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[Russ]

Meh, the stone of agony was useless. I didn't have a Rumble Pack for it to work on the 64, and I lacked a rumbling controller on the gamecube. Really, it seems stupid to have an item that ONLY works if you buy something extra. That said, I could have sworn the 3DS was capable of vibration, so they could have kept the Stone of Agony. Then again, it might be frustrating to have it constantly vibrate, especially if you're trying to keep the 3D in focus, so the Shard might have been a good move.

[SpacemanDan]

I sure hope the 3DS doesn't have rumble. I think the idea of having any portable with vibration is kind of dumb, honestly. That would mean you'd have the screen shaking around and all, and while it wouldn't probably hinder it horribly, I imagine it would be incredibly annoying.

Anyway, I never owned a rumble pack so I never used the Stone of Agony. Nice of them to include something like this, though. That is, if it does play sounds instead of rumbles. Which would be the most logical thing to do. Otherwise I'm going to look for the setting to turn it off.

[Tree]

I'm thinking it would just play the something like the links awakening Compass sound when there is a key in the room.

Edited by Keiichi123, 01 June 2011 - 12:51 PM.

[Moo2wo]

According to this article, there will be a sound as well as a little icon of a shard appearing in the top-left corner of the screen.

[SpacemanDan]

Well, I'm happy then. As long as it's not rumbling.

Release isn't too far away from now. Unfortunately I have no 3DS nor plan to get the 3DS so I'll just be watching videos and deciding whether it's worth getting or not. :3 (Not like I can have stuff spoiled for me. XD) I'll probably get it as my first 3DS game, but again, I'm waiting on something like the 3DS Lite (or whatever they'll call it) with all sorts of improvements. They've got a track record of doing stuff like that, so I'm pretty confident that if I wait, it'll be worth it. :3

[Russ]

Well, it looks like they did a good job updating an old item. Nothing to get real excited about, but kinda cool.

I'm waiting on something like the 3DS Lite (or whatever they'll call it) with all sorts of improvements. They've got a track record of doing stuff like that, so I'm pretty confident that if I wait, it'll be worth it. :3

Meh, I never saw the worth in it. I have the original GBA, not an SP or a Micro, and it still works fine for me. I have an old DS Phat, and it's working great too. I got my 3DS, and I see nothing wrong with it. Perfect size and shape, great paint color, battery life is fine (longer than my DS's, in fact), etc. Plus, whenever the Lite comes out, it'll cost more money as well.

[SpacemanDan]

That's just it; the 3DS's battery life ain't that good. 3-5 hours at its peak isn't enough when you're travelling around a lot and have no access to a charger. If they make a new one with longer battery life, it'd easily be a selling point for me.

Now, I've read that they won't be making any sort of reiterations in the short term, but I still plan to wait and see if they come up with something. Maybe a new battery or improved 3D? (Not that I'd care on the latter; I can't stand this whole 3D trend. ) I highly doubt this will be the only iteration of the 3DS we'll see, even if it takes a little while.

Besides, what's the worst that can happen from waiting? The new system not existing, forcing me to buy the now (presumably) cheaper original as well as having a larger library of games to select from? I think it's a good idea to sit back and see what happens. :3

I will admit, though, that it is tempting to get one now. But again, if I can get some better battery life as well as some improvements on the hardware, I'm willing to wait a little while. :3 Plus, there aren't many games that interest me right now that are readily available.

Back on the subject of Zelda, though. I've never used the stone of agony before as I never owned a rumble pack. Would anyone care to enlighten me on exactly what kind of secrets it rumbled for? I figure stuff in dungeons and whatnot, but did it work for those stupid obscure things like playing the song of storms next to a tree to open a hole? (I imagine it would, as those would probably be the best way to use it. But hey, you never know until you ask. ) I also wonder if it would work for some of the smaller secrets like playing a certain song to do something small that wouldn't effect gameplay much (I think there was a spot in the desert that you could play a song to spawn fairies...or something) Secrets is a bit of a broad term in Zelda, so I'm just curious. :3

[Russ]

That's just it; the 3DS's battery life ain't that good. 3-5 hours at its peak isn't enough when you're travelling around a lot and have no access to a charger. If they make a new one with longer battery life, it'd easily be a selling point for me.

It's more than that. From my personal experience, it got 5 hours with the 3D cranked all the way up, screen brightness on the highest setting, fancy graphics mode on, and full volume. It's lasted me through an airplane ride AND a long car ride after that, so unless I have an absolutely terrible concept of time, it's got plenty of battery.

Maybe a new battery or improved 3D? (Not that I'd care on the latter; I can't stand this whole 3D trend. )

I would like this. I'm a bit disappointed with two things about the 3D. One, it's all sink in 3D; nothing really pops out of the screen at you. And second, I stopped playing it five minutes ago, and I can still see the center of this screen sinking in, then popping out, then sinking in, like a heartbeat. Not that I mind it (it's actually REALLY) cool looking, but it can't be good for my eyes.

[Nicholas Steel]

Back on the subject of Zelda, though. I've never used the stone of agony before as I never owned a rumble pack. Would anyone care to enlighten me on exactly what kind of secrets it rumbled for? I figure stuff in dungeons and whatnot, but did it work for those stupid obscure things like playing the song of storms next to a tree to open a hole? (I imagine it would, as those would probably be the best way to use it. But hey, you never know until you ask. ) I also wonder if it would work for some of the smaller secrets like playing a certain song to do something small that wouldn't effect gameplay much (I think there was a spot in the desert that you could play a song to spawn fairies...or something) Secrets is a bit of a broad term in Zelda, so I'm just curious. :3

I know it vibrates near secret grotto's (Like you mention with the rain opening a hole). I had a Pelican rumble pack for my N64 (Still do!) and also have a memory pack but the memory pack fails due to lack of vibration :/ (And most games didn't need it). A lot of games we played worked with the rumble pack which is pretty neat.

Edited by franpa, 02 June 2011 - 12:03 AM.

[Tree]

...Why does he get it before anyone else??! God damn!

[AgentLym]

And second, I stopped playing it five minutes ago, and I can still see the center of this screen sinking in, then popping out, then sinking in, like a heartbeat. Not that I mind it (it's actually REALLY) cool looking, but it can't be good for my eyes.

Wow, it's amazing what our brains can make us see! Perception is a very strange sense...

@ Keiichi123
He got a press release version, which is the same as the normal game, just it's released earlier and given to people (or, rather, websites and magazines) that Nintendo believes are popular or otherwise influential enough that an early version is warranted, whether the reason being for a full review on the release date or something else. Mases (the guy in the video) is the head moderator of ZeldaDungeon.net, and apparently, Nintendo believes that they're influential enough to receive a press copy. So did the owners of ZeldaUniverse and ZeldaInformer. I imagine IGN and other popular sites got the same thing. They aren't allowed to show too much stuff from the game before it's actually released, so don't think it's all without limitations.

Edited by AgentLym, 02 June 2011 - 02:55 PM.

[Banjo7J]

Goddammit, that video makes me want that Ocarina. That thing looks awesome.

[Eddard McHorn Van-Schnuder]

...Why does he get it before anyone else??! God damn!

Guess who else is getting one :3 ~~

Anyways, for anyone who wants that ocarina, you can get it over at Songbirdocarinas. I'm not sure if its the same one (as I have not gotten mine yet) but it looks identical (I already own one), so yeah...

But yeah, Nintendo sends out stuff like this to anyone who deals with press-related websites, or anyone who gives them press in general. Obviously Zelda Dungeon is a place aimed at their franchise, so they're simply supporting their supporters, I guess you could say. They're extra lucky too, cause they don't have to write a review of it if they don't want to >_<

[Banjo7J]

Damn, Robin, you're so lucky. I might check out that website you mentioned, but I doubt I'll get one, it's kinda like one of those things where you want it, but you can't actually be bothered to go and get one. Kinda like the thing you'd want as a bonus for something, but you wouldn't actually go out of your way to get one by itself. Iunno, I'm kinda weird like that.

so they're simply supporting their supporters

For some reason, that reminded me of the line in Portal "Thank you for helping us help you help us all."

[Jared]

So, Ocarina of Time will only have one orchestrated song.

http://www.zeldauniv...hestrated-song/