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Greetings Shacknews brethren... and brethrenettes? Anyway, how your day is treating you? A pretty busy day today, with the release of the latest...

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October 2, 2007 3:17 AM

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Greetings Shacknews brethren... and brethrenettes? Anyway, how your day is treating you? A pretty busy day today, with the release of the latest Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for DS and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. If you follow those links, they'll take you to a master thread in the chatty where you can post impressions, ask questions, and just generally express your excitement for the game. Also, did you catch our beta impressions of Hellgate? Suprise Contest: You have until Friday to submit your best Halo 3 screenshot, winner gets a Halo 3 wireless headset. Post your entry here.

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geedeck

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October 2, 2007 5:26 AM

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Discussion thread of Doom
- Kiyohime
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:27 AM
  
  Woah. What is this new Zelda about? I haven't even finished Minish Cap yet (I fail).
  - Koral06
    
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    October 2, 2007 5:42 AM
    
    I wow I forgot that I had even left that game on the back burner. :\
    - RikiTiki2
      
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      October 2, 2007 5:51 AM
      
      this subthread doesn't speak well for Minish Cap :P
      - grabbie
        
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        October 2, 2007 6:27 AM
        
        It's one of my favorite zelda games, even tho it's really short
      - deathofrats
        
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        October 2, 2007 8:24 AM
        
        Minish Cap was the worst of the Gameboy bunch.
        
        suqur
        
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        October 2, 2007 9:06 AM
        
        No way! Minish Cap was awesome. It's one of my favorite Zelda games.
      - Kiyohime
        
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        October 2, 2007 9:15 AM
        
        I think the yell that Link makes whenever you roll forward irritated the hell out of me, but playing Zelda with the music off is even less fun!
      - FushigiDenki
        
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        October 2, 2007 9:24 AM
        
        I loved it, I played it start to finish last year.
- TheTick
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:38 AM
  
  omg I must see reviews. So excited. Haven't played a zelda in a while.
  - Mustang|
    
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    October 2, 2007 5:48 AM
    
    9.0 from Gamespot
    
    http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/thelegendofzeldads/review.html?sid=6180182&tag=topslot;title;1&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
    - knightblade87
      
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      October 2, 2007 10:03 AM
      
      i thought it get a 8.0 for controls being too good!
- xwer
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:43 AM
  
  It's awesome, about 4 hours into it.
  - stgdz
    
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    October 2, 2007 5:52 AM
    
    Is the music just like wind waker? I have heard the music is really good.
    - RikiTiki2
      
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      October 2, 2007 5:55 AM
      
      in wind waker or phantom hourglass?
      - stgdz
        
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        October 2, 2007 6:25 AM
        
        the music in phantom hourglass, I have heard it is really good. Windwaker also has some awesome music, probably my favorite score from a game.
    - xwer
      
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      October 2, 2007 6:07 AM
      
      yeah it's good, at the intro is some nice pirate-style music. Sadly i never played wind waker but the music so far is good, especially for the DS.
      - AllYourBase
        
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        October 2, 2007 6:31 AM
        
        Go play wind waker, it's awesome
        
        Koral06
        
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        October 2, 2007 6:36 AM
        
        I also found (pretty awesome) that if you have a GBA available to attach it can be either very useful or annoying, for guiding Link through the game.
- redfive
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:57 AM
  
  I'm picking this up at lunch today
  - redfive
    
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    October 2, 2007 9:44 AM
    
    Update Failed. The clerk told me later tonight and then immediately says Nintendo is very strict about release dates. I wasn't going to bother arguing.
- slickdoody
  
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  October 2, 2007 6:13 AM
  
  Thanks for reminding me. Just ordered from bestbuy with in store pickup!
- Home Nugget
  
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  October 2, 2007 6:13 AM
  
  You can order it for as low as $25.98, shipped, with a coupon, from FamilyVideo.com: http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayitem.cfm/101113
  - slickdoody
    
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    October 2, 2007 6:17 AM
    
    doh!
    - Home Nugget
      
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      October 2, 2007 6:23 AM
      
      Don't sweat it: you'll have Zelda in your hands today, meanwhile this thing will be on the slow boat for the next week!
  - afrochops
    
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    October 2, 2007 7:10 AM
    
    hey that's where i got mine :)
  - Mad Brahmin Disease
    
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    October 2, 2007 10:33 AM
    
    Wait, aren#t there 10 dollar coupons for Circuit City in Burger King? Or are those only for Halo 3?
  - Mad Brahmin Disease
    
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    October 2, 2007 10:47 AM
    
    Thanks to you! Just saved 10 bucks.
  - Chod
    
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    October 2, 2007 5:16 PM
    
    Their link doesn't load up.
- afrochops
  
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  October 2, 2007 6:36 AM
  
  mine arrives in the mail in a few days. yay for online preorders! (atleast I saved money right?)
- Omaha
  
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  October 2, 2007 7:12 AM
  
  Damn, damn, damn! Now I need to hurry up and finish Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow so I can finish this!
  
  Damn my insistence of playing one game to completion at a time!
- dantastic
  
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  October 2, 2007 8:18 AM
  
  I'm in Toronto at Yonge and Eglinton. Been to Futureshop, EB Games and a small game store and no one has this yet. EB told me probably this afternoon and tried to get me to put a deposit down. Have yet to check in at HMV and Toys R Us as I'm a bit busy with work.
  - boring gegtik
    
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    October 2, 2007 8:21 AM
    
    call up Game Shack across from eaton center (416) 351-7065
    - dantastic
      
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      October 2, 2007 12:40 PM
      
      never heard of it. i'll have to check it out next time i'm around there since i live just down the street. do they have used games? also what street is it on, the eaton centre is EVERYWHERE :'(
  - FushigiDenki
    
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    October 2, 2007 9:23 AM
    
    It shipped yesterday, of course no one has it yet.
  - helvetica
    
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    October 2, 2007 9:51 AM
    
    lefthighkick found a copy in stock during lunch, I believe it was a GameStop or an EB Games.
  - dantastic
    
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    October 2, 2007 12:39 PM
    
    got my copy. went back to futureshop around 1230 and asked the guy when they were getting them and he said 10 minutes ago, do i want a copy from the box in the back... err YES!
- Iwannaacura
  
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  October 2, 2007 9:02 AM
  
  Review: I picked up this game before i headed off to work. I played about 30mins on the bus so far. It really is a great game reminds me of WindWaker type feel. Only gripe so far is the stylus movement i suppose ill have to get used to it i might switch to my Hori Stylus thats longer makes writing things easier due to the finer tip than the standard default ds stylus.
  
  The music is fabulous so far has all the music you have heard before and some new songs just in a different octave i would say.
- risimage
  
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  October 2, 2007 9:14 AM
  
  Crap..did this come out today? I am out of town and I had a reserved copy =[
  - risimage
    
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    October 2, 2007 9:40 AM
    
    If I have it reserved at a gamestop in one state, can I pick it up at another gamestop? Of do I just need to buy it and then get my reservation money back?
    - Iwannaacura
      
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      October 2, 2007 10:03 AM
      
      just go to walmart. Alot of people never realize walmart sells video games and usually cheaper.
      - AllYourBase
        
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        October 2, 2007 10:14 AM
        
        which is funny since they are the largest game retailer in terms of volume
      - Chris Faylor
        
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        October 2, 2007 10:40 AM
        
        I love that Wal-Mart always has Nintendo releases Monday afternoon. Forget waiting till Tuesday!
      - knightblade87
        
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        October 2, 2007 11:30 AM
        
        but wal-mart is evil you are helping the war if you buy it from there :(
        
        anyways i got metriod prime 3 there a day before the release.
      - EvilDolemite
        
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        October 2, 2007 11:35 AM
        
        Yeah $39.97 vs $39.99
- Chris Faylor
  
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  October 2, 2007 10:02 AM
  
  Played through the first half or so of the introduction last night. Scribbled on the map and love that it's up on the top screen at all times, scribbles and all. So awesome.
- suqur
  
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  October 2, 2007 12:43 PM
  
  I played for a bit this afternoon. The graphics are great, and the control is interesting. It might take me a bit to get used to the sword slash technique, but the tap-to-attack is super easy and fun.
  
  This looks like it will be a fun one.
- [deleted] 1487304029
  
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  October 2, 2007 12:44 PM
  
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  - suqur
    
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    October 2, 2007 12:48 PM
    
    When you create your save, it asks if you're a lefty or a righty.
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      October 2, 2007 3:03 PM
      
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      - derelict515
        
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        October 2, 2007 5:04 PM
        
        usually that flips the whole thing around in a very convenient way (at least for the other DS games I've played that ask)
- dltrem
  
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  October 2, 2007 4:54 PM
  
  I promised myself that I'd finish all my homework for the week before I'd play this. Friday can't some soon enough.
- Deathlove
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:13 PM
  
  Picked it up today at Wal-Mart, babysitting my brother (wisdom teeth) tomorrow so should have plenty of time to get into it \m/
- Chris Remo
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:28 PM
  
  Picked this up today and my DS is out of batteries and I can't find my cable. Argghhhh
  - Mad Brahmin Disease
    
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    October 2, 2007 5:39 PM
    
    lol karma's a bitch!
- Boxelder
  
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  October 2, 2007 5:43 PM
  
  Controls work great. My wife can play it.