Wind Waker massive secret!

[Joel]

Well, it's still April 1 here, so read this and look at this pic.

The secret is a big one, something extra special Nintendo of America decided to put into the North American version of Wind Waker. This secret is not in the Japanese version of Wind Waker to our knowledge, so if you only have the Japanese version of the title it is most likely that you will miss out on the secret.

If you thought the bonus disc with the Ocarina of Time and Master Quest was great, you?ll be glad to know this secret: The original videogame, The Legend of Zelda, which first appeared on the NES in 1987, is playable through The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker for the Nintendo GameCube. Not only that, but you can connect the Game Boy Advance to your GameCube and take The Legend of Zelda on the go!

Yes, this shocked even us at GCA, until one lucky staff member unlocked the game, and started enjoying the classic title.

We don?t have many details yet, as we just confirmed this news about twenty minutes ago. In Wind Waker, at night you will see those little circles that light up to indicate treasure. However, to find The Legend of Zelda, you have to find a one of those little circles during the day, and grab the treasure. What is strange, however, is that the spot seems to be different in each game, and it seems to change each day at random. This makes it very tricky to find, and Nintendo has done a good job of hiding the secret, because even though we have told you how to find it, it won?t be in a fixed place. It looks like once you find the game, you will be able to play the entire game exactly as it was in 1987 from beginning to end. You will also be able to save your progress via the GameCube Memory Card. (This does not use additional blocks of memory.)

The game itself appears to be unchanged from the original NES 1987 version. There are no graphical enhancements, and the sound is exactly as it was in 1987 (mono). It should be noted that on the Game Boy Advance, you can not save your progress, and the game is only available for as long as the Game Boy Advance is powered up and running.

[Oogle]

That's some great photoshop work. I wonder what kind of font that is.

[o_87]

Interesting, but most likely an april's fool joke, unfortunately...:-/

[Joel]

If this turns out to exist, I will feel sillier than normal. ;)

[h0ax]

What is strange, however, is that the spot seems to be different in each game, and it seems to change each day at random. This makes it very tricky to find, and Nintendo has done a good job of hiding the secret, because even though we have told you how to find it, it won?t be in a fixed place.

hehe, nice one... bs of course :D

[Spyder Veteran]

ok lets toy with the idea that maybe its not an april fool's joke.

going on that... i dont understand how you could connect a GBA and take "zelda on the go!". wouldn't that require you to disconnect the GBA from the Gamecube link cable? and then wouldn't zelda disappear? because theres no cart in the GBA...

[Joel]

Probably (could) load(s) in memory somewhere until you turn off the GBA.

[Spyder Veteran]

oh hey i didnt think of that... the gba has some form of temp RAM or something?

[Joel]

Must have to use the e-cards, no?

[Spyder Veteran]

lol i dunno! thats why i'm asking you haha

[Joel]

I dunno

/me goes to find out

[Spyder Veteran]

it must now that i think about it.. because when you use the tingle tuner, it takes a while to kick in. it must be uploading information to the GBA... without a cart in there, it has to store it somewhere.

[FatCat]

Thats is awesome!! or some really good photoshop work..come to think of it link looks kinda wierd in the shot...

[kionee]

It is possible, you can download the NES games from Animal Crossing onto your GBA, and can play it until you turn the GBA off again.

[Atom]

hmmm i wouldnt put it past nintendo to put the orig zelda on this game. Theyve already sent you two previous zelda versions..... not to mention that Panzer Dragoon had its original version on CD, so this wouldnt be out of norm.......

[Spyder Veteran]

my god.. talk about cool. and hilarious if you think about it... a whole NES game can fit into temporary memory on the gba

hahaha oh we've come so far since our good ol' pal the NES

[Joel]

I love the text:

You got an NES. This ancient tool...

LOL

[Atom]

I love the text:

You got an NES. This ancient tool...

LOL

:laugh: now i feel old

[Joel]

I love the text:

You got an NES. This ancient tool...

LOL

:laugh: now i feel old

If you were really born in '84, you have nothing to cry about. ;)

[Joel]

So it's a confirmed fake:

However, a few people didn't believe us yesterday, and that was exactly what we wanted. Why? Because the first joke was really a decoy, intended to throw people off, and make them believe the joke we worked on with GameCube Caf?, to fake the discovery of the original 1987 The Legend of Zelda game being playable through Wind Waker on the GameCube. The best part of this joke, a fake image slowing Link holding a cel-shaded NES console. This image was made by GameCube Caf? staff member Matt Schraeder, and the only clue provided was in the number of rupees, 4103, or 4-1-03, which converts to April 1st, 2003, April Fools Day. In addition, website GameQUBED.com, posted the joke afterwards, helping its legitimacy factor.

[Atom]

:laugh: ah well at least you let me dream......