On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo released a new Game & Watch dedicated to the series. These are portable consoles designed by Gunpei Yokoi and by now you have become the object of desire of many collectors. Unlike its predecessors, this small device contains significantly more content and is overflowing, as per the Easter egg tradition. Let’s take a look at it in more detail.
Game & Watch The Legend of Zelda: a collector’s item
The fact that we are dealing with a collector’s item is immediately evident, taking a look at the packaging for which Nintendo has opted. The device is in fact kept inside a golden color box, a clear reference to the color of the cartridge of the first The Legend of Zelda, while the initial screen of the game is printed on the plastic part, complete with details about the levels.
The most interesting part is that inside the package there is a small cardboard box, designed to also function as stand for display for the console. For the rest, inside we find only the charging cable and 300 platinum points for your account MyNintendo.
The design instead remains the one seen previously, with one screen 2.36-inch LCD and the typical configuration of commands that we have also been able to appreciate on the model dedicated to Super Mario. On the side there is also a speaker while the autonomy should be around nine hours overall.
Of course, the function also returns Clock e Timer, even if this time the special hook has been removed to be able to hang it, in its place Nintendo has opted for the stand we talked about earlier, which makes it ideal to place on a desk or a shelf.
The games available
As we told you, this Zelda Game & Watch contains more than one game, four to be exact. The first is simply a themed version of Vermin, a sort of digital version of Catch the Mole, but the real big hits that will delight the most nostalgic fans are the other three.
In fact, in the console we find the first The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: the Adventure of Link e The Legend of Zelda: Link’s awakening DX. Nintendo, however, has gone even further, given that the first two chapters of the series, originally released for the NES, are available in both their US and Japanese versions, in order to please everyone.
Why go this far? Simple: in the version dedicated to the Rising Sun of the games there was a barely sketched dubbing, not to mention the very different soundtrack compared to those that later arrived in the West. As for instead Link’s Awakening, this is available in English, French, German and Japanese, with minor differences between the various localizations.
The Triforce on the back
In closing, we cannot avoid mentioning the symbol of Triforza located on the back of the console. The emblem is not a simple and inert plastic decoration, but it is illuminated when the device is turned on making the gaming experiences even more magical both for us and for those who may be watching us while we play.
Another small touch of class can be appreciated when the console enters sleep mode. If no buttons are pressed for three minutes, it will be possible to admire some special pictures depending on the game currently in progress.
In short, it is undeniable that Nintendo has created this new edition from Game & Watch with maniacal care.