all the hallmarks. Items to gather, dungeons to delve, NPCs to question, and that iconic

所有的標誌。需要收集的物品、需要探索的地下城、需要詢問的NPC，還有那標誌性的 "我的世界"。

music. But despite the familiar mechanics, and the very Link to the Past aesthetic, this

的音樂。不過，儘管熟悉的機制，以及非常鏈接到過去的美學，但這。

is one strange ocarina-summoned bird. Despite being called The Legend of Zelda, she doesn’t

是一隻奇怪的壎召喚鳥。儘管她被稱為塞爾達傳說，但她並不。

show up in this title at all. Y’know who does? The dude from SIMCITY. And Chain Chomps.

出現在這個標題。你知道誰出現了嗎？SIMCITY的那個傢伙還有Chain Chomps

And there are side-scrolling sections, complete with piranha plants and goombas. And that

還有側邊滾動的部分，完整的食人魚植物和goombas。還有那個

dude Richard, from the Japanese-only Famicom Disk System title “Kaeru no Tame ni Kane

花花公子理查德，來自日本唯一的Famicom磁盤系統標題 "Kaeru no Tame ni Kane"。

wa Naru.” And there’s a Yoshi doll, and a goat trying to pass herself off as Princess

wa Naru."還有一個Yoshi娃娃，還有一隻山羊想把自己偽裝成公主。

Peach, and that piece of music that keeps popping up in Mario Paint and Animal Crossing...

桃子，還有那首不斷出現在《馬里奧畫》和《動物世界》中的音樂... ...

… This is the fever dream of Zelda games, pure and simple. And this, more specifically, is

......這是塞爾達遊戲的發燒夢，純粹而簡單。而這，更具體地說，是

the Game Boy Color remake of same, featuring... COLOR. In fact, a whole bonus dungeon devoted

的Game Boy Color重製版，特點是... ...COLOR.事實上，一整個獎勵地牢專用於

to COLOR, which grants the POWER OF COLOR. (Okay, so it’s just a tunic upgrade that

到顏色，賦予顏色的力量（好吧，所以它只是一件外衣的升級，這

gives you either double defense or double attack.) And it’s available on your 3DS

給你雙防或雙攻）。)而且在你的3DS上也可以使用

via the Virtual Console! So, should you indulge in this rather off-kilter tale of a shipwrecked

通過虛擬遊戲機!所以，你是否應該沉迷於這個相當離奇的故事，一個沉船的

Link, trying to awaken the Wind Fish with a series of eclectic instruments? OF COURSE

林克，想用一系列折中的樂器喚醒風魚？當然了

YOU SHOULD. Consider: the Game Boy ran on an 8-bit processor, and somehow this thing

你應該這樣做。考慮一下：Game Boy在8位處理器上運行，而不知何故，這個東西。

managed to replicate the advancements of the 16-bit Link to the Past, despite massive hardware

儘管有大量的硬件設備，但還是成功地複製了16位的 "過去的鏈接 "的進步。

limitations. Sure, this version removed color as a major stumbling block, but there’s

的限制。當然，這個版本去掉了顏色這個主要的絆腳石，但是有

the matter of buttons to consider. You’ve got two action buttons, which can be mapped

要考慮按鈕的問題。你有兩個動作按鈕，它們可以被映射為

to any weapon or item you like, Start brings up the menu, Select brings up the map... and

到任何你喜歡的武器或物品，開始會彈出菜單，選擇會彈出地圖... ...

if you want to save, you have to hit all four at once. (Which is a bit of a wrench on the

如果你想保存，你必須同時打四個。(這就有點兒麻煩了。)

3DS.) But once you get the hang of it, it’s as sound an adventure as Link’s ever had,

3DS）。)但一旦你掌握了竅門，它就像林克的冒險一樣酣暢淋漓。

complete with innovations like pieces of heart (though the maximum health in this game is

完整的創新，如心臟的碎片（雖然在這個遊戲中最大的健康是。

14 as opposed to the usual 20), combination attacks like dashjumping, and - in this version

14個，而不是通常的20個），組合攻擊，如衝刺跳躍，和 - 在這個版本中的

- a cameraman, who documents your quest (but, unfortunately, never asks you to say “Fuzzy

- 一個攝影師，他記錄了你的探索（但不幸的是，從來沒有要求你說 "模糊"）。

Pickles”).

泡菜"）。)

Some have called the Legend of Zelda series a rehash-tastic series of samey experiences.

有人稱《塞爾達傳說》系列是一系列同人體驗的翻版。

But while the formula in Link’s Awakening feels very similar - Obtain key to dungeon,

不過雖然《林克的覺醒》的公式感覺非常相似--獲得地下城的鑰匙。

raid dungeon, obtain item instrumental in completing dungeon, beat boss, get hearts

突襲地下城，獲得完成地下城的工具性物品，擊敗boss，獲得心。

- the abject strangeness lying about the periphery is enough to jostle even the most jaded gamer.

- 躺在外圍的赤裸裸的陌生感足以讓最厭倦的遊戲者感到不安。

And with the 3DS offering a restore point, you have no excuse: You’re kinda obligated

而且3DS提供了還原點，你也無可厚非：你還挺有義務的。

to get the good ending. And oh, that ending. Link’s adventure on Koholint Island may

得到美好的結局。而哦，這個結局。林克在Koholint島上的冒險可能...

be an aberration compared to the standards of the series, but it’s certainly worth

雖說與該系列的標準相比有失偏頗，但也不失為一個好辦法

appreciating in its own right. After playing enough of this game, I may have loaded “Ballad

本身就很欣賞。在玩夠了這個遊戲之後，我可能已經裝了《歌謠》。

of the Wind Fish” as my new ringtone. Just for those feels. Just sayin’.

風魚的 "作為我的新鈴聲。只是為了那些感覺。只是說說而已