<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Zelda	O
games	O
not	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
or	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Link	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
stranded	O
on	O
Koholint	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
guarded	O
by	O
a	O
whale-like	O
deity	O
called	O
the	O
Wind	O
Fish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
after-hours	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Link	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
team	O
reassembled	O
for	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tezuka	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
development	O
period	O
of	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	B-Application
1993	I-Application
and	O
worldwide	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
rerelease	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
featuring	O
color	O
graphics	O
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
color-based	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
high-definition	I-Application
remake	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grezzo	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DX	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
steadily	O
become	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
"	O
Nightmare	B-Application
"	O
boss	O
characters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
,	O
taking	O
different	O
forms	O
in	O
each	O
dungeon	O
,	O
and	O
getting	O
harder	O
to	O
defeat	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
a	O
Nightmare	B-Application
also	O
earns	O
the	O
player	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
instruments	O
necessary	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
overhead-perspective	O
Zelda	O
game	O
to	O
allow	O
Link	O
to	O
jump	O
;	O
this	O
enables	O
sidescrolling	O
sequences	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
contains	O
side-missions	O
and	O
diversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectible	O
"	O
secret	O
seashells	O
"	O
are	O
hidden	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
when	O
twenty	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
found	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
receive	O
a	O
powerful	O
sword	O
that	O
fires	O
energy	O
beams	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
at	O
full	O
health	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
sword	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Zelda	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
trading	O
sequence	O
minigame	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
give	O
a	O
certain	O
item	O
to	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
another	O
item	O
to	O
trade	O
with	O
someone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
series	O
elements	O
originating	O
in	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
include	O
fishing	O
,	O
and	O
learning	O
special	O
songs	O
on	O
an	O
ocarina	B-Application
;	O
the	O
latter	O
mechanic	O
is	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
Zelda	O
game	O
released	O
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
set	O
outside	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
Zelda	O
timeline	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
but	O
before	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
advice	O
and	O
directions	O
by	O
non-player	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Ulrira	O
,	O
a	O
shy	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
communicates	O
with	O
Link	O
exclusively	O
by	O
telephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wart	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Kirby	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Wright	O
(	O
renamed	O
Mr.	O
Write	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
exiled	O
prince	O
Richard	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Frog	I-Application
for	I-Application
Whom	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bell	I-Application
Tolls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chomp	O
,	O
an	O
enemy	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
included	O
after	O
a	O
programmer	O
gave	O
Link	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
grab	O
the	O
creature	O
and	O
take	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
walk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Goombas	O
and	O
Piranha	O
Plants	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
underground	O
side-scrolling	O
sections	O
;	O
Link	O
may	O
land	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
them	O
much	O
as	O
with	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
or	O
he	O
can	O
attack	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
way	O
:	O
the	O
two	O
methods	O
yield	O
different	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
freewheeling	O
"	O
development	O
made	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
seem	O
like	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
the	O
hero	O
Link	O
travels	O
by	O
ship	O
to	O
other	O
countries	O
to	O
train	O
for	O
further	O
threats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tamaranch	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
awakened	O
by	O
the	O
eight	O
Instruments	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sirens	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
Koholint	O
Island	O
,	O
nightmare	B-Application
creatures	O
attempt	O
to	O
obstruct	O
Link	O
's	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
instruments	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
Wind	O
Fish	O
's	O
dreamworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
breaks	O
open	O
the	O
egg	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Wind	O
Fish	O
sleeps	O
;	O
Link	O
enters	O
and	O
confronts	O
the	O
last	O
evil	O
being	O
,	O
a	O
Nightmare	B-Application
that	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Ganon	O
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
from	O
Link	O
's	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
began	O
as	O
an	O
unsanctioned	O
side	O
project	O
;	O
programmer	O
Kazuaki	O
Morita	O
created	O
a	O
Zelda-like	O
game	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
results	O
of	O
these	O
experiments	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
started	O
to	O
look	O
promising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
1991	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
asked	O
for	O
permission	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
Zelda	O
title	O
;	O
he	O
intended	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
evolved	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
created	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
was	O
reassembled	O
to	O
advance	O
this	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altogether	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
them	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
recalled	O
that	O
the	O
early	O
free-form	O
development	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
unrestrained	O
"	O
contents	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
unauthorized	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Kirby	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
script	O
writer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
joined	O
the	O
team	O
early	O
on	O
and	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
gave	O
Tanabe	O
instructions	O
to	O
omit	O
common	O
series	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
,	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
relic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
setting	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
recalled	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
as	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
a	O
"	O
parody	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
"	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
actual	O
Zelda	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
was	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koizumi	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
provided	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
in	O
a	O
dream	O
,	O
and	O
conceived	O
the	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
described	O
by	O
series	O
producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Zelda	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
proper	O
plot	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
attributed	O
to	O
Koizumi	O
's	O
romanticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
intended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
feeling	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
television	O
series	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
features	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
be	O
written	O
as	O
"	O
suspicious	O
types	O
"	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Twin	O
Peaks	O
—	O
a	O
theme	O
which	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
later	O
Zelda	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
implemented	O
a	O
previous	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
ending	O
when	O
a	O
massive	O
egg	O
breaks	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
mountain	O
;	O
this	O
idea	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
this	O
idea	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
in	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
as	O
the	O
basic	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
creative	O
input	O
to	O
the	O
staff	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Minako	O
Hamano	O
,	O
Kozue	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
for	O
whom	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
sound	O
programming	O
and	O
all	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
Zelda	O
games	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
overworld	O
music	O
;	O
The	O
staff	O
credits	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Yume	O
o	O
Miru	O
Shima	O
e	O
"	O
was	O
later	O
arranged	O
for	O
orchestra	O
by	O
Yuka	O
Tsujiyoko	O
and	O
performed	O
at	O
the	O
Orchestral	O
Game	O
Music	O
Concert	O
3	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Tal	B-Application
Tal	I-Application
Heights	I-Application
"	O
theme	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
returned	O
in	O
subsequent	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Zelda	O
series	O
,	O
Aonuma	O
called	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
the	O
"	O
quintessential	O
isometric	O
Zelda	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
another	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
come	O
after	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
very	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
prefers	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
on	O
lower-specced	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
elements	O
from	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
were	O
re-used	O
in	O
later	O
Zelda	O
titles	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
programmer	O
Morita	O
created	O
a	O
fishing	O
minigame	O
that	O
reappeared	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
sponsored	O
a	O
crosscountry	O
train	O
competition	O
called	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
Whistle	I-Application
Stop	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
allowed	O
select	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
in	O
a	O
timed	O
race	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
was	O
meant	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
superior	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
portability	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
critical	O
to	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
a	O
portable	O
Zelda	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company-owned	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
published	O
a	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
three	O
areas	O
in	O
its	O
July	O
1993	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
fully	O
colorized	O
graphics	O
and	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
contains	O
a	O
new	O
optional	O
dungeon	O
,	O
with	O
unique	O
enemies	O
and	O
puzzles	O
based	O
on	O
color	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
dungeon	O
cannot	O
be	O
accessed	O
on	O
the	O
earlier	O
non-color	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
models	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
twelve	O
photos	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
viewed	O
at	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
or	O
printed	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
returned	O
as	O
project	O
supervisor	O
,	O
with	O
Yoshinori	O
Tsuchiyama	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
new	O
dungeon	O
,	O
Yuichi	O
Ozaki	O
created	O
a	O
musical	O
piece	O
based	O
on	O
Kondo	O
's	O
dungeon	O
theme	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
re-released	O
DX	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
which	O
"	O
elite	O
status	O
"	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
could	O
redeem	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
high-definition	I-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grezzo	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
Zelda-themed	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
console	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
June	B-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
and	O
helped	O
boost	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sales	O
13	O
percent	O
in	O
1993	O
—	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
most	O
profitable	O
years	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
downloadable	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
338,700	O
units	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
estimated	O
in	O
gross	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
on	O
aggregate	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
called	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
the	O
"	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
so	O
engrossing	O
and	O
epic	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
even	O
forgive	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
'	O
It	O
's	O
all	O
a	O
dream!	O
 '	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
with	O
multiple	O
critics	O
highlighting	O
the	O
color	O
graphics	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
;	O
based	O
on	O
ten	O
media	O
outlets	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
91%	O
on	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Adam	O
Cleveland	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
throughout	O
the	O
color-enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
it	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
inferred	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
reworked	O
its	O
magic	O
to	O
fit	O
new	O
standards	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
content	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
two	O
awards	O
,	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
handheld	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Best	O
Advert	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
categories	O
for	O
Graphics	O
and	O
Sound	O
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
Theme	O
and	O
Fun	O
,	O
Play	O
Control	O
and	O
Best	O
Overall	O
in	O
the	O
reader-chosen	O
1993	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
the	O
28th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
"	O
beating	O
out	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Zelda	O
in	O
both	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
fifty-sixth	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
listed	O
the	O
DX	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
readers	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
40th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
staff	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
78th	O
;	O
the	O
staff	O
believed	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
handheld	B-Application
spin-offs	O
are	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
low	O
point	O
for	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
proves	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
offer	O
just	O
as	O
rich	O
a	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
as	O
their	O
console	O
counterparts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
DX	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
25th	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
masterclass	O
in	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
