The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

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Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru is a 1992 Game Boy game by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems, only released in Japan, often called 'Frog Game'.
The game is connected to Link's Awakening through shared characters and sprites, and it's referenced in other Nintendo games like Paper Mario.
Despite no official English translation, a fan patch from 2011 allows non-Japanese speakers to play, and the game is short and affordable.
Frog Game features a unique combat system with automatic battles and controlled stat upgrades, limiting player progression to predefined paths.
The story involves breaking a curse on frog princes, with factions of humans, frogs, and snakes, and ends with a light narrative typical of Game Boy games.
The game includes direct Nintendo references, such as 'Nantendo Inc.,' and has been colorized by fan projects, though rumors of sharing an engine with Link's Awakening are likely false.

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