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< | <section begin=infobox />{{Infobox|game | ||
| name = ''The Minish Cap'' | | name = ''The Minish Cap'' | ||
| logo = [[File:TMC logo.png]] | | logo = [[File:TMC logo.png]] | ||
| boxart = [[File:Minish-Cap-Cover.jpg]] | | boxart = [[File:Minish-Cap-Cover.jpg]] | ||
| related = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]''<br/>''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]'' | |||
| release [[Game Boy Advance]] = | | release [[Game Boy Advance]] = | ||
{{Region|jp|y=2004|m=11|d=4}} | {{Region|jp|y=2004|m=11|d=4}} | ||
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{{Region|eu|y=2014|m=5|d=29}} | {{Region|eu|y=2014|m=5|d=29}} | ||
{{Region|au|y=2014|m=5|d=29}} | {{Region|au|y=2014|m=5|d=29}} | ||
| release [[Nintendo Switch]] Online + Expansion Pack = {{region|ww|y=2023|m=2|d=8}} | |||
| developer = [[Capcom]] | | developer = [[Capcom]] | ||
| producer = [[Keiji Inafune]] | | producer = [[Keiji Inafune]] | ||
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| walkthrough = [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/the-minish-cap-walkthrough/ Walkthrough] | | walkthrough = [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/the-minish-cap-walkthrough/ Walkthrough] | ||
| guides = | | guides = | ||
[[The Minish Cap Bosses|Bosses]] | [[The Minish Cap Bosses|Bosses]] | ||
[[The Minish Cap Bottles|Bottles]] | [[The Minish Cap Bottles|Bottles]] | ||
[[The Minish Cap Characters|Characters]] | |||
[[Gallery:The_Minish_Cap_Enemies|Enemies]] | |||
[[The Minish Cap Fairy Fountains|Fairy Fountains]] | [[The Minish Cap Fairy Fountains|Fairy Fountains]] | ||
[[Figurines]] | [[Figurines]] | ||
[[The Minish Cap Goron Quest|Goron Quest]] | |||
[[The Minish Cap Heart Pieces|Heart Pieces]] | |||
[[The Minish Cap Items|Items]] | |||
[[The Minish Cap Story|Story]] | [[The Minish Cap Story|Story]] | ||
[[Swordsman Newsletter]] | [[Swordsman Newsletter|Swordsman Newsletters]] | ||
[[Tiger Scroll|Tiger Scrolls]] | |||
[[Wind Crest|Wind Crests]] | |||
| gallery = | | gallery = | ||
[ | [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/index.php?cat=65 Official Art] | ||
[ | [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/index.php?cat=66 Screenshots] | ||
| music = | | music = | ||
[ | [[The Minish Cap Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | ||
}}</ | }}<section end=infobox /> | ||
{{ZD|[ | {{ZD|[https://www.zeldadungeon.net/the-minish-cap-walkthrough/ ''The Minish Cap'' Walkthrough]}} | ||
Nearly two years after the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', Nintendo released the next handheld adventure in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], '''''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'''''. This time utilizing a modified version of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' art style altered to be more in line with ''The Wind Waker'' art style. The game uses an improved version of the interface found in the Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. | Nearly two years after the release of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', Nintendo released the next handheld adventure in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], '''''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap'''''. This time utilizing a modified version of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' art style altered to be more in line with ''The Wind Waker'' art style. The game uses an improved version of the interface found in the Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles. | ||
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While being only released for the Game Boy Advance for nearly seven years, ''The Minish Cap'' was released on the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS Virtual Console]] as a part of the exclusive ten Game Boy Advance games for the Ambassador program. Three years after the re-release, ''The Minish Cap'' was released on the [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]], being the first time non-Ambassadors can play it other than its initial release. | While being only released for the Game Boy Advance for nearly seven years, ''The Minish Cap'' was released on the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS Virtual Console]] as a part of the exclusive ten Game Boy Advance games for the Ambassador program. Three years after the re-release, ''The Minish Cap'' was released on the [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]], being the first time non-Ambassadors can play it other than its initial release. | ||
With the {{date|y=2023|m=2|d=8}} [[Nintendo Direct]], it was announced that Game Boy Advance games were coming to the [[Nintendo Switch]] subscription service Switch Online's higher-tier "Expansion Pack". The first set of games were released the same day, including ''The Minish Cap''. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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After, the King present the winner of the tournament with Smith's sword and allow them to touch the sacred Picori Blade, binding the Bound Chest shut. However, it is revealed that the winner, Vaati, has malicious intent, and breaks the Picori Blade, opening the Bound Chest and flooding Hyrule with monsters. He then turns Princess Zelda to stone and flees the area. Vaati was after the Light Force, that golden light that was once wielded by the hero mentioned in the legends of the Picori. | After, the King present the winner of the tournament with Smith's sword and allow them to touch the sacred Picori Blade, binding the Bound Chest shut. However, it is revealed that the winner, Vaati, has malicious intent, and breaks the Picori Blade, opening the Bound Chest and flooding Hyrule with monsters. He then turns Princess Zelda to stone and flees the area. Vaati was after the Light Force, that golden light that was once wielded by the hero mentioned in the legends of the Picori. | ||
This game follows the young Link who sets out on a quest to save [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] from the evil Wind Mage [[Vaati]], who also causes trouble for the rest of Hyrule. To Link's aid comes the small Picori and a strange talking cap named Ezlo, who grants Link the ability to turn into the size of a Picori and hopped on his head like a hat. | This game follows the young Link who sets out on a quest to save [[Zelda (The Minish Cap)|Princess Zelda]] from the evil Wind Mage [[Vaati]], who also causes trouble for the rest of Hyrule. To Link's aid comes the small Picori and a strange talking cap named Ezlo, who grants Link the ability to turn into the size of a Picori and hopped on his head like a hat. | ||
==Races== | ==Races== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The logo for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' featured in pre-release material and some commercials featured the [[Master Sword]] rather than the [[Four Sword]]. | *The logo for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' featured in pre-release material and some commercials featured the [[Master Sword]] rather than the [[Four Sword]]. In the final game, the Master Sword does not appear at all. | ||
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' is the only main-series [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' game]] with [[Hyrule]] as its overworld that does not feature a desert. | *''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'' is the only main-series [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' game]] with [[Hyrule]] as its overworld that does not feature a desert. | ||
*In the European version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', the [[Mt. Crenel Mineral Water]] found on [[Mt. Crenel]] is called the Hot Spring Water. | *In the European version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', the [[Mt. Crenel Mineral Water]] found on [[Mt. Crenel]] is called the Hot Spring Water. | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{main|Gallery:The Minish Cap}} | |||
{{see also|Gallery:The Minish Cap Characters|Gallery:The Minish Cap Enemies}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Link-Ezlo-Forest-Minish.png|Link with the [[Forest Minish]] | |||
File:Link-Minish-Portal.png|Link inside a [[Minish Portal]] | |||
File:Link-Fighting-Red-Dark-Nut.png|Link fighting a [[Red Darknut]] at the [[Palace of Winds (The Minish Cap)|Palace of Winds]] | |||
File:Link-Fighting-Black-Knight.png|Link fighting a [[Black Knight]] at [[Dark Hyrule Castle]] | |||
File:Angry Link and Ezlo - The Minish Cap art.png|Link and [[Ezlo]] | |||
File:Link Displeased Ezlo - The Minish Cap art.png | |||
File:Zelda The Minish Cap.png|[[Zelda (The Minish Cap)|Zelda]] | |||
File:Vaati in Minish Cap.png|[[Vaati]] | |||
File:TMC Minish.png|[[Forest Minish]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery heights=80> | |||
File:TMC-1.png | File:TMC-1.png | ||
File:TMC-2.png | File:TMC-2.png | ||
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File:The_Minish_Cap_.png | File:The_Minish_Cap_.png | ||
File:The Minish Cap4.png | File:The Minish Cap4.png | ||
File:Switch_NSO-GBA_Screen_02.png|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Youtube|0yocQhCnfDg|270|European Commercial}} | {{Youtube|0yocQhCnfDg|270|European Commercial}} | ||
{{Youtube|zQrG9OhUWNY|270|Japanese Trailer}} | {{Youtube|zQrG9OhUWNY|270|Japanese Trailer}} | ||
{{Youtube|_-KAU3bK1Y8|270|Nintendo Switch Online - Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Announcement}} | |||
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