Actually, the bulk of my post was an attempt to show how flimsy the arguments of most of the commenters were. I mean, come on, Black Mage is right... I think I went on a bit too much about the rather insignificant issue... but still, I just have to go on here. I have to show these "mature" gamers just how dumb they look. Or, maybe find SOMETHING worthwhile in this crap.
"Hey, don't get me wrong, I like Mario, but why Zelda? How come no Mario in Metroid or Super Metroid. Obviously, there is nothing that us gamers can do about it so lets just live with it and try to forget it ever happened,"
You know, he has a point. This game is YEARS old! Why worry about it? Wait. I'm worrying about it. Actually, I'm worrying more about these comments. Ah well. This was a good comment. Too bad I can't say the same about this next one:
"In my experiences, I have never played such a horrific game as "Mario" this or "Mario" that. They all suck; however, the Legend of Zelda is what has kept me with NES. But, after seeing Mario in Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I was outraged. I pay good money and put in good effort to play Zelda to escape the crap sucking out of toilets Mario plumber butt head. Thanks for you time, and Mario, I hope you get laid off!"
Hmmmph. So, people can only like "cool" games? I mean seriously, if you like Zelda games so much, should an insignificant cameo of a character you really don't like at all ruin the whole game? Man, you're shallow. And what is with... "the crap sucking out of toilets Mario plumber butt head" comment? Ah yes, I got it. Engligh must not be your first language. That, or you're about 6. I can't tell which.
"I don't think it's such a big deal. Of course, when thinking about it, the word "wrong" just seems to convulse through my mind and veins, but at least we don't have to see it carved on death mountain or in some place where we would see it no matter how hard we tried not to (like pilotwings)"
True. It's HARD to find! Of course, Mario was in Pilotwings [64] far too much. I even have to agree there.
"I agree Mario shouldn't be in Zelda. Zelda is a much better game and it seems that Mario is in every Nintendo game. I really don't think they should have that stupid Mario in Zelda"
Cool! Another person with Mario's IQ score! And oh yes: PROVE that Zelda is a much better game. I mean, I've never heard of a video game called "Zelda". And what game are we comparing this game to? Another imaginary game called "Mario"?
" think that Shigeru Miyamoto should start putting Link and Zelda in Mario Games. Link is such a superior character and he deserves just as much if not more fame and praise as Mario. Sure, Mario is a good guy, and he made Nintendo what it is today, but common, he's old news. Who would you rather see plastered into your games, a fat plumber, or a kickin', sword slinging, ocarina playing, adventure hero?
Ah yes, this is like the feminist who said, when asked about a preacher's radical plan to have women put on leashes to be driven by men:
"It's morally wrong to have anyone placed on a leash. And besides, **if anyone should be placed on a leash, it's men.**"
Wait... That screams hypocrite. Same thing applies to your first sentence. Anyways, yes, I agree that Link could easily beat down Mario in a fight. But does this make Link BETTER? Are you saying that the school bully with no other qualities whatsoever is better than the genius kid who everyone KNOWS will make millions of dollars and benefit the world because he can beat this kid up? Please.
"I think that Nintendo was just evening things out. If you have ever played Super M[a]rio RPG, Link is in that game. I think they Mario in Zelda to even things out."
Ah yes, the moderator with nothing better to say. Bravo, Captian Obvious.
"I agree, The Legend of Zelda is a fantasy game set way back in time, it has a totally different feel to the 'recycled story line' type mario world. When I'm playing Zelda I don't want to think about some game like mario 64 I want to think about Zelda so how about so pictures of Zelda stuff there like The king of Hyrule and Zelda going fishing or something that would be more interesting to look at than some fat plumber."
Why exactly is everyone here referring to Mario as a "fat plumber" anyways? Can they only see the external qualities? Are they that shallow? Anyways, although I only slightly agree that the Mario storylines are recycled, I do agree that when playing Zelda, you really only want to think about Zelda storylines.
Anyways, what have I proved here? Well... These people (YES! Including me!) are obviously fretting over an insignificant fact, and if the inclusion of a character from another series in a portrait ruins an entire game for you.... wow, I pity you, man.
And one last thing. Although the replier to these comments obviously hates Mario, I found this paragraph quite amusing:
"Theoretically speaking it just might happen... An anti-time causality loop ruptured the space-time continuum between gaming universes and directly influenced Zelda during a REM hypnogogic state to invision the spirited likenesses of a short fat man in red and blue suspenders, a taller green fat man with with a wierd mustache, and an odd green Dinosaur thing. Using her telepathic powers she contacted these ephemeral beings across the void between dimensions and beseeched their allowance to depict their greatness upon the castle wall. Low an behold the dastarly Bowser tried to sever the mind-link and used the Orb of 'Shroom to seal the temporal rupture. But, just then the Orb of 'Shroom was stolen by his lizardly kid Iggy and absconded to the wasteland world of Iggy World where he pointed the Orb of Shroom at the ill fated world of Wendy World and sent it to a strange alternate timeline of Super Mario Brothers 3. Meanwhile Mario and Luigi ate pasta, and ate, and ate, and ate, and ate... Zelda was so facinated by his mystical powers to consume mass quanitites that she ordered the Royal artist to emblazon the corridors of Hyrule Castle with this omniscent being. Oddly enough, this Green Dinosaur thing called a Yoshi came and ate the entire sub space world of Super Mario Bros. 2 and thus deteriorated the temporal disturbance and severed Zelda's visions. Ever since that hallowed day, Zelda stares wistfully at the likenesses of the great ones who had expressed the secrets of infinite linguine consumption to her. This all could have been averted if Old Captain Picard in one of the timeframes collaborated with Luke Skywalker to use the force to strenthen the inverse tachyon beam. Put that in your pipe, and smoke it, bub."
Yes... how exactly DO the Zelda character know about the Mario characters, anyways?
All I'm saying is, for a game like any Zelda game... putting characters from other series really messes up the mood of the game, no matter how slight. Although... why these people hate Mario so much eludes my comprehension.
And there I went again. Another 4 page essay on an insignificant issue. Man, there's something really wrong with me. Ah well.
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