Trendy Game
The Trendy Game is a shop and a Mini-Game in Link's Awakening.[1][note 1]
Location
The shop is owned by the Trendy Game Shop Owner and is located in the southeastern part of Mabe Village.[3]
Rules
The Trendy Game costs 10 Rupees to play.[4][5] The game features a moving conveyor belt, which rotates an assortment of Items, and an overhead Crane that is controlled by a remote panel that utilizes the A and B-Buttons. The objective of the mini-game is to successfully grab one of the moving items by moving and timing the Crane so it can grab the desired item. The Crane is moved by pressing and holding the A and B-Buttons while standing on the panel's square; B makes the Crane move right while A moves it down. Once the Crane has been moved by both buttons, it will automatically descend and attempt to grab an item.
The items available include two Rupees worth 30 standard Rupees, a Heart, Magic Powder and a Shield. The most important item that can be obtained is the Yoshi Doll, which sits in the middle of the room off of the conveyor belt. This item is necessary for the game's Trading Quest. By giving this doll to the Quadruplets' Mother, Link can exchange it for the Ribbon, and subsequently continue the trading sequence. Because the trading sequence must be performed up to a certain point in Link's Awakening, it is necessary to play the Trendy Game at least once.
Trivia
- If Link takes Marin to the Trendy Game Shop while escorting her, she asks him if she can try it,[6] which Link will pay for. However when she attempts the mini-game, she picks up the Trendy Shop Owner with the Crane instead. The Shop Owner compliments on her expertise before angrily demanding her to leave.[7][8]
- Some early cartridges of the original Gameboy version misspelled it as Trenedy Game.
- The Trendy Game may be based on UFO Catcher, a series of crane machines that are designed and trademarked by Sega. The machines have a crane with two V-shaped claws and use two buttons to move it.[9] UFO Catcher was introduced in the late 1980s and had a noticeable popularity among women.[10]
Nomenclature
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Notes
- ↑ This minigame is also referred to as the Crane Game in the manual for Link's Awakening DX.[2] However, because the in-game term takes precedence, it is not considered Canon.
References
- ↑
Trendy Game
— N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch) - ↑ Link's Awakening DX manual, pg. 36
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 21
- ↑
TRENDY GAME! One Play 10 Rs.
— Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX) - ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 110
- ↑
Wow! Link , can I try this?! What do you say?
— Marin (Link's Awakening DX) - ↑
You're good! You're a pro, aren't you? ... ... ... ... Well, beat it! Pros aren't allowed in here!
— Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX) - ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 106
- ↑ "青ボタンでクレーンが横方向へ（端まで来ると折り返し)スライドし、赤ボタンで後方へ移動する。キャッチしたい景品の真上にクレーンをもっていき、ボタンを離すと自動的に降下、景品をうまくつかむと下部から払い出される。" — UFO CATCHER – 株式会社セガ , , retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ↑ "当時のブローシャに、今までにほぼ皆無であった「ローティーン・ギャルを対象としたアミューズメントマシン」との記載があるとおり、女性にも人気を博し、あちこちで人だかり現象が起きたクレーンゲーム。" — UFO CATCHER DX/UFO CATCHER DX Ⅱ – 株式会社セガ , , retrieved August 10, 2024.
