Ingueferroque
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I love the gif in the OP.
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The Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening (20th Anniversary)
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Good choice !
It's beautiful, right ? I don't know what it is about that picture that makes me feel so happy yet so melancholic too when I look at it... It is such a great scene, nice and simple.jacob armitage
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I really wish we had a choice when we get the Virtual console version.
Just something about how relaxing and quiet it is. There really isn't much going on. You guys are just staring out at the ocean. It's fantastic.
Also, why do you guys prefer the original version? DX was the first one I played. Am I missing something?
Jokes and Riddles
Neo Member
Beautiful game. I loved my Gameboy for this game alone.
I never played the Gameboy color version. Time to track it down and bust out the Super Gameboy.
I never played the Gameboy color version. Time to track it down and bust out the Super Gameboy.
jacob armitage
Banned
I love this game so much I used it as my phone wallpaper. I have so many fond memories of it. It the first game I've ever finished. I used to play it on my big brother's Game Boy. Plus the soundtrack is lovely.
Whew lovely, where did you find that?
i've tried a quick search and came up empty.
Same here.
Anyways, as much as I love the game I gotta echo the opinion that the game can be a little cumbersome. Moving around the overworld becomes such a chore as you're having to constantly switch items to move through out the screens. It's also stupid that the Power Bracelet is an equipable item, while the Flippers aren't.
I remember liking the Oracle games more when I was a kid, so it'll be interesting to see if my opinion holds up when I replay those when I'm done with this.
edit: It just dawned on me why the Power Bracelet is equipable: lack of buttons. It still sucks though
Jaded Alyx
Member
My favourite game ever, and the first one to make me care about the storyline, characters, and the world.
He was designed for Zelda anyway!
That's because lifting is an action that has to be mapped to one of the two buttons. Swimming is just something that happens when you go into deep water. You can't do anything else anyway, so there's no need to manually equip the flippers when you want to swim.
EDIT: Stop editing.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I wish Nintendo would've done a full 3D remake of this game instead of remaking Wind Waker.
Yeah, I know what you are going to say "That would've been too much work!".
Yeah, but it also would;ve been far more exciting.
Yeah, I know what you are going to say "That would've been too much work!".
Yeah, but it also would;ve been far more exciting.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
Banned
I'm gonna be honest, I never found Link's Awakening to be that great. The world was incredibly annoying to navigate (as were the menus and equipment), the dungeons were weak (the only game with less memorable dungeons is Twilight Princess), and the story was too predictable.
Although I do give it props for being the first game in the series to really have me remember the characters (I find LTTP to be vastly superior, but I don't remember a single character from the game). And the sword combat was the first time in the series where the sword wasn't incredibly annoying to use.
It's definitely a good game, but it was outdone by Seasons/Ages and Minish Cap, even though those have many of the same problems as well.
Although I do give it props for being the first game in the series to really have me remember the characters (I find LTTP to be vastly superior, but I don't remember a single character from the game). And the sword combat was the first time in the series where the sword wasn't incredibly annoying to use.
It's definitely a good game, but it was outdone by Seasons/Ages and Minish Cap, even though those have many of the same problems as well.
I enjoyed Link's Awakening and the Oracle series on the GB, though to be honest I played a little of L.A. on the Gameboy when it first came out (not the DX version) and didn't finish it, but later played them on my psp :3
Why aren't there any 2D overhead games with today's graphics? I would love some old school games for my vita (JRPG's and Zelda types with Rayman Legend's graphics :drool).
Why aren't there any 2D overhead games with today's graphics? I would love some old school games for my vita (JRPG's and Zelda types with Rayman Legend's graphics :drool).
Jaded Alyx
Member
I think the vast majority of people here will say that TP's dungeons are easily some of the best and most memorable in the entire series.
Nah, it just means you retain a part of your rupees since you still need to actually buy the item - you just interrupt the game from detracting the full amount from your wallet by saving-and-quitting right in the middle.
Speaking about the bow this means you still need the full 999 rupees to buy it - but you get to keep most of them, usually around 700 (depending on your speed of course).
If you're quick that means the shovel can be bought for less than 200 rupees.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
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I only ever see people remember two of them. The Arbiter Grounds one and that one in the sky.
What about the Yeti's house?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
Banned
I like snowboarding part.
Bucket Mouse
Member
My namesake. I love this game.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Wow awesome, I remember getting this when it came out. It was such a blast as a kid and it holds up perfectly even today. This is right behind Link to the Past as my favorite in the series.
Awesome! Glad you're loving it. I feel the same.
Other additions were the new tunics, red/blue, that gave you extra strength or defense respectively. One other thing I remember was a little photo album mini side quest where you had to be a certain location doing a certain thing at a certain part of the game. Some guy would appear and take a picture for your photo album.
Dude, when the music kicks in.... Goosebumps!
I also got the original version as a kid. Fantastic game that still holds up very well today, especially the music and the amazing love for details, the funny dialogue and... NAKED MERMAIDS!
I love it.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Favourite Zelda of all time.
(hugs ancient B&W brick gameboy)
(hugs ancient B&W brick gameboy)
Candeldandel
Member
D'awww, I love that dungeon <3 Snowpeak! Fantastic area/dungeon music. And a legit scary boss. AND TASTY SOUP! It's got everything.
Candeldandel
Member
I felt so bad when I had to fightYeta.
Yeah
Everything works out in the end, though! I love that Yeto was making her food since she was feeling under the weather <3 Goddamn adorable Yetis <3
I like the sad undertones in a lot of the Zelda games. The Ghost quest in Link's Awakening... it serves little else but to add flavor to the game, but I love it so, so much. I love that little ghost.
Bassmastergeneral
Member
This is definitely my favorite handheld zelda, and second only to lttp. Such an awesome game. I got busted playing it in my desk during world history class in high school and thankfully didn't have the gameboy taken away.
Therealbeatris
Member
Great game, in fact just finished LA today for the first time! I was happy with the moderate difficulty, never could find all the seashells though!
I love this game so much I used it as my phone wallpaper. I have so many fond memories of it. It the first game I've ever finished. I used to play it on my big brother's Game Boy. Plus the soundtrack is lovely.
As said above i would love to have this more colored version as well. already have the wallpapered dx version
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Like I've mentioned in the other Link's Awakening thread, this was my first and my favorite Zelda of all time. I am currently playing through it in a LP on YouTube too. I haven't played through it in years. 20 years old? TWENTY YEARS OLD? Seriously? Wow. I am old. I got this when I was 13. And again when it came out on the GBC.
and what about that camera panning while Marin's waking him up?
how ironic it is that a tiny 8-bit cart has been home to such a cinematic scene
Ein Bear
Member
...what? There's a five year gap between TP and SS, I was just saying that it sucked having to wait so long :S
Lapidus' Beard
Member
D'awww. My first pre-order!
Still a gem of a Gameboy title.
Still a gem of a Gameboy title.
Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks are Zelda games.
catstronaut
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I remember I got stuck for two years because I couldn't find the Yoshi doll. I had the B&W version, and I totally thought that thing in the crane game looked like a parrot. To make things worse, I even tried catching it once or twice, but the game did that thing where it looks like you *totally* caught something, but then you dont get it. So I assumed it was nothing.
Great game though!
Great game though!
Ein Bear
Member
Ahh! Hah, completely forgot about those two. Fair enough.
Ragnarsson
Member
Played this as a kid, 13 or 14 years ago. Loved it so much! Still remains one of my favorite games ever. Now that I think of it, it's probably the game that really got me into games. It's challenging but never unfair, and it's just... an amazingly charming, engaging game. I still know the Ballad of the Wind Fish by heart.
FastRedPonyCar
Banned
me too but I never got the fish glitch. I simply found my way to various parts of the dungeons that I shouldn't be in and had a hard time getting back where I needed to be because I couldn't select warp my way back over to the right side of the screen I wanted to be.
:/