The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the first The Legend of Zelda game released on a handheld console and later received a 2019 remake for Nintendo Switch. The game follows Link on Koholint Island, where he seeks eight musical instruments to awaken the Wind Fish and escape.

Gameplay

Link's Awakening is an action-adventure game with top-down exploration, combat, puzzles, and dungeon progression. It includes mechanics such as item use, trading, and musical interactions that distinguished it within the series.

Plot and setting

The game begins after Link is shipwrecked on Koholint Island, a place guarded by the Wind Fish. The central objective is to gather the eight instruments of the Sirens and awaken the Wind Fish so Link can leave the island.

Release and versions

Nintendo released the original game for Game Boy in 1993. The game was later updated as Link's Awakening DX for Game Boy Color in 1998, and remade for Nintendo Switch in 2019. The game was released in North America in 1993 and has remained a notable title for Canadian Nintendo players through later rereleases and the 2019 Switch remake.

Series position

The game is the fourth main entry in The Legend of Zelda series and the first handheld installment. It is also one of the few series games not set in Hyrule and does not prominently feature Princess Zelda or the Triforce.