New Zelda done in old school style?

I'm sure some of you have heard about Megaman 9 which is a brand new game but useing NES style graphics and gameplay.

What if Zelda got the same treatment?

Here's my Idea, an all new Zelda made where it looked like it came from the Super Nintendo useing LttP sounds and visuals. An all new storyline, new Hyrule, new Link, but feels like a Link to the Past long lost sequel.

Put this on Wiiware and I think we have a winner!

So what do you guys think?

good idea, but it wouldnt fly with everybody i dont think

Well the target audience isn't the new kids on the block, more for old schoolers like me who grew up in the 16-bit era.

true, but nintendo wants to make money like any company, so they would have to make a game thats aimed at the new kids, because thats what takes up most of the market

Originally Posted by Z-MAN7

Here's my Idea, an all new Zelda made where it looked like it came from the Super Nintendo useing LttP sounds and visuals. An all new storyline, new Hyrule, new Link, but feels like a Link to the Past long lost sequel.

Why do I feel like you just want some mashed-up game mixing A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and Ancient Stone Tablets?

They are focusing on the casual gamers not on the 16-bit era. unfortunatly...
so they wouldn't do a thing like that. Altough it is a pretty good idea.

I think it would be cool to make a 2D lttp "hand drawn" type game, but use the higher resolution, more colors, better animation and sound that would be available on wii.

Originally Posted by Presea

I think it would be cool to make a 2D lttp "hand drawn" type game, but use the higher resolution, more colors, better animation and sound that would be available on wii.

Four Swords Adventures?

Isn't that what pretty all the handheld games before PH were? Megaman is a series that has been seriously flagging since the end of the 8-bit era, so it makes sense to go back to that. But Zelda has been at the very least staying just as good, if not improving.

it's kinda funny, i was thinking the other day about possible new directions for the new wii zelda and one idea that occurred to me was the possibility of a return to the old school top view zelda style with added pointer features as they were ocasionally used in mario galaxy and similar to PH, whereby the pointer would act as your guardian fairy and allow you to interact with the environment more. almost like a cross between the old school classic zeldasetup and a point and click adventure or something. on a similar level ph worked well like that.

Not sure everyone would be entirely satisfied with that though, as it would feel a bit like a regression after the likes of TP and MM, but it would certainly make an interesting side route for the series, in the same way that WW and PH have developed their own place in the zelda universe.

I'm not keen on that idea, I like the idea of a new Zelda playing like A Link To The Past and Link's Awakening did but I'd like to see it in a new art style personally.

A complete new Zelda game on WiiWare a la Mega Man 9 is a brilliant idea.

Originally Posted by Casual Matt

A complete new Zelda game on WiiWare a la Mega Man 9 is a brilliant idea.

You seem to forget that it won't appeal to the casual/non-gamers.

Originally Posted by Origin

You seem to forget that it won't appeal to the casual/non-gamers.

Well do we, the gamers care about non-gamers interests?

Why do I feel like you just want some mashed-up game mixing A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and Ancient Stone Tablets?

I don't, I am talking about an all new game but useing the LttP engine.

I think it would be cool to make a 2D lttp "hand drawn" type game, but use the higher resolution, more colors, better animation and sound that would be available on wii.

They are doing that with the new Wario game, Thats neat like a painting come to life.

Originally Posted by Z-MAN7

Well do we, the gamers care about non-gamers interests?

No, but Nintendo cares more about the non-gamers than the true core gamers... For example: the Touch Generation titles, the Wii itself, E3 2008 showed nothing but casualness in the future...is there any reason to have any faith in Nintendo as it currently is?

I don't, I am talking about an all new game but useing the LttP engine.

AST used that engine...<_< But yeah, it could be nice.

They are doing that with the new Wario game, Thats neat like a painting come to life.[/QUOTE]

The style is nice, but that game doesn't seem worthy of being a retail console game.

I can already see the new Wii Zelda: superdeformed anime 3D graphics (think Megaman Powered Up), very simplistic story involving blue pig Ganon kidnapping Zelda in an almost Bowser-ish way, gameplay requiring only the naked Wiimotea Hyrule smaller than in TMC, 3 simple dungeons to find 3 thingies after which you get Master Sword, then you travel to Death Mountain/Hyrule Castle/Ganon's Tower to beat Ganon, 2 of the 3 dungeon items will be new and innovative (third is most likely the bow), 3 other items you attain (boomerang, bombs and a "warp ocarina"), some bottles, some minigames and 2, 4 or 6 extra heartcontainers (no pieces, max hearts will be either 8, 10 or 12).

I'm willing to bet my virginity over it...<_<

Originally Posted by Origin

You seem to forget that it won't appeal to the casual/non-gamers.

Wouldn't matter for the following reasons:

1. It would be aimed to the fans.
2. It wouldn't cost nearly as much to make, so what do they have to lose?
3. Putting it out on WiiWare would further it being cheaper to make.

And Origin: Casual Gamers and Non-Gamers are two different groups.

Wii Sports, Nintendogs, Brain Age: Casual
Cooking Mama: Non Game

7499th post, make the next one a memorable one.

Anyway, I know they're different groups (though I would classify Nintendogs as a non-game) but seeing as how they form the largest part of the Wii userbase and both seem to be the group Nintendo's aiming for (/at?).

I think it is reasonable to split Nintendo's current userbase into 2 groups: the core-gamers and the non-core gamers.

Nintendogs is a game. You toss a Frisbee (among other things), for crying out loud. That alone is enough to call it a game. Not to mention interacting with puppies in different ways. It's a simulation, and therefore, a video game. There doesn't need to be a storyline, plot, or having to save a princess in order to call it a video game. Now, something like Cooking Mama, which is just recipes and stuff, obviously isn't a game.

You know whats cool, I just realised that if something like this happens, the game designers won't be hindered by the cartridge limitations they can make the game as big as they want. Make Hyrule 3 times bigger than it was in Link to the past with even more dungeons and items. Maybe puzzles never before seen in a 2-D Zelda.

Originally Posted by Z-MAN7

You know whats cool, I just realised that if something like this happens, the game designers won't be hindered by the cartridge limitations they can make the game as big as they want. Make Hyrule 3 times bigger than it was in Link to the past with even more dungeons and items. Maybe puzzles never before seen in a 2-D Zelda.

Wii ware games have a size limit, but a 16 bit game reaching that is unlikely.

Anyways, I'd love if nintendo did this. A real tribute to Zelda fandom. Perhaps slightly different sprites (no pink hair please)

but yeah. New 16 bit game is definately an awesome idea. (the best Zeldas really are 2D)