The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is so charming, it made me love a game that I previously had almost nothing but frustrating memories of.
I remember playing Link’s Awakening on a green Game Boy Color as a 5-year-old kid and being confused. I couldn’t wrap my young brain around it, especially without a guide to help me figure out where to go and what to do next.
Although I played it a bunch of times (it was one of a few games I had for the Game Boy), I never got very far. I don’t think I ever made it to the second dungeon.
Years later, I played it again in college through the Nintendo 3DS’s Virtual Console. I made it to the final dungeon and after hours of trying to figure it out, I finished it to get the final instrument (after two attempts on the boss). And then I accidentally hit the touch screen and exited the game without saving, losing hours of progress. I was too angry to do it again. Read more…
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