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| director = Shigeru Miyamoto<br/>[[Takashi Tezuka]] | | director = Shigeru Miyamoto<br/>[[Takashi Tezuka]] | ||
| walkthrough = | | walkthrough = | ||
[ | [[zd:the-legend-of-zelda-walkthrough|Text Walkthrough]] | ||
[[The Legend of Zelda | [[Walkthrough:The Legend of Zelda|Video Walkthrough]] | ||
| guides = | | guides = | ||
[[The Legend of Zelda Bosses|Bosses]] | [[The Legend of Zelda Bosses|Bosses]] | ||
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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 /> | ||
{{ZD|[ | {{ZD|[[zd:the-legend-of-zelda-walkthrough|''The Legend of Zelda'' Walkthrough]]}} | ||
'''''The Legend of Zelda''''' (or ''The Hyrule Fantasy: Legend of Zelda'' in Japan) is the first game in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series]]. Although not the first adventure game, it is often credited for perfecting the adventure genre. The game was first released in [[1986]] in Japan, and in [[1987]] everywhere else. | '''''The Legend of Zelda''''' (or ''The Hyrule Fantasy: Legend of Zelda'' in Japan) is the first game in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series]]. Although not the first adventure game, it is often credited for perfecting the adventure genre. The game was first released in [[1986]] in Japan, and in [[1987]] everywhere else. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The goal of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is to collect the 8 [[Triforce Shard|pieces]] of the [[Triforce of Wisdom]], defeat [[Ganon]], and to rescue [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]]. To obtain the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, the player must take on the role of the hero, [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]], and explore the first eight dungeons in the game before embarking on the journey to the final dungeon, [[Level 9: Death Mountain]], to defeat the evil wizard Ganon. | The goal of ''The Legend of Zelda'' is to collect the 8 [[Triforce Shard|pieces]] of the [[Triforce of Wisdom]], defeat [[Ganon]], and to rescue [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|Princess Zelda]]. To obtain the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, the player must take on the role of the hero, [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]], and explore the first eight dungeons in the game before embarking on the journey to the final dungeon, [[Level 9: Death Mountain]], to defeat the evil wizard Ganon. | ||
===Controls=== | ===Controls=== | ||
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''The Legend of Zelda'' and the original Super Mario Bros. were being designed simultaneously by the same development team. They had set out to make the games opposite of one another. Mario would follow a linear pathway, while ''The Legend of Zelda'' would have a more open world experience. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] got the idea of the open world experience from his childhood, where he would go out exploring into the wilderness.{{Ref|[[Interview:SuperPlay April 23rd 2003|SuperPlay]], April 23rd, 2003}} Miyamoto was less concerned with Zelda being a game of getting the most points or reaching the end of a linear path. Instead, Miyamoto wanted gamers to relax and enjoy themselves as they made their way through the adventure. It was because of this that some basic gameplay elements, such as communicating with characters and shop owners were included.{{Ref|[[Interview:NTSC-UK August 20th 2003|NTSC-UK]], August 20th, 2003}} | ''The Legend of Zelda'' and the original Super Mario Bros. were being designed simultaneously by the same development team. They had set out to make the games opposite of one another. Mario would follow a linear pathway, while ''The Legend of Zelda'' would have a more open world experience. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] got the idea of the open world experience from his childhood, where he would go out exploring into the wilderness.{{Ref|[[Interview:SuperPlay April 23rd 2003|SuperPlay]], April 23rd, 2003}} Miyamoto was less concerned with Zelda being a game of getting the most points or reaching the end of a linear path. Instead, Miyamoto wanted gamers to relax and enjoy themselves as they made their way through the adventure. It was because of this that some basic gameplay elements, such as communicating with characters and shop owners were included.{{Ref|[[Interview:NTSC-UK August 20th 2003|NTSC-UK]], August 20th, 2003}} | ||
The name for [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] was inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald. Miyamoto stated, "Zelda was the name of the wife of the famous novelist Francis Scott Fitzgerald. She was a famous and beautiful woman from all accounts, and I liked the sound of her name. So I took the liberty of using her name for the very first Zelda title."{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024614/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/117177/ Miyamoto Interview by Todd Mowatt]}} | The name for [[Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)|Princess Zelda]] was inspired by Zelda Fitzgerald. Miyamoto stated, "Zelda was the name of the wife of the famous novelist Francis Scott Fitzgerald. She was a famous and beautiful woman from all accounts, and I liked the sound of her name. So I took the liberty of using her name for the very first Zelda title."{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024614/https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/117177/ Miyamoto Interview by Todd Mowatt]}} | ||
On February 21, 1986, ''The Legend of Zelda'' released as a launch title for the [[Famicom Disk System]]; it was released alongside several other titles including a re-release of Super Mario Bros, along with a number of sports titles. | On February 21, 1986, ''The Legend of Zelda'' released as a launch title for the [[Famicom Disk System]]; it was released alongside several other titles including a re-release of Super Mario Bros, along with a number of sports titles. | ||
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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. | ''"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."'' | ||
This was later revised to fix all the translation errors, such as GANNON being updated to GANON, and TRIFORCE WITH POWER/WISDOM to TRIFORCE OF POWER/WISDOM. For the whole plot of ''The Legend of Zelda'' see the PLOT section below. | This was later revised to fix all the translation errors, such as GANNON being updated to GANON, and TRIFORCE WITH POWER/WISDOM to TRIFORCE OF POWER/WISDOM. For the whole plot of ''The Legend of Zelda'' see the PLOT section below. | ||
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A long, long time ago the World was in an age of Chaos. In the middle 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. | A long, long time ago the World was in an age of Chaos. In the middle 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|Princess Zelda]], the princess of this kingdom, split 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. | 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 Legend of Zelda)|Princess Zelda]], the princess of this kingdom, split 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! | 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! | ||
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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. | ||
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
[[File:Bible vs Book of Magic - TLOZ1 JP.png|right|frame|Famicom Disk System vs Famicom cartridge releases]] | |||
Each of the first nine [[Dungeon]]s in ''The Legend of Zelda'' is shaped in a specific design, which corresponds to the name of the dungeon. The first labyrinth is referred to as the [[Level 1: The Eagle|Eagle]], while the fourth dungeon is referred to as the [[Level 4: The Snake|Snake]]. The third dungeon of the game is referred to as the [[Level 3: The Manji|Manji]], and it is in the shape of a left-facing Swastika. The term Manji is actually a Japanese character and it is very common in Japanese culture. Because of this, it slipped into the game without considering the sensitivity of the symbol. The Manji is considered offensive in western countries due to its relationship to Nazism, though the Nazi swastika faces the opposite direction of the Manji. | Each of the first nine [[Dungeon]]s in ''The Legend of Zelda'' is shaped in a specific design, which corresponds to the name of the dungeon. The first labyrinth is referred to as the [[Level 1: The Eagle|Eagle]], while the fourth dungeon is referred to as the [[Level 4: The Snake|Snake]]. The third dungeon of the game is referred to as the [[Level 3: The Manji|Manji]], and it is in the shape of a left-facing Swastika. The term Manji is actually a Japanese character and it is very common in Japanese culture. Because of this, it slipped into the game without considering the sensitivity of the symbol. The Manji is considered offensive in western countries due to its relationship to Nazism, though the Nazi swastika faces the opposite direction of the Manji. | ||