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November 2000 (Part 1)

Zelda comic, PS2 and "It's real..."

Hey HTLOZ,
First of all, I do want to say that I've been coming to your site for a while now, and I think that you guys really do a great job! But, I was wondering, whatever happened to the Zelda & Link Comic? I thought that was pretty cool at the time, but it seems to have vanished.

And also, I've seen some demos from Gamecube and somer videos from PS2, and personally, I think Gamecube's graphics are at least twice as good as any current PS2 game. Is it worth the extra year to wait for Gamecube? I'd appreciate your opinions!
Finally, I just recently bought a copy of Majora's Mask, and I was unbelievably amazed to find that I had gotten a collectors edition! Then I found out my friend got a collectors edition!! Then my other friend got a collector's edition! Then my friend's 2 friends got a collectors edition.
Then his friend got the collector's edition... And so on. Is it just luck that I keep seeing collectors editions or are there even ANY gray copies of Majora's mask?!
Because after a certain point, I would assume the collector's edition name would lose it's meaning, eh?
And the last thing, I really think you guys should make a category on your site for only the people who assume the ITS REAL section really is real! It would be so entertaining!
Phew... I've ranted on for a bit haven't I? If you made it this far, I'm pleasantly surprised!
Well.. keep up the great work!
Efehan

Wasn't half of this letter here last week? Anyway, I'm not 100% sure about the cart issue, because Zelda's released here tomorrow (17th Nov), and I imported my gold copy. I believe collecters editon means that the cart has a 3D Label.

Oh, yeah, the collectors edition...I have never seen a grey cartidge of Adventure Of Link either. We all have the golden one!
Oh, by the way, I'm trying to find the pentaforce in OoT. Hey! Here it is! I will go and put it to the "It's Real!" section.

Hmmm the Comic, yeah...
Well, personally I must say that I don't like PS2, not even a slight thing of it. And YES! Gamecube will look even better when we see the first games. Is it worth the extra year?? YES!!!
I would like to see a gray MM, I mean an american MM. Maybe the gray catridge (if you find one) is the special edition!! heh heh
You don't know how much we laugh at the editorial reading mails like "I know your "it's real it's real" section is fake! who do they think we are? stupids??" hahaha


The It's Real It's Real is my favorite section also. Maybe we will update once someone finds the tri-force in Majora's Mask. ;)

Little cows everywhere

Hey, how are you? I am just writing to ask a few questions, make a few comments, etc. Anyway...as I was playing Majora's Mask, I noticed the little cow statues (boxes?) in certain areas of the game. They look cute and all, but do they serve a purpose? Hm.....
Oh, yeah, I must also question this: When heading toward the swamp, usually near the drawing of Skull Kid and his two faeries, I hear a soft mooing.
I plant a few bombs around the area, but no grotto is revealed. If you would look into this, I'd appreciate it.
Lastly, just a little discovery: In the Observatory, where the scarecrow is, there are jars on the ground. You can break them and find a cute little picture of, what appears to be, a dolphin. But you probably knew that already. ;)
Well, if you take the time to read all of my rambling, I'd appreciate it. By the way, your site is my favorite. I love the set-up, and the purple color is great! (yeah, a little late on this, but oh well) Keep up the good work.
Steph

Those cows are nice, right? I think they serve as lamps, but I'm not sure. But what I think is that everything has something to do with cows! The milk bar, the cows everywhere, milk, the cow mask, well, romani mask and obviously those little cows. I love them, but they really have a purpose? That's what I want to know.

Regarding the "mooing" you talk about: Place a bomb beneath the log shaped like a tunnel and a grotto will appear.

Problems in the Head... I mean, Snowhead!

Hi, I like very much your site, but even with the help of your walkthrough i have problems with the ice palace on the snowhead. Acctually, only to get the fire arrows. After i got the first key and went up to the big room with columns I found the second key and went to this room with an ice block and buttons (or switches) In this room with switches, You say i have to step on the big switch with my Goron Link and then jump, but the Goron Link don't jump, and the switch doesn't goes down. Nothing moves. I'm stuck there and dont know what to do... can you please help me...
thank you in advance...
Martin Pelletier

Goron Stomp: Hold A, press B.

Please, before asking anything, FIRST read your instruction manual, they give it to you for something! SECOND, try as much as you can (days and weeks would be perfect), and THIRD check the walkthrough, if you still can't find the answer then ask. That way you will really enjoy the game.

Astronomers among us

I might be crazy but if you go to Romani Ranch right by the barn and look up at night you can see the Big/Little Dipper and Orion! Also, one of the stars that make Orion's 'hand' is red! But if you look to left so that the star is on the right side of your screen it turns blue! I just decided to point that out....
Anifan20007

I've gotta check that out!

Oh, yeah, yesterday I looked at the sky and I saw the stars and moon with happy smily faces singing "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"! I must leave LSD...

That is really cool! Thanks for sharing!

I hate PS2

Hey Blazer whats up.So you dont like PS2.Guess what.I hate it.Thats right, every time I go to school theres someone talking about PS2 is the the bomb.PPPSSSSHHH YEAH RIGHT.Like a bomb its gonna drop. I know I cant cuss....Hold it back Francisco hold it back.1,2,3,4,5,6,7...ok Dragons better.Sorry.I read that you dont like it eather when I read this letter asking you if the person should buy PS2 or wait for GameCube.Sorry but its rocket science here ok.Let me answer the guys question.The PS2 costs $299.00.As soon as GameCube comes out Dreamcast is putting there price to $99.00(So Ive herd).And GameCube is going to cost $150.00 .Ok On my caculations you can get to system for the price of one.Im sorry GameCube and Dreamcast are still lower than PS2.And both systems are better than PS2.(Espeacually GameCube).So here my answer Buy the Dreamcast now and wait for GameCube or buy the Dreamcast when when they lower it and buy GameCube.Thats all.And whoever hasnt seen the graphics for GameCube check Zelda for the GameCube here at HTLOZ.They have the best pics.See ya.Keep up the Great work HTLOZ.
Dragon (Francisco Gutierrez)

My friends are all PS2 nuts nowadays, so when I asked them what games they were looking forward to, I wasn't suprised to find that they're all coming out on multiple consoles; Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid 2 etc. PS2 will fall.

Yeah, well, I played the PSX2 (Japanese) and the only game I liked was Tekken Tag. The DVD player was preety bad too, I tryed my Ghost in the Shell DVD with the owner of the shop and the DVD had serious problems while displaying some parts.

Are you reading my mind? Buy a Dreamcast now, don't and I repeat, don't buy a PS2, because it's BAD. Just look at the games!! Fantavision?? what the hell is that?
Buy it now for only 1 or 2 good games, when I can buy a Dreamcast (cheaper) with great games (a lot!!)??
My choice is to have fun with my N64, a Dreamcast and wait for the Gamecube, I know it will be awesome!

Thanks! Well, I agree. I don't like PS2 and I think GameCube and DreamCast will and are better.

Some gamers don't like "spoiling themselves"

dear htloz:
I'm a great fan of your website. Thanks to your info. on Majora's Mask, I managed to get the game. I didn't spoil myself, so don't worry. So now, I'll pay you back. I hope this won't disturb you in a way cause a fan is giving you info. You see the Oni-Link mask, I managed to get its real name: "Fierce Deity's Mask" I hope you know, I didn't make it up just in case if you think so. My proof is in the nintendo power's players guide to see it yourself. thankyou very much, hopefully you'll thank me too!
lots of fandom and love,
from your pal,
Michelle

spoil yourself? I don't even want to think what that means!

Thanks!

The Mysterious tree... (no, not the fruity one!)

This isn't really a bug or a glitch, i guess it's just a mistake nintendo made. In Ocarina of Time, go to Kakriko Village as an adult and take a look at the tree at the entrance from Hyrule Field. It's different than the other trees. Then, beat the first three temples. Come back and watch the cutscene.
The tree looks normal. Also, you can put on you Iron Boots before you go in and see Link run in them. It looks pretty funny.
P.S. Your site is THE best Zelda site there is!
JAGEYER

Good lord, you have the world's greatest attention span!

I noticed that too. But TOoT is now the past, MM is present. :)

Our music choice is...

Hi, I just wanted to know if that song is Nightwish's "Passion And The Opera"... (a finnish gothic/progressive metal band). If it is really that song, well... that is a perfect combination of two world's wonders!!!
Zelda, and Nightwish... ahhhhhh... aloha... the paradise!
(and if it is not that song, well... wherever you found it, it is EXACTLY the same!)
And by the way, congratulations for your site! It is truly AWESOME!
Dany

It is Nightwish. So your dream has come true. Enjoy!!

Gerudo's horse

Hi! I am writing because of a mistake in your "Mysteries" section of the Zelda games, Zelda:Ocarina of Time. One of your solved mysteries is the horse in Gerudo Valley, and in your explanation you proclaim that even though the horse looks exzctly like the other horse you could have ridden at Lon Lon ranch, it is imposible for it to be that horse. I beg to differ since, if you listen carefully to what the Gerudo who runs the horseback archery game says, He states that most Gerudo horses are stolen from other people. Therefore, the horseback archery horse could in fact be the horse from Lon Lon ranch.
Thanks for listening!
~Alia

Woooh...Gerudo's are evil. I wander if they really stole it or if it...forget it ;)

A clever answer

How do you get into the village of outcasts in the dark world? Thanks
bcarney2


Walk.

Where did this come from?

Where did all those pictures come from? I know the animation and the screenshots, but all these cartoons, the dark art, what are they?
Please mail me back!
Will Coleman

That is a mystery man was not supposed to know

The Dark Art is drawn by Wolfhang Van Kraus. And the screenshots...frankly, I dunno. (maybe Blazer knows something)

*points at Wolfhang* Wolfy draws them.

Shen mue... oh no he said the magic word!!!

Dear HTLOZ,
I have been visiting the site since Zelda 64 (toot)came out (looked for triforce rumors...hehe...Arianna) and appreciate what you have given to the zelda community. I am a Nintendo "Supporter" (own nes, snes, gbc, and 64) as well as a SEGA "Supporter" (genesis, SATURN, and DC). I made the jump to dreamcast last yr because I knew that the Nintendo 64 couldn't offer me anything new when it came to a gaming experience (ZELDA TOOT....ZELDA MM....GOLDENEYE....PERFECT DARK). THAT IS NOTHING NEGATIVE TOWARDS NINTENDO, ITS JUST THAT I WANTED A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE AND...SOME FIGHTING AND SPORTSGAMES...we all know the story when it comes to n64 and fighting games...and sports, please compare nba live 2000 to NBA 2K!!! BUT TO THE POINT, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SHENMUE FOR DREAMCAST??? Made by shigeru miyamoto's only equal, yu suzuki. i know zelda 64 is a harder game and longer, but shenmue has given me an experience like no other...just want some of your opinions on shenmue...later
Lawrence Narvaez

Miyamoto, equal, Ahahahahahaha!

Shenmue...yeah, I read something about it. Sorry, I haven't played it, but it looks great. Man, I love RPGs.
Shenmue looks a lot like Parasite Eve, and I loved PE, so I guess I love Shenmue too!

Oh no... Shenmue...Shenmue. I have a serious feeling that FX will explode with this question. Ok, the game looks incredible good! It is a great game. It's big, well done, superb music, a lot of interactions, you really want me to continue? heh

A Dreamcast can handle this kind of incredible games?? wow!! And PS2 has serious problems? hmmm....go Dreamcast!

I just bought it a few days ago actually. And I love it! It is the best game for Dreamcast! My gosh! The graphics, the gameplay, the story! The only thing I don't like, is the controls.

Oh man, please don't ask me that, you know how much I love those kind of wonderful games!!!! PLEASE SOMEBODY STOP ME NOW BEFORE I START SPEAKING OF THAT GAME!!!
(The staff of this site jumps on Htloz editor Falco-X to prevent him from speaking wonders of this Sega game on a Zelda-Nintendo site)

Some people just don't know

Hello, I did not know who this may concern, so i am emailing the first email on the page. If this is the wrong people to email, would you be so kind to foward it to the right person? There are three (or so i think) Zelda games that are released that are not on your website. They were not for any nintendo system, but for a little know system called the CDI. This system from Philips (Smart Very Smart) was a cool system, but bombed because of little advertising. I own one of the Zelda games for it, and you are Zelda herself.
The name of it is Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. This is the back of the box
text :
When King Harkinian vanishes on a mission to save Gamelon, Link takes off to rescue him. But soon Link is also missing, and Zelda must free them both from their evil captors. This fast paced action adventure game features 70 playfields, including palaces, forests, swamps, and a mysterious fairy pool.
An awesome array of 90 amazing characters will talk to you in full animation. Con-Front Sword-Wielding Stalfos, Floating Ghini, dreaded Dodongos, pinching Gohma, and much more. You'll have a blast smashing your
enemies into utter disgrace!
That is it...
Also the other games for the CDI in the Zelda series are Zelda's Adventure
(i do not own) and Link: The Faces of Evil.
Well, thanks for your time, cyas!
Psyco

(Please people, understand. He was so inspired speaking on these games that I just could't interrupt his speech)

It can be a possibility

Dont you guys think that 'dolphin' picture in the observatory actually looks pretty much exactly like the 'wind fish' from GB zelda?
A much more logical conclusion than yours was i reckon :)
Seems to make even more sense to me when you take into account that there are other references such as one of the performers telling you "the ballad of the wind fish is the greatest song ever composed" etc
Nice site by the way :)
ninge1


In the milk bar you actually get to play the ballad of the wind fish.

Funny, a song you heard in a dream is the best composition ever. Weird, really weird...maybe they have telepathic powers.

It's a dolphin, I repeat, it's a dolphin!

I am almost positive it is advertising the Zelda for Gamecube!

We'll let people decide on that one. Your argument is valid. Thanks.

The poor tree at the end of Majora's Mask

Hello, I just beat Majora's Mask yesterday :) What a great game. But there was one thing that bugged me. In the ending the bulter is leaning over in front of that deformed tree link encounters before he enters Termina.
What exactly is he doing? This has been getting on my nerves for a day or two now and I was wondering if anyone at your site had some knowledge on this matter.
Thanks
Wedge


Well someone's gotta feed the poor tree!

We'll talk about that in a future edition. For the moment we are going to let people get their own conclusions. Thanks for the letter.

Shoot the aliens, save the cows!

I have already looked in your walkthrough for this. ITS not there. Is there any specific way to save the COWs from being abducted or is it just hard work because I cant save them, one always gets past. Please help if there are any strategies for this.
cr_arrowhead

1) I found it quite tricky, but guard the barn on foot with your bunny hood and bow, and don't forget to protect the back of the barn too.

2) You need practice, in fact it is very easy. Just look at the map and watch out for the white spots moving, those are the ghosts. Be careful, at the back of the barn there are ghosts too. Don't ride Epona, it will be harder, go on foot, use your bunny hood and shoot with your arrows!

3) Go to the ranch on the first day and use the powder keg to bomb the rock at the enterence. Then wait 'til nighttime and when the aliens come, use your arrows and shoot them until the sun comes up. If you keep them away from the barn, you get something special!

Plot holes between OoT and MM?

There is way too much missing from the storyline (at least for me) and I was hoping you could help fill in some plot holes along the road between Ocarina of Time and majora's Mask.

First of all, where does Ganondorf end up? I mean, when Link is sent back seven years, I am guessing he remembers everything that happened, otherwise he would never seek out Zelda and the Navi. But does everything 'unhappen'? Why wouldn't the Ganondorf that lived in that time (the first of the seven years) rise to power? I know that the gates to the sacred realm would never be oppened, giving him access to the triforce, but the best solution for what happens here I can think of is that Zelda, Link, and Ganon(dorf) are the only ones affected by the travel back in time. Everyone else just acts as though it never happened, and Link actualy returns to the exact time he origianly opened the gate, that way Ganondorf wouldn't still be lurking around Hyrule, he would be sealed in the Sacred Realm. I want to know if that fits into the story or if you can give me a better (more complete/compliant with existing storyline) theory.

I think with that question asked (and answered) pretty much everything else will be explained before me.

Thanks a ton for your help! HTLOZ rules!
The M0urning §ta*


The Sacred Realm is not part of Hyrule's time, so if Ganon is locked in there in one time, his locked there in all time. Like being erased from history.

This one is new...

hello i found a code.
1. in the castle courtyard where you talk to Zelda go to the window on the left.
2. get the slingshot out and shoot the window.
it also works on the other window. i'll let it surprise you of what happens.;) bye.:]
Deborah

I wasn't surprised.

w-o-w.... isn't that old?? Next letter please (heh)

Yep

No Golden, no 3D label...

Hello there, Firstly I would like to say your site is great! I am would also like to thank you for at least attempting to acquire information on launches in other countries, you are probably one of the only sites to offer information
on launches for other countries. Just incase you want to add some more information to your European launch, there will be no gold cart and no 3-D label..... just gray as with ocarina of time. Although I think Australia ARE getting gold again.
Thanks,
link121

Yep no gold for Euros, the ozzies will probably get gold again. Jammy gits.

What? I have to play in a boring grey cartidge? Are you kidding? Aghh...damn it!!!!

I love my golden catridge with that 3-D label, oh yeah! it looks so....Zelda.... aahhh...

Stinks to be them! Doesn't it?

Skulltula help

hello staff of htloz, I like this site a lot.you guys have done a great job. My question is this.where do i get the mask of truth. i know its in a skulltulah house but which one and where is it be specific please.also i read the walkthrough and
the mask getting section.so please help thanks for you're time.
Zelly

ESPIO
It's in the skultulla house in Southern Swamp.

A hard question...

hey, just woundering how do you get on the htloz staff?
Jakester


Don't make Wolfhang get the credit card form out again...

You have to pass our "Five Tests Of Destiny" and all involve fighting fire creatures or suffering the worst tortures ever. Many have perished trying, but once you get in here you can help us with the evil plot to take over da' world!

Well, first you must travel around the world searching for a htloz symbol, following some clues we give to you while you fight with a blue crocodile and a furry pink snake. Then, and only then you will be able to take our hardest test, a math exam!!! Most of the applicants run desperately in this part. If you pass with an A, you will be considered as a possible staff member. I repeat, possible.

Run otuside in the middle of a blizzard while wearing only your swimsuit for two hours. No, to be serious, just, wait, send things for us to use. I started off by making a walkthrough for Zelda 1 for HTLOZ. Then I was accepted, after many months. :)

Don't pay attention to these guys, just send me a check and we'll talk.

Help with Postman's challenge

I was taking the Postman's 10 second challenge, where you have to time 10 seconds exactly right, and usually when you ask to take the challenge, a timer appears and then dissapears after 4 seconds have gone by. If you wear the bunny hood when you ask him about the challenge, the timer will actually stay up for you.
Vegita5678

Thanks, it has been posted in the Majora's Mask codes section.

Secret rooms in Zelda 3

I found this site as I was looking for info on Majora's Mask (awesome game). It is the best, and perhaps the biggest Zelda site I've come across. So I thought I would share an interesting incident with you. One time when I went to fight Gannon in Link to the past, I went down the hole, but instead of falling into the room with Gannon, I fell into a room with about 20 blue rupees, and one of those message tiles on the back wall. The message said "I'm Troy, one of the programmers. Don't tell this to anyone." WELL IT'S NOT LIKE I KNEW WHAT I DID! I was wondering if this had happened to anybody else. I tried a few more times to duplicate what I did before falling down the hole, but it never worked. I not sure if this is "no big secret", but it's been itching at me in the back of my mind for about 7 years. Someone tell me I'm not crazy.
matthew

You're not crazy. There are many secret rooms like that one in Zelda: A Link to the Past. Please click here to see some articles about this.