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Just play them in release order.

>>681143

Opinions are pretty split on which one is better. They are both very good games, so you can't really go wrong with either one.

Awakening's ending mindfucked me as a kid. Just play whatever first. Both are good

Link's Awakening, non-DX version 1.1 is best (actually less buggy than 1.2). DX breaks the difficulty level and forces you to be a THIEF if you want 100% completion.

ALTTP first.

The notion of "better" does not apply.

Just play them in release order and don't think about it too much.

>>681208

>dat ending

The whole game is surprisingly dark when you think about it.

>>681218
oh there are actually differences?
I thought the DX version was the same only rereleased for the GBC

>>681252
Oh god, that comic where he remembers what happened...

>>681252
>The entire island, including all of its denizens, who were for all purposes real people capable of independent thought and emotions, were the figment of a whale's imagination
>Link's reward for waking up this whale is being left on a piece of driftwood to die of starvation in the middle of the ocean

FACT: The first 2D Zelda you play after after 1 and 2 is your favorite. Unless 1 or 2 is your favorite.

OoS~ <3

>>681218
>DX breaks the difficulty level and forces you to be a THIEF if you want 100% completion.
could you explain what you mean by this exactly?

>>681763
I tend to disagree, I like LttP and Link's Awakening pretty much equally to be honest, I never understood all the hate for LA that it got early on in this board.

>>681758
>thread about which game he should play first
>implying he's played neither
>spoil one of them in thread

>>681776
I'm not OP, or the idiot that spoiled it, but to me playing games like zelda are about the journey so to say

>LttP

>Get all hearts and get them doubled by that gargoyle.
>missing a quarter heart


god damn was I mad.

>>681253

One of the collectible photos requires you to steal from the shop which makes all NPC call you a thief for the rest of the game. If you are not completely OCD it is not an issue.

About the difficulty thing I don't remember about it, maybe someone can explain it on detail.

>>681795
the only thing that makes it less difficult is an optional dungeon you can go through after the third real dungeon which rewards you with either a red or blue tunic which doubles your attack or defense respectively. you don't have to do it at all, in fact you can play the game without ever knowing about it, playing it straight through like the original. as someone who has owned and played both excessively, i can honestly say that DX is a better game objectively, the colors really adding to the experience and no other changes that you have to see (besides the camera dude) happening whatsoever.

>>681787
>>Get all hearts and get them doubled by that gargoyle.
wat

>>682056
the gargoyle-thing that "curses" you to have double health is in Link's Awakening...

No idea how you could "miss a quarter heart" though

>>681143
flip a coin and play which ever one it says.
I personally think link's awakening is better but it really doesn't matter. Have fun with both

>>682050

I had an non-censored B&W european version, but the DX version really give a special charm to LA.

>>681795
is there any actual benifit to getting all the collectable photos? I know that if you had a gb printer you could print them out but is there any other than that?

>>682050
this sounds like something that would only bother some one that thinks retro games are only retro if they are hard

>>681767
The new color dungeon gives you either double attack damage or double armor.

You need to steal from the shop to get one of the photographs, and that hurts the ending by renaming your character.

>>682572
>Not naming your character THIEF in the first place

Links Awakening

First Pol's voice, last Stalfos.