Well, it worked.
Some of the most memorable Zelda games weren’t actually made by Nintendo, but were instead developed by Capcom – more specifically a now defunct division of Capcom called ‘Flagship’. These games include Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords, and The Minish Cap.
It’s fairly well known by this point that Capcom’s involvement in Zelda came from an initial desire to port the original Legend of Zelda from the NES to the Game Boy. However, an interview with Capcom producer Yoshiki Okamoto has been freshly translated by Did You Know Gaming (thanks, Games Radar+) which sheds a bit more light on how Capcom eventually garnered the green light.
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