Which Version of Zelda: Link's Awakening Should You Play? - Switch Remake Reviewed & Compared

This is a review & comparison for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening with the DX version on Game Boy Color and the Nintendo Switch version recently released! This video outlines what content was added and generally what's been changed between the versions, to hopefully answer which version you should play. Do you prefer the always original experience, the colored version with more content or the modern remake offering many changes and still keeping portability?
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - GB Version
1:31 - Game Boy Color Version (DX)
2:59 - Switch Version (Remake)
7:30 - Final Thoughts
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[@hairy_cornflake]

Playing it on the Switch felt like discovering the game for the first time. The original version of Link's Awakening was the first Zelda game I've ever played and the DX version was the first one I owned for myself. So I got a massive nostalgia it with this remake!

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

True it really plays diffrently! My biggest prob with the game is that the Intro, logo and menu pander heavily to Botw stans!

[@breakdown7553]

LA was also the first Zelda i ever played, back then on the GameBoy. But I was barely 5 years old then and simply too young for it. Then 1-2 years later I got a super nintendo and lost interest in the Game Boy. But, playing it on the switch now, I actually do remember quite a bit from the GameBoy version back then and it's quite amazing, to able to experience such a 'back to the roots' adventure. And in my case, as a huge Zelda fan, its actually the base of the root, this game!

[@User-1huzf4ljg8]

@@breakdown7553 Yeah, same for me. I got Zelda : LA when i was 8. (The DX version) and obviously, i was too young to complete it. But i played it like 3/4 years coz my mother wasn't that.. Confortable with money. Finally, i lost my cartridge with time but i got the 3DS virtual version and finally finished it ! (It was around 2017). I was so happy coz i could remember the young boy i was back in the days. And then, that remake got his announce a few time after that. It was sick. Well, sorry, i spoke a lot about my life but that was just to say this game is really special for me.

[@Artzei]

I do hope they do something like this with the Oracle-Zeldas too, since they already have the necessary game engine tools and assets pretty much ready to go.

[@AnarickTheDevil]

Hopefully they don't make them look as awful as links awakening remake dose.

[@soape5865]

@@AnarickTheDevil links awaking was adorable

[@AnarickTheDevil]

@@soape5865 Nope.

[@soape5865]

@@AnarickTheDevil to each his own i suppose

[@PineappleForFun]

@@SkyLizardGirl the Oracle games were made by Capcom, as was the Minish Cap. Nintendo doesn't have sole rights to those games. They have to get Capcom on board and pay them. Business-wise it makes way more sense to focus on games they don't have to shovel out cash to anyone to release.

[@brucetheman8883]

The remake is cool and fun, with that being said, hands down the GBC DX version is by far my favorite and most fun to play. Both are great though, you cant go wrong either way you go, I recommend experiencing both.

[@davion4777]

DX is still fantastic even to this day but the remake is way more enjoyable and convenient due to the sword always mapped to the B button and thus not having to constantly swap out the sword

[@leserrors7669]

How u can enjoy gbc dx version? Its outdated i mean why even link to the past looks better and its not like lttp is great but at least better than links awakenkng For me remake is the only playable game now because others are so outdated

[@DopeSmoke916]

@@leserrors7669 ehhh I have to disagree majorly the remake was fun and an Amazing job but they honeslty ruined the soundtrack quite a bit alot of the soundtracks were off best and too slow or fast on the switch and links walks much slower , personally I grew up playing dx so I have bias but it just has that old school soundtrack and really colorful

[@leserrors7669]

@@DopeSmoke916 idont know about soundtrack but i would play the remake with awful sounds than playing original with best sounds graphics of dx is sooo ourdated man icouldnt play 1 hour of it

[@jakemiller1814]

Have to disagree. The remake is top 3 in my all time favorite games

[@Kafei2006]

5:25 In the original, the blocks at each corner of the room would indicate the room order, they just changed the way it was conveyed out, since now everyone could play it in colour (The DX version was still compatible with black & white game boys, so they couldn't convey information through colour in the same way there, outside of the exclusive colour dungeon). Also it's somewhat incorrect to say that the western versions all had the mermaid bra censored, since that only affected the English language versions in the west. The black & white French version (and possibly the German version as well) still had the bra uncensored, as well as the female hippo naked. The DX version is when those localised versions started being censored as well.

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

German Og version is uncensored and in the 3ds DX version there are new names for Moysed Characters!

[@sultanbaba1230]

your videos are great dude keep it up!:) i've only been into retro gaming recentlt and snes drunk and you are my main channels right now!:)

[@jeremiahhunley8799]

the DX version still has classic music!

[@zmyr88]

it made it easier to realize what i actually was interacting with. since some now i realize were in other games when i originally played it i never realized some were skeletons or gorons or zoro. though it was 20 years ago too! i wanna play both. one for nostalgia and one for the 3d rendering. also i remember if you had the screen contrast right it had a cool tracing around everything.

[@Fascistbeast]

I remember reading positive reviews of Links Awakening on Nintendo Power years ago. The nostalgia lol 😎

[@jbakes17]

The Switch Remake definately felt like the best way to experience the game and keeps all the weird fever dream elements of the original. While it wasnt my favorite Zelda game, the versions charm is something else.

[@ludomirsteinbruck9376]

Fever dream elements?

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

Mario and kirby for example

[@MAKgargos]

The best version is still the original. It is easy to explain: This game was designed with the hardware limitations and this was almost perfectly done. Especially the graphics work with the story. This is one of the few examples where I count this as a story away from the usual Ganon-catches-Zelda "stories". This story is dark and nihilistic and here the green-gray fits perfectly. Even the DX is too much and the additional dungeon is not good. Then the minor censorship (also in the German version). The Switch port looks amazing, but it's nothing for this game. The additional dungeon maker is just bad. But probably for new players it's the best version with modern graphics, good sounds and more than 4 buttons. But overall the original has a touch of creativity. You had only 2 action buttons, but they invented the bomb-arrow, running and jumping in Zelda, reused running with sword and made the shield to an actual usable item.

[@Macinvodakin]

Oh the memories coming back. Good times for the original , GBC DX and Switch version. Thank you for the review and side by side comparison. The Switch version is a good retro modern make of the game. It makes me smile and brings back good memories and still frustrates me too. Just like the classic ones. Lol

[@IceKoldKilla]

Those just seeing this video now, like myself, should know that the DX version has also now been added to the Nintendo Switch via the Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulator. It's free to play if you have the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass.

[@LuigiXHero]

I didnt like how strict the 8 directional movement was in the switch version. The original you slide into the 8 directs instead of snapping so it just feels worse on switch.

[@PikaLink91]

Agree. The remake controls feel so inorganic and restrictive, and I can't count how many times they fucked me over.

[@NekoHazrd]

They should have kept the camera shop. I loved those little cutscenes.

[@cjg8763]

I just played this game again for the first time since I played it as a kid on the original Gameboy in the 90s. I played the color version through the switch online gameboy. Still a good Zelda adventure.

[@CerealBox64]

Beat the remake last night, and immediately dived back in to play the DX version for GBC right after. Such a wonderful game, with a fantastic remake. It's telling that gameplay and design wise, so little actually changed from the original. It was already a very good Zelda game, but the presentation and music on switch provided a truly incredible tribute to such a beloved title. Hats off to Nintendo EPD and GREZZO, I would love to see what they can do with other top-down Zelda games.

[@mopbrothers]

Something about the old black and white version I like more. It felt more like a surreal dream that was trippy. In general I'm not a fan of remakes because they usually rob the original of its magic.

[@PikaLink91]

This. And this may sound silly, but what made the original magic to me, was the item select sound. Gone in the remake.

[@josefresnoluna]

the switch remake need a dlc with the mouse photographer and other little things and its the perfect version

[@Emelenyt]

I am yet to get the Switch remake but I do think it looks beautiful! From whst yiu gave said hrre, it seems like tge best one to pick up for me

[@stankhunter666]

The original was was the first game boy game i ever owned when i got a game boy it came free with the game boypocket ice blue remember struggling with it when i was 8 years old trying to figure out what to do or go but i love it was my first zelda game and got me into zelda i recently downloaded the DX version on my phone for myoldboy im almost about to beat just got the last instruments i wanted to beat it before playing the switch one someone gave me to notice all the changes still want to play the original one before dx again to beat when i think of it was a hard game for a child but happy this was my first zelda game and lovr found for many other zelda games i had on game boy n64 game cube and now switch main reason when i keep buying Nintendo to play the latest zelda games 🎮

[@roberttaylor8906]

8:10 "link's awakening is just a solid 2d zelda game" i think this statement undersells the game. i've played and finished every console zelda game since and including link to the past (except link's awakening, ironically, i haven't finished it) plus the minish cap. and yeah, pretty much all of those games are stellar. they're all so good that i think what distinguishes one game from the others isn't how good it is as a standalone zelda game, but what makes it unique from the rest of the games. we should consider that, as a zelda game, many of the tropes and aspects of the game will follow the "zelda formula", if you will. so while link's awakening may not be the most radical or advanced game by some of these metrics, when we instead focus on what makes the games unique - in this case, the story, the atmosphere, and possibly most critically the existential, philosophical nature of the story and the dialog/text of the game. with that in mind, much like majora's mask, link's awakening brings a unique type of whimsy to the player that's not seen in other zelda games. and yeah, sure, while other zelda games have some sort of uniqueness about them, if i'm making a top 5 zelda games list, the uniqueness and draw of link's awakening insists that i put it on that list.

[@Urlastnerve]

I still kick myself to this day for not hanging onto all of my older Gameboy games. Or any of my older games. Mainly because some of them are worth a lot now. I had the original Link’s Awakening and I don’t know what i did with it.

[@ShiningTaiga]

I love the DX as my first one and the original for the aesthetics but the switch remake wins in my book it made me cry even when I knew what would happen I still broke after seeing the ending

[@PunkDisciple23]

I prefer Link's Awakening DX (GBC)

[@PunkDisciple23]

@Fahd Al Zarooni Potassium

[@davidbc5023]

K.

[@Viktoria_Selene]

I really love the new OST

[@jkell018]

Background music for dx version?

[@scorpionsapprentice3248]

the remake felt very give and take. the button mapping is better along with the fast travel and fixing the horse heads. eagle's tower no longer has the soft lock bug and the new physics prevents you from cheesing the dungeon puzzle like in the original.

[@manray0703]

Links Awakening was the first Zelda game i played and it was the best experience my 6yo mind could handle. I loved the story and the quirkiness of it all but most of all, the music. Tal Tal Heights will forever be engrained in my mind. The remake is a pretty good adaptation of the OG with great quality of life improvements but my bias will always make me choose the original version every single time.

[@leobgoo6350]

The PC Port Links-Awakening-DX-HD

[@Evilriku13]

actually the bra of the mermaid is still present in the european german version of it before being replaced in the DX version.

[@humanplantman]

i very much miss the screen transitions. if they make an alttp remake i would hope that they keep them

[@Blarglesnarfe]

I love the game, but much like 3D dot heroes, the bloom makes it hard to look at outside

[@dennisteufel9938]

So many memories flooding back into my mind. The original GameBoy version was the second Zelda game I've beaten back in the late 90s. Hopefully we get a remaster of A Link to the Past in the same fashion 🤞

[@jord-el4996]

I need the Switch version yesterday

[@PikaLink91]

I am so tired of people blaming the lack of buttons for "hampering the experience". Sure it made you go into the inventory every 2 sec, but I loved the sound effect when you selected items.

[@rickpgriffin]

I was mostly happy with the remake, but I was disappointed that they changed the mechanics of the fire rod. In the GBA version it basically is so powerful in all cases it breaks the game, which is okay because it's the last item you get--literally immediately after you get it you beat the level 8 boss and then go on to the wind fish's egg. (Or you could do what I did and do Enter Turtle Rock Early trick and use it to help with dungeon 7). In nay case the remake made it less punchy. It doesn't feel as good to use, which was kinda disappointing. Also you can't set chickens on fire with it anymore

[@mamaharumi]

I'd kill for Oracle's remake in the same style. They did such a good job and its beautiful.

[@chriswhetton3584]

I remember getting the DX version as a kid, only I still had the original game boy. The following year I finally got a game boy color. I was so excited to finally be able to play the color dungeon!

[@inputfunny]

How disappointed were you when you found out how mediocre the color dungeon was? Lol.

[@chriswhetton3584]

@@inputfunny lol, you know I didn’t realize how lackluster it was until I played it again on the remake.

[@inputfunny]

@@chriswhetton3584 Nostalgia's a heck of a drug.

[@PikaLink91]

@@inputfunny It's got nothing to do with nostalgia dude. He said the straight opposite, that the remake made him realize how lacking it was, as you said it was. If anything, this is more about how children are more easy to impress, and what you found mindblowing as a kid you may no longer.

[@RenegadeGamer89]

The Switch version is an amazing remake in every way except one annoying change....they nerfed the boomerang so much

[@supermushiksuperski]

The Switch remake is just amazing I hope I could beat the game over and over again. To me it is among the best Zelda's titles.

[@mer2329]

the switch version is truly great. but my #1 complaint is on normal difficulty its way too easy. i had no problem beating the game with no deaths, and on hero i cant get past the first dungeon. also some of the bosses feel way too big in the tiny rooms. so for these reasons alone my personal fave is still DX.

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

I mean i oracle its like 4 rooms for bosses in size so yeah!

[@thegreatgonzales6813]

Honestly, I find Link’s Awakening in general to be a pretty easy game no matter the version. And the boss issue is definitely there in DX if memory serves me right.

[@willdazey7368]

I just wish there was an original OST pack I could get for the switch version. The sound changes, especially in the opening, just bother me too much

[@Arcticgod3535]

Aww I wish i got this before the eShop Closed. I got a nice collection of games regardless so i guess I'll manage.

[@kennethgriffin7921]

links awakening DX on a modded gameboy color with backlit screen is the only way to play this game because you can own the original cartridge and then its not just some rom for a newer system or next gen thing

[@Asterixfan]

Please note that the GBC version is no longer available in the 3DS eShop unless you've purchased the game beforehand.

[@Narque]

DX HD is the new best way to play :D

[@snoochieboochies6957]

I felt like I was perfectly satisfied with DX until I heard there was a seashell map that showed where the seashells you found were at

[@BoomerTheDryocopus]

The GBC port is not official.

[@bumpsy]

@@BoomerTheDryocopus u stupid?

[@nicholasfoxwell1505]

I've play it all the way back to the original Gameboy I link awakening is my go to game

[@rcshaggy]

Hopefully we can the Oracle Games remade in the 3D style that Links Awakening... And add more content you could do and even letting you get the secret code items and letting you enjoy both games... Kinda like you can add extra DLC for the Oracle games without the need of the codes... Like too and can get more story into each game too... Just saying I would prefer all the content in the games unlike to link cable them, and can have whatever...

[@aymanaboufarise4346]

I dont think they would fit in this style, and Nintendo wouldnt be that exctatic to remake these games that failed to sell

[@kaylevy7107]

@@aymanaboufarise4346 failed to sell? absolutely not. they'll definitely be remade. these games are in high demand and seen in high regard, and seasons is my favorite handheld zelda game ever made. not sure where you're getting your info from. "Both Seasons and Ages were a critical success, and sold 3.96 million units each" So yeah, you're 100% wrong that they 'failed to sell.'

[@bumpsy]

@@kaylevy7107 Nintendo always have their own take on stuff like that...

[@AnarickTheDevil]

no keep that ugly ass shit away from the oracle games!

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

You didnt need a link cable for anything in that game? Link cable only gicves you a random ring if you want to 100% it you need: 1 gameboy advance and both Games that it! (there is a exclusive Advance ring but its useless anyway)

[@scottfromoahu2896]

Wow. So which one does the Game Watch use? There's owl statues but it's not color.

[@brute_lin2023]

they probably used the dx version but transformed it into black and white

[@tyrantcodex002]

This doesn't need a video both are great and I wouldn't mind playing both.

[@pizza619]

But there are 3 versions🙄

[@tyrantcodex002]

@@pizza619 lol of course not counting the first one since is full of glitches duh.

[@GoosiusTheAnser]

@@pizza619 Two. DX port is unreleased.

[@pizza619]

@@GoosiusTheAnser lol the dx remastered on Switch is released there is a dx version for the gbc and there is the original. 3 games

[@paperluigi6132]

Without the diorama artstyle (since it wouldn’t really fit thematically), they should remake the Oracle games using this remake as a base.

[@seikaskye]

All three!

[@MistyKathrine]

Only the original version have screen skipping though!

[@PikaLink91]

4:30 Chiptune all the way!

[@TyroKith]

I really wanted to like the Switch remake but the camera style + smear on the top and bottom of the screen, the octagon directional movement, and the constant horrible frame rate dips really hindered my enjoyment of the game. After watching this comparison I might give it another try, but for now I still have to give the crown to the DX version.

[@MinisterRedPill]

I still prefer the original. Not because of nostalgia but because the controls felt clunky or stiff on the switch.

[@davidbc5023]

K

[@MonicagOlmostv]

The dx version felt more fast paced which I loved

[@bumpsy]

true. On 3DS the game actually feels like it has 360° movement because of the analogue stick/slider of the 3DS

[@SopaDoEspaco]

The DX is the best in my opinion

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

I mean money wise yeah! but the switch version is really good aside from small nitpicks!

[@StomachPlug]

So I'm a big fan of your videos but as a major fan of the original and DX I've gotta say that there are some major gameplay differences between the GB/GBC and Switch versions that you've completely skipped over or somehow didn't notice. Firstly is that in the GB/GBC versions Link moves at something like 125% of the speed he does on Switch. Even taking the slow screen transitions of the 2D versions into account Link is still considerably faster. Next is that the Switch version has this weird glitch where if your sword connects with a wall or object before an enemy it actually completely loses its hitbox and can't inflict damage during that attack. The sword also doesn't pick up items across its entire length like in the original. Another notable change with the sword is charging the sword up fo a spin attack. In the remake it halves Link's movement speed, has considerably long endlag when stabbing an enemy, and on top of that it doesn't even affect a large number of objects/enemies (such as the flying tile traps or the Genie boss's bottle, among others). Some minor issues also occur from the original design not being intended for a 3D game. One example is that the Roc's Feather in the original game provided brief invincibility during the jump in but being fully 3D means that many instances where you could jump over enemies or attacks in the original are no longer possible. It also means that attacks out of a jump need to be timed to hit enemies based on elevation. Lastly, getting rid of screen transitions in the remake has lead to a number of areas where offscreen enemies can activate earlier than intended and get cheap shots on the player. This is actually a much bigger issue than it sounds like because Hero Mode doubles damage that the player receives and this game is notorious for having a special ending that only plays if you don't suffer any Game Overs. Lastly it's noteworthy that most of the major QOL changes in the Switch version are available as mods for the 2D versions if you are emulating the game. In any case, both games are very good and I love them both dearly. I just don't think it's as close to a 1-1 remake as you seem to believe.

[@BoomerTheDryocopus]

It's for Game Boy not GBC.

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

@@BoomerTheDryocopus Dx is a GBC game! And its the best version to compare switch too!

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

I do have to agree on that but sadly because everyone was like Meh framerate and Meh Artstyle the Real problems of the Remake will never be adressed! Also i miss the old Sword Combat it was suprisingly deep and tactical! Still the remake is a dream come true!

[@amira.ismail8004]

I hope they make legend of Zelda minnish cap remake

[@mrnukes797]

Plus the oracle games

[@BigMacOrange]

I just got this on 3ds

[@funkybuddhaInit]

Didn't they put the original soundtrack in the Switch remake? I'm not keen on the Switch music.

[@davidrichter9164]

The original Links awakening is my second favorite Zelda right after Link to the past.

[@bazookajoe8524]

Can you play the oringinal colored one on switch not the remake?

[@HeadacheCentral]

Since February 2023, Link's Awakening DX is part of the Game Boy selection that one can get with a Switch Online subscription.

[@User-1huzf4ljg8]

The DX version is the better version for me. The remake is pretty good (and more confortable) but idk. DX is the one.

[@susanfit47]

I would play both the original version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX version.

[@thuggeegaming659]

The Switch version is not at a constant 1080p. It's a variable resolution that cycles back and forth between 1080p and 720p, and the framerate is poor in some places. It also has noticeable aliasing. With that said, it's a great game, beautiful graphics and a number of improvements. The visual and performance blemishes take away a bit from what should have been a perfect presentation.

[@bumpsy]

8-directional movement should've been cut

[@thuggeegaming659]

@@bumpsy Why? I didn't have a problem with it

[@bumpsy]

@@thuggeegaming659 not necessarily a problem but it feels much more clunky. DX on 3DS almost feels like omni-directional movement and felt a lot better (to me personally)

[@thuggeegaming659]

@@bumpsy 8 directional movement, by definition is less clunky and restrictive.

[@bumpsy]

@@thuggeegaming659 but more restrictive than omni-directional :D 'infinitely' >> 8-directional. iirc, the original (and DX) were both 8-directional (like the remake) but on 3DS one has the analoge stick/slider which gives the feeling of (infinitely) more directions. Now I'm not sure if that was intended or not but in comparison, the remake feels more restricted

[@teneesh3376]

Anyone else think the one thing they could have done was add even more item buttons? Like the dpad and the shoulder buttons

[@Matanumi]

....and now there is a PC port that may be the superior experience

[@veronicacroskey9077]

May 17,2023 Good evening Honestly never played this game on the Gameboy / 3DS so the switch version will be my 1st experience 🙂 and the only other zelda game i played was Phantom hourglass wasn't fond of it 😒i like the characters Link & Zelda that's it.

[@SeveredLegs]

The cute look of LA actually made me totally uninterested.

[@voltron77]

Honestly, just play deluxe on nso and play the remake too.

[@overlordalfredo]

While you certaily did your best you did brush off the original GB version to quickly imo. It is for me hands down the best version not just because the EU versions were uncensored but also they did not have the game breaking bugs the JP version has. And the deluxe version made also some changes which made the game very easy so the difference from OG to DX is pretty noticable. But I agree that the QoL changrs on the switch make it a great experience as well, even though I do NOT likr the artstyle at all. 😢

[@blackdragoncyrus]

were

[@overlordalfredo]

@@blackdragoncyrus yep, thx - corrected. Sorry not native English speaker and my autocorrect isn't either

[@ph8808]

whilst the switch version seems marginally better, it sucks that its a full price game when DX is 1/10th the price without discounts on eshop or free if you emulate

[@samthesnowman666]

yay 4

[@theotherther1]

GBC. The Switch version looks like a baby cell phone game. GBC has a mystical and haunting feel that nothing else could possibly match. I think it's important to acknowledge that the GB, GBC, and Switch are separate artistic media. You can't just keep updating the graphics/sounds/etc. because you think that makes it better, you have to demonstrate an understanding of what made the original great.

[@JohnnySkyward]

Noice!

[@raymondmckinney3998]

Hot Head in original was more devastating with its lava hitting you, which takes about half your hearts, whereas in Switch it takes one heart. The original was much more challenging in my opinion. The Switch brought more life to the game.

[@stefanspelt3578]

Wasn't there like, Game Boy Advance version?

[@joegardner851]

Nope

[@stefanspelt3578]

Oh a big nope comming from a zelda fan guy? Well then, mr. LOZLA DX GBA doesn't exist, what is this: www.etsy.com/nl/listing/1275878036/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-dx?gpla=1&gao=1&&Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g6xc7qjywmWduY6UoLR69ma3mdceVlU2GEztQTd-e8qOIUGTZ7AIFcaAuJBEALw_wcB_k_&:pla-353987697789_c__1275878036nlnl_432422647&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g6xc7qjywmWduY6UoLR69ma3mdceVlU2GEztQTd-e8qOIUGTZ7AIFcaAuJBEALw_wcB

[@joegardner851]

That’s not an official Nintendo release. So it can be any version.

[@quirkythestarling5749]

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 2.0

[@Evilriku13]

For me I cannot stand the remake for a multitude of reasons, besides like removing the photo album which worked more into the idea of the game with memories. I don't like how the atmosphere is ruined (the game is too bright and at some points the game doesn't stand out in certain sections anymore, see the screen of you fighting the big stalfos boss, same for quite some music tracks with the best standout track being the 6th dungeon which I was never really a fan of in the original but most other tracks in the game feel wrong instrumented or lack musical direction for what they want to be, heck the creepy parts of most dungeon music themes is lost where it had a "stalking" nature to it, being watched etc.. I also don't like, for a 100% completionist and also FOMO struggling person that the remake is an already easy Zelda title a huge disfavor with being even easier, even more handholdy, changing the (german) localisation in a negative way where it loses it's charm of being sarcastic at times or cheeky. And for what? Extra heart containers you don't need cuz the refill ingame is very cheap in compare for like ALTTP? It feels like stretching out game time with the optional "new" stuff. So overall, while the GBC game is limited with items and their usages, I can totally get behind if you come from 3D Zelda games or ALTTP to this, I still think the GBC version also is the superior game showing off quite some astonishing "this was on GBC?!" stuff with the hardware specs. Also the photo album could have easily been expanded which I thought would be likely to happen instead, but no, just some dampe fanservice and a quite pointless and unrefined zelda dungeon maker that is rather a "puzzle yourself a dungeon made from rooms already existing", which feels like halfassed insulting to me.

[@davidhill8565]

The original version can only be played via emulation. The GBC version can be played via 3DS Virtual Console.

[@MonicagOlmostv]

Not at all I kinda prefer the original and I'm responding too a 1 year old comment :/

[@thomaszinsavage2959]

Not true, get a copy for Gameboy. Plays on GBA, GBA advance, GBA advance SP

[@NativeWarrior081]

Playing this on Yuzu emulator at 4K 60fps will be considered the definitive version. Heck, the game is already bootable and it doesn't even suffer from FPS drops like the Switch does, depending on your hardware of course, I have an i9 9900K and GTX 1080Ti so I'm good there... And once the devs re-implement resolution scaling the game can be enjoyed in 4K.

[@contidozack]

Hope they remake A Link to the Past one day

[@forestreflection2066]

They did it's called a link between worlds

[@obama_man9933]

@@forestreflection2066 a link between worlds is more of a sequel than a remake

[@inputfunny]

Booooo!

[@wildwest1832]

I really dont like the low poly 3d remakes vs the original 2d games

[@DanielleIsBroken]

Low poly? It has a cartoon artstyle and high poly models!

[@RoughThief]

Look at how they massacred my boy.

[@Yooooooo83]

Massacred? More like sanctified

[@bumpsy]

@@Yooooooo83 not really. It only looks better and was able to solve the item-problem that the original had due to the GameBoy's limited hardware. Everything else seemed mor like a downgrade (to me personally)

[@chicoti3]

The game does look strangely slower in 3d, like he's moving in slow motion or something

[@chicoti3]

@@reubensalter8125 you have some balls quoting realism in a game where the main character is a kid who can lift boulders, walk on air and shoot energy beams from his sword.

[@zischtwieapfelsaft1]

@@bumpsy it sounds awful. im starting to think like majoras mask, links awakening for the gameboy was so good because of the limitations the devs had. seeing the remake just upsets me

[@dungeonkeeper42]

gameboy version best version!

[@kuzirareo]

The miniature faking effect is pretty but ruins the game for me. I felt that this miniature existed somewhere in the world but this game would be better if you’re unclear whether the world is real or not imo. sepia toning or something. Is it an imagination or a fading memory?

[@KnightRaymund]

Link's Awakening is overpriced as hell. Trials of Mana was a remake of an old game and it had a reduced price. Link's Awakening is the same price as Breath of the fucking Wild.

[@AnarickTheDevil]

That's cause Nintendo is an even more money hungry bastard then square squareenix witch is strange to say because they have become quite money hungry over the years.

[@AnarickTheDevil]

@@reubensalter8125 What's the point in including them? Did you not read Sir Will's comment? Cause if you had you would understand why I included Square Enix.

[@inputfunny]

Why lower the price when it sells so well regardless?

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

@@AnarickTheDevil Square is less money hungry than NINTENDO! HAHAHAHAHAHA youre serious! FF7 Remake is one of the bigest Cashgrabs in the history of gaming! Atleast Link awekening RESPECTS the original and doesnt trample over every aspect of it!

[@cashnelson2306]

this dude loves to say 'a myriad of'

[@skins4thewin]

ONE of the best?? This IS the best portable Zelda game without question, and one of the best games in the entire Zelda franchise! Those who grew up with it will most likely agree with that statement. Those who didn't might not, but those with culture will probably still agree.

[@Paradox-xm9zq]

Link's Awakening is great, but I prefer Minish Cap and the Oracle games (especially Ages)

[@davidraquepas2344]

Nah the best zelda on gameboy is minish cap. The best overall is wind waker hd remake

[@shinra358]

Gb music is better to be honest. Maybe bcuz i like techno better than orchestras.

[@user-ho6tb6lq6f]

NEITHER WAIT FOR THE A LINK TO THE DREAM FAN REMAKE

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

Honestly if fans do that and it gets down they desrve it! Oh nintendo just made an amazing Remake i could mod it or i could be dumb and waste resources by making another Remake! I mean i get it for A link to the past (cus it didnt have a remake) but not if they do this!

[@user-ho6tb6lq6f]

@@Videospiel-Man5730 links awakening remake is GARBAGE

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

@@user-ho6tb6lq6f please explain! execpt if you think the FF7 remake is Better than the original FF7 than i know youre opinion has problems!

[@user-ho6tb6lq6f]

@@Videospiel-Man5730 I still remember the original release. When I played this game as a kid and even as I replay it today I never considered the graphics cartooney. I read through the manual a lot because I loved the illustrations and I even bought the game guide which had additional illustrations. LA is not supposed to look like this dog shit. Link now looks like a husk because the developer just looked at the GB game and thought that the limited graphics are intended to look like this. The remake looks way worse than the original.

[@Matt_DC]

In my oppi ion they ruined the soundtrack on the remake.... The Gameboy soundtrack was simple but had some punch in it.... The remake is just boring and is lacking any real energy

[@jeremiahhunley8799]

WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE THE ORIGINAL!!!!!!! and people dont talk about it anymore!!!!!!!!!

[@jeremiahhunley8799]

I mean the original DX version!!!

[@bumpsy]

@@jeremiahhunley8799 I like it better than the Switch's but I understand that it's not nearly as accessible

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

i dont hate it and both have positives and negatives! its just that switch has some major quality of life stuff!

[@jeremiahhunley8799]

I agree, i just don't understand why the original isn't as played as it used to be. Not calling the remake bad or anything its just that with all remakes. Sometimes the originals are not played that often anymore

[@Videospiel-Man5730]

@@jeremiahhunley8799 True i mean it did came out on 3ds! But lets be honest im glad nintendo never pulls a square when it comes to this!

[@GoosiusTheAnser]

Link's Awakening had two port not three.

[@killyouwithfire]

I want a remake of the original Zelda game

[@inputfunny]

Booooo!

[@killyouwithfire]

@@inputfunny oh boo yourself

[@inputfunny]

@@killyouwithfire Remakes are killing this industry. Time and effort should be spent on new games; not games that anyone can easily play.

[@killyouwithfire]

@@inputfunny remakes are being made for the newer generation who aren’t used to playing a pixelated games, and for the fans like me who want to experience the game again with an updated look

[@inputfunny]

@@killyouwithfire I don't like it.

[@AK-oi2tn]

No, you can play the gb and gbc version for free on your mobile or pc devices by downloading the ROMs and emulators. I found the links awakening ROMs from vimms lair site.

[@WednesdayMan]

play the GameBoy Colour DX version or original. the switch remake just... no, the artstyle doesn't look right in 3d, they should've stuck to the original artwork and based the remake's look on the artwork instead of the ingame graphics of the GBC version. I'm serious that it is off putting. Xenoblade 1's Definitive edition is slightly more tolerable but I still dislike it for the artstyle change, instead of taking the original artstyle of the game and making it look good, they threw it out.

[@williamguzman4952]

you have no taste

[@WednesdayMan]

@@williamguzman4952 no I have taste I just understand that adapting artstyles literally to 3d doesn't look right, and this is one of those cases where they should've tried making the game look how it would've looked if they weren't limited by the GameBoy's hardware instead of taking an artstyle made due to hardware limitations and adapting it literally to 3d.

[@mjc0961]

7:09 - I had this game preordered because Link's Awakening is my favorite in the series. I returned it instead of playing it because of this bull💩. I can't believe Nintendo let one of their number one franchises ship in such a sorry state. And as far as I'm aware, to this day they've done absolutely nothing to improve it. At least give an option to cap the framerate to 30 if it can't hold 60. Consistent is more important than high. Absolute disaster. I'll stick with the GameBoy versions.