Does the Original Legend of Zelda Hold Up? – Hyrule Compendium

The Legend of Zelda was the game that started it all. If not for this game, none of us would be here in the community discussing some of our other favorite entries. While it laid the foundation for other Zelda games, and was probably one of the best games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, not all games from this era tend to hold up under a modern lens. Gaming has changed so much over the past couple decades in terms of gameplay, puzzle, and level design. Whether it was by choice or limitation, some design aspects seen in the original game would probably not be considered by most modern game designers. This does not necessarily mean the game does not hold up, but we try to get to the bottom of it in the newest entry in our Hyrule Compendium series.

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