yvw.

I also never said Minish Cap was bad, it is just that I want your usual Link. You know, the one who doesn't ride Choo Choo trains like those found in childrens amusement parks, Link who spends his days sailing the seas or Link with a bird hat thing.

Thanks for clarifying.

My sentiments exactly.

The imagination and  game design displayed in the original Zelda were just lightyears ahead of anything else before it and make it, overall, my favorite game of all time.  Even playing it now; the control is flawless, the way you use your items intelligently to progress is genius, the secrets are brilliant; even the gold cartridge, sweet box art and full-color booklet added to it's excellence.

And then when you've completed it you get an entire remixed second quest.  Pure bona fide perfection to me.

Exactly!
Who would ever bring a special golden cartridge just for a game?
When i think about the game  - like the secrets and gameplay as you mentioned - the only thing that comes to mind is: how did Miyamoto think of all that? :D  The man`s a genious!

Mario had a "second run" after finishing the game, but Zelda`s second quest was almost like reinventing the game - or part of it, to be honest. The dundgeons were just awesome!
I just can`t remember anything to point my finger at and say "that`s bad". I know people praise Ocarina of Time for being a masterpiece, but Zelda 1 was "the" game - at least for me!

All this conversation is making me rebuy the game in Virtual Console to play it again! :D

Zelda seems to be going in the right direction right now...idk about you guys ,but I'm hyped for skyward sword.

Glad I read this thread before acting like "Mr. Know-It-ALL" about The Minish Cap.

That game deserves more love.

I agree with this guy!

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Want Wind Waker 2 first!

It really is isn't it?  At least from a combat and dungeon standpoint I think it's about as old school 2D Zelda in 3D as you can get.  I think Nintendo should realy look to that game particularly for the interesting online ideas as well as combat.  I'm not saying the next Zelda should be exactly like it since Demon's Souls didn't have the overworld and NPC interaction people expect from a Zelda, but they could definitely glean a few things from it to make the 3D Zelda with the old combat driven 2D gameplay that some seem to crave.

They have been making classic style Zelda for years, Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Minish Cap, Four swords, Phantom Hourglass, while i admit that Spirit Tracks looked a little off. If your one of those guys who are too cool to play games on portables then that is your lost and you will continue to miss out