15 Years of the Legend
By Steve Dixon
Nintendo® 1985
What is this? The copyright on the original Zelda. You knew that, though, didn't you? Of course you did. So what's this?
Nintendo® 2000
The copyright of the next Zelda, silly! What, you didn't know there was another Zelda on the way? If you don't think there is one, you're partially right. There are 3 on the way at least; Ura Zelda, Zelda 6 and Zelda DX. Nintendo has informally announced all three of these, and I thought I should get everyone up to date.
As we've learned with many recent titles, Nintendo has a tendency to cut games. Since there hasn't been any official word from NOA, these games might not be on the way to the US, so don't come crying to me if one or more of these get cut. You've been warned.
URA-ZELDA - N64
Okay, the title sounds a bit dorky (It means "Another Zelda" in
Japanese), but the game rocks. What is it? It's an expansion
pack for Z64. And no, it's not a memory upgrade. For those of
you who haven't seen Sonic -&- Knuckles, here's how it works. You
plug Ura Zelda in to your N64, and the Ura Zelda Pak has a Cart
port on top of it which you hook your existing Z64 Pak into.
This lets you play more levels, fight new and different enemies,
etc. If we're lucky, this could be out as soon as November.
Don't believe me? Ask Mr. Miyamoto. He said it's on the way and
should be out by then. Here's hoping.
ZELDA 6 (Working Title) - GBC
New console, new Zelda. A formula for Success that Nintendo
should live by. Another one is; Space at the E3 booth, new Zelda.
That would make Zelda fans everywhere happy, but let's take what
we can get. Nintendo seems to be heeding the above rule, because
there are currently plans for a Game Boy Color Zelda. Not a
remake of Link's Awakening, but a completely new saga. Cool.
Look for this one early '00.
ZELDA DX - GBC
No, it's not already out. You must be thinking of some other GBC
remake. This is the original Zelda resurrected in all it's 256
color glory. I believe that Nintendo has confirmed this one
already, so you won't have to take my word on it. Look for this
little fellow around September '99.
Ah, the long awaited return of music in my editorials. I had to insert it myself, which was a bit of a drag. Unfortunately, JMK was in charge of what music went where, and after he retired, nobody took over. I kept hoping someone would take over for him, but alas, it was not to be. Oh, well. That concludes this week's edition. Tune in next week, same Zelda time, same Zelda channel.
Staff Comments:
Crysaler: Some of the rumors I know still aren't.. totally confirmed, even the Zelda 6 you mention I haven't heard of. I doubt your sources a little.
Nobody's cared to add music, because nobody's cared enough to! That's also for the writer to help work out, not just the person who formatts them. As far as I know, JMK was in charge of letters and that's his territory. That's why he added the music.
