Majora's Mask on Virtual Console [Archive] - Zelda Dungeon Forum Community

ZeroLink

02-13-2008, 04:47 PM

Hey guys.
I have every Zelda game for the Wii's Virtual Console except for Zelda II: Adventure of Link, but I'm getting that the next time I take my Wii to my friends house. He has wireless internet.
Anyway, I was wondering... if all those games are out on Virtual Console, when will Majora's Mask make its appearance? I can't find the Collector's Disc in my area, and even if I could, I don't think I'd want to pay $50 for three games I already have just to have the one.
So yeah, any info, rumors, etc. would be appreciated.

Thanks,
ZL

zeypherlink

02-13-2008, 08:35 PM

Yeah...I want Majora's Mask to come out on the VC too.
I don't know when it will be out, but probably in quite some time because it would be the last Zelda game for the VC.

ZeroLink

02-16-2008, 05:48 PM

zeypherlink

02-16-2008, 06:18 PM

That's true. I forgot that it would be the last one on Virtual Console... do you think that eventually they'd release Game Boy games that are hard to obtain on the VC? It would make sense, I guess it could kind of be like the Game Boy Player for the Game Cube.
Actually GameBoy games on the VC are rumored to be released sometime in the future.
Also, on the japanese VC website(http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/index.html), there is an open spot for a system.

Chrono

02-16-2008, 06:37 PM

So actually, it wouldnt be the last Zelda released on VC, gameboy Zeldas are still...Zelda games.

ZeroLink

02-16-2008, 07:14 PM

This would be a good thing, since I have yet to play Oracle of Seasons or Oracle of Ages. My local Gamestops don't have them, the only non-GBA portable Zelda game they have is Link's Awakening, and I bought the last copy of that.

zeypherlink

02-16-2008, 07:17 PM

So actually, it wouldnt be the last Zelda released on VC, gameboy Zeldas are still...Zelda games.
Yeah, assuming Nintendo does release GameBoy games on the VC.

This would be a good thing, since I have yet to play Oracle of Seasons or Oracle of Ages. My local Gamestops don't have them, the only non-GBA portable Zelda game they have is Link's Awakening, and I bought the last copy of that.
My GameStop doesn't even sell GameBoy games anymore, lol. I still have my copies of OoA and OoS from way back in the day.

MiniMeMilo

02-16-2008, 07:30 PM

zeypherlink

02-16-2008, 07:31 PM

As said earlier, there is a spot open for another console on the Japenese Wii. The question is, what will the console be? It seems you guys are leaning towards the GB, but I think it will be the GBA. Another question that comes is will this include GBA, GBC, and GB games? Or will it solely consist of a collection of GBA games?
Thats...kinda what I said...
It won't be GBA, seeing as how you can play those on your DS...
It will most likely be a combo of GB/GBC, or the Sega Dreamcast or Sega Saturn.

ZeroLink

02-16-2008, 07:36 PM

The only real VC games I care about are the Legend of Zelda series and the game Super Metroid. Hopefully it won't be anything for Sega... there was nothing good on there in my opinion. Hopefully the open spot will be for Game Boy stuff... all Game Boy. Regular, Color, Advance. Maybe not Advance just yet, but oh well. And maybe in the next couple years they'll do Gamecube. That'd be cool.

MiniMeMilo

02-17-2008, 01:04 PM

The Sega Genesis and Master system are already in the Virtual Console. I also highly doubt they will release Gamecube games on the Virtual Console since those can be played on the Wii anyway.

zeypherlink

02-17-2008, 01:05 PM

The Sega Genesis and Master system are already in the Virtual Console. I also highly doubt they will release Gamecube games on the Virtual Console since those can be played on the Wii anyway.
Are you smoking dope? The only Sega system on the VC right now is the Genesis.

firebunnies123

02-17-2008, 04:14 PM

they'll maybe release Game boy games not game cube or gba. probilily by 2009 they will release mm on vc. hopefuly

MiniMeMilo

02-17-2008, 05:17 PM

Are you smoking dope? The only Sega system on the VC right now is the Genesis.

Actually, zeypherlink, the Master System is on the Virtual Console. Don't believe me? Well...
Clicky!! --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console#Pricing

ZeroLink

02-17-2008, 05:43 PM

What I meant about the Gamecube games is maybe in a couple years, when they're harder to come by.

Smitie

02-19-2008, 01:35 PM

Actually, zeypherlink, the Master System is on the Virtual Console. Don't believe me? Well...
Clicky!! --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console#Pricing

how unfair europe €10,- and us $10 for 1000 wii points

anyway, the sooner mm will be released on vc the better, it's the only 3d zelda game i haven't played yet.

RyanNope

02-23-2008, 06:18 AM

Okay, be real guys, GCN games on VC? GCN disks are about 1 - 2 gigs a disk, not to mention the Wii is too slow to emulate th GCN. So GCN on the VC is out of the question.

That being said, Majora's Mask will likely be out on VC by the end of Q2 '08. I think that it's a must have for those who don't have Zelda Collectors Edition for GCN

Mases

02-23-2008, 12:18 PM

Considering that the gamecube games are so huge in size, it would take too much space to download them. Also, considering the Wii PLAYS Gamecube games, it makes no sense for Nintendo to offer them as downloadable when fans can just buy the actual games. While new gamecube titles aren't really being made much these days, they are still quite easy to find and most game stores still have a section for Gamecube.

I personally think one of the problems with the virtual console is that they rushed a lot of the great games out so quickly. I mean, what are they going to release in like a year or so? I think they should have mixed 'great' games with some not so good or just lesser known games and slowly progressed.

I think with the way they have handled it, I'd be shocked if Majora's Mask wasn't available within the next 6 monthes or so.

Chrono

02-23-2008, 01:28 PM

Actually, zeypherlink, the Master System is on the Virtual Console. Don't believe me? Well...
Clicky!! --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console#Pricing

LOL at you trusting a wiki...anyone can edit those useless articles. Plus the Master System is basically the Genesis anyways...The only game I think I liked on the master system was Golden Axe Warrior.

But yeah, we will see MM on the VC fairly soon...even tho they should have prolonged the release of Zelda titles on the VC since the next console Zelda will be delayed 100 times...

zeypherlink

02-23-2008, 01:29 PM

Actually, zeypherlink, the Master System is on the Virtual Console. Don't believe me? Well...
Clicky!! --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console#Pricing
Its not on my Wii Shop Channel.

Zenox

04-05-2008, 03:16 PM

MM was definately my favorite Zelda game. It's very cool and had a lot to do so it never got boring. But I don't know why they changed his attacking grunts. I personally like the OOT grunts better.

ZeroLink

05-05-2008, 07:59 PM

When I said that in the future they should release GCN games on the VC, I meant on the next console. Not the Wii. That'd be ridiculous. I meant when its outdated enough that it has cause to be released on the VC.

GANONsys

05-24-2008, 07:47 AM

MM was also my fav and the only game on any vc console on the Wii, that I am waiting for. In OoT, when I first stepped out of Kokiri Forest and into Hyrule Field, I was awe struck, but when I played MM and reached the ocean, I was even more awestruck. I've played through all the Zelda games more than once (due to rereleases and roms and vc), but MM is the only one I've only played once, I want to relive the adventure.

MrMosley

06-18-2008, 08:27 AM

My Wii has been unplugged for about a month or so now because of lack of VC games. The last thing I bought was a WiiWare game. Dr. Mario Online Rx. Now, that seems to be all they are doing with the download service. They are trying to push out these WiiWare titles that, most of are worthless, instead of focusing on good VC games. I mean, sure they still bring out the occasional VC game, but its one I've either never heard of, or played and thought was worthless.

I think it will be a while before MM comes out, because of this. They want to push WiiWare, so they have basically forgotten about what good games they may have left to release on VC, or don't want to because they know veteran gamers will buy the VC games instead. Majora's Mask is at the top of my list of games I'm waiting to see, alongside Chrono Trigger (which may never happen), and Super Mario RPG. Until then, I've got 1000 Wii points that aren't gettin back to Nintendo any time soon. But the fact that it hasn't been released yet dosen't concern me too much as a Nintendo customer, because as much as I would like to have Majora's Mask be released, it dosen't hurt much to just get up and put Collector's Edition in there and play it.

Chrono

06-18-2008, 10:52 AM

Dabombster

06-18-2008, 12:42 PM

MM will eventually be released along side with TWW, TMC, and the Oracles. And I say if you want to play Chrono Trigger or the Super Mario RPG so bad, get yourself a Super Nintendo (still my fav Nintendo console)

Are you sure they'd put TWW on it? I don't know if they would, considering it's a GC game and the Wii can play it.

And I agree with you about the Super Nintendo.

MrMosley

06-19-2008, 04:19 AM

MM will eventually be released along side with TWW, TMC, and the Oracles. And I say if you want to play Chrono Trigger or the Super Mario RPG so bad, get yourself a Super Nintendo (still my fav Nintendo console)

True, but if that was the case for Super Nintendo games I wanted to see on the VC, or N64, sega, ect., I could just get out those systems as well, hook em up, and blow in the cartridge a few times. That would defeat the entire purpose of the Virtual Console. I have all those systems, but most people don't anymore, or at least can't find some of the games for them, which is why Nintendo created VC in the first place.

zeypherlink

06-19-2008, 04:42 AM

MM will probably release on the VC around mid-late 2009. Reason why is because it would be the last console Zelda game, but it won't come out near the end of the Wii's lifespan, because in all likelyhood, the new DS will have a VC-like feature enabling people to download GB/C from the Shop Channel to the new DS (which'll support SD), and there will be the GB/C Zeldas there.

General Lee

02-13-2009, 12:47 PM

I think sometime in the near future MM will be released. Like cmon, it was a great Zelda game and Nintendo would make lots of money off it. How can they refuse? :P

LinkOwnsYou

02-13-2009, 04:00 PM

yeah that's been bugging me since like I finally could have access to to the internet in my wii, but I was wondering they put "Milon's Secret Castle" that actually nobody know about but they don't put MM!? that's just crazy

Note:
I know that Milon's Secret Castle it's a bad game 'cause I saw it in one of the videos of Angry VideoGame Nerd.

[%LinkXL%]

02-15-2009, 11:28 AM

I think it will be cool for Majora's Mask to come to Virtual Console. People that don't have the money or just can't get it for Nintendo 64 can get it on the WII.

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ChargewithSword

02-15-2009, 03:07 PM

I beg and pray that it shall be released. MM had so many good qualities that it just needs to be released. And it's been shown to be top 5 of most wanted vc games on the NP mag.

Johnny Boy

03-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Yeah, I've been waiting for MM to be released on the VC.
A while ago, I stupidly sold my N64 copy of it and can not find another one.
I cannot find the Gamecube collectors edition anywhere in my area either.

It would though, probably be the last Zelda game for the VC unless
Nintendo decided to convert Gamboy games onto the Wii.
That sounds like a good idea and I would support it.

Amelie

03-03-2009, 04:20 PM

I would LOVE for MM to come to virtual console! My N64 is not broken completely but it hardly ever turns on. Im not sure what is wrong with it.
I would like all of the hard to find Zelda games to be put on virtual console.. or just all of them that you cant get on a new system. I would slowly get them and play them on my Wii ^^

Ver-go-a-go-go

03-03-2009, 09:04 PM

I wouldn't have much use for it. If I ever get the urge to play, I just pop the collector's edition in the GameCube and there you go. That's the same reason I don't have OoT on VC right now.

General Lee

03-13-2009, 01:09 PM

Since that I own both the N64 version and the Collectors edition, Its not that big of a deal if it does (for me), but from what people are saying, they should put it on, because it was a different and great Zelda (different in the way that you had to complete things within a time limit). As far as the Gameboy Zeldas, they should be released for download on the DS if you ask me. That would make the most sence (DS VC, same idea at Wii VC, but all the great Nintendo handheld games, other then all the console ones. So maybe Virtual Handheld?)

Durion

03-13-2009, 06:59 PM

I would like it to, But the thing is I have never actually got passed the first temple because I got bored and stopped playing but I would probably start playing it again if it did come to virtual console

Midna666

03-14-2009, 03:10 AM

I hope that Majore's Mask comes out for the Virtual Console.
My N64 is messed up,and the Zelda Collectors Edition version froze on me a lot.

Medri Fogmatio

03-14-2009, 02:50 PM

It will happen.

Nintendo Power has been harping it in the VC most wanted list for not only readers but the NP staff themselves.

However I don't see Nintendo doing it until there is such a lack of games for the Wii that they would use it as a trump card to save their butts....

basement24

03-15-2009, 12:29 PM

I know it will come to the VC eventually, but I think the delay on it, or any other N64 game for that matter is the storage problmem on the Wii. The N64 games take up a lot of memory blocks. Once you can save directly to an SD card, they'll probably release more N64 games.

I personally missed playing Majora's Mask, even though I was around for it's original release. I unfortunately got swept up in the reviews of the game at the time saying it wasn't as good as OoT, and I decided not to buy it. What a mistake that was... I'm ashamed I passed it up. I did end up playing a bit of it on the Collector's Edition that a relative had, but I never actually played the game the entire way through.

On a somewhat related note, (Although this paragraph might be better suited for it's own topic...) while they won't bring any GameCube games to the VC, I really hope they make TWW a New Play Control title. Even though I own the GC version, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat to play it with TP controls and have it in true widescreen. I imagine that would be a gorgeous game to see on a widescreen TV, even with a bit dated graphics.

Aerostella

03-15-2009, 12:34 PM

If they fix the sound issues they had on the collector's edition version for GC, I may buy it again. Though maybe not, since I do have the collector's edition version and I get too involved in the game to notice all but the major sound problems. :P

Link 2 the past

03-17-2009, 11:25 AM

The lack of N64 games on the VC overall is disgraceful. Is there really any good reason not to have more game on there.

This game is equal 2nd with OoT, for me personally among Zelda games all time.

ilovezelda101

03-17-2009, 02:50 PM

This game needs to be on the vc very soon,but i still have the artridge,soo im good to go until mycartridge will eventually break. I guess nintendo loves taking there time to release anything. variety on the vc isnt very good anyway. some day nintendo will put it on the vc,but probably won't be on for a while.

Midna666

03-28-2009, 04:28 AM

Good news everyone Majora's Mask is going to come out on the Japanese Virtual Console.
Source:VC-reviews.com.

DCMN

03-28-2009, 05:28 AM

Ah yes, very good. Can't wait to get hold of it. :D

basement24

03-28-2009, 11:03 AM

Good news everyone Majora's Mask is going to come out on the Japanese Virtual Console.
Source:VC-reviews.com.

FANTASTIC!!! I really can't wait for this. I've been recently toying with the idea of buying it eBay to play on the actual N64, but I think this will be easier for me to do. I haven't had much luck with buyign second-hand video games, so a quick Wii download will be much more appreciated.

I know we won't be getting it for a little while after Japan gets it, but here's hoping it makes it out for a summer release here. I could use a little "summer vacation" in the world of Zelda! :)

Link 2 the past

03-30-2009, 11:07 AM

Good news everyone
lol Futurama was the best!:)

Majora's Mask is going to come out on the Japanese Virtual Console.

I don't think anyone on this forum is in Japan (I could be wrong though). So that's just frustrating.

Ver-go-a-go-go

03-30-2009, 11:10 AM

So it's finally coming to VC eh? I'm not to excited about it. I've already played and beaten it many times on the collectors edition, so it's really nothing to look forward to for me. But, to the guys who haven't been able to play it yet, you really have something to look forward to. MM is a great game, and it'll stun you the first time you play it just like it did to me.

Midna666

03-30-2009, 12:03 PM

lol Futurama was the best!:)

I don't think anyone on this forum is in Japan (I could be wrong though). So that's just frustrating.

The fact that Japan is getting it probably means that the rest of the world will get it sooner or later.

DCMN

04-03-2009, 09:10 AM

The UK have got it. NoE announced it only a few hours before it was put on the shopping channel. Yay!

sactwu

04-03-2009, 10:18 AM

Finally we Europeans get something first :P but as it has also already been announced for Japan, I think it won't take too long to be available in the USA too.
I'm off playing MM :D

Link 2 the past

04-03-2009, 10:20 AM

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Happy days. I'm downloading it as soon as I get home. Haven't played it since I sold my N64 8 years ago.

Hope you Yanks get it soon.

Skull_Kid

04-03-2009, 10:23 AM

I'm happy for all of you who didn't have how to play the game... For me it is meh, because I already have the n64 version, and I have MM on the Collector's edition.
What would make me really happy was if they'd release OoT and MM for the DS:D

Matt

04-03-2009, 11:38 AM

Good news everyone!
I've heard stories that this Virtual Console version has some of the same errors as the Collector's Edition. Freezing up a lot and that. Sounds wonderful doesn't it? ;)

basement24

04-03-2009, 11:58 AM

Good news everyone!

LOL! I knew this couldn't be good news, because I immediately heard Professor Fansworth from Futurama when I read this line... :P

I was afraid they might just port over the Collector's Edition of MM for the VC. I really hope the rumours of the bugs are greatly exaggerated though, or something is tweaked before a North American release. I doubt that would happen though.

Link 2 the past

04-04-2009, 05:42 AM

This means all the main console Zelda games can now be played on the Wii.

DCMN

04-05-2009, 02:12 PM

Now we just need a DS handheld virtual console, and we could be able to play the complete series on 2 consoles. :)

AeroCanyon

04-05-2009, 02:46 PM

:stalfos::octorok::ocarina::triforce:<3:mastersword:I have herd rumors about Majora's Mask apearing on VC in Japan(just rumors,cant tell weather they are true or not)

Link 2 the past

04-05-2009, 04:11 PM

Now we just need a DS handheld virtual console, and we could be able to play the complete series on 2 consoles. :)

If you have a DS lite you can play GBA games on it. Which only leaves LA and the Ocacle games. But I'm sure you can find a GBC and a copy of those on EBay for not very much.

DCMN

04-06-2009, 06:20 AM

:stalfos::octorok::ocarina::triforce:<3:mastersword:I have herd rumors about Majora's Mask apearing on VC in Japan(just rumors,cant tell weather they are true or not)
Its out on the Europe VC now.

If you have a DS lite you can play GBA games on it. Which only leaves LA and the Ocacle games. But I'm sure you can find a GBC and a copy of those on EBay for not very much.
Indeed, I have a Lite and a GBC, its just the finding of the games that can be difficult.

Shnappy

04-06-2009, 10:10 AM

I think it's awesome that it's coming out on virtual console, but I'm not sure if I want to buy it because I can already play it on Wii with my Gamecube Collectors edition. But it is getting the best Zelda game available to more people, which is awesome.

Johnny Boy

04-07-2009, 09:15 PM

Great, Majora's Mask has already been released in Japan and Europe on the VC...but not the USA??? (See vc-reviews.com) Wow...
It's most likely going to come out the next Monday but come on Nintendo, making us wait on this game forever.
I just got 2000 Wii points on the Wii Shop, so this better come out next Monday or I'm gonna be pretty disgusted.

basement24

04-08-2009, 10:14 AM

It takes a bit longer for the games to come to North America for some reason. The original Smash Bros was out in Japan weeks ago and we still don't have it. Adventure of Link for example came out on the VC in Japan in January of 2007, and we got it in June. So, I wouldn't expect Majora's Mask to arrive any time soon. This year is a safe bet though, and hopefully by summer, but that might even be too soon.

DvSag

04-08-2009, 01:39 PM

It's a bit ridiculous that we don't have either SSB or MM already.

If MM is out in the PAL regions, then I expect MM to be out in the NA region by maybe next week, at least by the end of April. As for SSB... I don't really care. It never leaves my N64, but I would like to have it on my VC, just in case. ;) Besides, new generations need to be introduced to one of the greatest fighting games of all time.

skynet136

04-08-2009, 04:54 PM

me too johnny boy i just bought a wii points card specificlay for that game! and i wanted it to come out this week it better come out in april at least if not on monday!

Midna666

04-08-2009, 05:06 PM

Knowing NOA, we'll probably have to wait a few months for SSB, and MM.

I also don't get why people want the N64 Smash bros, when Melee and Brawl are better.

I have a question to anyone who has downloaded Majora's Mask, does the virtual console version work better then the Collectors Edition verison?

DvSag

04-08-2009, 06:12 PM

I also don't get why people want the N64 Smash bros, when Melee and Brawl are better.
BLASPHEMY!!! Each game is unique, despite their relationship to one another.

But to stay on topic, I heard that MM is just as glitchy as the Collector's Edition version. Maybe they're patching that for the NA release?

basement24

04-08-2009, 08:38 PM

Maybe they're patching that for the NA release?

I really hope they do. They have gone back and tweaked things in the VC games like the potential seizure-inducing flashing screens in AoL, and chaning Punch-Out to "Mr. Dream", so I suppose (and hope!) it would be possible.

LinkAlmighty

04-08-2009, 10:42 PM

I can't wait for MM to be released in NA, but I hope the glitches, if they exist, are fixed upped before it gets here.

So now all the console Zeldas are on VC, hopefully they'll create virtual handheld or something for the DSi & then we can have the rest of the Zeldas. I hope that I'll be able to say "Good News Everyone!" eventually with news of a VC for all the Gameboy games.

CuMcL

04-10-2009, 11:14 PM

I also don't get why people want the N64 Smash bros, when Melee and Brawl are better.

Saffron City.

BLASPHEMY!!! Each game is unique, despite their relationship to one another.

But to stay on topic, I heard that MM is just as glitchy as the Collector's Edition version. Maybe they're patching that for the NA release?

I heard the Vc version worked pretty well. I saw one guy mention some glitches, but pretty much everyone else I've seen said it runs fine.

I hope it comes here soon. If it doesn't I might get impatient and blow my 1000 points I have saved on something else. I don't think it'll be too long, since big games like Zelda usually aren't too spread out between regions, but this is Nintendo we're dealing with, and they never work how I expect them to, so...

basement24

04-11-2009, 12:01 PM

I had a thought the other day on it's release here, and I really hope they don't wait to release it along side Spirit Tracks, which is probably coming in mid-November (based on the release of other Zelda titles). Nintendo seems to sometimes release VC games along side main titles to compliment them, like releasing Mario 3 close to Galaxy and Metroid close to Corruption.

Kazumi

04-11-2009, 12:05 PM

I'm betting everything on it being released on Monday. I act like I know for sure that it will be released on Monday sometimes.. Not a good idea. Now, the OoT port to the VC, was the N64 version, not the GC or Collectors one, so why make the MM port the Collectors Edition one? I really don't think they will wait till mid-November to release it, that would just be torture to us. Plus, I already bought 2000 points, and if they don't hurry, I may be overcome with the overpowering urge to spend them! D:

Kaynil

04-25-2009, 04:37 PM

I am happy to hear MM is slowly arriving to different VC download channels of the world, it is a game I sure love to pay to have play it in my wii.
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Yeah, I liked Safron City in the original SSB.

LinkAlmighty

05-04-2009, 11:15 PM

Well it's May now and still no MM...

My guess is that they are waiting for us to reach 299 games, then the week after they can release it as the 300th game, like they did with Mario RPG as the 250th and AoL as the 100th.

We are currently at 298 games, so if I'm right (and I hope I am) MM could and should be released in 2 weeks as the 300th game.

Of course this is all spectulation, but I hope I turn out to be right. I know other people are thinking this as well from what I've seen. I guess all we can do is wait...are we done waiting yet!?

Kaynil

05-04-2009, 11:19 PM

Well, hopefully it turn out to be true, it has been quite a wait already >.<

basement24

05-05-2009, 01:10 PM

...and should be released in 2 weeks as the 300th game.

That's definitely a good guess. I would consider this being more likely than being released at a random time because they held AoL to be the 100th title. They also made Super Mario RPG the 250th title, so they're definitely up for big name titles being milestone numbers.

I would really hope this is the case over my idea that they might hold it to go along with Spirit Tracks. It would also make a nice beginning to a summer season of game news with E3 right around the corner.

Zenox

05-05-2009, 06:03 PM

MrMosley

05-05-2009, 10:31 PM

Majora's Mask was a good game and all, but it was much less known than Ocarina of Time which basically stole it's thunder and in my book, still is. I think Nintendo is waiting for MM because they doubt it's profit. I certainly would. And besides, they probably need to add extra coding to apply for the Wii version.

I don't think coding would be a big problem, seeing as how they seem to do it easily with Ocarina of Time and pretty much any other game. All they really have to do is set up the controls for the Classic and Gamecube controllers. After that its really just a ported game. I think the reason they are waiting so long is like some others have said; to have it be released on a special number. You have to think, Majora's Mask is really the only game yet to be released on the Virtual Console of all of the systems available there that have had Zelda titles. I can see why they wouldn't want to save it for a special occasion.

However, I probably won't be buying it. The only Zelda title I have bought on the VC has been ALttP, and that was because I had lost my GBA version a while back. I have the Collector's Edition disc for the Gamecube, so I'm not going to waste my money on games that I can already play on the Wii.

basement24

05-18-2009, 11:47 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, get your Wii Points ready!! Majora's Mask is the 300th VC game released (TODAY!) for 1000 Wii Points! It's not up yet, but it was on the release list for May 18th. I think they go live later in the day.

From the press release:

"The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. (Nintendo 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Cartoon Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): Link must save the world! This time, he finds himself trapped in Termina, an alternate version of Hyrule that is doomed to destruction in just three short days. Link must race to recover the Ocarina of Time (which allows him to manipulate time in multiple ways), defeat challenging bosses in dungeons spread across Termina and discover the key to the mystery of Majora's Mask. Along the way, he'll obtain new weapons and items and help other characters (some strangely familiar) in their everyday lives. In addition, Link must use a wide assortment of masks scattered throughout Termina, each with its own specific use or power. Never before have three days offered so much in the way of action, mind-boggling puzzles and depth. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is an adventure unlike any other!"

Good going to LinkAlmighty for the 300th release guess! You were spot-on! :)

Skull_Kid

05-18-2009, 11:53 AM

Finally we, europeans, can stop hearing all the whining of americans who don't have the original MM and were dying for it to be released. Lol.

I pity that you'll have to play it with the crappy classic controller.
It's so much better in the good old N64 controller.

Is it the GCN version port, like the European VC's MM, or a direct port of the n64 one?
Because the European one has the same freezing thingies that the Collector's edition had

Kazumi

05-18-2009, 12:06 PM

Huzzah!!! I am downloading MM as we speak, at 11:00AM Central Time. Yay........ I have been waiting for this day... for a very long time. And this will be the first time I ever play Majora's Mask. I'd like to thank Nintendo, and Basement24 fro confirming it's release today. :cry: I'm going to go play it now.

basement24

05-18-2009, 10:21 PM

From the review at IGN, for all of us who were worried about it being a direct Collector's Edition port for the North American release:

"Note: Since a few readers in the Comments box below have brought it up, you can rest assured that the emulation in this VC edition is glitch-free. The version of Majora's Mask made available on the Collector's Edition GameCube disc was plagued by some sound and transition issues that didn't destroy the play experience, but were certainly annoying to deal with. Well, they've been dealt with and dealt out of the deck -- VC Majora is perfectly presented, so download with confidence."

I won't copy the whole review here by any means, but I was greatly satisfied to read this. Although I already downloaded it, because c'mon, it's only 1000 points, and I've never owned a copy! :)

Axle the Beast

05-18-2009, 11:21 PM

I don't think coding would be a big problem, seeing as how they seem to do it easily with Ocarina of Time and pretty much any other game. All they really have to do is set up the controls for the Classic and Gamecube controllers. After that its really just a ported game. I think the reason they are waiting so long is like some others have said; to have it be released on a special number. You have to think, Majora's Mask is really the only game yet to be released on the Virtual Console of all of the systems available there that have had Zelda titles. I can see why they wouldn't want to save it for a special occasion.
Porting is harder than you think. You have to do one of two things. Either you modify the game to make it work on new hardware, or the hardware itself includes emulation software so as to mimic the game's original console.

Although I believe the Wii might include such hardware, but I might be wrong. I'll have to look into it, I suppose. At any rate, you don't really know how long they spent converting other games to Virtual Console, so it could still have had an effect on the length of time it took for MM to come on on VC. Granted, at this point it seems clear they were waiting for the 300 mark, but it's possible they could have released it at an earlier number if they didn't have technical work to do.

Anyway, glad to hear it has finally come out.

Now you people who haven't gotten to play it yet can know the awesomeness that is Majora's Mask. :P

chrisbg99

05-19-2009, 02:27 AM

Got it downloaded and will play it after I beat OoT again.

I'm just happy to have completed the Zelda VC Collection.

Matt

05-19-2009, 07:26 AM

Might I ask a big favor from the people that downloaded it? I want to know if you experienced any of the technical glitches that plagued the Collector's Edition version of the game. Among those are frequent lockups and corrupted sound. The information is for the wiki really. But it is only good information if the info is confirmed by many people having the same result. I do not own a Wii myself. All my sisters do (there are four), but I doubt they would let me do anything like test a whole game out on them. I also doubt any of them even know what the Virtual Console is.

Forgive me if I just don't take IGN's word for it. I don't exactly trust them. I'd rather hear real input from people that actually played through this version of the game in its entirety.

Skull_Kid

05-19-2009, 07:35 AM

Abyss Master

05-19-2009, 09:34 AM

I have no problems with MM whatsoever, it doesn't glitch or anything. It's as awesome as it was on the N64 (perhaps even moreso).

skynet136

05-19-2009, 02:48 PM

its here its here its finaly here!!!!!!!!!!!! im at snowhead almost in the temple but im going to backtrack to get the faries:)

DvSag

05-19-2009, 03:57 PM

Is it just me, or does this version seem a bit cleaner than the N64 version? What I mean is that, graphically, it seems a lot smoother and crisper. This is just from memory, but I recall the game being a lot blurrier on the N64.

basement24

05-19-2009, 04:05 PM

Is it just me, or does this version seem a bit cleaner than the N64 version?

I booted up the title screen of it earier and wondered the same thing. I didn't play through the entire gameon the N64, but I remember it being a muddier than what we have on the VC. I thought maybe it had something to do with the component cables I have my Wii hooked up to my LCD with, or that it was on an LCD at all compared to an old tube TV.

I wonder if they ported over the cleaner graphics that would have been enhanced with the expansion pack. I know the game said it required it originally, but a friend owned MM without the pack.

Link 2 the past

05-19-2009, 04:22 PM

One minor thing I've noticed is that, unlike LttP on the VC, you can't leave the game and come back from the piont where you left it, so you have to save with this game, with LttP I never once saved.

DvSag

05-21-2009, 01:00 AM

I booted up the title screen of it earier and wondered the same thing. I didn't play through the entire gameon the N64, but I remember it being a muddier than what we have on the VC. I thought maybe it had something to do with the component cables I have my Wii hooked up to my LCD with, or that it was on an LCD at all compared to an old tube TV.

I wonder if they ported over the cleaner graphics that would have been enhanced with the expansion pack. I know the game said it required it originally, but a friend owned MM without the pack.
Yea, I didn't even take into consideration my component cables. That might have something to do with it.

And no, that expansion pack on the N64 didn't graphically enhance MM. I know because I had one.

Midna666

05-21-2009, 01:33 AM

One minor thing I've noticed is that, unlike LttP on the VC, you can't leave the game and come back from the piont where you left it, so you have to save with this game, with LttP I never once saved.

All the N64 games on the VC are like that.
I think it has something to do with the way the N64 games were made.
But I think that if you could use the suspending system then it would make Majora's mask more easy which takes away some of the fun.

angelkid

05-22-2009, 05:00 PM

Ah sweet! Its out? Epic! This means I dont have to buy a N64 just to play this game. I'll be playing it soon. Is it different at all to the original?

ChargewithSword

05-22-2009, 06:40 PM

Ah sweet! Its out? Epic! This means I dont have to buy a N64 just to play this game. I'll be playing it soon. Is it different at all to the original?

Just crisper graphics and using a different control scheme but it works for the most part.

angelkid

05-22-2009, 06:54 PM

Sweet, thanks. One other question, do I need a classic controller for VC or can I use another kind of controller?

ChargewithSword

05-22-2009, 06:56 PM

Sweet, thanks. One other question, do I need a classic controller for VC or can I use another kind of controller?

You can use the GCN controller instead of the Classic Controller.

TVTMaster

07-07-2009, 07:49 AM

Bah, just my luck. I ordered it on eBay a couple of months ago, but the seller took until three days before its VC release to mail it, so I bought it for 15 bucks when I could have used my old Wii Points card like three days later.

Either way, it's a good game, despite the fact that all your progress disappears every three days, and you need the inverted song of time to beat most of the temples. At least there's the remains to fix things fast...