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| designer= Yosinori Tutiyama (director)<br>[[Takashi Tezuka]] (supervisor)<br>[[Kazumi Totaka]] (sound composer)<br>[[Minako Hamano]] (sound composer)<br>[[Kozue Ishikawa]] (sound composer)<br>Yuichi Ozaki (sound composer)<br>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound advisor)
  
| designer= Yosinori Tutiyama (director)<br>[[Takashi Tezuka]] (supervisor)<br>[[Kazumi Totaka]] (sound composer)<br>[[Minako Hamano]] (sound composer)<br>[[Kozue Ishikawa]] (sound composer)<br>Yuichi Ozaki (sound composer)<br>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound advisor)
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| released= '''Game Boy Color'''<br>{{release|na= December 15, 1998<ref>{{Cite book|quote='''NORTH AMERICAN EDITION'''<br>Release Date: December 15, 1998<br>Console: Game Boy Color|book=A&A|page=376}}</ref>|jp= December 12, 1998<ref>{{Cite book|quote='''JAPANESE EDITION'''<br>Release Date: December 12, 1998<br>Console: Game Boy Color|book=A&A|page=376}}</ref>|eu= January 1999}}<br>'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console'''<br>{{release|na= June 7, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016 |url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/MmoER_2Hlv50ZUt35Tb5YpHrhhNU57I6 |title=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX |site=Nintendo of America}}</ref> |jp= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006764 |title=ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島DX |site=Nintendo}}</ref>|eu= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Color/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Link-s-Awakening-DX--275946.html |title=The Legend of Zelda™: Link's Awakening DX™ |site=Nintendo UK}}</ref> |aus= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|author=Daniel Vuckovic |published=June 8, 2011 |retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=http://www.vooks.net/video-links-awakening-dx-from-the-eshop-on-the-3ds/ |title=VIDEO: LINKS AWAKENING DX FROM THE ESHOP ON THE 3DS |site=Vooks}}</ref> |kr=March 1, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/eshop/eshop_virtualconsole.php |title=Virtual Console |site=Nintendo Korea}}</ref>}}
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| released= '''Game Boy Color'''<br>{{release|na= December 15, 1998<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|jp= December 12, 1998<ref name="E 7"/>|eu= January 1999}}<br>'''Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console'''<br>{{release|na= June 7, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016 |url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/MmoER_2Hlv50ZUt35Tb5YpHrhhNU57I6 |title=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX |site=Nintendo of America}}</ref> |jp= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000006764 |title=ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島DX |site=Nintendo}}</ref>|eu= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |retrieved=March 2, 2016 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Color/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Link-s-Awakening-DX--275946.html |title=The Legend of Zelda™: Link's Awakening DX™ |site=Nintendo UK}}</ref> |aus= June 8, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|author=Daniel Vuckovic |published=June 8, 2011 |retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=http://www.vooks.net/video-links-awakening-dx-from-the-eshop-on-the-3ds/ |title=VIDEO: LINKS AWAKENING DX FROM THE ESHOP ON THE 3DS |site=Vooks}}</ref> |kr=March 1, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=March 2, 2016|url=http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/eshop/eshop_virtualconsole.php |title=Virtual Console |site=Nintendo Korea}}</ref>}}
 
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'''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''''' for [[Game Boy Color]] is an updated re-release of {{LA}} with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color. It was released just before {{OoT}}. The engines and color palettes in both of the {{OoX}} games are likely based on {{LA|DX|-}}{{'}}s. It can also be played on a [[Game Boy]], with some features disabled.
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'''''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX''''' for [[Game Boy Color]] is an updated re-release of {{LA}} with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color. It was released just after {{OoT}}. The engines and color palettes in both of {{OoS}} and {{OoA}} games are likely based on {{LA|DX|-}}{{'}}s. It can also be played on a [[Game Boy]], with some features disabled.
   
 
The game was also made available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on June 7, 2011 at the price of $5.99 US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5809467/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-available-today-on-3ds-eshop|title=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Available Today on 3DS eShop|site=Kotaku}}</ref>
  
The game was also made available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on June 7, 2011 at the price of $5.99 US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5809467/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-available-today-on-3ds-eshop|title=The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Available Today on 3DS eShop|site=Kotaku}}</ref>
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One of the photographs is taken within the photo shop by asking the photographer to take Link's picture, and he will ask Link several questions if Link wants his photo taken. This photograph actually has an alternate photo. If Link agrees that he wants his photo taken, he will pose with a peace sign. If he answers all of the questions with no, he will be stunned by the camera's flash. There is no way to get both photos in a single game file.
  
One of the photographs is taken within the photo shop by asking the photographer to take Link's picture, and he will ask Link several questions if Link wants his photo taken. This photograph actually has an alternate photo. If Link agrees that he wants his photo taken, he will pose with a peace sign. If he answers all of the questions with no, he will be stunned by the camera's flash. There is no way to get both photos in a single game file.
   
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To actually start getting photographs, Link will need to visit the photo shop to get his picture taken. Afterwards, the mouse will give him the photo album. Link will only be able to encounter the other photograph events once he has gotten this photograph and the photo album, else the events would be ignored. The mouse will not take a photo of Link if he has Marin; Madame MeowMeow's [[Chain Chomp]], BowWow; or the Blue Rooster following him.
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To actually start getting photographs, Link will need to visit the photo shop to get his picture taken. Afterwards, the mouse will give him the photo album. Link will only be able to encounter the other photograph events once he has gotten this photograph and the photo album, else the events would be ignored. The mouse will not take a photo of Link if he has Madame MeowMeow's [[Chain Chomp]], BowWow; or the Blue Rooster following him. If Marin is following him, all photos except those that involve her are inaccessible.
   
 
===The Color Dungeon===
  
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*The title screen has been slightly altered, most noticeable being the addition of clouds around the egg.
  
*The title screen has been slightly altered, most noticeable being the addition of clouds around the egg.
 
*Additional dialogue has been added, for example upon receiving the L2 Sword.
  
*Additional dialogue has been added, for example upon receiving the L2 Sword.
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*In the original Japanese and localized versions (except for the US localization), [[Martha]] the mermaid loses her bikini top. In all localized ''DX'' versions (but not the Japanese ''DX''), now she loses her [[Link's Awakening Trading Sequence#Necklace|Necklace]].
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*In the original Japanese and localized versions (except for the US localization), [[Martha]] the mermaid loses her bikini top. In all localized ''DX'' versions (but not the Japanese ''DX''), now she loses her {{Term|LANS|Necklace|link}}.
 
*The German versions of the game have new dialogue for [[Cukeman]], which removes the sexual allusions that were originally said in the original game.<ref>http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3918 (German)</ref>
  
*The German versions of the game have new dialogue for [[Cukeman]], which removes the sexual allusions that were originally said in the original game.<ref>http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3918 (German)</ref>
 
*The [[Stone Slab]]s were changed into [[Owl Statues]] that resemble the game's owl character and the [[Stone Slab Fragment]]s were also changed into [[Stone Beak]]s. More hints were also added.
  
*The [[Stone Slab]]s were changed into [[Owl Statues]] that resemble the game's owl character and the [[Stone Slab Fragment]]s were also changed into [[Stone Beak]]s. More hints were also added.

Revision as of 14:48, 27 November 2020

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX for Game Boy Color 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. It was released just after Ocarina of Time. The engines and color palettes in both of Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages games are likely based on Link's Awakening DX's. It can also be played on a Game Boy, with some features disabled.

The game was also made available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on June 7, 2011 at the price of $5.99 US.[5]

Differences from Link's Awakening

The Camera Shop

Main article: Camera Shop

In northern Ukuku Prairie is a Camera Shop owned by a mouse photographer. At certain times in the game, the photographer will take a photo of Link and the event. The photo can then be viewed at any time in the photo album within the shop, and the photograph will sometimes fade in seven different colors when viewed. There are a total of twelve photographs, and each can be printed by the Game Boy Printer. The Game Boy Printer function does not work with the Nintendo eShop re-release of the game on the Nintendo 3DS, as the original hardware is not compatible with the console anyway.

One of the photographs is taken within the photo shop by asking the photographer to take Link's picture, and he will ask Link several questions if Link wants his photo taken. This photograph actually has an alternate photo. If Link agrees that he wants his photo taken, he will pose with a peace sign. If he answers all of the questions with no, he will be stunned by the camera's flash. There is no way to get both photos in a single game file.

To actually start getting photographs, Link will need to visit the photo shop to get his picture taken. Afterwards, the mouse will give him the photo album. Link will only be able to encounter the other photograph events once he has gotten this photograph and the photo album, else the events would be ignored. The mouse will not take a photo of Link if he has Madame MeowMeow's Chain Chomp, BowWow; or the Blue Rooster following him. If Marin is following him, all photos except those that involve her are inaccessible.

The Color Dungeon

Main article: Color Dungeon

One of the other most notable changes in Link's Awakening DX is the optional, hidden Color Dungeon. Unlike the other dungeons in the game, it is shorter than most. Link can go into the dungeon as soon as he returns BowWow to Madam MeowMeow after clearing the second dungeon, Bottle Grotto.

Although the updated version overall is compatible with previous Game Boy models, the dungeon has many puzzles that are highly based on actual colors, therefore the Color Dungeon cannot be entered when playing Link's Awakening DX on the older models, thus requiring the use of a Game Boy Color.

Graphics

  • The game has been given a color palette.
  • The original had an all-green Super Game Boy color palette but no special SGB border. DX has a Super Game Boy border and a standard color palette.
  • The Instruments of the Sirens now fade in seven different colors.
  • Fade in/out effects are less exaggerated, such as when using a bomb or a dungeon warp.

Gameplay

  • The Photographer and the photo side quest were added.
  • An additional dungeon called the Color Dungeon was added. It was added to take advantage of the Game Boy Color's color screen, therefore it's inaccessible when played on a Game Boy. The reward for completing the dungeon is a colored tunic that boosts Link's attack or defensive power.
  • The Start menu has been modified to show the different color tunics, if Select is pressed.
  • Various chest contents were changed in dungeons.
  • Some areas have had their landscape changed between the games.
  • The Genie boss now throws fireballs more slowly.

Other Changes

  • Various glitches and bugs were fixed.
  • The title screen has been slightly altered, most noticeable being the addition of clouds around the egg.
  • Additional dialogue has been added, for example upon receiving the L2 Sword.
  • In the original Japanese and localized versions (except for the US localization), Martha the mermaid loses her bikini top. In all localized DX versions (but not the Japanese DX), now she loses her Necklace.
  • The German versions of the game have new dialogue for Cukeman, which removes the sexual allusions that were originally said in the original game.[6]
  • The Stone Slabs were changed into Owl Statues that resemble the game's owl character and the Stone Slab Fragments were also changed into Stone Beaks. More hints were also added.
  • The secret ending has been changed. Instead of Marin floating across the screen with wings, she is now seen as a seagull with her image on the screen.
  • Additional music was composed by Yuichi Ozaki (who also wrote music for Super Mario Bros. Deluxe).
  • Players can no longer skip all of a character's dialogue by pressing B.[verification needed]

Completion Records

Main article: Speedrun Records
Time Performer Date Notes
Category Runner Time Date
Any% SeYsEy 2m 12s 633ms May 6, 2020
Any% (No ACE) Nitroz 4m 34s 33ms December 18, 2021
Any% (No Wrong Warp or ACE) GreenTunic 7m 49s April 24, 2019
Any% (No Wrong Warp, System Transitions, or ACE) TGH 31m 57s April 12, 2021
Any% (No Out of Bounds, Wrong Warp, or ACE) TGH 48m 59s Feburary 27, 2021
Any% (No Save & Quit, Out of Bounds, Wrong Warp, or ACE) TGH 51m 31s Janurary 26, 2021
Any% (Glitchless) Gabe 1h 18m 48s May 20, 2021
100% SeYsEy 32m 44s May 8, 2021
100% (No Wrong Warp or Out of Bounds) TGH 1h 16m 39s Februrary 3, 2021
All Instruments aulos 16m 15s October 16, 2019
Reverse Dungeon Order Zintrothen 28m 46s June 9, 2020

Nomenclature

TMC Forest Minish Artwork Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 DX (Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima DX) The Legend of Zelda: The Dreaming Island DX

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References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named E 7
  2. ↑ Template:Cite web
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 10
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 231
  5. ↑ Template:Cite web
  6. ↑ http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3918 (German)
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