Such a classic game. Everything about it, from the music, to the combat,
to the puzzles, to the nostalgic charm. Everything about The Legend of
Zelda: Link’s Awakening is perfectly classic in the best way. It plays
like a classic Zelda game through and through. In case you don’t know
how that feels, here is the gameplay in a paragraph:
You play as Link who has to save Zelda, but this game is different,
there is no Zelda, but you need to get off this island that you’ve crash
landed onto. You travel through towns, dungeons, keeps, caves, and
forests collecting weapons and items that will help you throughout the
course of your adventure.
The game has held up extremely well over time. Everything from the
graphics, to the sounds, to the controls, to the story has held up and
remained fun to play in this age of normal mapped, spectral-lit, dynamic
character models, its refreshing to see wonderful gameplay, and a main
character made out of less than 50 pixels. The music, by far, is the
still the most awesome part of the game. From the jumping and busy Tal
Tal Heights, to the full version of Ballad of the Wind Fish, the music
will draw you into the adventure like nothing else.
I highly suggest you check this out:
Game Boy – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Here’s a bonus song for you (remixed from this game):
Nintendo – Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Tal Tal Heights
You should note that for NDS users, that Lameboy is an excellent GB/GBC emulator for the DS for roms on the go.
We focus mainly on classic gaming here at 72, there are a million-and-a-half R4/M3/R4clone/Whatever-emulator-card-you-use tutorial/training sites out there. While I agree that Lameboy (GNU GPL License) is a cool project that has been going for ages, this is not the place to come for that information.
Regardless, here’s a good place to get started if you’re interested in that sort of thing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_DS_Homebrew
Google is your best source for just about anything.
For anyone looking at getting started, I recommend the R4DS, check out Amazon.com to pick it up, its around $30-40 plus the cost of a micro-SD card. For non-techies wanting just-getting-started tutorials, YouTube would be the best place.
Again, love the R4 and the like, but wrong place for that discussion.
Definitely worth the investment. I am so pleased with this product. Definitely worth the investment.