Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 6, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 13:26, 2 June 2013‎ (UTC)

 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a 1993 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the fourth installment in the Legend of Zelda series, and the first for a handheld game console. What became Link's Awakening began as a port of the Super Nintendo title The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, developed after-hours by Nintendo staff. It grew into an original project under the direction of Takashi Tezuka, with a story and script created by Yoshiaki Koizumi and Kensuke Tanabe. The protagonist Link begins the game stranded on Koholint Island, a place guarded by a creature called the Wind Fish. Link then searches for eight musical instruments that will awaken the sleeping Wind Fish and allow him to escape. A remake called The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX was released for the Game Boy Color in 1998; it features color graphics, compatibility with the Game Boy Printer, and an exclusive color-based dungeon. Together, the two versions of the game have sold more than six million units worldwide, and have appeared on multiple game publications' lists of the best games of all time.

Support and nominate - Here it is! The Legend of Zelda became portable 20 years ago this June the 6th, and is one of the greatest and most beautiful games ever made. The article is 2 years+ FA, and this is the 20th anniversary of release. It is four points, but loses two because Final Fantasy is within a month, so it's two points. But for an incredible game, it is worth it! Awake from the Dream! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 22:23, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * We really need to cut down on those alternate names. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:13, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * How should we go about that... Judgesurreal777 (talk) 00:29, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * All set, bencher cut it down. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 10:58, 15 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment: How about someone or someone(s) make it a quality improvement project to get the first game in the series, The Legend of Zelda (video game), up to WP:FA quality? :P Looks like it's almost partway there, at WP:GA, shouldn't be too hard to get it the rest of the way? &mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:13, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree, that should be a priority. Hopefully these nominations will raise awareness of the work yet to be done! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 03:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Support, with the hope that someone will take on getting the first game in the series, The Legend of Zelda (video game), up to WP:FA quality. Good luck, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:29, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Alternative names and extra bolding removed (which means you can add about another 150 characters to the blurb without exceeding the limit if you want). I also removed the photo of an ocarina which is not used in the article nor was the image referred to in the blurb. If this article runs, I currently would prefer to run it without an image rather than use an image of marginal relevance (such as the ocarina, or the game's designer) per the principle "A main page image should convey the topic of the FA with as much specificity as possible, even if you took all the rest of the text away.".  Thoughts, please. BencherliteTalk 07:55, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Your probably right, I removed the image info and added some more text. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 10:50, 15 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Support - A well writen article and an important step in the series bring it to handheld consoles Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 10:13, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Very nice article. Also... 20 years? I'm too young to feel that old dammit! MChesterMC (talk) 15:50, 17 May 2013 (UTC)