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The Fastest Way To Finish Ocarina of Time

The Fastest Way To Finish Ocarina of Time

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The fastest way to finish Ocarina of Time was eighteen minutes and ten seconds long, until yesterday. Now it’s eighteen minutes and seven seconds long. Someday it might even be seconds shorter than that. Watch live video from Jodenstone on Twitch To explain exactly what is involved in setting this current record, here’s a rundown. First, you have to use the iQue version of the game, The iQue was a Nintendo console only sold in China that played Nintendo 64 games in digital form, and it runs its games slightly faster than all other regions do. You turn the game on, quickly make an “AAAAAA” name for yourself, watch the opening cutscenes, race out your treehouse as soon as you’re given control and strafe/roll to the Kokiri store(because simply running isn’t as fast). You buy one Deku Stick, strafe backwards up to the Lost Woods and use the Deku Stick against the Zora River opening to glitch through the wall. You fall through the river, surface at Hyrule Field, and

Why Nintendo is vital for the health of the video game industry

Why Nintendo is vital for the health of the video game industry

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Over the past few years Nintendo has gone through something of a difficult patch. The Wii, though incredibly successful, was seen as something of a novelty by many in the press and by supposed hardcore gamers who often looked down at it. Furthermore, their most recent console, the Wii U, has proven to be a flop thus far. This has led to calls by some radicals that Nintendo should perhaps forgo the hardware business that they have continued for so long and move solely into creating software for other consoles. Some have even gone as far as to proclaim that Nintendo is no longer relevant and will sooner or later bow out of the industry due to an inability to compete with the likes of Sony and Microsoft. This article though will argue that not only should Nintendo ensure that they remain an important part of the industry, it is vital that they do for gamers around the world. The Nintendo 64 was largely seen as a success for the

Miyamoto Clarifies A Few Things

Miyamoto Clarifies A Few Things

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The Associated Press recently conducted an interview session with Shigeru Miyamoto, a man who needs no introduction if you’re the type who looks for websites with names like “PopGeeks.” It’s one of the better interviews with Miyamoto, or any video game high-up, because it dispenses with the “how great are you” suck-ups and gets right to real consumer questions. That usually doesn’t happen. First thing: the dilemma of the disappearing Amiibos. Nintendo suggested earlier this month that three Amiibos from the original lineup might only go through one manufacturing run and then disappear. Miyamoto’s response is that some Amiibos are intended for just one game; for example the likelihood of Wii Fit Trainer having a second Amiibo use outside of Smash is slim. So in their eyes, it doesn’t make sense to make a figure for just one title for an extended period of time. But won’t people be buying Smash for years? Nintendo has a planned solution: they’ll be sending out Amiibo cards for late arrivals that perform the

Zelda fans recreating Ocarina of Time in 2D

Zelda fans recreating Ocarina of Time in 2D

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Ask Nintendo fans what their favorite Zelda game is and there is a very strong chance that they will plump for either the Nintendo 64 classic Ocarina of Time or the older SNES hit A Link To The Past. Both are considered some of the best examples of adventure games ever made and are cherished by millions as important gaming experiences. Considering all of that it should come as no surprise that someone has finally decided to combine the two into one game. The remake, dubbed OOT 2D by its creators, is a new version of Ocarina of Time in the style of A Link To The Past. The video above shows off the work that the 10 developers have done so far. As you can see, the game world has been recreated in the top-down 2D view associated with earlier Legend of Zelda games. The team behind OOT 2D say that they are redrawing all the cutscenes from the original Nintendo 64 title, programming all the enemy A.I. to

E3 Recap – What did we learn this year?

E3 Recap – What did we learn this year?

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It has been over a week since E3 rolled around. The conference saw over 50,000 gamers and press looking at the latest hardware and software on offer from  developers all around the world. However, with so much information on offer in such a small amount of time it was easy to miss important news. Since the dust has now settled slightly we are going to take a look back at all the biggest announcements that came out of E3 2014. Nintendo The Japanese publisher and developer has been struggling lately. Wii U and 3Ds sales are down on what was originally expected and there has been a severe lack of quality in terms of games for their next generation console. They set to remedy this with a host of game announcements. We saw a number of new entries in established franchises such as Yoshi’s Woolly World, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, StarFox and Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker. We also got a first glimpse at Mario Maker, a new title that

N64 Games Are Coming to Wii U Virtual Console

N64 Games Are Coming to Wii U Virtual Console

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Judging by an update on the official Nintendo Wii U virtual console it looks a lot like N64 games are coming to Wii U Virtual Console. A recent update now states the following; Tip: Check back regularly for the latest releases, including the future addition of titles from the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 systems. This has been a subtle update by Nintendo and wasn’t anything announced during their digital events at E3, but it could be another service being offered in an attempt to strengthen the Wii U’s market share. We reported recently that the release of Mario Kart 8 had already made a large impact on sales of the flagging console. Virtual Console releases have been sporadic at the best of times, but should some of the very best Nintendo 64 classics be ported to the virtual console on the Wii U – it could be a huge draw factor for fans who missed the originals and gamers looking for nostalgia. Some of the greatest milestones for multiplayer gaming were released

E3 – E3 Day 2 Rundown

E3 – E3 Day 2 Rundown

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E3 – Day 2 Following the rundown of all the information from Day 1 at E3, we take a look at the events of Day 2 in our E3 Day 2 Rundown. Here goes … Nintendo Conference Nintendo kicked off their E3 ‘Digital Event’ with a strange trailer comprising of Reggie Fils-Aime as a puppet type character – he went on to fight Satoru Iwata on Super Smash Bros. Confirmation was given that you will now be able to fight as your Mii on Super Smash Bros upon release and Mii fighters com in 3 styles – brawler, gunner and sword fighter. Palutena from Kid Icarus was also confirmed as a playable character during the conference. A brief showreel showed some of the mini games that will also be included in the 3DS release of the game. Nintendo announced their NFC figures will be called Amiibo – these can be used to provide extra content to games, much like Skylanders. The first game to make use of them will be Super

E3 – Zelda on Wii U for 2015 Release

E3 – Zelda on Wii U for 2015 Release

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At Nintendo’s digital E3 event today they confirmed what gamers worldwide have been pining for – an open world Zelda on Wii U for 2015 release! There was a short 2 minute video during the event showcasing the game and it looks gorgeous – if that is indeed how the final Zelda game will look like upon release then this could be an absolutely huge release for the Wii U, possibly even the game to turn its fortunes around. In the video, seen below, certain particular features and philosophies behind the new game – it seems the open world is certainly the focus with a specific and purposeful emphasis on making the game world peaceful, but still dangerous with strong enemies to be found. In the footage, there is a mountain range in the distance that can be visited and all locations can be approached from all angles. The brief gameplay footage also shows Link fighting on horseback, he doesn’t leave that position in the video, so this potentially offers

Iwata says Wii U Needs a Pokemon Moment

Iwata says Wii U Needs a Pokemon Moment

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President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata addressed the issue of Nintendo‘s, and particularly the Wii U’s, poor financial performance as part of an analyst Q&A session which can be read in full here. As part of the discussion on Nintendo Japans website, Iwata compared the highly publicized slow sales performance of the Wii U to those of the original Game Boy. More interestingly though, Iwata drew specific attention to the moment the Game Boy really took off – the release of the original Pokemon games and suggesting a similar success could turn the Wii U‘s poor performance around. Iwata said during the Q&A – “The fate of a video game system is often influenced greatly by the introduction of a single title. As many of you probably remember, before the release of the Pokémon game, Game Boy had been showing slow growth, and many people wondered whether it was the end of Game Boy.” “But the Pokémon game singlehandedly changed the landscape of the system, which then started to show the strongest

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