I was playing the two Legend of Zelda Oracle games -- Seasons and Ages -- on my 3DS recently, and found myself once again appreciating the fairly innovative game-link feature that was implemented by Capcom and Nintendo so many moons ago.
For those of you who aren't aware, after a proposal to Miyamoto from a Capcom employee, two Oracle games were commissioned by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color as a follow-up to the incredibly successful Game Boy title Link's Awakening. Just like the Mass Effect series (but six years before it) among a select few other classics, you could transfer progress to another game. Certain parts of the narrative are changed to essentially turn the game into a full sequel rather than an isolated experience.
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