Here's What I Think About Nintendo's New Zelda Handheld
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2021
- Nintendo announced the Zelda Game & Watch as part of the Zelda 35th Anniversary celebration and like the Mario handheld last year we're going to take a look at the games included and also take the system apart.
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Ain’t gonna lie, if they released a Metroid version that’s blue I’d buy that instantly.
Earthbound would have me pre-ordering on the spot.
That would be cool
Haven't bought any of these yet, but if they did a Metroid one, it would be an absolute day 1 instabuy for me. I would probably actually buy two, one to play and one to keep new. A Metroid edition would be a total banger
Blue, Orange, Yellow or Red variant
@@CameronForrester Unfortunately, I can't see them making something like this with SNES titles. Mainly due to the form factor very deliberately mimicking the classic Game and Watch units.
Which means no shoulder buttons, with the systems themselves being very tiny. And while a few games might be able to get away with this without compromise, Earthbound is not one of them.
Mainly because Earthbound specifically uses the L button as an instant interaction button, and Select as a replacement B button.
It's pretty unique among JRPGs, in that this layout lets you play through the game with only your left hand.
You might be able to make it work, if you want to drop the bicycle bell and that whole one-hand method, but most SNES games wouldn't work. Stuffing a total of EIGHT face buttons (the default face buttons and both shoulder buttons) would just be a nightmare on such a small system.
Maybe they could swing a GBA (Six face buttons, much more manageable with care), but SNES would be awful.
I wish Metroid game and watch could be next 👌
Most likely kirby game and watch because there aren’t many metroid games where you can use two buttons for besides the first 2 games and pinball
That or pokemon
lol "next"
There should already be like a ton of games on this considering you can buy handhelds for the same price that play ALL the games. At least give us Link to the Past. And yeah, there's no reason Metroid and Zelda collection can't be on the same device.
@@whispersmusic6173 pokemon would be sweet but they wouldn't
If you noticed, Zelda has 2 new buttons !
Little minor things about this:
- USB charge cable is on the side of the stand, where the Triforce logo is.
- Hold A for 5 seconds when starting a new file for any of the three main games and you start with full hearts.
- Link's Awakening includes an option to switch between the default full screen and the original aspect ratio.
- Hold A for 5 seconds on the Vermin title screen to access the ultra hard Game C.
- Hold A for 5 seconds on the Timer game to access a different mode where the timer counts up and you have to defeat a different enemy setup.
- The Timer mode has three different stages, and has separate scoreboards for not just the three stages, but for all 10 minute intervals. (i.e. Score for Stage 1 on 1 minute timer, score for Stage 1 on 2 minute timer, etc.)
- When on the Clock mode, you can play that game at any time just by using the controls. You can also set it so that the clock will always stay on to use it as a proper clock.
- Hold A for five seconds on the Clock mode to turn on the music and sound effects. Hold A for another five seconds to turn it back off.
- Not a tip, but this is actually the first time the original Link's Awakening has been re-released. Every other release has been the DX version. No idea if it still includes all the map skipping glitches that the DX version fixed, though.
He mentions there's a USB charge cable included at 4:08, although it's not shown on screen.
I must be retro enough to remember the map skipping was caused by going into the inventory was it by pressing select as soon as the screen phase appeared and if done right link and all objects would hilariously fly off to the left side of the screen kind of like the old GB Tamagotchi game where you would clean up the screen with the flush icon xD
The glowing Triforce on the back just melted my heart.
You are so easily taken advantage of
@@jonathansoko1085 What do you even mean?
@@jonathansoko1085 Your comment just broke my heart.
Same, and i wasnt even aware it was a thing until i was an hour into links awakening :)
@@jonathansoko1085 bro, shush 🤪
This might be a controversial hottake for some, but I really like that they included the original version of Link's Awakening with this. There have been many more rereleases of the colour version already, so it's nice to see the original get some love.
Admittedly though, including both versions and giving you the ability to switch between them would have been ideal.
Also green link and green colour palette
Largely unplayable for a long period of time....
A way to play oldschool LA though... a top tier Zelda game
Let's be honest. If you really really want to play the better Link's Awakening, the Switch has a superior version easy to get. The Game and Watch has the original for historical purposes pretty much. And that's all it needs to be.
@@RogueCarrot DX > Switch version IMO
Also, this is mostly a collectible to celebrate the Zelda anniversary.
It makes sense to just include the original version, for historical reasons.
Fun little note, they are using the original release version of Link's Awakening that has the map warp glitch! Also, you can hit Pause/Set to change the aspect ratio in it as well
Yknow, I was a little upset that this release was gonna be missing the color dungeons until I heard this. Now I’m VERY excited; I can play the color dungeon on my 3DS version
I'm going to be honest, that glitch was how I originally beat links awakening because I could never figure out how to get to animal villiage otherwise as nintento power litterally left me hanging at that point.
Also, bomb arrows.
I semi snorted my coffee in laughter when you said "Who says Labo is dead?"
Great video, thank you!
These things are great! My dad loves playing: Mario, Tetris, and Galaga, but he doesn’t game, even if I were to get him a Switch lite. But having the Mario version was exactly what he wanted. Something super small and portable that looks great and plays great, that and it plays the one game he actually wants.
A Tetris Game & Watch would be cool.
@@aremdvnasophia Especially if it came with the Game Boy version and the DX release from the Game Boy Color.
@@aremdvnasophia I would love that too!!
They really need to make one of these with the amount of games in an NES mini. It would cost $0 more. A Game & Watch NES mini would sell extremely well I think. Or better, a Game Boy Game & Watch.
i am all in on this idea . take my money !
Why don't just do a game boy mini
A Game Boy Game & Watch sounds amazing.
@@Michu131564 it would essentially be a game boy mini if they loaded one with GB games. My biggest complaint about these is the button placement, and of course the number of games, but other than that these have major potential to be more than just a cool collectors item. Putting a few dozen roms on one would make it a way more convenient and fun portable gaming device and it would make them an excellent gift for anyone, not just fans of the series.
Wouldn't it cost them? Think of the money they can make off several single people. Many collectors will buy a Mario, and a Zelda G&W, and a Metroid one as well if it comes. Plus, can't these already be hacked to include your favorite GB/NES games?
I've loved this one so far. Lot more to do with it than the Mario game and watch
Since the Zelda games are more involved and slower paced, you won't complete them in a 15 minutes. This is a great value.
Yep, been working on Zelda II most of the day. Not on this, but 3DS Virtual Console. Almost wish that easy mode code wasn't exclusively on the game and watch.
@@collectingonthecheap56353 Zelda 2 can go fast if you know where the items are and where to farm for experience points.
@@marccaselle8108 oh, I know. I have been playing the game once or twice a year since the Nineties. Beat it about 30 times or so. Just playing today is between chores and visiting my mom and stuff.
@@collectingonthecheap56353 it's a fun game. I play it on my retropie, along with all the other classic systems.
I've used my Game and Watch for over an hour, and didn't notice the tri-force light on the back! That's really cool!
I bought it to play through Link's Awakening again, it's a great experience! The screen is just the right size for a gameboy game, it looks sharp! The D-Pad and buttons feel great for the type of game I'm playing on it, and I honestly love the greyscale. I think it suits the console well.
The D pad hurts my fingers.
You should tinker with the clock some more. Zeltik showed some of the features that the clock does, which was very interesting to see.
Yeah ! I noticed that even pushing A and B at the same time the number on the clock do crazy stuff !
It's also very cool to play Zelda with my 3D lenses on this screen !
I wish they would have added an alarm clock feature. I know it's not in the original Game and Watch series, but it would have made it a bit more useful. Imagine waking up to the Legend of Zelda theme, or even Navi?
@@Henjo29 Navi?
You want broken Game & Watches? Because that's how you get broken Game & Watches.
@@ZNotFound hey, listen.
I disagree with the take on Link’s Awakening. I find it awesome that they decided to preserve the original version! Great review, as always!!
sounds like cope to me !,,,,,, nah im just messing with you. i understand the spirit of preservation.. though for me the dx version came out like 4 or 5 years later was the same game with colour and a secret dungeon..
Its even version 1.0 with my favorite glitch of all time: The Select Glitch!
I agree but it would've been great to include dx as well
yeah, while i think XD is probably better in a vacuum, i just love the slightly haggard colors and feeling of the original. i think it fits the tone of the game better, and has this wonderful feeling of crude craft. the game was a miraculous fluke and it should read as such. also, TLoZ and LttP are both full-color and having a pallet cleansing b/w game is nice IMO
@@bent.5062 yea I just said it would be nice to have dx included for comparison sake if nothing else. Either way this is just a novelty for me because my hands are too large to play anything comfortably on these things.
Honestly if they did this with Pokemon with RBY and GSC i'd buy it immediately
Pokemon edition that's a great idea for Pokemon fans
A Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow version of these would be amazing. Battlimg and trading wirelessly with some fun mini-games
In traditional pokemon fashion, they could do a RBY version and a GSC version. Ideally they'd need to modify their Game & Watch shell to enable a trade cable (could just use the existing USB-C, but the current ones are only for charging), unless they found some way to have a wireless trade work with those games.
I'm glad they used the OG Link's Awakening. i think that was kinda the whole point of this device. overall this one is nicer as a display unit and i'm now actually using it as a desk clock
Do you keep it charged at all times? If you do what kind of charger do you use? Im nervous to use a different one from the one that came in box
@@two_thicc_boi do you mean the type of charger is uses? It’s usb c
@@zepug9008 yeah I know its a usb-c just dont like using a different charger for it cause Im too lazy to look at the output of the charger lol
Picked mine up last night after my shift at Walmart- I have it on my shelf next to the Mario one! It’s great!
Finally, a video game console that comes out and is actually IN STORES!!!!!!!!!!!
What's stores this thing sold out right away scalpers got to it
Yooo that backside glow tho! Love how they reshaped the entire PCB around it. Definitely going to use the heck out of the timer on this thing. Also:
The Super Mario G&W WAS hacked by a small community. They got DOOM primitively running on it, and it is possible to replace the existing NES ROMs. I imagine this one must have more storage compared to that model.
I have been playing on the Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch for a year, and honestly I love the rubberized buttons. This is a big surprise to me, as I was researching 3D Printing Options prior to buying it. The buttons are super responsive. It also helps for perspective to know that the original Famicom had rubberized buttons.
That was my exact thought process too, when I saw these in Target last night. I saw about a dozen of them and I bought it because...why not? Currently playing Link's Awakening on it and I am having a blast on it!
Donky Kong and metroid would be awesome to have a game and watch!
Donkey Kong and Final Fantasy!!
The first game system I owned was an original Game Boy that came with the original Link's Awakening packed in. I for one appreciate the choice to use the original version here, as this Game & Watch is all about nostalgia and the history of the franchise. Is th DX version better? Sure. But it's nice to see the original acknowledged by Nintendo here.
My favorite thing about this is the original GameBoy Link's Awakening version. That version out of all the Link's Awakening Versions is my favorite! That alone, for me, is worth the price
i very curious as to why? the dx verison is the a literally identical with some extra's ... i,e the colour dungeon
The original with the green screen is the one I put the most time into learning how to play with all its original flaws. It didn't have the color dungeons or photo shop, but it didn't need to for me. The secret ending of the original had more nostalgia as well. I do think they could have/should have let you switch between the two versions, but I am happy with the original because of my nostalgia for that specific version.
@@MichaelPhillips-jw4bj the select button glitch is the reason i like the 1.0 version the best
The colour version of Link's Awakening is Link's AwakeningDX. *Technically* a separate title.
It's nice to have the original. Both versions would have been great tho
Honestly the fact that it's the original Link's Awakening and not the DX version actually is more of a draw for me to buy this. I have only ever had access to the DX version, and while the differences are minor, it could be fun to play through the original.
yeah no color sounds great
Believe it or not, I've never played any of these Zelda games. I own them in several iterations, but never played them. I picked this Game and Watch up with hopes of keeping it sealed up, but I'm going to play this one for sure. I love that they loaded it up with more content than the Mario one.
"Who says Labo's dead?" LOLOL. You're hilarious! I had literally forgotten about Labo until this moment! Thanks for the great content!
I’m really liking mine so far. Almost beat the first game already. Part 2 is very hard for me and I play hard games a lot. OG Link’s awakening plays great too. It’s a lot of nostalgic fun
I had a Legend of Zelda watch that had an LCD game that was essentially going through a dungeon. It approximated an original LoZ dungeon pretty darned well, considering the limitations. It would have been cool to see that instead of the LCD inspired game here.
Link's Awakening DX has had its time to shine, even the remake is based on that. The original version had never really been re-released. So this is cool.
It’d be funny if Links Awakening DX was hidden on there, lol
Black and white version is king
Speaking of handheld games, I wish Konami would make a remastered version of Contra 4 on the Switch, it is my favorite DS game.
Never gonna happen. Konami done with console games for now. Maybe next president.
@@jemiebridges3197 probably not but with the recent Caslevania advance collection release I have a small glimmer of hope.
Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS could have been one of my all-time favorite Contra games alongside Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Super Nintendo, but they ruined it with the overly difficulty on the hard mode that lets you play through all of the levels leading up to the ending.
I played enough of the challenges to unlock the “behind the scenes” stuff, which just amounts to scrolling through paragraphs of text and the two NES classic Contra games.
I still like the game, but it was too challenging.
I actually purchased a second copy in case I find someone that is up for a two player run through the game. That was in 2010 and ten years later, I’ve found no one to play with.😂
@Keith Courage RX-78-2 interesting, they’ve done pretty good work with the Shantea series, so maybe Konami will let them redo Contra 4.
Finally a teardown! Thank you!
Nintendolife told me they would let me find the Triforce secret on my own😔
They’ve included a shot usb c cable, you can find it in the stand behind the triforse logo
I'm a little surprised he didn't see the flap at the top.
The Mario one has one too. What's the point?
@@AsecasJavi calm down big guy.
He just forgot to show it like the guy from gamexplain.
@@Th1boi seems like you're more upset that dude commented about the USB-C then OP is about Spawn not mentioning it 🤷♀️
@@chooongusbug724 4:10 except John does mention the USB cable...
I love how you've grown the channel, I remember when you just started, now up to 612k subs! Good job.
tomorrow we will see the videos of doom running on it
I was on the fence until I was the Light Shining Tryforce! Haha SOLD.
I’m actually glad that it’s not the color version. I much prefer the original mainly because of the glitch that allows you to jump screens. The additions that they added to the color version weren’t spectacular and the guy that pops up and takes your photograph all the time is quite annoying.
Each game has a secret as well, holding down the A button for 5 seconds at the file start screen allows you to start with full hearts, full magic and the level 2 sword depending on what game you pick. Also the vermin game has mode A and B, there is also a mode C as the secret in that game.
The “colored” version of Link’s awakening was released after and was named “Link’s awakening DX”, and they didn’t mention it was the DX version. I think it could just be the size of the roms in the flash memory that made them use this one to save a few Kilobytes?
The original Link's Awakening came out in 1993 and the DX version came out 5 years later for the GameBoy Color.
The Game & Watch has plenty of space for whatever roms but to me the colour palette of the DX version looks horrible, basic and too bright, it hasn't aged well so the original GameBoy DMG greyscale suits the Game & Watch and looks good in my opinion.
We have Link’s Awakening DX on 3ds. This is the first time they’ve ever released the original GB Link’s Awakening, so I’m actually glad they went with that one. Now we have access to every version of the game lol
I would like to have the Link's Awakening color version as an option as well.
It's nice to see the attention to detail that Nintendo built into this with the frame-work inside around the illuminated back cover TriForce emblem... I noticed that backlight effect very quickly, but not having taken it apart, I didn't know just how much it had been designed into the casing!....
There's also a bunch of button-press 'secrets' built into this one.... 'MadLittlePixel' has an excellent video showing how to access them....!
One major thing you didn't cover was the Japanese versions (FDS) are on the game and watch as well, which have the enhanced sound that the FDS provided.
The attention to detail/nice touches in these devices is what I’m like to see a bit more of from Nintendo.
I do wish it had Zelda DX BUT playing devils advocate classic game and watch, classic zelda, thematically going with the "classic" iteration of the game makes thematic sense, that would make a good mod though, if someone did take the time to replace the original with DX
Play the Japanese Version of Links Awalening (which you can on this) and get to the Mermaid Quest. You will see something you won't expect, something NoA didn't want getting out there!
Meanwhile what I found weird is that if you play the Japanese original Zelda 1 they refer to the magic book as the book of magic when it was "bible" so they changed it themselves
I found it!! Was definitely not expecting her to show me her seashell so soon. Link's tuna comment was a little uncalled for tho :/
Links awakening dx the colored version is available on the 3ds eshop.
If Nintendo had at least included the Oracle games, it would have been perfect. I've never finished Ages nor its continuation from Seasons, and while I do own the originals as well as a hacked PSP, this would have been a great way for me to get back into them.
Still available on 3ds
@@Anthonyelmio2 I don't own a 3DS.
@@southpaw117 ah oh well high seas it is then, some games that are too expensive, rare or the only way to play is too difficult that's the way to go
I’m holding out for the rumored new Nintendo game and watch OLED pro plus XL! lol
Love the little thing. Wondering if Nintendo will do something similar next year for Kirbo's 30th anniversary next year. Kirby's Dream Land 1, 2, and Adventure or Pinball Land, maybe?
I think a Metroid one would be cool to have. And of course a Donkey Kong for the 40th would be awesome too!
2:24 It's the little details like this and the triforce logo that make these sorts of things worth having.
I like that they went with the gb version of link’s awakening. I think it was intentional because of the green color to go with the game and watch
Wow...a 525 mAh battery...that's actually pretty nice. That explains the reported 8 hours you can get out of this thing. They even put some cool effort into a tri-force plastic molding to make it a kaleidoscope!
Color version always gets rereleased. It's nice to have the og links awakening, with all its little differences between it and the color.
Very thorough review !
They alreasy said it was the OG link's awakening in an earlier video.
Gameboy Printer integration in the DX version could be the reason for sticking with the GB version. One needs to modify either the emilator or the game to avoid crashing when the print feature gets triggered.
Brought back that BALLER end video theme! Keep that!!! It’s awesome!!
You missed that you can change the aspect ratio of Link's Awakening to the original aspect ratio by pressing the Pause/Set button to bring up the settings while in that game.
I bought the Mario Game and Watch on discount for my five year old cousin as her first introductiom to traditional gsmss. She really got into it.
One reason to mod these is to put recreations of the original Game and Watch games on it. There are people who've traced all the images from various Game and Watch's and then figured out the programming to essentially emulate them. That's what Nintendo should have done on these.
A multigame version would be the tops!
I love these game and watches. Need someone to start 3d printing stands and slide on covers to protect the screen.
I honestly believe Covid seriously interfered with Nintendo’s Zelda 35th plans, which is why we didn’t get a whole lot compared to Mario last year. I am glad we at least got this and Skyward Sword HD, plus Metroid Dread in its 35th year.
It’s also nice to see the original GB Link’s Awakening on here since I feel like it’s become largely forgotten over the years. Even when they do bring Gameboy over to NSO, it’ll likely be the colorized version of Link’s Awakening.
I'm pretty sure Nintendo said that covid pushed some anniversary releases back some.
Here in Mexico these things are expensive as hell. 120 dollars for this.That's crazy
Pisses me off that Nintendo will go through the hassle of making this complete separate Hardware BUT, they wouldn't just give us the games on Cartridge for Switch. It's just like the N64 Zelda games, only good enough for them to port them for streaming and to make money on them every year but, screw all of us that want the games on Cartridge and don't want their membership, and even more be able to play them without an internet connection.
I think it would take up like 1% of the cartridge storage tho.
i got this as a late birthday present and im loving it. its amazing
I also just walked into one of my local GameStops and picked up my Zelda Game and Watch. Of course, I got there within an hour of opening from my work, and it wasn't on the shelves yet.
That outcome music though 🔥🔥🔥
Dang quick resume support is fire on this device!
My area got wiped out from everywhere. I was lucky my GameStop had 1 left. Literally everywhere else for 3 towns over are sold out.
Got one on sale for £21.99 in GAME uk, keeping it sealed up but good to take a look at it in this video
We've known for months now that Link's Awakening was the monochromatic original version, why was this a surprise?
The back of the box did the same thing that the Super Mario Bros. Game and Watch did when they put Peach behind the castle on the plastic slide on. They put Zelda behind the trees on the back of the box for this one.
I am excited it has the OG links awakening
Ah that's really cool with the illuminated triforce on the back
I can’t wait to get mine, it looks amazing!
Great work Sir thank you
I like the colors on the packaging, very retro.
Yea I noticed the triforce light up on mine and I thought that was a neat touch.
Just ordered this. So excited!
Target has them.
Life long fan. Had to get it. Bought SMB last year. These are great to have on the go. I bought it so I can practice working on Speed Runs to take on, Arcus. I also would like to see a Metroid down the road
Saw them in stock at my local Walmart today! You definitely are right with scalpers not getting to these
I can't wait for people to port the CDI Zelda games to it
um how do you know that the battery is fully charged? my battery indicator is full but when i unplug it, its not full bar anymore?
I was actually curious to know if they're using the exact same CPU & amount of Flash storage in this as the Mario one. I was thinking that the Flash storage might at least be a little bigger as I remember it being really tiny on the Mario one, like a Megabyte's worth or something like that.
I found a Mario Game and Watch at Walmart months ago in a case where they had like two dozen of them. I went to Walmart again yesterday and looked and at first I didn't think they had them until I noticed their Zelda ones were hiding behind a bunch of Mario ones. Next time I go I'm picking it up. I don't even know if I'll open them at all. Like what would be the point except to look at them? I dunno. They do look nice. But I can play all their games on my Switch pretty much.
I honestly love it! I use it as a clock at my desk which can be useful and whenever I'm bored I can just play some classic zelda
For me the fact that it has the OG Link’s Awakening was the main selling point. That was my first ever Zelda game and while the GBC version was objectively better in most every way, I like that this is the perfect little homage to the original version I played to death as a youngin’
There is a massive mod where you change out the storage chip and load it full of custom roms and a navigation program
Don't forget the 'game' on the clock/timer that can be played.
The Japanese versions also include the extra sound channels that the FDS had as well, so you get better music on those.
Apparently Links Awakening is version 1.0 which means the Select button glitch is intact!! Picking it up just for that alone
bit of an obvious comment, but the rubberised buttons are directly inspired by the original game&watch devices, which first introduced the d-pad (and the a & b buttons). the buttons were always rubberised back then.
i love the design of this one - it’s such a great throwback to nintendo’s earliest years, plenty of fond memories from those times… (green house, donkey kong, parachute, oil panic etc)
Is that a new outro theme? Sounds great
I love this, beaten zelda already working my way through link
Going for the original Gameboy monochrome Link's Awakening makes sense, as Game & Watch games were in monochrome LCD; you could say.
god i hope a metroid one is next