Category: Link’s Awakening

This article contains spoilers for the following games: Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, Oracle of Ages, Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds, Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom. It is recommended that you experience those stories as intended if you have not already. Proceed at your own risk. The Zelda franchise is one that has a history of diving headfirst into narratives that keep us on our toes. Although there are exceptions, the story teams over…

We’re only a few weeks out from playing the latest Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It promises a sprawling map, open-ended gameplay, and is the first Zelda game to have the series’ titular character as as the primary protagonist. One returning feature, and the subject of this Daily Debate, is Echoes of Wisdom‘s art style, which is carried over from 2019’s Link’s Awakening remake. This art style has a claymation, almost toy-like quality to it and…

29 years ago, The Legend of Kora (no, not that one!) was born. On this occasion, I’ve been reflecting on the game that came out closest to my birth year: 1993’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. It’s a game I’d actually like to get to know better. It would be well into the 2000s before I would even become aware of the existence of Link’s Awakening, when a family member lent me the cartridge that I would pop a…

With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on the horizon, Nintendo knew fans would be thinking about Link’s Awakening. So, the company has announced that a set of new icon elements inspired by Link’s Awakening are coming to Nintendo Switch Online, available now until September 30th, 2024. Instead of harkening back to the Link’s Awakening remake that lends its engine to Echoes of Wisdom, these icons are sourced from the Game Boy Color DX version of the game. There are five icon elements in…

In just a couple of years, The Legend of Zelda for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System — the game that started it all — will be 40 years old! In that time, fans of multiple generations have been able to share with their peers the secrets they’ve found, the best strategies for tricky bosses, and the lore that ties the games together. And as the rivers of time flow on, those who grew up with The Legend of Zelda…

Being nearly 40 years old, there are plenty of great titles in the Legend of Zelda series.  There are 29 titles, to be exact.  Sometimes, Nintendo releases HD versions of the 3D games, like Skyward Sword HD (2021). The most recent 3D Zelda title that was rebuilt from the ground up was Majora’s Mask 3D in 2015. which was quite a while ago. The last 2D Zelda title to be remade was Link’s Awakening (2019).  With the successor to Nintendo Switch coming imminently, I would not be…

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for dungeons and boss battles in Blue Fire. If you’d prefer to experience this element of Blue Fire yourself, please bookmark this page for later reading. Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Zelda, our editorial series that looks at games new and old that take inspiration from the Legend of Zelda series. Our aim is to spotlight the games that Zelda fans might enjoy adding to their catalog. Up today is Blue Fire from…

Link’s a sleepy hero. It’s a long-running trope in Zelda that the adventurer is sound asleep at the beginning of the games. Whether he’s found washed ashore and taken to a village home to recover, described as a “lazy boy,” or healing from hundred-year-old injuries, he rests before his quests. I like to think that at the end of each of his journeys, having saved the kingdom and rescued the princess, Link treats himself to a full night’s sleep. The…

Echoes of Wisdom is launching in a little over a month. After years of teasing a playable princess, Nintendo’s finally giving players the chance to step into Zelda’s shoes in a mainline Legend of Zelda title. The company’s making good on Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma’s sheepish allusions to the princess taking the lead. She’s the one doing the saving, she’s the one fighting Ganon’s forces, and she’s the one going on the adventure. Yet, there’s still so much we…

With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom looming on the horizon, Nintendo is reprinting two popular Zelda amiibo. The Link’s Awakening Link amiibo and the Wind Waker Princess Zelda amiibo will be available on September 26th, 2024 alongside the release of Echoes of Wisdom. Both amiibo currently have functionality in approximately 30 games, mostly being used for daily item drops or unlocking cosmetic items. Although their uses in Echoes of Wisdom have yet to be determined, they should make fine…