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MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS " GANNON " STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER. PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO " 8 "UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM " GANNNON " BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED.
GO FIND THE " 8 " UNITS " LINK " TO SAVE HER.
The Legend of Zelda offers plenty of action, exploration and puzzle solving. It is the foundation of one of the most consistently acclaimed series. But most importantly is a very fun game.
You are link an adventurer who on his journey to rescue princess Zelda. In order to do so, you must obtain the pieces of the triforce which are hidden in 8 different dungeons filled with traps, monsters and a strong guardian. Also each dungeon also has a special item that will help link on his journey (though some key items may also be found outside these dungeons). By clever use of these items, link obtains access to once restricted areas on the map.
There are many derivative works such as:
* Zelda classic: Zelda Classic is a tribute to (what we think is) the greatest video game of all time: Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version that we all know and love. Beyond that, Zelda Classic allows the development of new quests that can use either the traditional graphics or enhanced graphics, as well as new enemies, items, and challenges.
* BS Zelda maps: TheSatellaview was a satellite uplink unit. It linked up to a system called "St GIGA" which is just a normal digital satellite channel, except instead of just downloading video images, you instead download games, demos, cheats, etc. StGIGA was a normal TV channel as well and the data you could download only made up a small fraction of the channel's air-time. You couldn't download something any time you wanted, only at a certain time... just like watching a movie on the TV.
Two of these are basically Zelda 1 remakes: BS The Legend of Zelda - Map 1 and Map 2 (BS Zelda no Densetsu: Map 1 and Map 2). And may also be known as third and fourth quests (because of the second quest modality of zelda). These however have 16 bit sound and graphics (along with a few surprises such as better text).
* Zelda Outlands: A very through rom hack that basically makes a completely new adventure that is very similar to Zelda 1 (basically players of Zelda can jump right into this game but that's it). With different enemies, dungeons, etc.
In any case Zelda is one of the most iconic games of one of the most iconic consoles ever released. If you like action and exploration this beautiful platformer is definitely worth checking out!
Finally, while I won't host any roms or links to them, the following link has a vnes emulation of this game (so you may play on your browser). So give this beautiful game a try:
Play The Legend of Zelda online at nintendo8.com
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