/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2060379
yeah but it was good times as well

I don't know about the autism part but I did like how back in the day your imagination would run wild with these sprites

For example when I played Zelda I would see Lynels as these dogs that would shoot swords out of their mouths

Then when I was 16 or so I found an actual Zelda instruction manual and to my horror found pic related

Link's world was horrible in Zelda 1, his enemies were terrifying (unlike the cartoony dribble he faces today) yet the in-game sprites were colorful and inoffensive, and left a lot to the imagination

>>594221
Yeah in the first game manual the enemies actually looked intimidating, like something that would fuck you up

Nowadays Link fights Saturday morning cartoon rejects

>you'll never play a 3d Zelda where the enemies will look this badass

>>464562
It's probably for the best that you can't get out of there...

You don't want to find out what's to the left if you're only equipped with a wooden sword and 3 hearts...

>>339784
no wait wait I got it let's fill hyrule field with enemies that are basically item containers for the player to plow through without even trying

Let's make link so fucking overpowered nothing is a danger to him anymore nothing can even get close to touching him

Fuck, does anyone even remember the Lynel?
They were in Link To The Past as well

They didn't play around, they hit you hard and it really did hurt.

When was the last time you were afraid of a Zelda enemy?
When was the last time you felt Link was actually in any danger?
When was the last time you didn't avoid an enemy because he was annoying but because he was an actual threat??