The Subscreen,(TLoZ | LADX | LANS | OoT | OoT3D | MM | OoS | OoA)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Sub Screen,(ALttP) or Sub-Screen,(LA)[10] is a recurring interface in The Legend of Zelda series. The term refers to pause menus or parts thereof.
Overview
Subscreens are so named for appearing as a modal window over the Game Screen. They are divided into one or more separate components for items, typically screens, named Items, Equipment, Quest Status, Collection Screen, Gear, or Inventory. In earlier titles,(TLoZ | TAoL | ALttP | LA | LADX) the Inventory comprises the entire Subscreen, making the two terms synonymous in those cases. The Subscreen may include the Map, though in some games it is considered a separate screen entirely. The Subscreen usually includes a Saving button, sometimes on a screen named System, sometimes alongside controller layouts or configuration options.
Opening the Subscreen pauses gameplay. It cannot be used during cutscenes.
The Legend of Zelda
The Adventure of Link
A Link to the Past
Link's Awakening
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Ocarina of Time
Ocarina of Time 3D
Majora's Mask
Majora's Mask 3D
Oracle of Seasons
Oracle of Ages
Four Swords
The Wind Waker
Four Swords Adventures
The Minish Cap
When the START button is pressed in The Minish Cap, the player is taken to one of the game's three Subscreens: the Items Screen, the Quest Status screen, and the Map. The L and R buttons can be used to switch between the three Subscreens.[11]
Twilight Princess
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks
Skyward Sword
A Link Between Worlds
Tri Force Heroes
Breath of the Wild
Nomenclature
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Gallery
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The Sub Screen in A Link to the Past & Four Swords
See Also
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda manual, pg. 17
- ↑ "You've got a Piece of Heart! Press SELECT on the Subscreen to see." — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
- ↑ "Press START during the game, and the Subscreen appears. This is broken into four different Subscreens (as shown below)." (Ocarina of Time manual, pg. 14)
- ↑ "Gear Subscreen" (Ocarina of Time 3D manual, pg. 6)
- ↑ Majora's Mask manual, pg. 17
- ↑ "Use the Subscreens to change items and review quest progress." (Oracle of Seasons manual, pg. 21)
- ↑ "Use the Subscreens to change items and review quest progress." (Oracle of Ages manual, pg. 21)
- ↑ The Minish Cap manual, pg. 10
- ↑ "Subscreen" — System (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
- ↑ Link's Awakening manual, pg. 10
- ↑ The Minish Cap manual, pg. 11