Trendy Gamester

The Trendy Gamester is a character in Link's Awakening.^[2]^{[note 1]}

Biography

The Trendy Game Shop Owner runs the Trendy Game in Mabe Village. For a fee of 10 Rupees, he will let Link play a single round where he may earn one of the shop's prizes. The Trendy Game Shop Owner will also give Link a short instruction on how to operate the Trendy Game's Crane.^[4]

If Link brings Marin to the Trendy Game, she will ask to play a round, which Link will pay for. However, she grabs the Trendy Game Shop Owner with the Crane instead. The Trendy Game Shop Owner compliments Marin on her expertise, but then angrily demands that she and Link leave.^[5]

Trivia

The Trendy Game Shop Owner might be based on Takamitsu Kuzuhara, one of Link's Awakening's programmers.^[6]

Nomenclature

Names in other regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	ゲーム屋 (Gēmu-ya) ^(LANS)	Game Owner
	Dutch	Eigenaar ^(LANS)
	French^EU	Gérant du Jeu de Hasard ^(LA)^[7] Gérant de la salle de jeu ^(LANS)	Trendy Game Manager
	German	Besitzer des Wunderkrans ^(LADX)^[8] Kemenaten-Betreiber ^(LANS)	Boudoir Operator
	Italian	Gestore ^(LANS)
	Korean	바람의 물고기 (Balam-ui Mulgogi) ^(LANS)
	Russian	Владелец «Зала удачи» (Vladelets «Zala udachi») ^(LANS)	Owner of the "Hall of Fortune"
	Spanish^EU	Dependiente ^(LANS)
This table was generated using translation pages.

Gallery

The Trendy Game Shop Owner in the Trendy Game from Link's Awakening DX

Notes

↑ Trendy Gamester was referred to as the Trendy Game Shop Owner prior to Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch.^[3] However, as this contradicts the name given in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, it is not considered Canon.

References

↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening — Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 106
↑ "Trendy Gamester" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 233
↑ "The A and B Buttons move the crane...The rest is just timing! Go over to the buttons to play! Good Luck!" — Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX)
↑ "You're good! You're a pro, aren't you? ... ... ... ... Well, beat it! Pros aren't allowed in here!" — Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX)
↑ "See if you can find me running a shop in the game. Let's meet again somewhere in Link's Awakening." —Takamitsu Kuzuhara (Staff Questionnaire)
↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233
↑ Encyclopedia (TOKYOPOP) pg. 233

[4] Trendy Gamester was referred to as the Trendy Game Shop Owner prior to Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch.^[3] However, as this contradicts the name given in Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, it is not considered Canon.

[1] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening — Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 106

[2] "Trendy Gamester" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)

[3] Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 233

[5] "The A and B Buttons move the crane...The rest is just timing! Go over to the buttons to play! Good Luck!" — Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX)

[6] "You're good! You're a pro, aren't you? ... ... ... ... Well, beat it! Pros aren't allowed in here!" — Trendy Game Shop Owner (Link's Awakening DX)

[7] "See if you can find me running a shop in the game. Let's meet again somewhere in Link's Awakening." —Takamitsu Kuzuhara (Staff Questionnaire)

[8] Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233

[9] Encyclopedia (TOKYOPOP) pg. 233

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