August 2004 Ata sa-& Entertainm ¢ me Classic NES Series The Legend of Zelda Nick Hogg Game Guy a So, you mean I can pay $20 fora change of aspect ratio has not dis- experience. For those of you who ever made for the NES, it still game I already own and played to torted the graphics—in fact, it have never played the original managed to hold my attention and death in the late 80s? Well it isn’t actually looks a bit better. that bad, because now it’s Zelda, this is a must—I cannot give me more than my money’s Now, as for the graphics, stress the importance of this worth on the purchase. It also portable, but it’s keeping with they're exactly the same as the old experience. Ze/da may not be gave mea great trip down memo- Nintendo’s trend by reminding me NES ones, you know four colours flashy but it delivers such a great ry lane, and showed me how far of the good old days. So does this per sprite, basically nothing to be experience that it’s not to be games have come in the past 18 groundbreaking classic stand the impressed with. But the game play missed. And even if you’re like years. Now, technically almost test of time, or is it just a shame- and length of this game is why myself and already own Ze/da for anyone with a GBA should pick less 80s nostalgia money grab? you'd be considering purchasing it. the NES and have already beaten up this title, but a lot of people Basically this is a straight emu- With its simple yet enjoyable dun- _ it, it’s still worth it. It’s not like you will not appreciate the wealth of lation of the very first Ze/daonthe geon exploration, a small assort- were ever going to drag the NES game play within the older NES NES, pixel for pixel. Well not ment of weapons and tools to out of its box. graphics, and these people will quite—it has been made wide choose from, and interesting puz- Considering that Ze/da is _ seriously miss out on a classic. screen to fit the GBA screen. This zles, you’ve got a solid gaming arguably in the top five best games Anite E valine 2004 Preview Nick Hogg Game Guy Most of you have heard about anime, mostly since I make sure there is some in every issue of the OP. But many of you may not know what an anime con- vention is. And that’s what I, you're self-proclaimed anime expert, am here for. So the SFU students should beware, anime is taking over the mountain, come August 20-22. This is the second year for Anime Evolution (AE) as a full- fledged convention, but it still had about 1,200 attendees last year. And with about 1,500 peo- ple predicted to attend this year’s convention, AE is well on its way to becoming a premiere convention. This three-day event is a great place for anime fans to gather, and have a bit of fun. They have panels hosted by people in the industry, as well as by regular fans. The convention also brings in a good selection of guests, mostly in the form of English voice actors. Many of the voice actors are locals, which helps in building an interesting guest list. There are also video rooms run- ning throughout the convention, as well as a dealer’s room. Beyond that there is an art gallery, and an artist alley, which is basically a hallway with a selec- tion of amateur and profession- al art. There will even be some people from Dreamwave comics, which is a must for any transformer fan. Those are the bare bones basics of the event, but I want to get into an odd phenomenon associated with anime conventions, which is cos- play. Basically cosplay is dressing up as an anime character for a con- vention, but it tends to be a little more than just a simple costume. In actual fact they usually tend to be very elaborate costumes, which take months of hard work. Cosplay tends to add to the fun atmosphere of the con- vention, and the best part is the fact that a bunch of people dressed as anime characters are wondering around SFU, which I just find outright funny. Yours truly, Game Guy, will be on hand at AE covering it in all of its newsworthy glory. And, so as not to stick out as a reporter, I will be in camouflage, I mean cosplay, to blend in with the anime fan element. Anime Evolution will be running from August’ 20-22 at SFU and you can find out more information at . OtherPress | 2 3