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Zelda at 40: How Shigeru Miyamoto’s childhood explorations inspired Nintendo’s legendary classic | VGC 40 years on, many of the NES classic’s innovations remain ever-present in video games today…

The Legend of Zelda was released 40 years ago today in Japan on the Famicom Disk System!

I only have one question; Where's the birthday celebrations Nintendo??

I had no idea there was a colour version! I'll have to give it a look and a play.

I loved the original PS2 version. Ploughing through all kinds of Gods, creatures, temples and even the Underworld from Greek myth, that opening level on the ships in the Aegean Sea and finally taking down Ares was a rush from start to finish. Also big shout out to the excellent PSP versions too.

The yearly ransom demand has arrived

Some of the most dangerous things on Earth.

#maltesers

Bossing Vampire Survivors one minute, dying 5 bloody seconds before the end 😭😭😭

Tonight's reading material.

#Onepiece

My own frustrations. I know how I want something to come out but I can't transfer the brain visualisation to paper. What I think of and what I'm capable of are two vastly different things. I've bought books to help before and I'm still shit at it.

That's fantastic! I've always wanted to be able to draw.

Huh. Playing Resident Evil 4 on PC and all the broken boxes and pottery have partially restored themselves in the ballroom. No other location, just in here!

Hahaha, plastic coffins for the win eh? 😄

I'd settle for one of these being honest.

I also need to pick up this book sometime to add it to my Bitmap collection!

This is such an underrated game these days and never gets talked about the way it should. The focus is always on Burnout 3, don't get me wrong its fantastic, but it wouldn't be a thing had Burnout 2 not been as successful and as good as it is. Well done for highlighting it!

I have this thing about both Treasure Island Dizzy & Spellbound Dizzy. TI was the first Dizzy game I played growing up and SB was the one that really blew me away by how big it was. I can't narrow it down to just one. At 45 and to this day I keep going back to both.

Was alright I suppose.

Serves 2, what a load of shite! Who believes that fluff?

Should have been on Switch from the start really.

This is nothing short of incredible!

I've had a BIG whoopsie!

#LEGO #StarTrek

Weekend gaming with my new toy. The Analogue 3D is an incredible piece of kit!

Banjo-Kazooie, Conker's BFD, Diddy King Racing (the Mario Kart killer), Beetle Adventure Racing, Hydro Thunder, Paper Mario, RE2, Ridge Racer 64 - its impossible for me to only pick one!

Having started my gaming career on the ZXSpectrum, I've seen some utter bullshit over the years but this is on another level. How I've never smashed something this evening is a miracle in itself.

I'll wait for a faceplate that makes it look like a GameCube then I'm sold!

And by that I mean proper, full physical releases, not this code-in-a-box, Game Key Card or registry on a disc horsesh*te.

Physical releases

#PhysicalForever

Either one of the Geometry Wars Retro Evolved games or Outrun 2006 Coast to Coast. Both are tremendous to play and insanely addictive. Part of the best games on the hugely missed service.

This game can get a lot of hate and be pushed aside, black sheep and all that, but its a great game in its own right. The GameBoy wouldn't be the same without it. Awesome book btw too! :)

I bought this back in the day and got laughed at by friends in school for it, because they were convinced it was inferior even though they hadn't/wouldn't play it.

Jokes on them because its a great port and near witchcraft by the devs. Still have it too.