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Veknoid_Outcast on 15 July 2016
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pokoko said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

Fair points. But the creation of the cart battery isn't the most important thing about Zelda per se. It's more about what it represents and what it facilitated: open-ended non-linear games that needn't be finished in a single sitting. That had far-reaching consequences for console gaming, consequences that reverberate strongly today.

I certainly won't deny that Zelda had a massive impact on console gaming or that the cartridge battery was much, much better than passwords (for developers that could afford it).  For two generations, it was very important.  I just don't want to see the influence of computer games to be discarded.  They could already save game progression and that model would eventually become the standard when CDs hit.

Also, going back to my first post, I just discovered that Nintendo was not the first with a handheld gaming device.

Not only it was cart based but it also featured early d-pad-like 4-way control using the 4 buttons.  Wow.  Not bad for 1979.

Oh yeah. All too often computer RPGs like Ultima are overlooked. I definitely want to give groundbreaking games like that all the credit in the world.