The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is the first game in the first game of the video game series. The Legend of Zelda was first

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released for the Nintendo Entertainment System but has been released for other consoles. Although it was in 8-bit I had start a huge journey for tons of fans. There's a lot to cover so lets hop right into it!!

Story
"A long, long time ago the World was in an age of Chaos.

"In the midst of this chaos, in a little kingdom in the land of Hyrule, a legend was being handed down from generation to generation, the legend of the 'Triforce'; golden triangles possessing mystical powers. One day, an evil army attacked this peaceful little kingdom and stole the Triforce of Power. This army was led by Ganon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule. Fearing his wicked rule, Zelda, the princess of this kingdom, split up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them throughout the realm to save the last remaining Triforce from the clutches of the evil Ganon. At the same time, she commanded her most trustworthy nursemaid, Impa, to secretly escape into the land and go find a man with enough courage to destroy the evil Ganon. Upon hearing this, Ganon grew angry, imprisoned the princess, and sent out a party in search of Impa."

"Braving forests and mountains, Impa fled for her life from her pursuers. As she reached the very limit of her energy she found herself surrounded by Ganon's evil henchmen. Cornered! What could she do? ... But wait! All was not lost. A young lad appeared. He skillfully drove off Ganon's henchmen, and saved Impa from a fate worse than death."

"His name was Link. During his travels, he had come across Impa and Ganon's henchmen. Impa told Link the whole story of Princess Zelda and the evil Ganon. Burning with a sense of justice, Link resolved to save Zelda, but Ganon was a powerful opponent. He held the Triforce of Power. And so, in order to fight off Ganon, Link had to bring the scattered eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom together to rebuild the mystical triangle. If he couldn't do this, there would be no chance Link could fight his way into Death Mountain where Ganon lived."

"Can Link really destroy Ganon and save Princess Zelda?"

"Only your skill can answer that question. Good luck. Use the Triforce wisely."

The Gameplay
Right of the bat you start of in front of a cave and once you go in you meet an old man who says "It's dangerous to go alone!" This line later on becomes a famous line and will be used in many movies, shows and games.

Dungeon Exploration
With Link's progress to get to Zelda are Creatures he must battle to locate the entrances to 9 underground Dungeons. Each dungeon is a unique, maze like collection of rooms connected by doors and secret passages and guarded by monsters different from those found in the Overworld. Link must successfully navigate each dungeon to obtain one of the 8 pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom. Dungeons also conceal useful items like the Boomerang which is used to retrieve items and stunning Enemies and a Flute with magical properties. The first six dungeons have visible entrances, but the remaining three are hidden except for the finale dungeon which can't be entered until the previous 8 have been completed, the order of completing dungeons is somewhat arbitrary, but many dungeons can only be reached using items gained in the previous one

Overworld Exploration
Non-linearity, the ability to take different paths to compete the game, separated The Legend of Zelda from its contemporaries. Link can freely wander the Overworld, finding and buying items at any point. This flexibility enables unusual ways of playing the game; for example, it's possible to reach the final Boss of The Legend of Zelda (but not defeat him) without taking a Sword. Nintendo of America's management initially feared that players might become frustrated with the new concept, left wondering what to do next. As a result, the American version of the game's manual contains many hints, tips, and suggestions for players.

Second Quest
After completing the game, the player has access to a more difficult quest, officially referred to as the Second Quest, where Dungeons and the placement of items are different, with enemies being stronger. Although a more difficult "replay" wasn't unique to The Legend Of Zelda, very few games offered a "second quest" with entirely different levels to complete. Entering "ZELDA" as the player's name starts the Second Quest right away. The Second Quest is replayed each time it's completed.

Development
Shortly before starting development for Super Mario Bros, Shigeru Miyamoto began developing The Legend of Zelda as a launch title for the Famicom Disk System.

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