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Legend of Zelda, The: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)

Legend of Zelda, The: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)
Developer:Nintendo
Publisher:Nintendo
Genre:Action-Adventure
Released:December 12, 1998
Title ScreenhotIn-game Screenshot

Achievements

There are 110 achievements worth 780 (3875) points.
Authors: adamjohnny5 (74), SporyTike (33), Salsa (3).

 
Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title 
Sleepy Mushroom
 
won by 343 (231) of 4202 (8.16%)
Sleepy Mushroom (1)
(4)
Find the sleepy mushroom in the Mysterious Forest.
Magic Powder
 
won by 343 (226) of 4202 (8.16%)
Magic Powder (1)
(4)
Get Magic Powder for the first time.
Chattin' with the Cuckman
 
won by 149 (136) of 4202 (3.55%)
Chattin' with the Cuckman (3)
(19)
See all dialogue options available from a transformed Buzz Blob.
Nutty Power Freak
 
won by 162 (134) of 4202 (3.86%)
Nutty Power Freak (5)
(32)
Pick up either the Guardian Acorn or Triangle of Power, then while one is active, pick up the other.
Tail Key
 
won by 321 (220) of 4202 (7.64%)
Tail Key (3)
(12)
Get the Tail Key.
Closing Shop For the Day
 
won by 134 (122) of 4202 (3.19%)
Closing Shop For the Day (10)
(70)
Get every item from the Trendy Game in one visit.
This Pond's All Fished Out
 
won by 169 (139) of 4202 (4.02%)
This Pond's All Fished Out (5)
(31)
Catch every fish in the Fishing Pond in one round. (Answer Yes to Fish Again after catching #5)
Roc's Feather
 
won by 284 (200) of 4202 (6.76%)
Roc's Feather (3)
(13)
Get the Roc's Feather in Tail Cave
Tail Cave Cartographer [m]
 
won by 164 (138) of 4202 (3.90%)
Tail Cave Cartographer [m] (10)
(63)
Enter every room in Tail Cave (Last room must be the shell room, open chest to Trigger).
Chomping The Chain That Binds [m]
 
won by 124 (117) of 4202 (2.95%)
Chomping The Chain That Binds [m] (5)
(36)
Rescue BowWow damageless without having Roc's Feather or the Shield equipped. (leave dungeon to retry)
Buying the Shovel [m]
 
won by 212 (165) of 4202 (5.05%)
Buying the Shovel [m] (5)
(26)
Purchase a shovel (Can't Steal it or already be labeled a THIEF)
Buying Bombs [m]
 
won by 220 (168) of 4202 (5.24%)
Buying Bombs [m] (1)
(5)
Purchase bombs (Can't steal them or already be labeled a THIEF)
Cuckoo's Gon Wild
 
won by 206 (157) of 4202 (4.90%)
Cuckoo's Gon Wild (1)
(5)
Provoke a Cuckoo attack
Power Bracelet L-1
 
won by 225 (168) of 4202 (5.35%)
Power Bracelet L-1 (3)
(15)
Get the Level 1 Power Bracelet.
Bottle Grotto Cartographer [m]
 
won by 197 (152) of 4202 (4.69%)
Bottle Grotto Cartographer [m] (10)
(57)
Enter every room in Bottle Grotto (last room must be the room after the boss. Get Instrument to Trigger).
Where the Swamp Flowers Grow [m]
 
won by 136 (124) of 4202 (3.24%)
Where the Swamp Flowers Grow [m] (5)
(34)
Have BowWow eat all 15 enemies in Goponga Swamp without getting hit or pressing A or B (leave area to reset)
The Goodest of Metal Doges [m]
 
won by 106 (100) of 4202 (2.52%)
The Goodest of Metal Doges [m] (5)
(42)
Have BowWow point out all the available dig spots where Sea Shells are in one session.
That Aweful Beast! [m]
 
won by 134 (118) of 4202 (3.19%)
That Aweful Beast! [m] (1)
(7)
Have Richard kick you out because you brought BowWow.
Kiki vs Bow-Wow [m]
 
won by 130 (118) of 4202 (3.09%)
Kiki vs Bow-Wow [m] (1)
(7)
Chase off Kiki the Monkey with BowWow
Crazy Tracy's Secret Medicine
 
won by 180 (139) of 4202 (4.28%)
Crazy Tracy's Secret Medicine (1)
(6)
Purchase some Secret Medicine
The Shroomless Raccoon [m]
 
won by 144 (129) of 4202 (3.43%)
The Shroomless Raccoon [m] (5)
(33)
Without ever entering the screen with the mushroom, use Magic Powder on the raccoon in the Mysterious Forest.
File Select Remix
 
won by 138 (124) of 4202 (3.28%)
File Select Remix (1)
(6)
Listen to the secret File Select Screen song.
Totaka's Song
 
won by 113 (105) of 4202 (2.69%)
Totaka's Song (1)
(8)
Hear the secret Totaka's Song in Richard's house.
The Talking Timber
 
won by 121 (108) of 4202 (2.88%)
The Talking Timber (1)
(7)
Talk to a talking tree.
Beetles are the Bomb!
 
won by 112 (105) of 4202 (2.67%)
Beetles are the Bomb! (1)
(8)
Kill the two Hardhat Beetles to the left of the entrance inside Tail Cave at the same time.
The Giant Ghini and Friends
 
won by 140 (118) of 4202 (3.33%)
The Giant Ghini and Friends (3)
(21)
Defeat the four ghosts in top-right section of the Graveyard.
Richard's Golden Leaves [m]
 
won by 106 (97) of 4202 (2.52%)
Richard's Golden Leaves [m] (10)
(86)
Collect the 5 Golden Leaves without losing health. (see comments)
More Holes Than Swiss Cheese [m]
 
won by 144 (116) of 4202 (3.43%)
More Holes Than Swiss Cheese [m] (5)
(36)
Get the Slime Key without taking damage (exit and reenter area to retry).
Key Cavern Cartographer [m]
 
won by 163 (130) of 4202 (3.88%)
Key Cavern Cartographer [m] (10)
(66)
Enter every room in Key Cavern (last room must be the room after the boss. Get instrument to trigger).
Dream within a Dream [m]
 
won by 136 (112) of 4202 (3.24%)
Dream within a Dream [m] (5)
(37)
Complete the Dream Shrine by opening both chests in one visit damageless.
Pegasus Boots
 
won by 174 (130) of 4202 (4.14%)
Pegasus Boots (3)
(19)
Get the Pegasus Boots.
Date Night - A Walk on the Beach [m]
 
won by 95 (90) of 4202 (2.26%)
Date Night - A Walk on the Beach [m] (1)
(9)
Read Marin's note, find her at the beach, and take her to a scenic cliff in one session.
Date Night - All is Not Well [m]
 
won by 117 (108) of 4202 (2.78%)
Date Night - All is Not Well [m] (1)
(7)
Jump into the Well with Marin.
Date Night - An Afternoon at the Windmill [m]
 
won by 104 (95) of 4202 (2.48%)
Date Night - An Afternoon at the Windmill [m] (1)
(8)
While at the Windmill, Dig a Hole, Play the Ocarina, and Get your photo taken with Marin in one session.
Date Night - Women Love Bad Boys [m]
 
won by 99 (94) of 4202 (2.36%)
Date Night - Women Love Bad Boys [m] (5)
(44)
See all dialogue for breaking pots, opening drawers, and hitting cuckoos with Marin in one session.
Date Night - Gotta Be Strong For Your Woman [m]
 
won by 101 (95) of 4202 (2.40%)
Date Night - Gotta Be Strong For Your Woman [m] (1)
(8)
See the different reactions Marin has to you exiting a dungeon in one session.
Date Night - The Chick's a Pro! [m]
 
won by 115 (104) of 4202 (2.74%)
Date Night - The Chick's a Pro! [m] (1)
(8)
Let Marin play the Trendy Game
Coo Coo Cachoo
 
won by 104 (94) of 4202 (2.48%)
Coo Coo Cachoo (1)
(9)
Talk to the Walrus after Marin leaves.
The Dangerous Yarna Desert [m]
 
won by 127 (109) of 4202 (3.02%)
The Dangerous Yarna Desert [m] (5)
(38)
Travel through the Yarna Desert and get the Key damageless (leave desert to retry).
Advise From the Dead
 
won by 100 (93) of 4202 (2.38%)
Advise From the Dead (1)
(9)
Talk to some skeletal remains in the Yarna Desert.
Swimming Not Required [m]
 
won by 100 (92) of 4202 (2.38%)
Swimming Not Required [m] (3)
(27)
Get the Boss Key in Angler's Tunnel without having the Flippers.
Flippers
 
won by 154 (120) of 4202 (3.66%)
Flippers (3)
(21)
Get the Flippers.
Angler's Tunnel Cartographer [m]
 
won by 152 (118) of 4202 (3.62%)
Angler's Tunnel Cartographer [m] (5)
(36)
Enter every room in Angler's Tunnel (last room must be the room after the boss. Get instrument to trigger.)
A Ghostly Escort
 
won by 146 (117) of 4202 (3.47%)
A Ghostly Escort (1)
(7)
Take the Ghost to his house and grave in one session.
Buying the Bow [m]
 
won by 139 (113) of 4202 (3.31%)
Buying the Bow [m] (5)
(37)
Purchase the Bow (Can't steal it or already be labeled a THIEF).
Am I Not Supposed to Use These? [m]
 
won by 96 (87) of 4202 (2.28%)
Am I Not Supposed to Use These? [m] (5)
(47)
Kill the Master Stalfos in the first encounter using Bomb Arrows and get the small key. (reset to retry)
Mini-Boss Masher - Master Stalfos [m]
 
won by 89 (81) of 4202 (2.12%)
Mini-Boss Masher - Master Stalfos [m] (25)
(256)
Defeat Master Stalfos in the last 3 encounters without taking damage throughout the stage (no bomb arrows)
Hookshot
 
won by 131 (107) of 4202 (3.12%)
Hookshot (3)
(23)
Get the Hookshot.
Mini-Boss Masher - Gohma and the Music Man [m]
 
won by 89 (83) of 4202 (2.12%)
Mini-Boss Masher - Gohma and the Music Man [m] (10)
(100)
Defeat Gohma damageless, armed with only an Ocarina and a Bow. (Play the Ocarina at least once).
Catfish's Maw Cartographer [m]
 
won by 132 (104) of 4202 (3.14%)
Catfish's Maw Cartographer [m] (10)
(81)
Enter every room in Catfish's Maw (last room must be the room after the boss. Get instrument to trigger)
That Hippo Yelled At Me
 
won by 97 (92) of 4202 (2.31%)
That Hippo Yelled At Me (5)
(45)
See all the dialogue of the Hippo in Animal Village
Magnifying Lens
 
won by 131 (103) of 4202 (3.12%)
Magnifying Lens (5)
(40)
Complete the Trading Sequence by getting the Magnifying Lens.
Facing the Tiny Face Shrine [m]
 
won by 106 (91) of 4202 (2.52%)
Facing the Tiny Face Shrine [m] (5)
(45)
Go all the way through the Small Face Shrine (including the Statue section) and get the key damageless.
Now You Know The Truth
 
won by 137 (107) of 4202 (3.26%)
Now You Know The Truth (1)
(7)
Discover the truth behind the Island.
Power Bracelet L-2
 
won by 128 (101) of 4202 (3.05%)
Power Bracelet L-2 (3)
(25)
Get the Level 2 Power Bracelet.
Ballad of the Pol's Voice
 
won by 119 (96) of 4202 (2.83%)
Ballad of the Pol's Voice (1)
(8)
Defeat the 3 Pol's Voices in Face Shrine with the Ocarina [m]
Face Shrine Cartographer [m]
 
won by 121 (100) of 4202 (2.88%)
Face Shrine Cartographer [m] (10)
(84)
Enter every room in Face Shrine (last room must be the room after the boss. Get Instrument to trigger)
The Flying Rooster
 
won by 124 (98) of 4202 (2.95%)
The Flying Rooster (1)
(8)
Revive the Flying Rooster.
The Chests of Tall, Tall Mountain [m]
 
won by 97 (87) of 4202 (2.31%)
The Chests of Tall, Tall Mountain [m] (5)
(48)
Open all five treasure chests in one screen of Tall, Tall Mountain.
The Keymaster
 
won by 126 (97) of 4202 (3.00%)
The Keymaster (5)
(43)
Get all 5 Dungeon Keys
The Great Fairies of Koholint Island
 
won by 87 (80) of 4202 (2.07%)
The Great Fairies of Koholint Island (3)
(31)
Heal yourself at all four Great Fairy locations in one session.
You Monster!
 
won by 96 (90) of 4202 (2.28%)
You Monster! (1)
(9)
Kill every animal in Mabe Village. (Don't leave village)
Sprinklin' the Graves
 
won by 112 (103) of 4202 (2.67%)
Sprinklin' the Graves (1)
(8)
Sprinkle some magic powder on the Ghost's grave.
Mirror Shield
 
won by 124 (97) of 4202 (2.95%)
Mirror Shield (3)
(25)
Get the Mirror Shield
Eagle's Tower Cartographer [m]
 
won by 110 (91) of 4202 (2.62%)
Eagle's Tower Cartographer [m] (10)
(91)
Enter every room in Eagle's Tower (last room must be the room after the boss. Get instrument to trigger.)
Mini-Boss Masher - Grim Creeper [m]
 
won by 89 (79) of 4202 (2.12%)
Mini-Boss Masher - Grim Creeper [m] (10)
(104)
After collapsing the tower, defeat the Grim Creeper in Eagle's Tower damageless.
Color Dungeon Cartographer [m]
 
won by 110 (94) of 4202 (2.62%)
Color Dungeon Cartographer [m] (10)
(89)
Enter every room in the Color Dungeon (last room must be the room after the boss.)
The Great Dungeon Collector [m]
 
won by 101 (89) of 4202 (2.40%)
The Great Dungeon Collector [m] (10)
(93)
Collect every Map, Compass, and Stone Beak in all 9 dungeons.
Teleport Guru
 
won by 130 (100) of 4202 (3.09%)
Teleport Guru (1)
(8)
Find all four Warp locations.
Magic Rod
 
won by 116 (93) of 4202 (2.76%)
Magic Rod (3)
(27)
Get the Magic Rod.
Turtle Rock Cartographer [m]
 
won by 109 (91) of 4202 (2.59%)
Turtle Rock Cartographer [m] (10)
(91)
Enter every room in Turtle Rock (last room must be the room after the boss. Get instrument to trigger)
Koholint Cartographer
 
won by 101 (89) of 4202 (2.40%)
Koholint Cartographer (25)
(234)
Complete the overworld map.
Money over Troubled Water
 
won by 92 (83) of 4202 (2.19%)
Money over Troubled Water (10)
(100)
Collect 100 Rupees in the Raft Game.
The Confusing Owl Statues
 
won by 81 (75) of 4202 (1.93%)
The Confusing Owl Statues (5)
(55)
Talk to every owl statue on the island.
Tail Cello
 
won by 1910 (1145) of 4202 (45.45%)
Tail Cello (10)
(12)
Acquire the Full Moon Cello from the Tail Cave
Bottle Horn
 
won by 1443 (892) of 4202 (34.34%)
Bottle Horn (10)
(14)
Acquire the Conch Horn from the Bottle Grotto
Cavern Bell
 
won by 1142 (728) of 4202 (27.18%)
Cavern Bell (10)
(16)
Acquire the Sea Lily's Bell from the Key Cavern
Angler's Harp
 
won by 993 (652) of 4202 (23.63%)
Angler's Harp (10)
(17)
Acquire the Surf Harp from the Angler's Tunnel
Catfish's Marimba
 
won by 908 (602) of 4202 (21.61%)
Catfish's Marimba (10)
(18)
Acquire the Wind Marimba from the Catfish's Maw
Face Triangle
 
won by 846 (570) of 4202 (20.13%)
Face Triangle (10)
(19)
Acquire the Coral Triangle from the Face Shrine
Tower Organ
 
won by 742 (519) of 4202 (17.66%)
Tower Organ (10)
(21)
Acquire the Organ of Evening Calm from the Eagle's Tower
Turtle Drum
 
won by 756 (513) of 4202 (17.99%)
Turtle Drum (10)
(21)
Acquire the Thunder Drum from Turtle Rock
It Was All A Dream
 
won by 724 (504) of 4202 (17.23%)
It Was All A Dream (25)
(53)
Wake the Wind Fish from his slumber
A Dream Come True [m]
 
won by 404 (339) of 4202 (9.61%)
A Dream Come True [m] (50)
(145)
Help Marin fulfill her dream
Bested Moldorm [m]
 
won by 1058 (749) of 4202 (25.18%)
Bested Moldorm [m] (10)
(16)
Defeat Moldorm without being harmed
Bested Genie [m]
 
won by 645 (521) of 4202 (15.35%)
Bested Genie [m] (10)
(20)
Defeat Genie without being harmed
Bested Slime Eye [m]
 
won by 501 (429) of 4202 (11.92%)
Bested Slime Eye [m] (10)
(24)
Defeat Slime Eye without being harmed
Bested Angler Fish [m]
 
won by 768 (548) of 4202 (18.28%)
Bested Angler Fish [m] (10)
(20)
Defeat Angler Fish without being harmed
Bested Slime Eel [m]
 
won by 481 (406) of 4202 (11.45%)
Bested Slime Eel [m] (10)
(25)
Defeat Slime Eel without being harmed
Bested Facade [m]
 
won by 524 (408) of 4202 (12.47%)
Bested Facade [m] (10)
(25)
Defeat Facade without being harmed
Bested Evil Eagle [m]
 
won by 520 (416) of 4202 (12.38%)
Bested Evil Eagle [m] (10)
(24)
Defeat Evil Eagle without being harmed
Bested Hot Head [m]
 
won by 458 (379) of 4202 (10.90%)
Bested Hot Head [m] (10)
(26)
Defeat Hot Head without being harmed
Bested Shadow Nightmares
 
won by 393 (328) of 4202 (9.35%)
Bested Shadow Nightmares (25)
(74)
Defeat all 6 Shadow Nightmares without being harmed
Level-1 Shield
 
won by 4028 (1898) of 4202 (95.86%)
Level-1 Shield (1)
(1)
Acquire the Level-1 Shield from Tarin
Level-1 Sword
 
won by 3364 (1699) of 4202 (80.06%)
Level-1 Sword (5)
(5)
Acquire the Level-1 Sword from Toronbo Shores
Level-2 Sword
 
won by 682 (488) of 4202 (16.23%)
Level-2 Sword (10)
(22)
Obtain the Level-2 Sword
Music Man
 
won by 889 (585) of 4202 (21.16%)
Music Man (10)
(19)
Learn all 3 Ocarina songs
Washed Up Returner
 
won by 771 (530) of 4202 (18.35%)
Washed Up Returner (10)
(20)
Get the boomerang
I Have Half A Heart
 
won by 1079 (699) of 4202 (25.68%)
I Have Half A Heart (5)
(8)
Obtain a total of 7 hearts
Awaken My Heart
 
won by 545 (418) of 4202 (12.97%)
Awaken My Heart (25)
(61)
Obtain all 14 Heart Containers
Rupee Amasser
 
won by 957 (635) of 4202 (22.77%)
Rupee Amasser (5)
(9)
Get a total of 999 rupees on the rupee counter
Shell Collection [m]
 
won by 388 (331) of 4202 (9.23%)
Shell Collection [m] (25)
(74)
Collect all possible 26 Secret Seashells across Koholint
More Powder!
 
won by 1126 (705) of 4202 (26.80%)
More Powder! (5)
(8)
Get the Magic Powder capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
More Arrows!
 
won by 712 (500) of 4202 (16.94%)
More Arrows! (5)
(10)
Get the Arrow capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
More Bombs!
 
won by 865 (571) of 4202 (20.59%)
More Bombs! (5)
(9)
Get the Bomb capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
Bested Evil Orb [m]
 
won by 519 (408) of 4202 (12.35%)
Bested Evil Orb [m] (10)
(25)
Defeat Evil Orb without being harmed
New Clothes!
 
won by 877 (587) of 4202 (20.87%)
New Clothes! (10)
(19)
Acquire the red clothes or the blue clothes from the Color Dungeon.
The Travels of THIEF [m]
 
won by 448 (358) of 4202 (10.66%)
The Travels of THIEF [m] (25)
(69)
Complete the Photo Album
Here Stands A Brave Man [m]
 
won by 1129 (715) of 4202 (26.87%)
Here Stands A Brave Man [m] (5)
(8)
Agree to be photographed
Beautiful! I'll call this 'Game Over' [m]
 
won by 645 (526) of 4202 (15.35%)
Beautiful! I'll call this 'Game Over' [m] (5)
(10)
Keep refusing to be photographed
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Recent comment(s):
5 Mar 2022
0:02		Best Zelda game getting more cheevos? Thank you!
5 Mar 2022
0:11		Welp, guess I have to beat this game once again xD
5 Mar 2022
0:15		Wowzers, fair few new additions to this one!
5 Mar 2022
1:35		Amazing revision. This absolutely gives me a reason to finally go back and get that shell achievement too. Amazing work!
5 Mar 2022
9:47		incredible! I'm gonna need to go back for that soon!
5 Mar 2022
10:09		The top 10 for this revision is going to be nuts! People are already almost at mastery! Gonna be fun to watch!
5 Mar 2022
13:19		Wow what a huge revision, thanks!
5 Mar 2022
13:31		It seems by the time I earned some of the achievements they already have been demoted. Some Mini Boss Masher ones.
5 Mar 2022
14:01		correct. i found most of them to be troublesome and redundant. i did keep all the #5 ones though.
5 Mar 2022
19:28		Remastered! This has been an excellent revision. That taught me a lot about the game I never knew you could do.
9 Mar 2022
0:02		Will anything else be added in the near future or is this it for now?
9 Mar 2022
0:08		i promise nothing else is being added in the foreseeable future
13 Mar 2022
23:55		Wtf why'd you remove the picture cheevos. I lost them all and have to redo it.
25 Mar 2022
14:51		Beautiful game!
7 Apr 2022
4:49		Finally Finished this game a SECOND TIME (Remastered) Great game to revisit right here every now and then
9 Apr 2022
15:34		Remastered my favourite Zelda game.
10 Apr 2022
12:33		The craziest thing has happened. Went through a full run and not once encountered both the guardian acorn and piece of power. Now I'm struggling to get this last cheevo (doh!)
10 Apr 2022
13:02		No matter how long I tried, if I had one or the other, the other wouldn't drop. I had to get them both on screen at the same time without picking up one first.
24 Apr 2022
13:10		Complete achievement guide for future achievers on the GitHub. It is very extensive and will make sure that you can do everything in 1(!) playthrough, without missing anything, and also without spoiling yourself too much for first-time players. Enjoy! https://github.com/RetroAchievements/guides/wiki/The-Legend-of-Zelda,-Links-Awakening-DX-(Game-Boy-Color)
12 Jun 2022
16:58		REMASTERED! The new set was very funny !!!!!!!

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