I thought more people held distain for the this game... I wonder how many of the Zelda II apoligists played the game during the NES era... it seems that most people I have talked to have scars from childhood that still ache when the Zelda II overworld theme starts playing. I must say that the first half of the game is pretty damn good, and it's not until the last three palaces that all of the flaws and uneven design really start to bleed the fun out of the game.

The difference was that Mario 64 is near perfectly designed, and implemented new ideas seamlessly... Zelda II did not.

They are completely excellent. He just started Metroid for NES, so that should be stellar.