Questions tagged [zelda-links-awakening]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (and the colorized DX edition for Game Boy Color) are the first Zelda games for the Game Boy line of handheld consoles. In it Link finds himself shipwrecked on Koholint Island and must fight off nightmares to wake the Wind Fish.
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Where is the castle?
I was told by a man to go to the castle and search it for the Golden Leaves that he lost there.
Problem is, I cannot find the castle. I have been wandering around in circles for a while now, and it ...
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Can you take Bowwow out after returning him to MeowMeow?
Hes super useful because he finds seashells for you, but after you bring it back, you seemingly can't bring him back with you for a walk. He's stuck chained to his post.
So is there a way to take ...
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I got an extra key in Key Cavern
I'm already in the Nightmare's Lair and I have an extra key in my inventory.
I checked the map and every square in it and I couldn't find anything that I may use the key for.
Is there a secret place ...
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Is the 3DS version of "Link's Awakening" identical to the original?
I've heard numerous interviews with Miyamoto stating that he'd love to see Link to the Past on the 3DS with 3D. As well it's my understanding that a few games on the 3DS Virtual Console (Excitebike?) ...
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How can I get rich quick?
So, I need a bow. Problem is, I am poorer than I would like, by about 300 rupees. How can I get that money quickly and easily? Cutting stuff down and digging takes forever for very little profit. How ...
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How can I get the larger fish by the shore?
In the fishing minigame of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, you pay 10 rupees to play, get 5 back if you catch a small fish (net loss of 5) and get 20 if you catch a large fish (net gain of 10).
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I am being haunted! What do I do?
So apparently I have a ghost following me now that makes really annoying noises every time I enter a new area. Ulira just tells me to take it where it wants to go, but that is NO HELP because as far ...
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What items will the goriya by the shore accept in exchange for the boomerang?
Hooray! But I had to trade the shovel for it. That's two hundred rupees gone, if the store by the starting village even has one more to sell that is.
What else can I give in exchange?
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Can you get rid of the title as "THIEF"?
There is a shop in the starting area on the island of Koholint, and if you are fast enough to dance around the shopkeeper, you can steal from him. Once you steal from him, though, your title in the ...
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How do I kill Pols Voices?
The Pols Voices I am encountering in the Bottle Grotto seem to be pretty immune to damage. Sword strikes won't kill them, and I don't really have anything else that I can use, it being so early in the ...
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How do I get to the desert?
I know I need the Angler Key from the desert, but beyond that, I am stumped. I haven't even figured out how to get to the desert, much less the key.
Ulira has told me the desert is in the southeast ...
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What do the Secret Seashells do?
In Link's Awakening, sometimes I come across Secret Seashells, and the text that pops up says that if I collect a lot of them, something good is bound to happen.
what will happen if I collect enough? ...
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Carrying too many items to hold Magic Powder
I traded my shovel for the boomerang in links awakening, then I bought another shovel from the store. Long story short, I have too many items and no longer can carry magic powder, so the final boss ...
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What's the point of the bombable caves with golden statues?
This has to be the third or fourth such room in the game. This particular room is deep within an area that can only be reached with the rooster. I imagine that if I can do something here, I probably ...
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Where is the ocarina?
I just finished the fourth dungeon (Angler's Cave). After exiting, I went west, entered a cave, and was asked by a giant fish if I had an ocarina. Unfortunately I don't. Where do I get the ocarina?
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Where is the ghost's grave? [duplicate]
I'm walking around the island with this annoying ghost following me. He asked me to take him to his house, which I found. Now, he's incessantly asking me to take home to his grave. I went to the ...
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Where is the Nightmare's key in Catfish's Maw?
I have completed everything I can think of, and my map shows no more rooms with Chests in, yet I do not have the Nightmare's key.
Where is it in this dungeon?
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Does the e-shop version of Link's Awakening have the Color Dungeon?
The first time I played Link's Awakening, I played the DX version for Game Boy Color, which had the "Color Dungeon", which awards you with a choice of one of two different stat-boosting tunics if you ...
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Where is Madam MeowMeow's BowWow dog?
I can't leave the town and go towards the beach, or the small children stop me and tell me how terrible the Moblin attack was, and mot other directions require me to lift rocks, which I cannot do.
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Zelda Link's Awakening: missing key
In the angler's dungeon, there is one room where you need to get a key to open a door in the lower levels, but the key chest does not appear.
To make the chest appear, you have to kill all the enemies ...
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Where do I get the Bow?
I was in Catfish's Maw, and noticed a few places with bunches of arrows floating in the air (so you can grab them using the Roc's Feather). Problem is, I have no use for them because I don't have a ...
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How do I beat the Key Cavern boss?
I finally made it to the end of the Key Cavern, but the boss is giving me a lot of trouble and I have died a lot of times so far.
How do I beat him? What are some strategies (beyond just what I need ...
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Do I get anything for filling the Photo Album?
There is a photo album that chronicles my journey, inside the camera shop.
Apparently I need 12 pictures to fill it.
Do I get anything for filling the album with pictures (other than a whole bunch ...
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Stuck in Link's Awakening on G&W, can I recover and continue on or will I have to restart this save?
I just got the Zelda Game & Watch and playing through Link's Awakening. Apparently this version of the game is the original GB version with the screen warping glitch intact that I'm abusing the ...
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When is the earliest you can have the Level 2 Sword?
There are 26 Secret Seashells hidden in different places in the game's world. When you have at least 20, you can visit a certain location and get the Level 2 Sword.
Each Seashell technically requires ...
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What does "!?" mean on the island map?
When I consult the island map, some regions show a [⁉] when selected. I'm assuming this means something is hidden in that area. What hidden items does [⁉] denote? Will it go away when I find the ...
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Link's Awakening "Thief" [duplicate]
I needed some expensive items in the game and forgot it changes your name. I need to know if , in the 3ds download version, I can get rid of the title "Thief"?
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A key fell into a hole. How do I get it?
I need one more small key in the Angler's Tunnel. I vaguely recall one falling into a hole earlier on, but I don't remember where it happened.
Which room is this key in? What do I need to do to get ...
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I need explosives! Where can I get them?
I am currently working through the Angler's Tunnel, and apparently need more bombs than I currently possess. Is there a nearby place to get them? Or do I have to haul my butt all the way back to Mabe ...
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Where is the Face key?
After wandering for forever, I finally found the Face Shrine. Problem is, to get in, I need a key I don't apparently have.
How do I get the Face key?
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How do I stop the Pairodd from killing me?
I am in the Key Cavern and am trying to kill a pair of Pairodd. Problem is, they keep killing me before I can kill them, and I would really like for that to stop.
How do I kill them?
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