The Music of Video Games [226] Zelda: Link's Awakening

[antunkatona]

I love this game and my old Game boy! It still works even after 23 years... testament to Japanese ingenuity. This was advanced technology back then. First Game boy was introduced in 1989 and already it had polyphonic stereo sound (I think 8 voices simultaneously were possible). Not all of the games were that good but some like Zelda were brilliant and gameplay was superior to most games nowadays. Too much violence in the games today... I miss Super Mario.

[eatmyfish02]

can someone help me when i try to play on the legend of zelda links awakening it breaks, i can see the people but not the background or floor if someone can give me an easy fix that would be great.

[Thomasinyourpants]

What's the track beginning at 2:48 till 3:02?

[Nerwik]

3:05 - Startin up G-boy.. makes all the way through the map to that place :)

Spooky and sad.

[ClubbySuperCharged]

Luckily I still have mine and working well.

[backbeyond]

I have this game! I got it with my green Nintendo! :D

[RazerRD13]

3:51

That's my favourite one. I don't know why. xD

[burgel18]

is there a world record like playing zelda in 2 and a halfe hour?

[RookFrjosa]

I forgot how beautiful this game's music was, considering that it was barely a couple steps above MIDI tracks, that just makes it all the better. A real testament to the artists and masterminds who were in this stuff and their insane long-lost powers of mood-story-gameplay alchemy

I became the Ultimate Master Overlord of the universe when, after the 4th playthrough, I finally managed to beat this game (DX) with no game overs, fairies, or resets.

And then I played it some more afterward...

[hirschman23]

This game is long overdue for a remake. DX was great, but I'm talking full 3D graphics and lots of vibrant colors.

[GenDaiLEO]

@hirschman23 I need no color or even 3D I just want my black & white GB version back...

[YouToobTeenGang]

The music in this video almost sort of out-epics the Brawl version of Tal Tal Heights

[louiss37]

You're very stronger. :)

[MrElliotGear]

they dont make em how they used to!

ahh this brings back memories

[megnoggle]

i feel bad for kids these days. magic like this isn't found in games today. for some reason playing this as a kid in the summer just filled me with so much hope, so much wonder. this game really is so inspiring, and i think the soundtrack and storyline is largely because of that, among others. take me back to the good ol' chiptune days...

[megnoggle]

god this brings me back...

[mecasheep]

thanks a lot for sharing this video, i remember when my brother and I used to play this, fuckin nostalgia!

[fedegas13]

Now we only need to find a speedrun of 9:05 minutes and it's the perfect video.

[sonicmario64]

I actually declared this as the best Zelda game I've every played, that is until I checked out "A Link To The Past". :)

[CougarDraven]

@sonicmario64 I don't know so much about that. This will always be the first and best Legend of Zelda game I ever played. I've enjoyed others, but not even Ocarina of Time comes quite close enough to this game to beat it in my mind.

[omophagia]

This is my first Link game as well

[supermegaguy666]

they should remake this for the 3ds

[Tormentor1988]

l love the music in this amazing game

[tabris1991]

MY first Link game TT_TT

[vorsdec]

Even though I did not get enough relationships so far. At least I finally beat this game. I was very happy that day.

[mephisto39]

This has to be one of my favorite Zelda games. It was so awesome.

[sansoldier2]

BEST ZELDA MUSIC...MOUNTAIN MUSIC MAKES ME CRY...ZELDA FOREVER

[Plsotinme]

I Just cried watching this.....

[lynchjuk]

Only Zelda game i can't beat, but i will try again and again. Epic

[DrClay999]

Where is the level music that plays at 5:26

[wancheser12]

@DrClay999

when ur trying to start a new game or load a game its the background music

[DrClay999]

@wancheser12

No, I meant the music in that forest that morphs from that Raccoon. The song for that area doesn't play.

5:26 shows the level I was talking about, and was wondering were the music was.

[N4ll1fy]

Best game ever made

[MrRizo23]

anybody know what the name of the tune is that starts around 3:06 ?

[trashydrummer]

@MrRizo23 That, my friend, is the Southern Face Shrine.

[JonGeric]

the christmas pokemon blue and red came out they sold out immediately my mom bought me this instead and i'm glad she did because this was way better

[kB5ka]

This soundtrack is stunning.

[1337H4xx0r90]

best game by far compared to the time it appeared.

[Lanverck]

@1337H4xx0r90 In one sentence, you say everything.

[retrolinkx]

Out of everyone I know, I'm probably the only Legend of Zelda fan, people know what it is but they think Zelda is the main character. -_- Trying to correct them would be a waste of my time and breath.

[JPnintendofan]

@retrolinkx Same here. *sigh*

[ChaojimboProductionz]

...Im playing this game right now and my friend clicked on this video lol. I hear the title and Im like OMGZZZ

[shaboogawa]

It took me an entire summer to beat this a long time ago....that was a great summer!!

[nintygaming]

I remember being about 12 years old and DYING to get my hands on this beauty. Shortly after finishing Zelda for the SNES in 1993, my parents bought the almighty Game Boy (came with Tetris I think?) and then this game, Link's Awakening. I still to this day get all fuzzy inside just at the thought of scaling Tal Tal Moutain. This game had incredible atmostphere despite the fact that it wasn't in color. I could not believe how on par this game was with A Link to the Past. Greatest Gameboy Game EVER

[MichaelBradley1988]

the greatest gameboy game OF ALL TARME! a close second is super mario land followed by kirbys dreamland :D

[TheGuyBehindThePC]

garudoh did you mixed that music ?

why some1 should mix the eagle tower music with marlons melodie ?

[Visist83]

This soundtrack is GOLD!

To this day, I can still remember what my brother said when we barged into the local shop to buy this game: "Do you have Zelda - Link's A-WELL-KING?!"

[evilmidget]

6:48. best. zelda. song. ever.  that ending made me cry thanks to this song

[mikerowaves]

relax with the tears.

[keitaidenwaKern]

Don't you think that the NES zelda game is piece of crap compared to this? Game boy rocks!!! I mean in the NES game nobody even talks to you and there's no story or anything!

[ElladanKenet]

The original version is by far the hardest. The story was explained in the manual, as well as the title screen. But anyway, anyone who's been to the 9th Dungeon knows the meaning of pain

[mikerowaves]

this is a terrible comment and you are obviously a child when it comes to analyzing proper video game entertainment.

[Phemania]

an awesome game for the good old gameboy...i love it even today...

and i´ve got three old gamebooys left in the cupboard :)

good old days

[Gsus665]

I played almost every Zelda but the atmosphere of this one is so f*** great...its the best one of all -naaa..maybe ocarina of time is better ^^ when i helped the ghost find his home was the first time a tear runs down cause of a video game...and great wonderful music.

[scandiumtrioxide]

4:20

I forgot about this piece... so awesome. I really like what you've done with this series.

[ArcaneThingOfBeauty]

Oh that old ugly Game Boy with the sickly green screen lol! Y'all I still got mine in my drawer! I was 5 and it was my first handheld game ever!

[Camwi]

Like all Zelda games, this one has such an unbelievably good soundtrack.

[STANTL3R]

my first game.ever.

i love the simplicity

they dont make games like this anymore

this is my childhood rite there

:D GAMEBOY COLOR FTW.

[hihihihihihihihihify]

sorry to post again, but anyone else think that the premise of Links Awakening was a bit darn similar to that of Phantom Hourglass???

[Rhydeble]

I'm of a mind that they're both pretty near each other in the timeline as well, It'll be proven if we find link with a crashed ship in the new Train game

[hihihihihihihihihify]

I love that music. Companies nowadays want to make their games more realistic, better graphics, better sound etc etc. But i love that crappy sound, its beautiful. It takes me back to a simpler time.....[drifts away]......

[0RobinHood1]

@hihihihihihihihihify the sound is not crappy.It's just the pereception of crappy people.

[Mistahjey]

Can anyone tell me more epic games lik ethis for the gameboy..

[vorsdec]

It was one of the best days in my life when i finally beat this game in 11 years.

[chiefhalfoat]

this is awesome

[Mank25]

Aaah! My childhood!

[microblan]

This game will take you 3 months to finish if it's your first time playing and you don't have friends or the internet to help you... TRUST me... took me about half a year when i was a kid

[kinneas]

@microblan Seriously I never finished this game til I got the internet. I got it way back when it first came out and I couldn't solve the last puzzle in the last dungeon where you need to go a certain direction in the crossroads.

[microblan]

@kinneas The directions in the crossroads in the last dungeon are given in the small house next to the 2 kids throwing a ball to each other. in the bottom right corner ( i think ) is a book called something like "dark secrets of this island" and you need the magnifying glass to read it.

you get the class by completing the trade routes through-out the whole game and then that book gives you the way you need in the last dungeon

[je1117]

@microblan same here.. probably longer. I remember it took me TOO long to figure out I needed to push those urchins with my shield to get to the sword at the very beginning.. heh.

[Tranixx]

@microblan

oh yes, thats so true :) i played this wity my brother together (yes we 2 in front of the gameboy) we need as u round about half a year.

the ending was soooo epic, never seen since this time.

[Aphexwolf]

@microblan Yeah back in those days it was frustrating to be stuck on a game. No internet, no strategy guide, no one to help you. But at the same time when you did finally beat it, you felt more satisfied and fulfilled. Unlike today's games where the walkthrough/strategy guide/ cheats are already out before the game even goes on sale.

[poshko41]

@Aphexwolf Or you could call Nintendo's 900 number and talk to a game counselor. xD

They had an automated line too. It was really stupid, though, because usually you'd have really specific questions about a game that the recording never answered.

I remember one time I wanted to figure out how to get hadouken on Mega Man X but my mom wouldn't let me call the 900 number. I called the 800 customer service line instead and suckered the rep into reading me the explanation from Nintendo Power. xD

[MelodiousxMarin]

@Aphexwolf I 100% agree. Lol, I played this game when I could barely read, which made it like 40x harder. They never really told you what you had to do..

[VideoGameOST1]

@microblan for some reason I was able to get all the instruments but the 6th until I found out you needed to put a bomb on the wall with no cracks lol... talk about a major secret. BUT I BEAT IT AFTER 8 MONTHS OF HARD WORK!!!

VideoGameOST1.

[N4ll1fy]

@microblan ahaha yeah me too, it took so long. Best game ever. I've never been happier then when i found out i had to put magic dust on the raccoon.

[Kowalol]

This game is just so fucking awesome in so many ways. I just love everything about it.

[jortiz00]

This game was awesome, I wish they'd re-release this game, my cartridge broke and i cant find another one.

[TheRadicalStartover]

buy it on ebay!? :)

[transform51]

i have it.

[Mistahjey]

ebay is your answer, sir

[Tdy2u]

Enorme quel music! quel épée! quel personnage! quel violence bref que d'aventure =)

[h3rshel]

This was my favourite game on Game Boy Colour....its great to hear this music again...

[GoldenJoe]

That Tal Tal Heights theme easily wins. So much energy. So much epicness! Great choice for Brawl.

[nicsthomp]

One of my favourite games ever

[humislair]

06:00 yeah!

u have to listen to Despoilah - Zelda on speed

[Despoilah]

:D Thanks for the support!

[19phil88]

I still have this game... unfortunately, the savegames start deleting themselves at random :(

Anyone know how to stop?

[Raligard]

The only way to fix this problem is to open the gam cartridge and replace the battery. It will require a special screw driver bit, a same type battery, solder (and iron), wire, and a file. The original batteries are electricly spot welded to the metal brace, so you have to remove the whole brace, rough up the new battery a little, solder wires to it, and solder them back to the cartridge board. Just make sure you get the polarity right!

[19phil88]

Wow... okay. I will try. Thanks a lot, man!

[Genarolls]

Thats so weird, that exact same thing happens to mine. :(

[Guitarlord013]

Nintendo games are like Lps, you have to listen to their music carefully to hear its great quality. I still trying to complete my collection of NES but not close. 125 games own out of 1,700 I think, Not sure how many came out

[HadoukenMaster1]

This was my favorite game on the Gameboy along with Metroid II and Super Mario Land.

[xxcrysad3000xx]

this could be my favourite zelda game, but the inconvenient menu switching took it down a bit. damn its good though.

[dastan666]

Ed ecco un altro videogame che conferma quanto il 1993 sia stato un anno stupendo per i videogiochi, quasi quanto il 1998 o il 2005. Il Gameboy, console portatile inizialmente concepita per giochini come Tetris veniva sfruttata per un videogame lungo, impegnativo e pieno di dialoghi da leggere e enigmi da risolvere. Ore e ore di gioco esattamente come i videogame domestici e uno stile grafico che Ricorda i primi cartoni in b/n della Disney, del 1938, tutto nelle tasche dei jeans!

[BestKHparodies]

i find it amazing that i cant find any copies of the original game

[Vcc2cc]

Yea it's over 10 years old. I actually have the original copy of the game. In fact I never even beat it. I always thought it was just a half-assed game.

Though I did like the leaft thing that allowed link to like somersault over holes n shit.

[nathanielwade4]

my fav is a link to the past

[agnahim]

this game still provides my favorite interpretation of the Zelda theme. I just loved how they made it into this game.

classic stuff

[sigurdtheblue]

That's what I'm talking about! Why the hell didn't Smash Bros give the real Tal Tal Heights music. It was even of substantial length despite its age.

[imthefrere]

I loved the storyline to this one, the music was also the best of any game I think. Only took me 6 months to beat =X

[LYBIceman]

Tal Tal Heights FTW!

[sindiewen]

this is my favorite Zelda game now. its just... umm, well, how can i explain it?

beautiful! the soundtrack it just beutiful, the story is just beautiful.

wow the magic of emulators.

[jamesfelix303]

man i really want this game for game boy. my favorite is oracle of ages but once i get this maybe my fav will change.........

[Dozarai]

It will.

[Shokujin]

ahh this game!

I remember i used to steal stuff from the shop and then the guy would fire some lazor thingy at me when i went back in XD

Then all the npcs started calling me Thief after that >__>

One of the best games ever XD

[vorsdec]

I was soooo disappointed that I could never beat this game and after 11 years I figured it out and beat it.

[Gigabowser4]

clearly one of the best zelda games of all time , its so goood

[Kwigon]

I whas forsed to learn english to play this game (my first rpg) i din't know how to get the sword, finally i found how (6 months later) use shield to push the spike creature XD, never less took me years to finish the game, i never quited, great game. I finished it like 10 time geting all hearths and like 28 seashells each time.

[James89B]

This was my favorite for many years, I remember getting stuck after the second level and not figuring out how to advance further for about 3 or 4 years after, I'd still come and explore the places I'd already been hehe, ace.

[TheStrokes56]

Vraiment excellent :)

[xthejordx]

I thought he was gonna get nailed by that spinning sun thing at 8:17. sheesh, speed runs always amaze me. Not that this one is that difficult, but still.

[OcarinaofTime08]

I have it but its glitched THE LEGEND OF ZELDA IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE VIDEO GAME SERIES EVER ZELDA RULES so does metroid!

[Alianger]

Always preferred this and MM to the "vanilla" entries in the series.

[oOSnivellusOo]

hm...to the forest....ya i was that bad at the game :(

[oOSnivellusOo]

i got so pissed at this game....never did finish it :(

[MINSANEvideos]

how far did you get on it?

[Necronom23]

ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島

[NagaSjekira]

yep, my favorite gameboy game...and it took quite long for me to finish it (the first time xD)...but maaaan, 1993...that many years have passed?? jeeez...like it was yesterday...unbelievable... :-)

[Assface2k]

one of those rare games that when u completed it, ur absolutely gutted rather than happy. took me long enough :s

[TheMostBleedingHeart]

mhm

[Assface2k]

for me the best zelda game made

[jwrfb26]

I second this. It's my favorite of all the Zelda games and may very well be my favorite game of all time.

[linearxl]

Bomb Arrows for the win! Face shrine had my favorite track, but still to this day was the most annoying dungeon for me.

[DuckVader64]

Ahh memorys i beat the game 5 times and I still don't get why they had to have a yoshi:D

[Clavertz89]

lol its for trading items with other u start off with a boy then u swap like loooads of items around the whole game and get a secret gift at the end i dont wanna spoil ;) so beat the game again

[DuckVader64]

I've done that lol

I ment why was it a yoshi?

:O :K BD :P :( :)

AwSoMe GaMeS dEsErVe AwSoMe CoMmEnTs!

[frytechnician]

The track that starts at 4.21 is awesome.

[Qrawzseg]

i still have the original version of this game... ahh such a great game

[kim444]

this game is so cool!

I remember the time i stole arrows..

..zapped me afterwards XD

[NavaraNoir]

Einfach zu schön um es vergessen zu können...

[Cluey3]

First RPG I ever played.

God the top down view confused me for about a minute. Though it was such an ace game, and the music, god the music.

[vVvram]

it isn't a RPG-Game

[megamanfan3]

It's an action-adventure game. All Zelda games are of those two genres.

[VillingDragon]

not zelda 2

[danmccloud]

with some rpgs elements, but yeah action-adventure is the for the most part.

[jwrfb26]

The funny part is the whole argument is compounded by Miyamoto himself calling it "role-playing". He may have a different subjective definition of it, but doesn't he get first-say?

[Ensichrys]

The first video game I ever played. *sniff* ahhh, memories.

[Gregisl33t]

Not the first for me, but it was my first Zelda game... and its still my favorite one.

The music is so great...

[Areczu]

OMG i still have the DX version and a GBA SP!!!!

I'm gonna play it right away like i did some years ago!!!

[maniaticoaleman]

Unforgettable... I can still play it on the computer but the felling of a gameboy in your hands is irreplaceable. Wish I still had it.

[BrainDecrease]

holy crap this is nostalgic... didnt have the file select music though :/

[morbius109]

This man was one of my all-time favorites from when I was a boy! I played it for months mastering it and finding all the secrets. This game will always be one of my special favorites.

[ShadowXSnake]

I have played and beaten every single Zelda game to date, but this game will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart as my personal favorite. I played both the original and color versions, and I loved the music from the first time I heard it.

And the addition of the Southern Face Shrine theme in this video is awesome. I especially LOVED that song.

[joecooney23]

couldnt agree more..almost cried when this game ended..and the part were he and marin are on the beach together.....awsome

[RorySinn]

fuckin hell, those were the days, thanks for this

[Rubberman202]

I freaking LOVE the music from this game! Especially the overworld music! And Tal Tal Heights!

[randar3]

Hah Ha! Tal Tal Heights! You just reopened a part of my brain I thought was closed forever! The memories came flooding back!

[Rubberman202]

You're welcome! ;)

[hflevack]

I loved this music! This and Super Mario Land, the tunes are just incredible.

Beepboopboopboopybeepybeeeeeee­p! HAAAH YAAAH HUUK HUKK HAAAH YYAAAKH!

This game was sweet.

SO glad I had the DX version though! That was in colour, AND Link got special tunics at the end if you ripped up some boss quest.

Um, also, YOU COULD STEAL THINGS FROM THE STORE! IS THAT NOT INCREDIBLE?

[garudoh]

Granted, since it's a GB title, it's maybe not an aural delight, but hey, it's a Zelda game, so it gets a special pass.

Trust me, today's entry will make up for it. It does for me anyway.

[WildWillow]

I had this game, when it first came out, its really awesome . The music was not so bad either. its was one of the hardest Zelda games, for game boy that is. Thanks for uploading this, im gonna download this game right now lol : )

[Phil311288]

Cool, wish I could have played the game.

[NathanWubs]

you can stil play the game, but I recommend the color version. Send me a message if you are interested how.

[kingxob]

Black and white Zelda goodness. Although the music is like nails on a chalkboard sometimes.