Minish Cap Remake Has Gamers Saying The Same Thing

The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap isn’t the most frequently discussed Zelda game, but that doesn’t exactly make it unpopular. Fans of The Minish Cap are still plentiful, and they’re often extremely dedicated to extolling its virtues. That doesn’t, however, mean that they’re begging for it to return in the form of a remake.

A Reddit post from user Little-Hall-1476 asked fans if they’d be interested in seeing something like the Link’s Awakening remake for The Minish Cap, bringing the GameBoy Advance classic to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. It could be a tantalizing prospect for fans, but most of the responses agree that a remake isn’t actually the best path forward.

If There’s One Zelda Game That Doesn’t Need A Remake

CrimsonPig suggests that “an enhanced port or remaster” would be preferable to a remake of The Minish Cap, and their explanation sums up the most common sentiment in the comments. “Minish Cap has fantastic sprite work that hasn’t aged at all,” rendering a ground-up remake in the style of Link’s Awakening unnecessary.

Natural-linen shares the same affection for The Minish Cap‘s art, expressing a wish that Nintendo “would make more games in the same style.” For Excellent_Energy_810, “the Minish Cap art style was the pinnacle of 2D gaming,” leading them to dismiss the idea of a remake “using that claymation art style” from Switch releases.

Zelda: The Minish Cap Is Still A Gorgeous Game

I’m fully on board with the comments here, as The Minish Cap remains my personal gold standard for pixel art. It’s a charming game across the board, but seeing all the details of its Lilliputian world drawn with such loving detail is what cinches it as one of my absolute Zelda favorites. The style of the Link’s Awakening remake is cute, and works even better in Echoes of Wisdom, but it doesn’t scratch the same itch.

Thankfully, it’s possible to play The Minish Cap today through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, although I’d like to see it have a standalone eShop release for those who prefer to avoid the subscription model. There’s always the original GBA cartridge, but it’s climbed quite a bit in price in recent years.

At any rate, a remake of The Minish Cap is probably a lot less likely than the rumored Ocarina of Time remake or even a new take on Majora’s Mask. Like the Oracle games, The Minish Cap was developed by Capcom rather than Nintendo itself. Decades later, it’s nice to see how many people agree that Capcom knocked this Legend of Zelda game out of the park.