

I was just about to post this...oh well, I was beat to it. I kinda wonder why the selection's so small this time around? I'm buying Zelda 2 and Castlevania for sure.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Why metroid? x_x Their is already like six releases for that game.

[Aussie2B]

What a disappointment. :/ Just what we need - games we've already all whored and already saw a million ports and/or sequels of. Can't Nintendo give us at least ONE game that never saw a US release before? Or at least a somewhat obscure game like Kid Icarus?

Oh well, my boyfriend is excited about Castlevania and Zelda 2 at least, but he might just get the Japanese versions anyway.

[Azazel]

I think there were like 10 but only maybe half will get released over here I'm guessing.

As for Zelda 2 assuming it's the FDS one it might be worth it as it's suppose to have a few differences from the cart version.

I'm really not surprised by Nintendo's choices. There just going to take the most popular NES games and port thiose and msot of those we played back in the NES days. I don't think we'll ever see obscure or non US releases. I'd like to see Goemon 2, or Getsufuu Maden myself but I know it won't be happening.

[pookninja]

maybe im the only one,but i would love to see a gba remake of pro wrestling for the nes.i consider that game a nes classic,but nintendo dont,im sure.long live fighter hayabusa!!!

[vision89]

I will probably buy Castlevania and I'll think about Zelda II. Hell, I've already got the original Zelda II for the NES and the Gamecube collectors version and I've played them both a TON, as well as beaten them, so it seems kinda pointless to buy the exact same game on another platform when I've already got it on two. I've also got the original Castlevania, but I haven't beaten it yet and it would probably be fun on the go.

[MetroidFan1164]

I'm glad Metroid is on there. Sure, you can unlock it on Zero Mission by beating the game, but it just wouldn't have been right if it wasn't in the NES classics series.

[RetroYoungen]

If only they would port over some of the Japanese games, like Mappy. I want an American Mappy, dammit! You just can't get enough Mappy...

...though for now I might settle of Castlevania. ;)

[Bratwurst]

Nintendo seems to have discovered that there is a hard core audience with the Metroid series just as there is with Zelda, and are unrepetently milking it for all they're worth.

Once more, not impressed with the NES re-release lineup.

[rbudrick]

ARRGGH! WTF, man! I'm so sick of Nintendo not giving Kid Icarus the attention it deserves. There's absolutley no reason it shouldn't have had as many sequels and re-releases as Metroid and SMB. I mean, Japan got the Kid Icarus re-release! Sure, it was a disk system game over there, but so what? I don't think the original metroid and Kid Icarus were even popular over there....yet Kid Icarus sold millions over here....I just don't get it.

They should have at least tested the waters for people's response to a Kid Icarus release...at least they could have used the opportunity to see if future Kid Icarus projects were a good idea. It's not like they don't hear requests for a new version all the time.

--Rob

[Simply Dave]

Damn, I was hoping for Kid Icarus. I'll be sure to grab Castlevania, though.

[Nesmaster]

What a disappointment. :/ Just what we need - games we've already all whored and already saw a million ports and/or sequels of. Can't Nintendo give us at least ONE game that never saw a US release before? Or at least a somewhat obscure game like Kid Icarus?

Oh well, my boyfriend is excited about Castlevania and Zelda 2 at least, but he might just get the Japanese versions anyway.

yup, make an unreleased series of games, mr. gimmick one of them, and im there :-P

[T]

Zelda 2 will be my only purchase this time

[Balloon Fight]

What a disappointment. :/ Just what we need - games we've already all whored and already saw a million ports and/or sequels of. Can't Nintendo give us at least ONE game that never saw a US release before? Or at least a somewhat obscure game like Kid Icarus?

Oh well, my boyfriend is excited about Castlevania and Zelda 2 at least, but he might just get the Japanese versions anyway.

yup, make an unreleased series of games, mr. gimmick one of them, and im there :-P

If Nintendo released Mr. Gimmick for GBA, I'd buy two copies incase one breaks. :)

[Kroogah]

Kid Icarus (aka Palutena no Kagami) is in the Japanese series 3 for those of you that need your fix of Pit.

This was suprising...2 games from Japan's Series 2 and 2 from Series 3. Dr. Mario WHEEEEEE

[whoisKeel]

didn't we all vote on nintendo's website for this volume? i sure voted for castlevania...and that's the one i'm gonna get.

[-hellvin-]

I'd buy Castlevania...if it wasn't for flash carts. I'd rather do that and put the mega man series and ninja gaiden on there =D.

[Daria]

I'll probably end up importing Zelda 2 to match my Japanese Zelda one and keeping an eye out for used carts of the two titles later on.

This whole classics series has been extremely disapointing and I refuse to buy the American copies new.

[Kroogah]

This whole classics series has been extremely disapointing and I refuse to buy the American copies new.

But why? Super Mario Bros. is worth 20 bucks, right??? I mean come on. It's MARIO.

See, I could be an ad copywriter for Nintendo.

[scooterb23]

Meh...may buy Castlevania...I guess I was the only one that voted for Baseball Stars (hey, it was on the list...)

Meh.

I still need to get Excitebike from the first series...the only one I wanted there...

Did I say Meh yet??

[Daria]

But why? Super Mario Bros. is worth 20 bucks, right???

Why? My NES isn't broken. ;)

[MegaManFan]

Zelda 2 and Castlevania are the only titles in that line-up worth it, hands down.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Thats on my 16th birthday, so I'll make sure I atleast get Castlevania :D

[spoon]

I buy these and keep them sealed along with my first series and NES SP.

WHen are we gonna see some other stuff Nintendo?

[-hellvin-]

I'd have to say this whole classic series has been very bleh so far.

[Richter Belmount]

heh castlevania (which isnt surprising) is the only one i want from there , meh but im still craving punchout (it still pains me there will be no mike if so)

[Kroogah]

WHen are we gonna see some other stuff Nintendo?

Quoted for emphasis. Nintendo comes up with something new on the Gamecube occasionally while the GBA gets drowned in rereleases....Game Boys have been selling strong on rehashes since 1995 (1998 over here)

[kevincure]

Who cares about selection - this is a total ripoff. Why can't Nintendo put 10 or so games on a GBA cart (you could put hundreds on the bigger GBA carts)? They get away with this because people pay 20 bucks for ports of 20 year old games. Can you imagine Activision releasing ports of each game, separately, for 30 bucks on Ps2 instead of in an anthology? We'd be up in arms.

[rbudrick]

Who cares about selection - this is a total ripoff. Why can't Nintendo put 10 or so games on a GBA cart (you could put hundreds on the bigger GBA carts)? They get away with this because people pay 20 bucks for ports of 20 year old games. Can you imagine Activision releasing ports of each game, separately, for 30 bucks on Ps2 instead of in an anthology? We'd be up in arms.

$, that's why, the pricks. Yeah, I know, it's their right to make money, blah, blah, fuckin blah. That doen't mean they aren't cheap-ass bastards, tho! It's very sleazy and used-car salesmanish to me.

-Rob

[Azazel]

I buy these and keep them sealed along with my first series and NES SP.

WHen are we gonna see some other stuff Nintendo?

Probably never. Although you probably knew this before you asked.

[Doonzmore]

If you want to see Mr. Gimmick make it stateside, then sign the PETITION! :D

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39014

Why'll were on the subject, wasn't there a fellow digitpress member here that made games such as California Rasins and Time Diver Eon Man with the help of doner carts?

[Kamino]

ARGH! WHERE THE HELL IS PUNCH-OUT?!?!?!?!?!!?
*throws a brick at Miyamoto*

[Push Upstairs]

But why? Super Mario Bros. is worth 20 bucks, right??? I mean come on. It's MARIO.

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Besides, Mario 3 is a much better game. Nintendo's brilliant idea that the "Master Levels" had to be downloaded via a E-reader and 2nd GBA totally turned me off from buying that release.

This is why i dont really care for the current Nintendo. $20 for a re-release of an extremly cheap & dirt common game and having to buy 50 things to get the most out of a ported game.

[kai123]

Zelda 2 And Castlevania are definite buys for me.

[Kamino]

i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever. castlevania = overrated, metroid = boring, dr mario = yet another puzzler.
Where the hell is punch-out! ? Contra? R.C. Pro-Am? SOMETHING GOOD MAYBE? ARGH!

[Kroogah]

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Yer sarcasm radar is broken, you might wanna get that fixed. ;)


i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever.

Yes, much worse than Color a Dinosaur, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bad Street Brawler, and Eliminator Boat Duel.

[Kamino]

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Yer sarcasm radar is broken, you might wanna get that fixed. ;)


i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever.

Yes, much worse than Color a Dinosaur, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bad Street Brawler, and Eliminator Boat Duel.
eh....well i have yet to play color a dino.....or any of those titles...but out of nes games i own, i will definitely put zelda 2 at the absolute ass end of games; and if i were forced to jam carts under my door to keep out a flood, zelda 2 would be the first cart to go under that door, even before the genesis sports titles. :evil:

[Daria]

But why? Super Mario Bros. is worth 20 bucks, right??? I mean come on. It's MARIO.

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Phst... Nintendo couldn't put Duck Hunt on the same GBA cart as Mario. It would bump up the price to $40 and who'd buy that? LOL

And hey, you never know. Nintendo may be saving Duck Hunt for a DS line of classics series. Shooting Ducks with a stylus wouldn't be much different from playing DH by pressing the tip of your gun against the TV screen. >.>

[vintagegamecrazy]

I would love some sequels to those games, in their original graphics and glory. I don't care for the lost levels beaten it a few times already. If they released another Mario game with old school graphics and all new level layout I'd be there. I'm with all of you who want some Japanese releases ported, I would love Final Fantasy 3 NES version and Thexder would be cool also.

[downfall]

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Yer sarcasm radar is broken, you might wanna get that fixed. ;)


i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever.

Yes, much worse than Color a Dinosaur, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bad Street Brawler, and Eliminator Boat Duel.

But I liked Eliminator Boat Duel. :(

[blissfulnoise]

R.C. Pro-Am?

Damn right! Now that's a game I'd buy from the classic line for 20 bucks. Absolutely perfect for the GBA.

[RetroYoungen]

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Yer sarcasm radar is broken, you might wanna get that fixed. ;)


i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever.

Yes, much worse than Color a Dinosaur, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bad Street Brawler, and Eliminator Boat Duel.

Well, I LIKED ROckey & Bullwinkle, the first game I paid for with my own money. I still have it around here somewhere...

But I agree, I couldn't stand Zelda 2 either. And about Dr. Mario, I bought WarioWare Inc. It has Dr. Wario, basically the same thing, as an extra game. When will you hear our pleas, Nintendo? When will we get new material in bulk, like the good ol' days? What about even a new version of the Legend of Zelda, same graphics and style but new dungeons, new enemies, new environment? That would be SWEET.

[ubersaurus]

Actually, NES Dr. Mario has more room to maneuver onscreen then Dr. Wario or the original GB Dr. mario. Those versions, according to my sister(a dr mario junkie), eventually become impossible to win, but the NES version, you can play for literally hours on one game.

NES Dr. mario is a worthy buy, if you like the game.

And Zelda 2 was awesome.

[rbudrick]

i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever

Everone who doesn't like that game doesn'rt like it because it's a Zelda game that's so different from the others. Now, if the sprites were changed to non-zelda characters, they would have loved it just fine....it's psychological, I tell you!

And don't argue with me, I'm always right! LOL


And Zelda 2 was awesome.

Word.

-Rob

[calthaer]

Zelda 2 - meh.
Castlevania - meh...give me CV2 or 3.
Metroid - I can play the classic on Zero Mission or Prime...or my NES.

I'm not really too keen on any of these. I'd rather see them come out with a disc of classics like Capcom did for the GCN.

[Push Upstairs]

Why pay $20 for the game when the orginal NES version costs under 10x less than that and more than likely will contain Duck Hunt?

Yer sarcasm radar is broken, you might wanna get that fixed. ;)

No, i got your sarcasm.

I'm just commenting on the fact that Nintendo had the balls to charge $20 for friggin Super Mario Brothers.

[Jasoco]

ARGH! WHERE THE HELL IS PUNCH-OUT?!?!?!?!?!!?
*throws a brick at Miyamoto*Miyamoto would dodge your shot with his shield.

http://jasoco.no-ip.com/files/images/miyamotoislink.jpg

Anyway, I'm all over Dr. Mario. The rest I could care less about Zelda II? Yuck! The WORST Zelda game ever made! Wait wait.. No, that's Majora's Mask. No.. BOTH are equally as bad.

Wake me up when they release NES Tetris so I'll be able to switch to a DS full time. (Tetris Attack would be great too.)

[Push Upstairs]

A 1-up mushroom shirt

Miyamoto must shop at Hot Topic.

[NE146]

Zelda II? Yuck! The WORST Zelda game ever made! Wait wait.. No, that's Majora's Mask. No.. BOTH are equally as bad

Man I swear to god all you Zelda II haters must be friggin smoking CRACK. Even without the Zelda moniker the game is easily far and away better than the majority of any NES adventure games you'd find out there. The music is great, the gameplay is great (especially when you get all the moves, the battles you have are intense as heck). Aside from the very lame fact that's often cited that it's "different" from the other Zelda games (and WHAT?), what's there not to like about it?! :?

[Jasoco]

It's TOO DAMN HARD! It doesn't feel like a Zelda game!

[Kamino]

Zelda II? Yuck! The WORST Zelda game ever made! Wait wait.. No, that's Majora's Mask. No.. BOTH are equally as bad

Man I swear to god all you Zelda II haters must be friggin smoking CRACK. Even without the Zelda moniker the game is easily far and away better than the majority of any NES adventure games you'd find out there. The music is great, the gameplay is great (especially when you get all the moves, the battles you have are intense as heck). Aside from the very lame fact that's often cited that it's "different" from the other Zelda games (and WHAT?), what's there not to like about it?! :?
Rbudrick stated that if it had been called something else, most of us probably would have dug it. Wrong R, I never wouldve bought it without the zelda label.
@ NE146; last time I played zelda II it was not my kind of game. Granted, that was ten years ago. I might have to give it a re-evaluation some time...sometime when i have nothing better to do......when i've finished ripping off my toenails with a pliers.

[QBert]

i'm actually quite disgusted that zelda 2 got the green light....IMO, worst nes game ever

Everone who doesn't like that game doesn'rt like it because it's a Zelda game that's so different from the others. Now, if the sprites were changed to non-zelda characters, they would have loved it just fine....it's psychological, I tell you!

And don't argue with me, I'm always right! LOL


And Zelda 2 was awesome.

Word.

-Rob

I gots ta say Word here too G. Although it was different, Zelda II was still cool and a fav I still enjoy. 8-)

[Lady Jaye]

Jasoco, you hate Zelda II because it's "too damn hard"??? It's not any worse that many of the NES-era releases...

When Adventures of Link came out, I was disappointed. Like many kids at the time (I was 13 back then), I hoped that it'd be closer to the original Zelda game. Looking back now, I find that it's not such a horrible game, save for the very long experience point gathering. I now admire how Nintendo actually dared to make a sequel that was so different from the rest of the series!

Anyway, call me a sucker, but I'll get Adventure of Link for the gba. Granted, I already have it on the NES and on the GCN Zelda bonus disk, but I don't mind!!!

[MegaDrive20XX]

Out of all this hate towards Zelda 2...and how hard it is....


I will agree to some extent...but Zelda 2 was my first Zelda game that I ever played back in 89...it wasn't until 92 that I got to play Zelda 1.

With that in mind...the only hardest part of Zelda 2....is the FINAL Palace...trying to get through and to remember exactly where to fight Shadow Link still confuses me to death...as for the rest who don't like Zelda 2....for shame...the true underdog of the NES collection has been shown in this thread...someone needs some love for Zelda 2...so it might as well be me.

[ArnoldRimmer83]

I love Zelda II. That game is one of my favorite Nes games, and one of my all time favorites in the Zelda series. I'll admit that leveling up is a bit tedious, but I have no problem with it being side scrolling. I actually enjoy combating enemies in the game and like the emphasis on it. And the game really isn't that hard when you've played it long enough.

Pity there never was another Zelda like that one. I know about the crappy CDI games, but I mean another sidescroller Zelda by Nintendo. There will never be one again, since all Zelda fans would bitch, but would be neat if Nintendo took the engine and used it to make a new franchise series on GBA or so. Haven't been many sidescrolling RPG/action games any more.

Anyway I doubt I would get the game on GBA, since I've already had it for so many years, but I would be tempted to import the Fami Mini vol 3 version, so I could get the Japanese FDS version on cart.

[downfall]

*Fixed some typos*

First off, let me remind you that the Legend of Zelda is *not* an RPG. It's an Adventure game, and it always has been.


"Adventure games cast the player as the protagonist of a story in which the player participates. These games normally require the player to solve various puzzles and find various artifacts."

Sounds like a perfect fit for the Legend of Zelda to me!

Let me also remind you that a sidescroller often goes by the name of a platformer:


"Platform games, also called platformers or side-scrollers, view the game area from a side or "cutaway" perspective. In these games, the background or playing area smoothly scrolls as the player moves about, hence the name. These games are traditionally 2D, but some have employed 3D computer graphics effectively. Traditional elements of these games include running, jumping and some fighting."

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_video_game_genres - For reference. I have trouble disagreeing with any of those definitions (aside from retro, because I don't consider that a genre), and I believe that any game can be placed into one or more of those genres.

With that said, the Legend of Zelda has always been about exploring vast areas, open lands, and lakes, and castles, and whatnot, and though you had a teensy bit of that with the overhead portions in the Adventures of Link, it's just not the same. The majority of anything you're supposed to be doing in Adventures of Link takes place during the sidescrolling portions of the game, and if you ask me, it limits the gameplay, and takes away the essence of what makes a Zelda game great - the exploration and adventure.

What I like personally about the Zelda games are their open-endedness - go wherever you like and explore the land.. push rocks, bomb walls, look for secrets, whatever you feel like doing. Being able to go only left to right limits that, and it really defeats the purpose of it being an adventure game in the first place.

I hate the sidescrolling "get a weapon here" cave things in the original Legend of Zelda. They're so out of place in the overall picture of that game. Just like this whole game. To me, it's trying to be several things at once and not really doing any of them all that well.

I suppose my point is this. I dislike the Adventures of Link because it's a mix of two genres that don't work together at all and instead limit each other's strengths - Sidescrolling and Adventure (not to mention the RPG elements mixed in also)

Sheesh that was a long rant! Sorry gang! :D

[Azazel]

It's TOO DAMN HARD! It doesn't feel like a Zelda game!

The only thing that is maybe somewhat heard are those knights that you encounter in the 7 palaces. Once you get the technique down there not that bad. It's not a bad idea just to practice in the first palace. Once you get it down the slighty stronger blue aren't won't be too much of a problem, well kind of.

Also the boss in the 5 or 6 palace can be kind of heard as one hit and you can be knocked into the lava depending on where you are positioned. This is the only part where I sometime will die.

Generally most people will kind of hit the wall around the 2nd palace cause they haven't been leveling up. This is probably harder for people that don't play RPGs and don't know the importance of leveling up. It's not a bad idea if you just stick around the first palace and go up a few levels. Another good tip if your close to a level up after beating a boss in a palace is to get remaining experience before clearing and destroying the palace. You get a free level up once you put that stone in the pillar and it's regardless of how many points you need for your next level up.

And for the person that went on a little rant. I always have and always will consider Zelda 2 an action/RPG.

[8bitnes]

In Volume 2 of the series,NES versions of Dr. Mario, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda II: Adventures of Link, and Castlevania.

Due October 25th

Source from IGN.com


Gee, what a let down...small selection here..where's Kid Icarus? :( Where's Super Mario Bros 2?(Aka The Lost Levels)

I'm pretty certain that Super Mario 2 was already released as Super Mario Advance (SMA) #3. Correct me if I'm wrong but SMA1 was Mario World, SMA2 was Mario World 2, and SMA4 is Mario 3.

[NE146]

Say what you will about Zelda 2.. But that game still screams hardcore Nintendo quality from that era. And for those of us who know and have been been immersed with whatever Nintendo NES game they put out at that time, Zelda 2 really is right up there with the rest of them. Man I can hear that trademark dungeon tune now! :D

It's really not that hard but it takes a little bit of PLAYING it to get good at it (remember when we used to do that?) Granted now that we've each got a couple hundred games for any system it gets hard to actually sit and try and really explore and play a single game for a length of time without immediate gratification.. so that lack of commitment to getting good at something (which I admittedly suffer from myself) may be the problem

[MegaDrive20XX]

In Volume 2 of the series,NES versions of Dr. Mario, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda II: Adventures of Link, and Castlevania.

Due October 25th

Source from IGN.com


Gee, what a let down...small selection here..where's Kid Icarus? :( Where's Super Mario Bros 2?(Aka The Lost Levels)

I'm pretty certain that Super Mario 2 was already released as Super Mario Advance (SMA) #3. Correct me if I'm wrong but SMA1 was Mario World, SMA2 was Mario World 2, and SMA4 is Mario 3.


I'm talking about the 1986 Super Mario Bros. 2 (Never shown in the USA until 1993 on Super Mario All-Stars, under the name "The Lost Levels)

The SMA1 you are mentioning is the 1988 USA Super Mario Bros. 2 (aka Super Mario USA in JPN and was originally adapted from the Famicom Disk game Doki Doki Panic)

[spoon]

SMA 1= Super Mario Bros 2 USA
SMA 2= Super Mario World
SMA 3= Yoshi;s Island
SMA 4= Super Mario Bros 3

Anyhow, I also gotta give some Zelda 2 love. My favorite zelda behind OOT.

I also wanted to let Downfall that, although I don't agree with your opinions, I like the arguments you made for not liking Zelda 2. Much better than the usual "It sucks" or "So and so roxxors itz boxxrz"

Why do I like it so much, probably because it is so different than the previous Zelda. And, the land seemed so much bigger using a smaller Link in the overworld map to travel. I would say this is the Zelda game that more resembles an RPG than anyother.

[Mayhem]

My third set of the Famicom classics arrived today from PlayAsia so there's yummy Castlevania, Metroid and Kid Icarus goodness to be had! :)

Now, I'd not actually played Kid Icarus before... yeah yeah, I know... but seems quite an interesting little game. Maybe I'll try and spring to play it somehow in English in the future :P

[Ninja Blacksox]

Wait... Baseball Stars was a possibility for this second series of NES re-releases? And it didn't make it? Two words come to mind...




Hunger strike

-A Boy

[Kroogah]

Nintendo hasn't acted on that poll yet. They're still releasing games from the Japanese Famicom Mini series. Hence no Contra, no Punch-Out, no Baseball Stars, no RC Pro-AM, because Japan hasn't gotten them yet either.

[rbudrick]

The WORST Zelda game ever made!

The fact that you hold the CDi games in higher regard than Zelda II, says volumes. I need say no more. LOL :D


It's TOO DAMN HARD! It doesn't feel like a Zelda game!

Too hard? What the? I got to the last palace in 6 hours, the first night I ever played it....way back in '89. The last palace is the only hard part....and it is VERY hard, unless you have a map.


Wrong R, I never wouldve bought it without the zelda label.

I didn't say BUY it, I said LIKE it. If you rented it and it weren't Zelda, I'm confident you would have dug it. And jeez, didn't you read this quote?:


And don't argue with me, I'm always right!

Pfff, some people. LOL

-Rob

[jerkov]

Yes, much worse than Color a Dinosaur, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bad Street Brawler, and Eliminator Boat Duel.

Dude, I think Eliminator Boat Duel kicks ass. It's cheesy as hell, but its actually a lot of fun.

I love Zelda 2 as well........I got it when it first came out for my birthday, and I never found it disappointing or anything. Sure, it was different than the original, but it was a ton of fun. There are a couple of difficult parts, but nothing too outrageous. I always thought that one of the toughest parts of the games was the maze of caves you had to explore in order to find the Hammer. There were some tough enemies to battle, and it could be a long journey if you didn't know the exact paths to take.

[NathanG]

Considering how I have copies of all other Metroid games already, I don't really want a standalone copy of GBA Metroid to disrupt things (especially since I'm not shilling out $20 for that when I have it already in three different incarnations), but maybe someday when the price goes down on it that I might get it. It would be interesting to see a replica of the original manual, considering how my NES version is loose...

Other than that, not a complete waste of time. Castlevania is a good pick; I think it might sell a lot, and Zelda II is fine (I don't get why people give it such a bad rap, anyway). Dr. Mario...well, I have the old Game Boy cart of it, so it wouldn't be of any use to me.

Didn't most of these already get releases as Famicom Mini titles? If so, I can see why they picked these ones. Still, I wish Nintendo had been a bit more adventurous and picked a few other titles to try out. I know, I know...the ones picked were readily accesible and could be used to get money quick...but don't a lot of us feel that there should be some other titles to pick from?

[Mitch_Naz]

Thats good news, im glad to hear castlevania is on the roster.

[Jasoco]

Castlebvania's another one of those franchises I've never been able to get into. :(

[Nuadha]

Castlevania would be cool to play on my GBA, but I have serious problems paying $20 for one game, which I already own, when they could just as easily throw all three NES Castlevanias on one GBA cart and make it worth $20.

[Azazel]

Yes but than they won't make as much money so it probably won't happen.