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|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 6, 1993|USA|August 6, 1993|Europe|December 1, 1993}} '''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' (Game Boy Color):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 12, 1998|USA|December 15, 1998|Europe|January 1999}} '''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console]]):'''<br>{{release|Japan|June 8, 2011|USA|June 7, 2011|Europe|June 8, 2011}} '''Nintendo Switch (remake):'''<br>{{release|Japan|September 20, 2019|USA|September 20, 2019|Europe|September 20, 2019}}

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'''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''''' is an adventure game in [[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 [[zeldawiki:Koholint Island|Koholint Island]] after he is shipwrecked and left stranded. The game features various elements to the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, including [[Wart]] and [[Goomba]]s.

''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' had two remakes. The first remake, '''''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''''', was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] in 1998. The second remake, also titled '''''[[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 dungeons. Link has three [[zeldawiki:Life Gauge|hearts]] at the start, which Link can increase with [[zeldawiki:Heart Container|Heart Container]]s and four [[zeldawiki:Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]]s. 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 [[zeldawiki:Roc's Feather|Roc's Feather]] for the ability to jump across gaps, and the [[zeldawiki:Power Bracelet|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 [[zeldawiki:Marin|Marin]] to tag along in order to wake up a [[zeldawiki:Walrus|Walrus]] by singing [[zeldawiki:Ballad of the Wind Fish|Ballad of the Wind Fish]].

== ''Mario''-franchise references in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'' ==

[[File:LA Wart.gif|frame|left|Mamu in ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'']]

*[[zeldawiki:Tarin|Tarin]] resembles [[Mario]]. He even transforms into a raccoon by eating a mushroom, as Mario transforms into [[Raccoon Mario]] by using a [[Super Leaf]]. Likewise, the [[zeldawiki:Cucco Keeper|Cucco Keeper]] resembles [[Luigi]].

*There are many enemies from the ''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-Sheep), [[Blooper|Bloober]]s, [[Thwomp]]s (called Spiked Thwomps), [[Thwimp]]s (called Thwomps), [[Pokey]]s, [[Boo]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s (called Mask-Mimics). Also, the [[zeldawiki:Bombite|Bombite]] enemy bears a striking resemblance to [[Bob-omb]].

**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 ''Mario'' franchise names.

**Also in the remake, Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers can be caught in the [[zeldawiki:Fishing Hole|Fishing Hole]].

*A [[Yoshi doll]] is found at the [[zeldawiki:Trendy Game|Trendy Game]] shop in [[zeldawiki:Mabe Village|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 it has appeared in many games recently, another reference to the ''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.

*[[BowWow]], known in the ''Mario'' franchise as a Chain Chomp, is featured in the game and "befriends" Link as it actually helps him access the second dungeon. Another, smaller Chain Chomp named [[CiaoCiao]] also appears.

*The character [[Wart]] reappears in this game under his original Japanese name Mamu and acts as an ally to Link by teaching him the Frog's Song of Soul.

*When [[zeldawiki:Mr. Write|Mr. Write]] shows the player the picture sent to him by [[zeldawiki:Christine|Christine]], a goat living in [[zeldawiki:Animal Village|Animal Village]], the picture of "Christine" is actually one of Princess Peach. In the Nintendo Switch version, promotional artwork of Princess Peach with her parasol is shown.

== Gallery ==

Link's Awakening - Yoshi Doll Artwork.png|The Yoshi doll

ChainChompLink.png|BowWow, trapped in the [[zeldawiki:Moblin Cave|Moblin Cave]]

TLOZ LA BowWow artwork.png|Artwork of BowWow and its owner [[zeldawiki:Madam MeowMeow|Madam MeowMeow]] in the Nintendo Switch remake

== External links ==  

{{NIWA|ZeldaWiki=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening}}

* [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]