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{{Specify|this=the '''1993 Game Boy Game'''|other=the '''2019 Switch Game'''|link=[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|Link's Awakening (2019)]]}} | |||
<onlyinclude>{{Infobox|game | <onlyinclude>{{Infobox|game | ||
| name = ''Link's Awakening'' | | name = ''Link's Awakening'' | ||
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{{Region|na|y=1993|m=8}} | {{Region|na|y=1993|m=8}} | ||
{{Region|eu|y=1993|m=12}} | {{Region|eu|y=1993|m=12}} | ||
| release [[Game Boy Color|Game Boy<br>Color]] (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX]]'') = | | release [[Game Boy Color|Game Boy<br/>Color]] (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX]]'') = | ||
{{Region|na|y=1998|m=12|d=1}} | {{Region|na|y=1998|m=12|d=1}} | ||
{{Region|jp|y=1998|m=12|d=12}} | {{Region|jp|y=1998|m=12|d=12}} | ||
{{Region|eu|y=1999|m=1|d=1}} | {{Region|eu|y=1999|m=1|d=1}} | ||
| release [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS Virtual<br>Console]] = | | release [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS Virtual<br/>Console]] = | ||
June 7, 2011 | June 7, 2011 | ||
| release [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 Remake]]'') = | |||
2019 | |||
| developer = [[Nintendo EAD]] | | developer = [[Nintendo EAD]] | ||
| publisher = [[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]] | | publisher = [[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.]] | ||
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| director = [[Takashi Tezuka]] | | director = [[Takashi Tezuka]] | ||
| walkthrough = | | walkthrough = | ||
[ | [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda04-links-awakening-walkthrough.php Text Walkthrough] | ||
[ | [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDBD3492849490957 Video Walkthrough] | ||
| guides = | | guides = | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Trading_Sequence|Trading Sequence]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Bosses|Bosses]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Enemies|Enemies]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Heart_Pieces|Heart Pieces]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Items|Items]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Characters|Characters]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Photographs|Photographs]] | ||
[ | [[Link%27s_Awakening_Secret_Seashells|Secret Seashells]] | ||
[ | |||
| gallery = | | gallery = | ||
[ | [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/index.php?cat=11 Image Gallery] | ||
}}</onlyinclude> | }}</onlyinclude> | ||
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''Link's Awakening'' begins with [[Link]] being shipwrecked on the island of [[Koholint Island|Koholint]], the only means of his departure being to awaken the mystical, sleeping [[Wind Fish]] on the top of a mountain by collecting the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]]. In tackling the dungeons, there are several items, some returning from previous Zelda titles, and some that are quite unique. One of the most notable is the [[Roc's Feather]], which gives Link the ability to jump for the first time in an overhead perspective Zelda game. | ''Link's Awakening'' begins with [[Link]] being shipwrecked on the island of [[Koholint Island|Koholint]], the only means of his departure being to awaken the mystical, sleeping [[Wind Fish]] on the top of a mountain by collecting the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]]. In tackling the dungeons, there are several items, some returning from previous Zelda titles, and some that are quite unique. One of the most notable is the [[Roc's Feather]], which gives Link the ability to jump for the first time in an overhead perspective Zelda game. | ||
In 1998, the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX version]] of the game was released for the [[Game Boy Color]], enhancing the game with bright colors as well as adding an optional [[Color Dungeon]], which allowed Link to get a | In 1998, the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX version]] of the game was released for the [[Game Boy Color]], enhancing the game with bright colors as well as adding an optional [[Color Dungeon]], which allowed Link to get one of two special upgrades. | ||
In 2019, a [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|HD remake]] will release for the [[Nintendo Switch]], which radically changes the graphical style of the game to modern standards. It is largely the same gameplay-wise, including most content from the DX version, as well as additional content. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
{{Main|Link's Awakening Story}} | [[File:Link.LA.png|30px|left]]{{Main|Link's Awakening Story}} | ||
After defeating [[Ganon]] in ''A Link to the Past'', Link decides to go on a journey to prepare himself in case such an evil returns. | After defeating [[Ganon]] in ''A Link to the Past'', Link decides to go on a journey to prepare himself in case such an evil returns. During this journey, Link's ship falls prey to a storm. Link wakes up on the beach of the mysterious island of Koholint, where he must gather eight instruments in order to wake the Wind Fish sleeping atop [[Mt. Tamaranch]] and leave the island. | ||
===Timeline Placement=== | ===Timeline Placement=== | ||
This is a continuation of the tale of the Link incarnation from ''A Link to the Past'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' during the [[Era of Light and Dark]]. These four games follow a hypothetical ending of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' in which Ganondorf manages to defeat Link, triggering a chain of events leading to the [[Imprisoning War]], the backstory of ''A Link to the Past''. ''Link's Awakening'' is followed a great time later by ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''. | This is a continuation of the tale of the Link incarnation from ''A Link to the Past'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]'' during the [[Era of Light and Dark]]. These four games follow a hypothetical ending of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' in which Ganondorf manages to defeat Link, triggering a chain of events leading to the [[Imprisoning War]], the backstory of ''A Link to the Past''. ''Link's Awakening'' is followed a few generations later by ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]'' and a great time later by ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]''. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Characters|Gallery}} | {{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Characters|Gallery}} | ||
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{{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Enemies|Gallery}} | {{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Enemies|Gallery}} | ||
==Mini- | ==Bosses and Mini-Bosses== | ||
{{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Bosses|Gallery}} | {{MagicNavbox|Link's Awakening|Bosses|Gallery}} | ||