Game Art Styles

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Capcom · 2004

Three-quarter · Action · Adventure · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
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Linework
Colored outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Pixel details
16-bit
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Chibi, Cute
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About

A single-player action-adventure set in Hyrule, where Link seeks to restore Zelda after Vaati turns her to stone. Ezlo, a talking cap, lets Link shrink to Minish size to explore new routes and solve puzzles.

Art style

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004, Capcom) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from colored outlines and baked lighting. The palette is vibrant.

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Game Boy Advance
Developer
Capcom, Flagship
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2004-11-04 Japan, Game Boy Advance
2004-11-12 Europe, Game Boy Advance
2005-01-10 North America, Game Boy Advance
2005-04-07 Australia, Game Boy Advance
2011-12 Europe, Nintendo 3DS
2014-05-29 Europe, Wii U
Platforms
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎのぼうし (Japan)
Zeruda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Bōshi (Japan)
Credits
KIMOKIMO Character Design; Object Design
erichop Object Design
Kumiko Fujiwara Object Design
Keisuke “TWIGGY” Motozono Object Design
Nishitsuji Asae Scroll Design
Takayuki Nakayama Scroll Design
Hiroyuki Imahori Scroll Design
Yoshi Maeda Scroll Design
Haruki Suetsugu Scroll Design; Artwork
SHOEI Title Logo Design
Satoshi Ukai Title Logo Design
Hidemaro Fujibayashi Director
Keiji Inafune Producer
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Satoru Iwata Executive Producer
Links
official · wikipedia

Related

The Legend of Zelda series 17 games

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines (environment)1993The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time screenshot: low-poly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)1998The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask screenshot: low-poly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2000The Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2002The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, colored outlines, baked lighting (environment)2004The Legend of Zelda: The Minish CapThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2006The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass screenshot: cel-shaded, low-poly, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines (environment)2007The Legend of Zelda: Phantom HourglassThe Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks screenshot: cel-shaded, low-poly, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines (environment)2009The Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2011The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2013The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between WorldsThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2013The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HDThe Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2015The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force HeroesThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2016The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HDThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot: cel-shaded, painterly, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2021The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)2023The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2024The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

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