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These services will launch with The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX for Game Boy (the Link’s Awakening remake was already on the Switch) and The Legend of Zelda: The Minnish Cap for the Game Boy Advance. We’re also going to keep our options limited to the Wii U (remember the Wii U?), 3DS, and Switch, along with the Nintendo Switch Online service (which requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription for $19.99/year or $49.99/year for a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack).Īt the Nintendo Direct on February 8, 2023, Nintendo announced it was adding Game Boy and Game Boy Advance to their Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack respectively. We’re only going to cover the main 15 games in which Link is the protagonist, and that more or less belong to the official timeline(s).

We’re going to stick with the mainline games here and not branch off into the many spin-offs or releases on, frankly, forgotten systems. The longer (and most unlikely) answer is: The surest way to be able to play all Zelda games is to already own physical copies (or find physical copies) of the games along with the consoles they were released on - but, if that’s the case, this guide really isn’t for you (and we are jealous).īelow, we’ll list where you can play every mainline Zelda game in 2023 (for now) and talk about our caveats to the list. The short answer here is: If you have a Switch, you can (or will soon be able to) play 10 of the 15 main story games. We’ll also ignore games on consoles like the Phillips CD-i or the Barcode Battler II. We’re going to focus on the mainline Zelda games here and skip over games like Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, Tri-Force Heroes, Link’s Crossbow Training, and Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. Join us on our journey through The Legend of Zelda series, from the original 1986 game to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and beyond. In 2023, Polygon is embarking on a Zeldathon.

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