The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker [Ltd. Edition inc. 2 Game Bonus Disc] (Gamecube)

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GameSpot editor Jeff Gerstmann called the game "The Wind Waker is a strong achievement in every way, from its stunning graphical presentation to its tight control and interesting story line," [84] but also criticized the relatively long periods of sailing (particularly in regards of the search for the Triforce Shard collection) and the relatively easy puzzles and boss battles. Nintendo's Zelda team initiated plans for a new game early in the development of the GameCube system, before Majora's Mask was completed for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. Eiji Aonuma, director of Majora's Mask, returned to helm the project, while Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, the creators of the Zelda series, served as producers. [15] [16] Early concepts generally followed Ocarina of Time 's designs, with graphics enhanced for the new system's capabilities. [16] [17] The team hastily created a brief clip of Link fighting Ganondorf for a demonstration at the 2000 Space World exposition, where Nintendo announced the GameCube. The clip resonated with fans and commentators who hoped it previewed the next Zelda game. [18] [19] The Wind Waker is notable for its test rooms, which are accessible with an Action Replay device. Interestingly, the textures in the test rooms and even one of the rooms themselves are shared with Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario 64 DS. These textures consist of squares which have a certain number of meters per side; the number of meters is drawn on the textures. The Wind Waker's first test room contains transparent water in a pool, which is likely a leftover from the earliest stages of development when transparent water was going to be used in the ocean. Even more interesting is that a "walkable" slope is present under this water, suggesting an item, most likely the Iron Boots, would have allowed Link to walk underwater like in Ocarina of Time. [104] Another test room features textures that don't belong in the game itself, but was likely leftover from the early Spaceworld 2000 trailer of a techdemo featuring Link and Ganondorf, both resembling their Ocarina of Time counterparts, fighting in a dungeon that had similar textures.

a b c d "Review: Zelda The Wind Waker". Computer and Video Games. May 15, 2003. Archived from the original on December 1, 2006 . Retrieved March 7, 2017.

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a b c d "Miyamoto and Aonuma on Zelda". IGN. Translated by Bill Trinen. December 4, 2002. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016 . Retrieved June 30, 2016. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Casamassina, Matt (March 21, 2003). "Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". IGN. Archived from the original on January 14, 2006 . Retrieved January 20, 2006. It's so pretty, isn't it? It's called Din's Pearl. My grandma gave it to me." — Komali ( The Wind Waker)

a b c Innes, Ruby (June 27, 2022). "Miyamoto Apparently 'Cringed' When First Shown Wind Waker's Art Style". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group . Retrieved September 4, 2022. If I had gone and talked to him from the very beginning, I think he would have said, 'How is that Zelda?'. Miyamoto had trouble letting go of the realistic Link art style until the very end. If the player has a file of both The Wind Waker and the GCN version of Metal Gear Solid, in the latter game the boss character Psycho Mantis makes a cameo mention of the former game during the battle. Fahs, Travis; Thomas, Lucas (August 27, 2010). "IGN Presents the History of Zelda". IGN. p.7. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016 . Retrieved July 11, 2016.The greeting "Hoy!" in this game is similar to the Portuguese "Oi!" or the Dutch "Hoi!" Additionally, "Oi!" is the equivalent of "Hey!" in Japanese. "Hoy" is also a saying used by sailors, of which the game holds many elements. As with most Zelda games, in The Wind Waker Link learns to Warp from one place to another. This time he does so with cyclones, after defeating an important deity named Cyclos.