Author Archives: Plactus

Link’s Awakening: Bottle Grotto

The owl greets Link as he emerges from Tail Cave, telling him that the Full Moon Cello is one of the eight Instruments of the Sirens, which once combined will have the power to awaken the Wind Fish. He points Link to Goponga Swamp, where the next dungeon is. However, the path through the swamp is blocked with flowers that Link’s current weapons cannot harm. But when God closes a door…

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Link’s Awakening: Introduction and Story

I don’t know why I never got this game back in the day. I had a Game Boy, and I’m pretty sure I was still playing it when this game came out. I’d stopped getting Game Boy games by then, I’m sure, but I’m quite surprised I didn’t really want this one. And it took me 25 years to check it out. That’s… a lot.

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Moving Is a Hassle

One of the reasons for the extended hiatus was that right as I was getting ready to come back and start writing again, I found out I was going to be moving soon. This made for a very hectic late spring. I’m now through the brunt of it, and want to document the process.

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