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==L-Targeting== | ==L-Targeting== | ||
The layout of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller lacks a conveniently located Z Button. In order to carry the popular targeting system over to the Gamecube, the button used for targeting was switched from Z to L. Implementation is the same, but with a different button. The L Button is used in the GameCube titles ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. It was also used in the GameCube re-releases of ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' as well as the 3DS remake of the former, as the 3DS lacks a Z button whatsoever. | The layout of the [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller lacks a conveniently located Z Button. In order to carry the popular targeting system over to the Gamecube, the button used for targeting was switched from Z to L. Implementation is the same, but with a different button. The L Button is used in the GameCube titles ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. It was also used in the GameCube re-releases of ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'' as well as the 3DS remake of the former, as the 3DS lacks a Z button whatsoever. | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Navi]] | |||
*[[Tatl]] | |||
*[[Controller Buttons]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', [[Link]] can only target with the help of a [[fairy]] (for example, during the battle with [[Ganondorf]] in ''Ocarina of Time'', Link cannot target him as he drives [[Navi]] away). In ''Majora's Mask'', targeting is achieved with [[Tatl]]. | *In ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', [[Link]] can only target with the help of a [[fairy]] (for example, during the battle with [[Ganondorf]] in ''Ocarina of Time'', Link cannot target him as he drives [[Navi]] away). In ''Majora's Mask'', targeting is achieved with [[Tatl]]. | ||
**The targeting system of ''Ocarina of Time'' was originally meant to be more like the ones in ''The Wind Waker'' or ''Twilight Princess''; with an upside down triangle above the targeted object, but that was too simple for the designers.<ref name=IwataAsks>{{cite web|title=Iwata Asks : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D : Where the Name Navi Came From|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/zelda-ocarina-of-time/1/3|site=IwataAsks.Nintendo.com}}</ref> They rather thought of using a more typical design for a fairy, but due to the system's limitations, it became a ball of light with wings.<ref name=IwataAsks/> | |||
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Revision as of 21:39, 23 June 2012
The Targeting System is a combat and environment interaction interface that locks Link's focus onto a single enemy or other target with a press of the either the Z or L Button in 3-dimensional Zelda games. Up until the release of the Nintendo 64, all Zelda games were 2-dimensional games with a clear view of all the action on the screen. In order to incorporate an easy battle system into a 3-dimensional game, something different had to be done to make combat more manageable and less frustrating.
Z-Targeting
Ocarina of Time marked the beginning of Z-Targeting. Once an enemy is Z-Targeted, Navi flies to the selected enemy and all of Link's attacks are directed at the targeted enemy. Navi can give Link useful information about enemies that are targeted. Z-Targeting helped make Ocarina of Time a success, and the interface was carried over to Majora's Mask (with the help of a new Fairy, Tatl) and the Wii version of Twilight Princess.
L-Targeting
The layout of the Nintendo GameCube controller lacks a conveniently located Z Button. In order to carry the popular targeting system over to the Gamecube, the button used for targeting was switched from Z to L. Implementation is the same, but with a different button. The L Button is used in the GameCube titles The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. It was also used in the GameCube re-releases of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask as well as the 3DS remake of the former, as the 3DS lacks a Z button whatsoever.
See Also
Trivia
- In Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Link can only target with the help of a fairy (for example, during the battle with Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time, Link cannot target him as he drives Navi away). In Majora's Mask, targeting is achieved with Tatl.
- The targeting system of Ocarina of Time was originally meant to be more like the ones in The Wind Waker or Twilight Princess; with an upside down triangle above the targeted object, but that was too simple for the designers.[1] They rather thought of using a more typical design for a fairy, but due to the system's limitations, it became a ball of light with wings.[1]