This is a big 25th anniversary year for The Legend of Zelda, with a totally new console game, multiple portable re-releases, a concert tour and an oh-so-sweet Zelda-branded Nintendo 3DS. That's probably all we'll see in 2011, but Skyward Sword producer Eiji Aonuma brings good tidings for 2012 and beyond in his recent GamesRadar interview.
In response to a question about whether he'd ever considered looking back at the earliest games in the series, Aonuma called out series creator Shigeru Miyamoto's own recent movements in that direction. "Even Mr. Miyamoto himself has been talking recently about going back to the 2D Zelda games," he revealed.
Apparently, Shiggy has been looking specifically at "the ones that were designed with multiple levels to the world, like A Link to the Past, and taking those 2D graphics and recreating them in 3D so that you could get a sense of those worlds." This echoes similar news of Miyamoto's Zelda re-release aspirations that emerged back in April, shortly after the release of the 3DS.
Aonuma doesn't go as far as revealing anything concrete -- from the sound of things, there's nothing TO reveal just yet -- but this is a good enough start. "That's something that might be interesting to do, so I would say there might be a possibility of something like that in the future."
Source: GamesRadar
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banekrayt
id play it if i had a 3ds
crocodilius
i have the Link to the Past GBA cartridge beside me.
it's a pretty ok game, but i also have The Adventure
of Link, which blows.
i'd actually like to see if they can remake Adventure
of Link into something i'd like instead of going for
easy money with a game thats already playable.
MasterOfWeed
If they remake A Link to the Past I would buy the 3DS just to get it because that was one of my favorite Zelda games same with Ocarina of Time so I would have to get them both.
Rankshot
This would be Great, I would definitely get this game, I played the Original LTTP, and I'd love to see it revamped, and quite possibly a Second Quest/Master Quest Version of the Game would be nice touch.
dabos90
@ oboehobo
You could, but you actually can't. Neither Sony or Microsoft are milking IPs that are 20 or so years old, like Nintendo is. Also, you're lying to yourself if you believe every Mario, Metroid, or Zelda has been a gem. It's time to give those titles their well deserved rest and bring in some new blood.
de90chaos
That'd seem pretty cool, asthey say..they're games that haveve been around for 25 years, it would be logic to bring remakes with new engines and presentation to the modern world, and keep let younger generations experience and apappreciate these games that have been important in the gaming world and its history
onionsack
i would love it if they do it!!!! a link to the past is my favorite zelda game ever
teac77
It was first released in 1991, 21 years ago. It was 690kB of a game. The new one would be able to use 2GB of memory. If they keep it robust, and maybe fill in some blanks (uncle "dies" in the sewer?) I think there is potential there.
dabos90
Nintendo is a shadow of its former self. Instead of doing this remake bs, they should get off their lazy butts and start making some new IPs.
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