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Description

The fourth game in the Zelda series although it does not take place in Hyrule. 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. He 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 Link sets out on another quest.

Play is similar to the SNES game with a top down perspective. Link must go onto each of the 7 temples to retrieve a musical instrument that will help awaken the Wind Fish. Along the way, Link must search the land and uncover hidden treasures and items that will allow him to progress on his journey. With new items, he can open up new passages that will take him even farther on his quest and allow him to enter new areas that were inaccessible before. Link can attack his enemies with his sword or use items he finds during his quest to help him. Guarding every instrument is a temple boss, which must be defeated if Link is to awaken the Wind Fish.

Alternate Titles

  • "ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島" -- Japanese spelling
  • "Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

Perhaps the best game for the Gameboy Apogee IV (2346) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Best game for the gameboy...ever Big C (49) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Nintendo Life Aug 16, 2009 10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars10 Stars 100
Nintendo Magasinet (Denmark) 1994 10 out of 10 100
Nintendo Land 2003 97 out of 100 97
Joypad Oct, 1993 96 out of 100 96
Portable Review Oct 24, 2005 37 out of 40 92
Jeuxvideo.com Jan 06, 2010 18 out of 20 90
Power Unlimited Oct, 1993 8 out of 10 80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Feb 08, 2004 8 out of 10 80
High Score 1993 4 out of 5 80
GameCola.net Dec, 2002 6.2 out of 10 62

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Trivia

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).


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Matthew Bailey (1162) on Jun 10, 2001.
 

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