After we enjoyed the wealth of the best GBA games, the pivot to the DS was a bit odd. The dual-screen design and touchscreen didn’t seem like it would be a recipe for success, but just like the best Wii games proved us wrong for that console, it ended up being a smash hit. After a few different designs, this handheld reached its final form with the 3DS that added in glasses-free 3D.
The 3DS had games just as fun and creative as the best Wii U games, but this time the gimmick and naming convention didn’t hurt its sales. In fact, some of these games are so beloved that they crack the list of best games of all time. Let’s crack open our 3DS one more time to take a look at the best games for the handheld.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
88% Platforms Nintendo 3DS Genre Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure Developer Nintendo EAD Group No. 3, Nintendo Publisher Nintendo Release November 22, 2013 <div data-cloudcity="" data-type=«button» data-pid=«3W7BXR0XaQ» data-limit=«2» data-cta_pattern="$%price %merchant" id=«dtcc-3W7BXR0XaQ»> In many ways, there are two types of Zelda games. There are 3D adventures, beginning with
Ocarina of Time, a game type that has gone on to become the standard and best Zelda games. The other type is the classic 2D adventure games like the original
The Legend of Zelda and its SNES follow-up,
A Link to the Past, the latter of which is often cited as the best Zelda game in the series. Serving as a sequel to
A Link to the Past,
A Link Between Worlds returns players not only to the 2D perspective but to
A Link To The Past’s map of Hyrule. The kingdom has been relatively peaceful in the decades since the previous game. That peace is threatened when a dark sorcerer, Yuga, traps the young Princess Zelda — a descendant of the princess from
A Link to the Past — in a magical painting. Link, a young apprentice swordsmith with no relation to the previous game’s hero, then embarks on a quest to save the princess. Fans of
A Link to the Past will
