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The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition for Nintendo GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition for the Nintendo GameCube collects four complete adventures from the early history of the series. You play The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. A separate menu lets you choose which game you want to start.
The two oldest games show different sides of Link. The first adventure revolves around exploring a world from an overhead view, finding equipment and searching dungeons. Zelda II uses a world map with sideways combat and platforming sections. In Ocarina of Time you enter a three-dimensional Hyrule, where you, as young and older Link, unravel different parts of a larger mystery. Majora's Mask builds on that ministry and gives you a world with a recurring three-day cycle.
In addition to the four full games, the disc includes a short playable demo of The Wind Waker and videos about Zelda. The demo is an introduction to the sea adventure. The collection mainly offers the opportunity to experience the different game structures yourself: finding a hidden entrance, learning to read a battle or following the daily schedule of a resident. Your progress will be separated per adventure, so you can return to your chosen journey at different times.
Region and language
Our Nintendo GameCube games are PAL editions, unless stated otherwise. This product contains a loose disc for the European market. A box is only included if explicitly stated in the product details. We note any different region in the product details. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
With The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition for Nintendo GameCube, you receive a loose disc. A box and manual are not included unless we explicitly state otherwise in the product details. This is the standard way we supply this copy.
The history of The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
Collector's Edition was released in 2003 as a promotional Zelda compilation for the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo used the disc in console bundles and promotions for existing players, among other things. For example, an official announcement linked the collection to a GameCube package containing Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The compilation was also a way to bring older Zelda adventures to the attention of new console owners.
The selection bridges two generations. The first two games were created for the Nintendo Entertainment System and differ greatly in perspective and combat. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask were subsequently released on the Nintendo 64 and expanded on the three-dimensional setup in different ways. One builds its world around Link's journey through time; the other organizes many events within a repeating calendar.
That original structure remained recognizable on the GameCube. The games were adapted to the controller, while the disc received a shared start menu and additional videos. The Wind Waker demo showed where the series had gone at that point. Collector's Edition does not include Master Quest: that adaptation of Ocarina is included with the separate Ocarina of Time/Master Quest bonus disc. As a result, the two discs often associated with Zelda bundles have clearly different content.
Similar games for Nintendo GameCube
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a completely new adventure on the GameCube, with sailing and a cartoon-like presentation. Collector's Edition only contains a demo of this. If you want to further follow the way Ocarina and Majora deploy their dungeons and tools, the full Wind Waker offers a related 3D setup.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess builds on the three-dimensional combat and dungeon structure seen in Ocarina of Time. The wolf form gives Link other options to explore. Collector's Edition shows how that tradition started and how much Zelda could previously switch between top view, side view and 3D.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures uses a top view and four Links for switch, enemy, and cooperative commands. It therefore connects in a different way to the oldest Zelda games in Collector's Edition. The collection consists of separate single-player adventures, each with its own world and progression.
Star Fox Adventures shares exploring areas, solving puzzles and learning to use tools with the 3D Collector's Edition games. You play Fox with a staff on a planet populated by dinosaurs. The Zelda collection also exposes the older foundation, with worlds and battles from very different perspectives.
Beyond Good & Evil combines an explorable landscape with combat, stealth and photography. Like Zelda, it gives you reasons to revisit places and pay attention to details. The various games in Collector's Edition revolve more heavily around dungeons and items; Jade also collects evidence for the story and photos of animals.
