The Legend of Zeldaseries is one of the longest-reigning gaming franchises ever at 35 years old. Originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, the series has seen numerous entries of high-quality games and there is no sign of slowing down. Eventually, when enough time will have passed, fans will clamor for a rerelease such asOcarina of Time 3D,or a remaster such asThe Wind Waker HD,or a complete remake such asLink’s Awakening.Though despite Nintendo’s willingness to please fans, not every game in the series has seen the same amount of love, and as such some games are near impossible to play in this day and age.
The Legend of Zeldahas 19 titles, not including rereleases, remasters, or remakes. This makes it tough for Nintendo because while it focuses on new releases, it also needs to keep an eye out for titles that fans simply do not have access to. Now thatit’s 2021 andSkyward Swordis getting an HD rerelease,it’s time to look back and see what games are on older consoles and could use a modern release.
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All of The Legend of Zelda Games Available on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is just over four years old now, but surprisingly there are a lot ofZeldatitles available. If a fan of the franchise, new or old, were looking to experience the oldest or newest entries intoThe Legend of Zeldaseries the Switch is the best console to do so. That is because thanks to its online membership program fans get access to some of the oldestZeldatitles, along with newZelda releases such asSkyward Sword HD.
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Legend of Zelda Games Trapped on Older Systems
Fans of theLegend of Zeldaseries who only have a Switch are out of luck if they’re looking to give other entries a try. This is because some titles were ported to consoles that are now out of date, while others simply weren’t re-released at all. TheseZeldatitles are currently unavailable on the Switch, and a few are near impossible to play.
Soon there will be 6Legend of Zeldatitles availableon the Switch come July whenSkyward Sword HDreleases.There are currently 5Zeldatitles accessible on the 3DS while the Wii U has 5 accessible through an HD remaster or the Virtual Console.Four Swordswas a limited release and can only be found on consoles where it is already downloaded, or the original GBA copy ofLink to the Past, while the GameCube iterationFour Swords Adventureshas not seen a rerelease as of yet and is currently only available on the GameCube. Perhaps one day the Switch will see more rereleases of pastZeldatitles, though only time will tell.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordHDreleases on July 16 for Nintendo Switch.
