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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Game Boy Color · Released December 12, 1998 · Developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Published by Nintendo

★ 89Total 89Single player

PuzzleAdventureActionFantasy

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Chromatic

Summary

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an updated re-release of Link's Awakening with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color.

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Details

IGDB Rating

88.54 / 100

195 ratings

Total Rating

88.54 / 100

195 (user + critic)

Game Modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric · Side view

Themes

Action · Fantasy

Developer

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

Also known as

AliasThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DeluxeAlternative spelling

JapanZelda no Densetsu: Yume wo Miru Shima DXJapanese title - romanization

Release history (8 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Dec 12, 1998	Game Boy Color	—
Dec 15, 1998	Game Boy Color	—
Dec 31, 1998	Game Boy Color	—
Jan 1, 1999	Game Boy Color	—
Jun 7, 2011	Nintendo 3DS	—
Jun 8, 2011	Nintendo 3DS	—
Jun 8, 2011	Nintendo 3DS	—
Mar 2, 2016	Nintendo 3DS	—

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Game Intro

Storyline

After the events of A Link to the Past, the hero Link travels by ship to other countries to train for further threats. 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 and 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 he sets out on another quest.