Gemini-Phoenix's Sealed Legend Of Zelda Collection

[Gemini-Phoenix]

My love of all things Zelda started in about 1994 with Link's Awakening. Back in the day, I had a choice between either Mystic Quest or Link's Awakening. I chose Link's Awakening, and to this day I still believe it is one of the greatest games ever created, possibly my second favourite game after Final Fantasy VII!

Ocarina Of Time was the main reason I bought a Nintendo 64, and I actually had to wait a week after release for the actual game as there was a shortage at the time! One week later, GAME (EB back then) delivered the game to my door, although it was sealed with circular stickers each end rather than the traditional cellophane. After a hearty rant to them on the phone, I kept it anyway, and is one of only a handful of N64 games in my collection which is not covered in plastic. After weeks of playing, I finally completed this epic game, and will probably never get rid of this cartridge as it holds all my save game data

Over the last decade, I have bought no less than three copies of Link's Awakening. The first copy I bought got stolen. I then bought a second copy, which then I traded in with my original GameBoy back in 1996, and used the cash from that deal to go towards buying my PlayStation. I then bought another copy months later, which I then sold again prior to Wind Waker's release, as the value had risen slightly for some reason, as the DX version was hard to get hold of at the time. I have never owned a copy of the DX version, and one of my few Zelda regrets is selling my Link's Awakening

My second Zelda regret is not buying the Minish Cap GBA SP bundle. For ages Toys R Us held the GBA SP in stock for full RRP, and I just could not justify spending that much on yet another GBA (I already had two GBA' and one GBA SP), and waited and waited for it to drop. Until recently they still had them, but have obviously removed them from sale now. I made up for it recently though with the purchase of the very limited Phantom Hourglass DS bundle ~ Only released to independant Nintendo retailers here in the UK (So not GAME, GameStation, or any other high street retailers), it is limited to only 1,000 pieces, and is very sought after across Europe amongst DS collector's and Zelda collector's alike

I also have various other Zelda games, but some have been opened to play (Wind Waker; Four Swords Adventures; Ocarina Of Time etc). I also have the Wind Waker GameCube bundle which came complete with a Limited Edition silver GameCube console. Possibly my second favourite Zelda adventure would be Minish Cap, followed by the insanely hard Oracle Of Ages. I never really liked the frst two NES games, nor the three CDi "Jokes" (Wand Of Gamelon; Zelda's Adventure; Faces Of Evil). Majora's Mask is another game I never really devoted enough time to, and I think many Zelda fans tend to forget about this particular adventure and focus mainly on the other games in the series. I prefer the traditional "Top down" RPG style over the modern "3D" worlds, which is probably why I prefer the handheld adventures more

My ultimate personal Zelda "Holy Grail" would be a sealed copy of Link's Awakening or Link's Awakening DX for the GB / GBC. Along with Pokemon Crystal, this game is the only other game I would sell my soul to own!


Here is my collection of Sealed UK PAL Zelda games:

~ ~ Pictures coming soon! ~ ~

• The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages ~ GBC (UK)
• The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons ~ GBC (UK)

• The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past / Four Swords ~ GBA (UK)
• The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap ~ GBA (UK)
• The Legend Of Zelda (NES Classics) ~ GBA (UK)

• The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass ~ Nintendo DS (UK)
• The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Pack-in version with Phantom Hourglass branded DS console) ~ Nintendo DS (UK)
• The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (GAME / GameStation exclusive tin with figures) ~ Nintendo DS (UK)
• Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland ~ Nintendo DS (UK)

• The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask ~ Nintendo 64 (PAL)

• The Legend Of Zelda: Collector’s Edition (Nintendo VIP exclusive) ~ GameCube (PAL)
• The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess ~ GameCube (PAL)

• The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess ~ Wii (PAL) ~ (Added 4th March 2008)

[Totalgaming]

Pictures GP?

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Recently added the Zelda: Spirit Tracks tin with figures, which was a GAME / GameStation pre-order bonus

[DarkSol]

Useless without pictures

[Sammelhammel]

yeeeeeeees....we want pics gp

[Xtincthed]

looks nice Gemini.. although you're missing alot of stuff!
or are you keeping it to nintendo releases only? (CD-I!)

[PrimitiveGaming]

I too am a Zelda fan! My favorite was Ocarina of Time. Great collection!

[Gemini-Phoenix]

looks nice Gemini.. although you're missing alot of stuff!
or are you keeping it to nintendo releases only? (CD-I!)

If I came across the CDi games, sealed, at a reasonable price then I would most probably buy those too. I also have some of the other games, but these aren't sealed. I'm not really actively collecting the series though, which is why I haven't really back-tracked to the older stuff, and just really buy whatever takes my fancy. As with the CDi games, if I ever had the opportunity to buy the NES games or Link To The Past at a decent price, I would, but doesn't really bother me not having them in my collection.

I'm not a die-hard Zelda fanboy either (Unlike some collector's), and find that the games are a bit hit or miss. For example, I never really saw what the hype over Ocarina Of Time was all about, as I found it to be quite long and drawn out when it didn't need to be. It was an alright game, but I wouldn't class it as one of my top 100 games I have played. Likewise, Majora's Mask didn't really live up to expectations either. Wind Waker was epic, but most of that was pointless sailing around from place to place - Again, it was alright and enjoyable for what it was, but again not one ofmy favourite games in the series. The Oracle games were also not as good as I think they could have been, and I detest the new DS games (Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks) due to their awkward control method.

However, there are some truly amazing games in the series, such as Minish Cap, A Link To The Past, and my all-time favourite, Link's Awakening (Which would definitely be in my top 5!). Twilight Princess I am yet to play (Hopefully will be doing that in the next week or so), and I have high hopes for it, yet I don't want to feel disappointed by it as I have done before with other Zelda games, which is why I have put off playing it for so long

[PrimitiveGaming]

A lot of good things have been said about Links Awakening! I still have yet to play the game.

[justice]

Yeah, play it, its nearly one of the best games ever made!!!

[PrimitiveGaming]

Yeah, but all my local stores have high prices on it! :(

[justice]