Link's Awakening tricks and glitches

[@LemmyKoopaVGA]

Favorite glitch still has to be the map glitch in the original noncolor game. You stand at the edge of the screen and press select while you walk to the next screen, and you'll be at the next screen but at the same position as the last screen. It's a total game breaker. Using that allows more glitches, like reaching the top floor of level 7 without breaking the pillars, or the secret room with stairs on the 3rd floor.

[@johnwea1100]

I'm surprised that he didn't show a trick called the roosterang. its where you throw the boomerang and grab the rooster, so that you don't catch the boomerang. then you can just hover over any monsters and the boomerang will kill them and grab any items.

[@Maddismukke]

Because that is actually not a glitch. It is a trick featured in the hint book (same as the bomb arrows).

[@dylanganey5601]

since you were called thief i am asuming you stole the bow for this

[@Red-Red-Red-Red]

Whats to say the name THIEF is actually original name he gave at the beginning of the game? You cant accuse without evidence.

[@IIIDaGIII]

​@@Red-Red-Red-Red At 3:18 you can see that the name he choosed was Tompa

[@davidbolha]

17 people are super envious of your fly skills. 😄😆

[@LMTR14]

WOW. easily the best video I´ve seen this week. couple of misspellings in the annotations though. you might want to fix those

[@mrchow4924]

This game had such an odd vibe. Played it so much in my childhood, and I never felt a greater sense of drama.

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

Remember loving doing amazing tricks with the feather and Pegasus boots, I even beated the 6th dungeon before the 5th one (or Something like that)

[@freshstat1csnow]

it's possible to get in and out of the 6th dungeon before you even go to the 4th one using a trick called jesus jumping

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

@@Tom-Bombadil123 clever tricks with the pegasus boots and Rocs Feather

[@TompaA]

@VenisRoxas The point is that you don't need to do the side quest at all. You are able to go directly to the egg and ignoring the ghost, which you can't if you get the ghost any earlier than the last dungeon.

[@MarvelousSeven]

Versus the nightmare, the "arrow bomb" trick is a one shot deal too.

[@Physicus9]

Thanks for using B for your sword. It's what I've used my whole life playing this and ooa/oos

[@TompaA]

You are required to clip through the block a little first. By going to the left of it, up a little and then to the right and stand in position.

[@Qazqi]

Congratulations. This wins the award for most black magic thing I've ever seen. I never looked into the glitches this game had. The best I knew was the screen warping one, which I couldn't do because I had the DX version, and stealing from the shop, which isn't a glitch.

[@thamonito]

Same here on all counts

[@Dragynn999]

Thanks, I learned two new tricks because of this video.

[@ericgomez6531]

Thanks u its very instructive, i hope succeed all of the tricks

[@itsjustian8484]

You have to be from another world! And I thought my glitch which enabled you to get beyond ANY barrier was impressive. My glitch was fun because it had you exploring all the possibilities that your mind could come up with!

[@NekroBroly]

The slime key trick isn't working on switch. I tried for an hour last night

[@Jobaa87]

r u a wizard

[@151drum]

"THIEF, you have beaten all of the nightmares" XD You stole the bow, didn't you.

[@benjaminf]

The best glitch is using the dog house glitch to keep Bowow forever or if you are playing the original gameboy version use screen warping to keep him.

[@cridus_]

you are, like, the supreme master of this game.

[@spike007980]

I've done the diagonal jumps and done some Pegasus Boots Jumps too. This games so freakin' fun.

[@cubofcakes]

I lold when you started sword raping shadow Gannon.

[@augustuscb]

Wow! Now I can beat Turtle Rock before Eagle's Tower!!! Thanks a lot!

[@missuschainsaw]

My favorite glitch is where you hit select as you're changing screens. Saves some time.

[@freshstat1csnow]

some of these are still used in speedruns the exact same way 10 years later

[@d_the_great]

When I did the doghouse glitch, I got stuck in it, and somehow glitched out by dying, and got stuck behind the flowers at the swamp in front of the Bottle Grotto door (I was waaaaay past saving BowWow and had no hookshot) and somehow got past them by jumping at the side. From then on my game had glitches always. Also, I've gotta say, you're real good at this game.

[@TouchedBigfoot8]

0:10 you can use the Dog-house Glitch to get the key early. If u are confused, I can show u

[@TompaA]

I am well aware. This is a very outdated video and there have been lots and lots of new discoveries since. The dog house one was however old at this time, too.

[@OsakaJoe01]

In the first version of the game, the one with the map select button glitch, try using it in the screen just below the entrance to Bottle Grotto. When you appear above the entrance, enter by pressing down. It’s a trip.

[@TompaA]

@2cooliobeans You get it by finishing the trading quest, go to the beach and trade your Shovel for the Boomerang in a cave.

[@Buccobucco]

:D "THIEF" ;D good times this game

[@Wichtelchen2006]

5:35 -> Jeah!!! I've done it once and never again. now I know, how i did it. thank you!!

[@TompaA]

But yeah, you usually find glitches by accident. Though by understanding why and how they work in the game, you can think of new ways of doing them or find new glitches. You need a lot of outside-the-box thinking, patience and dedication =).

[@christianoliverio2109]

Thanks for the video man. Reminded me of my child hood.

[@superspider64]

Don't forget the best glitch, Moonwalking Link!

[@needhelpinwow]

The boomerang killing the last boss was the only one I remember doing.

[@andreiordean9346]

you really are very skilled

[@tuhkathri9126]

I've been playing this game since it was released and I learned a couple of new tricks

[@kilby6145]

This video is a relic

[@TompaA]

Sure is. Very bad and outdated

[@mjl167]

Tompa, I've been a fan of yours for a very long time, since SDA, so can you please someday move the annotations to a more readable location? They're in the corner behind the text of the title.

[@drunyon214]

Very cool! Do all of these glitches work in the original Game Boy version, as well? Or are they only in the DX version?

[@e-mananimates2274]

I actually pulled off the Angler's Tunnel glitch myself before hearing about it. It was out of necessity because my game crashed when I encountered Marin on the beach. As a result, I navigated the glitch world to enter the Angler's Tunnel; however, since I was in the second half of the dungeon, I had to jump over the pits diagonally to backtrack to the start.

[@TompaA]

No, it's still 16 bombarrows on the last phase. But if you know how to kill with one hit, please let me know.

[@TompaA]

@drunyon214 They should all work the same way in both the B&W version as well as the DX version.

[@katakis1]

Great vid, gotta try that hookshot jump

[@TompaA]

I found some of these, not all of them however. Mostly it is just by playing the game normally, coming up with ideas of doing things. Other times it is because I went on a glitch hunt in the game to find useful things for speedruns. I found the Rooster skip (4:44) because I had previously found a way to skip the Power Bracelets lvl 2, so I also needed to skip the Rooster. I just got this idea to jump out and use the hookshot, spammed the button and managed to jump again on my first try.

[@drachenschnitzel3297]

a true legend

[@999alex9991]

any plans of doing a newer version of the TAS?

[@TompaA]

A new TAS is in the works, currently has two WIPs up, part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npKznX2ModWjfpY

[@machineunit]

At 1:17, I am trying this over and over and just can't make it to the object in time. What am I doing wrong? Is it a trial and error thing or is there something I am missing? What's the technique?

[@TompaA]

You'll need the Piece of Power to make it work properly. I mention that it is doable without, but it is very precise this way.

[@machineunit]

Tompa A I had a PoP and just wasn't able to make it over there before it goes off the first time. Through some determination though, I was able to make it through the first wave of it's repelling without getting pushed too far back and still managed to get to it. Thanks for the speedy reply, bud. Great video, by the way.

[@SuperNickvid]

What the hell was I thinking in LA when I could just watch this video....

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

guys turn the annotation on for this

[@MrSweeperUSA]

I wonder if you can do in remake

[@Oblyvaeon]

LA god over here! that was awesome

[@abrahamavila1150]

What about the trick where you can go across the screen by pressing "select+start+A+B" as you enter another screen of the game

[@TompaA]

You only need to press Select to do it. It does not work on the DX version, I also find it to be too common and uninteresting to include in this video. There are also loads and loads more of these in the game, this was just a sample I did when I was bored one day.

[@MrGrunz]

that block pushing trick is fucking awesome ;)

0:10 witch button are press of this option? (sorry for bad English)

[@TompaA]

+Tomislav Dragić You press A+B+Start+Select.

not work, maybe is should i have a rom game?

[@TompaA]

Tomislav Dragić Those inputs are the correct ones no matter if you play on console or emulator with a rom. Though if you use your keyboard, it may be because you are unable too press too many keys at once.

finally work, thanks

[@TheBetterGamer]

5:02 I can't jump down there?

[@anderlents6485]

If you use the screen swooping glitch its much easier to get through the dungeons.

[@TompaA]

Yes, I know. It does not work on DX however, and I thought it was a too common and boring glitch to include here anyway.

[@anderlents6485]

@@TompaA Sorry, I did not know, I only own the original one. Not the DX.

[@TompaA]

@BusterYes ImpostersNo ...?

[@lealab5171]

Once I accidentally did the glitch where you fall out of the hole made place on the 3DS vc version and I freaked out

[@cldgonz]

Well, thanks :D I will use it for TAS

[@nintendokings]

wow a real LA pro here

[@Pikatwig16]

I heard there's a glitch or a cheat that allows Marin to stay with Link for the rest of the game.

[@austinmartin612]

Requires the non DX version and it's call screen warping. I won't bother explaining how as there's likely videos of it all over youtube.

[@justindza]

Incredible! Very enjoyable watch. I thought this game was as glitchless as it gets. Boy was I wrong

[@TompaA]

This video is very outdated, and I didn't even show everything known at the time. There are so many more glitches around, both small and major =)

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

Once I don't know how, I fell through a hole in the mysterious forest and ended up in a different part of the world. Like an underground area that had caves near the water area. I didn't have all the necessary gear at the time so I was trapped there. So weird, I still don't know how it happened.

[@TompaA]

The only thing I could possibly think of is something familiar to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXvZaKycaduFgLM That has a lot of different results you can get as well and there are many places in the game where you can get similar Glitch Worlds. Other than that, no idea what could have happened to you.

[@tentakrool7032]

Man is a god

[@powerlink123]

The thing at 00:45 happened to me. I was like ''Link, wtf did you do!?''

[@SKmuffin]

So I'm learning how to speed run this game but I can't figure out how to do the glitch where you push blocks another direction as you did at 6 minutes in. I've been at it for about 3 hours or so but I can't get the fucker to move the right way... if your're still there, any advice that can help me or am I just bad at positioning myself?

[@TompaA]

Some slight info on it here too: zeldaspeedruns.com/la/tech/sideways-block-pushing Your problem is probably that you don't clip into the blocks first before you do it. For the above picture on that page, you have to walk to the left of the blocks, go up a little bit and then walk right into them. This way Link will be a few pixels into the block. Then you should be able to get it. I hope it will work out for you =). If you have further questions, feel free to ask! You can also join the IRC server at irc2.speedrunslive.com and channel #ladx for Link's Awakening running.

[@SKmuffin]

Tompa A I like how I figured it out like 3 hours before reading this... Yeah... I wasn't wall clipping. Thanks for the help! Yeah, will be sure to join that channel!

[@Toni7926]

What does she say in the american version if you dive under water?Her reaction in the German version is pretty obvious, but what does she say when only having lost her necklace?

[@TompaA]

She says "I have already looked there." or something like that.

[@Toni7926]

I see.:/ Thanks.(:

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

Tompa A what does she say if you do it in the Japanese version?

[@TompaA]

johnny elkins "You pervert!"

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

Tompa A Oh lol i was expecting something more ecchi.

[@Babintone]

Does it work with french version ? That's incredible !

[@TheBanishedWind]

Have you tested to see if these also work in the 3DS VC version?

[@TompaA]

The 3DS version should be the same as the latest released version on Game Boy. All of these should therefore work, yes. But I haven't tried any of them myself.

[@ahzpong]

WOW you are awesome! anyway can this game be play on a computer? if yes how? hope you can help, i really love this game

[@imbaGoblin]

Sure, google for VisualBoyAdvance, that's a GameBoy Advance emulator. And for the game: google for Link's Awakening Rom

[@JumperIncorp]

Like what imbaGoblin said, Visual Boy Advance is the best GBA emulator for PC, as for roms however, use Emuparadise. Not only do they have roms, but they also have emulators and guides available. You can even play said games online.

[@TompaA]

How? This is something I have attempted long ago but I have had nothing happened to me without killing one of them first. So if you can please show me this, I would be happy.

[@ExalinExcels]

how come no one ever shows off the infinite seashell glitch?

[@TompaA]

+Jeremy “Exas” Stradling There are hundreds and hundreds of glitches in the game. You can't include them all. These are just some, as mentioned in the description, that are helpful for speedrunning purposes. This video is very outdated anyway and some tricks are long obsolete.

[@ExalinExcels]

Tompa A well as you said with speedrunning. It'd be useful for a 100% speedrun. I know how to do the glitch I'd just like so see some other people give it some attention. Mainly because I love glitching out games. But it doesn't really matter much I guess

[@uselessspy1671]

Are those Gliches also in the original Gameboy version?

[@TompaA]

Yes, all these work on the original version.

[@uselessspy1671]

@@TompaA Ok good to know thx :D

[@therubygemstonetrg]

How DARE they nerf the Link's Awakening Boomerang in the reremake!

[@ravyo8821]

5:40 found this out by myself (the potion trick)

[@WhiteSamurott]

I think I know why the glitches work! It might be because the game has small code errors!

[@juanvelasquez9295]

ah but young ones they forgot glitch city az i can it. i used to do it when i had my first zelda awakening in the first stage

[@usakitsukino5844]

everybody is a THIEF in this game it seems =w= i only remember that i discovered that map scroll glitch back in those days =w=

[@Masteroftheweb]

I delegated the task of hole digging and bush cutting to my mother... but I bought my bow fair and square.

[@alejandroenrique5128]

Scott falco should make an LA animation

[@TompaA]

Not because of these old and bad tricks/glitches though, as there are so many more exciting things in this game! But yes, he should totally do so.

[@drizzydre9476]

how u do 1:07

[@TompaA]

The way it says in the terrible annotations: Face up and press down+left at the same time. An easier way to do it is to hold your sword out, as it helps with the backwards walking.

[@KamuiKunitsuna]

Necklace? In my version, it's a Bikini top...

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

International censoring. There's a lot of it in gaming. In the original Japanese version, it's the bikini top

[@KamuiKunitsuna]

The Dark Slayer German version too then, apparently, which is hilarious because it's usually German games which are censored, but not this time.

[@TBrizzle01]

Still not as bad as Wario Land 2. In Japan the enemies throw beer at Wario, making him drunk. In America, it's a black ball or something.

[@realimbored668]

That Lanmola strat is outdated as you can do just the second half now

[@TompaA]

+realimbored668 Yes, a lot of these strategies are very old and outdated. Some of which I've found myself. I will likely not care to update it however, but we'll see =).

[@cubbyguy1]

Are these glitches in the original too or just DX?

[@TompaA]

+cubbyguy1 All work the same in regular LA as well.

[@cubbyguy1]

Sweet! I only knew about the first one. This video is awesome.

[@TompaA]

***** Thanks :). It is very old though. A lot of new things have been found and I didn't include many of the existing glitches/tricks in the game. You can learn more through www.speedrun.com/ladx/ and the section on the left. Also: zeldaspeedruns.com/ladx

[@cubbyguy1]

I probably won't try any of these myself. I just love watching videos. But this is my favorite Zelda game by far. I still have my original gameboy and the Zelda cartridge that it came with.

[@hi19hi19]

nice job there THIEF :)

[@TompaA]

Any time. Also, if you want to start speedrunning, I would recommend watching the current LADX record: watch?v=-1gJBbhs3RQ. The non-DX WRs are also nice and shows a lot neat things the DX run does not. You can watch those runs through this Twitch channel: twitch. tv/exosda. If you have further questions about glitches or the game, I'll gladly do my best to answer them =).

[@kightwolf]

I wish I had you tube at 8 years old it would have helped

[@wurstsalaat2349]

excuse me? WHATTT???? XD does this work at the older version too?

[@TompaA]

All of these do, yeah. This video is also extreeemely outdated. There are a crazy amount of more glitches in this game in this game.

[@TompaA]

Hi! Long after I made this video, I discovered that that glitch is indeed version specific. It can't be done in any other version than 1.0 for the DX version. For EU versions, they are all 1.1 or later (Though it probably says 1.0 on the cart, yeah). There are some other changes to that version, such as the Genie glitch I have in another video. You can also skip most text with the B button as in the Black & White version. But for 4:59 and 6:33, they won't work on any EU version.

[@mrkanenas]

when i was a kid i couldn't find the flying rooster becouse i didn't know how to read english. I remember that i had dug the entiare map in search of enything. Now i am 21 and i finally finished the game!

[@pkg946]

i am tomtelala`s 500th subscriber!!!!!!!!

[@2fast4u34521]

Wow this is freak skill!! nice

[@HeatVisionGoggles]

Neat stuff :)

[@eSit0]

nice one tompelalalalala :D

[@anthonyjohnson9523]

before this i had no fucking idea on how to get the bird key without the flying rooster shit

[@Doctor_Piranha]

This is so cool! lol

[@footlover709]

(My weird ass friend and I share an account so ignore the username) none of these glitches work. I've tried every single one of them. The only part that actually was true was the part about defeating the final form of the final boss with the boomerang with one shot. Other than that, none of them work.

[@TompaA]

.... Everything seen works fine and are easy to do. There are also a lot more glitches and such for the game, some that are harder some that are just as easy. I'm not sure if you are just some troll or simply bad at the game.

[@skins4thewin]

Try looking up every single Speed Run video for this game, and tell me they dont work. They very well do work, you just suck at the game I imagine.

[@AncientCS]

who are you? god? :D

[@CrispyYoshi]

5:01 WHOA! O_O;

[@Goretantath]

sweeeet

[@ElricGameplays]

I came here for the dethyl skip. I'm kinda disappointed.

[@TompaA]

Edward Elric Dethyl skip wasn't known when I made this video :). And a lot of things were left out, I didn't put too much effort in this one afterall...

[@ElricGameplays]

Oh, okay thanks. Would it be possible for you to do a video on how that glitch works and how to perform it. There are no queues so i'm completely clueless with it as inconsistent as i gets.