Where is the Link's Awakening topic?

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-20-2008, 11:39 AM

Because Marin rules. -CSM

I am nobody · 02-20-2008, 11:57 AM

PH IZ A LA COPY!!!!111

Liked:
Stealing
The Trading Sequence
The Wind Fish Legends

Did Not Like:
Boss/Dungeon Desgin
Overworld Design
Annoying Owl

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-22-2008, 12:05 PM

Liked: All of it.

Disliked: Shut up it rocks.

'nuff said.

**X-3** · 02-22-2008, 12:41 PM

I haven't played it.

But I really want to. I've heard it's really good.

***Marilink*** · 02-22-2008, 03:38 PM

Link's awakening, IMO, is the second-most underrated Zelda, next to, of course, AoL. Fantasmic game. Original dungeons, difficulty was high enough but not insurmountable...everything about the game was likeable for me. Definitely in my top 5 Zelda games.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-23-2008, 01:04 AM

It actually is very hard to play and has THE hardest puzzles. Also, because of the difficulty to read the map, it's easy to get lost. -CSM

***Marilink*** · 02-23-2008, 10:09 AM

Lest we forget Bird's Tower? That level was awesome. One of my favorite Zelda Bosses.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-23-2008, 12:27 PM

That's Eagle's Tower.

If there was one thing I didn't like about the game, it was the Mirror Shield. It didn't do anything except in one boss fight. Also the second Power Bracelet. -CSM

**Valigarmander** · 02-23-2008, 12:41 PM

Ah, excellent game.

Marin rooolz.

The Missing Link · 02-23-2008, 12:51 PM

Link's Awakening is certainly underrated. I mean, it's basically a clone of Link to the Past, but certainly not in a bad way. There are a few major differences, and all of them are still good:

(1) The dungeons are (mostly) just one floor; however, the dungeons are still challenging due to the enemies, the random 2-D teleportation staircases, the puzzles, and so forth.
(2) There's a story that makes you CARE about the world. Marin is perhaps the greatest addition to the game because you literally care what happens to the girl by the end of the game, and though you want to beat the game, you do so rather remorsefully.
(3) The overworld, though it's fragmented a bit more to make you not explore certain areas until the game thinks you're "ready," is still fairly developed and almost serves as a giant maze/dungeon, as in you're always asking yourself "how do I get from here to there?"
(4) Using two non-sword items in tandem with one another was an extremely good idea (like the bomb arrows and dashing while jumping or shielding).

All in all, I think the game is excellent. I really should go back and play it again.

**Valigarmander** · 02-23-2008, 02:13 PM

The ending made Val sad.

***Marilink*** · 02-23-2008, 03:28 PM

Yeah, for a GBC game, Link's Awakening was particularly heart-wrenching.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-23-2008, 04:14 PM

You know, for the longest time I thought the final boss was gonna be the owl. -CSM

Blake · 02-23-2008, 07:12 PM

Isn't there a color version of this game? Are there any significant differences that make the original version better? I really need to get acquainted with the 2-D Zelda series. I got real close to beating Oracle, but dungeon 8 became pretty frickin' hard. Otherwise, I only beat LoZ.

**Cravdraa** · 02-23-2008, 09:48 PM

The color version added some neat features. Unfortunately, they really watered down the challenge.
All the dungeons used to give you one cryptic hint on how to solve the toughest puzzles. In the color version they give you three or four hints. And by hints I mean they actually TELL you, word for word, how to beat the dungeon. They added lines of text to make the bosses basicly scream out their own weaknesses to you while you fight them.

So basicly the color version completely sucks the challenge out of all of the puzzles. I'd suggest playing the black and white version first.

Blake · 02-23-2008, 11:27 PM

Really.. wow. I'm glad I asked then. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

**Valigarmander** · 02-23-2008, 11:28 PM

There was a color version?

The only "color" version I ever got to play was on the Super Game Boy.

**Cravdraa** · 02-23-2008, 11:54 PM

^It was for the GB color. They called it Link's Awakening DX.

On the other hand, the color version added the photo sidequest. Throught the game, you can try to find hidden points where a photographer pops up and takes your picture. The pictures can be pretty funny, but it doesn't really have any other reward. (you could print out the pictures if you had a GB printer)

They also added an extra dungeon (with a new item that also makes the game much easier) and updated the ending.

So it's not all bad. It's just a shame they felt they had to give away the answer to the toughest puzzles in the game.

Still, I've noticed that many people who played the color version first say that the game was too easy. It's really up to you, if you think the added content justifies the cut difficulty.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-24-2008, 12:29 AM

The feather was an awesome item, and should be in every game, Zelda or not.

**Crazyswordsman** · 02-24-2008, 12:48 AM

Yeah, Link should be allowed to jump over pits. -CSM

02-20-2008, 11:39 AM	#1
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Where is the Link's Awakening topic? Because Marin rules. -CSM

02-23-2008, 09:48 PM	#15
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	The color version added some neat features. Unfortunately, they really watered down the challenge. All the dungeons used to give you one cryptic hint on how to solve the toughest puzzles. In the color version they give you three or four hints. And by hints I mean they actually TELL you, word for word, how to beat the dungeon. They added lines of text to make the bosses basicly scream out their own weaknesses to you while you fight them. So basicly the color version completely sucks the challenge out of all of the puzzles. I'd suggest playing the black and white version first. Last edited by Cravdraa; 02-23-2008 at 10:30 PM.

02-20-2008, 11:57 AM	#2
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	PH IZ A LA COPY!!!!111 Liked: Stealing The Trading Sequence The Wind Fish Legends Did Not Like: Boss/Dungeon Desgin Overworld Design Annoying Owl

02-22-2008, 12:05 PM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Liked: All of it. Disliked: Shut up it rocks. 'nuff said.

02-22-2008, 12:41 PM	#4
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	I haven't played it. But I really want to. I've heard it's really good.

02-22-2008, 03:38 PM	#5
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Link's awakening, IMO, is the second-most underrated Zelda, next to, of course, AoL. Fantasmic game. Original dungeons, difficulty was high enough but not insurmountable...everything about the game was likeable for me. Definitely in my top 5 Zelda games.

02-23-2008, 01:04 AM	#6
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	It actually is very hard to play and has THE hardest puzzles. Also, because of the difficulty to read the map, it's easy to get lost. -CSM

02-23-2008, 10:09 AM	#7
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Lest we forget Bird's Tower? That level was awesome. One of my favorite Zelda Bosses.

02-23-2008, 12:27 PM	#8
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	That's Eagle's Tower. If there was one thing I didn't like about the game, it was the Mirror Shield. It didn't do anything except in one boss fight. Also the second Power Bracelet. -CSM

02-23-2008, 12:41 PM	#9
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Ah, excellent game. Marin rooolz.

02-23-2008, 12:51 PM	#10
The Missing Link Professional Lurker Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: New Hyrule, Washington, US Gender: Posts: 17,128 Thanks: 405 Thanked 606 Times in 368 Posts	Link's Awakening is certainly underrated. I mean, it's basically a clone of Link to the Past, but certainly not in a bad way. There are a few major differences, and all of them are still good: (1) The dungeons are (mostly) just one floor; however, the dungeons are still challenging due to the enemies, the random 2-D teleportation staircases, the puzzles, and so forth. (2) There's a story that makes you CARE about the world. Marin is perhaps the greatest addition to the game because you literally care what happens to the girl by the end of the game, and though you want to beat the game, you do so rather remorsefully. (3) The overworld, though it's fragmented a bit more to make you not explore certain areas until the game thinks you're "ready," is still fairly developed and almost serves as a giant maze/dungeon, as in you're always asking yourself "how do I get from here to there?" (4) Using two non-sword items in tandem with one another was an extremely good idea (like the bomb arrows and dashing while jumping or shielding). All in all, I think the game is excellent. I really should go back and play it again.

02-23-2008, 02:13 PM	#11
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	The ending made Val sad.

02-23-2008, 03:28 PM	#12
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Yeah, for a GBC game, Link's Awakening was particularly heart-wrenching.

02-23-2008, 04:14 PM	#13
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	You know, for the longest time I thought the final boss was gonna be the owl. -CSM

02-23-2008, 07:12 PM	#14
Blake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: A generic place such as a house Gender: Posts: 4,628 Thanks: 1,489 Thanked 206 Times in 148 Posts	Isn't there a color version of this game? Are there any significant differences that make the original version better? I really need to get acquainted with the 2-D Zelda series. I got real close to beating Oracle, but dungeon 8 became pretty frickin' hard. Otherwise, I only beat LoZ.

02-23-2008, 11:27 PM	#16
Blake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: A generic place such as a house Gender: Posts: 4,628 Thanks: 1,489 Thanked 206 Times in 148 Posts	Really.. wow. I'm glad I asked then. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

02-23-2008, 11:28 PM	#17
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	There was a color version? The only "color" version I ever got to play was on the Super Game Boy.

02-23-2008, 11:54 PM	#18
Cravdraa VGF RPG Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's Round on the sides and high in the middle. Gender: Posts: 8,470 Thanks: 171 Thanked 662 Times in 404 Posts	^It was for the GB color. They called it Link's Awakening DX. On the other hand, the color version added the photo sidequest. Throught the game, you can try to find hidden points where a photographer pops up and takes your picture. The pictures can be pretty funny, but it doesn't really have any other reward. (you could print out the pictures if you had a GB printer) They also added an extra dungeon (with a new item that also makes the game much easier) and updated the ending. So it's not all bad. It's just a shame they felt they had to give away the answer to the toughest puzzles in the game. Still, I've noticed that many people who played the color version first say that the game was too easy. It's really up to you, if you think the added content justifies the cut difficulty.

02-24-2008, 12:29 AM	#19
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	The feather was an awesome item, and should be in every game, Zelda or not.

02-24-2008, 12:48 AM	#20
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Yeah, Link should be allowed to jump over pits. -CSM