With all secret shells, hearts containers and 0 deaths. Was a fun experience but a challenge I will not do again.

Was intending on playing links awakening again. But I happened to do so since I just got a switch lite and was trying out some games on it. Then I got sucked back in.

Such a classic game

          • ampyEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            They had a color version! Link’s Awakening DX

            • agentshags@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              3 months ago

              On the Gameboy color, right? I think I had that one too, unless it was that SNES adapter for game boy games… I’m feeling old now

              Was dx only like 4 colors, maybe I’m all mixed up

              • ampyEnglish
                2·
                3 months ago

                No? Gameboy color had a lot of supported colors, the game looks really nice. Definitely check it out, I think it’s aged well.

          • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            I mean… It would be weird if they redid it in 3D, but kept it black and white. These days, color is pretty much a given for most games.

            • agentshags@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              3 months ago

              Fair enough. I guess I just haven’t had my finger on the pulse gaming lately, but I remember beating it on the game boy a long time ago it’s pretty awesome to see that it’s been updated like this!

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        3 months ago

        Yup, but since you can get a bottle early, it’s not too bad. Once you get the item that lets you find hearts again, it’s not much harder than regular mode.

  • IDraw4u@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    3 months ago

    Weird(?) question but did they “fix” the issue where you could “miss” a shell? Back in the older versions they had that… It was even in the DX version. Though I guess it’s more of a feature than a bug?

  • duchess@feddit.org
    3·
    3 months ago

    I tried the original a few months back and it was just way too hard if there are a few days between game sessions, too oldschooly obscure. I wish I played this as a kid.

    • the16bitgamer@programming.devOP
      3·
      3 months ago

      I love the original and it still inches this one out. With that said, try the original again. Since if you like it and want more you have the oracle games to play

        • the16bitgamer@programming.devOP
          2·
          3 months ago

          I personally prefer DX. The GB printer bonus gives the game such a personality which is sadly missing.

          If it was the same price I’d say pick the one you wanna play, but since it’s more expensive it’s not doing anything which makes it worth more.

          At MSRP it’s price is crazy

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 months ago

    Congrats!

    I did the same, but I think I had one death at the start. The game rocks and is one of my favorites on Switch, but it doesn’t have great replay value (I’m not into speed-running).

    I did the same w/ Skyward Sword, which is my favorite on Switch. Hero mode on that game is much harder IMO.

    • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      I played about 6 hours of skyward sword on switch 2 and I couldn’t get used to the controls so I stopped playing. Its a bummer because I really wanted to see the story :(

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        3 months ago

        That’s fair, I didn’t like the controls much either, but I got used to it after a while.

        The story progresses pretty similarly to Ocarina of Time:

        1. Tutorial island where you can explore and learn controls
        2. Three worlds to explore
        3. Big plot event after 2
        4. Return to worlds from 2, but expanded
        5. Final dungeon

        I’m obviously skipping stuff and keeping things intentionally vague to avoid spoilers, my point is it felt like it followed a similar formula.