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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1993

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player*

Players by platform

  • Game Boy*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Game Boy*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Series

  • The Legend of Zelda

Localized titles

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
  • Nintendo EAD*
  • Nintendo*

Publishers

  • Nintendo

Release history

  • 1993-06-06
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Game Boy
    Market
    Japan
  • 1993-08
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Game Boy
    Market
    North America
  • 1993-08-31
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1993-11-18
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Game Boy
    Market
    United Kingdom
  • 1993-12
    Date precision
    Month
    Platform
    Game Boy
    Market
    Europe
  • 1993-12-31
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1998-12-12
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1998-12-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 1999-01-01
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 1993-08 · Game Boy · Europe*
    Release date
    1993-08*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1993-08 · Game Boy · Germany*
    Release date
    1993-08*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    Germany*
  • 1993-06-06 · Japan*
    Release date
    1993-06-06*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1993-08-06 · North America*
    Release date
    1993-08-06*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Market
    North America*
  • 1993-12-01 · Europe*
    Release date
    1993-12-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1993-08 · Game Boy · Canada*
    Release date
    1993-08*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    Canada*
  • 1993-08 · Game Boy · France*
    Release date
    1993-08*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    France*
  • 1993-08 · Game Boy · USA*
    Release date
    1993-08*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1993-06-06 · Game Boy*
    Release date
    1993-06-06*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Game Boy*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 24 fields
Release region · Game Boy
Canada*
Release region · Game Boy
France*
Release region · Game Boy
Europe*
Release region · Game Boy
Germany*
Release region · Game Boy
USA*
Release date · Game Boy · Europe
1993-08*
Release date · Game Boy · USA
1993-08*
Release date · Game Boy · Germany
1993-08*
Release date · Game Boy · France
1993-08*
Release date · Game Boy · Canada
1993-08*
Developers · Game Boy · Europe
Nintendo*
Developers · Game Boy · Germany
Nintendo*
Developers · Game Boy · Canada
Nintendo*
Developers · Game Boy · USA
Nintendo*
Developers · Game Boy · France
Nintendo*
Genres and style · Game Boy
Role-Playing,Action RPG*
Platform
Game Boy*
Release date · Game Boy · Europe
1993-08 · Game Boy · Europe
Release date
1993-08*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Game Boy · Germany
1993-08 · Game Boy · Germany
Release date
1993-08*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
Germany*
Release date · Game Boy · Canada
1993-08 · Game Boy · Canada
Release date
1993-08*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
Canada*
Release date · Game Boy · France
1993-08 · Game Boy · France
Release date
1993-08*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
France*
Release date · Game Boy · USA
1993-08 · Game Boy · USA
Release date
1993-08*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
USA*
Developers · Game Boy · Canada
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Genres and style · Game Boy
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
action role-playing game
action role-playing game*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Game Boy
Nintendo EAD
Nintendo EAD*
ESRB classification · Game Boy
ESRB · Game Boy
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · Game Boy
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Game Boy
Game Boy
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Game Boy
Game Boy*
Publishers · Game Boy
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Release date · Game Boy
1993-06-06 · Game Boy
Release date
1993-06-06*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Game Boy*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Programmers
  • Takamitsu Kuzuhara*
  • Kazuaki Morita*
Artists
  • Yoichi Kotabe*
  • Masanao Arimoto*
  • Shigefumi Hino*
Writers
  • Yoshiaki Koizumi*
  • Kensuke Tanabe*
Composers
  • Kazumi Totaka*
  • Minako Hamano*
  • Kozue Ishikawa*
Series
  • The Legend of Zelda*
Platforms
  • Game Boy*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Value
    June 6, 1993*
  • Region
    North America*
    Value
    August 6, 1993*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Value
    December 1, 1993*
Genres and style
  • Action-adventure*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
Developers
  • Nintendo EAD*
Publishers
  • Nintendo*
Directors
  • Takashi Tezuka*
Producers
  • Shigeru Miyamoto*
Designers
  • Yasuhisa Yamamura*

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* Provisional data