The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo's 1993 overhead action adventure for the Game Boy, directed by Takashi Tezuka, set on Koholint Island, a dream world outside Hyrule. You collect eight Instruments of the Sirens, one per dungeon, and each of the eight dungeons has block pushing puzzles, sword combat and a boss, with items found along the way unlocking new areas. Any item can be assigned to the A or B button. Side content includes secret seashells, fishing, ocarina songs and a trading sequence, and some sections scroll sideways. It was the first Zelda on a handheld and the first overhead Zelda where Link can jump, and a Switch remake by Grezzo followed in 2019. Its world still opens as you find items, with dungeons built around them, and that structure keeps it fresh today.