The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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In 2005 we worked on this microsite for Nintendo, for “The Minish Cap”. I loved this site. In fact I ended up writing some music on it (a little orchestral riff assembled in Reason, remixing the classic Zelda tune) and low and behold, POP won a Webby Award (People’s Choice!) for Best Use of Music or Sound. (Zelda was also nominated for Best Game Site that year).

I think a great game site should be able to hint at that unique kernel from a game that sets it apart. In this case, the kernel was the character Link’s unique tools to get through his quest. The “mole mitts” were used on the site to “dig” for deeper content, while the “gust jar” was able to pull back the corners of the site to find hidden downloads. Meanwhile, the not-at-all-annoying Minish Cap pseudo-trash-talked at you from below to give you hints about how to use the site. 

The site lets Link be the hero and guide you through the content, showcasing the story of the game in its own way – the site requires you to “shrink down” to get at content that’s too small to see at your normal size – just like it works in the game. 

Microsite, and Flickr Photoset