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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)
DeveloperNintendo
PublisherNintendo
GenreAction-Adventure
ReleasedDecember 12, 1998
Title Screenhot
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Achievements

There are 110 achievements worth 780 (3401) points.
Authors: adamjohnny5 (74), SporyTike (33), Salsa (3)

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Sleepy Mushroom (1) (3)
Find the sleepy mushroom in the Mysterious Forest.
556 (341) of 4584
(12.13%) players
Magic Powder (1) (3)
Get Magic Powder for the first time.
559 (341) of 4584
(12.19%) players
Chattin' with the Cuckman (3) (15)
See all dialogue options available from a transformed Buzz Blob.
209 (181) of 4584
(4.56%) players
Nutty Power Freak (5) (25)
Pick up either the Guardian Acorn or Triangle of Power, then while one is active, pick up the other.
241 (186) of 4584
(5.26%) players
Tail Key (3) (9)
Get the Tail Key.
527 (333) of 4584
(11.50%) players
Closing Shop For the Day (10) (58)
Get every item from the Trendy Game in one visit. (Talk to the shopkeeper before leaving.)
191 (162) of 4584
(4.17%) players
This Pond's All Fished Out (5) (24)
Catch every fish in the Fishing Pond in one round. (Answer Yes to Fish Again after catching #5)
251 (196) of 4584
(5.48%) players
Roc's Feather (3) (10)
Get the Roc's Feather in Tail Cave
456 (298) of 4584
(9.95%) players
Tail Cave Cartographer (10) (49)
Enter every room in Tail Cave.
256 (197) of 4584
(5.58%) players
Chomping The Chain That Binds [m] (5) (31)
Rescue BowWow damageless without having Roc's Feather or the Shield equipped. (leave dungeon to retry)
164 (150) of 4584
(3.58%) players
Buying the Shovel [m] (5) (21)
Purchase a shovel.
342 (237) of 4584
(7.46%) players
Buying Bombs [m] (1) (4)
Purchase bombs.
344 (239) of 4584
(7.50%) players
Cuckoo's Gon Wild (1) (4)
Provoke a Cuckoo attack
294 (215) of 4584
(6.41%) players
Power Bracelet L-1 (3) (12)
Get the Level 1 Power Bracelet.
362 (246) of 4584
(7.90%) players
Bottle Grotto Cartographer (10) (45)
Enter every room in Bottle Grotto.
310 (216) of 4584
(6.76%) players
Where the Swamp Flowers Grow [m] (5) (29)
Have BowWow eat all 15 enemies in Goponga Swamp without getting hit or pressing A or B (leave area to reset)
183 (162) of 4584
(3.99%) players
The Goodest of Metal Doges [m] (5) (37)
Have BowWow point out all the available dig spots where Sea Shells are in one session.
136 (125) of 4584
(2.97%) players
That Aweful Beast! [m] (1) (6)
Have Richard kick you out because you brought BowWow.
190 (159) of 4584
(4.14%) players
Kiki vs Bow-Wow [m] (1) (6)
Chase off Kiki the Monkey with BowWow
177 (154) of 4584
(3.86%) players
Crazy Tracy's Secret Medicine (1) (4)
Purchase some Secret Medicine
288 (198) of 4584
(6.28%) players
The Shroomless Raccoon [m] (5) (28)
Without ever entering the screen with the mushroom, use Magic Powder on the raccoon in the Mysterious Forest.
193 (168) of 4584
(4.21%) players
File Select Remix (1) (5)
Listen to the secret File Select Screen song.
183 (160) of 4584
(3.99%) players
Totaka's Song (1) (6)
Hear the secret Totaka's Song in Richard's house.
156 (138) of 4584
(3.40%) players
The Talking Timber (1) (6)
Talk to a talking tree.
172 (145) of 4584
(3.75%) players
Beetles are the Bomb! (1) (7)
Kill the two Hardhat Beetles to the left of the entrance inside Tail Cave at the same time.
144 (131) of 4584
(3.14%) players
The Giant Ghini and Friends (3) (18)
Defeat the four ghosts in top-right section of the Graveyard.
194 (157) of 4584
(4.23%) players
Richard's Golden Leaves [m] (10) (74)
Collect the 5 Golden Leaves without losing health. (see comments)
146 (125) of 4584
(3.18%) players
More Holes Than Swiss Cheese [m] (5) (28)
Get the Slime Key without taking damage (exit and reenter area to retry).
220 (165) of 4584
(4.80%) players
Key Cavern Cartographer (10) (52)
Enter every room in Key Cavern.
249 (184) of 4584
(5.43%) players
Dream within a Dream [m] (5) (31)
Complete the Dream Shrine by opening both chests in one visit damageless.
197 (151) of 4584
(4.30%) players
Pegasus Boots (3) (15)
Get the Pegasus Boots.
272 (187) of 4584
(5.93%) players
Date Night - A Walk on the Beach [m] (1) (8)
Read Marin's note, find her at the beach, and take her to a scenic cliff in one session.
127 (115) of 4584
(2.77%) players
Date Night - All is Not Well [m] (1) (6)
Jump into the Well with Marin.
162 (140) of 4584
(3.53%) players
Date Night - An Afternoon at the Windmill [m] (1) (7)
While at the Windmill, Dig a Hole, Play the Ocarina, and Get your photo taken with Marin in one session.
143 (124) of 4584
(3.12%) players
Date Night - Women Love Bad Boys [m] (5) (39)
See all dialogue for breaking pots, opening drawers, and hitting cuckoos with Marin in one session.
128 (118) of 4584
(2.79%) players
Date Night - Gotta Be Strong For Your Woman [m] (1) (7)
See the different reactions Marin has to you exiting a dungeon in one session.
135 (123) of 4584
(2.95%) players
Date Night - The Chick's a Pro! [m] (1) (6)
Let Marin play the Trendy Game
164 (141) of 4584
(3.58%) players
Coo Coo Cachoo (1) (7)
Talk to the Walrus after Marin leaves.
144 (122) of 4584
(3.14%) players
The Dangerous Yarna Desert [m] (5) (33)
Travel through the Yarna Desert and get the Key damageless (leave desert to retry).
176 (140) of 4584
(3.84%) players
Advise From the Dead (1) (7)
Talk to some skeletal remains in the Yarna Desert.
142 (121) of 4584
(3.10%) players
Swimming Not Required [m] (3) (23)
Get the Boss Key in Angler's Tunnel without having the Flippers.
129 (116) of 4584
(2.81%) players
Flippers (3) (17)
Get the Flippers.
229 (166) of 4584
(5.00%) players
Angler's Tunnel Cartographer (5) (29)
Enter every room in Angler's Tunnel.
223 (163) of 4584
(4.86%) players
A Ghostly Escort (1) (5)
Take the Ghost to his house and grave in one session.
219 (161) of 4584
(4.78%) players
Buying the Bow [m] (5) (30)
Purchase the Bow.
214 (158) of 4584
(4.67%) players
Am I Not Supposed to Use These? [m] (5) (41)
Kill the Master Stalfos in the first encounter using Bomb Arrows and get the small key. (reset to retry)
124 (112) of 4584
(2.71%) players
Mini-Boss Masher - Master Stalfos [m] (25) (222)
Defeat Master Stalfos in the last 3 encounters without taking damage throughout the stage (no bomb arrows)
118 (103) of 4584
(2.57%) players
Hookshot (3) (18)
Get the Hookshot.
204 (152) of 4584
(4.45%) players
Mini-Boss Masher - Gohma and the Music Man [m] (10) (88)
Defeat Gohma damageless, armed with only an Ocarina and a Bow. (Play the Ocarina at least once).
112 (104) of 4584
(2.44%) players
Catfish's Maw Cartographer (10) (64)
Enter every room in Catfish's Maw.
202 (147) of 4584
(4.41%) players
That Hippo Yelled At Me (5) (40)
See all the dialogue of the Hippo in Animal Village
126 (115) of 4584
(2.75%) players
Magnifying Lens (5) (32)
Complete the Trading Sequence by getting the Magnifying Lens.
203 (147) of 4584
(4.43%) players
Facing the Tiny Face Shrine [m] (5) (38)
Go all the way through the Small Face Shrine (including the Statue section) and get the key damageless.
152 (122) of 4584
(3.32%) players
Now You Know The Truth (1) (6)
Discover the truth behind the Island.
210 (152) of 4584
(4.58%) players
Power Bracelet L-2 (3) (19)
Get the Level 2 Power Bracelet.
193 (141) of 4584
(4.21%) players
Ballad of the Pol's Voice (1) (7)
Defeat the 3 Pol's Voices in Face Shrine with the Ocarina [m]
177 (132) of 4584
(3.86%) players
Face Shrine Cartographer (10) (67)
Enter every room in Face Shrine.
180 (138) of 4584
(3.93%) players
The Flying Rooster (1) (6)
Revive the Flying Rooster.
188 (138) of 4584
(4.10%) players
The Chests of Tall, Tall Mountain [m] (5) (42)
Open all five treasure chests in one screen of Tall, Tall Mountain.
125 (108) of 4584
(2.73%) players
The Keymaster (5) (34)
Get all 5 Dungeon Keys
189 (137) of 4584
(4.12%) players
The Great Fairies of Koholint Island (3) (27)
Heal yourself at all four Great Fairy locations in one session.
112 (99) of 4584
(2.44%) players
You Monster! (1) (8)
Kill every animal in Mabe Village. (Don't leave village)
126 (115) of 4584
(2.75%) players
Sprinklin' the Graves (1) (6)
Sprinkle some magic powder on the Ghost's grave.
163 (138) of 4584
(3.56%) players
Mirror Shield (3) (20)
Get the Mirror Shield
184 (137) of 4584
(4.01%) players
Eagle's Tower Cartographer (10) (74)
Enter every room in Eagle's Tower.
158 (124) of 4584
(3.45%) players
Mini-Boss Masher - Grim Creeper [m] (10) (88)
Defeat the Grim Creeper in Eagle's Tower damageless.
121 (103) of 4584
(2.64%) players
Color Dungeon Cartographer (10) (71)
Enter every room in the Color Dungeon.
164 (131) of 4584
(3.58%) players
The Great Dungeon Collector [m] (10) (77)
Collect every Map, Compass, and Stone Beak in all 9 dungeons.
145 (120) of 4584
(3.16%) players
Teleport Guru (1) (6)
Find all four Warp locations.
190 (140) of 4584
(4.14%) players
Magic Rod (3) (21)
Get the Magic Rod.
176 (133) of 4584
(3.84%) players
Turtle Rock Cartographer (10) (72)
Enter every room in Turtle Rock.
163 (129) of 4584
(3.56%) players
Koholint Cartographer (25) (194)
Complete the overworld map.
144 (119) of 4584
(3.14%) players
Money over Troubled Water (10) (81)
Collect 100 Rupees in the Raft Game.
132 (113) of 4584
(2.88%) players
The Confusing Owl Statues (5) (48)
Talk to every owl statue on the island.
103 (94) of 4584
(2.25%) players
Tail Cello (10) (13)
Acquire the Full Moon Cello from the Tail Cave
2046 (1219) of 4584
(44.63%) players
Bottle Horn (10) (14)
Acquire the Conch Horn from the Bottle Grotto
1557 (953) of 4584
(33.97%) players
Cavern Bell (10) (17)
Acquire the Sea Lily's Bell from the Key Cavern
1226 (777) of 4584
(26.75%) players
Angler's Harp (10) (18)
Acquire the Surf Harp from the Angler's Tunnel
1057 (690) of 4584
(23.06%) players
Catfish's Marimba (10) (19)
Acquire the Wind Marimba from the Catfish's Maw
974 (640) of 4584
(21.25%) players
Face Triangle (10) (20)
Acquire the Coral Triangle from the Face Shrine
902 (604) of 4584
(19.68%) players
Tower Organ (10) (21)
Acquire the Organ of Evening Calm from the Eagle's Tower
793 (552) of 4584
(17.30%) players
Turtle Drum (10) (21)
Acquire the Thunder Drum from Turtle Rock
809 (547) of 4584
(17.65%) players
It Was All A Dream (25) (54)
Wake the Wind Fish from his slumber
775 (537) of 4584
(16.91%) players
A Dream Come True [m] (50) (149)
Help Marin fulfill her dream
431 (358) of 4584
(9.40%) players
Bested Moldorm [m] (10) (16)
Defeat Moldorm without being harmed
1148 (798) of 4584
(25.04%) players
Bested Genie [m] (10) (21)
Defeat Genie without being harmed
687 (550) of 4584
(14.99%) players
Bested Slime Eye [m] (10) (24)
Defeat Slime Eye without being harmed
536 (452) of 4584
(11.69%) players
Bested Angler Fish [m] (10) (20)
Defeat Angler Fish without being harmed
814 (577) of 4584
(17.76%) players
Bested Slime Eel [m] (10) (26)
Defeat Slime Eel without being harmed
512 (427) of 4584
(11.17%) players
Bested Facade [m] (10) (25)
Defeat Facade without being harmed
552 (428) of 4584
(12.04%) players
Bested Evil Eagle [m] (10) (25)
Defeat Evil Eagle without being harmed
550 (438) of 4584
(12.00%) players
Bested Hot Head [m] (10) (27)
Defeat Hot Head without being harmed
490 (401) of 4584
(10.69%) players
Bested Shadow Nightmares (25) (77)
Defeat all 6 Shadow Nightmares without being harmed
414 (343) of 4584
(9.03%) players
Level-1 Shield (1) (1)
Acquire the Level-1 Shield from Tarin
4396 (2078) of 4584
(95.90%) players
Level-1 Sword (5) (5)
Acquire the Level-1 Sword from Toronbo Shores
3649 (1842) of 4584
(79.60%) players
Level-2 Sword (10) (22)
Obtain the Level-2 Sword
727 (519) of 4584
(15.86%) players
Music Man (10) (19)
Learn all 3 Ocarina songs
952 (622) of 4584
(20.77%) players
Washed Up Returner (10) (21)
Get the boomerang
824 (562) of 4584
(17.98%) players
I Have Half A Heart (5) (8)
Obtain a total of 7 hearts
1153 (742) of 4584
(25.15%) players
Awaken My Heart (25) (63)
Obtain all 14 Heart Containers
576 (441) of 4584
(12.57%) players
Rupee Amasser (5) (9)
Get a total of 999 rupees on the rupee counter
1022 (673) of 4584
(22.29%) players
Shell Collection [m] (25) (77)
Collect all possible 26 Secret Seashells across Koholint
400 (343) of 4584
(8.73%) players
More Powder! (5) (8)
Get the Magic Powder capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
1208 (750) of 4584
(26.35%) players
More Arrows! (5) (11)
Get the Arrow capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
755 (528) of 4584
(16.47%) players
More Bombs! (5) (10)
Get the Bomb capacity upgrade from the Mad Batter
926 (606) of 4584
(20.20%) players
Bested Evil Orb [m] (10) (25)
Defeat Evil Orb without being harmed
548 (428) of 4584
(11.95%) players
New Clothes! (10) (19)
Acquire the red clothes or the blue clothes from the Color Dungeon.
938 (625) of 4584
(20.46%) players
The Travels of THIEF [m] (25) (72)
Complete the Photo Album
465 (372) of 4584
(10.14%) players
Here Stands A Brave Man [m] (5) (8)
Agree to be photographed
1224 (774) of 4584
(26.70%) players
Beautiful! I'll call this 'Game Over' [m] (5) (10)
Keep refusing to be photographed
679 (549) of 4584
(14.81%) players
💬Official Forum Topic
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Recent comment(s):
gollawiz 5 Mar 2022 01:35
Amazing revision. This absolutely gives me a reason to finally go back and get that shell achievement too. Amazing work!
Olafur 5 Mar 2022 09:47
incredible! I'm gonna need to go back for that soon!
atratus 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!
echoscreen 5 Mar 2022 13:19
Wow what a huge revision, thanks!
Daphtaru 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.
adamjohnny5 5 Mar 2022 14:01
correct. i found most of them to be troublesome and redundant. i did keep all the #5 ones though.
WanderingHeiho 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.
Kaymander 9 Mar 2022 00:02
Will anything else be added in the near future or is this it for now?
adamjohnny5 9 Mar 2022 00:08
i promise nothing else is being added in the foreseeable future
ryanvelasco 13 Mar 2022 23:55
Wtf why'd you remove the picture cheevos. I lost them all and have to redo it.
tr1n 25 Mar 2022 14:51
Beautiful game!
MTNDewGuy1079 7 Apr 2022 04:49
Finally Finished this game a SECOND TIME (Remastered)
Great game to revisit right here every now and then
JKLegend 9 Apr 2022 15:34
Remastered my favourite Zelda game.
echoscreen 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!)
echoscreen 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.
Nepiki 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)
Edgarmcfly 12 Jun 2022 16:58
REMASTERED! The new set was very funny !!!!!!!
REDS 12 Jul 2022 04:17
Man... this one tooks me 5 plays tô master... but i did it! Very fun!
dragonskull1057 30 Aug 2022 06:02
Mastered. Even if I had to redo the first two dungeons due to the mapping the color dungeon not triggering but now it's fixed and I had fun overall.
GrayCloudSpectator 8 Sep 2022 20:32
Not only is this set great, but nice that you can do it all in a single playthrough with careful planning. I did it right after the set for the original version, which serves as a good practice set for this set here.