The Legend of Zelda

Original title: The Hyrule fantasy: Zeruda no densetsu

Video Game
1986
E

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Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the T... Read allFollows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.

Directors
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Takashi Tezuka
Writers

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8.6/10

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Directors
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Takashi Tezuka
Writers

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
First console game that allowed the player to save their progress.

Goofs
In one of the dungeons, you will receive a hint that the enemy Pols Voice dislikes noise - yet blowing the whistle does nothing to hurt the enemy. The Famicom (the original Japanese version of the NES) had a microphone, and the player could make noise in it to kill these enemies. As the American NES aborted this feature, this was not possible. Nintendo went ahead and translated this hint verbatim, but because of the lack of a microphone in the American NES, it no longer made any sense and was often misinterpreted.

Quotes
Old Man: It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.

Crazy credits
During the end credits, the entire crew except for executive producer Hiroshi Yamauchi is listed under pseudonyms. E.g. producer/director Shigeru Miyamoto is credited as "S. Miyahon", and composer Koji Kondo as "Konchan". See also Trivia.

Alternate versions
The instruction manual for the game states that the Pols Voice, a yellow pointy-eared enemy, "hates loud noise". Although this fact was made irrelevant by the game's release on the North American NES, it was a useful tip in the game's original version for the Famicom Disk System in Japan. On the Famicom, a small microphone was built into the "player 2" controller, and blowing or shouting into this microphone would kill any Pols Voices in the area.

Connections
Featured in The Legend of Zelda NES Commercial (1986)

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10/10

One Of The Greatest Video-Games Of All-Time.

I read somewhere in a magazine that "The Legend Of Zelda (1986)" is one of the greatest video-games of all-time. I wouldn't be shocked if it was the greatest. It is certainly my favorite video-game. I have played thousands of video-games, and this easily tops them all. Old games and new. This game has no genre of the tops, it tops all of the genres.

I remember crying when I was seven years old because my kid brother (who was about 3) deleted my Link. As I look back on that moment, to this day, it still seems logical to cry, because as a little boy, I put a lot of work into getting where I was. I think anybody, old and young, puts a lot of work into "The Legend Of Zelda (1986)". You spend so much time playing this game, and the game grows on you more and more. This game kind of becomes a part of your life. A classic never dies, my friend; and neither does a legend. :) It took me over five years to beat both of the quests together, while at the same time I was using Game Genie and a Walkthrough for some of it. This game is for the PROS ONLY! The score is unforgettable; I love the music so much. There is not one thing wrong with this game. I find it very shocking that they could've fit all this data into a NES game. 10/10. I don't think I'll ever see a video game, that tops this one.