Then, Nintendo announces its successor to the DS, the 3DS. A 3D handheld system? I nerd raged so hard that I saw red. Even the fact that no glasses were required, didn’t make up for what I perceived to be a pathetic attempt at following a fad. The world was going crazy: 3D enabled home TVs, Dish/Direct offering 3D channels, and Sony announcing 3D capable PS3 games (and the Move).
I completely didn’t understand. And believe me; I’ve seen 3D movies before. It was never really that big of a deal, and certainly not worth the $13-14 per ticket that it cost. So why then? Why is everyone going crazy for 3D?
I can tell you that the ranting continued until one thing happened: Nintendo announced that Ocarina of Time was being remade for the 3DS. I shut up immediately. I had to start looking at my bank account and figuring how badly Nintendo had just messed me up existentially (basically made my life a lie).
So I gave in. I got the stupid 3DS, and succumbed to the trend in shame. And guess what, my life got completely turned up.side.down.
I’ve posted a few things on here talking about game recommendations. Truthfully, it’s been really hard for me to get into anything aside from WoW the last 6-7 years or so. It was kind of depressing. I missed the old days of Lunar, Zelda, Smash Bros, and Pokemon. I’ve tried several of the newer games out there, but nothing was like it was in the old days. I assumed that maybe this was just because I was getting older and out growing video games. The 3DS showed me that I was dead wrong.
The first time I played the Face Time augmented reality game, I experienced a child-like joy that I thought was long gone. I felt the old rush of having fun and being a wide-eyed kid again. And this was a silly little shooter game. All you did was shoot at flying heads!! Somehow this added dimension to gaming took me by storm. This was no gimmick. It completely changed the gaming experience for me.
I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s going to be like adding this dimension to Ocarina of Time, which is close to being one of my favorite games of all time. And looking at the rest of the title line up, I squealed like a little fan girl:
Starfox 64
Mario Kart
Super Mario
Metal Gear Solid
Paper Mario
It’s like middle school all over again! Like, inb4 sh*tstorm of nostalgia!
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For all of you that were like me, let me tell you again, this is no gimmick. The 3DS is well worth your time.
I’m counting down the days til Ocarina of Time comes out on the 19th. I’ll be sure to come back on here and let you guys know how it is!
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