Looking - GameInformer Zelda Artical February 1997

[HappehLemons]

Hey, would anyone happen to know if they've got an old game informer. There's an issue where they discusses Zelda64 (The version shown at SpaceWorld 1996) and I'm looking for the feature like crazy. If anyone does have it please PM me! I'd settle for just the text, but a scan would be nice. I'm almost sure it's issue the February 1997 Issue (#46)

[saturnfan]

Man, you missed having my help by only a few months. My earliest GI is December 97, the Tomb Raider II issue. I remember it had a strategy guide for the entire game. Old game magazines, even the highly corporate GI were always great.

[weaponepsilon]

I have a bunch of old GI's from like 1994-1998. I should look...

[weaponepsilon]

Alright found it, had it in a tub in a garage and it looks like you were right. Its #46 Feb 97 and there is a preview of "Zelda 64" on page 29 right next to the preview of Doom 64. I made a scan on a hi res scanner, so this is what I got.

[vlame]

oot or mm?

[o.pwuaioc]

oot or mm?

oot. mm came out in 2000, so too early.

[vlame]

oot or mm?

oot. mm came out in 2000, so too early.

oot has a ton of versions, i wonder how different it seemed from what we know.

[weaponepsilon]

The top two pics are of an earlier demo render of Link which looks like it was based on the original LoZ sprite battling a metal doppleganger. Absent are the C buttons and I dont recall Link walking up to an alter with the Triforce floating above it. These are early demo shots from before the game even dropped the "64" moniker.

[Zing]

I watched the Spaceworld 1996 presentation and they peppered the video liberally with Zelda "footage", but failed to actually mention the game by name anywhere. It's like "here are a bunch of other random games like Blast Corps" while they subliminally seduce you with scenes of Link thrown in now and then.