Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask - New 3DS XL

Majora’s Mask (released in 2000) might be the darkest and most difficult Zelda game. (Remember the Goron Racetrack? I’ve never fallen off a cliff more times in my life.) Nintendo hopes we’ll all head back to Termina for a second go round on the 3DS with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. This is a complete revamp with fresh, smooth graphics, and a fine coat of gloss.
We had a chance to play the game on the New Nintendo 3DS XL, and walked away impressed.
This is the same game you remember, but with a stable frame rate, tweaked boss battles, two fishing holes (with 20 types of fish), and a working saving system. Yep, instead of losing all your progress each time you shut the game off, you can now save the game’s state at any owl statue, and there are more of them than before.
The Nintendo 64 port also has a number of enhancements that shine brightest if you play on a New 3DS XL. For starters, the C-Stick (nub) on the new handheld gives you full 360-degree camera control, which is welcomed in Majora’s dark dungeons and complex Clock Town city.
Because the new New 3DS’s face-tracking 3D doesn’t flicker and break when you look at it from an angle, the gyroscope first-person aiming also works great for things like shooting bubbles as Deku Link. In Ocarina of Time 3D, first person aiming was a chore this way, and you couldn’t keep 3D on unless you wanted your eyes to water. Now it’s faster and more natural than using the C-Stick.
Though we weren’t able to test units side-by-side, Nintendo claims that the New 3DS XL reduces menu load times thanks to a faster processor.
Still, the coolest enhancement benefits all 3DS systems. Nintendo has drastically improved the Bombers’ Notebook. The real depth of Majora’s Mask comes from meeting all the people of Clock Town during the three days before the moon kills them all, and helping them out to earn things like masks. The Bombers boys help you do this with a notebook of quests.