This "new gen" Game & Watch brings us a new (and lite) way to play this three classic Zelda games, letting us to choose between the EU/USA version and the japanese one, with its little differences. It also includes an edited version of the 1980 Game & Watch Vermin, in which the character's head has been replaced by Link's.
In the clock mode, we can see different places from the first Zelda game as the background, creating the numbers with map elements. We also can see Link fighting monsters while time pass and, if we want, we can take control on him like the real game.
This G&W comes with an extra mode: a timer set in Zelda II, where we can see Link fighting foes till the time is up but, if we take control on him, the timer becomes a waves survival game in which we can beat our score.
Finally, there is enjoyable easter eggs and artwork to see hidden in almost every mode.
Valuing the product for what it is and what it symbolizes, taking into account the "fanservice", I would have chosen the original Game & Watch Zelda game over Zelda II. I think it would make more sense.
It is a fine piece for collectors, and the experience of playing this way is worth the price. But this product offers not novelty nor originality. Everybody can play all the games included (perhaps Vermin is a bit more difficult) in infinitely more comfortable ways than this. So if you are interested in just to play the games, this is not for you.
In the clock mode, we can see different places from the first Zelda game as the background, creating the numbers with map elements. We also can see Link fighting monsters while time pass and, if we want, we can take control on him like the real game.
This G&W comes with an extra mode: a timer set in Zelda II, where we can see Link fighting foes till the time is up but, if we take control on him, the timer becomes a waves survival game in which we can beat our score.
Finally, there is enjoyable easter eggs and artwork to see hidden in almost every mode.
Valuing the product for what it is and what it symbolizes, taking into account the "fanservice", I would have chosen the original Game & Watch Zelda game over Zelda II. I think it would make more sense.
It is a fine piece for collectors, and the experience of playing this way is worth the price. But this product offers not novelty nor originality. Everybody can play all the games included (perhaps Vermin is a bit more difficult) in infinitely more comfortable ways than this. So if you are interested in just to play the games, this is not for you.