The Minish Cap Story

He's back. And I don't mean Ganon.

September 2nd, 2004

Well, a new Zelda game is coming to grace the GameBoy Advance with it's prescence. Most of you know this game to be known as "The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap". What most of you don't know, however, are some very interesting details surrounding the upcoming release.

First and foremost, the release date. What many people may not know is that the release dates for "The Minish Cap" are making Zelda history! For the first time in the history of this series, a Zelda game will be released in Europe before any place else! For what reason, I don't know. But the confirmed European release date for "The Minish Cap" is set to be November 12th, 2004. And what of the North American release date? "The Minish Cap" will be hitting the States (Canada too ;)) on January 10th, 2005.

Now before you click the 'Back' button, hold on! For there is some more important information that you may not know yet! As of today, the official synopsis of "The Minish Cap has been released. Read and let the speculation begin!

"Link returns to the Game Boy Advance when The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap launches across Europe on 12th November 2004. Join Link in this brand new adventure as he sets out to reforge a legendary sword and bring peace back to the land of Hyrule.

Released from the broken power of an ancient mystical sword, Vaati the wind mage is wreaking havoc on the Land of Hyrule. The only way to free the people from Vaati's evil clutches is to restore the sword and seal the evil mage's power once more. However, the knowledge to restore the sword is only kept by the tiny Minish people who live in a land unseeable by adult eyes. Enter Link, a young boy who takes on the epic journey that will turn him into a hero of legend...

On his adventure Link comes across an extraordinary hat called the "Minish Cap". The Minish Cap has amazing powers: it can shrink Link down to minute size and even speak, offering Link invaluable advice. Using the powers of the ever-helpful and friendly Minish Cap, Link can explore two very different worlds: his own native land, and the tiny land of the Minish people. By changing his size between big and small, Link can solve brain-teasing puzzles and negotiate previously inaccessible areas.

Players can look forward to finding and using many new items, such as a suction device used to bring faraway objects close by, and kinstones. Kinstones collected in the game can be fused with other kinstones in order to make unexpected events occur and mysterious items appear.

With a huge overland world complete with beautiful locations and unforgettable characters, as well as challenging, enemy-filled dungeons to explore, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap will keep players of all ages glued to their GBA screen for many enjoyable hours"

Thanks to Club Skill for this info!

-Hero of Winds