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  1. <h1>Virtual Console</h1>
  2. <table>
  3.     <thead>
  4.         <tr>
  5.             <th></th>
  6.             <th>Legend of Zelda</th>
  7.             <th>Zelda II The Adventure of Link</th>
  8.             <th>A Link to the Past (New 3DS only)</th>
  9.             <th>Link's Awakening DX</th>
  10.             <th>Oracle of Seasons + Ages</th>
  11.         </tr>
  12.     </thead>
  13.     <tbody>
  14.         <tr>
  15.             <td>Number of dungeons</td>
  16.             <td>9 (+9 w/Second Quest)</td>
  17.             <td>7</td>
  18.             <td>12~13 (depending on definition)</td>
  19.             <td>9</td>
  20.             <td>8+8</td>
  21.         </tr>
  22.         <tr>
  23.             <td>Formula</td>
  24.             <td>Standard</td>
  25.             <td>Platformer</td>
  26.             <td>Standard</td>
  27.             <td>Standard</td>
  28.             <td>Standard</td>
  29.         </tr>
  30.         <tr>
  31.             <td>Difficulty</td>
  32.             <td>Very Hard</td>
  33.             <td>Very Hard, difficulty drops drastically after second dungeon</td>
  34.             <td>Medium</td>
  35.             <td>Medium</td>
  36.             <td>Medium</td>
  37.         </tr>
  38.         <tr>
  39.             <td>Mode of transportation</td>
  40.             <td>None</td>
  41.             <td>None</td>
  42.             <td>None</td>
  43.             <td>None</td>
  44.             <td>One of three animals</td>
  45.         </tr>
  46.         <tr>
  47.             <td>Collectibles</td>
  48.             <td>None</td>
  49.             <td>None</td>
  50.             <td>None</td>
  51.             <td>Seashells</td>
  52.             <td>Rings</td>
  53.         </tr>
  54.         <tr>
  55.             <td>Heart Pieces</td>
  56.             <td>Only Heart Containers</td>
  57.             <td>Only Heart Containers</td>
  58.             <td>Has</td>
  59.             <td>Has</td>
  60.             <td>Has</td>
  61.         </tr>
  62.         <tr>
  63.             <td>Graphics</td>
  64.             <td>8-bit, Early NES, iconic</td>
  65.             <td>8-bit, NES but iconic</td>
  66.             <td>SNES, colorful and beautiful</td>
  67.             <td>GBC but colorful still, better than NES</td>
  68.             <td>GBC but colorful still, better than NES (same as LA)</td>
  69.         </tr>
  70.         <tr>
  71.             <td>Music</td>
  72.             <td>About 4 tracks, but all iconic and memorable</td>
  73.             <td>About 4 tracks, but iconic and memorable</td>
  74.             <td>Many and beautiful</td>
  75.             <td>Many and iconic; gorgeous if you find it remastered online</td>
  76.             <td>Some recycled from LA but there are some 8-bit renditions of OoT tracks and a lot of new tracks that're gorgeous even in 8-bit</td>
  77.         </tr>
  78.         <tr>
  79.             <td>Control Scheme</td>
  80.             <td>4-directional D-pad</td>
  81.             <td>4-directional D-Pad on overworld, 2-directional D-Pad on action segments</td>
  82.             <td>8-directional D-pad</td>
  83.             <td>8-directional D-pad</td>
  84.             <td>8-directional D-pad</td>
  85.         </tr>
  86.         <tr>
  87.             <td>Item Assignment</td>
  88.             <td>one (B Button)</td>
  89.             <td>None (use Select to cast spells and have to reselect after using once)</td>
  90.             <td>one (Y Button)</td>
  91.             <td>two (A or B)</td>
  92.             <td>two (A or B)</td>
  93.         </tr>
  94.         <tr>
  95.             <td>Themes</td>
  96.             <td>Simple rescue the princess</td>
  97.             <td>Basically <i>Sleeping Beauty</i> with resurrection of evil involved</td>
  98.             <td>Light and Dark</td>
  99.             <td>Dreams</td>
  100.             <td>Seasons or Time</td>
  101.         </tr>
  102.         <tr>
  103.             <td>Plot</td>
  104.             <td>Zelda is kidnapped by Ganon and has split the Triforce in eight for the hero to collect</td>
  105.             <td>Monsters conspire to revive Ganon and Link must revive a sleeping Zelda</td>
  106.             <td>An evil has overtaken the Hylian royalty and a hero must put an end to it</td>
  107.             <td>Link is shipwrecked and must find a way out of the island</td>
  108.             <td>The seasons of Holodrum are in chaos and the past is being changed in Labrynna and someone must restore order</td>
  109.         </tr>
  110.         <tr>
  111.             <td>How much do I recommend it</td>
  112.             <td>I like it</td>
  113.             <td>I almost love it</td>
  114.             <td>I love it</td>
  115.             <td>I really love it</td>
  116.             <td>I like it</td>
  117.         </tr>
  118.     </tbody>
  119. </table>
  120.  
  121. <h1>DS Games (Compatible with 3DS)</h1>
  122. <table>
  123.     <thead>
  124.         <tr>
  125.             <th></th>
  126.             <th>Phantom Hourglass</th>
  127.             <th>Spirit Tracks</th>
  128.         </tr>
  129.     </thead>
  130.     <tbody>
  131.         <tr>
  132.             <td>Number of dungeons</td>
  133.             <td>7 + 1 you revisit</td>
  134.             <td>7 + 1 you revisit</td>
  135.         </tr>
  136.         <tr>
  137.             <td>Formula</td>
  138.             <td>Standard, map is automatically given</td>
  139.             <td>Standard, map is automatically given</td>
  140.         </tr>
  141.         <tr>
  142.             <td>Difficulty</td>
  143.             <td>Easy</td>
  144.             <td>Easy</td>
  145.         </tr>
  146.         <tr>
  147.             <td>Mode of transportation</td>
  148.             <td>Boat (you draw your path)</td>
  149.             <td>Train (you draw your path but can also veer off it)</td>
  150.         </tr>
  151.         <tr>
  152.             <td>Collectibles</td>
  153.             <td>Fish</td>
  154.             <td>Stamps, Bunnies</td>
  155.         </tr>
  156.         <tr>
  157.             <td>Heart Pieces</td>
  158.             <td>Only Heart Containers</td>
  159.             <td>Only Heart Containers</td>
  160.         </tr>
  161.         <tr>
  162.             <td>Graphics</td>
  163.             <td>DS 3D which is like Playstation graphics</td>
  164.             <td>DS 3D which is like Playstation graphics (same as PH)</td>
  165.         </tr>
  166.         <tr>
  167.             <td>Music</td>
  168.             <td>Nice but I can't remember any to hum aside from the ocean theme</td>
  169.             <td>Nice but the only one that truly shines is the overworld-on-the-train theme</td>
  170.         </tr>
  171.         <tr>
  172.             <td>Control Scheme</td>
  173.             <td>Touch-based</td>
  174.             <td>Touch-based</td>
  175.         </tr>
  176.         <tr>
  177.             <td>Item Assignment</td>
  178.             <td>one on side buttons (or touch to use)</td>
  179.             <td>one on side buttons (or touch to use)</td>
  180.         </tr>
  181.         <tr>
  182.             <td>Themes</td>
  183.             <td>Ghost Ships and Ocean exploration</td>
  184.             <td>Trains</td>
  185.         </tr>
  186.         <tr>
  187.             <td>Plot</td>
  188.             <td>Link's friend Tetra is trapped in a Ghost Ship and he must rescue her</td>
  189.             <td>An evil is trying to resurrect an even greater evil</td>
  190.         </tr>
  191.         <tr>
  192.             <td>How much do I recommend it</td>
  193.             <td>I like it</td>
  194.             <td>I like it</td>
  195.         </tr>
  196.     </tbody>
  197. </table>
  198.  
  199. <h1>3DS Games</h1>
  200. <table>
  201.     <thead>
  202.         <tr>
  203.             <th></th>
  204.             <th>Ocarina of Time 3D</th>
  205.             <th>A Link Between Worlds</th>
  206.             <th>Majora's Mask 3D</th>
  207.             <th>Triforce Heroes</th>
  208.             <th>Hyrule Warriors Legend</th>
  209.         </tr>
  210.     </thead>
  211.     <tbody>
  212.         <tr>
  213.             <td>Number of dungeons</td>
  214.             <td>9~12 x2 (depending on definition; master quest doubles the amount)</td>
  215.             <td>12</td>
  216.             <td>4~10 (depending on definition)</td>
  217.             <td>32~33 (depending on definition)</td>
  218.             <td>N/A (no dungeons/ level based)</td>
  219.         </tr>
  220.         <tr>
  221.             <td>Formula</td>
  222.             <td>Standard 3D</td>
  223.             <td>Standard (Items are not found in dungeons; instead upgrades or ores)</td>
  224.             <td>Standard 3D</td>
  225.             <td>Multiplayer focused, no exploration</td>
  226.             <td>Warriors crossover (Hack n' Slash) / Mission based</td>
  227.         </tr>
  228.         <tr>
  229.             <td>Difficulty</td>
  230.             <td>Medium (contains harder difficulty after being the game once)</td>
  231.             <td>Easy (contains harder difficulty after beating the game once)</td>
  232.             <td>Medium</td>
  233.             <td>Varies on team / Tediously Hard solo but can be easy with friends</td>
  234.             <td>Multiple levels / Varies on mission and settings</td>
  235.         </tr>
  236.         <tr>
  237.             <td>Mode of transportation</td>
  238.             <td>Horse</td>
  239.             <td>None</td>
  240.             <td>Horse</td>
  241.             <td>None</td>
  242.             <td>N/A but you can unlock a horse for Link (technically a weapon)</td>
  243.         </tr>
  244.         <tr>
  245.             <td>Collectibles</td>
  246.             <td>Poe Souls, Golden Skulltulas</td>
  247.             <td>Maimai, Ores</td>
  248.             <td>Masks, Split Faires (in dungeons), Gold Skulltulas (in Skulltulas houses)</td>
  249.             <td>Various ingredients (for costumes), Costumes</td>
  250.             <td>Achievements, Golden Skulltulas, Costumes, Characters, Weapons</td>
  251.         </tr>
  252.         <tr>
  253.             <td>Heart Pieces</td>
  254.             <td>Has</td>
  255.             <td>Has</td>
  256.             <td>Has</td>
  257.             <td>Does not have (use costumes to raise or lower heart count)</td>
  258.             <td>Has</td>
  259.         </tr>
  260.         <tr>
  261.             <td>Graphics</td>
  262.             <td>Beautiful and in 3D</td>
  263.             <td>Beautiful yet top-down and reminiscent of ALTTP</td>
  264.             <td>Beautiful and in 3D, same as OoT but perhaps darker</td>
  265.             <td>Same as ALBW</td>
  266.             <td>Serviceable but being a port of a Wii U game, it's grainy (best looking version is currently on Switch as of February 2023)</td>
  267.         </tr>
  268.         <tr>
  269.             <td>Music</td>
  270.             <td>Beautiful soundtrack</td>
  271.             <td>Shares tracks with ALTTP but somehow has a unique twist and contains remixes</td>
  272.             <td>Shares tracks with OoT but also has a more desperate track (a good thing for the atmosphere)</td>
  273.             <td>Feels similar to ALBW</td>
  274.             <td>Rock remixes of past tracks with is <i>awesome</i></td>
  275.         </tr>
  276.         <tr>
  277.             <td>Control Scheme</td>
  278.             <td>360 degree circle pad</td>
  279.             <td>(pseudo) 360 degree circle pad</td>
  280.             <td>360 degree circle pad</td>
  281.             <td>(pseudo) 360 degree circle pad</td>
  282.             <td>360 degree circle pad</td>
  283.         </tr>
  284.         <tr>
  285.             <td>Item Assignment</td>
  286.             <td>four (X or Y, touch screen I or II)</td>
  287.             <td>two (X or Y) / starts with one</td>
  288.             <td>four (X or Y, touch screen I or II)</td>
  289.             <td>one (Y button)</td>
  290.             <td>one (R button in Zelda Mode)</td>
  291.         </tr>
  292.         <tr>
  293.             <td>Themes</td>
  294.             <td>Time and the clash between light and dark</td>
  295.             <td>Paintings and Light and Dark (explored differently)</td>
  296.             <td>Apocalypse, despair, and time</td>
  297.             <td>Fashion</td>
  298.             <td>Jealousy, clash of light and dark</td>
  299.         </tr>
  300.         <tr>
  301.             <td>Plot</td>
  302.             <td>An evil man is plotting to take over Hyrule</td>
  303.             <td>An evil man is kidnapping people and putting them into paintings for some nefarious goal</td>
  304.             <td>A thief is overtaken by power and is bringing about terrible fate on Termina</td>
  305.             <td>A princess crosses a witch who then puts a curse on said princess</td>
  306.             <td>An evil woman takes her army to overtake Hyrule Castle</td>
  307.         </tr>
  308.         <tr>
  309.             <td>How much do I recommend it</td>
  310.             <td>I love it</td>
  311.             <td>I really love it</td>
  312.             <td>I love it</td>
  313.             <td>I like it</td>
  314.             <td>I really like it</td>
  315.         </tr>
  316.     </tbody>
  317. </table>
  318.  
  319. <h1>Excluded Titles</h1>
  320. <p>
  321. I excluded Four Swords and Minish Cap since you can't get those unless if you time travel back in time a few years (or Nintendo releases them again). I excluded console exclusive titles such as Twilight Princess to focus only on what is playable on 3DS without hacking. I also excluded the DS games based on Tingle; they're rare and aren't exactly Zelda-like barring dungeons and the titular Tingle (and there's one that's just a Balloon Fight clone so there's that too)
  322. </p>
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