The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

One of the strangest games in the series, this title came out for the Game Boy in August 1993. Featuring graphics similar to "A Link to the Past," this game was an immediate hit.

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Though you fulfilled the Hyrulian prophecy of the Legendary Hero and destroyed [Ganon]], The people of Hyrule were still apprehensive. Ever vigilant, you decided to journey away from Hyrule on a quest for enlightenment, in search of wisdom that would make you better able to withstand the next threat to your homeland.

Months of difficult travel passed. After a long and fruitful voyage, you breathed deeply the sea spray from the deck of the ship that carried you home to Hyrule. But Suddenly a squall strikes your ship and though you valiantly fought the waves, a lightning bolt reduces your ship to splinters.

Your world fades to black as you sink into the darkness of the storm-tossed sea with the remains of your craft. But in the cold darkness of the deep, you hear a comforting voice that remindes you of home. It was the voice of Princess Zelda! "You’re going to be all right!" the voice said. You opened your eyes to find it's not Zelda, it's a woman named Marin. You had drifted with the wreckage of your ship to the shores of Koholint Island. This mysterious island was unique for the gigantic egg which crowned its central mountain. It was said that a mythical creature, the Wind Fish, lay asleep inside the egg.

You set out in search of your sword and other gear that might have washed up on the beach with you. During the course of his adventure, Link learns from a mysterious owl that in order to get off the island he must recover eight Sirens' Instruments, in order to awaken the Wind Fish sleeping in the giant egg.