The long-awaited remake of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening has finally arrived on Nintendo Switch and it's safe to say the latest version is another big hit for the console. Unlike Breath of the Wild, Link's Awakening is a 2D game with a far more linear style, however, it still retains the series signature weapons, dungeons, and quest lines that interlink with the main story.
One of those quests includes a long sequence of objectives that involves trading items with a variety of characters throughout The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening to obtain two important rewards, the Magnifying Glass and the Boomerang. In this guide, we'll be going through all of the steps required to complete the Trading Quest and claim its rewards!
Obtain the Yoshi Doll
First off, players will need to visit Trendy Game in the South East of Mabe Village, the same village where Link awakens after washing ashore at the beginning of the game. The conveyer belt holds three distinct items, one of which is a plushie toy for a very recognizable green dinosaur from Super Mario. By paying a small fee of 10 rupees, players will be able to use the claw to claim the Yoshi doll for themselves.
Obtain the Ribbon
After obtaining the Yoshi doll, a small boy will approach Link and claim that he's been trying to win that doll for a long time. The boy lives with many other children in a house at the top of Mabe Village, owned by Papahl and Mamasha. Here, Link can trade the doll for a red ribbon to keep the children occupied.
Obtain the Dog Food
Still remaining in Mabe Village, the next step is to head to Madam MeowMeow's house which can be located in the center of town. Madam MeowMeow's house isn't hard to spot as it's the only one with a Chain Chomp tied to a post out the front. Head into the right-hand door to find CiaoCiao, a tiny Chain Chomp that's willing to trade her dinner for a new fashion accessory, the ribbon.
Obtain the Bananas
Now that the can of Dog Food has been obtained, head to the house in the bottom left-hand corner of Toronbo Shores. This house belongs to a hungry crocodile named Sale whose fed up with only eating fruit and willing to trade a bunch of bananas for any form of meat that he can get. Trade the can of Dog Food to Sale for the Bananas and head to Kanalet Caste.
Obtain the Stick
Every now and then, the Trading Quest will interweave with the main story of Links Awakening and players will need to complete other objectives in order to progress. To obtain the stick, players will need to complete the second dungeon, Bottle Grotto, and be in possession of the Power Bracelet. Once that's done, a monkey can be found standing next to a collapsed bridge just east of Mabe Village. Hand over the bananas to the monkey and he'll call upon some friends to rebuild the bridge, leaving behind a single stick.
Obtain the Honeycomb
When Link washes ashore at the beginning of the game, he's saved by a girl called Marin, who lives with her father Tarin in Mabe Village. Head to Ukuku Prairie, to the west of the newly built bridge, and locate Tarin trying to get honeycomb from a nearby tree. Lend the stick to Tarin and he'll knock down the piece of honeycomb which is up for grabs and he's quickly chased away by bees.
Obtain the Pineapple
By getting the monkeys to rebuild the bridge, players are able to progress the main quest which leads to the third dungeon, Key Cavern, and the Pegasus Boots. Now that the boots and honeycomb have both been obtained, head to the southeast corner of the map to the Animal Village. In the village, players can find Chef Bear in a house in the bottom right corner and exchange the piece of honeycomb for a juicy pineapple.
Obtain the Hibiscus Flower
In the far north of the map, to the right of the Giant Egg in the clouds is a new location called Tal Tal Heights. Lost in the mountains is Papahl, the father from Mabe Village where players traded the Yoshi doll at the start of the quest. Hand the pineapple to Papahl so that he can regain his energy and he'll give you the Hibiscus flower.
Obtain the Letter
The next step in the Trading Quest is to head back to the Animal Village and trade the hibiscus flower to goat name Christine for a letter, that can be found in the second to last house from the right. However, to make the rest of the quest much easier, stick around in Tal Tal Heights and complete the fourth dungeon, Angler's Tunnel. By completing the dungeon, players can access a new cave to the left side of the entrance and learn a song for the Ocarina which will unlock fast travel.
Obtain the Broom
Christine's letter needs to be delivered to Mr. White on the outskirts of the Mysterious Woods. Locate Mr. White in the top left-hand corner of the woods, just below the mountains and hand him the letter (and photo of Princess Peach?!) in exchange for a broom, before heading back to the Animal Village with the newly acquired fast travel.