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| release [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U Virtual Console]] = | | release [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U Virtual Console]] = | ||
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| release [[Nintendo Switch]] = | | release [[Nintendo Switch]] = | ||
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| release Switch (Special Edition) = | | release Switch (Special Edition) = | ||
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[[The Legend of Zelda Old Man Quotes|Old Man Quotes]] | [[The Legend of Zelda Old Man Quotes|Old Man Quotes]] | ||
| gallery = | | gallery = | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:41|Sprites]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:43|Maps]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:44|Packaging]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:42|Screenshots]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:39|Manual Scans]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:2|Official Artwork]] | ||
[ | [[zdgallery:40|Strategy Guide]] | ||
| music = [[The Legend of Zelda Midis|Midis]] | | music = [[The Legend of Zelda Midis|Midis]] | ||
}}<section end=infobox /> | }}<section end=infobox /> | ||
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The story of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is very simple and follows most fairy tale ideas; Princess gets captured by a giant monster, hero must save princess, hero travels all over the land to save princess, hero defeats monster and saves princess. | The story of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is very simple and follows most fairy tale ideas; Princess gets captured by a giant monster, hero must save princess, hero travels all over the land to save princess, hero defeats monster and saves princess. | ||
The only hint to a story and motivation of saving the princess was a short paragraph at the beginning of the game. | The only hint to a story and motivation of saving the princess was a short paragraph at the beginning of the game. | ||
Here it is, keep in mind that this is the original ''NES'' English localization: | Here it is, keep in mind that this is the original ''NES'' English localization: | ||
''"MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS GANNON STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER. [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|PRINCESS ZELDA]] HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DEVIDED IT INTO 8 UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED. GO FIND THE 8 UNITS [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|LINK]] TO SAVE HER."'' | ''"MANY YEARS AGO PRINCE DARKNESS GANNON STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER. [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|PRINCESS ZELDA]] HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DEVIDED IT INTO 8 UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED. GO FIND THE 8 UNITS [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|LINK]] TO SAVE HER."'' | ||
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The game's first re-release was on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Famicom]] as a cartridge title in 1994, as the game had first been released for the Famicom Disk System years before. | The game's first re-release was on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Famicom]] as a cartridge title in 1994, as the game had first been released for the Famicom Disk System years before. | ||
In [[2004]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' was re-released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the ''Classic NES Series''. ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' was also a part of this series, along with other popular NES titles including Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Bomberman, Excitebike, and several others. | In [[2004]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' was re-released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the ''Classic NES Series''. ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' was also a part of this series, along with other popular NES titles including Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Bomberman, Excitebike, and several others. | ||
In [[2006]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' sought yet another re-release, this time as a [[Virtual Console]] title for the [[Nintendo Wii]]. Several other Legend of Zelda titles have since been released onto the Virtual Console. | In [[2006]], ''The Legend of Zelda'' sought yet another re-release, this time as a [[Virtual Console]] title for the [[Nintendo Wii]]. Several other Legend of Zelda titles have since been released onto the Virtual Console. | ||