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Best game ever - for its time....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Love it!

If you like Zelda you might of already played this.

Mind you... you can't steal and be called theif through out the game but its still fun!

The Greatest Classic Fantasy epic of out time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was at gamestop one time looking for a game to play on my XBOX 360 and when I was looking at this game one time (it's the original not the DX Version) and I was amazed because I have never played this game before 15 years ago and you know this is my first time I played this game and basically I was amazed because of the fact that I have never played this before and the one thing I would like to add is that there are some mario characters in the game like Goomba's Piranha Plants and ghosts that look like Shy guy's. Anyway so I decide to take a break of using the XBOX 360 and I got this game for only $4.99 and that was cheap. I give this game a 4 out of 5!

Best Ever Zelda Game for Gameboy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This was my first Zelda game and my favorite. This game seems to have everything. Basically, Link is sailing in the ocean and finds himself caught in a storm, knocked unconscious, and awakes on the shore of Koholint Island, having been cared for by Marin, a girl who lives in a hut with her father Tarin in Mabe Village. After wandering around for a while you meet an extremely irritating owl who tells you have to wake the Wind Fish if you ever want to leave Koholint and return home.

The game's graphics are simple but excellent, especially considering this game was made for Gameboy Color. The characters are funny and you actually get attatched to them. The music is the kind that gets stuck in your head if you play the game for too many straight hours (which I'm considering a good thing). There are secret warp holes, a hidden dungeon, challenging sub-quests, and a cute little village where animals frolic about and talk to you. Best of all, however, this game has an excellent plotline, and, when you get a certain item, you can catch chickens on fire.
The only negative on this game is sometimes you just get very badly stuck on a dungeon or even inbetween dungeons. In these cases I referred to an online strategy guide, but if your either very smart or very patient you can figure it out for yourself.

Really Terrific Beautifull Video Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is My Best Game. You must play this.
Use "Wikipedia" to serch about this Game.

Here is My other Recommended GB Games. These Games are Really Perfect.

:Pokemon
:Doragon Quest Monsters (Sadly, This Game was Released only in Japan.)
:カエルの為に鐘は鳴る (Sadly, This Game was Released only in Japan.)
:Medabot

It's 'Mottainai', if you don't play these Games in your Lifetime.

Best Game Boy game ever; second best Zelda game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

With The Minish Cap coming out soon, and looking to be another disappointment (I will reserve final judgment until I actually play it, but it has a definite Wind Waker vibe), the handheld gamer would do well to revisit this classic. The gameplay is incredible and compelling and the story is perhaps the best in the series; the only two faults with this game are minor for any true gamer. The graphics aren't very good; the sprites are simply poorer-quality A Link to the Past sprites oftentimes, but the game is so good one will hardly notice. The sound effects are pretty poor, but, thankfully, there's always the music to compensate for that...and what good music.

It feels like ALttP, looks like it, plays like it, and is second only to that excellent SNES game.

Unstoppable!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I borrowed this game from a friend and I couldn't put it down! YOU HEAR ME?! I was playing for three hours straight until I had to give it back. I was at the end of Face Shrine. GET THIS GAME. It's worth the money.

fun but frusterating game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think that this is a really fun game and all, but it is really frusterating trying to get past that seventh level. If anyone has some advice for me it would be really appreciated. The reason I rate this game with four stars overall is because of the thought they put into making it but it would have been five stars if it had anything to do with the fabled princess Zelda from the other games. But this game is ultimatley fun and anyone who hasn't tried it should try it. Another game or two people should try is The Legand of Zelda a Link to the Past, The Legand of Zelda Ocarina of Time, and The Legand of Zelda Majora's Mask. Personally I've beaten all the games listed there.

Legend of Zelda:Link's Awakening DX.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Link's Awakening is probably the best Gameboy version of Zelda ever. Although, that is left to ones' opinion....It is in my opinion, however, to be.
The game begins with Link waking up in a hut. He is told by the locals that to leave and go back to Hyrule, he must awaken the Wind Fish. It lives inside an egg on top of a nearby mountain and can only be lulled from its' sleep by playing eight magical instruments. You spend your time trying to round up these eight instrumants but, in order to do so, you have to endure varying types of puzzles, traps and enemies. Each puzzle you're faced with has a logical solution, and you'll only come across a few situations that will require you to leave and get new items from the outside. Koholint Island, is big(by Gameboy standards anyhow) - even more so when you consider the hidden underground passageways, dungeons, and waterways so you'll have plenty of exploring to do with alot of secrets to uncover. You'll definitely spend countless hours playing this game.
Gameboy Color/Gameboy Advance owners are granted access to an all-new exclusive dungeon(although it isn't required or necessary to complete the game) plus those with a Gameboy printer get a photo scrapbook of Link's adventures that you can copy...hence the DX(deluxe) added at the end of the title of this version.
This is one classic that shouldn't be missed. If you've played any of the other Legend of Zelda games, you owe it to yourself to check it out. You don't know what you're missing.

Winner! Best Game Boy Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Before Game Boy Advance, there was Game Boy. On Game Boy, there was Link's Awakening. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was the best game for Game Boy at the time, and still remains much more than a simple piece of nostalgia. Will Link's Awakening's graphics turn you off? They are still crisp today, and the color version should alleviate some of the dated aspects of LA's graphics, but don't expect 32-bit goodness that we might see in a GBA Zelda game. The sound is traditional Zelda fare with some now-classic tunes; this was the game that introduced the now popular "instrument" item that does neat stuff for you.

Make no mistake about it - Link's Awakening is a great game, a force to be reckoned with, and a savior for kids on long car trips. The puzzles in this game were particularly good, the storyline was new and refreshing, and the game was really fun. Replay value is high even though you will face the same dungeon challenges, but one time through this game might be enough since its length is decent even by today's standards. If you don't own a GBA, definitely buy this game. If you own a GBA.. definitely buy this game anyway. Play it and love it.

This review refers to the DX version that was released on Game Boy Color, but it is not worth owning independently of the original game boy version. Certainly, if buying this game today, get the DX version. If you just really love Link's Awakening, don't overkill it - owning both is just silly.

The Best of the Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

THE GOOD:
-Long, intricate, immersing gameplay and an submissive storyline.
-A long game which is a good thing for RPG fans!
-Total remake of the original classic with a dazzling new look!
-Not much has changed, the classic WAS a classic and it is best to leave alone!
-Excellent beginning/ending
-Zelda. Nuff Said.
THE BAD:
-Photo shop is kinda dumb but it adds a little more to an already excellent title.
-The bonus dungeon. Nuff Said.
-Can get fustratingly difficult, but it just makes you wanna play more!

SUMMARY:
Possibly one of the greatest Zelda games ever and the best game boy game to-date, Links Awakening is back with a new colorful style! With dazzling crisp display, even if you already own the classic Links Awakening, you should consider purchasing this game too because its like a totally new game with color.

Back in the day I remember getting the original gamboy for christmas and I got one game. Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. As a little kid I did not quite appreciate the game as much as I do now. I will never forget this game and it will always remain my all-time favorite.

With its deeply immersing storyline and intricate detailed gameplay, Links Awakening DX is possibly the greatest RPG for the little handheld, and it proves that even though GB is small, it can still compete with the bigger and better systems when it all comes down to it.

The game can definitely get fustrating if you are stuck, but that just makes me want to play more and more. In addition, I dont know about you, but I like to keep classics a classic and the new dungeon level and photo shop are just plain dumb. So please let classics be classics and dont add or take elements from them.

In conclusion, the color addition is a dream come true. And Zelda: Links Awakening will always remain at the top of my list of must-have games.

I hope you found this review helpful.
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