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===Save Select=== | ===Save Select=== | ||
''The Legend of Zelda'' is one of the first, if not the very first, video game to have a save feature. On the select screen, the player can continue their progress, register a name, or eliminate a file. When the player registers a file name, they start a new game and create a name for the file. In elimination mode, the player is able to erase one of the files so they are able to start a new game on that file. The numbers below the name of a file represent the number of game overs that | ''The Legend of Zelda'' is one of the first, if not the very first, video game to have a save feature. On the select screen, the player can continue their progress, register a name, or eliminate a file. When the player registers a file name, they start a new game and create a name for the file. In elimination mode, the player is able to erase one of the files so they are able to start a new game on that file. The numbers below the name of a file represent the number of game overs that occurred while playing on that particular file. The hearts under "Life" represent the amount of remaining health in Link's quest. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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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, [[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 | 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, [[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 Legend of Zelda'' was one of the most highly acclaimed games of all time and this warranted several re-releases. In November of [[2003]], the game was re-released as part of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The ''Collector's Edition'' included ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''Ocarina of Time'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | ''The Legend of Zelda'' was one of the most highly acclaimed games of all time and this warranted several re-releases. In November of [[2003]], the game was re-released as part of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The ''Collector's Edition'' included ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''The Adventure of Link'', ''Ocarina of Time'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | ||
The game's first | 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. | ||