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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.

    alianger's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy) review

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    A little game for sale that'll pump you up!

    It's pretty amazing what Nintendo eventually managed to pull off with the original GB hardware after much simpler earlier titles like Tetris and SML. Case in point, Link's Awakening which translated the gameplay, mechanics and overall look of the SNES game near perfectly given the limitations, while also adding to the experience with stronger worldbuilding and major additions like platforming in two perspectives, as well as often more complex, distinct and tighter designed dungeons.

    I also think LA has one of the most interesting settings in the Zelda series besides Majora's Mask in its fleeting island-based dream world with surreal elements like the dream fish and phone booths, and a sort of wistful and ominous tone throughout much of it. The latter really gels with how the story turns out and the limitations of the GB hardware, somehow turning them into a strength rather than a weakness.

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