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Fanart Friday: An End to Nightmares

The story of Link’s Awakening is a very unique one in the Zelda franchise. Since the game is played inside of a dream, it makes for a really cool mindset. Although this picture was created for a fan story, I can imagine this taking place in the game as well. For instance, it could possibly…

New Link’s Awakening album: MeowMeow & BowWow

If you are a big fan of Zelda music remixes, then this new album ought to be well worth checking out! Dj CUTMAN and Spamtron have put together a 7 track tribute to Link’s Awakening. The theme is decidedly techno, as it uses a combination of inserted beats and the 8-bit music to create the…

Link’s Awakening’s Party Crashers

Link’s Awakening was something new and unique in the Zelda series back in 1993 when it was released. Besides not being set in Hyrule which was a first in the franchise, one of the most interesting additions to this game was the number of character cameos from other Nintendo titles, mostly Super Mario Bros. Most…

Explore Koholint Island in 3D on your browser

Exploring Link’s Awakening‘s Koholint Island in all its 2D glory is already a wonderful experience, being one of the most mysterious and wonderful worlds Link has explored. Now you can experience its charm in an additional dimension on your browser right here, thanks to Mithosk Games. After a brief install you can jump right into…

Memories of Link’s Awakening

As my first ever video game system, I played a ton of games on the Game Boy. From the age of four I was glued to the green, monochrome screen on that brick-sized, bulky mass of digital wonders. It served as my introduction to many Nintendo franchises and the beginning of my favourite hobby in…

Link’s Awakening Easter Egg: The Moyse Song

Earlier in the week we posted about an easter egg in Link’s Awakening in which the game plays a special song if you enter your name as “ZELDA”. Well, it turns out that’s not the only player screen easter egg in the game. Claude Moyse, the official German translator for Link’s Awakening, decided to add…

Link’s Awakening: Japanese Puppet Ad

As part of our collaboration with Chuggaaconroy on his Let’s Play of Link’s Awakening, we will be regularly updating the site with interesting Link’s Awakening-related posts. Today’s feature is this strange Japanese commercial for the game, in which puppet versions of the characters dance together and re-enact the start of the game to catchy music. Hit…

DYKG: Link’s Awakening was originally co-op?

We’re still discovering the many unravelled secrets and wonders within the mighty Zelda tome, Hyrule Historia. Did You Know Gaming found one such interesting tidbit that I had not yet come across. In the planning documents for Link’s Awakening, the book shows two characters resembling what appears to be two Links. They are fighting what…

Link’s Awakening: Director’s Cut

e  Nintendo of America has always been strict with their games’ censorship policy, both textual and graphic. Everything that was accepted in Japan as something that is not a problem for children to see was toned down when it reached the US audience. Minor insults were replaced by softer, more family friendly statements, edited graphics…

Fanart Friday: o-Geekpower-o

This week I am featuring o-Geekpower-o and his fanart piece of Link’s Awakening. This piece feels very nostalgic because o-Geekpower-o used the original greens and browns from the Game Boy screen instead of what we know to be the true colors from the official art. Be sure to also check out his other works! Source: o-Geekpower-o’s…

Incredible store-front Legend of Zelda display

[Written by Timothy H.] Have you ever wondered what the world of the original Legend of Zelda looks like to everyone in the game? When we pilot Link around a flat 8-bit world, what does he see? Well the folks up at the Mom and Pop Game Shop in Kansas have given us a glimpse. The display…

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