Super Mario Crossover, the fan-made mashup that throws some of our favorite 8-bit heroes into the Mushroom Kingdom, is getting an update this spring.
Throwing in new levels, Super Nintendo graphics, Game Boy graphics, and a plethora of new characters, this looks more like a major overhaul than a standard update. Additional characters announced in the trailer include Luigi, Protoman, Trevor (Castlevania), Haggle Man (Ninja Gaiden), Demon (Kid Icarus), Bass (Mega Man), Dark Link, and Dark Samus. Those last two I assume are merely extra costumes for Link and Samus.
Hit the jump for the 4 minute trailer and let your insides tingle with nostalgia.
Rumor has it that that the text used within Skyward Sword is from a time even immemorial to the game's own events. However, nothing can stand in the way of modern Zelda fans. Just such people have deciphered the entire Skyward Sword alphabet, and have taken the liberty of translating words found within the game (not just signs). What's more, ZU member Sarinilli has even created a font that you can download to type your own Skyward messages. Here's a few snippets from Sarinilli's page:
Dear Nintendo America, GIVE ME THIS. Nintendo Japan, to close out the 25th anniversary year of The Legend of Zelda, is selling for 3,255 Yen (about $42 USD) this wicked-crazy, heavy-duty, art book filled with concepts, sketches and info. The info is rumored to contain the official time-line of the games, and the history of Hyrule. The Japanese fans can get this baby on December 21st. The rest of us better have good Japanese friends. (source)
I TOLD you they exist! patches for Wii games I mean. The world didn't think they were real, but I knew all along, mwahahahaha! For those of you who accidentally got stuck because of the Skyward Sword glitch, fret not, Nintendo will be (I swear this is their own words) "releasing a program that will repair save data for those who have their Wii connected to the Internet." - this means "patch". If you are someone who has a Wii console not connected to the internet, they got you covered too, you can simply "send your save data to Nintendo".
Please read more for the complete support details like, who to call, where to send files to, and when the *ahem* "program" will be ready for "repairing" your files, or how you can avoid getting stuck altogether...
It's a topic that's been discussed between friends countless times, should the The Legend of Zelda games adopt full voice acting? Of course the first couple of games were just flat out un-able to technically handle it, and then came Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask, where voice acting was technically possible, but rarely used, in fact the only games I can think of during this era in gaming that were fully voiced were Resident Evil 1 and 2, I'm not saying there weren't more, just off the top of my head.
I made this Legend of Zelda: 25th Anniversary Symphony album art, save it, use it on your new music! read more for a custom Super Mario Bros 25th Anniversary album art...
Welcome to the second banner of the month... the Skyward Sword! I worked on this one alittle bit after Halloween. I tried to copy the paintbrush style of the Skyward Sword in this one! If you would like a wallpaper (which I think turned out AWESOME!) Be sure to get it here! Are all of you excited? Only 5 days left until the US release of Zelda!
Lookie lookie I painted a pikture of Link! I wanted to paint a pikture from one of my favrit games so I choosed the Gamecube game "The Zelda Wind Awaker". I painted Link on this boat with his sword! The boat can talk! Oh and also the boat is a red lion, but he also was the King of hyrule when he was human, but that was a long time ago before many ages passed and Hyrule got flooded because I don't know why. Oh and also Link visits islands and caves so he can find the pieces of the Tryforse, that is three triangles that combine together to glow gold and help Link to defeat the big guy with the bird who his name is Ganon, not the bird, I don't know his name, but the bird stole Links sister and that's why Link is on an adventure to try and save her.
OH! and Link likes to catch pigs for some reason, he sneaks to them crawling in the grass and then will grab them and hold them above his head, but he wont hurt them, and they oink whenever he takes a step it sounds funny, OH! and also there is this fish guy Link can give food to by dropping the food in the water, and the fish is happy and knows how to paint, so he will paint on Links map to help him find the Tryforse, I don't know how his paint doesn't mess up in the water though, and also Link can Awake the wind by being a music leader with the stick to show wich way it should blow and then it does, and that makes the boat be able to go to other places!
OH! and here is the full size so you can make a wallpaper for your computer! and also I think that maybe there might be more Zelda art this month for the website!
Nintendo has issued a pretty hefty press release for North America involving 3DS, Wii, and a frickin ton of games to see you through the holidays. It's all about present, future, and presents in this edition. Read more for the full shibang.
US: $70 = Game & Gold Wii Remote Plus. Regular and Bundle comes with Musical CD for a limited time. EU: PREORDER ONLY = Game, Gold Wii Remote Plus, and Musical CD (unsure about CD limits) - Thanks Charles for the tip!
It's no secret that I am a massive fan of the Legend of Zelda. My first real experience with video games was at the age of seven, when I first played Ocarina of Time for the N64. It took me two years to finish the storyline, with six months spent purely on trying to defeat Volvagia. When I was in middle school I would write Wind Waker fanfiction. When I was in high school, I would decode the Hylian language.
Now, at the age of twenty, I have 27 playthroughs of Ocarina under my belt. I have a folder on my hard drive filled with term papers and different theses that I have written - for fun - delving into the psychosis of the Hyrulian lore. My fiancé and I run fictional Twitter accounts as Link and Princess Zelda. We plan on naming one of our daughters Saria. I recently emblazoned my skin with the beauty that is the Triforce. And it is my great pleasure to enjoy the treats that the 25th Anniversary of the Legend of Zelda has to offer us.
It is a joy to play this fantastic title again. Now, let us take a look at this latest remake of a classic.
Hot dog! Zelda Informer got a hold of the August issue of Nintendo Powerthat holds an interview with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. He talks about Skyward Sword stuff obviously but also talks a bit about handheld games, and how if there is enough demand for it, Majoras Mask could be possible:
Certainly in making the DS titles as handheld Zeldas, one of the goals has always been to make something you can play in little bits and pieces so that you have a little fun, put it away, and do something else, and come back to it... But Ocarina of Time is a fully fledged, previously console Zelda that is now portable. [...] The ability to deliver that kind of experience is now available for handhelds as well; it's not just in the domain of consoles anymore. [...] One of the big things that we made this remake possible was that there was an outpour of emotions from people who said they would like to see this game done, I think certainly if there was a similar output of emotion and clamor from fans for a remake of Majora's Mask, it wouldn't be an utter impossibility. Thinking on it now, having a handheld Majora's Mask where you could kind of just set things down on your own time - close it, set it aside and come back to it later - might be a game play element some fans will actually take to and might really appreciate.
Ok, so it's time for us as fans to brainstorm! how can we get together and make a big gigantic deal out of this and send the message to Nintendo, that we want this? I say we should we go crazy and flood their Twitter and Facebook pages with requests to make it happen, what are your ideas?
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Super Mario Crossover, the fan-made mashup that throws some of our favorite 8-bit heroes into the Mushroom Kingdom, is getting an update this spring.
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