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Majora’s Mask Remake For Nintendo 3DS Is Highly Wanted But Not Likely To Happen

Recently, Eiji Aonuma, the producer of many games in the Zelda series, has stated that the Zelda staff would make a Nintendo 3DS version of Majora’s Mask, the second and final Zelda game that was released on October 26, 2000. Majora’s Mask is perhaps the darkest. Zelda game of all of them and it certainly changed the dynamic of the Zelda universe in many ways. You only had 72 hours of gameplay to complete the game and Link had to fight someone else instead of Ganon or Vaati… the Skull Kid.

Eiji Aonuma stated that if Zelda fans wanted to see Majora’s Mask on the 3DS, then it might be a possibility. Aonuma said that fans had a great desire to see The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS and so it was remade on the Nintendo 3DS system.

If there was a similar outpouring of excitement and desire on the part of the fans for a remake of Majora’s Mask, I think it would be done. However, I don’t think a Majora’s Mask remake is going to happen for Nintendo 3DS. While Ocarina of Time received a lot of praise overall for being innovative, Majora’s Mask did not. If you recall, the jump from the bird’s-eye view of Link To The Past on the Super Nintendo to the complex 3D world of Ocarina of Time was quite a technological leap. Majora’s Mask used the same engine as Ocarina of Time and we didn’t see any graphical improvements to the series until Wind Waker for the Gamecube and possibly not until Twilight Princess for the Wii.

Many Majora’s Mask players complained that the game was too difficult. This was mainly because you had 72 hours of gameplay to complete 4 main temples and defeat Skull Kid. You had to use the Ocarina of Time to slow down and advance time. If you didn’t complete a temple, you had to redo it. Another complaint was that instead of Zelda’s standard “9 big levels”, there were only 4 temples to complete. Also, the bottom line is that Majora’s Mask didn’t sell as many copies as Ocarina of Time. I think this is because you had to spend money on a controversial memory expansion pack which I believe cost another $49.95.

However, I really enjoyed Majora’s Mask. There were a lot of side quests and I enjoyed seeing the alternate personalities of the Hyrule characters ending up in Termina, which was sort of an alternate version of Hyrule. Think of it as “the second quest” from the original Legend of Zelda. It was fun to change skins and play a lot of minigames. However, will Nintendo benefit from the release of Majora’s Mask on 3DS?

Earlier this summer, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3DS was released as part of the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. To continue the celebration, the latest Nintendo Wii Zelda title called Skyward Sword is coming in time for the holidays.

If die-hard fans of the Zelda series can make their voices heard, maybe we can release Majora’s Mask for 3DS in the summer of 2012. Hopefully this time we won’t need to buy that “special memory pack” like we did before. for Nintendo 64 to be able to play it!

Top 5 NES Games We Want to Go 3D on Nintendo 3DS

At the time of this writing, there are only two classic NES titles that can be played on Nintendo 3DS with the new 3D effects. Excitebite and Xevious are these titles and I don’t find them very interesting either in my personal opinion.

The Wii Shop seemed to always be up to date with something new to grab, but with the 3DS eShop, there’s not much action there.

One can only hope that these 5 titles will hit the Nintendo 3DS eShop revamped with Nintendo 3DS 3D special effects.

The legend of Zelda

If you were a kid from the 1980s, you no doubt know the original Legend of Zelda game. Even today, it is still very playable as the graphics are not bad at all. Compare this to something from the Atari 2600 to see what I mean. The only concern is that since the game is in a bird’s-eye view, would there be any point in making the game 3D?

duck hunting

Duck Hunt was ahead of its time when it was released. I think you could even play with ROB, the robot operated sidekick, right? You had a light gun and the game was in 3D. Oh wait, will we have to order a special light gun for Nintendo 3DS? That’s a pretty small screen to shoot on… even smaller than the TV you had in the ’80s. Maybe I could use the touch screen, but I have a feeling that would be hard to pull off as well.

ghosts and goblins

Wasn’t Ghosts ‘n Goblins one of the first platformers to attempt to fake “Mode 7” graphics before it became available in Super Ghosts and Goblins on the Super Nintendo? that injection of “Mode 7″ that I needed.

This was probably one of the hardest games to beat on the NES… that and Master Blaster. And I couldn’t go online to try to get cheat codes or any other help. You had to talk to your 8-year-old friend who just flunked English class. Do you think he knows how to beat Lucifer in this game? I do not think so.

Mike Tyson’s Knockout!!

Yes, I did. Mike Tyson’s punch. Not just Punch Out with Mr. Dream or whatever that wannabe boy’s name is. Heck, you could even include some of Mike’s new tattoos. This game was 8-bit 3D from the start and the controls for the Nintendo 3DS would make this game awesome. You could use the tilt effect, or even poke Super Macho Man in the eye with the stylus.

super mario bros 3

Super Mario Bros 3 was probably the best Super Mario Bros game of all time. It brought back all the good elements of the original Super Mario Bros and completely removed the absolutely crazy Super Mario Bros 2 that a lot of people didn’t like. Also missing was the very annoying Yoshi. Mario had a ton of cool powers to gain, like the raccoon suit, the frog suit, and my personal favorite, the Tanooki suit.

If the Nintendo 3DS could give us the “Mode 7” effect that Super Mario World had for the Super Nintendo, then that would be awesome. Super Mario Bros 3DS would be a sure hit.

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