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Visstix ,

A link to the past (four swords is multiplayer, not sure how that would work), link’s awakening, oracle of ages/seasons (they are connected, either order works), minish cap.

RedIce25 ,

Just throwing these links in here: everdrive.me/cartridges/everdrive-gba-mini.html

everdrive.me/cartridges/everdrive-gb-x5.html

ch00f OP ,

Yeah. Analogue has a “hack” that lets you play ROMs off SD.

Just thought I’d try to do it “legit.”

HexesofVexes ,

MM is hard to top; it’s peak early LoZ (in an old man’s opinion). It took a familiar engine, added two new major mechanics, and told the first really dark story.

Awakening is the one to play first, it’ll set you up for later games nicely, and it was originally a Gameboy (not GBC game). It took the Zelda formula from the earlier NES iterations, and made a content-rich world.

I’d say save ages and seasons for last (when you get your carts!). They’re amazing games that really show how far the GBC could be pushed, and are very much taking the awakening engine and doing wonderful things. The fact there is linked content between the two means you should also keep a pen and paper handy!

Redkey ,

Swap the positions of Minish Cap and Link to the Past, then play them from the bottom up.

I’m not sure if that’s the actual release order, but it feels like the right “progression” to me.

drasglaf ,
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I’d say play them in release order. I hope you didn’t pay much for that set…

graymess ,

The Oracle games had GBA releases? Wow, that’s news to me.

ch00f OP , (edited )

Heh feeling a bit silly for hitting the gas on a GBA Zelda lot on eBay when the Analogue can play GBC games natively. Did zero research.

The experience is arguably worse since there’s a fixed border around the GBC while Analogue can play GBC natively. Oh well.

Link ,

They don’t. These are reproduction cartridges and not official. Apparently these are using emulators.

ch00f OP ,

So admittedly I bought all of these off eBay having done zero research. They’re all bootleg? If so, the physical quality is very good, but it could explain why Link’s Awakening won’t keep a save.

Link ,

Yes they all look bootleg to me. If you compare the sticker online you will most like find subtle differences. You can also open the case and look at the board which will tell you for sure if they are real or not.

Also Links Awaking and both Oracle games never released on GBA they are all GB/GBC games.

Links Awaking had two releases. The original Links Awaking is a GB game for the original Gameboy and Links Awaking DX is a game for the GBC with extra features and colour support. Links Awaking DX came in a black cartridge instead of a silver one.

ch00f OP ,

Whelp kicked off an eBay return. Thanks all for the advice. $60 for 5 original games was definitely too good to be true.

aeronmelon ,

I say play Awakening first.

ch00f OP ,

Ok so the Analogue comes in 2 days. Dusted off my DSLite to get started on Awakening and saves don’t persist after I remove the cart. Cart battery reads 3.3V. Any ideas?

Super high battery internal resistance? Haven’t tried to replace it yet.

lolola ,
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Unhelpful idea: practice as-is until you’re good enough to beat it in one sitting

ch00f OP ,

lol. Analogue also supports like 128 save states per cart, so it’lol be moot in two days

aeronmelon ,

There’s a proper way using a soldering iron, and a hacky way using tape. YouTube has tons of tutorials.

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