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    The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

    Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Dec 31, 1993

    The fourth game in the Legend of Zelda series and the first one to appear on a handheld. Link is trapped on Koholint Island, and to escape he must wake the Wind Fish by finding the Eight Instruments of the Sirens.

    Best Zelda ever?

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    #1  Edited By fryedrycestyle

    Am I alone in thinking that Link's Awakening is the best Zelda game there is?

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    #2  Edited By Systech

    Ummm... I still think OoT is the best.

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    #3  Edited By neoepoch

    A Link to the Past.

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    #4  Edited By Aska

    Majora's Mask!

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    #5  Edited By TheGTAvaccine

    Oracle of Seasons is my favorite.

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    #6  Edited By Chaos
    fryedrycestyle said:
    "Am I alone in thinking that Link's Awakening is the best Zelda game there is?
    "
    Im with you in this being my favorite Zelda game.
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    #7  Edited By PeZ

    YES! This definately is my favourite Zelda! First one is too hard and OoT is too convoluted and slooooow and hasn't aged too well for my tastes. I think all the handhelds, even the Oracle ones, are really the best Zeldas with ALttP following. Classic.

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    #8  Edited By RHCPfan24

    I must say I still like OoT the best.

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    #9  Edited By Gaming

    No, I think its the best aswel.

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    #10  Edited By MvmntInGrn

    OoT is best for me, too easy though. The GBC ones (Oracle of Seasons/Ages) are close though, very good.

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    #11  Edited By Curfew

    I think OoT is still the best.

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    #12  Edited By psr388

    ocarina is untouchable

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    #13  Edited By Mario_Galaxy_Fan

    Ocarina Of Time is is my favourite.

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    #14  Edited By CodeHero

    I will probably be in the minority because I think Windwaker is the best. I really liked that art style and I think they perfected the controls.

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    #15  Edited By HitNRun

    Link to the Past.

    OoT was when Zelda JTS, IMO YR ROFL

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    #16  Edited By JonathanMoore

    Link's Awakening was personally my favorite so...

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    #17  Edited By VWGTI

    OoT

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    #18  Edited By skrutop

    Link To The Past is my favorite.  I liked Minish Cap as well, but it's basically the same.

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    #19  Edited By Celegus

    I've been thinking about this recently, and decided that Wind Waker is actually my favorite. I think I waited too long to play OoT for the first time (VIrtual Console), I didn't find it very memorable. Wind Waker fills me with happy goo just thinking about it though.

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    #20  Edited By Meowayne

    Link's Awakening is easily and without a doubt the best Zelda game I have ever played, and the only one I thoroughly enjoyed. 
     

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    A great handheld game.
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    #21  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    Personally I'd probably rank Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker and maybe a few other Zelda games above Link's Awakening. Still, pretty much all Zelda is good Zelda.

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    I like OoT and Windwaker myself.

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    #23  Edited By toowalrus

    I'm a Wind Waker kinda guy, and OoT is a close second.... That one's great, though. You get to use the "Biggest Bomb in the World"
     
    EDIT:  "Biggest Bomb in the World" doesn't have an object page? What the hell? lol

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    #24  Edited By Tiwi
    @Roger_Klotz said:
    " OoT is the best. It reminds me so much of my childhood. "
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    #25  Edited By Inf225

    I actually find myself leaning towards the CD-i games being the best... i just love their interesting take on the series...

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    #27  Edited By Druminator

    This is my favorite Zelda also. The story line is so good, I'd say the second best in a Zelda game after OoT.

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    #28  Edited By jackgordon

    I really liked OoT but I might have to go with Twilight Princess 

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    #29  Edited By JonathanMoore
    @Inf225 said:
    " I actually find myself leaning towards the CD-i games being the best... i just love their interesting take on the series... "
     
    I lul'd.
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    #30  Edited By Heron

    Wind Waker isn't only the best Zelda in my opinion, it's my favourite game of all time. It's the only one where you can see courage in link's eyes and fear and pain in the enemies.

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    #31  Edited By Scooper

    A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening are my favourite. Timeless classics.

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    #32  Edited By TheHBK

    Yes, Link's Awakening is the best.
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    #33  Edited By StarFoxA

    Really? Link's Awakening was my least favorite Zelda, I nearly fell asleep playing it. I don't think I ever finished it, either.

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    #34  Edited By Cerza

    I think A Link To The Past is the best. Links Awakening is the second best on my list with Ocarina in third.

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    OoT is the only game I've ever played through over 10 times... Infact I think I've only ever finished about 5 games. 
     
    OoT is awesome.

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    #36  Edited By fuzzyponken

    A Link to the Past was better for its time than Ocarina of Time was for its time. Currently playing Twilight Princess (about 15 hours in) and it's pretty awesome so far, but it doesn't invoke the same passion I had for ALttP and OoT. Haven't played any of the others, except the first one, which I played as a kid and didn't understand whatsoever because I didn't speak english. 

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    #37  Edited By sagesebas
    @CodeHero: Im with you on that one
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    #38  Edited By Gunrock

    Link to the past

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    #39  Edited By SpiralStairs
    @Aska: same
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    #40  Edited By CL60

    A Link to the Past for me.

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    #41  Edited By Xtrememuffinman

    Ocarina

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    #42  Edited By Marz

    Zelda 2 yo, probably one of the hardest games I've ever played granted i was only about 10 years old when i was playing it :).

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    #43  Edited By tranquilchaos

    I agree.

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    #44  Edited By BeachThunder

    Link's Awakening is definitely up there with LttP. What I really liked about it was how it's so different from most other Zelda games. It had a great atmosphere and was an example of "it was all a dream" done right. Also, the windfish is awesome :3
     
    I guess my only gripe is the excessive amount of Mario references...

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