The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening

For me, the biggest game hype to come out of E3 was for the Link's Awakening remake. The Gaming Historian recently dropped a very well made historical retrospective on Link's Awakening due to the new interest in the game because of the remake. It's a very timely look back and if you are a fan of the original or want to know more about why this game is so well loved this is something you need to watch!

"Learn the complete history of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. What began as an after-hours passion project turned into one of the greatest Zelda games of all time. Learn how the development team at Nintendo went outside the box and created The Legend of Zelda:... Read All

Digital Foundry Compares The New Link's Awakening Remake with the Gameboy Game

One thing I've heard pretty strongly from the people that played Link's Awakening at E3 was that the game is incredibly beautiful BUT they haven't quite got the game performance to deliver and the game lags a bit during certain scenes. Grezzo is the company that is creating this new version and they've ported/created some of the best Zelda titles around including the Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D and Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. Clearly they have the ability to make the game fluid, hopefully that comes together in time for launch on September 20th of this year.

"John takes a look at the E3 demo of Link's Awakening on Switch - it's looking really good with a... Read All

E3 2019 The Nintendo Wrap Up

I'm not going to get every E3 Nintendo news bit so if you have something you thought was noteworthy, drop it in the comments. That said, Nintendo did drop some really interesting bits and I'm going to dance over the stuff I'm most excited about starting with...

The Link's Awakening HD Remake

So.... this looks incredible and if you haven't yet I seriously recommend you watch the embedded video of the Link's Awakening Treehouse gameplay footage above. The core gameplay looks just like what you'd expect and they've gone to pretty great lengths to keep the feel of the original Gameboy title intact. That said, Nintendo is brining quite a bit more to this remake than just the... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 51: Will Link’s Awakening Be The Apex of Legendary Remakes?

We took some recent gaming news, put it in a pot, and let it simmer for a while. Come hear our early thoughts about Apex Legends and our favorite news from the most recent Nintendo Direct, Tetris 99, Super Mario Maker 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake!

Mario Maker 2 and Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake Announced in the Latest Nintendo Direct

I've been wanting a Mario Maker port on the Switch for a while now, but a sequel may be even better! Coming this June, Mario Maker 2 brings more features and more things to do, with each iteration of Mario as expected.

But the big surprise for me was. the Link's Awakening remake! The 1993 Gameboy masterpiece was my favorite Zelda game for quite some time, so I'm glad to see it reimagined. The art style is very charmingly cartoony, like everything's made out of plastic. We don't know much about any potential gameplay changes, and we know nothing about a release date yet, except it'll be in 2019. The little teaser at the end will have to hold you over.

In addition to... Read All

Ty Anderson's Ura Zelda Project Remakes Link's Awakening With The Ocarina of Time Engine

Ty Anderson is remaking the gameboy classic Link's Awakening with original art assets using the Ocarina of Time 64 game engine.

"I work tirelessly for hours at a time every moment I can, building temples, creating new actors, animating them, writing scripts, designing puzzles and relentlessly studying the possibilities of the old Nintendo 64 Ocarina of time ROM. My aim: to create a completely original version of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening in the Ocarina of Time Game Engine. "

This kind of project is interesting in that if it comes out could bring the game to an entirely new audience. With that, I wonder how well the game translates to 3D? The small 2D nature... Read All

Watch This Awesome 1h 17m Link's Awakening Speedrun

After recently completing Link's Awakening i've been watching some Speedruns and found this great run from 2004's AGDQ charity run. Guiocob expertly runs this and uses all manner of wall clips, text skips and shenanigans to get the run down to one hour and seventeen minutes. There are two speedruns in the above video and the first one runs a couple of rules such as no save and quit making it so you can't glitch out the game to get a much faster and also they don't allow out of bounds. The second run allows save and quit and out of bounds and drops the run to 6 minutes.

Link's Awakening is a retro classic and watching these people break the Wind Fish is fun.

Link's Awakening Is Still One Of The Best Games Around

Everyone has a handful of games that they love more than others. For me, one of those games is The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening. It's an interesting game that builds on it's Super Nintendo predecessor Link to the Past and in many ways improves on it. The story is tighter, the gameplay is often tighter and the music and graphics are great. Link to the Past might have a better control scheme due to the extra buttons of the SNES controller but Link's Awakening has a more immersive story and tighter gameplay.

From the start of the game you are tasked with finding all the instruments of the Sirens to wake the slumbering Wind Fish. I am not going to spoil anything but... Read All

Travis Admin Member wrote on 02/29/2016 at 03:09am

I meant to mention it in the Roundtable, but we got onto another topic and I missed my shot: this is still probably my favorite Zelda game, even with its really limited technology. It's the pinnacle of GBC.

jdodson Admin Member Post Author wrote on 02/29/2016 at 03:13am

I agree. It's such a great game and they did so much on the original Gameboy that it's fairly incredible to consider. When I play it I don't really think of any technical limitations as the game really shines beyond all that especially with the addition of simple colors. As I said above in my review I think the only real limitation is to the A/B buttons for the Gameboy.

JustAWeeaboo wrote on 02/29/2016 at 03:43am

Its so weird knowing i met you in person...hmm

jdodson Admin Member Post Author wrote on 02/29/2016 at 03:47am

JustAWeeaboo: Did you come out to the PIGSquad/Starship Rubicon/Cheerful Ghost booth for OMSI Game Masters?

GregoPeck Member wrote on 03/01/2016 at 05:15am

I've pretty much said this before, but I'll say it again. I got Link's Awakening some time around when it was released for the Gameboy. The Gameboy was my primary gaming device, I didn't have a Nintendo or Sega Genesis, although my cousin had all three. I did eventually also own a Sega Game Gear, but that's not too relevant to this post.

Anyway, I enjoyed the game and I probably still have it somewhere around here. I have played the Gameboy Color version, which was cool. I honestly don't recall very much about it other than the things you've mentioned and that it seemed unique in many ways, especially the music. But yeah, it was fun and I certainly enjoyed it. I'm glad you've been enjoying it.

rettisawesome wrote on 03/08/2016 at 09:52pm

Haven't played the newest Zelda's. But easily in the top 3. So great

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The Ballad Of The Wind Fish In 4K!

I play through Link's Awakening every couple years and each time I am really floored by the Ballad of the Wind Fish. This time I decided to take a 4K video of the song playing on my handheld.

Link's Awakening Facts In Image Form

Link's Awakening is my most beloved Zelda game. During last years Portland Retro Gaming Expo I finally broke down and repurchased it as our family copy was lost to time or sold. I have it on my list of games to replay and hopefully I can do it this year. That said I found this Imgur album of a few collected facts on the game and though I would pass it along.

http://imgur.com/gallery/CXPIw

And for extra credit, here is the ballad of the wind fish on YouTube. That song is still one of the saddest songs I can think of from the 8 bit era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dhzm7HJiMA

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Digital Foundry Compares The New Link's Awakening Remake with the Gameboy Game

E3 2019 The Nintendo Wrap Up

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 51: Will Link’s Awakening Be The Apex of Legendary Remakes?

Mario Maker 2 and Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake Announced in the Latest Nintendo Direct

Ty Anderson's Ura Zelda Project Remakes Link's Awakening With The Ocarina of Time Engine

Watch This Awesome 1h 17m Link's Awakening Speedrun

Link's Awakening Is Still One Of The Best Games Around

The Ballad Of The Wind Fish In 4K!

Link's Awakening Facts In Image Form

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