The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

The Game Boy Advance version of A Link to the Past introduced a multiplayer Zelda adventure, the Four Swords. This is a full game based on that idea, and up to four players can take part. Link can't take on his latest adventure alone, so he takes hold of the Four Sword, splitting him into four separate heroes.

The game is split into three parts. Hyrule Adventure is a four-player story mode where you must fight through enemies, work together to solve puzzles and save the world from a malevolent force. Shadow Battle is a four-player fight through a variety of enemies and bosses. Finally, the Japan-only Tetra's Trackers has you searching a town for hidden items while Tetra shouts clues at each player.

The main game can be played with GameCube controllers or Game Boy Advance + link cables. The other two modes specifically require the link cable to be played.

System	GameCube
Developer	Nintendo
Genre	Action / Adventure

GameCube
	18th March 2004
	7th June 2004
	7th January 2005

Cameos

Mario Enemies

Cheep Cheep

Cheep Cheep, the fish enemy from the Mario series, appears in a number of areas on the Game Boy Advance screen.

1-1 Lake Hylia
2-1 Coast
6-1 Desert of Doubt
7-1 Frozen Hyrule

They seem to be based on the Cheep Cheeps that appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

Chain Chomp

On stage 5-2: Kakariko Village, after you've captured all of the bandits head North out of the town to find a maze made of flames. In this maze is a Chain Chomp from the Mario games, hindering your progress by attacking you.

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Thwomp

On stage 7-3: Tower of the Winds, you can find an enemy based on Thwomp from the Mario series.

Talon

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On stage 4-1: The Field, you can meet a character called Talon. Talon originally appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and his design is based on Mario.