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Link's Awakening DX
''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' is a 1998 action-adventure game developed by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. The game is a colorized version of the 1993 Game Boy title ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', in which protagonist Link (The Legend of Zelda), Link must fight monsters, explore dungeons and solve puzzles to escape from Koholint Island. The ''DX'' version of ''Link's Awakening'' features gameplay additions including a color-themed dungeon and support for the Game Boy Printer. Upon release, ''Link's Awakening DX'' was critically acclaimed, with reviewers commending the game on the strengths of the original title and welcoming the addition of color graphics and new features, although noting the additions were largely insubstantial compared to the original game. The ''DX'' version of ''Link's Awakening'' has retrospectively been cited by critics as one of the best games for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color systems. It was subsequently re-released on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Research & Development 2
commonly abbreviated as Nintendo R&D2, was a Japanese team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals. While usually occupied in system operating software and technical support, the team would come back to early development in the 1990s where several new designers got their start at game development, the most famous being Eiji Aonuma who developed ''Marvelous: Another Treasure Island''. R&D2 was originally led by Masayuki Uemura, who previously worked for Sharp Corporation, using an idea of Sharp's solar technology Uemura's department went on to develop the popular Nintendo beam gun games, selling over 1 million units. Kazuhiko Taniguchi took Uemura's position in 2004. Nintendo R&D2 was later merged into Nintendo Software Planning & Development, Nintendo SPD. History In the 1970s, Nintendo created the R&D2 department. In 2004, the department's general manager Masayuki Uemura retired from Nintendo. Following his retirement, he became a professor at the Ritsumeikan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |