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Cheats, Unlockables, and Secrets
This page lists every cheat, secret, and unlockable for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Switch.
Save Files Names Secrets + other easter eggs
Pieces of Heart
Pieces of heart make a full Heart Container, increasing Link's Health!
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Check out the full Heart Piece Locations guide for every Piece of Heart in Link's Awakening!
Secret Seashell Locations
Check out the full Secret Seashell Locations guide for every Secret Seashell in Link's Awakening!
Best Sword in Link's Awakening
Speaking of Secret Seashells, collect 40 of them to earn the Koholint Sword! See the Secret Seashell Locations for more information.
Ocarina and Three Songs
The Ocarina and its songs are important in Link's awakening, so make sure to see How to Get the Ocarina and All Songs in Link's Awakening.
Red or Blue Tunic
The Red Tunic doubles damage dealt, and the Blue Tunic halves damage received. Complete the optional Color Dungeon to choose either!
Find the Color Dungeon by using the Pegasus Boots you got from Key Cavern to run into the back left shelf of the Library in Mabe Village. A book will drop with further instructions, involving the graveyard near Koholint Prarie.
Boomerang and Magnifying Glass
The Boomerang is incredibly powerful and useful, but you can only get it by completing the Trading Sequence.
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The Magnifying Glass is also received by doing the Trading Sequence, and it's necessary to complete the Link's Awakening's story!.
Nintendo Collectibles
The Trendy Game in Mabe Village starts out with a Yoshi, and restocks with more famous Nintendo characters every time you clear a Dungeon! You'll have to place them in the correct places to earn a few rewards. See the Nintendo Figurines Locations and Guide
Trendy Game - Claw Machine Prizes
The Trendy Game in Mabe Village, as mentioned, has a ton of Nintendo Figurines to collect. But did you know it's an awesome way to farm Rupees, and has other prizes, too? Check out the Trendy Game - Claw Machine Prize Guide for a prize list and claw game tips!
Item Upgrades - Magic Powder, Bombs, and Arrows
Did you know you can increase your carrying capacity? Find the Mad Batter to do so! See the Mad Batter - Magic Powder, Bomb, and Arrow Upgrade Guide for complete information.
Nintendo Character Cameos
Really, there are a ton of Nintendo Character Cameos! Check them all out on the Nintendo Character Cameos page.
Fairy Bottles
These bottles are used to store fairies, so stock up. See the Fairy Bottle Locations page!
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Date with Marin
After completing Key Cavern, you'll have to eventually find Marin on Toronbo Shores. Do the following for funny interactions:
- Play your Ocarina.
- Dig with the Shovel.
- Go to the cliff in the far west of the beach.
- Enter the Tail Cave or Dream House, and get hurt.
- Talk to a kid in Mabe Village (on Game Boy, talk to the one East of the Dream House)
- Jump down the well behind the Library.
- Check Marin's drawers inside her house.
- Throw a pot inside her house.
- Attack a chicken.
- Okay, but hit it another 20 times.
- Go to the Trendy Game (crane game).
- On Switch, visit the Mysterious Woods and Tal Tal Heights for new music.
- Talk to the Honey Bear in Animal Village.
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