For a collector's item, this little device has some neat features. The first two games still play remarkably well, and sound great! Link's Awakening, while only being the original Game Boy version and not the Game Boy Color DX version, is still a joy to play. Vermin is a version of the original Game & Watch title with Link as the main character. There are two standard modes, and a third mode locked behind a "cheat" code. There are cheat codes for every game and the clocks as well. All three standard Zelda games will create save states when you move to and from games, and the clock features. All the games look sharp on this screen, too!

Speaking of the clock features, the clock and timer are both playable little mini-games. No real goal in them, other than just mess around, though the timer does contain a top score. Both items are fun to watch play out.

The only downside would have to be the light number of games and lack of the DX version of Link's Awakening. The two Oracle games would have been nice to have on here as well. However, despite all this, the Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda is a fun little collectible item that has a great deal of charm. The games are still fun to this day, and the clock features are very cute.

If you can still find one, they're a nice little stocking stuffer.

Reviewed on Aug 19, 2023


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