tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/9840Cheerful Ghost: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening2024-03-29T07:19:45+00:002023-02-26T06:25:58Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/48922023-02-26T06:25:58Z2023-02-26T06:25:58Z/jdodson/posts/4892/what-are-your-top-switch-games-played-by-hoursWhat Are Your Top Switch Games Played By Hours?<div class='youtube-player' data-id='_qU1JYAE9Nk'></div> <br/>Metal Jesus dropped a video recently where someone asked him what his top played Switch games were. It's an interesting question as it's not a best of or favorites list, it's just the top games you've played on the system. I was curious what my top Switch games were and I suppose it's not too surprising:<br><br><ol>
<br><li>Link's Awakening Remake: 30 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Diablo III: Eternal Collection: 25 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Super Mario Maker 2: 20 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Fortnite: 20 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Minecraft: 15 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Minecraft Dungeons: 15 hours or more</li>
<br><li>New Super Mario Bros Wii U Deluxe: 15 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 10 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Shredder's Revenge: 5 hours or more</li>
<br><li>Super Mario 3D World + Bowsers Fury: 5 hours or more</li>
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</ol><br>Let me know what your list is in the comments!2023-02-26T06:25:58Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/47052022-01-05T17:53:53Z2022-01-05T17:55:59Z/jdodson/posts/4705/zelda-game-watch-save-your-rupees-for-this-incredible-hyrulian-valueZelda Game & Watch: Save Your Rupees For This Incredible Hyrulian Value!<div class='youtube-player' data-id='5jp_9gv_N8c'></div> <br/>For Christmas this year I got myself the Legend of Zelda Game & Watch. The Zelda Game & Watch features The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link and Link's Awakening alongside a classic watch game and a few other fun modes. The big draw of the Zelda Game & Watch to me was the fact that it included the original Gameboy version of Link's Awakening. I'd have preferred the DX color version, but the original Gameboy version is classic and well worth replaying. I've been playing Link's Awakening on the Game & Watch and just acquired the third instrument. The small system feels good in my hands and the controls feel quite natural. Since I'm playing the Gameboy game everything feels good in the hand as I have a lot of memory playing this on the classic Gameboy. All told the classic Gameboy was much bigger in the hand but the screen wasn't too big so it feels pretty natural. My only minor complaint is that due to the screen size the original Link's Awakening is stretched to fit the screen by default. Nintendo has a setting to have the game play in the proper orientation but it's an odd default selection.<br><br>I plan on completing Link's Awakening on the Game & Watch and heading back to The Legend of Zelda and completing it again too. I've never completed The Adventures of Link and wonder if I'll finally do it on the Game & Watch?<br><br>Compared to the Mario Game & Watch this is an incredible value and with the rising prices of retro games even more so. If you had a thought to want to come back and play these games and don't have a great way to do it do yourself a favor and get the Zelda Game & Watch. Afterward check out the three article series Nintendo created on all the secrets they've stuffed the Zelda Game & Watch with. Some of these were included in the original games and some are completely new to the Watch system.<br><br>Regional Game Differences: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-1/">https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-1/</a><br><br>Saving the World in 12 Hours? Mysteries of the Playable Clock: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-2/">https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-2/</a><br><br>Secret Button Commands: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-3/">https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2021/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda-secret-series-part-3/</a>2022-01-05T17:55:59Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/43092020-01-05T04:17:25Z2020-01-05T04:17:25Z/jdodson/posts/4309/arlo-reviews-nintendo-in-2019Arlo Reviews Nintendo in 2019<div class='youtube-player' data-id='xGoXYBcbVSc'></div> <br/>I recently discovered Arlo, a gaming YouTube channel featuring a puppet and shared a video a few days ago about Arlo's predictions for 2020. He just released a new video cataloging Nintendo's accomplishments in 2019 and not surprisingly, Nintendo had a really full year. The standouts for me were the new Pokemon game release, Link's Awakening and I've also been hearing a lot of good things about Ring Fit Adventure. I think we're looking at an even stronger 2020 and <strong>if the rumors are true</strong> we are in for two Wii U game ports to launch soon. I'm fairly certain Super Mario 3D World is one of the games but the other one i'm less certain of.<br><br>What Wii U ports would you love to come to Switch in 2020?<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/emily-rogers-says-there-are-two-unannounced-wii-u-ports-in-the-works/">https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/emily-rogers-says-there-are-two-unannounced-wii-u-ports-in-the-works/</a>2020-01-05T04:17:25Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/42162019-10-04T03:36:44Z2019-10-04T03:39:09Z/jdodson/posts/4216/songs-of-the-sirens-link-s-awakening-remixedGet The All New Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed Album For Free!<div class='youtube-player' data-id='kqVjfCTeclU'></div> <br/>For me, since its launch, Link's Awakening has been all over game news sites, the YouTube channels I watch and gaming podcasts. It seems the little Gameboy game made a huge impression on a ton of gamers and because of that, and the incredible artistry of the remake by Grezzo, this month might as well be called Link's Awakening month.<br><br>For years I've downloaded and included the video game remix albums by OCRemix into my gaming playlists and they are back with an all new remix album to celebrate the Link's Awakening remake. OCRemix already released a Link's Awakening remix album in 2010 that I consider one fo the best remix albums of all time called Threshold of a Dream so the bar was set pretty high for this release. That said, they are back with an all new 14 track album called Song of the Sirens that is quite good and if you want to jam even more Link's Awakening into your earholes... this album is for you!<br><br>My standout tracks on this remix album are Domain of Darkness, Tal Tal Future, Imprisoned (Color Dungeon), Le Mystere du Possion-Reve and Why is the Island Gone?<br><br>After you give this a listen i'd be very interested to know what songs you enjoy.<br><br>"<strong>Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed is the 71st free community arrangement album published by OverClocked ReMix. It features 14 arrangements of the soundtrack to legendary Game Boy adventure title The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening from 14 artists in a variety of styles and in celebration of this classic game's remake for the Nintendo Switch.</strong>"<br><br>Songs of the Sirens: Link's Awakening ReMixed:<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://sirens.ocremix.org/">http://sirens.ocremix.org/</a><br><br>and if you are looking for Threshold of a Dream released in 2010:<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://threshold.ocremix.org/">http://threshold.ocremix.org/</a>2019-10-04T03:39:09Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/42132019-10-01T03:06:14Z2019-10-01T17:21:21Z/Travis/posts/4213/cheerful-ghost-radio-episode-67-the-legend-of-zelda-link-s-awakening-for-nintendo-switchCheerful Ghost Radio Episode 67: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening For Nintendo Switch<iframe autosize='false' width='100%' height='166px' scrolling='no' frameborder='no' src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://soundcloud.com/cheerfulghost/episode-67-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening'></iframe> <br/>We've returned to Koholint Island after 26 years for this review of the new Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. This is one of our most anticipated games in a while, and we're stoked to finally have our hands on it. Warning: this one gets surprisingly philosophical for a few minutes, and may be worth a listen just for that.2019-10-01T17:21:21ZTravistag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/42072019-09-22T17:32:35Z2019-09-22T17:36:24Z/jdodson/posts/4207/the-first-few-hours-of-link-s-awakeningThe First Few Hours of Link's Awakening<div class='youtube-player' data-id='KREpHaA0Tbo'></div> <br/>When the Link's Awakening remake was recently announced in a Nintendo Direct I was in. Link's Awakening was already one of the best Zelda games in the franchise and remaking it seemed like a great idea. I pre-ordered the Dreamer Edition and it finally released last Friday and I wanted to write up my first thoughts as well as recap a bit of what others are saying about it.<br><br><strong>A Worthy Remake of a Classic Game</strong><br><br>In a nutshell the Link's Awakening remake is a very worthy remake for one of the best video games of all time. You can tell that a lot of love and attention was poured into this game by Grezzo and Nintendo and a very keen eye was paid to recreate the original game nearly beat for beat. That said, it's not perfect and a few glaring issues keep it from a perfect score.<br><br><strong>Link's Awakening Suffers From Framerate Problems</strong><br><br>The biggest issue that of the Link's Awakening remake is that it suffers from framerate issues. The game mostly keeps to a 60 hz/fps rate but at times dips to 30 and it's quite noticeable. Apparently this was an issue that many people noticed when the game was demoed originally that has improved but some issues still remain. I hope Greezo and Nintendo are working on an update because playing this game entirely lag free would be incredible. That said, it's a great game, you're just gonna notice the lag or at least, I do.<br><br><strong>The Score</strong><br><br>As a huge fan of the original Link's Awakening I consider that Gameboy the Gameboy Color DX to be nearly perfect games. Grezzo and Nintendo decided to go with a score that remakes the original chiptunes in a Breath of the Wild style orchestral motif. The end result is a very personal sounding score that makes you feel like the musicians are in the room playing along with the game. The recording of the songs is quite dynamic and the musicians themselves put a ton of style into the songs creating something very special. With that, this is one part of the game i'm not entirely sure about. The music is fantastic but as someone that adores chiptunes on the Gameboy i'm not sure the music is better or on par with the original score. Not all aspects of a remake will be better and for me, perhaps, i'm still stuck in the past with respect to the score.<br><br><strong>The Remake Changes A Few Things</strong><br><br>A few things I noticed that the remake changes were the opening cinematic. It's fairly faithful to the opening Gameboy scenes except the new anime style doesn't have music. The opening Gameboy scenes and score are forever burned into my brain so when the new cutscene dropped the music this was one change I noticed. Instead the new cutscene uses the visuals and sound effects to create tension instead of leaning into the score. It's a fun change and works quite well.<br><br>The Trendy game you play to collect the Yoshi doll and other items is one iconic element of the original Link's Awakening and they include it in the remake with a twist. In the old Trendy game the items moved around in a circle on a conveyer belt and the new game forgoes that entirely. The Trendy game claw in the remake, just like claw games in real life, can drop your items in odd ways that feel cheap but in the end this version of the game might be easier. This isn't a huge difference, but something I did notice.<br><br><strong>The Visuals</strong><br><br>Any review on the Link's Awakening Remake is going to mention the new lush toy like 3D visuals and how incredible they are and everyone would be correct. I won't talk much more about it but will note that the new interpretations of the Gameboy classic is quite bold and sometimes goofy. That said, the original game was pretty goofy too.<br><br><strong>The Influence of Link Between Worlds</strong><br><br>One thing I haven't seen discussed when people talk about the new Link's Awakening remake is how it feels like a proper follow up to Link Between Worlds. Link Between Worlds was a sequel to Link to the Past on the 3DS and the Link's Awakening Remake really feels like a continuation of that Zelda gameplay, art and musical style. Link Between Worlds didn't feature such a shiny 3D style, my guess is because the 3DS wasn't quite capable of it. That said, if Nintendo continues with the flagship Zelda games ala Breath of the Wild and the top-down Link Between Worlds / Link's Awakening style of game I'm in.<br><br>To compare Link Between Worlds and the new Link's Awakening Remake check the Link Between Worlds Trailer below.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_auhDR8VjU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_auhDR8VjU</a><br><br><strong>The Story So Far</strong><br><br>I've played the game up to the Slime Dungeon and so far, it's been incredibly fun. Link's Awakening isn't a very long game and so far they haven't added anything to it in terms of extending the story. I'll do a full review once I'm done with the game but if the game ends like it starts, it's gonna be really fun.2019-09-22T17:36:24Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/41852019-08-27T03:51:17Z2019-08-27T03:52:36Z/jdodson/posts/4185/more-link-s-awakening-gameplay-released-at-gamescomMore Link's Awakening Gameplay Released At Gamescom<div class='youtube-player' data-id='n-FrbVrf6Lg'></div> <br/>Nintendo was at the Gamescom expo this year demoing the Link's Awakening remake and released a new video showing off some all new gameplay footage. The biggest news bit from the video is that not only will you unlock more rooms for the Mario Maker styled Zelda Dungeon maker included BUT as you create and complete dungeons you can unlock more rooms to use to create levels. Match this up with the ability to share your creations with friends and to me this looks like it could be a really cool feature of the game.<br><br>Link's will make his Awakening very real on September 20th on Nintendo Switch!<br><br>Please let me know in the comments if you plan on playing this on launch and if you have played the original Gameboy version?2019-08-27T03:52:36Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/41122019-06-22T17:18:30Z2019-06-22T17:18:30Z/jdodson/posts/4112/the-story-of-zelda-link-s-awakeningThe Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening<div class='youtube-player' data-id='pfvk6CJ3v34'></div> <br/>For me, the biggest game hype to come out of E3 was for the Link's Awakening remake. The Gaming Historian recently dropped a very well made historical retrospective on Link's Awakening due to the new interest in the game because of the remake. It's a very timely look back and if you are a fan of the original or want to know more about why this game is so well loved this is something you need to watch!<br><br>"<strong>Learn the complete history of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. What began as an after-hours passion project turned into one of the greatest Zelda games of all time. Learn how the development team at Nintendo went outside the box and created The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening!</strong>"2019-06-22T17:18:30Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/41112019-06-22T17:15:38Z2019-06-22T17:15:38Z/jdodson/posts/4111/digital-foundry-compares-the-new-link-s-awakening-remake-with-the-gameboy-gameDigital Foundry Compares The New Link's Awakening Remake with the Gameboy Game<div class='youtube-player' data-id='poDPUjAO7k8'></div> <br/>One thing I've heard pretty strongly from the people that played Link's Awakening at E3 was that the game is incredibly beautiful BUT they haven't quite got the game performance to deliver and the game lags a bit during certain scenes. Grezzo is the company that is creating this new version and they've ported/created some of the best Zelda titles around including the Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D and Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. Clearly they have the ability to make the game fluid, hopefully that comes together in time for launch on September 20th of this year.<br><br>"<strong>John takes a look at the E3 demo of Link's Awakening on Switch - it's looking really good with a remarkable level of fidelity to the original, but there is some room for improvement on this early build.</strong>"2019-06-22T17:15:38Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/41042019-06-13T04:56:25Z2019-06-13T04:57:34Z/jdodson/posts/4104/e3-2019-the-nintendo-wrap-upE3 2019 The Nintendo Wrap Up<div class='youtube-player' data-id='LHwhTv-LdPY'></div> <br/>I'm not going to get every E3 Nintendo news bit so if you have something you thought was noteworthy, drop it in the comments. That said, Nintendo did drop some really interesting bits and I'm going to dance over the stuff I'm most excited about starting with...<br><br><strong>The Link's Awakening HD Remake</strong><br><br>So.... this looks incredible and if you haven't yet I seriously recommend you watch the embedded video of the Link's Awakening Treehouse gameplay footage above. The core gameplay looks just like what you'd expect and they've gone to pretty great lengths to keep the feel of the original Gameboy title intact. That said, Nintendo is brining quite a bit more to this remake than just the core gameplay remade in that Link's Awakening is including a Zelda Dungeon Maker.<br><br>The core idea for the Zelda Dungeon maker is pretty simple, as you complete dungeons you unlock dungeon tiles that allow you to use them to build your own Dungeons. You can share these Dungeons with your friends and take turns challenging each other to who can do the dungeon the fastest.<br><br>I've thought for some time that a Zelda Maker in the same style as Mario Maker would be incredible and it seems Nintendo is testing the waters with Link's Awakening. I hope it's successful because getting a proper Zelda Maker would be incredible.<br><br>Link's Awakening is one of the best Zelda games and one of my favorite and because of that I pre-ordered the Dreamer Edition. It comes with the base game cart and artbook.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/13/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-release-date-preorder-guide">https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/13/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-release-date-preorder-guide</a><br><br><strong>Collection of Mana</strong><br><br>If you missed Mana on Gameboy, Super Nintendo and didn't download the fan translation ROM of Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3) you can pick up the digital download pack right now on the Nintendo eShop. <br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE9tcYSRFqI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE9tcYSRFqI</a> <br><br>Oh and Square is remaking Trials of Mana in HD if that's something you are interested in.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3cz1oCmQPU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3cz1oCmQPU</a><br><br><strong>Super Mario Maker 2 Continues To Look Incredible</strong><br><br>Super Mario Maker 2 is a game that keeps looking better and better and during the Nintendo Treehouse they showed off even more Gameplay.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxmq3bhSuw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxmq3bhSuw</a><br><br><strong>Elder Scrolls Blades Coming to Switch</strong><br><br>Bethesda is brining Elder Scrolls Blades to Switch... for free. I've played it on phone and it's fine but hopefully the Switch version makes use of the thumbsticks so it feels a bit more like a proper Elder Scrolls game.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eNVJFyiDR8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eNVJFyiDR8</a>2019-06-13T04:57:34Zjdodson