The Origins of Lara Croft — Set before even the earliest of classic games in the series, Tomb Raider serves as an origin story for Lara Croft, detailing her metamorphosis from an unsure young woman, to a superstar adventurer (geardiary.com)
I especially liked the fights with Bowser that are a throwback to classic games in the series. (darkstation.com)
Miyamoto: We clearly talked with the team to make a game centered about Sheik, so I can not say it is impossible to see something of the sort in the future, but in the classic games in the series, Link is the hero and that will not change. (gonintendo.com)