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GameCubeExcellent
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The most beautiful Zelda ever made
Nintendo2002Action-Adventure
Emulator
Dolphin
Quality
Excellent
Notes
8× native resolution on M1+. Cel-shading renders beautifully at high resolution.
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The Story
The most controversial art direction decision in Zelda history — cel-shaded, cartoonish, nothing like the realistic adult Link that fans had loudly demanded. Wind Waker shipped anyway. The ocean exploration, the expressiveness of Link's face at that art resolution, the color palette — it became the most visually distinctive and now most beloved entry in the series. The cel-shading that infuriated fans in 2002 looks more timeless today than any realistic Zelda Nintendo has shipped since.
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