Comments on: Anatomy of a Game: Zelda X

By: Vega

Vega — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:02:22 +0000

Koji Kondo? Did he double duty as composer and dungeon designer?

By: MetManMas

MetManMas — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:46:56 +0000

@jparish Really? I usually stick to the boomerang for LikeLike control, but I’ll have to give the rod’s fire a try once I get the book again.

By: LBD "Nytetrayn"

LBD "Nytetrayn" — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:39:13 +0000

Dang, I missed out on commenting on the last one. =( Well, if nothing else, I loved the map’s reappearance at the southwest end of Hyrule in Zelda II.

I do love beating the levels out of order. I did so just recently just because I could, and to get the Magic Key for the other dungeons.

By: jparish

jparish — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:30:51 +0000

@MetManMas Actually, you’re mistaken. You can fire two beams before the flames die out. That makes it pretty useful for clearing out screens full of lower-level foes or as a backup weapon whenever Bubbles appear. High-level enemies like Wizzrobes and Darknuts don’t take any damage from it, but it’s a life-saver (or shield-saver) whenever you encounter the Like-Like/Bubble double team.

By: MetManMas

MetManMas — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:54:01 +0000

I don’t really think of the Rod’s upgrade as much of an improvement. You go from shooting a low damage beam to shooting a low damage beam that turns into a flame when it makes contact and doesn’t let you shoot again until it disappears. I guess it could be handy for extra damage while stabbing other things, but I mainly stuck to the Magical Boomerang instead because it’s just so great for crowd control against most standard foes.

A key that’s infinite keys is pretty awesome, though. You just wouldn’t see a thing like that outside of the 8-bit days, not when keys serve more as a means to construct a more linear path.

By: jparish

jparish — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:31:36 +0000

These are all screens from VG Museum, so more correctly “the dude who ripped these images does that as well.”

By: Mazian

Mazian — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:43:46 +0000

I was going to say that this is why I’ll put Level 6 off until last when I replay it now, but judging from how you have six heart containers here and thirteen on the Level 6 post, you do that as well.

(GO TREASURE HUNTING – SAVE KARY FOR LAST)