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Feature: I've Just Resurrected This Zelda Scratch Card Game From 1989

Preserving 'Nintendo Game Pack' cards for a new generation.To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, we're resurfacing some of our best Zelda-related coverage from the past few years…

Feature: I've Just Resurrected This Zelda Scratch Card Game From 1989

Preserving 'Nintendo Game Pack' cards for a new generation.

To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, we're resurfacing some of our best Zelda-related coverage from the past few years. Enjoy!

Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which included the Barcode Battler cards, the Milton Bradley board game, and the four English language 'choose-your-own-adventure books'. I ordered the four books off eBay and along the way I even ended up interviewing the creator of the Nintendo Adventure Book series, which will go up soon.

Read the full article on timeextension.com