Editing The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Link's Awakening US boxart.jpg|256px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]<br>[[Grezzo]] (Nintendo Switch remake)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|June 6, 1993<ref name="zelda_encyclopedia_english">{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=June 19, 2018|title=The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|language=English|isbn=1-5067-0638-X|page=7|accessdate=November 27, 2024|archive=https://archive.org/details/TheLegendOfZeldaEncyclopedia/page/n7/mode/2up|archivedate=May 25, 2019, 03:10:12 UTC|archiver=Internet Archive}}</ref>|USA|August 6, 1993<ref name="zelda_encyclopedia_english"/>|Europe|December 1, 1993<ref>{{cite|date=November 11, 2010|title=Retroradar: Planner|publisher=Retro Gamer (No. 83)|language=English|page=17|accessdate=November 27, 2024}}</ref>}} '''Game Boy Color:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|December 12, 1998<ref name="zelda_encyclopedia_english"/>|USA|December 15, 1998<ref name="zelda_encyclopedia_english"/>|Europe|January 1999<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|title=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/gb/the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening_dx.html|publisher=Nintendo (official UK site)|language=English|accessdate=November 27, 2024|archive=https://archive.ph/20120629201132/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/gb/the_legend_of_zelda_links_awakening_dx.html|deadlink=y}}</ref>}} '''[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] (Game Boy Color):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|June 8, 2011|USA|June 7, 2011|Europe|June 8, 2011}} '''Nintendo Switch (remake):'''<br>{{flag list|World|September 20, 2019<ref>{{cite|author=Andrew Webster|date=June 11, 2019|title=The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Switch launches in September|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18659736/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-nintendo-switch-release-date-trailer-e3-2019|publisher=The Verge|language=English|accessdate=November 27, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611182158/https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18659736/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-nintendo-switch-release-date-trailer-e3-2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Chris Ip|date=June 11, 2019|title=The Link's Awakening reboot launches September 20th|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/11/zelda-links-awakening-e3-release-date/|publisher=Engadget|language=English|accessdate=November 27, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611182204/https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/11/zelda-links-awakening-e3-release-date/}}</ref>}} '''Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online (Game Boy Color):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|February 8, 2023|Japan|February 9, 2023|Europe|February 9, 2023|Australia|February 9, 2023|South Korea|February 9, 2023|HK|February 9, 2023}}
|genre=Adventure
|modes=Single player
|ratings='''Game Boy and Game Boy Color:'''<br>{{ratings|esrb=e|pegi=7|acb=g8+|usk=0}}'''Nintendo Switch:'''<br>{{ratings|esrb=e|pegi=7|acb=pg|cero=b|gcam=7|nmc=7}}
|platforms=[[Game Boy]] <br> [[Game Boy Color]] <br> [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) <br> [[Nintendo Switch]] <br>''{{iw|zeldawiki|Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda}}''<br> [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]]
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'''''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}''''' is an adventure game in {{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series}} released in 1993 on the [[Game Boy]]. The game follows [[Link]] as he escapes on a mysterious island known as {{iw|zeldawiki|Koholint Island}} after he is shipwrecked and left stranded. The game features various elements from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], such as [[Goomba]]s and [[Thwomp]]s.

An enhanced port titled '''''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX}}''''' was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] in 1998. A remake also titled ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}'' was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2019.

==Gameplay==
The player controls Link as he ventures across Koholint Island and its eight {{iw|zeldawiki|dungeon}}s. Link has three {{iw|zeldawiki|Life Gauge|hearts}} at the start, which Link can increase with {{iw|zeldawiki|Heart Container}}s and four {{iw|zeldawiki|Piece of Heart|Pieces of Heart}}. Whenever Link moves at the corner end of a map, it moves along with Link to reveal more of Koholint Island. Link is able to use a variety of items that he can switch at whim, including the {{iw|zeldawiki|Roc's Feather}} for the ability to jump across gaps, and the {{iw|zeldawiki|Power Bracelet}} to hold objects. In certain parts of the game, Link will need to have another character following them, such as when Link asks {{iw|zeldawiki|Marin}} to tag along in order to wake up a {{iw|zeldawiki|Walrus}} by singing the {{iw|zeldawiki|Ballad of the Wind Fish}}.

==''Super Mario'' content==
[[File:LA Wart.gif|frame|left|Mamu in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'']]
*{{iw|zeldawiki|Tarin}} resembles [[Mario]]. He even transforms into a raccoon (or rather, a tanuki) reminiscent of [[Tanooki Mario]] by eating a {{iw|zeldawiki|Mushroom|toadstool}}. Similarly, the {{iw|zeldawiki|Henhouse Keeper}} resembles [[Luigi]].
*There are many enemies from the ''Super Mario'' franchise, though some of them were named differently in English guides. There are [[Goomba]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Spiny|Spinies]] (called Spiked Beetles), [[Cheep Cheep]]s (called Cheep-Sheeps), [[Blooper|Bloober]]s, [[Thwomp]]s (called Spiked Thwomps), [[Thwimp]]s (called Thwomps), [[Pokey]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s (called Mask-Mimics), and [[Spark]]s. Also, the [[Bombite]] enemy bears a striking resemblance to [[Bob-omb]].
*A [[Chain Chomp]], under the name {{iw|zeldawiki|BowWow}}, is featured in the game and "befriends" Link as it actually helps him access the second dungeon, {{iw|zeldawiki|Bottle Grotto}}. Mini Bow-Wows named {{iw|zeldawiki|ChowChow}} and {{iw|zeldawiki|CiaoCiao}} also appear, and the latter is a speech-capable female that helps in a trading sequence.
*A [[Yoshi doll]] is found at the {{iw|zeldawiki|Trendy Game}} in {{iw|zeldawiki|Mabe Village}}. Link can win the Yoshi Doll by controlling the crane and hovering over it. When the doll is received, the text box states that [[Yoshi]] has appeared in many games recently, another reference to the ''Super Mario'' games. In the Nintendo Switch remake of the game, the text is changed to state that the player cannot count how many games it has appeared in now.
*When {{iw|zeldawiki|Mr. Write}} shows the player the picture sent to him by {{iw|zeldawiki|Christine}}, a goat living in {{iw|zeldawiki|Animal Village}}, the picture of "Christine" is actually one of [[Princess Peach]]. In the Nintendo Switch remake, promotional artwork of Peach with [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] is shown.
*An [[Albatoss]], under the name {{iw|zeldawiki|Evil Eagle}}, appears as the boss of {{iw|zeldawiki|Eagle's Tower}}.
*The character [[Wart]] reappears in this game under his original Japanese name {{iw|zeldawiki|Mamu}} and acts as an ally to Link by teaching him the {{iw|zeldawiki|Frog's Song of Soul}}.
*In ''Link's Awakening DX'', green, red, and blue color variants of the [[Boo Blah]] enemy from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' appear in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Color Dungeon}}. They were initially localized as Camo Goblins, but later became known as {{iw|zeldawiki|Goo Specter}}s in the Nintendo Switch remake.
*In the Nintendo Switch remake, figures of BowWow, CiaoCiao, a Goomba, Spiny, Boo, Cheep Cheep, Blooper, Shy Guy, Piranha Plant, and Pokey can be acquired in the Trendy Game. With the exception of the Chain Chomp characters, all of the aforementioned enemies are referred to by their ''Super Mario'' franchise names.
**Also, Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers can be caught in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Fishing Hole|Fishing Pond}}.

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Link's Awakening - Yoshi Doll Artwork.png|The Yoshi Doll
LAyoshidoll.png|The Trendy Game
Write Photo.png|The photo of "Christine"
ChainChompLink.png|BowWow, trapped in the {{iw|zeldawiki|Moblin Cave}}
Zelda Link's Awakening DX Mario Enemies.png|Piranha Plants and Goombas
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島
|JapR=Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima
|JapM=The Legend of Zelda: Dreaming Island
|Ita=''La leggenda di Zelda: Il risveglio di Link'' (in-game)
|ItaM=The legend of Zelda: Link's awakening
}}
;''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島DX
|JapR=Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima DX
|JapM=The Legend of Zelda: Dreaming Island DX
}}

==Footnotes==
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==External links== 
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*[https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(Game_Boy) ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' on Zelda Dungeon Wiki]
*[https://triforcewiki.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' on Triforce Wiki]

==References==
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