The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Message Board

How would you like to travel around a 3D representation of Koholint Island from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening? If that sounds like your cup of tea, you can do so right in your browser by clicking the link below! Kind of makes you want to see the full game get the same treatment!

That scene doesn't look very familiar, does it? That's because it's a look at The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening while it was in development! If you'd like to see and learn even more about the first portable Zelda entry in its early development days, hit up the link below!

A portion of a 1up review...

Overall, I was actually shocked just how much I enjoyed this game. In my opinion, Zelda did the 2D adventure genre much better than it ever has the 3D. It plays quick, light-hearted and fun . It may have not taken itself as serious as other Zelda titles, but don't be fooled, for those of us prefering the 2D-style Zelda games, Link's Awakening just might be the best game in the series.

Full review here

A portion of a C3 review… Link’s Awakening is one of the best entries in Nintendo’s long-running adventure series, even today, and is easily near the top of the ‘Best on Game Boy Color’ chart. An essential purchase in any form, and a real bargain on Virtual Console due to the wealth of quality and content [...]

In The Legend of Zelda's 25th anniversary year, Nintendo has plans for Zelda games on all of its platforms, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto said today at the company's E3 keynote. The first, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening will be available today for download from the recently launched 3DS eShop. More »

During Nintendo's E3 press conference, Nintendo finally detailed its plans for the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. Part of the celebration, as announced by Shigeru Miyamoto, includes the release The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the 3DS eShop. And by "release," we mean that the classic Game Boy title is actually available today. Not available today, the Crystal Pepsi you used to drink while playing it.

Real champions don't ask "Why?" when shown a completely awesome, albeit totally impractical piece of technological wizardry. Take, for instance, Flashing LEDs' latest creation: An oscilloscope that displays Game Boy games. Useful? Absolutely not. Radical? We like to think so.

Link's Awakening is back and ready to go on the road all over again on the 3DS Virtual Console.