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The game that started it all. It's still fun 26 years after it launched in the US, and there's little to be said about it that needs to be said. On February 21, 1986 The Hyrule Fantasy: Legend of Zelda was released as a launch title for the Famicom Disk System, an attachment for the popular Famicom (released as the NES in other regions) that allowed one to play games written on, and save on, a floppy disk. Over a year later, on August 22, 1987, the game that was a hit in Japan was released in the U.S. as simply The Legend of Zelda. It was the first game released in cartridge format to be able to save without an add-on, thanks to a battery in the cartridge that prevented the RAM from being wiped. It became a hit, and was the first game on the NES to sell over a million copies, beating Super Mario Bros., which launched a year earlier. It came in 1st place on Game Informer's Top 200 Games of All Time. It was rated by Nintendo Power as the best NES game ever.
However, the game does have some flaws. The graphics aren't the best, even when you consider the age, and the audio, even by 8-bit standards, isn't exactly perfect. These are just little nitpicks, but it's a con, and that must be addressed. The gameplay is also confusing, as it drops you in the middle of the overworld, with no hints as to where you are to go or what you are to do. This can be a major turnoff to the game, as it is hard to like the game if you have to light every tree on fire to find the secret entrance to a dungeon. It can also be difficult to figure out the weaknesses of enemies, the Pols Voice in particular. The dungeons can also be confusing with their maze-like design, and this lends to some very annoying situations.
The game had a lot of good things about it, too. While the graphics and music aren't the best, the gameplay sure as heck is. You can get lost in the gameplay, in a good way, which is possibly lent to by the fact that you are just dropped into the overworld. The gameplay is addicting, and the secrets give gamers cause to try and find every secret in existence. In addition, the Second Quest gives gamers a reason to replay it. There are certain bragging rights that gamers are anxious to get, and one of them is the completion of the Second Quest. The Legend of Zelda also does away with annoying passwords that are excessively long.
Overall, I give this game the seal of the Old Man, as in the game is old, but always good, and a definite love it for any fans of the series or retro gamers outright. It's a classic, and has been proven by the innumerable ports the game has received.
So remember that the next time you buy Wii Shop points for no reason at all.
However, the game does have some flaws. The graphics aren't the best, even when you consider the age, and the audio, even by 8-bit standards, isn't exactly perfect. These are just little nitpicks, but it's a con, and that must be addressed. The gameplay is also confusing, as it drops you in the middle of the overworld, with no hints as to where you are to go or what you are to do. This can be a major turnoff to the game, as it is hard to like the game if you have to light every tree on fire to find the secret entrance to a dungeon. It can also be difficult to figure out the weaknesses of enemies, the Pols Voice in particular. The dungeons can also be confusing with their maze-like design, and this lends to some very annoying situations.
The game had a lot of good things about it, too. While the graphics and music aren't the best, the gameplay sure as heck is. You can get lost in the gameplay, in a good way, which is possibly lent to by the fact that you are just dropped into the overworld. The gameplay is addicting, and the secrets give gamers cause to try and find every secret in existence. In addition, the Second Quest gives gamers a reason to replay it. There are certain bragging rights that gamers are anxious to get, and one of them is the completion of the Second Quest. The Legend of Zelda also does away with annoying passwords that are excessively long.
Overall, I give this game the seal of the Old Man, as in the game is old, but always good, and a definite love it for any fans of the series or retro gamers outright. It's a classic, and has been proven by the innumerable ports the game has received.
So remember that the next time you buy Wii Shop points for no reason at all.
. Not the best to me, but an amazing groundbreaking game none the less. One of the strongest points of that game is the freedom you get, you can do any dungeon in any order as long as you can get to it, also your not really forced to do anything. And, tons of really super hidden omg I need a guide to play this game, stuff.