PC port for The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap gets its first playable build

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Minish Cap has been decompiled for a few years now, but we've heard very little in the way of news when it comes to what most people want out of these decompilation projects: a PC port. A few weeks ago, footage surfaced online of the game running natively on Windows, and earlier today, a build was made available for you to try it for yourself. Hold your excitement though, it's still early days, with the port not having any enhancements over the original GBA release while also packing a whole heap of bugs. You should think of this release as a first look and a bit of a curiousity, as opposed to expecting a full playthrough in its current state.

Regardless, it marks a notable step towards a fully-featured port, with the possibilities really being endless once it has parity with the original release. Those interested in trying it out can find the GitHub release page below, containing both the download and the instructions to get it setup. Note as always that you will need to dump your own ROM. If you have a DS or DS Lite and a flashcard lying around, you can do so pretty easily with GBA Backup Tool.

:arrow: GitHub Page
 
Kudos to the dev(s). I just checked out eBay, and the GBA version of this game goes for over $100 USD! It'd be nice if Nintendo did a re-release because it's a great Zelda. Capcom did a phenomenal job with the Oracle games and this one, in my opinion.
 
I was there when the news of this game's decompilation reaching 100% status came out.
I was there when the game came out, playing the shit out if it. Damn figurines...
Can't wait to try this out, one of the best GBA and also Zelda games.
 
Great! I will play after many of the bugs are fixed. Not "unplayable" now, but still much that needs fixing before I'd give it a go.
 

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