I found the Triforce, here's how…
Apr 28th
Alright, listen up people; here’s how to get the Triforce in Ocarina of Time. I can personally guarantee you this method works, since I discovered it myself by accident. So, without any further ado:
Mario's Wacky Worlds
Apr 27th
I’m sure most of us Nintendo fans grew up with the Super Nintendo. Do you still remember playing Super Mario World? Even though Miyamoto thought that the game felt rushed, it was still one of the best SNES games made. Much to our delight we even got a sequel: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.
But was Yoshi’s Island really a ‘true’ sequel? Back in the 16-bit era game companies like Atari and Sega were experimenting with CD based consoles. I’m pretty sure most of you have heard of the Sega CD; the CD add-on for the Sega Genesis.
Although the thing was far from perfect, Nintendo apparently felt the need to create a CD add-on for their own game console at the time; our beloved Super Nintendo. Two companies were contacted: Sony and Philips. In the end Nintendo thought that a CD-based console had more than a few limitations. Slow load times and the fact that CD’s can only be written to once were a few of them. Unfortunately this decision would turn out to be one of Nintendo’s biggest mistakes. Needless to say negotiations with both Philips and Sony failed. Sony went ahead and created the PlayStation. And we all know what happened later. Ohh boy…
There was another catch: Philips also created their own console, namely the Philips CD-I. However, Nintendo also licensed some of their most popular franchises to Philips back when they were still planning on making the add-on. This meant that there were actual games with Nintendo characters, not developed by Nintendo, for the CD-I.
Three Zelda games and two Mario games were planned. These games weren’t actually developed by Nintendo, as previously stated. And looking back, they were pretty horrible. Although the Hotel Mario and the Zelda games still provide some entertainment today.
But what happened to the other Mario game? Super Mario’s Wacky Worlds was supposed to be a direct sequel to Super Mario World, the game all love and adore. Now, why was the game never released? Apparently the game was cancelled early during its development due to technical limitations. However, several videos of the game are still available online.
So, should we be disappointed? I guess we didn’t miss much. The game still looked quite glitchy, it may have not been ready for release at all. The game was also not directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, nor was it developed by Nintendo. And looking at the quality of the other CD-I titles, it may indeed have been for the better that it got cancelled. Besides, if the game did get released, we’d have to buy an actual CD-I! Would you even consider such a thought?!
Thievery
Apr 26th
I know it’s hard to imagine, but there was a time where thievery was unacceptable in video games. The opposite seems to hold true nowadays though, just look at the Grand Theft Auto games.
Anyways, back in the early nineties Nintendo developed what would become one of the greatest games of all time: Link’s Awakening for the Gameboy. The game was filled with fun little jokes. Let’s talk about the one in the screenshot on the right.
In the game Link is able to buy items from a somewhat shady shopkeeper. One of the more interesting items on sale is a shovel. An item that would aid Link greatly during his quest. The price of the shovel however, is steep. 200 rupees to be exact.
Now, it’s understandable that Link doesn’t have that kind of money in the beginning of the game. It would appear that the only way to obtain this important item is by collecting rupees. *buzzz*, wrong answer. There is one other way. One that involves running around the shopkeeper and getting your rear out of the shop as fast as you can.
All appears normal, you have your shovel and your rupees. Yes, crime pays! Until you realize you’re known as THIEF throughout the entire game now. Ouch.
I'm back!
Apr 26th
That’s right, I’m back. I also wish to apologize for closing the site on such short notice. You see, I sort of lost interest in What Goes Here a few months ago. It seems that everyone nowadays has a website about different and interesting topics. WGH just felt obsolete, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, I have some new plans for WGH. I’m mainly going to post about video games. Things like reviews and a few different ideas; we’ll see how it goes. If you’re interested in helping the site, I could always use another editor. So if you have some spare time to waste, feel free to leave a comment.
Until next time!
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