Marathon
Description:
Since
Christmas is quickly coming up (or, at least it was when I wrote
this), what better way to celebrate
than to watch a Marathon featuring everybody's favorite elf, Link!
(Yes, I know he's technically a Hylian, but work with me on this...).
We'll be playing
through a whole bunch of games in The Legend of Zelda
series, including...
- The Legend
of Zelda
(NES)
- Zelda II:
The
Adventure of Link (NES)
- The Legend
of Zelda: A
Link to the Past
(SNES)
- The Legend
of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time (N64)
- The Legend
of Zelda:
Majora's Mask (N64)
- The Legend
of Zelda:
The Wind Waker (GC)
- The Legend
of Zelda:
Twilight Princess (GC/Wii)
Plus, we've had the (mis)fortune
of acquiring a Philips CDi!
For those of you who don't know the significance of this, the CDi is
the only non-Nintendo system to feature Legend of Zelda games. As you
can imagine, these games don't quite
measure
up to the standards set by their Nintendo-made counterparts (as
evidenced here).
In any event, we'll also be playing (or trying to play)...
- Link: The
Faces of
Evil (CDi)
- Zelda: The
Wand of
Gamelon (CDi)
- Zelda's
Adventure (CDi)
All the money raised will go to the Free the
Children, a charity that
provides clean water, healthcare, food and education to children in
developing nations!
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Why Zelda?
Why not? We like Zelda. You (probably) like Zelda. Everybody likes
Zelda. This also gives us a chance to play through and comment on those
Legend of Zelda games for the Philips CDi.
What's
the criteria for completion?
The Legend of Zelda is over once we've beaten
Ganon. We consider Zelda II done once Link's Shadow is defeated. A Link
to the Past and Ocarina of Time are done once we've beaten Ganon
(again). Majora's Mask is completed once the final form of Majora is
destroyed. Both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are over with once
Ganondorf is beaten.
What
system will
you play the games on?
We'll be playing The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II on both the Zelda
Collector's Disc on the GameCube and the Virtual Console on the Wii.
Ocarina of Time and Majora's
Mask will be played on their original cartridges and on the Virtual
Console.
Wind Waker will be played on the
GameCube and we'll have a copy of Twilight Princess for both the Wii
and the GameCube.
Will
you be playing through New Years?
You bet! To the best of my knowledge, this is the first ever trans-decade video gaming Marathon
to be broadcast live over the internet. An accomplishment that
just rolls off the tongue. Somebody call the Guinness World Record
people.
I
want to watch, but I'll be away. What
do I do?!
Provided there are no unforeseen
technical issues, we'll be recording the entire Marathon
so you can re-watch
it whenever you'd like!
What's this I hear about raffling off a CDi?
We're raffling
off
the
Philips CDi (and 18 games) to donors!
For every $5
donated, you will
receive one
entry in the
raffle. The CDi
works perfectly, is worth approximately $100 and comes with everything
shown below (except the backpack-- that's mine):
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Includes:
- Philips
CDi 220/37
system
- One
remote (with
joystick)
- Power
cables
Games:
- Compton's
Interactive
Encyclopedia (2x)
- Pinball
(2x)
- Paint
School I
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- Palm
Springs Open (2x)
- Video
Speedway (2x)
- Tell
Me Why I
- Power
Hitter
- Escape
from Cybercity
(2x)
- Voyeur
- Top
Gun
- Battleship
(2x)
- Link:
The Faces of Evil
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