Announced today is The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes, a new
handheld Zelda game that is huge on co-op.
Despite being a Zelda fanboy, I have never completed a console Zelda game released prior to Ocarina of Time, and have never completed
a handheld Zelda game released prior to Phantom Hourglass.
The handheld Zelda games are a tesamant to how well outside developers can handle games on Nintendo, but then agian, it was Capcom that took part in those games.
A true return to form for
handheld Zelda games.
As of this moment, I now have four
handheld Zelda games and having played Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks via the means of roms and emulators, I can honestly say A Link Between Worlds is The Best handheld Zelda game.
We're not sure at this time whether the next Zelda will be a big, 3D adventure like Breath of the Wild, something smaller like past
handheld Zelda games, a smartphone app, or something completely different.
I'm consciously ignoring
the handheld Zelda games, which have been consistently excellent over the last decade or so.
Not exact matches
Fans of the
Zelda series, as well as anyone who's keen on free - roaming adventure
games, will be in
handheld heaven.
The Switch version may very well be the best way to enjoy the
game, especially when on the go the
game can feel somewhat like a
handheld Legend of
Zelda, but don't set your hopes too high.
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Retro's untested with
Zelda, so I think if they were to ever make one, it'd be a
handheld title first, but Capcom has three actually pretty good
Zelda games under their belt.
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8th December, 2017 — Nintendo received a number of honours at The
Game Awards, winning the awards for
Game of the Year for The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Best Family
Game for Super Mario Odyssey and Best
Handheld Game for Metroid: Samus Returns.
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas looks like a
Zelda clone at first with inspiration taken from some of the classic
Zelda games like Wind Waker and the 2D
Zelda games for
handhelds, but it carries a certain charm once you spend some time with it.
Several major
games and series from their home consoles are making the jump to the
handheld, alongside new amiibo, a big update to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and a bit of love for
Zelda's 30th anniversary.
Lack of speed and precision is further amplified in
handheld mode where Joy - Cons tuned for Mario and
Zelda don't quite feel up to the task of a twitch
game like Doom.
Bring on the
games Nintendo,
Zelda and Mario Kart are phenomenal achievements for
handheld gaming in my opinion.
«We are HUGE
Zelda fans and particularly love the 2D, top - down
games on the SNES and Nintendo
handhelds,» said Philipp Döschl, of publisher FDG Entertainment.
Since the release of Spirit Tracks, Nintendo has not released an original, stand - alone
Zelda story for
handhelds, which could probably be down to the fact the
game wasn't as well received as they expected to be, something that has put them a little on edge, worried as to how their next original title would have us react, so instead they give us a re-mastered Ocarina of Time, quite possible the greatest
Zelda game to date and Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, which for me was the icing on the cake as I was unable to play it the first time round on the Gamecube and added to the justification of getting my WII U.
Instead the
handheld has already shown a few weaknesses in
games such as The Legend of
Zelda: Majora's Mask with its small frame - rate dips that occurred within just the first few minutes of playing it, but also the lack of consumer friendliness.
Prior to its release, The Legend of
Zelda: Spirit Tracks received the «Best
Handheld Game» award at Gamescom 2009.
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We recently saw the opening of the 3DS eShop and its surprisingly tasteful selection of classic Gameboy
games, and this week, the
handheld is getting its first, definite must - have title in the form of The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
It is also possible that they could release a 2D
Zelda game much like the ones found on
handhelds as a placeholder until a proper 3D
Zelda game comes out.
Really, though, I can't express how happy I am just to be playing a
Zelda game again, even if it is a
handheld title.
For example, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons won Downloadable
Game of the Year, The Legend of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds won
Handheld Game of the Year, and Plants vs Zombies 2 won Casual
Game of the Year.
The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is likely a
game that pushes the system to its limits, and yet in
handheld mode the device remains suspiciously cool.
A new
Zelda was seen with vastly superior graphics to Wii, with all
games apparently playable on the
handheld.
The Legend of
Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D: The
handheld remake of the beloved, dark and twisted Nintendo 64
game launches exclusively for Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Nintendo is to release Super Mario 3D Land
game for its Wii U console later on Friday, as well as Mario Party: Island Tour and The Legend of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for its
handheld 3DS device.
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«The Legend of
Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D», for the Nintendo 3DS
handheld, could likely rank among the most anticipated
games of this year, and I am as giddy as a school girl for its release.
Nintendo's The Legend of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was picked as the «Best
Handheld / Mobile
Game» while IGF darling Papers Please took home the award for «Best Downloadable
Game» as well as the «Innovation Award.»
A Link Between Worlds is probably the best
Zelda game to have been released in the past decade at least and it didn't let the fact that it's
handheld - only hold it back for one moment.
Zelda fans tend to get a new
game in the franchise about once a year, though they shift between console and
handheld titles.
Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma previously confirmed that an original
Zelda game for the
handheld was in the works, but that may not be the only one.
A Link Between Worlds played a large role as to why I got my New 3DS XL, my
Zelda addiction craved new
Zelda games to play and it did not disappoint and for anyone who hasn't played this little gem, or haven't got themselves a
handheld, you might want to put one on your Christmas list, because you are really missing out on something special.
This year marks the twenty - fifth anniversary of the Nintendo
Game Boy and to celebrate in a musical style, OverClocked ReMix has prepared a new album of music featuring remixes of classic tunes from
handheld games such as Super Mario Land, Donkey Kong, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, Mega Man II, Donkey Kong Land, Batman, and The Legend of
Zelda: Link's Awakening among other deeper cuts such as Solarstriker.
Depending on when you picked up a controller or
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Last Thursday's latest Nintendo Direct revealed The Legend of
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This is the sixth original
Zelda game on a
handheld console (counting Minish Cap and Oracle of Ages as two separate
games), and the fifth to be released since Ocarina of Time rocked the 3D world back in 1998.
This
game is worth the # 35 and will keep you busy for a long time, especially for those looking for a classic
Zelda experience on a
handheld, which I haven't experienced since playing Minish Cap (as I didn't happen to enjoy Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks much).
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The 3DS Smash Bros. features levels from
handheld games, this one being from Legend of
Zelda Spirit Tracks.
On mobile and
handheld, Device 6 made a big impact on me, and The Legend Of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Persona 4: Golden all weaselled their way into my daily ritual in ways I haven't experienced since I started making
games at Vlambeer.
Many
gamers were worried about the lineup of
games when the
handheld - console hybrid launched in March, but thanks to the success of The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it seems the Nintendo gaming device is off to a good start.
Frankly speaking, the last
Zelda game I enjoyed that was on a main Nintendo console (
handheld ones are still amazing) was A Link to the Past.
The Legend of
Zelda: Link's Awakening was the first
handheld game in the series.
Another surprise I found out about myself is that, despite my general love of
handheld games, I guess I'm not as invested in them as their console counterparts, seeing as no
handheld games claimed a
Game of the Year, and only nine appeared as runners - up (Pokemon Red & Blue, Pokemon Gold & Silver, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, WarioWare Twisted, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Animal Crossing: New Leaf).