Multiplayer games that required Link Cables are a relic of the past now, but many of them deserve a modern Switch port.
If there is one thing Nintendo is known for, it’s that they are unpredictable. Their approach to simple things like controllers or consoles can be wondrously sleek or mesmerizingly obtuse. The Switch is on the better end of their investments and it has paid off. It melded home consoles and portables together effortlessly. Here’s a look at the GameCube and how it connected to another portable device aka the Game Boy Advance.
Certain multiplayer games required the use of Link Cables and GBAs to play in sessions. It was unique but also needlessly complicated and expensive. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was one of these games but it can now be played without Link Cables and GBAs thanks to the remaster. A lot of GameCube games used the GBA functionality, but not a lot of them used the GBA as a multiplayer resource. So, some of these entries skirt the line on the co-op front, but they could still be cool to see on Switch. 6 The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is the ultimate example of a dedicated multiplayer game setup using the Link Cables and GBA. It’s the second game in the series following The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords which appeared as a GBA game. As the name suggests, Four Swords was a pack-in with a GBA port of the SNES game, A Link to the Past. Two to Four GBAs could be hooked up for a level-based quest set in Hyrule with multi-colored Links.
Four Swords Adventures was a more refined experience than its predecessor. Characters were controlled using the GBA and the inventory was displayed on the portable as well. The console displayed all of the action though. It was a fun multiplayer title on GameCube that Zelda fans have been itching to play again.
