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All this talk of RAM shortage had me thinking back to another shortage! Here's a clip from the Computer Entertainer newsletter in February 1988.

I nabbed this from the Atari Compendium:
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ADVENTURE OF LINK Delayed Again One of the most eagerly awaited games of 1988 is ZELDA II: The ADVENTURE OF LINK. The level of anticipation for this game is so great that we've heard some pretty wild stories: a number of "sightings" of the game in various stores (not true) and various store clerks telling customers that they've "just sold out and expect more in a week or two" (also not true). The real story is that all you adventurers will have to wait a little longer, since the game has been re-scheduled for the May to June time period. According to sources at Nintendo and their licensees, there is an "accelerating PC chip shortage" in Japan which is affecting release dates on new games as well as the re-stocking of existing titles.
February 24, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Linktober Day 25: Fairy
Miyamoto on a very different vision for the 3rd Zelda game.

Via GlitterBerri's Game Translations, 1989.

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People in quote: Shigeru Miyamoto, age 37. Producer of The Legend of Zelda (1986), Adventure of Link (1987), and the upcoming A Link to the Past (1991). Quote: "Miyamoto: Ever since I started making the first game in the series, I’ve been saying that the 3rd Zelda [A Link to the Past] will feature a party, one that consists of the protagonist, who’s a mix between an elf and a fighter, a magic user, and a girl. The fairy that appeared in Adventure of Link was actually a party member designed for Zelda 3. A girl who looked a little like a fairy and whose role consisted of reconnaissance. Like the characters in action games that don’t engage enemies in combat but rather go and scout out the surroundings and return to you safely. It’s also fun when an action adventure game lets you choose who to send out. "
October 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM