Game Boy

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Trivia

The character Richard, whom you help get five golden leaves for from his castle, is none other than Prince Richard from the obscure Japanese Game Boy game Kaeru no tame ni Kane wa Naru. In this game, both Richard, and the main character, Sable, were able to transform into frogs at key points in the game - which probably explains why there's a whole heap of frogs in Richard's villa. The music that plays while in the villa is also from the same game.

There is much speculation over the chronological order of the Zelda storyline, so although Link's Awakening is the fourth Zelda game, it is unknown when the events in it occur. Many agree that it probably takes place directly after A Link to the Past, although one theory suggests it takes place in the middle of The Adventure of Link (while Link is sailing to the east continent).

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was voted #58 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).

Contributed by PCGamer77 (3025) on Jul 28, 2001.

Game Boy Color re-release includes new features and areas to explore.

Wart also makes a short cameo in this game, as a music teacher. For those of you unfamiliar with all things mario, Wart was the final boss in super mario 2.

In some underground parts of some dungeons, the view changes and becomes "platform type".

These parts features... pipes with... hungry plants, super mario-style. They also features enemies you can kill by stomping on them.