10 Video Games That Time Forgot (But We Haven’t)

Let us take you on a journey to a simpler time - when handheld gaming was powered by batteries and consoles were restricted by memory cards and wired controllers.

This is a love letter to all of the games that stay locked forever in our childhood memories (some causing mental trauma albeit).

As human-beings we can’t help but look to the past; gaming has changed so much and we have so many masterpieces to thank for evolving the genres we see still releasing today. I want to talk about the games that are brushed away as fever dreams of your former 11 year old self - the games that you forgot existed, and their soundtracks that take us back to a childlike innocence.

These video games serve much more than the romanticism of retrogression, but as a part of ourselves we thought we had lost.

Often overlooked, the twelfth installment in The Legend Of Zelda series follows the protagonist Link, meeting a magical talking hat named Ezlo who can shrink Link down to the diminutive size of the Minish - small humanoid creatures that live in secret.

Vaati, a wicked sorcerer releases monsters onto Hyrule and turns Princess Zelda into stone before the King inevitably calls on Link’s help to defeat this evil.

Released right at the end of the Gameboy Advance’s lifetime, The Minish Cap is often seen as an understated jewel of the ‘top-down’ Zelda series. The game uses a new minigame mechanic which sees Link collecting shards of Kinstones.

Most characters in the game also have shards of Kinstones that can be combined with Link’s to unlock new areas and treasure chests. This really encourages you to explore every nook and cranny even post-game.

The graphics, characters and gameplay make this game a true masterpiece, especially for a game which was meant to be the last in the ‘top-down’ Zelda series. This game is another testament to breaking out that dusty Gameboy Advance sitting in your loft - just don’t expect to pick this one up cheap on Ebay...