gale boomerang

i just wandered if anyone knew if there was gonna be a difference with the gale boomerang between the wii and the GC because in the old gamecube screenshots it looks one way and then with the new wii pics it has a new look which i like alot better i just hope that it looks the same for both because i dont want there to be any difference in the two.

Originally Posted by darklink101

i just wandered if anyone knew if there was gonna be a difference with the gale boomerang between the wii and the GC because in the old gamecube screenshots it looks one way and then with the new wii pics it has a new look which i like alot better i just hope that it looks the same for both because i dont want there to be any difference in the two.

We haven't seen the GC Build of TP since E3 2005 (xcept for that one E306 trailer, but there was no sign of the gale boomerang).

Chances are they've improved the design for it since then

I haven't been watching the trailers, so could you explain what this wapon does? Gale refers to wind, so I'm wondering if it creates a vortex or something.

Originally Posted by darklink101

i just wandered if anyone knew if there was gonna be a difference with the gale boomerang between the wii and the GC because in the old gamecube screenshots it looks one way and then with the new wii pics it has a new look which i like alot better i just hope that it looks the same for both because i dont want there to be any difference in the two.

I haven't noticed a difference in the gale boomerang since e3 2005. Do you have any screens?

E3 2005



E3 2006



It was changed to white. Also, I'm pretty sure it no longer needs to be charged.

Thanks Sheik. I like the new white look better.

Yes, now it´s more white and stylish. And doesn´t needs to be charged. I don´t absolutely like this new feature, though... I liked the idea of choosing between wind charged and not charged Boomerang. It could open some possibilities, but well. They know what they´re doing, anyway.

And... what room is that? I don´t remember seeing any room from the Goron Mines demo with that slope, or fall, or anything.

WHAT DOES IT DO!?

I ask this again.

The Gale B. is just like the regular boomarang exept it has tornado when you throw it to activate wind switches.

Originally Posted by Goron Man

The Gale B. is just like the regular boomarang exept it has tornado when you throw it to activate wind switches.

Ok. Thanks. Even though the boomerang is one of the oldest secondary weapons, it's impotance has definitely grown over the years.

Originally Posted by Daphnes

Ok. Thanks. Even though the boomerang is one of the oldest secondary weapons, it's impotance has definitely grown over the years.

The the boomerang is definatley one of the classics and it is one of my favorites. I love the new look of it in TP and it will be a lot of fun to play with.

^They also made another important change: the boomerang can now be used with or without the "wind" (thank goodness: constant whirlwinds when I'm attacking moblins would get annoying after a while).

Originally Posted by Klew

^They also made another important change: the boomerang can now be used with or without the "wind" (thank goodness: constant whirlwinds when I'm attacking moblins would get annoying after a while).

What do you mean with OR without? There's an option? Is there a button you can press to charge it if you want?

It could be that you can charge it up. If you hold b or whatever down longer, you'll get the whirlwinds.

^Yes, as I understand it, you can choose not to use the wind i.e. select an option to use it with magic or not (probably similar to toggling arrows in tWW?)

Originally Posted by Klew

^Yes, as I understand it, you can choose not to use the wind i.e. select an option to use it with magic or not (probably similar to toggling arrows in tWW?)

That would be a good solution (and a good answer to my ignored question...), but I´m not sure. In the Goron nines demo, unlike the old Forest temple demo, the gale boomerang wasn´t needed to be charged to produce the whirlwind, wich gave you the option of deciding between charged and not charged. But if they pull something like the magic arrows, as you said, it would be... well, strange, now that I think about it.

Um... yes, I think* I know what happens. The recharge mechanics was taken off from the Goron Mines demo for various reasons (annoyance being one, though I´m not saying it wiuld be annoying in the final version), as the way that the bommerang unleashed the whirlwind instantanously seemed unnatural to me. But, we´ll, wee. I mean, see.

They didn't just change the color of the gale boomerang.

Look at it closely, and you'll see that the ends of it are shaped like wings, making it look very, very cool.