Daily Debate: Does The Minish Cap Deserve a Remake?

On November 4^th 2004, The Minish Cap released in Japan, eventually making its way to Europe, America, and Australia within a matter of months. In a predictable move for a Zelda game, The Minish Cap gained the reputation as a best-selling title in multiple regions, garnering a handful of awards, and receiving an average review of 89.65% (aggregate score of GameRankings and Metacritic as of June 2019).  Soon, almost a decade and a half later, fans around the world will celebrate the 15^th anniversary of this beloved game.

From building on the recurring cast of characters such as Link, Zelda, Vaati, the Gorons, and even Tingle, to introducing brand new characters to the series such as Ezlo and the Picori, The Minish Cap is an unforgettable Zelda experience. It has stood out as the “last bastion” of classic-style, two-dimensional Zelda games, until the release of A Link Between Worlds nearly ten years later.

I vividly remember playing The Minish Cap on my Gameboy Advance SP during the week that it was released. I remember wishing that Link’s Awakening would receive a remaster with the same audio-visual treatment as The Minish Cap! And now, 15 years later, Link’s Awakening has finally received a remaster, albeit with a very uniquely different graphical style. To be fair, The Minish Cap’s graphics and music are their own incredible twist on the usual graphical style for two-dimensional Zelda games. The Minish Cap somewhat follows in the footsteps of the equally vivid and cartoon-like The Wind Waker, which was the most recent main-line Zelda game at the time of The Minish Cap’s own release.

Whether it’s Link’s Awakening, The Wind Waker, or Ocarina of Time, remasters aren’t something unheard of in the Zelda series. So, what do you think? Would you like to see a revamped version of The Minish Cap release for the Nintendo Switch? Let us know in the comments below!