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To support the North American release of Link's Awakening, Nintendo sponsored a crosscountry train competition called the Zelda Whistle Stop Tour.

The event, which lasted three days, allowed select players to test Links Awakening in a timed race to complete the game.

The event was meant not only to showcase the game, but also the Game Boy's superior battery life and portability ; the latter was critical to the accessibility of a portable Zelda title.

The company-owned Nintendo Power published a guide to the game's first three areas in its July 1993 issue.