After the events of A Link to the Past, the hero Link travels by ship to other countries to train for further threats. After being attacked at sea, Link's ship sinks and he finds himself stranded on Koholint Island. He awakens to see a beautiful woman looking down at him and soon learns the island has a giant egg on top of a mountain that the Wind Fish inhabits deep inside. Link is told to awaken the wind fish and all will be answered, so he sets out on another quest.
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is the first title in the series to be released on a handheld system and the only Zelda title on the original Game Boy. The gameplay is mostly similar to its predecessor with a top-down perspective, however there are short sections in dungeons where the game switches to a side-scrolling view with platforming elements. For this new adventure, Link must go onto each of the 7 temple Show full summary
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is the first title in the series to be released on a handheld system and the only Zelda title on the original Game Boy. The gameplay is mostly similar to its predecessor with a top-down perspective, however there are short sections in dungeons where the game switches to a side-scrolling view with platforming elements. For this new adventure, Link must go onto each of the 7 temples to retrieve a musical instrument that will help awaken the Wind Fish. Along the way, he must search the land and uncover hidden treasures and items that will allow him to progress on his journey. Since its release, Link's Awakening has been popular among fans and critics.
World design
Nicht eindeutig
GameplayCombat-focused
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Traitaction-adventure
Traitamnesia
Traitanother world
Traitbacktracking
Traitbees
Traitboss fight
Traitbow and arrow
Traitbreaking the fourth wall
Traitcampaign
Traitcastaway
Traitchicken
Traitcollectibles
Traitcomic relief
Traitdamage over time
Traitdarkness
Traitdeath
Traitdisorientation zone
Traitdream sequence
Traitdreams
Traitdungeon
Traitfetch quests
Traitflip screen
Traitgrapple
Traitgreatest hits
Traithuman
Traitinterquel
Traitkidnapping
Traitmagic
Traitmascot
Traitmaze
Traitmonkey
Traitmonomyth
Traitmoving platforms
Traitnintendo gateway system
Traitnon-player character
Traitowl
Traitpictographic level design
Traitpixel art
Traitpoisoning
Traitprequel
Traitprincess
Traitreal-time combat
Traitrobbery
Traitshopping
Traitside quests
Traitsilent protagonist
Traitsingle-player only
Traitsuper game boy enhancement
Traitsword & sorcery
Traittentacles
Traittheft
Traittreasure chest
Traitundead
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- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
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- Modi
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
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Platform releases
- Game Boy TBD
- Game Boy Aug 06, 1993
- Game Boy Jun 06, 1993
- Game Boy Nov 01, 1993
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