The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is a remake of the Game Boy game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Link is caught in a storm at sea and becomes shipwrecked. Awaking on the mysterious island of Koholint, He discovers the only way to leave the island is to wake the Wind Fish- a creature which sleeps endlessly until the eight Instruments of the Sirens are played in front of the egg in which it sleeps.

The one key difference to the original was the inclusion of an extra dungeon, which gave player upgraded damage or defense depending on the players preference.

The game also includes many cameo appearances, such as Goombas from "Super Mario" and Kirby from the "Kirby" series.

This game had many firsts for the Zelda series. This was the first game set outside of the mystical land of Hyrule. This was also the first game, with a top down perspective, with Link being able to jump By utilizing the Roc's Feather, an item found in-game, Link was able to jump a short distance. However, by also using the Pegasus Boots, another item found in-game, Links jumping distance was increased threefold. It was thanks to the Roc's Feather that Link's Awakening had side scrolling sections similar to The Adventure of Link. It also had the first trading squence, which is now a staple in the Zelda series. This was a mandatory quest which needed to be completed at some point to beat the game. Finally, it was the first handheld Zelda game.

Story

After a shipwreck, Link finds himself lying on the beach of Koholint island, a strange land which lies in the shadow of a great egg which lies in the island mountain range known as Tal Tal Heights. A local of the island's village, named Marin, discovers link and takes him to her house. When he awakes, another local man, named Tarin, gives Link his shield back. Using this, Link returns to the beach and recovers his sword. It is here he comes into contact an owl (who greatly resembles Kaepora Gaebora from Ocarina of time, the game following Link's Awakening) who shall act as his guide on the Island. With sword in hand, Link makes his way to the mysterious forest to find the Tail Key.

After dealing with a shape-shifted Tarin, Link gains access to Tail Cave. After defeating the creatures inside Tail Cave, including a giant Moldorm, Link receives his first instrument- the 'Full Moon Cello'. With the complete set of instruments, Link would be able to wake the Wind Fish and leave the Island. Kaepora Gaebora tells Link the location of each instrument as he needs to.

As Link gathers more and more of the Instruments, he begins to understand the nature of the island. At a shrine in the southeast of the island, he discovers a tablets that says the island is but an illusion 'on the sleeper's eye' and when the Wind Fish wakes, everything will disappear, including Marin who Link has taken an obvious shine to. Unsure if the writings were true, Link presses on with his quest.

With all 8 instruments, Link travels to Tal Tal Heights to wake the Wind Fish. Playing the song taught to him by Marin, the egg cracks open, revealing a maze like structure inside. Using a path which he found at the library in Mabe Village, Link reaches the Nightmare's lair. In truth, these nightmares have forced the Wind Fish to sleep forever, as they have complete control over the land. A battle ensues, with the shadowy entity changing forms many times. A number of these resemble enemies from previous Zelda games, such as Agahnim and Ganon. the fight culminates with the shape of dethl- a two-armed, one eyed monster. With this final form defeated, a staircase appears, leading Link to the wind Fish.

The Wind Fish resembles a giant whale with a pair of small wings on his back. The Wind Fish awakens, along with Link who was also asleep. The island of Koholint fades from the horizon and the picture returns to link, drifting along on a piece of driftwood.

Races

None of the major races( that is the Goron, Gerudo, Hylian, Kokiri and the Zora ) exist in Link's Awakening DX. It can be theorized that this is because this game is not set in Hyrule, but on Koholint island. There are, however, a number of River Zora that populated the waters in this game. It is also safe to assume that the people of Mabe Village are not Hylians, but simple humans.

Bosses

Listed below is all the bosses that appear in Link's Awakening in the order they appear. Note that some may be fought multiple times. For the sake of your sanity, they are only listed once.

• Rolling Bones
• Moldorm
• King Moblin
• Hinox
• Genie
• Dodongo Snakes
• Slime Eyes
• Lanmola
• Giant Buzz Blob
• Dekudon
• D.Poon
• Cueball
• Angler Fish
• Master Stalfos
• Slime Eel
• Armos Knight
• Smasher
• Facade
• Grim Creeper
• Evil Eagle
• Blaino
• Hot Head

The final boss takes on many forms. Listed below are all forms taken by the Nightmare.

• Nightmare Giant Bot
• Nightmare Agahnaim
• Nightmare Moldorm
• Nightmare Ganon
• Nightmare Lanmola
• Nightmare Dethl