It’s nice to see this game in a language other than Japanese. I just wish Nintendo announced this game for North America!
This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Iwata: The release date got pushed back several times.
Aonuma: Yeah.
Iwata: In general, when a release date gets pushed back and the due date for development is extended, hard days lie ahead, so the atmosphere gets heavy.
Takizawa: But that didn’t happen at all with this project.
Aonuma: Why was that?
Takizawa: Instead, we were like, “All right!”
Iwata: Huh? All right? (laughs)
This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Morita: The Water Temple is in Lake Hylia. Aonuma-san designed that dungeon. The boss that appears there is Morpha. Just when I was making that, there was a landform like a pool.
Iwata: Morpha rises up out of the pool and fights Link.
Morita: Right. When I was making that boss, I casually…
Iwata: “Casually”? (laughs) I doubt you had that kind of time!
Morita: But for some reason I did. (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
This is pretty nuts. As revealed in the latest Iwata Asks, the fire temple boss Volvagia has the same movements as a fighter aircraft in Star Fox 64. Kazuaki Morita programmed bosses in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and also worked on Star Fox 64 3D.
Iwata: Yes, some things aren’t easy to explain.
Takizawa: An example from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the boss Volvagia, which looks like a dragon.
Iwata: Yes. The boss in the Fire Temple.
Takizawa: Volvagia is a dragon, so it wriggles and undulates. I only gave Morita-san the dragon model parts, but he set it in motion immediately. It was mysterious how he could do that.
Iwata: You were impressed—like, “I don’t get it, but wow!”
To say the least, The Great Fairy in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time looks anything but subdued. She comes shooting out of the fountain, with a loud laugh, and with some… interesting attire.
The Great Fairy’s look was certainly intentional. According to Yoshiki Haruhana, a character designer on the original game, revealed in the latest Iwata Asks that he was trying to draw a unique fairy so that she wouldn’t be boring.
Aonuma: The Great Fairy is one character you never forget.
Iwata: The Great Fairy is extremely flamboyant!
Aonuma: The first time I saw her, rather than smile, I drew back! (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Personally, I’m more interested in Wii Play: Motion, Nintendo’s other June release, over Mystery Case Files. It’s kind of strange to see Mystery Case Files returning, but I guess some of the more casual gamers might pick the title up.
Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
3. The Grinder
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
DS
1. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
2. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
3. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
4. Captain America: Super Soldier
5. X-Men: Destiny
3DS
1. Super Mario
2. Mario Kart
3. Paper Mario
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Star Fox 64 3D
eShop VC
Donkey Kong (GameBoy) – £3.60/€4
WiiWare
Airport Mania: First Flight – 500 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 500 Points
DSiWare
Ubongo – 500 Points
Airport Mania: First Flight – 200 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 200 Points
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
