Super Awakening

Original game : The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Platform : GB

Author : Hartman

Release date : 02 January 2024

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.2.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 415

ROM Information

File: Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening DX (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced).gbc
Database match: Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening DX (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced) (GB Compatible)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
SHA1: D90AC17E9BF17B6C61624AD9F05447BDB5EFC01A
MD5: 07C211479386825042EFB4AD31BB525F
CRC32: 97822948

Hack description

'Super Awakening' is a 'Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening' romhack for the 'Super Game Boy'. The romhack enables additional controls and new gameplay feature that are designed to be played with a 'Super Nintendo' controller.

Features:

Sword and Shield equipped to 'A' / 'B' buttons

Change items with 'R' / 'L' buttons

Customizable item inventory

Quick dash

Quick lift

Quick restock

Expanded controls

Your sword and shield are equipped to 'A' and 'B'. There are 2 different items equipped to 'X' and 'Y'. The items currently equipped to 'X' and 'Y' are displayed on screen during gameplay.

Change Items

Use the shoulder buttons to change either equipped item.
* Press 'L' to change the item in 'Y'
* Press 'R' to change the item in 'X'
* Use 'L+Y' or 'R+X' to change to previous item

Customizable item inventory

The pause menu allows you to customize your inventory. Your inventory is used during gameplay to change between items.

You have 10 inventory slots. Each inventory slot can have a different item. An inventory slot can also be set to empty.

* Press 'Start' to open inventory menu
* Use 'Arrow Keys' to select an inventory slot
* Press 'A' or 'B' to change item in the selected inventory slot

Quick Dash

Double tap any direction to automatically start a dash.

Quick Lift

Push against a heavy object and press 'X' or 'Y' to automatically lift the object. Equip the 'Power Bracelet' to lift other objects.

Quick Restock

Spend rupees to automatically restock empty consumable items.

Compatibility Notes

The romhack is fully supported on an original 'Super Nintendo' system using a 'Super Game Boy'. 'Game Boy Color' is supported in emulators where available. Some emulators require additional configurations to set the 'X/Y/R/L' buttons to controller 2.

✅ Super Nintendo

✅ Analogue Pocket - Use Spiritualized.SuperGB core

✅ Web Browser

✅ Mesen - Set 'Game Boy model' to 'Super Game Boy'. Set buttons for 'SNES Port 1 Controller'

✅ bsnes - Load SGB sfc, then load patched rom

? BGB - Set 'Emulated System' to 'SGB + GBC'. Set 'X/Y/L/R' button inputs to 'A/B/Left/Right' on joypad1

❌ mGBA, Retroarch - Does not support Controller 2 inputs

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Hartman	Hacking

Reviews

Perfect, except for the game-breaking part	Thirteen 1355	2024-03-31	Version 1.2.0
Awesome features, all accompanied with what essentially acts like a built-in cheat code that removes the need to do item management. Your item stocks are infinite as long as you have enough Rupees. The game balance is utterly broken because of this. A huge shame, because all the other features would have made this the definitive version of Link's Awakening.

Wonderful Hack	Verser	2024-01-10	Version 1.2.0
An utterly fantastic hack that opens up avenues for how we might do GB hacks in the future. The controls are great and works wonderfully on the analogue pocket so far! Can't wait to see where this goes and how it might mix with other hacks!

Innovation that will charge Gameboy hacking	ONLYUSEmeFEET	2024-01-05	Version 1.1.3
The idea of Gameboy games interfacing with more buttons is amazing. Super Zelda is a great showcase for what is possible on SGB. This romhack utilizes every button on the Super Nintendo controller in a smart way. I believe this will be the first of many super Game Boy ROM hacks, and for that, I absolutely recommend everyone try this out! A historical release.

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