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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

1998 Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
1998 Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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About The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an adventure and puzzle game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Gradiente, released on 12 December 1998.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an updated re-release of Link's Awakening with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color.

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After the events of A Link to the Past, the hero Link travels by ship to other countries to train for further threats. After being attacked at sea, Link's ship sinks and he finds himself stranded on Koholint Island. He awakens to see a beautiful woman looking down at him and soon learns the island has a giant egg on top of a mountain that the Wind Fish inhabits deep inside. Link is told to awaken the wind fish and all will be answered, so he sets out on another quest.
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Genres
Adventure Puzzle
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Single player
Perspective
Bird view / IsometricSide view
Series
All The Legend of Zelda games in release order · 51
Tags
Best single-player gamesBest fantasy gamesBest pixel art games
Rankings
Best Puzzle games on Nintendo 3DSBest Nintendo 3DS gamesBest games of 1998
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What platforms is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX available on?

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is available on Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS.

When was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX released?

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX was released on 12 December 1998, developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development.