The Incredible History of Handheld Zelda Games | Link's Most Imaginative Adventures Yet

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From the Game Boy to the Nintendo 3DS, as The Legend of Zelda grew and became more expansive on consoles, the handhelds were home to Link and Zelda going on adventures that really tried something different! Today, let's go over the entirety of The Legend of Zelda series on handhelds!
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@enlongjones2394 Год назад

I love ghost Zelda in Spirit Tracks. I love that part where she keeps insisting Link go out and save the day himself, saying it’s a family tradition, while getting closer to his face and more manic with every sentence.

@jameslawrenson1208 Год назад

That's my favorite part.

@charlielouise2428 Год назад

I wish they'd give zelda half the amount of personality that she has in Spirit Tracks, she's so boring now

@Trithis2077 Год назад

Easily the best Princess Zelda has ever been.

@manamaster6 Год назад

That Zelda is so likable.

@SA-lb2xr Год назад

She's my favorite zelda too!😉😉😉💖💖💗💗🤩🤩 But i also like her a Link between worlds, hyrule warriors, skyward sword and breath of the wild incarnations🤩🤩🤩💖💖💗💗💗

@DesignDoc Год назад

Man it's been a hot minute since we had a nice 2d Zelda game that wasn't a remake.

@yggdrasilsaltar Год назад

9 soon to be 10 years to be specific

@sagecentral1809 Год назад

@@yggdrasilsaltareven that was a reimagining of a link to the past. A link between worlds is still incredible though, nothing against the game.

@miserablepileofsecrets Год назад

@@sagecentral1809 Sequel, not reimagining. But its truly great alongsides Minish Cap

@Geobot3000 Год назад

2d Mario Fans: 😐

@ntdoswitchcentral7387 Год назад

@@Geobot3000 I’m still waiting for New super Mario bros 3

@knightriderx2535 Год назад

Not a lot of people know but there's another reason Kirby and Wart are in Link's Awakening. In addition to being a reference, Koholint Island is a dream... Kirby is from Dreamland... and Wart is from Subcon, which is a land of dream. It took me years to realize it's a double reference.

@WusigiDr1 Год назад

I will always love the scene in phantom hourglass, where a linebeck finds out there’s treasure and goes from not wanting to help or wanting to do anything to that Super epic camera swirl of him and then says, “come on kid we need to save princess“ or some thing like that ha ha

@andrewwall4155 2 месяца назад

I’m so tired of people disrespecting Phantom Hourglass ⏳! It’s my biggest beef with the Zelda fandom.

@marche800 Год назад

Personally as someone who really gets a kick out of timed gameplay mechanics i've always liked the temple of the ocean king. Everytime you come back you bring in something new and have knowledge of what you've already done, so you can find ways to cut down on the time you spent originally creating a more efficient path with every revisit. It reminds me a lot of why i enjoy Majora's Mask so much.

@chaosprime1629 Год назад

temple of the ocean king is the only dungeon outside of two in majora's mask where you can reuse small keys. the dungeon itself does have a weak start, but it gets much better after each revisit. yes there are some clunky moments, but i argue this is one of the most innovative dungeons in the series and deserves a lot more respect. i also like how you have two locked doors and if you keep your small key from the revisit you can skip one of them to unlock a shortcut and during end game, there is the challenge of trying to get to the end with minimal time loss. while i do like the puzzles and individual floor design more in the tower of spirits overall, i do agree with the criticism that it was overcorrected especially how it is really 6 separate dungeons. also interconnectivity is somewhat lacking in the tower of spirits while temple of the ocean king does a better job because of being a continuous dungeon (although i think it could have handled more). that being said it does have a proper end game portion which ocean king lacks. overall though while tower of spirits has better puzzles and a proper end game dungeon, i argue temple of the ocean king is overall the better dungeon. i also think the timer in ocean king does add to the challenge. removing it, and it feels a lot less challenging where you can no longer be as strategic.

@supersonictrickster4239 Год назад

I don't hate it, but the Phantoms horrified me for some reason.

@Mike14264 Год назад

The Minish Cap was one of the first Zelda games I've played, and honestly, even it's it's not that open in nature, it's arguably still my favorite. Maybe that's a sign I gotta play more Zelda games, but I fell in love with the style and characters. Even the RNG figurines were a charming way to view the characters' sprites! I mean, I 100% this game twice, of course I love it a ton (shout-outs to the hidden rupee stash by Link's house, big help there)

@SoIstice Год назад

Even if TMC is more linear, I reaaally love the sheer amount of optional items/upgrades you can get in the game, one of which being entirely missable. Most Zelda games have a few, but the ones in the Minish Cap are really substantial, especially given that remote bombs originate in it.

@Mike14264 Год назад

@@SoIstice oh yeah, I love the amount of goodies and side quests you can find in the game as well. It was just satisfying stumbling onto and hunting for these secrets. Even when I found them all, it almost felt like there were more stones left unturned.

@surprisedlobsta8543 Год назад

19:23 Funny thing about that Eventide connection, the current director for the Zelda series, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, started on the Zelda series with the Oracle games

@magickoopa24 Год назад

Vaati in Minish Cap is, essentially, a Kirby villain: in that he gets taken over by a hat that then applies a bunch of eye imagery on him. Found it very funny to make that comparison on my replay this year

@heyindiegamer7831 Год назад

44:40 I have this artwork as a Walmart poster as my reward from beating LoZ: A Link Between Worlds. This games holds a special place in my heart for, as simple as the game was, giving me confidence to be a better gamer without relying on a walk-through as much. I figured out all the puzzles all on my own.

@Bobo_1057 Год назад

Talking about The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls has made me realise how much I would love a remake of it in the style of the Link's Awakening remake.

@WohaoG Год назад

I'm genuinely curious of what it would look like now

@bland9876 Год назад

I want to see your cool pages and Oracle seasons remade since those games use the same graphics as Links Awakening there's no reason not to use the graphics from the links Awakening remake.

@WohaoG Год назад

@@bland9876 were you using voice to text for oracle of ages? "Your cool pages"?

@JamesTDG Год назад

Hey, I'll accept it so long as the OG game is bundled in with the remake.

@AlphaladZXA Год назад

Sure wish nintendo would just put these kinds of obscure games on NSO so everyone can experience it

@outthefryinpan Год назад

I forgot how fast pace link between worlds was. I like how you put that into words. I love when games give you the freedom to just go.

@lowpolysunrise Год назад

Very strategic releasing this video when Tears of the Kingdom just released. Wonderful work, as per usual.

@ZethisVA Год назад

And immediately after KingK made basically the same video but longer... which is a bit weird, but I don't want to accuse him of anything. Could be a coincidence because of Tears of Kingdom.

@CDsNoots Год назад

@@ZethisVAisn't KingK's vid just a compilation of old vids?

@yagirlgiulles Год назад

@@CDsNoots it is

@mariajimenafigueroa233 Год назад

@@Ihatevideogames334 Then why are you watching this video?

@-howtomake999 Год назад

tears of the kingdom after all is also kind of a handheld game

@haydenread730 Год назад

i will say personally the touch screen for PH and SS was more precise for that kinda game and made certain actions way more fun and accurate. e.g bow and arrow.

@BloodRedFox2008 Год назад

Now that I think about it, if Nintendo ever wanted to bring legacy games to mobile then the DS duology of Zelda games would be perfect. They were basically made with “portrait mode” in mind, and would work probably flawlessly on any modern iPhone or Android.

@Korobooshii Год назад

The controls for those games were unbeatable! Gyro-aiming, like in OoT3D, is also really good - but it doesn't come close to the control you had of every single action in the DS games.

@Korobooshii Год назад

It's a shame fingers are so much thicker than a stylus, otherwise I would agree. The precision with the stylus is impeccable, but using your finger to control Link is really clumsy, and I am sure that would be the case on a phone as well. If there are Styluses for phones, though (might be, I dunno), I agree this would be perfect! It could also work on the Switch's touchscreen, as long as there is some Stylus-compatability. And releasing them on Nintendo Hardware sounds more likely than on phone, as long as the hardware has good touch.

@yggdrasilsaltar Год назад

i think the coolest thing about a link between worlds is the design of link on the wall, while its a good design on its own, it also references the scroll of the hero of time from wind waker!!! its so genius!!!

@arkane9b Год назад

As fun as being small in Minish Cap is and being able to explore regular environments that are now supersized, I really think the parts where you're a two-pixel tall Link in the regular world is a huge missed opportunity. Take 26:25 in the video for instance. How much cooler wouldn't it be to cross that plank on top of the house if it were presented as a huge bridge with spiders or ants and other obstacles. Or talking to the dog and it taking up almost the entire screen. I think that is my main problem with Minish Cap: the game doesn't push the small-Link-in-a-huge-world gimmick to its limits.

@shadowledastray Год назад

That would have been cool. Maybe time constraints or limited cartridge space prevented them from designing more up-close backgrounds? (2 pixel-tall Link might have been the best way to work around those limitations)

@arkane9b Год назад

@@shadowledastray Could be. I think the dev's visions for both Minish Cap and Wind Waker are constricted by the hardware.

@awakenedcrowl Год назад

36:28 There are many people tho, including me, that actually love those "return multiple times" dungeons. To me, it always gave a great sense of "progression", especially in Spirit Tracks, where after every dungeon, you would climb the main spiral staircase higher and higher, with the music dynamically getting more tense with every floor.

@mariajimenafigueroa233 Год назад

@@Ihatevideogames334 Shut up, hater bot

@awakenedcrowl Год назад

@@Ihatevideogames334 Okay? Want a cookie? Or a cuppa tea?

@Someguy6851 Год назад

Probably a bot, just ban them

@Falco.exe93 Год назад

I wouldn't say I loved the temple of the ocean king temple, for example, I just never understood why people hated it so much. Like, it's fine, the other dungeons are still there and the temple is fun enough.

@SEMIA123 Год назад

I've said this before but I'm a little irked that getting a combined handheld and home console resulted in the longest Zelda drought in series history rather than the combined output of both the home and handheld games coming out for one system. I thought this thing was gonna have at least one original handheld style game before totk but here we are.

@rohankulkarni9213 Год назад

Minish Cap has got to be on the underrated games list.

@sidnew2739 Год назад

Nope, it's really not that good.

@supersonictrickster4239 Год назад

I 100% agree. Even if you don't like the gameplay (aka criminally inSANE), the music and vibes are immaculate

@Agueybana1978 10 месяцев назад

@@sidnew2739 Can you explain why?

@sidnew2739 10 месяцев назад

@@Agueybana1978 Much too easy, very handholding, Kinstones.

@Agueybana1978 10 месяцев назад

@@sidnew2739 Okay

@GoldenWeeb Год назад

The biggest reason I wanted to play Phantom Hourglass is because as a little kid I was obsessed with the manga adaptation but then I actually played the game on emulator and I got kinda bored halfway through. 8 y/o me had a crush on Linebeck.

@dsproductions19 Год назад

36:15 While Temple of the Ocean King is a bit repetitive, it's actually a really cool concept. Every time you return, you have new items that unlock shortcuts get through previous floors, some of which basically skip entire floors. So each visit usually involves taking a different path or solving puzzles an alternate way. It's a great way to show progression, and mastery over this area that is legitimately quite spooky once you first enter. I actually prefer it over Temple of Spirits, simply because all of that depth is lost with the new setup.

@19Szabolcs91 Год назад

While there were a few shortcuts here and there, most of the steath sections played out the exact same way. If they wanted to make a dungeon where you repeat the same floors with new items to be faster... it really should have been a faster, more viscerally fun experience. Not sure what's possible with these top down controls, but still... Even stealth first, combat second is a better way, which, to be fair they did at the end, but that was too little too late.

@jokiu4 Год назад

Personally I absolutely loved Minish Cap, it's one of my top favorites. But also one of my favorites happen to be Spirit Tracks! I lost track of how many playthroughs I did of that game while also playing it while at school. I'm not entirely sure why I loved that game so much while most people tend to sleep on that game. I think part of it was the music and genuinely enjoying the overworld train-driving section.

@Trithis2077 Год назад

Am I the only person who likes the Temple of the Ocean King? I thought it was absolutely fantastic!

@PhineasKSliderVT Год назад

29:05 ...That song. That damn song. I was literally moved to tears the first time I heard "Full Steam Ahead" (Something that also occurred as a first response to the "Bellum-Beck" theme, but I digress.). I'm bold to say that, although my favorite game in the series would have to be "Twilight Princess" (with "Oracle of Ages" being a close second, as my proper introduction to the series and the reason I grew to love this franchise in the first place), "Spirit Tracks" has probably my favorite OST in the series.

@theelike4302 Год назад

I can't believe both you and KingK put out hour long videos about the handheld Zelda collections so close together.

@PFBM86 Год назад

Sad you didn't shout out the stereoscopic 3D in ALBW. The game is still great without it but the 3D effect really takes it to a whole new level. Straight masterpiece.

@SpaceJunk07 Год назад

I understand the flak for Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, they still remain on my list of fave Zelda games purely cause they were my first ones and nostalgia! 🥰

@Quaternality Год назад

I genuinely adore the original version of Link's Awakening for how so easily glitched it is. Like, the screen-transition warp alone just opens a door to so much bizarre nonsense, it's great.

@thestripedmenace Год назад

It's clear that the developers were pushing the boundaries with that could be done on a Game Boy in 1993!

@MrFilmfan88 Год назад

Phantom Hourglass was the first handheld Zelda I played, with my parents getting me it for Christmas In 2007. Absolutely adored it, would stay up to god knows when exploring the world and doing jack sparrow voices for captain Linebeck.

@maxisenberg9093 Год назад

Apparently a picori village (and presumably the ability to shrink) was planned but cut from BOTW. Wonder if it made it into TOTK since nintendo said a lot of cut ideas went into the sequel

@shadowledastray Год назад

I don't think the Picori concept was added, but you can tell the Zelda team had tons of great ideas to cram into TotK. Like WiiU limitations meant BotW Hyrule couldn't have many caves or underground areas to explore, and they addressed that big time in TotK. (They've breathed so much new life into Hyrule, im still trying to process it all. Lol)

@JamesTDG Год назад

Would have been neat to see the picori and the minish get representation in the BOTW slice of the timeline

@prime7213 Год назад

Very excited to watch this. You don’t know judgment until you tell people you’re a huge Zelda fan but you’ve only played the handheld games.

@PhantomShadow224 Год назад

I actually liked temple of the ocean king. I saw it as a speed run challenge and you do unlock shortcuts and time saves as you descend through Tartarus/mementos I mean ocean king. I loved how versatile the grappling hook was. Connecting it to two posts and tightrope walking across, catapulting yourself, shooting an eye high up with your bow while tightrope walking, grabbing items and stunning enemies

@c.w35t87 Год назад

One of the few time base mechanics in games I like, just being able to memorize the layout of the temple sections and rush it was satisfying.

@StatTrackGandalf Год назад

Oracle of seasons was my very first Zelda game and at the time I didn’t realize that’s why I love the combat of Zelda games so much now, still waiting for the oracle remakes.

@FinalShockdown Год назад

Spirit Tracks will always be peak for me

@bland9876 Год назад

Oracle of ages in Oracle of seasons feel so much like links Awakening that I think they could remake Oracle of ages and Oracle of seasons using the same game engine from Link's Awakening remake on Switch. I would 100% jump for Joy if that happened. I haven't even played breath of the Wild 2 yet but I would definitely buy ages and seasons remakes day one.

@XshinymewX Год назад

This video was awesome. I think it kind of sucks that Tetra was reduced to a damsel in distress in Phantom Hourglass though.

@frosted_glaceon5513 Год назад

My first Zelda was Phantom Hourglass and it will always hold a special place for me. A Link Between Worlds is also very good! I find the handheld Zelda pretty underrated.

@alex64gaming Год назад

2 videos in one month? Hell yeah ant dude

@kenthuang436 Год назад

In the Oracle games, I named the baby It and you can bet that has led to some hilarious dialogue. My favorites are: “I hope It grows up to be big and strong!” “It looks sick....” “Look! It has grown!”

@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan Год назад

I'm a temple of the Ocean King defender You aren't just replaying it, you have more items, which means you can explore new paths, and after you get the Phantom Sword, you can kill the Phantoms and it feels so good to get that ability. Also the final 3 objections can be completed in any order, and the optimal way is to complete a section of the OTemple (you get it lol) with less gear (like no Bombchus or grappling hook) which is admitly a fun challenge. I personally feel that the Spirit temple in Spirit Tracks fails for me because you have to climb up all the steps everytime you want to do any floor, and it just leaves me bored. It's something that hinders repeat playthroughs and even just checking if you can get something new from a floor a lot. Other than that, it's a good dungeon, definitely trickier than OTemple, but I don't know why you have to go back to it repeatably, it just doesn't make sense mechanicly compared to the OTemple. You wouldn't lose much gameplay wise if the Spirit Temple was scattered about the world.

@Javifaa Год назад

Yeah, the Tower of the Spirits could have been a contender for the best dungeon in a Zelda game if it had a similar level design compared to the Temple of the Ocean King.

@miwestraveler3986 Год назад

Both were great for me. With such a focus on Zelda's abilities in Spirit Tracks, it would have been hard to have a level design similar to the Ocean King's anyway.

@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan Год назад

@@miwestraveler3986 good point. Maybe if they had the optional extra dungeon stations work with Phantom Zelda. I think my thoughts on it would actually be a bit better if they had some of it spread out. Having everything centralized around the OTemple made sense narratively and gameplay wise in Phantom Hourglass, while only narratively with the Tower of Spirits in Spirit Tracks. If the best of both Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks were in one game, we might have one of the best games in the franchise. I love Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, but I get why some people don't

@chaosprime1629 Год назад

tower of spirits is also one of the main reasons spirit tracks is so linear. an idea i had what would have made the game more interesting is if you have an intended set order but if you access some of the side quests that unlock new rails you can access dungeons earlier. tower of spirits should have been a refined temple of the ocean king which once again recontexulizes on the new items and shortcuts found while taking notes. tower of spirits lacks this outside of optional content which is randomized treasures in the earlier floors.

@mr.tatortot6469 Год назад

The Temple of The Ocean King is such a devisive dungeon; you either like it or hate it. Why should you revisit the same dungeon over and over and replaying the previous floors just to get to the new thing. But then every visit you have a new item to speed up your new attempt as you unlock new shortcuts or even entirely skip some floors. This just itches my brain for efficiency and the game even let's you get 2 seacharts, where you'd only get 1, if you're ballsy enough to do so as you don't have enough time to accommodate the extra floors.

@lennychurch Год назад

34:35 I remember finding the bit with the salvage arm salesman annoying enough that I ended up yelling “Shut up and take my money!”

@ad51603 Год назад

We are badly overdue for a new 2D Zelda. Been almost 10 years since A Link Between Worlds and 8 since Triforce Heroes if you want to count it

@mariajimenafigueroa233 Год назад

2D Mario: I know how it feels like

@ad51603 Год назад

@Maria Jimena Figueroa at least we have Mario Maker for that. Zelda has nothing

@Kogami Год назад

One thing I really like about AntDude is that despite these videos being a summary/retrospective format, you still commit to finish most (if not all) the games you covered. Lots of people only form their opinion from just trying them out the first few hours or so (not that its a bad thing bc I know not everyone has the time to play them) but I highly appreciate your commitment to cover a game from its start until its end. It gives your coverage a lot more insight and basis, if thats the correct word to use.

@JohnSears Год назад

46:18 Seeing Dragalia Lost in the wild after its end of service always hurts

@BasVoet Год назад

You always provide fun and entertaining content. Thank you!

@diegoantoniofrias9309 Год назад

@@Ihatevideogames334 ok.......

@theenderkirby Год назад

@@diegoantoniofrias9309 this guy you replied is just a basic spammer is better of reporting when they show up

@gjet35 Год назад

To be fair, completing the figurine collection in Minish Cap nets you the final piece of heart as well as a damn sound collection, which was just...man, that was just great to experience the first time around alllllll those years ago at launch.

@backlogbusters Год назад

Perfect timing! I just finished oracle or seasons for the first time! Very excited to checkout the rest of the handheld games!

@tvb5509 Год назад

Ngl I loved the Temple of the Ocean King, but I think that's because I did it the way Nintendo intended. I played in short bursts with longish breaks between. I made full use of the map, writing detailed information on each floors puzzles. Each time I returned, I got faster. Many new items changed how I approached the puzzles and I would update the map notes accordingly. I genuinely felt myself grow as the game progressed. The time limit was dumb though.

@Marenthyu Год назад

I enjoyed the DS Games!

@theenderkirby Год назад

They very underrated if you ask me they aged like a glass of water which isn't bad

@existingchannel6671 Год назад

Tip me and my siblings used on the DS:rub your finger on the microphone. Works wonders if you need it, especially for loud places. If memory serves, it also gave me a great price for the salvage arm without having to destroy my vocal chords.

@ErrorMessage Год назад

Gonna make me miss big-time handheld gaming with this one..

@jcplays5831 Год назад

I have Game Grumps to thank for showing me so many games, and once I was able I immediately bought link between worlds cause they’re playthrough is one of my favorites

@astralaegis6283 Год назад

I will not take this slander against Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks lying down. These two games were gems and perfect in anyway and I definitely am unbiased and not too attached to them

@TheDanishGuyReviews Год назад

Pokémon was such a hit here in Denmark for handhelds that I'm sure I've never even seen a LoZ game IRL, let alone played one. I hope to do so someday.

@matheus86871 Год назад

A Link Between Worlds is SUCH A BLAST, one of my favourite Zelda games

@TOSkwar22 Год назад

I find it really interesting that you mention you played Seasons, then Ages, and prefer Ages over Seasons. As someone who played both, first Ages, then Seasons... I much prefer Seasons. Something about the addition of Subrosia and the details surrounding it? I don't know. But maybe it's just that whichever you play second you'll prefer in the long run?

@seseiSeki 2 месяца назад

9:00 Wanna know something even better about the Cukeman enemies? In German, Buzz Blob, which is the non-transformed version of Cukeman, is called "Electric Cucumber Man" (Elektro-Gurkenmann). Also: Transforming them and talking to them in the original German non-DX Link's Awakening will make them say things like: "Never without a condom!" or "Give me your juice, I'll give you mine..." Those were removed in the DX version.

@GreyFireClover Год назад

With the whole Zelda 1 Oracles thing I believe it was Capcom who suggested to Nintendo about making Zelda 1 for gameboy and started working on it as a proof of concept

@kindawizard2483 Год назад

If you’re looking for more Ralph, I recommend oracle of ages manga. Still, he is one of the most underrated Zelda characters.

@zakkiblakk Год назад

Wow, thanks for reminding me A Link Between World is over 10 years old. Feels like yesterday I was firing it up on my 3DS and binging it until I beat it. Great vid!!

@SuperHexer123 Год назад

I will always say the minish cap is my absolute favorite Zelda game and it will not be beat. It's such a tight game with tons of charm and my favorite villain in vaati. Also just saying the sprite work for the game is absolutely gorgeous in some places and is just immaculate. My mind will never be swayed on these opinions even with how good totk has been.

@shadowledastray Год назад

I remember getting every Kinston fusion and collecting every figurine, thinking I had 100% completed my Minish Cap file... only to find out I permanently missed Light Arrows. Oof.

@brandonizaguirre2963 Год назад

Even before watching the video, I just KNEW AntDude was gonna bring up his best friend in the whole world Kirby 😂

@eesedesesesrdtsuperjoshuab7907 Год назад

Oh my god I forgot how good some of these games are, love the link’s awakening remake, spirit tracks is amazing, and link between worlds might actually be my favourite Zelda game Link between worlds also has by far the best song in any Zelda game ever, Lorule castle, I love dynamic music and that song is heavenly and intense and perfect

@abaque24 Год назад

Shout out to mother maimai’s cave.

@JamesTDG Год назад

34:06 oh god, I remember the headaches I got from the DS mic mechanics. I learned how to essentially use the mic as a button just to stop getting lightheaded completing a dungeon.

@shinrailp1416 Год назад

I am still wondering what Demon capcom made a contract with to make Minish Cap look so damn good, on a GBA no less. Still my favorite in terms of aestehtics

@thelastwindwaker7948 Год назад

Never thought I'd hear someone say that having the dungeon item at the start in ALBW was a good thing. I always liked the struggle of navigating past obstacles until you find the thing that lets you interact with them. It always felt like you were getting more powerful with each one. But above all, one thing the Game Boy Zeldas excelled at that most titles didn't, is keeping your dungeon items relevant through the entire game. I love how LA gives you the Roc's Feather, then later the Pegasus Boots, and quickly expects you to figure out that you can use them together. Beautiful.

@aaronwhite1882 Год назад

The original Link's Awakening has a super simple screen warp if you open your map the moment you move screens. It's so fun to play around with. Still completely worth it in my opinion.

@MakeHerSquirtle Год назад

21:48 woah woah woah antdude I’m not sure if you played the starforce games but they’re definitely not bad like you’re implying. The three simultaneous versions is ridiculous I’ll give you that but the story, gameplay and music in these games are all solid. In fact I’d say the starforce series overall is better than the battle networks series

@akiradkcn Год назад

He is bad at games so no wonder he dislikes lol

@patricklatham3897 Год назад

Btw, if you didn't win the flute in the baseball minigame, you wouldn't get Ricky. And if you didn't buy it at the secret shop, you wouldn't get Dimitri. Therefore, the beanbag chair Moosh would have been the default option in Ages. And in Seasons, Ricky is the default buddy if you started with that instead.

@voltron77 Год назад

Minish cap gotta be the best 2D Zelda game.

@eqx7168 Год назад

Oracle of Ages was my OG 2d Zelda. I played that Christmas 2001. Fall of that same year I had just played Ocarina of Time I was in third grade. I got to about as far as the water temple, and then took me another year to to make any more progress. Same thing happened in Oracle of Ages, I got to a certain dungeon that was pretty far into the game and then had to give up for a little while. I'll never forget me laying on the couch with my parents house cursing at my Game Boy when that mini game where you have to dance with the gorons and then the one where you try to get the noble sword.

@exi_m7074 Год назад

Tri-Force Heroes was my first, only, and favorite Zelda game. It was REALLY creative and I’m sad that the game’s online died with nobody playing anymore.

@Slash0mega Год назад

17:35 you missed the neatest part, the overworld CHANGES based on which one you choose! so you got a bit of replay value to see all 3 variations.

@Graf27green Год назад

Only one section changes to be honest

@isenokami7810 Год назад

In terms of usefulness, I do have to agree Ricky is the obvious choice. He has clear utility, while Moosh often needs obstacle courses built around him and Dimitri can be made redundant by the flippers. If I were to choose my subjective favorite, though, I’m a Dimitri fan.

@readyplayer2k1 3 месяца назад

There was just something about the handheld era that had this magical feeling about it accompanied with the simple convenience of taking a game anywhere you wanted on a battery charge. It's crazy to imagine how something just as plainly neat as portability can inspire concepts that can make games like the Zelda series go in a direction that's exempt from tradition. For that I will always love the bursts of creativity and cleverness in titles like Link's Awakening and Phantom Hourglass. Also Temple of the Ocean King sucks balls but I still like Phantom Hourglass more than Spirit Tracks, but I still appreciate the latter for the liveliness in its world that's missing in Phantom Hourglass.

@sias.2569 Год назад

You know, you talk about mods a lot. I’m surprised you have never covered the Majora’s mask project restoration mod for the 3ds. Fixes essentially all the issues diehard fans were upset about with the remake. Would be something to feature in another potential Zelda mod video. Of course, maybe don’t include BotW mods because Nintendo will come after you… Edit: Oh, and ocarina of time 3D is perfect. I don’t know if anyone who gets upset about that remake.

@diegoantoniofrias9309 Год назад

Your videos have that touch that always makes me happy when i watch them, keep up with this good stuff man 😊

@TehLucario Год назад

Spirit Tracks I like a lot. Phantom Hourglass gets dragged down by the Temple of the Ocean King for me.

@wylierichardson1567 Год назад

I just have to say, phantom hourglass and spirit tracks both have rom patches for them that add button controls. So if your playing with a ton or emulator, you don't have to use the screen controls

@joeslickback Год назад

30:53 She's only "Mostly Dead" - Princess Bride

@roiitzkovich4545 Год назад

The way the title was written I thought I was into a Caddicarus video, only to be greeted with Antdude's intro.

@mr.mystere4999 Год назад

I think the reason that so many people see the two Oracle games as two halves of the same whole is not because of the Pokemon effect. It's probably due to how the two game interact with each other as you move on from one adventure to the next whether its from Ages to Seasons or from Seasons to Ages and how you interact with both games in the second adventure. Heck, there's even a password at the end of the second adventure that lets you play the two games in the opposite order. You started in Ages and ended in Seasons. This password basically lets you NG+, but from Seasons ending in Ages. You'll start with 4 hearts instead of 3 and you'll be able to use the Ring Secret to get any rings you had at the end of the second adventure, but, other than that, your Seasons playthrough will be vanilla.

@starfoxsmash7002 8 месяцев назад

Tracing a path for the boomerang on the touch screen? That reminds me of a similar giimick in the "Transformers: Animated" DS game. You trace a path on the touch screen, and Optimus will throw his axe along the path you drew. (Bulkhead will do a similar thing with his wrecking balls.)

@thanoskell1335 Год назад

Bro, Link between worlds was the first 2d zelda i was able to complete after struggling to get into zelda 1 and lttp. Down the line i would complete those but link between worlds is what made the formula click for younger me. Such a fantastic title.

@WhimsicottFanatic Год назад

34:24 - Oh yeah, funny thing about this part, afterwards his assistant tells you that you could've just pranked the microphone by snapping your fingers instead of actually having to yell Which evidently could be handy in other DS games using the microphone in a similar manner

@JacOfArts 3 месяца назад

Thank you for helping me realize the train pun in Byrne & Cole's names a decade and a half later.

@GigaBowserNS Год назад

9:02 The "wiggly enemies" are known as Buzz Blobs, and they only turn into Cukeman if you sprinkle Magic Powder on them. They also only spout random nonsense after being transformed, and they don't speak when they zap you, it's either or; you get zapped if you slash it or they speak if you talk to them. 9:28 Your save file is changed to "THIEF" the moment you steal something, even if you never go back and have the shopkeeper kill you. 11:29 The acorns give you a defense boost. It's the "Pieces of Power" that give you an attack boost. While they do go away after being hit enough, they also just naturally go away after enough time has passed. 25:24 Ezlo made the Mage's Cap, he wasn't given it.

@Korobooshii Год назад

The DS games are some of my favourites, and it has a lot with the control scheme to do. Really, almost any DS-game with Touch Controls only that I've played are amazing. It feels so intuituve, and really absorbs you into the game. It also won't make your hands hurt like regular controllers with buttons might do. Absolutely the peak of gaming if you ask me, it's a shame it will likely never happen again. I was quite disappointed Link Between Worlds wasn't a touch-controlled game. Or more like, I am disappointed there wasn't a Touch Only- Zelda game for the 3DS. It's such a shame. Link Between Worlds and Triforce Heroes are both great, but you just can't beat the feeling of actually controlling Link with your hand. Considering the 3DS was probably the last chance to make games like that, it also feels like such a missed opportunity that they didn't make another one.

@ShadowWizard224 4 месяца назад

My top 10: 🛡️⚔️ #1 A Link To The Past #2 Link’s Awakening #3 A Link Between Worlds #4 Minish Cap #5 Legend of Zelda #6 Oracle of Seasons #7 Oracle of Ages #8 Phantom Hourglass #9 Spirit Tracks #10 Adventures of Link

@DaveDynamite1 Год назад

I can’t get mad at Spirit Track for the Train mechanic acting like a train, I mean you can only travel on the tracks that exist. Now the only thing that could be done if wanted to do in like a remake is to make it the spirit tracks really like a spirit and have it where the original tracks are their but you can disconnect from them and drive the Train over any piece of land and the tracks will appear below you like a spirit. I also happen to like Trains so I will be biased. Lol

@safebox36 Год назад

Fun thing about Minish Cap, it was made with the idea that it's the earliest game in the timeline. Which is why Vati appears a few times as a villain, and the Picori Blade was meant to be a precursor to the Master Sword. Currently it sits as the second entry in the classic timeline, right after Skyward Sword. Meaning Vati is Demise's first reincarnation.

@shortbreadhead 11 месяцев назад

Honestly though, imagine Wind Waker being released now BUT with Phantom Hourglass as a second part included completely remade in the Wind Waker engine... and as much as I'd not care if Spirit Tracks was included, I think if it was in the same engine the whole package could be.. insane.. maybe?

@dcbandit Год назад

I really miss the camera questline in Link's Awakening, it was a part of my completion strat that I had to get every photo when I play, and one or two are miss-able. The remake also changed a few of the challenges, and it kinda threw off my playthrough.

@packie8930 Год назад

Nothing like seeing a 48 minute antdude video pop up in your recommendations

@samwill7259 Год назад

How do you keep making these huge multi packin videos so FAST? Does Caddicarus know your secrets?!

@cloudkitsune17 Год назад

I understand the complaint for Phantom Hourglass's tower dungeon, but I always found it rewarding to complete the time challenges faster and faster. XD I also LOVED Lineback. Best character~ X3

@Imirui 10 месяцев назад

I am gonna be honest my biggest gripe with Link Between Worlds is that there’s 0 post game. When your game ends, there’s no postgame content, you can only reload a save from before you defeated Yuga.

@Polarcon Год назад

The Spirit Tracks slander * shakes head disappointedly *

@Zitsanrael1117 Год назад

There was a time where I thought nothing could ever beat LttP as my favorite Zelda, yet it only took one play through for LBW to overthrow it. Easily my favorite Zelda, 3DS game, and one of my favorite games of all time. I just wish I could get it on Switch, I wouldn't even care in the slightest paying $60 for it. I don't play my 3DS much any more because it's just not that comfortable to play for longer sessions. It doesn't even take 2 hours for my hands to start cramping.

@JanTheMangaMan Год назад

Man, I absolutely adore the portable Zelda games. Granted I haven't played the ds ones yet, but the other ones are all master class imo. They all feel so unique and interesting from each other. And when it comes to A Link Between Worlds, I daresay it far surpasses A Link to the Past for me. I hadnt had my expectations so blown away by a Zelda game in such a long time. Its unbelievable just how well crafted that game is: the pacing, dungeon designs, seemless gameplay, wall mechanics, its all just so MWAH lol. Antdude didnt mention the OST but I think the game also has one of my favorite OSTs in the franchise. Love that game to death