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{{Infobox|character | {{Infobox|character | ||
| image = [[File:Trendy | | image = [[File:Trendy Gamester.png]] | ||
| game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' | | game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'' | ||
| location = [[Trendy Game | | location = [[Trendy Game]] | ||
| race = | | race = | ||
| gender = Male | | gender = Male | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:TrendyGameGuy.gif|left]] The '''Trendy Gamester''' | [[File:TrendyGameGuy.gif|left]] The '''Trendy Gamester''' is a minor character in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''. He runs the [[Trendy Game]], a popular pastime found in the southeast of [[Mabe Village]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
The Trendy Gamester can be found standing behind the desk at the Trendy Game. For 10 [[Rupee]]s, [[Link]] can play this game and win prizes, such as more Rupees, [[Magic Powder]], a [[Shield]], or the [[Yoshi Doll]].{{Ref|LA|89|Trendy Game Shop Owner}} | |||
When Link enters the Trendy Game Shop with [[Marin]], she wants to play the game.{{Ref|LA|14|Marin}} If Link lets her, she will pick up the owner with the crane. He compliments her, but then he says that pros are not allowed and kicks them out.{{Ref|LA|16|Trendy Game Shop Owner}} | When Link enters the Trendy Game Shop with [[Marin]], she wants to play the game.{{Ref|LA|14|Marin}} If Link lets her, she will pick up the owner with the crane. He compliments her, but then he says that pros are not allowed and kicks them out.{{Ref|LA|16|Trendy Game Shop Owner}} | ||
In the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 remake]], Link can also collect [[Link's Awakening Figures|figures]] from the Trendy Game. If he collects them all, the Trendy Gamester will be impressed by his coordination and give him a [[Chamber Stone]] as a reward.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|Link's Awakening (2019)]]''|You've got a good eye and a steady hand. In here, that makes you a champ! And here's the lump of rock to prove it! I think it's called a chamber stone?|Trendy Gamester}} He will also allow Link to play the game for only 5 Rupees thereafter as well as refer to him as a champ.{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|Link's Awakening (2019)]]''|And listen: no champ pays more than 5 rupees a go in my establishment!|Trendy Gamester}}{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|Link's Awakening (2019)]]''|How goes it, champ? Here to have a go at the game for 5 rupees?|Trendy Gamester}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Trendy | *In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', the [[Trendy Gamester]] has the same exact sprite as the [[Raft Shop Owner]], except the Trendy Game owner is wearing blue instead of green in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|DX version]] of the game. Both bear a strong resemblance to [[Takamitsu Kuzuhara]], one of the developers of ''Link's Awakening''. | ||
==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
Known as the ''Trendy Game Shop Owner'' in [[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia]], the character was renamed as the ''Trendy Gamester'' in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 Remake]]. | Known as the ''Trendy Game Shop Owner'' in [[The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia]], the character was renamed as the ''Trendy Gamester'' in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 Remake]]. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Trendy Game Shop Owner.png|''The Trendy Gamester's sprite in'' Link's Awakening DX | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||