Is Link asleep in Link's Awakening?

As it does so, Koholint Island starts to fade around Link, and the Wind Fish tells him that it wasn't the only one asleep: Link is, too. And yes, even though it was all a dream, the memories will stay with him forever. Link wakes up, floating on a piece of driftwood, out in the sea.
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Is links awakening just a dream?

Except it is stated in the manual that Link's Awakening takes place directly after A Link to the Past. Furthermore, Link is never dreaming. The island, the physical location Link washes up in, is the dream of the Wind Fish. As in, the dream, given flesh in the real world, is Koholint Island.
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Is Link's Awakening dark?

In Link's Awakening, if Link collects all of the instruments scattered across Koholint and awakens the Wind Fish, Koholint Island and its inhabitants will vanish. This by nature is darker than Majora. In fact, Link's Awakening is a much darker game than Majora's Mask.
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Is Links Awakening confusing?

As charming a game as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake is, there are still things about the game that are downright confusing. Sometimes it's about the enemies, the townsfolk or the actions of some poor townsfolk.
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Is links awakening a spin off?

Link's Awakening is a remake of the 1993 game for the Game Boy. It retains the original's top-down perspective and gameplay, along with elements from the 1998 re-release Link's Awakening DX.
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Is Ganon in Link's Awakening?

In the Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch version, the Shadow Nightmares, or more specifically the Ganon phase of the battle, reused sound effects from the boss fight against Antasma in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team when Ganon summons Blazing Bats to attack Link.
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Can you play Link's Awakening after you beat it?

Thankfully, you can mark suspicious locations with waypoints of sorts on your map to get back to them later, making it easy to keep track of the hearts. Getting to 20 full hearts will take a little bit of extra time after beating the game, but if you want to make Link as strong as he can be, this is necessary.
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Is Link's Awakening remake better than original?

The original Link's Awakening had an overworld map with some vague indicators of dungeon and town locations. The remake's map is far more detailed, allowing you to zoom all the way in, picking out individual rocks and trees.
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What is the most darkest Zelda game?

Majora's Mask is easily the darkest Zelda game ever, and nothing is quite as dark as seeing the Deku Butler weep beside the lifeless body of his son. Earlier in the game, he meets Link, who is still trapped in his Deku body, and comments that The Hero of Time bears a resemblance to his son.
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Is Link the bad guy in Link's Awakening?

Link is the villain of Koholint. He is the enemy of its residents.
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Is there a secret ending in Link's Awakening?

Complete The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening without a single death recorded on your save file and you'll unlock a secret ending after the game's credits.
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Is Link the Wind Fish?

Before the events of Link's Awakening, Link is caught in a storm, created by the Wind Fish while he was sleeping. Throughout his adventure, many hints and references about the Wind Fish are told to Link through Koholint Island's native inhabitants.
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Who does Link end up with?

Becoming King of Hyrule and marrying Princess Zelda herself. Despite the fact the two have no connection, this Link ends up becoming King of Hyrule after saving Zelda, marrying her in the process.
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Is Marin Dead Link's Awakening?

When the Wind Fish wakes up, the dream ends and everyone, including Marin, disappears. If Link manages to complete his quest without dying, Marin is seen when the end credits are over. In Link's Awakening, a winged Marin can be seen flying across the screen.
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How long is Link's Awakening?

Read More. When focusing on the main objectives, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is about 14 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 21 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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What order did Zelda come out?

How to play the Zelda games in release order
  • The Legend of Zelda (1986)
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
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How close is links awakening to the original?

In the overworld and the dungeons, the Switch edition of Link's Awakening is close to a one-to-one remake of the original Game Boy game. There are a few small differences here and there, but for all intents and purposes, this is the same world that you explored in the early '90s.
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What is the point of links awakening?

The message of Link's Awakening is remarkable, and its interpretation is twofold. Like the Wind Fish says, “All dreams must come to an end.” One cannot live their life spending it dreaming. We all want life to be perfect, but the reality is it can be far from ideal sometimes.
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What's after Link's Awakening?

We won't go into the story of Link's Awakening too much, since we don't want to spoil it for fans who didn't play the Game Boy version, but it is followed by Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, in which Link travels to lands outside Hyrule to battle a resurrected Ganon.
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Can you replay bosses in Link's Awakening?

Despite often featuring very engaging, albeit simple, boss fights, The Legend of Zelda only rarely allows players to indulge in rematches against bosses.
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Is Zelda older than Link?

Even assuming Link and Zelda are the same age of seventeen, Link is really much older than that. After the Great Calamity, which can now be seen in greater parts during Hyrule Warrior: Age of Calamity, Link was put into stasis. He reawakens 100 years later to find Hyrule in ruins and many of his friends gone.
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Is Link an elf?

Link is a Hylian. Hylians are not related to elves in any way, because elves are not in any Zelda game. Seriously you could've just googled the question.
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What is the oldest Link has been?

As well as many other students in the Knight academy. Therefore Link seems to be around the age of 16-19 in this period in time. So that means Link's oldest counterpart seems to be in a tie between Ocarina of Time and Skyward Sword. Ocarina of Time gives us a seven year time gap.
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