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Kaan Serin

Old-school The Legend of Zelda-inspired game mimics the GameBoy to GameBoy Color transition, goes from retro handheld to PC and Switch

Screenshot from Ratcheteer DX, showing a GBC-style cave with four pixelated characters finding warmth around a fire.

Ratcheteer DX is a faithful throwback to the golden days of The Legend of Zelda's handheld games - that much is obvious simply by looking at footage from its wonderfully nostalgic, pixelated world - but the new retro-style adventure is now mimicking the series' transition from GameBoy to GameBoy Color with its PC and Switch ports.

For context, Ratcheteer DX was originally released simply as Ratcheteer on the Playdate, an endearing handheld console that boasts a novel crank and is still supported with brand new games made with an old-school twist. It also supports mostly black and white graphics, throwing it back to the OG GameBoy days.

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