{"id":133245,"date":"2023-04-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-148307"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:00:00","slug":"random-animators-reimagine-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-as-a-game-boy-color-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/20\/random-animators-reimagine-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-as-a-game-boy-color-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Animators Reimagine Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom As A Game Boy Color Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c409cd25ec17a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c409cd25ec17a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"EToly_XqTdw\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the significant strides the <strong>Legend of Zelda<\/strong> franchise has made over the years in terms of sheer graphical fidelity and scope, there&#8217;s something infinitely charming about the earlier Game Boy titles.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening_dx\">Link&#8217;s Awakening<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/legend_of_zelda_oracle_of_seasons\">Oracle of Seasons<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/legend_of_zelda_oracle_of_ages\">Ages<\/a>, the original portable entries to the series introduced unique storylines and characters that you simply don&#8217;t see elsewhere. They also just looked <em>awesome<\/em>, despite the limited hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Animators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChannyandKimberly\">Channy and Kimberly<\/a> clearly share the same affinity for the Game Boy Zelda games, as demonstrated by a wonderful animation on YouTube that depicts the upoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> as if it were a Game Boy Color game.<\/p>\n<p>The video starts off with a beautiful animation of some of the core characters before showcasing hypothetical gameplay, including vehicles created with the new Fuse ability. To cap it all off, the video ends not only with box art for the game, but also a custom created Game Boy Color console. Man, we wish this were real&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"TotK Game Boy\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/beebc441d7287\/totk-game-boy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/beebc441d7287\/totk-game-boy.445x.jpg\" alt=\"TotK Game Boy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"TotK Game Boy\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/112a9dec8681e\/totk-game-boy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/112a9dec8681e\/totk-game-boy.445x.jpg\" alt=\"TotK Game Boy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EToly_XqTdw\">Channy and Kimberly<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>You can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChannyandKimberly\/videos\">Channy and Kimberly&#8217;s other videos<\/a> for some more incredible animation, including several Pok\u00e9mon clips, a Breath of the Wild piece, and an anime intro for comedian Uncle Roger (<em>fuiyooooh!<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this hypothetical Game Boy Color version of Tears of the Kingdom? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Despite the significant strides the Legend of Zelda franchise has made over the years in terms of sheer graphical fidelity and scope, there&#8217;s something infinitely charming about the earlier Game Boy titles. 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