The Damned Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 So, 2016 is full of Nintendo games celebrating their 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th and even 35th years. Seriously, check out the dates. Donkey Kong - 1981 (35th) Metroid - 1986 (30th) The Legend of Zelda - 1986 (30th), Oracle of Seasons/Oracle of Ages - 2001 (15th) and Twilight Princess - 2006 (10th) Kid Icarus - 1986 (30th) Pokémon Red and Green (Blue)- 1996 (20th) and Diamond and Pearl - 2006 (10th) Luigi's Mansion - 2001 (15th) Pikmin - 2001 (15th) Golden Sun - 2001 (15th) Animal Crossing - 2001 (15th) Wii Sports - 2006 (10th) Super Mario RPG - 1996 (20th) Mole Mania - 1996 (20th) Harvest Moon - 1996 (20th) Mario Kart 64 - 1996 (20th) New Super Mario Bros - 2006 (10th) As others have pointed out, it's also the anniversaries of several other video games. NOT JUST NINTENDO! Dragon Quest - 1986 (30th) Crash Bandicoot - 1996 (20th) Sonic The Hedgehog - 1991 (25th) Castlevania - 1986 (30th) Alex Kidd - 1986 (30th) Arkanoid - 1986 (30th) MOTHERFUCKIN' ARKANOID!! Battletoads - 1991 (25th) Spacequest - 1986 (30th) ToeJam and Earl - 1991 (25th) Metal Slug - 1996 (20th) Quake - 1996 (20th) Jak and Daxter - 2001 (15th) Okami - 2006 (10th) HOW OLD DO YOU FEEL NOW? Saints Row - 2006 (10th) Resident Evil - 1996 (20th) Bubsy 3D - 1996 (20th) Tomb Raider - 1996 (20th) And that's just the ones I could think of/look up on Wikipedia. I'm sure there are a few of the more obscure ones, like Japan-only releases. Not to mention the GameCube and the 3DS are also 15 and 5 years old, respectively. Damn, that's a lot of stuff that's getting old. Now I feel old... So, who wants to do 10 remix albums within the next month? Kidding! A lot of these games came out in January or February, so it's too late for any kind of massive project. But we can still show our appreciation for these anniversaries! I'm looking forward to seeing what they will do for Zelda. The new Wii U Zelda, from what we have seen so far, is looking pretty damn good, aesthetically and mechanically. But until it's out, who knows? All I know is that I still love playing Link's Awakening and I'm glad I went to the concerts they've had over the last few years. Pokémon is 20 this year! To celebrate, Nintendo is releasing the original Pokémon games on the 3DS. You can download Red, Blue and Yellow this February 27th. It's almost identical to the original versions, with one exception: it will emulate the link cable system using the 3DS wireless, so you can still trade and battle! Also, comes with a code to download a Mew for your 3DS games! Golden Sun! I never completed the second game, and I missed out on the third one for the DS, but that doesn't change the fact I loved the first game. I'm hoping for something to commemorate the first game this year, even if it's nothing big and fancy. Anyone else a bit excited for what Nintendo is planning for these anniversaries? Eino Keskitalo and nitrozsz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Wii Sports is 10 years old?? Holy shit, I feel old... On the other hand, I'd love to have a DK (the Game Boy port) album. Also, time to push a little the production for Golden Sun, right @Brandon Strader? (Just kidding, focus on FF3, mah boi! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Instead of doing 10 remix albums, why not do one with a track from every anniversary game? Could be cool. Sagnewshreds, Chernabogue, The Damned and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I say it's also really cool, buuuuut... 2016 also marks the 20th anniversary of Crash Bandicoot. And since it's not a Nintendo IP and currently owned by a very restrictive set of foster parents (Activision) that didn't give him a game since 2008, this is actually a very upsetting year for me. Garpocalypse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Doom Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 And this year also marks 25th anniversary of nitrozsz, classic_gamer_76 and Garpocalypse 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 It's also Castlevania's 30th anniversary. classic_gamer_76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Mole Mania for the Game Boy also hits its 20th anniversary this year. One of Miyamoto's most obscure gems. Mirby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrozsz Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Other Nintendo-related anniversaries: *Dragon Quest (30th) *Super Mario RPG (20th) 2016 really is full of amazing anniversaries. And man I was already feeling old when people were celebrating Kingdom Heart's 10th anniversary, and hearing about how it was their first game XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 To be fair the original Paper Mario came out in NA and EU in 2001, so this marks that series's 15th anniversary as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yeah, but that's not the original release date. It came out August 11th, 2000, regardless of other regions release dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiBlade Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Don't forget Resident Evil, Metal Slug and of course the game that brought platforming games in to the third dimension and changed our lives, Bubsy 3D. classic_gamer_76 and nitrozsz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 6 hours ago, DarkeSword said: Instead of doing 10 remix albums, why not do one with a track from every anniversary game? Could be cool. This is a good idea for a recurring album series.... Chernabogue, The Damned, Eino Keskitalo and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Every year or so, remix games that have 10, 15, 20 or whatever anniversaries as part of a larger project? Well, it would keep everyone busy, so there's that going for it... Black_Doom and Rexy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Certainly an easier way to give recognition to smaller games/series that might not get the steam for its own big anniversary tribute album. Any game with a 5x + 10 anniversary would be eligible, year to year. Interested in running it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 The cool thing about math is that every 5 years you end up cycling the same games lists. classic_gamer_76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classic_gamer_76 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 On 5/1/2016 at 5:53 PM, DarkeSword said: Instead of doing 10 remix albums, why not do one with a track from every anniversary game? Could be cool. I actually started working on a Tomb Raider mix today in order to celebrate Lara Croft's 20th Birthday this year -- 25 October 1996. If this Anniversary Album is going to be produced, I'd love to join in with this track :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, DarkeSword said: Certainly an easier way to give recognition to smaller games/series that might not get the steam for its own big anniversary tribute album. I do love me some obscure/under-remixed stuff. Quote Interested in running it? If you mean me, as much as I'd like to to, I can't grantee I can devote the time towards it. If you mean someone else, then ignore the previous sentence. Maybe a better system would be to have a director assigned (by vote or volunteering) to a year, and then compile a list of games/series that are having an anniversary that year. This way, we can have at least a year for each album (if not several years, depending upon the year you get) and have as much time as we need to plan it and remix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yeah I was asking you, since you did the Iwata album and the Pokémon one, but if you don't have time that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's more like, I don't know if I will have the time. My work is highly irregular: 2015 consisted of working 6 or 7 days a week, from early February to late September, with only a few days off every month or so. But the year before was a month or so a job, with two to four weeks off between. I simply have no idea how busy I could be this year. That's power plant/oil refinery/whatever the hell they throw us into for ya! If things don't turn out to be too busy by February, I'll reconsider, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 If the album ends up late for release, it can be polished a bit and released five years later! Chernabogue, classic_gamer_76, Garpocalypse and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 By then, we could tweak it a bit more, and then aim for 10 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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