We’ve had an idea for the podcast for a long time about each of us going back to play retro games we didn’t get a chance to at the time. Therefore as part of Season Three of Brake For Frogger (the first record of which is due on the 26th January by the way so expect an episode not long after) I’ll be going back to play Ocarina Of Time which is probably the marker of the time I ‘forgot’ about the Legend Of Zelda series. After playing both the NES games and completing Link To The Past on the SNES alongside my sister I ended up buying a Playstation instead of a N64 so Link’s later adventures eluded me.
I’m aiming to play at least a couple of hours every month, possibly more if I get into it. For those who want to know the technical details I won’t be playing the original N64 version nor the recently released 3DS remake but the Collector’s Disc released on the Gamecube for those who pre-ordered Wind Waker (in truth I gained one when somebody did a whole bundle of trades in the games shop I worked in). I’ll probably record a small section for inclusion of Brake For Frogger each month.
I’m aiming not to ‘review’ Ocarina Of Time with a comparison to today’s games as it would be far too easy to suggest it’s aged badly. I’m more interested in the people I know who have completed the game and say, with all honesty, that they would love to lose every memory of it just so they could discover it all over again.
First though, I might have to prepare to here the phrase ‘Over Here’ a lot.
