N64 Version of Legend of Zelda: OoT Perfect 10, Wii Version 8.9?

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#1 Mesden1
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Everything in them is the same, just a different Controller...

How does the N64 Version receive a Perfect 10 and the Wii version a lousy 8.9?

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#2 GalaxyMan93
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over the years opinions of games may change. maybe they thought it was the best game back then now they think its not the best but good still.
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over the years opinions of games may change. maybe they thought it was the best game back then now they think its not the best but good still.GalaxyMan93

Its aged pretty well, though, and is still a magnificent game.

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#4 GalaxyMan93
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[QUOTE="GalaxyMan93"]over the years opinions of games may change. maybe they thought it was the best game back then now they think its not the best but good still.Video_Game_King

Its aged pretty well, though, and is still a magnificent game.

yeah but opinions are opinions

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#5 DarkCatalyst
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N64 version = overrated

Wii version = about right

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#6 ebbderelict
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Maybe they figure if they made the game available again without additional content it is still the same old game that we've played before. So nothing new after X number of years means a hit on the score a little bit... maybe? Also, as said above, nowadays people expect more or at least something different, compared to back then. Plus, can they say that Twilight Princess is just as good as OoT if you compared them side by side today? Maybe you can, I don't know. I haven't played either.
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#7 foxhound_fox
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The game has not aged well based on the standards of todays games which the game is rated upon.
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Still holds up well today, just not as good as it used to be. Fanboys still say it's the best game ever due to nostalgia, not on modern standards.
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The game has not aged well based on the standards of todays games which the game is rated upon.foxhound_fox

But isn't it unfair to rate a 9 year old game based on today's standards?

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The game has not aged well based on the standards of todays games which the game is rated upon.Video_Game_King

But isn't it unfair to rate a 9 year old game based on today's standards?

Not if it's being released and sold today.

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#11 Video_Game_King
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[QUOTE="Video_Game_King"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The game has not aged well based on the standards of todays games which the game is rated upon.DarkCatalyst

But isn't it unfair to rate a 9 year old game based on today's standards?

Not if it's being released and sold today.

Only if major changes are made to the gameplay.

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But isn't it unfair to rate a 9 year old game based on today's standards?Video_Game_King

Not at all. It is just another perspective. I myself am surprised it didn't score lower considering how poorly the game has aged since 1998.

If a game is re-released it is free to be re-rated based on the contemporary standards. It only makes sense.
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#13 DarkCatalyst
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[QUOTE="DarkCatalyst"][QUOTE="Video_Game_King"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]The game has not aged well based on the standards of todays games which the game is rated upon.Video_Game_King

But isn't it unfair to rate a 9 year old game based on today's standards?

Not if it's being released and sold today.

Only if major changes are made to the gameplay.

If it's released again, then it is stacked up against whatever else is out there. That's the way it is.

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Regardless of the score, it's still one of the greatest games ever made.
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The controller makes a difference in the score because I don't think the fans really like adapting to the new style, instead of using the N64 controller. The wii remote kind of takes away from the old school experience if that makes sense.
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#16 Funkyhamster
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:lol:... "lousy 8.9." :|
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#17 walrusgod
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The controller makes a difference in the score because I don't think the fans really like adapting to the new style, instead of using the N64 controller. The wii remote kind of takes away from the old school experience if that makes sense.Darkkend

That makes the most sense to me. Any time a game is rereleased on a system with a different controller, the game is going to suffer. It was made to be played on the N64 controller, so having to use the Wiimote would probably not be as intuitive for the game.

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#18 Dragonblade01
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the answer is simple, the standards have been raised for video games

for example, in those days, camera problems were standard so nobody really cared; but now with the improvements, the old way seems, well, old

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#19 deathofaninja
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I think losing perfection doesnt make since.But whatever.I wouldnt of reviewed it.
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#20 RK-Mara
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Virtual Console games need to be re-reviewed because people want to know what's good value for their money now.
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#21 AtomicTangerine
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Well, it is almost a decade old and the Wii version actually does lose some functionality since the Stone of Agony doesn't work in that version. Also, it got about a 9, and that isn't bad at all.

On a related note... Welcome to 2007.

On another related note... Just be happy that Final Fantasy 7 isn't getting rereleased, because imagine all the "ZOMGXORS! 8.5 FROM LAMESPOT?!?!?" threads you would have to tread through. That's a game with an even crazier fanbase who also don't understand why their game doesn't hold up perfectly.

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#22 trick6952
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back then it had everything a game ever wanted and then now its pretty much a standard t have in a game thats why
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#23 matthayter700
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The controller makes a difference in the score because I don't think the fans really like adapting to the new style, instead of using the N64 controller. The wii remote kind of takes away from the old school experience if that makes sense.Darkkend

Hmm... while I doubt that was the reason (I agree with the "today's standards are higher" explanation even if I didn't agree with giving the N64Zelda a 10) I'd like to know what the controls on the VC were like. I don't have a Wii but I have an N64 and I want to know what the translation is between the controls on the N64 and the equivalent controls on the Wii VC controller.

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#24 Dragonblade01
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On another related note... Just be happy that Final Fantasy 7 isn't getting rereleased, because imagine all the "ZOMGXORS! 8.5 FROM LAMESPOT?!?!?" threads you would have to tread through. That's a game with an even crazier fanbase who also don't understand why their game doesn't hold up perfectly.

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the sad thing is that's exactly what would happen, lol

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#25 beat89
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[QUOTE="Darkkend"]The controller makes a difference in the score because I don't think the fans really like adapting to the new style, instead of using the N64 controller. The wii remote kind of takes away from the old school experience if that makes sense.walrusgod

That makes the most sense to me. Any time a game is rereleased on a system with a different controller, the game is going to suffer. It was made to be played on the N64 controller, so having to use the Wiimote would probably not be as intuitive for the game.

You guys do know that ou don't play N64 games with a Wiimote right? You can use a Classic Controller or a Gamecube controller, bt not the Wiimote.
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#26 jakjbt
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graphics,gamepaly,sound etc have all advanced

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#27 TriangleHard
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Everything in them is the same, just a different Controller...

How does the N64 Version receive a Perfect 10 and the Wii version a lousy 8.9?

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How is 8.9 lousy?

Did you parents spank you if you came home with 89 for your test score?