The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX - PART 2: The Conclusion - ALL Levels, ALL Items, 100%

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Episode 117
If you missed Part 1, you can see it here: • #Zelda The Legend of Z...
One of the best Classic Zelda games, Link's Awakening was a surprise hit for the Nintendo Game Boy. 30 Years later, this is still an amazing game!
In Part 2 we'll finally find the last four Siren's Instruments, and we'll wake the Wind Fish! We'll also learn:
* SECRET Music Tracks! The hidden ZELDA Song, and more from other versions of the game
* EASTER EGGS - Cameos from Nintendo characters, secret messages, and hidden interactions!
* A HIDDEN WORLD OF GLITCHES - Found in Mabe Village!
* The Catfish's Maw SHORTCUT ROUTE - Get through easily!
* Where to find EVERY PHOTOGRAPH!
* Find EVERY SECRET SEASHELL and get the LEVEL 2 SWORD!
* Use the HOOKSHOT to pass through solid objects!
* How to pass the flamethrower WITHOUT the Mirror Shield!
* Strategies to defeat EVERY BOSS... even the FINAL NIGHTMARE itself, AND MORE!
Thanks for Watching!
TABLE OF CONTENTS (Part 2 of 2):
0:00:00 Previously On UCBVG...
0:01:38 Secrets & Easter Eggs
0:06:16 Assisting the Ghost
0:16:51 The Level 2 Sword
0:19:19 Level 5: The Catfish's Maw
0:35:32 SECRET: Catfish's Maw, The Easy Way
0:44:03 Finishing the Trade Quest
0:52:45 Using the Magnifying Glass
0:58:32 River Raft Ride
1:02:09 Southern Face Shrine
1:08:45 Level 6: The Face Shrine
1:25:56 Rooster Revival
1:43:38 Level 7: The Eagle's Tower
1:56:26 The Western Mountains
2:03:27 Level 8: Turtle Rock
2:21:50 Final Overworld
2:25:32 The Egg
2:28:52 Ending
2:35:31 Thanks for Watching!
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[@KarmaJolt]

YES we finally get to the part with the rooster!

[@valkrieknights]

You know, when I saw your short about the two rupees from an enemy glitch, I had a feeling you watched this channel. Anyway, everyone should watch this guy!! He's great.

[@westerndragon207]

Yeaaaaah here comes the rooster 🐓 aww yeah.

[@JadenMoon1475]

Revive a rooster?? Where's the Basalisk?!?

[@AB0BA_69]

I'm now also thinking about the rooster "chasing hens" and seeding them with his DNA.... 😅

[@HelpImBeingErased865]

The one little bit that was missed: if you return to the chicken coop after you beat the Eagle's Tower, you can see Luigi flying around with the rooster having a grand old time

[@ZorotheGallade]

1:56:30 If you return to the Chicken House after Eagle Tower you can see Luigi has adopted the Rooster and uses it to fly around in his house

[@starlaw3320]

I want to see that! 😀

[@lapthom]

I remember accidentally creating a duplicate rooster in the monochrome version. I returned to the hen house without having completed Eagle's tower, but having the mirror shield, and that triggered Luigi flying around with the rooster, while I still had my own. I thought it to be somewhat confusing.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

this game was a MASTERPIECE!!! The depth of it for a gameboy game is unrivaled

[@JadenMoon1475]

I keep remembering his Final Fantasy Adventure 2 parter when he fights a boss at the top of the screen, saying: "Stay down at the bottom"

[@thommccarthy1139]

It's the greatest title ever made imo.

[@roberthunter479]

My brother bought a GB just for this game. I remember thinking that a Zelda game on the GB was going to be a terrible bastardization of a, then, good franchise. Wow, was I wrong.

[@charlessegale6493]

I would also suggest the Oracle games as well. Both use the system built off of this game to create fun experiences in Holodrum and Labrynna.

[@lanceknightmare]

​@@roberthunter479Only played the original Gameboy version which was in black and white. The Gameboy Color adds a small amount of color to the game.

[@AB0BA_69]

I like how you instinctly move away from the bombs you set despite mentioning multiple times that explosions from your own bombs won't hurt you 😊

[@ronpopeil6346]

Aww that ending. Loved this game as a kid. Now I'm 41. Thanks for this.

[@JadenMoon1475]

Despite having never played it yet, but only seen KZbin videos of it, that ending; Especially the special "Seagull Marin No Death" ending, brings me to tears with a smile across my lips every time.

[@technozombie789]

This was a pack-in game with my original Gameboy. This game holds a special place in my heart.

[@tyrannolord]

the trick with the horse heads is that when thrown, they move in the exact same way the knight moves in chess. it lands straight up if it can move in the L pattern correctly, basicly 2 spaces forward one up/down or 2 up/down then 1 left/right

[@TripDering]

this is the first time I've ever seen this mentioned, I always just threw the things randomly

[@roberthunter479]

I was going to write this as well. The head moves just like the chess piece. Seems like most people don't realize how this works, not even the author of this video.

[@TwilightPrince123]

Fun fact about the Slime Eel in Catfish's Maw: You can sometimes pull out a fake one out of the wall that will chase you for a bit before it retreats back. He tends to do this more often the lower his health gets, though defeating him quickly usually guarantees that you'll likely never see this happen.~

[@shimatta1]

The special no-death ending was slightly different for the original GB version, I think...the normal ending shows "The End" with a seagull flying around above the words, but if you complete without dying, that seagull is replaced by Marin's singing sprite with wings. (Taken from the official Nintendo guide for the original GB game...that seems to be the version I remember). Damn, but I've missed this game.

[@chanceneck8072]

What I love about this channel is that you can EASILY watch it on 1.5× speed and still perfectly understand everything. 👍

[@MidoseitoAkage]

I'd prefer the normal way. Even he speak slowly, I understand more easily than someone who talk too much fast, to the point that begin to be gibberish, and I didn't get the information.

[@Shendapy]

@@MidoseitoAkageget tik tok and that’ll probably change. Kids are nuts these days

[@Threshroge]

i beat this game when i was like, 12. seriously like, 12. and then through my teens and twenties the music gave me chills

[@ThroughTheLensOfAutism]

I played the original monochrome version of this game. If only walkthroughs like this one had existed at the time. I remember how frustrated I got at some points.

[@rickyoftermina]

one of my favorite Zelda games. very fond memories. this walkthrough was fantastic. one little thing, though, about the flying rooster: if I recall correctly, after Eagle Tower, you can find the flying rooster at the chicken coop. Luigi is having a blast flying with him.

[@alexpage4355]

Yup! He even has new dialogue to go with his experience.

[@cableroyson9992]

Love these guides every week! Thank you

[@Danarchy3]

… every week? O.o

[@theuglycamel8122]

I beat this over Christmas vacation when I was 13. Was probably my favorite game up to that point. This and Metroid made the GB worth the AAs. Great job as always!

[@Hedrakk1]

The graphics, visual effects and the scale of this game are incredible for a Gameboy game!

[@GabrielGerbeau]

My very first GBC game, I loved that game. Sweet memories...

[@ichaukan]

Totaka's song also plays in Richard's Villa in the Switch remake!

[@MelvinaMacGarlen]

Is it just me or is the ending bittersweet..you wake up.only the world you grew used to disappears. Also you can tell this a dream world. Tell me Marin isn't a splitting image of Zelda

[@michaelwilliams4851]

Welcome back. Was worried the storm got you.

[@CassiDS]

If you enter the coop after beating the Eagle's Tower, you find that the Flying Rooster is with Luigi

[@starlaw3320]

I want to see that. 😁

[@keets7002]

Yeessss, I get to spend my Sunday listening to my new favorite KZbinr! Thanks so much!

[@bieldemen]

Bru, ur channel is the best thing I came across this year

[@jakewhit9000]

OMG FINALLY...IVE LITERALLY had the anticipation equivalent of blueballs waiting on this...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO SIR...and to your amazing wife who edits !!!!

[@pointedspider]

That doesn't sound good. Those hurt

[@jakewhit9000]

@pointedspider I guess it would be closer to green balls....maybe purple...idk what color best represents anxiousness mixed with nostalgia? Lol

[@tonydeluna8095]

Man this was my all time favorite DX game . My little brother and I used to play it alot! And my grandfather was a beast at it! Great times

[@XakTerrible]

I don't remember exactly how I came across this game, but I DO remember playing this on my Gameboy in biology class while pretending to be reading along with the teacher some 20 years ago. What an amazing game.

[@GvirusUser]

Fun fact: the rooster is still alive and well after you finish Eagles Tower. You can find him hanging out in the house with the guy feeding all the cuckoos on the mountain.

[@Ratralsis]

I remember being kind of annoyed as a kid that the guy wouldn't let me borrow the rooster again, haha.

[@rcblazer]

If I remember right, after you finish the Eagle's Tower, you can find the Flying Rooster at the chicken coop. Luigi is flying around with it and having a blast!

[@error_404.69]

1:56:26 If I remember correctly the rooster actually ends up living with Luigi in his hen house which makes the theory about the rooster expanding it's gene pool valid

[@gldni17]

I got this game for Christmas in 93, when I was 8 years old. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the second dungeon until I found some help from Nintendo Power, but I did eventually figure out the rest of the game on my own (except the boomerang, also thanks to Nintendo Power). I think the fact that I was exposed to such an existential story at such a young age has had a positive impact on me over the years, along with the joy of discovering how to overcome most of the trials of the game on my own. It wasn't my first Zelda, and it won't be my last, but Link's Awakening will always be the one closest to my heart. Thank you for this guide and a chance to go on this journey again 30 years later, it's been quite a pleasure. ^_^ Also, thanks to your two lovely dogs for being a joyful presence in every one of your videos. 🐶🐕

[@Thenoisendadark]

You are correct. Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and there always glad you came.

[@jonathansherwood5841]

Still one of my favorite Gameboy games of all time! This was an absolute joy to play over and over when I was much younger. 🥚🎶 Thank you for reminding many of us of this collective dream we experienced about 30 years ago. 🐺🔧

[@peosea]

Man, thanks for your videos. The quality and amount of research is incredible. Brings a lot of memories!

[@Dustin_Bins]

I have never had played Links Awakening, so this was a cool true full first experience. Thank you as always for your effort, research and commitment into this project. I can't wait to see what's next.

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

A Lou Bega joke. This is the quality writing I keep coming back for.

[@Etekatte]

"Link can finally relax" He's in the middle of the ocean floating on some driftwood. He's far from being able to relax.

[@Illgaia]

But there are seagulls around, which would suggest he's near land. He can probably let the current bring him in, or make a swim for it if he has to.

[@johnboats9075]

It took me over 30 years but with all the mario references theres a ghost house...man im dense.

[@joelmavity1467]

You can also pick up bushes and that will prevent the seashells they hide from bouncing.

[@TyphinHoofbun]

Word of warning: This might only apply to the original Monochrome version, but once you trade the shovel for the boomerang, it's possible to return to the shop and buy another one. But if you do that, you won't be able to get the Magic Rod in Turtle Rock. There's no way to "get rid" of an item, so you'll be locked forever out of being able to complete the game, and the only solution is to restart your save from scratch.

[@darrylshields6148]

The only way around this is to use up all your magic powder to make a slot available for the magic rod. Doing this makes the first nightmare boss incredibly difficult without magic powder. I think the only way to trigger this scenario is to trade the shovel for the boomerang before buying the bow. This causes the shovel to show up again in the shop and it has to be bought again to make the bow available for purchase.

[@Meds5104]

Fun fact: the Flying Cucco can be found in the Rooster Guy's house after beating dungeon 7. He's flying around having fun. Btw, love the walkthroughs and everything. Keep doing what your doing!

[@MotherKojiro]

I always thought it would've been neat if they'd had the big reveal at about the halfway point, and after that, had the dungeons get progressively darker and more abstract, as the nightmares began to panic. Also, I always thought that Marin always was a seagull, but just got caught in the Wind Fish's dream, which is why she was able to turn back into one after the awakening; the only other living thing on the island to still exist was Link, and that's likely because he also wasn't something that the Wind Fish dreamt up.

[@DansOOI]

I always liked how, before the “it’s all just a dream” twist was fully spelled out, there were little hints dropped here and there- my favorite being Wart’s cameo as a callback to another game that was all just a dream in SMB2us. Great game; still one of my favorite Zeldas.

[@nugboy420]

46:11 the funniest part of all this is the fact that she catfishes around the time we go to “catfish’s maw” lmao.

[@SoulofaGamer]

What a classic.

[@Zer0InfinityLIVE]

In the Rapids Ride one of the chests contains a secret seashell, but once you have collected the L-2 Sword all chests that have the remaining secret seashells all turn into 20 rupee chests

[@adamsager22]

If you notice, when you rescue Marin from the bridge... She says she is afraid of heights... Yet she dreams of becoming a seagull. I guess during the transition from the dream world to the real world, she overcame her fear of heights. I adore the content as always! Keep up the exceptional work and have a great day!!!

[@darkslayr1]

man i remember having the way to go in the egg taped on the front of my gameboy way back when... it was like oh man dont forget this or were screwed lol

[@danbauer3669]

Alright! Part two! UCBVG leaves no walkthrough unfinished!

[@billmozart7288]

I was eagerly awaiting this one. More amazing work. Also 59:10 they missed a golden opportunity to make you have to steer the raft with the shovel, years before Minecraft was around

[@Verbalaesthet]

To me one of the top 3 Zelda games next to Zelda1 and Zelda3

[@beavinator]

I love the quirky dialogue in this game. One of my favorite bits that wasn't in the video, when Papahl asks for the pineapple, if you say no, he says "You're one cold hombre..." I always thought that was hilarious.

[@RainBowChild4]

She will always be grandma YAHOO in my heart.

[@GundamBlueDestiny]

Once you get all 8 Instruments, you can go back to Mab Village and speak to Marin one last time at the Village Square...

[@Zeiru]

I know about a secret that's only available in the OG Link's Awakening since it requires the screen-warp glitch! I bring it up because I didn't see it in the 2 videos. In the beginning of the game, when you have collected your shield and are on the screen where you collect your sword, use the Screen-Warp glitch going RIGHT. The sword will come with you, and you can pick it up on the 'wrong' screen. Go back to where the sword is supposed to be and you'll find a Shield instead! This shield is Level 0, and invisible. To my knowledge, it acts like your Level 1 Shield in every other respect.

[@roberthunter479]

If only the newer Zelda games were as good as this one. Excited to see Oracle of Ages and Seasons as well. That would likely be a 4 part series.

[@ArulinETheKirin]

You mean Microsoft of Japan, Nintendo, whom sucesssful console is a Rebranded Nvidia Shield Tablet. Yea, innovation is dead.

[@alkristopher]

Soooooooo Twilight Princess, Link Between Worlds, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom do nothing for you? Really?

[@devinbuettgenbach2941]

@@alkristopher Twilight Princess is anything but new by this point. Breath of the Wild is fun but the breaking weapons is a bit tedious. Tears of the Kingdom should have kept the runes from the first game and added in the building aspect on top of it. Link Between Worlds is ok but A Link to the Past is vastly superior.

[@roberthunter479]

@@alkristopher Yes, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were huge disappointments to me. Just because "Zelda" is stamped on a game doesn't mean it is good.

[@alkristopher]

@@roberthunter479 I guess some people are just allergic to great games.

[@masonm5071]

I have been waiting for this video! Thanks

[@hannes8835]

Such a wonderful game. They packed a lot into this little cartridge. So many hours of fun and joy.

[@JazGalaxy]

3:08 The characters for “Totaka’s song” are “to, ta, ke, ke”

[@XiaoFury]

Wow...that ending hit pretty deep.

[@kennywilley9397]

I love how you saved the wind fish then the wind fish just leaves you In the ocean

[@claymore9032]

😆

[@Silverwerewolf87]

After the tower the rooster can be found at the chicken coop. Luigi is flying around.

[@g3netixmg36]

The flying rooster after you no longer need him he is in the chicken guys house. The floor tile traps are easier to deal with if you go to the bottom left corner of the rooms and using the shield. No jumping or boomerang needed. You can use the hookshot in the raft game. And last you can beat the game really fast using that glitch dungeon and navigating a very precarious path you can get to the end with the wind fish. I wish I could remember the path. Seizures kind of did the old memory box in.

[@tallbianca]

2:06:33 the rope yeeted itself into the water and I couldn’t stop laughing

[@claymore9032]

😅

[@Sabindurain]

I would say my only criticism about how this run was handled had to be in rooms with the flying floor tiles, going into the corner with your shield up always fully protects you. And that's such a tiny tiny gripe, fantastic guide thank you

[@fallout187]

Absolutely loved this series. Please make the oracle of seasons and ages next!!!!!!

[@JadenMoon1475]

I'm particularly eager for Oracle of Ages

[@connaoconna4720]

Sweet Been looking forward to this

[@AB0BA_69]

Another way to get past the Incinerator without a mirror shield is by taking advantage of invincibility frames from the special medicine. Equip Pegasus Boots and the Feather. Run at the flame thrower until you die and the medicine kicks in. During invincibility frames you will not be pushed back so use the boots and feather to jump past the fire.

[@Billy.gen-X]

The shield is the actual answer to the tile attacking screens.

[@Atma_Weapon]

shield and feather was my goto method.

[@BirdoHermes]

Unfortunate you passed by the chicken coop after Eagle's Tower as that's where our flying rooster friend has gone! Just having fun giving Luigi a ride and...well with all the other chickens there I imagine the reintroduction of his DNA to the gene pool hypothesis has merit!

[@TwoBitSpecialist]

Everyone talks about how dark Majora's Mask is, but Link's Awakening walked so that MM could run. It was the first Zelda side story and the first to make you wonder if it was all real or just a fever dream.

[@RevLink]

Lou Bega is ALWAYS keeping track. It's dangerous to assume otherwise.

[@mmblsa]

Couldn’t wait for this to drop!!!

[@TheStarscream555]

Beautiful! Thanks for reviewing this one

[@LordBeerusHakaiGod]

And now for the ultra exciting conclusion to links journey with the sleeping wind fish 💯🔥

[@piotrmichaelpiotrowski7546]

Funny you mention Lou Bega. He lives in Berlin and is the Neighbor of a friend of mine. He's doing fine btw

[@ataman25k34]

That little glitch dungeon actually changes a bit depending on how many enemies you've killed up to that point, Good Guide! Keep it up!

[@cannabiscovepnw]

Keep em coming!

[@RoninCatholic]

One of my favorite things to do in this game for the brief period where it was available was to throw the boomerang, grab the chicken, and then fly over my enemies with my razor of death faithfully following underneath me and shredding all the enemies.

[@alanblanks]

The goodest boys play a great game! "Fun" fact about the OG gameboy version. There was no owl/stone statue in In the Face Shrine's Nightmare Key room. The first playthrough of the game I didn't have issues opening the chest, beat the game.... My second playthrough though, i couldn't get the chest to open! I did everything else in the game and couldn't clear Face Shrine! Kid-Me was convinced i had a bug or something horribly permanently damaged in my GB game from dropping it. I played the Ballad with 7 insturuments and got just about everything else, but of course couldn't complete it. Eventually I wrote Nintendo Power, and actually got a polite reply stating that I had to toss the pot at the chest. I wrote them a few other times (for Final Fantasy 2 and some other games) and they were pretty cool about answering questions.

[@nugboy420]

1:05:00 dude I always used spin attacks cuz I didn’t realize the shield was blocking the arrows lmao. Man. Years of playing this and still learning Shit.

[@MrWhitman]

You can also destroy the Indigestable Flowers from the swamp with a spin attack from the second sword.

[@zevin_actionman]

My first time, I got stuck in the Eagle’s Tower but had acquired the new shield. I went ahead and defeated the Turtle Rock dungeon, got the fire rod, and came back to the Tower. The Fire rod kills the Eagle boss in two hits, if I recall…

[@animeking1357]

A great followup. I've been subbed for a while now and I gotta say your guides are always very well put together. You deserve every subscriber you get!

[@MidoseitoAkage]

49:17 Did you know that you can do it without the hookshot? All you need is the pegasus boot and the feather. I remember I can do it.

[@galaxy_federal_policem5105]

Happy weekend UCBVG

[@patrickleblanc613]

Just as a thought if it hasn't been said it already. But I think those gargoyle heads are also an easter egg. They look an awful lot like bowser.

[@Grei_Undyne]

I’ve been waiting for this!

[@kevanchicago4664]

Your comedy is the best part of all these videos. I find myself unable to tune out for even a minute because I don't want to miss one of your jokes.

[@MrRkrallman]

Ah, such great memories from this game.

[@jasonmiller3543]

The music in Tal Tal Heights always reminds me of the music from Rygar. I like to think the Windfish had dreams of that game as well.

[@omicronoverlord3533]

I always felt like the bowwow/kiki thing was put in with the intention to keep you from keeping bowwow for the entire game.

[@AMVMaker26]

in the original black and white the special ending is marion flying across the screen on a set of wings

[@mmw3330]

I've beaten this game countless times, so there was absolutely no need to watch both parts of your guide from start to finish - but i enjoyed it so much. Oh and by the way: according to the instruction manual (at least the german one) Tarin is Marins father ;-)

[@johnwarner4178]

Yea thanks for continuing and good luck on even more growth!!!

[@DjMonak]

2:20 Hot Head reminds me Fryguy of Super Mario 2!

[@RoninCatholic]

I have fond memories as a kid of taking Link's Awakening DX, Dragon Warrior I & II, and Pokemon Yellow on my GameBoy Color and painstakingly recreating as many of the graphical assets as I could, pixel by pixel, in MSPaint and making my own fantasy game mockups. This game was highly influential in my becoming a game developer, LOL.

[@andrewhenderson3175]

absolutely loved when you called the owl "hedwig" lmao

[@8justintracy8]

Beautiful work. Loved this game and loved your video. I couldn't beat the tower without screen jump glitching back in the day, but I beat the game on a long car ride with NC. Good memories.

[@MetaGrave]

WOW! Has Mance gotten bigger than Kylo now? Our lil' good boi has really grown!

[@wilhelmweston9903]

Ok there is one glitch I'm really sad you didn't go over. Keeping Marin glitch that can only be done in the original. If you screen warp past the walrus you can keep Marin for the rest of the game. I love this glitch because Nintendo were aware of it and wrote a few extra lines. When The ghost starts following you it takes over Marin and she will complain about it being weird, Later when you revive the Chicken Marin turns into the Chicken. She will say things about her mind getting strange. All of this really leans into the dream logic side of the game. If you have a working original gameboy version of the game i beg you to try a run through with this glitch.

[@kaynesantor8136]

So epic. Nice work, dude. I think loz2, and this one are my favorites. Link to the past was amazing, but I wish this was the one we got on the snes. So good. Be well, homie. Can't wait to see what's next.