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"Is the 'DX' a different version of Link's Awakening?"

Only I got one off eBay without a box and the cartridge label doesn't say DX, but all the ones I saw with boxes said DX...

Same difference - both spellings mean the same thing (except in html where 'grey' is green :D)

You have the original black and white version. If you're playing on a Game Boy Color/Advance/SP, then it will display in up to four colours.

Grey, with an E ;-)

What colour is the cartridge, black or gray?

Erm, the one I'm playing is in colour, but it doesn't say DX anywhere.

Brilliant game. As far as I know, nothing is changed except the broken tablets with clues on them are changed to broken owl statues for some reason. You also have 10 triggered photo events where a photo guy comes and takes a snap of you, for looking at in his shop (exclusive to DX) or printing out through the GB Printer. Wow.. forgot that thing had ever existed!
And yeh, the "color" dungeon. Shorter than others. It's item is a different coloured cloak which ups your attack/defence (there's two to choose from).

The DX version is slightly different. It has the extra temple, as mentioned where you can get special armour to either increase defense or increase attack. And you can access the secret temple pretty early on in the game.

Some of the dungeons are also slightly changed as the original had some broken things on the wall which if you found the other half gave you a clue of a puzzle, whereas in DX I think it's changed to an owl face or something, and I'm not sure if you have to find the 'other half'...

Also, I think the DX version made it easier to get the best sword through collecting those sea shell things, and it has some special photo shop place that wasn't in the original. Mostly minor changes, the vast majority of the game is exactly the same though.

Oh, and DX is in colour. Obviously.

The DX version, for the simple improved graphics, is much better... but you won't be dissapointed with the original either...

I wasn't.

Isn't it like double health or double armor, depending on what you chose?

I got that at the end. Sucky.

Except the special armour you can get.

I actually got that half way through the game, I have no idea how I did (must have found a glitch or something). Straaaaange.

It is the exact same game with the exception of one extra temple which doesn't make much of a difference to the game.