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After months of speculation, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was unveiled for Switch 2 during this week’s Nintendo Direct. It’s the latest in a long line of remakes and remasters for Zelda 3D titles, but also raises the question: Why aren’t there new versions of the franchise’s first three mainline entries?
Nintendo has never remade The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, or The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. These 2D classics for NES and SNES are what made people fall in love with the action-adventure series to begin with. They even feature gameplay features still seen today in the series, like puzzle-filled dungeons, pot breaking, and satisfying secrets to discover.
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Weirdly, the only 2D Zelda to get a proper remake is The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Switch. That’s the fourth entry in the mainline franchise, and while a dark-horse favorite of fans, it doesn’t have the same widespread acclaim as A Link to the Past. In fact, to this day, many still consider that SNES game as the pinnacle of the series.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past did get re-released on Game
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