
Earlier this month saw the launch of Nintendo's second modern Game & Watch system, this time inspired by The Legend of Zelda series.
It's a cool little collectable to keep on your shelf at home, and aside from the odd little secret that it hides, one of its biggest selling points is the fact that you can actually use it to play three classic Zelda games – the original Legend of Zelda, its sequel Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and the 1993 Game Boy title Zelda: Link's Awakening are all included.

To celebrate its release, Nintendo has been busy sharing a collection of special, official art from all three of those games on social media. We thought you'd like to take a look, so enjoy:
That sword and arrow in the you-know-where one looks a bit painful, doesn't it?
Have you played any of these classic games on the new Game & Watch yet? If you're still hoping to pick one up, you might find one or two still in stock here.
[source twitter.com]
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Someone call Kate over here
I need a full main 3D Zelda game with full classic art style
This made my heart happy this morning. I miss the old manual artwork.
Ohhh give me that game & watch! Lol
@BoostPower That would be awesome. I second your idea.
This brings back good memories of paging through the Zelda II manual as a kid. Good times.
Nintendo needs to get its finger out to create more Zelda content for the Switch and expand the NSO games
That 'MAGIC!' one needs to be a meme
Bro that Zelda 2 art with Link's hands creating the word "MAGIC" in the air is so ***** funny and I have no idea why lmao
The "magic!" one will be used as a WhatsApp sticker for sure.
OFF-TOPIC EDIT: Is the progress in the Japanese versions different from that of the Western versions or is it the same?
I haven't opened my G&W yet because I'm not sure if I can keep it or if I'll have to sell it.
Love this. I just beat Link’s Awakening on the Game & Watch for my first time. Lovely game. Lovely world. Not a big fan of Link’s design, maybe since it reminds me a bit too much of The Wand of Gamelon.
Nintendo got lazy with Link’s Awakening, which was 35% recycled A Link to the Past artwork.
Seeing those are so nostalgic from when I was like 7 playing those. Pretty sure the instruction manual and Nintendo power used those.
This is why i miss manuals.
Ill be buying more physical releases if they did came with a manual or maps.
@BoostPower even a 2D Zelda remake with classic art style would be sweet as long as it doesn’t look like the CDi games lolll
This makes me want to unearth my copies of Art & Artifacts and Hyrule Historia from storage and flip through them again. Still need to pick up the third book too.
This will never happen but it would be cool if we get an Earthbound Game and Watch collection in 2024 for the 35th anniversary.
Aww I love the manga illustrations scattered throughout the old NES era manuals! I absolutely would read each one cover to cover before trying a new game - it was part of the experience. Getting a new game back then was something you wanted to savor. Not like these days when there are hundreds of games on my Switch and barely a manual to be found!
I couldn’t resist preordering a LOZ Game and Watch to go with my Super Mario Bros one, though I’ve resisted playing either one more than a few minutes. Some day I’ll get a coffee table to go with them. 😁
Who are the artists????????
Arrow to the Gluteous Maximus...
@HammerGalladeBro Japanese Zelda II has a different EXP system than the English version.
Japanese version lets you choose any stat to raise at level-up, whereas English has a set EXP value for each individual stat boost (you can cancel a level-up to save EXP towards a more expensive boost).
However, as a consequence in the Japanese version, at Game Over your Levels are dropped to whatever the lowest of the three stats are. English lets you keep all earned stats after Game Over.
However, the total EXP to reach max stats in English is approximately 1/3 higher than Japanese (hypothetically, that is calculating as if none was lost to Game Over) as a means of balancing it out.
Who can resist primitive Nintendo art?
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