Pretty sure most people read the top line as "An Eternal Star" but now I cannot unsee the lower line as "We Hope So"

I swear to god this recent flood of A.I. Slop is going to lead us to another 1983-style crash, or possibly even worse.

@McGuildicuff
Looks like they went the "American Kirby is hardcore" route

@Coalescence YES I just adore 'New Messiah' and pretty much always do the Crystal Castle first because of it.

Simon's Quest was my first Castlevania game, though Belmont's Revenge will always be one of my favorites.

The Mega Man-esque setup actually works a lot better than you'd think. I just love the different castles, and don't even get me started on the music.

Also, if you haven't tried the Japan-only GBC versions, they're pretty sick.

The sooner this A.I. slop bubble bursts, the better.

Getting serious "1983 game market crash" vibes from all this. The market is being flooded with garbage nobody wants.

And I 100% agree with Sketcz's "hooray, everyone can make games if you just have A.I. do all the actual work" take. It's just hollow and meaningless, and frankly an insult to the people who made the original games with hard work and sweat.

Sure, A.I. "open doors" and "lowers barriers to entry" since the people who use it don't have to learn jack or hone any real skills.

@mcinmosh

Eh, there's no denying that 'The Battle of Olympus' is a great game, but it falls short of Zelda 2 especially where combat is concerned. In Zelda 2, once you get the handle on how fighting works it is incredibly satisfying, but unfortunately for Olympus you're better off just avoiding most enemies unless you're grinding for olives.

Hell, you can't even hit the little blue slimes at the very beginning of the game unless they jump, or until later when you can hit them with the arcing fireballs...

Now this is some unexpected good news!
The game looks f-ing great, just a fresh coat of paint was all it needed. Day 1 purchase for sure.

The illustration of the prince whipping Zelda while the evil wizard comes out of his shadow always kinda freaked me out as a kid.

Also makes me wonder if the shadow you fight at the end of the game is supposed to be him?

Once again, it needs to be said that as utterly bizarre as the actual commercial was, it's also what inspired my mom to purchase the game and thus directing the entire course of my life.

I've played this game a lot. Yeah, it's no GoldenEye, but it's still pretty darn good and has a fairly robust multiplayer.

And it's LEAGUES better than the PS1 version.

@PowerPandaMods Also Zelda 1 & 2
Solomon's Key + Fire 'n Ice
Power Blade 1 & 2
Skate or Die 1 & 2
Battletoads + Battletoads & Double Dragon

Believe it or not that "Zelda? ZELDA!? ZELDAAAAAA!!!" advertisement is what inspired my dear mother to purchase the game.

So really, I owe the entire course of my life to it.

"Tektites! Octoroks! Leevers! AAAAHHHH!!!"

What the hell is with the timing of this article?
I just dug up my old PSP while cleaning out some closet space and noticed that the battery had fallen out, and no matter how hard I tried I could not get it to stay in the battery slot.
It's nice to know that is is a common issue, and what the cause is.

ngl Echoes of Wisdom makes me want a remastered version of Zelda's Adventure SO badly.

Totally Rad is one of the more bizarre games released for NES
"Help, Jake. They're like stealing me or something."

I was gonna make a comment that Miyu and Fay should be canon, but then again I'd just be happy with a new SF game that isn't terrible.

Pretty sure I just brute-forced it.

Like N64-ROX said, there's only 6 possible solutions anyway rather than say... a hundred...

Yuck. I've always hated Achievements/Trophies

Such an artificial way to try and extend a game's lifespan with pointless busywork.

I loved this game but yeah, passwords only working on "Children" difficulty was beyond stupid.

Over the years I have come to prefer the Japanese version of many games simply due to being the "true" experience over butchered localized versions.

"Who's bad?"
"Beat it! Just BEAT IT!!!"

FIGHT USING THE ROD AND THE SHOES!