Overview
- Also Known As
- Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima (Japan)
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Game Boy Color
15th Dec 1998
12th Dec 1998
1st Jan 1999
3DS eShop
- 7th Jun 2011, $5.99
- 8th Jun 2011, £5.40
- 8th Jun 2011, ¥600
Nintendo Switch Online (Subscription)
- 8th Feb 2023
- Series
- Tags
Reviews
Review The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (3DS eShop / GBC)
A Game Boy classic
You wake up on an island; your boat shattered, your sword swept away by the storm that caused the crash. And at first, it almost doesn't seem like a bad thing. The islanders are kind enough (one girl in particular has caught your eye) and Mabe Village is one of the cozier little towns you've visited. The cozy feeling doesn't last...
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX News
Talking Point Is It Time For Another Side-Scrolling Zelda Game?
2D or not 2D?
This time last year, the thought of having a new top-down Zelda in our hands felt like a pipe dream. But then Echoes of Wisdom came along and reaffirmed the idea that the future of the series might not be an exclusively open-world, 3D affair. But our minds are now drifting to the franchise's other style, one we haven't seen used in...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Icons
Play to earn
Nintendo has refreshed its monthly retro icons lineup for Switch Online members with a selection of tasty options from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX. There are a total of five icons available and, as per usual, they'll cost 10 platinum points each to redeem. Just like Donkey Kong Country last month, however, you'll need to...
News 'Isles Of Sea And Sky' Dev Expresses Interest In Switch Launch For Retro Puzzler
Push it to the limit
We love a good retro-style puzzler here at Nintendo Life, and the upcoming Isles of Sea and Sky looks like it could be a doozy. The only downside right now is that it's not confirmed for the Switch.. yet. With a release on Steam coming at some point in 2024, developer Cicada Games has a console release in its sights, stating...
News Fan-Made 'Link's Awakening DX HD' Port Taken Down By Nintendo
It was inevitable...
Remember the stunning The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX PC port we reported about just the other day? Well, it's sadly no longer. Nintendo has issued a takedown notice for the fan-made port, and it has now been removed from its itch.io page (thanks
News PC Port Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Offers HD Visuals And 120fps Scrolling
Update: It's been removed
Update [Fri 15th Dec, 2023 20:15 GMT]: As expected, Nintendo has issued a takedown notice for The Link's Awakening DX HD, the fan-made PC port of the Game Boy Color version of Link's handheld debut. <related ids="159874"> Original article [Wed 13th Dec, 2023 10:00 GMT]: If you played the remake of The Legend of...
Random Animators Reimagine Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom As A Game Boy Color Title
Yes, we want this
Despite the significant strides the Legend of Zelda franchise has made over the years in terms of sheer graphical fidelity and scope, there's something infinitely charming about the earlier Game Boy titles. Whether it be Link's Awakening or Oracle of Seasons/Ages, the original portable entries to the series introduced unique...
Soapbox Alone In The Dark On GBC Is A Bizarre Relic You Should Play At Least Once
Be afraid?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Ollie sits down with the least loved entry in the current Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy library and finds an odd, twisted version of a game he loves... Alone in the Dark: The New...
Jon compares the past to the present
New Pokémon Snap is recreating the past of Pokémon Snap with the help of the Instax Mini Link. Yes, in case you missed it, Fujifilm's smartphone printer is now compatible with the Switch - allowing you to print out photos from all of your games. If you're still unsure about whether this device is worth forking...
Feature Why Zelda: Link’s Awakening Is Literally My Dream Game
What's reality anyway?
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, we're running a series of features looking at a specific aspect — a theme, character, mechanic, location, memory or something else entirely — from each of the mainline Zelda games. Today, Stu gets all dreamy about one of his favourite entries in the franchise...
News Zelda, Mario And Animal Crossing Appear In Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Plus some of the most popular 3DS themes
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at reduced prices. There are some pretty big names on the list this time around, with major Mario, Zelda and Animal Crossing games all available at discounted rates. As...
About The Game
Journey to Koholint Island in beautiful colour!
Link's latest challenge is set on the mysterious Koholint Island, a place where dreams and reality collide. As a castaway, Link must find a way to escape from the island and return to his beloved homeland of Hyrule. This will not be an easy task.
The island's inhabitants have no knowledge of the outside world. One creature, a talking owl, may know the solution to Link's dilemma. Link must first tackle eight dungeons full of treacherous monsters and tricky traps. His goal: find the eight Instruments of the Sirens and awaken the omnipotent Wind Fish which rules the island.
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Since its no longer a eShop launch title I'm expecting this to be released the week before OoT 3D comes out. If it doesn't I'd be surprised.
This Zelda is awesome.
Hope for Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages.
what does ' DX' stand for??
@3 Deluxe. The DX version is in color.
Tomorrow for us
playing right now
Wow..can see me getting into this..It's been a while...
Was surprised this morning to see this has been added to the 3DS VC. I was expecting we'd have to wait weeks for it!!
cool
still on the fence on this, I recall this being awesome on gbc. Will we get kirby!?
Out in europe as well - for a rather steep 6 Euros...
will definitely get this one day if I can. They should forget the GB games and release all the GBC ones... (only played a couple of GBC games but a lot of GB games..) Color is better.
i has this on my 3ds. fun game! i <3 the C-pad
one of my favorite games of all time. i still have the original, and would play it all the time if the save files wouldnt always get erased everytime i turned it off. DX
I'm kinda disapointed this game costs more then a typical NES Virtual Console game, but regardless this game is so good, I'll gladly pay the extra dollar for it. (Especially sense I never had the 1998 GBColor version, just the 1993 B&W version.)
This is actually one of my favorite Zelda games. I have many fond memories of it, and I like how in some ways it's also one of the oddest Zelda games. (Where else are you going to find Goombas in a non-Mario game?) The dungeons are all very well made, and the graphics are good even with the GB's 8-bit limitations.
It was also one of the first Zeldas to actually have a more RPG-ish progressing storyline in it. Compete with humor, drama, and a very nice plot-twist, and a nice almost cartoon/anime-like animated ending sequence.
I'm hoping for oracle of ages and seasons. They look fun.
Got this as a Club Nintendo 2013 Elite Status reward. SO HAPPY I HAVE THIS. I luv this, it is my favorite Zelda that I have so far. I thinking of me and my brother getting Oracle of Ages/Seasons.
I have big respect of Ocarina of Time... but my all time favorite is the masterpiece "A Link to the Past". I wouldn't be surprised if it was at first place.
GBC Zelda was great. This game was just the same game ( which is the same ) but with more colors, and some extra rooms. I don't know about bosses. The other extra was that you COULD USE THE GAMEBOY PRINTER AND PRINT OUT SPECIAL STICKERS ONLY FOUND IN THIS GAME.
Nice colorizing job great for people who never played the original.
They are going to remake this game for The Switch and it is coming out somewhere in 2019! This was the last announcement for the 2/13/2019 Nintendo Direct!
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