Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
Link's Awakening feels like an under-appreciated entries (well most of the handheld entries feel this way) and it's just been an interesting experience because it kind of feels like LttP on GameBoy but it really isn't. The ability to switch out the sword for a second item is such a novel idea that opens up a lot of experimentation, I'm really surprised it has never appeared again in any of the future entries. You can definitely tell this entry is the missing link between LttP and OoT.
It actually HAS appeared in Minish Cap. I have not played the Oracle games yet, though I suspect it's there, but you can definitely switch out your sword in Minish Cap.