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| − | '''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | + | '''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''''' is an action adventure game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Game Boy]] in 1993. It's the fourth title in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Universe)|Zelda series]]. Later, an upgraded version, called "DX," ("Deluxe" in Japan) was released for the [[Game Boy Color]]. Though similar in game play to the first and third Zelda games, the game doesn't take itself as nearly as seriously and includes jokes, mergers from other Nintendo franchises, and fourth wall breaking. |
I had first seen this game on my high school friend's Game Boy (around 1996), and he said it was just as good as [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]], which I found hard to believe. But after playing it for a few minutes, I was surprised at how close it was graphically to the SNES game. I didn't do much with it, but around 2010, I decided to try and play the game through, and made it through the first few underworlds, but then got bored of it. I eventually returned to it and beat it on 2017-09-26. | I had first seen this game on my high school friend's Game Boy (around 1996), and he said it was just as good as [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]], which I found hard to believe. But after playing it for a few minutes, I was surprised at how close it was graphically to the SNES game. I didn't do much with it, but around 2010, I decided to try and play the game through, and made it through the first few underworlds, but then got bored of it. I eventually returned to it and beat it on 2017-09-26. | ||
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* I get extremely pissed every time I have to read that damn message about not being able to pick something up with my bare hands. The first time was informative, the second was a refresher, the thousandth was Game Boy-throwingly-annoying. You would think it would stop after you get the bracelet, but no! Same with acorns, energy pieces, chests, black boulders, ice blocks, etc. It's really frustrating. | * I get extremely pissed every time I have to read that damn message about not being able to pick something up with my bare hands. The first time was informative, the second was a refresher, the thousandth was Game Boy-throwingly-annoying. You would think it would stop after you get the bracelet, but no! Same with acorns, energy pieces, chests, black boulders, ice blocks, etc. It's really frustrating. | ||
| − | ==Box Art== | + | ==Media== |
| + | ===Box Art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box art show a friendly scene with Link, Zelda, and some other characters that conveys the less-serious nature of the game. | Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box art show a friendly scene with Link, Zelda, and some other characters that conveys the less-serious nature of the game. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | ==Documentation== | + | ===Documentation=== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Manual.pdf|Game Boy manual. | Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Manual.pdf|Game Boy manual. | ||
Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX - GBC - Manual.pdf|Game Boy Color manual. | Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX - GBC - Manual.pdf|Game Boy Color manual. | ||
| − | Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening - | + | Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening - GB - Nintendo Player's Guide.pdf|[[Nintendo Player's Guide]]. |
Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Poster.jpg|Poster. | Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Poster.jpg|Poster. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Fan Art=== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Zac Gorman - Link's Awakening.gif|Comic by Zac Gorman. | Zac Gorman - Link's Awakening.gif|Comic by Zac Gorman. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ===Videos=== | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCMu6GqD-CI youtube.com/watch?v=aCMu6GqD-CI] - Son of a Glitch, DX version. | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzEU19PUVuE youtube.com/watch?v=YzEU19PUVuE] - Longplay, DX version. | ||
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| + | ==Titles== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | English || The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening || || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Japanese || ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 || Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima || Legend of Zelda: The Dream Island | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening] - Wikipedia. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening] - Wikipedia. | ||
* [https://www.gamefaqs.com/gameboy/563277-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening gamefaqs.com/gameboy/563277-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening] - GameFAQs. | * [https://www.gamefaqs.com/gameboy/563277-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening gamefaqs.com/gameboy/563277-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening] - GameFAQs. | ||
| + | * [https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening] - The Cutting Room Floor. | ||
Revision as of 21:55, 3 October 2018
File:Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - USA.jpg
North American box art.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is an action adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy in 1993. It's the fourth title in the Zelda series. Later, an upgraded version, called "DX," ("Deluxe" in Japan) was released for the Game Boy Color. Though similar in game play to the first and third Zelda games, the game doesn't take itself as nearly as seriously and includes jokes, mergers from other Nintendo franchises, and fourth wall breaking.
I had first seen this game on my high school friend's Game Boy (around 1996), and he said it was just as good as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which I found hard to believe. But after playing it for a few minutes, I was surprised at how close it was graphically to the SNES game. I didn't do much with it, but around 2010, I decided to try and play the game through, and made it through the first few underworlds, but then got bored of it. I eventually returned to it and beat it on 2017-09-26.
Contents
Status
I do not own this game, but I have beaten it.
Review
- Overall: 7/10
- Best Version: Game Boy Color
Good
- The pixel art is really good and fitting for the Zelda franchise.
- The music and sound effects are quite good.
- It's cute to see the inclusion of other Nintendo franchises like Goombas, Piranha Plants, Dr. Wright, Kirby, etc.
- Jumping was a nice addition and well-executed.
- I like that you can get regular hints about where you need to go next, because the game is pretty vague at certain times.
- The designers made a fair amount of clever puzzles that didn't fit with the expected game play.
- The game has a pretty nice ending sequence with nice full-screen animation.
- The Game Boy Color version is nicely updated, not just with attractive colors, but with a whole new dungeon and the camera puzzles.
Bad
- I don't like having to switch items so often. I preferred the previous games where several items like the bracelet, boots, and shield were always on.
- There are only a few items to buy in the game, so rupees go mostly unused, and aren't a very welcome treasure chest prize.
- The anachronistic telephones are really out of place. A Zelda game should never have modern technology.
- Several of the dungeons contain puzzles that don't fit with the expected game play and left me needing a online hint.
- I didn't like having to bomb random dungeon walls again. This should have stayed dead with A Link to the Past.
- Several of the secret seashells are hidden obnoxiously well requiring you to have to dig nearly everywhere on the map to find them.
- The super powerful boomerang, though a fantastic weapon, doesn't fit thematically.
Ugly
- I get extremely pissed every time I have to read that damn message about not being able to pick something up with my bare hands. The first time was informative, the second was a refresher, the thousandth was Game Boy-throwingly-annoying. You would think it would stop after you get the bracelet, but no! Same with acorns, energy pieces, chests, black boulders, ice blocks, etc. It's really frustrating.
Media
Box Art
The original Japanese box art show a friendly scene with Link, Zelda, and some other characters that conveys the less-serious nature of the game.
- Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - USA.jpg
The box art used for all other regions fits with the gold box art and shield art that we've come to expect from Zelda games.
The Japanese remake is similar to the original Japanese box, and the Western box art is similar to the Western boxes, only with the updated DX logo.
Documentation
- Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - Manual.pdf
Game Boy manual.
- Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening DX - GBC - Manual.pdf
Game Boy Color manual.
Poster.
Fan Art
Comic by Zac Gorman.
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=aCMu6GqD-CI - Son of a Glitch, DX version.
- youtube.com/watch?v=YzEU19PUVuE - Longplay, DX version.
Titles
| Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | ||
| Japanese | ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 | Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima | Legend of Zelda: The Dream Island |
Links
- zeldadungeon.net/Zelda04-links-awakening.php - Zelda Dungeon.
- mobygames.com/game/gameboy/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening - MobyGames (Game Boy).
- mobygames.com/game/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-dx - MobyGames (Game Boy Color).
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening - Wikipedia.
- gamefaqs.com/gameboy/563277-the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening - GameFAQs.
- tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening - The Cutting Room Floor.
