Besides music and dungeons, Link’s Awakening managed to improve on its predecessors in spite of technical limitations through its story. The dungeon design in Link’s Awakening was more refined than that of A Link to the Past, it even introduced some concepts such as shifting the layout of a dungeon permanently instead of using keys and doors to open pathways.Įven with the low frequency of the Game Boy’s speakers and storage capabilities, the developers of Link’s Awakening managed to create an unforgettable soundtrack with a satisfactory number of tracks. The lack of a color screen (albeit fixed by the game’s re-release as Link’s Awakening DX on the Game Boy Color) meant that the art direction also had to take a hit, but in turn this lead to more varied enemy and interior design, as well as puzzles more dependant on contextual clues rather than color. The lack of buttons on the Game Boy compared to the ones on the SNES controller made item and inventory managed a bit difficult, and perhaps too clunky compared to its predecessors, but Link’s Awakening managed to keep the experience streamlined even with such issues.
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It’s undeniable that such a series as Zelda, with deep roots in home console design philosophy, even after only three entries, would be a challenge to adapt to a portable but Nintendo EAD managed just that. 1993 marked Zelda ’s jump to the portable market with the launch of Link’s Awakening, which is still in the top spots for many when ranking the Zelda games, despite its limitations. Īs the Game Boy was becoming more popular the urge to adapt more of Nintendo’s franchises to the small screen was becoming more apparent.
Two days ago we took a look at the home console The Legend of Zelda titles and the evolution of recurring concepts, plus all the new mechanics and ideas introduced with each release and now we’re continuing with the handheld titles, Four Swords Adventures and Breath of the Wild. The Legend of Zelda Series Evolution – Part 2
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