The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) | JPN November 7, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) OFLC: G8+ PEGI: 7+ |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo GameCube |
| Media | 1 × Nintendo GameCube Game Disc |
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition is a compilation of four video games from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series, a twenty-minute demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and two featurettes. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube on November 7, 2003 in Japan, November 14, 2003 in Europe, November 17, 2003 in North America, and March 19, 2003 in Oceania. Not available for purchase, it was distributed through various promotions and bundles.
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Collector's Edition contains complete emulated versions of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.[1] Because the games are emulated rather than adapted for the GameCube, Majora's Mask contains a number of technical errors and glitches. Many have complained that Majora's Mask unexpectedly crashes or freezes occasionally because of emulation mistakes;[citation needed] for the most part, this can be prevented by disabling the rumble feature. Since saving is generally only possible at intervals of several hours of gameplay, a crash can necessitate replaying an entire, lengthy dungeon.
Despite these problems, the GameCube versions of Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time possesses an overall cleaner look, since they run at a resolution of 640×480p as opposed to the original resolution of 320×240i on the Nintendo 64.[1] However, the frame rate suffers and there are inaccuracies in the audio.[2]
Collector's Edition also contains a twenty-minute demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, a retrospective featurette of Zelda games from the original The Legend of Zelda to The Wind Waker, and a highlight reel of The Wind Waker.[2]
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This compilation was never sold commercially, but is sometimes found in used video games stores, despite the Not For Resale label on the cover art. It could be obtained by purchasing a GameCube bundled with the disc,[3][4] (in North America, Europe and Australia), by registering a GameCube and two games at Nintendo.com,[3] or by subscribing or renewing a subscription to Nintendo Power (in North America) or Club Nintendo in Sweden.[3] In the UK, 1000 copies were made available through the Stars Catalogue program.[4] After these were quickly claimed, Nintendo gave a copy to customers who mailed in proof of purchases from select Nintendo GameCube games.[4]
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- ^ a b The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition. IGN. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ a b Torres, Ricardo (2003-11-14). The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition Bundle Impressions. GameSpot. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
- ^ a b c IGN Staff (4 November 2003). Zelda Bundle at $99. ign.com. Retrieved on 26 June 2006.
- ^ a b c Calvert, Justin (2004-01-05). New Zelda promotion for UK. GameSpot. Retrieved on March 19, 2007.
