Controls & User Interface — The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Guide

Learn the controls and user interface for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch. Master Link's movement and swordplay with our comprehensive guide.

This guide details the controls and user interface for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Nintendo Switch. The remake features updated graphics and some gameplay adjustments compared to the original Game Boy version.

Key changes include:

• HD, 3D graphics with a diorama-like art style.
• Link's hair is consistently blond, unlike the original's limited color palette.
• Fully animated introduction and ending cutscenes.
• Enemy models are updated to match those from games like A Link Between Worlds.
• Doors that require a pot to open now display a pot icon.
• Overworld areas load entirely, removing screen transitions.
• Larger dungeon rooms scroll continuously instead of having separate screens.
• Hero Mode is available from the start.
• Link can slash his sword in eight directions, an improvement over the original's four.
• Link consistently swings his sword with his left hand, regardless of direction faced, except in side-scrolling sections.