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'''The Legend of Zelda''', alternately subtitled '''The Hyrule Fantasy''' or simply '''Zelda 1''', is the first game in the Zelda series. It was produced and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, and the soundtrack was composed by Koji Kondo.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Release Dates
!Region
!Date
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|JP
|1986.02.21
|FDS
|
|-
|NA
|1987.08.22
| rowspan="2" |NES
|
|-
|PAL
|1987.11.15
|
|-
|JP
|1994.02.19
|Famicom
|The number 1 was appended to the title screen.
|-
|JP
|2001.12.14
|GCN
|Unobtainable item in Animal Crossing from a never-used secret code.
|-
|EU
|2003.11.14
| rowspan="2" |GCN
| rowspan="2" |Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
|-
|NA
|2003.11.17
|-
|JP
|2004.02.14
|GBA
|
|-
|JP
|2004.04.01
|GCN
|Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
|-
|NA
|2004.06.02
|GBA
|
|-
|AU
|2004.06.14
|GCN
|Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
|-
|PAL
|2004.07.09
|GBA
|
|-
|NA
|2006.11.19
| rowspan="5" |Wii
|
|-
|JP
|2006.12.02
|
|-
|AU
|2006.12.07
|
|-
|EU
|2006.12.08
|
|-
|Korea
|2009.03.31
|
|-
|JP
|2011.12.22
| rowspan="3" |3DS
|
|-
|PAL
|2012.04.12
|
|-
|NA
|2012.07.05
|
|-
|JP
|2013.08.28
| rowspan="3" |Wii U
|
|-
|NA
| rowspan="2" |2013.08.29
|
|-
|PAL
|
|-
|Korea
|2016.02.03
|3DS
|
|-
|WW
|2016.11.10
|NES Mini
|Includes 30 games
|-
|WW
|2018.09.19
|NSO
|
|-
|WW
|2021.11.12
|Fake G&W
|Featured in Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda
alongside Zelda II and the GB version of Link's Awakening
|}
== Backstory ==
Many years ago, [[Ganon]] stole the [[Triforce]] of Power, and kept it when he was sealed in the Dark World<ref>The game's intro begins with "MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS GANNON STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER" but as the intro ends with the imperative "GO FIND THE 8 UNITS, LINK" it must mean that Ganon's theft of the Triforce of Power was what occurred many years ago, rather than the entire story being recounted. This is backed up by the game's Virtual Console description stating "Ganon, the King of Evil, has broken free of the Dark World" implying he'd previously been sealed away.</ref>. When he escaped, he sought the remaining parts and confronted [[Princess Zelda]] about the whereabouts of the Triforce of Wisdom. She had divided it into eight pieces before he arrived and hidden them in eight dungeons, and sent [[Impa]] to find a hero with enough courage to recover the pieces and destroy Ganon. Ganon grew furious, imprisoned Zelda, and sent pursuers after Impa, and braving forests and mountains she ran a long distance across Hyrule before being cornered at the limit of her energy. But fortunately, Link appeared and skillfully deflected the enemies, and she gave him a map of the dungeons.
== Gameplay ==
<blockquote>The original Zelda, it is kind of bad
The lack of direction makes gamers mad
It's one of the most confusing games I've seen
Like what do these hints even mean?
Like "10TH ENEMY HAS THE BOMB?"
Maybe check the wiki?
Awful. Incomprehensible.
--Parody of the rap trailer</blockquote>The Hyrule Fantasy is a 2D game with nine dungeons (8+1). It may be considered an open-world game, as it is possible to reach all but two of the 128 overworld screens right off the bat, and reach Ganon's room swordless. The first eight dungeons contain the fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom, and collecting all of them allows Link to get past the old man blocking access to Ganon's lair in Spectacle Rock<ref>"ONES WHO DOES NOT HAVE TRIFORCE CAN'T GO IN." -Old man in the second room of Spectacle Rock</ref>.
== Aftermath ==
Link destroyed Ganon, claimed the Triforce of Power, and rescued Princess Zelda! Outstanding!

Latest revision as of 18:32, 15 December 2023

The Legend of Zelda, alternately subtitled The Hyrule Fantasy or simply Zelda 1, is the first game in the Zelda series. It was produced and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, and the soundtrack was composed by Koji Kondo.

Release Dates
Region Date Platform Notes
JP 1986.02.21 FDS
NA 1987.08.22 NES
PAL 1987.11.15
JP 1994.02.19 Famicom The number 1 was appended to the title screen.
JP 2001.12.14 GCN Unobtainable item in Animal Crossing from a never-used secret code.
EU 2003.11.14 GCN Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
NA 2003.11.17
JP 2004.02.14 GBA
JP 2004.04.01 GCN Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
NA 2004.06.02 GBA
AU 2004.06.14 GCN Featured in The Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition
PAL 2004.07.09 GBA
NA 2006.11.19 Wii
JP 2006.12.02
AU 2006.12.07
EU 2006.12.08
Korea 2009.03.31
JP 2011.12.22 3DS
PAL 2012.04.12
NA 2012.07.05
JP 2013.08.28 Wii U
NA 2013.08.29
PAL
Korea 2016.02.03 3DS
WW 2016.11.10 NES Mini Includes 30 games
WW 2018.09.19 NSO
WW 2021.11.12 Fake G&W Featured in Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda

alongside Zelda II and the GB version of Link's Awakening

Backstory

Many years ago, Ganon stole the Triforce of Power, and kept it when he was sealed in the Dark World[1]. When he escaped, he sought the remaining parts and confronted Princess Zelda about the whereabouts of the Triforce of Wisdom. She had divided it into eight pieces before he arrived and hidden them in eight dungeons, and sent Impa to find a hero with enough courage to recover the pieces and destroy Ganon. Ganon grew furious, imprisoned Zelda, and sent pursuers after Impa, and braving forests and mountains she ran a long distance across Hyrule before being cornered at the limit of her energy. But fortunately, Link appeared and skillfully deflected the enemies, and she gave him a map of the dungeons.

Gameplay

The original Zelda, it is kind of bad

The lack of direction makes gamers mad

It's one of the most confusing games I've seen

Like what do these hints even mean?

Like "10TH ENEMY HAS THE BOMB?"

Maybe check the wiki?

Awful. Incomprehensible.

--Parody of the rap trailer

The Hyrule Fantasy is a 2D game with nine dungeons (8+1). It may be considered an open-world game, as it is possible to reach all but two of the 128 overworld screens right off the bat, and reach Ganon's room swordless. The first eight dungeons contain the fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom, and collecting all of them allows Link to get past the old man blocking access to Ganon's lair in Spectacle Rock[2].

Aftermath

Link destroyed Ganon, claimed the Triforce of Power, and rescued Princess Zelda! Outstanding!

  1. ↑ The game's intro begins with "MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS GANNON STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER" but as the intro ends with the imperative "GO FIND THE 8 UNITS, LINK" it must mean that Ganon's theft of the Triforce of Power was what occurred many years ago, rather than the entire story being recounted. This is backed up by the game's Virtual Console description stating "Ganon, the King of Evil, has broken free of the Dark World" implying he'd previously been sealed away.
  2. ↑ "ONES WHO DOES NOT HAVE TRIFORCE CAN'T GO IN." -Old man in the second room of Spectacle Rock
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