Something to share with you guys about my favourite Zelda-like RPG game which most of ya probably overlooked it.

Dink Smallwood is, once again, Zelda-like RPG game and a small parody of it. The story tells about a teenage called, see the title, who is a pig farmer (Which according to him he is not), after the accident related to his family moves to the next town in order to live with his aunt, little he did know that he will embark into an adventure of his life time.

The game was released in 1997 in retail package but years later it turned freeware. Then, in 2010 it received a "HD" remake on iPhone/Android and PC. Which is also free (Cept the mobile version but it's very cheap)

One of the biggest features of this game is creating your own adventure with the editor and it's own programming language called DinkC. Fear not, as making mods for this game is relatively easy to learn. Of course, the HD version has compatibility issues with some of em.

So far if you want to enjoy it on PC. Get yourself FreeDink instead, it's based on the original source code but updated to work on modern system, while bringing some features from the HD edition.

Other pages:
Original Dink Smallwood
HD edition
Dink Network (The only site related to making and releasing mods for this game)

Now, here is a list of mods that I recommend playing:
World of DinkC/
Stone of Balance
Pilgrim's Quest (Sequel to Stone of Balance)
Malachi the Jerk
Phropecy of the Ancients
Cast Awakening Part 1: Initiation
Dinky Dimensions 1: Fiat

Small tips. Hold down, while moving forward hold down the opposite direction as well, that way you will be able to attack faster and make use of the obstacles to easily deal with some monsters without hurting yourself.

Small note: Dink Smallwood HD is probably the 1st mobile game that supports modding.

Yahtzee and Gabe drove that particular joke into the ground quite thoroughly.

Classic.

Just watched an anime where the main protagonist cried out "She want to turn my dong into a dink", coming here and I see Dink SmallWood lol :)

I'm guessing this game is not as popular as it should be because most people don't fantasize about being a teenage pig farmer named Dink Smallwood for obvious reasons.

Dank Smallwood

I remember playing this way back, maybe a few years after its original release. One of the better free Indie games I've played. Maybe I should check out the new version -- thanks for the reminder.

Wow. I remember playing this game a long time ago. It was really fun and I believe I finished it.... but I'm stunned that it still has such a strong/committed following after all these years. It really is a Good Old Game.

Here's the community wishlist link, let's bring to GOG!

when was dink smallwood a zelda-like??? "new" version don't look any more zelda-ish.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd5yRmILT9Q

Wow, didn't even know there was a HD edition. :-) Ahh, the memories...

Some years ago I played this game (via FreeDink), and it felt, to me, like the game was a bit too mysogynist for my tastes. For example, there is a scene where one character is talking about his girlfriend and asks you for advice, and one option was to tell him to break up with her. Another more serious example is a part where you have to kill some women to proceed. It seems that, more so than most games, this game was made with straight male players in mind at the expense of ofter demographics.

I do remember the character remarking about how fun it was to kill chicken at one point.

One other, unrelated criticism, is that enemies don't use projectile attacks, even though you do.

I think I still should have a CD somewhere : )
Thanks for reminding me of the game. I didn't know game was ported to linux, FreeDink works great even on toaster.

I finished the first version a lifetime ago on Win98 when it was still new and remember that it was a lot of fun.
I'll have to try FreeDink and some mods in the future and am glad to see that it's part of the standard repos in MINT.
My OpenPandora has it installed for years too.

Thanks for the list of recommended mods, there are way too many for me to choose.

I don't think there's a part where ya have to make some guy to break up with his girlfriend. As for killing some women, all i could think of is the part where ya fight against the cultists who turned into monsters, although Dink TRIED to convince em to stop following this cult and go back home. But it failed. And that was a quest where ya have to find the missing girl and save her from danger.