The Minish Cap is one of my favorite games of all time and definitely my favorite Zelda game. Everything from the dungeon puzzling, to the story, to the music is perfection, and the synergy between Capcom and Nintendo was like no other.
Do you guys have any reccomendations for similar games? Specifically in relation to the gameplay e.g. 2d puzzle dungeons, adventure fantasy, creative items, etc.
Pretty much any of the 2d Zeldas fit this bill. Link to the Past/between Worlds... Link's Awakening...etc. There's also a game called Oceanhorn from several years ago that tried to be a Zelda clone, but I didn't get very far in it.