Link's Awakening Walkthrough - The Awakening - Game Boy Color - Zelda Dungeon (2024)

FAQs

How do you beat the color dungeon in Link's Awakening? ›

How to defeat the Color Dungeon Boss, Hardhit Beetle: It turns out that the key to defeating Hardhit Beetle was to repeatedly hit it with the weapon of Link's choice and change the color of its shell.

In the light, the ghost is easily dispatched – a chest spawns in the upper right of the room. Open the chest to receive the Power Bracelet, finally allowing you to pick up and throw pots.

Completing Dampe's challenges not only gives you more Chamber Stones, but also a Secret Seashell and Heart Piece along the way.

How to reach the Sword location in Zelda Link's Awakening. Move through the beach east until you get past the line of Sea Urchins, where the Sword lies where the tide meets the sea. After the conversation with the owl, make sure to interact with the Sword to pick it up.

Get the Power Bracelet

The Color Dungeon isn't accessible without the Power Bracelet. Don't worry, though. The Power Bracelet can be found in Bottle Grotto, the second main dungeon in Link's Awakening.

The Red Mail will increase the damage you deal, whereas the Blue Mail will halve the damage you receive. Whichever mail you choose, you can return to the Fairy Queen later to select the other option or even go back to your Green Tunic.

Get the Koholint Sword by collecting 40 Seashells and turning them in at the Seashell Mansion. You can find the Seashell Mansion just southeast of Kanalet Castle. You can't miss it! You can find Secret Seashells all over Koholint Island in Link's Awakening.

The Shovel can be purchased from the Town Tool Shop in Mabe Village for 200 Rupees in Link's Awakening.

To save BowWow, all you're going to need to do is head inside and take out the Moblins that have kidnapped him. This is, of course, easier said than done if you don't know what you're doing. The first room contains a Moblin you'll need to defeat. Just make use of your Shield and hold R until you can counterattack.

Dampé's Shack is a location which appears in the 2019 remake of Link's Awakening. It allows Link to access the Chamber Dungeons, customizable dungeons which can be created using rooms from previously explored dungeons.

How many heart pieces can you get from Dampe? ›

There are two Heart Pieces if you play through enough of Dampe's Chamber Dungeon trials. (There is also an entire Heart Container to unlock if you do them all.) Remember to unlock more trials, keep completing dungeons.

If Link challenges Dampé once again and reaches the end under one minute, he will be rewarded with a Piece of Heart.

Tezuka sought to make Link's Awakening a spin-off, and he gave Tanabe instructions to omit common series elements such as Princess Zelda, the Triforce relic, and the setting Hyrule.

The Master Sword can deal a total of 11,400 damage while in its awakened state. The Master Sword is the only weapon in the game that doesn't break; instead it runs on an energy source which when empty, becomes unusable to the player.

To unlock the Color Dungeon in Link's Awakening, you need to head to the bottom right corner of the cemetery, where you'll find the five gravestones that the book refers to. Below, we'll list out the order and directions in which you need to move the five gravestones. Push the bottom right gravestone downwards.

Walk around the swamp and gobble up the enemies with BowWow. At the east side of the swamp there is a treasure chest that contains 50 rupees. Make your way to the northeast part of the swamp and BowWow will gobble up the goponga flowers. Enter the cave to reach the second dungeon, Bottle Grotto.

The Slime Eel may be the most difficult boss in the game outside of the Shadow Nightmare. Fighting it requires players to avoid the spiky tail that swings in a circular motion around the room.

Credits where they're due. 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.

While it's beloved, Link's Awakening was never a particularly difficult game. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard either. Naturally, Link's Awakening's remake on the Nintendo Switch makes things even easier—but not everything.

How do you get infinite rupees in Link's Awakening? ›

Approach the front gates, then go right along the moat until you meet with Kiki the Monkey, who wants bananas. Trade them to not only build a bridge so you can access Kanalet Castle, but also receive a Stick.

In Link's Awakening, the shovel is called the Deluxe Shovel, but is exactly the same as other shovels. It is available in the Town Tool Shop for 200 Rupees. It can be used to uncover many objects from the ground and is required to dig up the Slime Key in Pothole Field.

Meet Goriya to get the Boomerang

Warp to the Martha's Bay pad and head west to Toronbo Shores. Walk along the water until you're just southeast of Sale's Banana Shop. Bomb the cracked wall to open a door. Inside, talk to Goriya (who you can only see now that you've got the Magnifying Glass).

After King Moblin is defeated, BowWow can be found chained to a rock in the next room. If Link returns to Madam MeowMeow before completing Bottle Grotto, she will ask Link to take BowWow for a walk.

After Link retrieves the Conch Horn from Bottle Grotto, he must return BowWow to his owner.

For those of you who may not have been caught up in what could have been your first act of childhood debauchery, you're able to steal the pricey over 900-cost Rupee bow and arrow in Link's Awakening from the shopkeeper in Mabe Village by running behind the cash register, confusing him, then running out the door.

Take part in Dampe's Grave-digging Tour and have him dig in a patch of dirt in the southwest corner of the graveyard by the row of graves just before the musicians' graves.

Dampé's Grave is a location in Ocarina of Time. It is found beneath the leftmost gravestone with flowers on the left side of Kakariko Village Graveyard. Link must acquire the Hookshot here in order to reach the Forest Temple. Inside the grave is Dampé, who challenges Link to a race.

Does I need the chamber stone do in Link's Awakening? ›

One of the major entries in the optional content is the collection of the Chamber Stones. There are 14 Chamber Stones to be found in Link's Awakening. These can be given to Dampe, who will use them to create new chambers and effect panels in the Chamber Dungeon, giving the player even more exciting areas to explore.

The arrow shows which direction an object is, and a beeping sound indicates how near you are. Dowsing can be used to find hearts when you are low on life once Fi activates the function. Dowsing is also necessary to advance in the game in some areas.

There's a whopping 50 to find, and you'll need pretty much every key item in the game to locate them all. And though they don't have an immediate use unlike say Heart Piece locations, there are a string of rewards to receive at the Seashell Mansion for your efforts.

If you complete all of the dungeons, collect all 32 Heart Pieces, and work through Chamber Dungeons challenges, you can wind up with a whopping 20 Heart Containers.

After a while, Dampe will eventually assign you a challenge called Heart Shortage. You'll need to create a dungeon shaped like a bottle, that you complete with just three hearts. Once you create and finish the dungeon, Dampe will give you the final bottle as a reward.

If Link plays the "Song of Storms" inside the Kakariko Windmill as a child, it will speed up the windmill dramatically, causing the well to drain and open the access to the Bottom of the Well. The song can also be played to the Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors in Zora's River to obtain a Piece of Heart.

Fire the Magic Rod up to hit him - it emerges quickly so it may take a few attempts - and then cool off and bounce around the room. Continue hitting it with Magic Rod attacks - you can predict where it'll go next easily enough - to damage it.

When you reach the Witch's house, turn left. Look for a rock blocking stairs down. Lift it, go down, and head left to find more stairs. Climb up and the ghost will find its peace.

The Koholint Sword is the best sword in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Switch. This sword replaces Link's original sword and deals more damage. When Link's health is full, this sword shoots magic beams.

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.

What is the best item in Link's Awakening? ›

In order to pass through them quickly, without falling through the crumbling floor of the Dream Shrine, you need the Pegasus Boots. These are acquired through the Key Dungeon, and are an essential item for conquering the Dream Shrine.

Use the Pegasus Boots in the next room to dash right, then use the Roc's Feather at the edge, to clear the gap. Do the same in the gap in the next screen up to get the Nightmare Key. There are now two other Small Keys you need to get to reach the dungeon's boss. The first is going north from the giant arrow room.

In summary, the Slime Key can be obtained by collected five Golden Leaves in Kanalet Castle, then returning them to Prince Richard next to Pothole Field. He'll then let Link access Pothole Field, where you can find the Slime Key buried beneath the owl statue. Use the Deluxe Shovel to get it out of the ground.

While it's beloved, Link's Awakening was never a particularly difficult game. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard either. Naturally, Link's Awakening's remake on the Nintendo Switch makes things even easier—but not everything.

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 20½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.

The upside of being welcoming to newcomers comes with a downside: The bulk of Link's Awakening will be incredibly easy for anyone who has played a Zelda game in the last decade. The first four dungeons are simple and can be breezed through at lightning speed.

After visiting the house, you're asked to go to the Pink Ghost's cemetery grave location. This is located in the centre north of the map, between the Mambo's Pond and Ukuku Prarie locations. Once there, the Pink Ghost will be laid to rest, and you'll receive a Bottle for your trouble.

In the Link's Awakening manga by Ataru Cagiva, the Ghost is named Nakura, who is a former soldier. It saves Link's life by possessing him during his fight against Karuna and gives him a more powerful Sword after he takes it to its house.

The Shopkeeper will charge you the ultimate price — he'll blast Link with lightening, killing him instantly! Just select 'Retry' and you'll load your previous save position. But… you'll still keep the item you stole. You can even go inside and talk to the Shopkeeper!