The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Japanese title	ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 (Zeruda no Densetsu Yume o Miru Shima)
Distributor(s)	3DS Virtual Console
Designer(s)	Takashi Tezuka, Yoshinori Tutiyama (DX)
Release date(s)	Game Boy  June 6, 1993  August, 1993  1993 Game Boy Color  October 28, 1998  December 12, 1998  January, 1999 Nintendo 3DS  June 7, 2011  June 8, 2011  June 8, 2011  June 8, 2011
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
System(s)	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	CERO: Ages 12 and up ESRB: Everyone PEGI: Ages 7+ ACB: Parental Guidance
Preceded by	A Link to the Past
Followed by	Ocarina of Time
Series	The Legend of Zelda
Neoseeker Related Pages
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Walkthrough for 3DS; also on (GBC) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Cheats for 3DS; also on (GBC) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Forums

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima in Japan, lit. "The Legend of Zelda: Dreaming Island") is the fourth game in Nintendo's famous The Legend of Zelda series. It was released in Japan on June 6, 1993 and arrived in North America the following August. The game was directed by Takashi Tezuka, with supervision from Shigeru Miyamoto.

In 1998, Nintendo needed a title to release alongside their latest handheld device, the Game Boy Color. Link's Awakening was one of several titles given a colorized "DX" overhaul to help promote sales. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX was more than a simple cash-in; it not only introduced vibrant color and fixed many of the original's glitches, it also included the brand-new Color Dungeon with puzzles centering around the use of color, as well as collectible Photographs compatible with the Game Boy Printer. This time around, Tezuka acted as project supervisor, and Yoshinori Tutiyama as director. It was released in North America on October 28, 1998, and in Japan on December 12, 1998.

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Link's Awakening received some criticism for abandoning the traditional setting of Hyrule, but was still a solid success. Unlike his past adventures, this time around Link washes up on a mysterious island, and is awakened by a girl who resembles Princess Zelda. The game retains the top-down perspective employed in The Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past, as well as a number of mechanics from the latter.

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  Original title screen (Game Boy)

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  DX title screen (Game Boy Color)

Table of Contents

Getting Started

• Controls
• Enemies

Sidequests

• Secret Seashells
• Heart Pieces
• Trading Sidequest
• Photographs (DX only)
• Color Dungeon (DX only)

Walkthrough

1. The Mysterious Forest
2. Tail Cave
3. Before Bottle Grotto
4. Bottle Grotto
5. Key Cavern
6. Angler's Tunnel
7. Catfish's Maw
8. Face Shrine
9. Eagle's Tower
10. Turtle Rock
11. Wind Fish's Egg

Appendices

• Secrets
• Cheats
• Bosses

External links

• Full Interactive Map

editThe Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda · The Adventure of Link · A Link to the Past · Link's Awakening (DX) · Ocarina of Time (Master Quest) · Majora's Mask · Oracle of Ages & Seasons · Four Swords · The Wind Waker · Four Swords Adventures · The Minish Cap · Twilight Princess · Phantom Hourglass · Spirit Tracks · Skyward Sword

Tingle: Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland · Tingle's Balloon Fight DS · Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip

Other: Link: The Faces of Evil · Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon · Zelda's Adventure · BS The Legend of Zelda · Inishie no Sekiban · Collector's Edition · Too Much Tingle Pack · Link's Crossbow Training