After romping through Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in glorious 3D you might wonder if Nintendo will do a Majora's Mask remake for the 3DS. We think it should and it turns out it just might.
"It's been 13 years since Ocarina of Time was originally released, and one of the big things that we made this remake possible was that there was an outpour of emotions from people who said they would like to see this game done. We said we could do it in 3D, so we did," he said.
"I think certainly if there was a similar output of emotion and clamor from fans for a remake of Majora's Mask, it wouldn't be an utter impossibility."
He went on to ponder the benefits of a handheld appearance for the game that originally forced players to rush. "Thinking on it now, having a handheld Majora's Mask where you could kind of just set things down on your own time - close it, set it aside and come back to it later - might be a game play element some fans will actually take to and might really appreciate. Especially considering how you really had to rush through the original game, in a sense," he said.
In a previous interview Eiji Aonuma said that a desire to make Ocarina Of Time 3D more "formidable" was behind the decision to adjust The Master Quest for the remake of the classic N64 adventure.
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jacksaddiction on 24 Jul '11 said:
Ive said it before, and Ill say it again; Rerelease the good half of the N64's games library on the 3DS and I'll buy them all again.
03b2wgm on 24 Jul '11 said:
Meh, I wouldn't mind I guess.
blugrunt92 on 25 Jul '11 said:
Agreed. Bring back Majoras Mask, Super Mario 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Donkey Kong 64 and I would buy a 3DS no doubt
Welsh Jester on 25 Jul '11 said:
Too many remakes, give us something new and better third party support please.. too much rehashing going on
Balladeer on 25 Jul '11 said:
Argh, no! Just give us an original Zelda with the Ocarina engine! Or a completely different engine - I'm not fussy. Not the Phantom Hourglass engine though. (Okay maybe I am a little fussy.)
I really don't have terribly fond memories of MM. It could be because I was playing it at the same time as technologically superior GC games, but it's probably because of the time mechanic, preventing one from going at one's own pace and causing story development to reset every time the time does. Don't get me wrong - it was a marvel at the time, similar to the sublime OoT and yet entirely different. But if they remake another Zelda (and I'd rather they didn't) I'd prefer to see Wind Waker.
In fact, could they remake WW with all the cut out bits? There were originally about eight dungeons, some of which were shelved due to time pressures. I would buy a remake with the cut dungeons and no Triforce Quest in a heartbeat.
DK64 was awful. Just saying.
PMIKE5 on 25 Jul '11 said:
If they could re-think the saving system of the game, then I'd say yes.
LoadedForBear on 25 Jul '11 said:
i'd love a remake of blast corps
MysticR on 25 Jul '11 said:
For the record - DK64 was one of the greatest platformers ever, you crazy lunatic.
Although I still own Majora's Mask on the N64, I'd love to see it remade for the 3DS. I bought one for Ocarina, and as someone else said, I'd have no problems if Nintendo released nothing but '64 remakes! It was a fantastic game, in some ways better than Ocarina - especially the event diary mechanic. Although the time constraint was initially daunting, you soon learned a song that slows time; I never once got partway through a dungeon and had to start again because time ran out.
A gaming masterpiece, and one we need to see again.
Balladeer on 25 Jul '11 said:
http://www.crushfragdestroy.com/wp-content/gallery/misc-images/lex-luthor-wrong1.jpg
Not as much character as BK or SM64, too many stupid minigames played too many times, the levels looked the same everywhere and it was easy to get lost in them, guns in a platform game and, worst of all, Diddy Kong in a starring role. I rest my case.
MD1500 on 25 Jul '11 said:
I'm normally against remakes, but I'd buy MM in a heartbeat. It used the same graphics as OoT, so there wouldn't be much work to do. But if there is a remake, please let there be a new Zelda as well.
liveswired on 26 Jul '11 said:
Ocarina of Time and Star Fox are the only remakes so far, and I hope there are more.
I don't know what it is with some people - OOT has been released on GCN and Virtual console simply running on emulation - and this was due to demand. OOT 3DS is the first and only 'reimagining'. Why is making these titles available such a bad thing for a small number of ignorant console journalists and gamers??? So basically Nintendo and even Sony for example should completely ignore the high demand for these titles and push more and more people to piracy???? Oh and a minority actually bemoaned Beyond Good and Evil HD release on XBL and PSN for goodness sake!!!
I can still purchase old PC games through services such as steam - it's been going on for years - quite a few re released with patches for Windows 7 and newer graphics cards - do you hear PC gamers complain and shout rehash??? No that's just bloody childish. It's only now in the last few years that console manufacturers are getting up to speed on offering gamers the choice to engage in their back catalogs. The fact is most gamers want access to this content on their modern consoles and it makes the package a whole lot sweeter when produced to the standard of OOT 3DS.
3DS has got a tonne of titles in line, not to mention the opportunity to pickup some creative and wrongfully missed DSi Ware! The fact is there is actually too much to purchase.
Otherwise I'm really hoping that Donkey Kong Wii and Skyward Sword are ported over to 3DS! (I've a ps3 not a wii) and fingers crossed for F-Zero 3DX!
blugrunt92 on 4 Aug '11 said:
Thank you. Couldn't have said it better myself.
rbt2 on 4 Aug '11 said:
Absolutely agree.
As for Majora's Mask, this is one game that's crying out for a 3DS remake after the brilliance of ZooT.
And while you're at it, Nintendo, where's my Wave Race 64 3DS remake?
liveswired on 6 Aug '11 said:
Donkey Kong 64 was pretty stunning - who would've thought that a very average looking hub hosted gargantuan levels that looked so astonishing and contained so much fun? I could never understand why the hub world didn't look anywhere near as good as the rest of the game!!!! perhaps Rare didn't get to finish it.