The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

I'm surprised I downloaded this. I sent it to my 3DS just because

May not have that much staying power, but I still think the idea of a more arcade-y multiplayer Zelda title is pretty interesting. Honestly it was pretty wild coming back to this and seeing a lot of ideas that would ultimately make a big comeback in modern day roguelites. Pseudo-random environments, an emphasis on replaying themed levels, an element of meta-progression (the global rupee total counts, no matter how rudimentary), etc. I think this game may have been ahead of its time, since it kinda feels like it falls in an awkward zone where it either needed more granular randomization, or else go with fully handcrafted levels that you can play on repeat and ultimately perfect. The GBA tech may not have been there yet, or else they just couldn't quite envision the real potential of this format. As it stands, it's a cute distraction, but I'd far rather just play Minish Cap again.

Absolutely loved the throwback levels when I was a kid.