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"Link's Awakening" leaves players stranded on a mysterious island.
- "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening," a remake of the classic Game Boy title, will be released for the Nintendo Switch on September 20, 2019.
- The new "Link's Awakening" has been rebuilt from the ground up with a unique visual style and a handful of additions to the game.
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The next "Legend of Zelda" game will be a remake of a Game Boy Classic, "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening."
Released in 1993, "Link's Awakening" was the first portable "Zelda" game, which makes it a perfect title to remake for the Switch, Nintendo's portable hybrid console.
While most "Zelda" games take place in the familiar kingdom of Hyrule, "Link's Awakening" leaves players stranded on a mysterious island. Link, the game's hero, has to wake a mythical creature called the Wind Fish to find his way home.
The Switch version of "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" underwent a graphical overhaul, with a cartoonish visual style that's unlike any other "Zelda" game. But at it's core, it looks to be the same adventure that captivated fans more than 25 years ago.
Here's everything we know about the remake of "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" so far: