The Legend of Zelda

THE GOOD:
Gameplay.
Graphics (for the time).
Audio.
Leaves a good first impression.

THE BAD:
Hard to find your way around.
Required a bit too much trial and error.

SUMMARY:
Lastability: 7/10.
Mostly because of some dungeons and being fairly hard at first, but 1 extra because you get lost so often.
Graphics: 8/10.
It's a NES game, so it has to be 2-D. It's also an early one, so it has to be a little like Super Mario Brother's graphics. Seriously, it looks good.
Sound: 8/10.
Few soundtracks which are very memorable and well done. The Zelda theme...sorry the "overworld music" is probably the best of the lot, considering we're hearing that a lot. Only problem - Not too many. About as many songs as Super Mario Brothers, but other games had more. Why not this game?
Gameplay: 7/10.
It's harder finding the dungeons than killing the bosses. You often had to look up guides on Gamefaqs or just trial...

THE GOOD:
The first proper Zelda, where the whole series kicked off.
Some really cool things to do and a nice layout of the screen.

THE BAD:
The controls can get really annoying sometimes.

SUMMARY:
The Legend of Zelda was the first proper Zelda game to be released in the long line of series. This is were Link started it off on an 8-bit console and considering it's 8-bit the graphics arn't that bad and the way the screen is layed out is really good. The dungeons and other areas in the game are really well designed and the music to suit the type of place you are in are really good. The controls are all good except on the menu screen when sometimes you are swapping weapons you don't want to and it takes a while to do what you want but you get used to it after a little while.

Overall this game is really great especially considering that it started the series off properly.

don't think there are many gamers out there that haven't even played one of the many games in the Legend of Zelda series let alone the game that started it all. However anyone new to the series probably never experienced this gem - maybe even felt it was inferior. Although the newer titles may muscle this title over with flashy graphics and more massive maps with lots more to do, The Legend of Zelda is one challenging quest for the ages.

Now the plot may not be as complicated and involved as later installments, but for a NES game, it gets the job done. In the land of Hyrule, there is an almighty object called the Triforce. Unfortunately for the inhabitants of the land, the Prince of Darkness called Ganon stole a section of the golden object called the Triforce of Power. Princess Zelda feared that Ganon would attempt to steal the rest of the Triforce, so she took the Triforce of Wisdom, broke it into eight parts, and locked them away in eight dungeons. Unfortunately Zelda...

THE GOOD:
Lots of mazes to explore & items to collect. Challenging battles. 2 different quests. Game data can be saved.

THE BAD:
Nothing.

SUMMARY:
The first RPG on the NES, this game launched a franchise and introduced a new gameplay genre to millions. The story follows Link, a young swordsman, as he tries to save Princess Zelda & the kingdom of Hyrule from the evil Ganon using the power of the Triforce. Link uses weapons like swords, bombs, & arrows to accomplish this.
The first thing you'll notice is there's a lot of action-almost every time you move to a new screen there will be enemies waiting for you, plus out-of-the-way items to be reached. And when you think you've finished the game, there's another quest waiting for you-same map but everything's in a different location and difficulty is increased. This adds a lot of replay value to the game. The save feature is a lifesaver because you don't have to play through it all at once, which...

THE GOOD:
The Famicom Disk version has the extra layers of sounds in the title screen and ending.

SUMMARY:
In 1986, Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, created this whole new game: The Legend of Zelda. In this game, you, Link, will have to find 8 shattered pieces of Triforce, destroy Ganon, and rescue Zelda.
and now... This is how the RPG game begins.

Graphics:
The graphics were great. The bird's eye view was superior to this game.

Sound:
The Famicom Disk version has the extra layers of music in the title, and ending. The NES version left out some sound channels.

Buy or Rent: Buy!

Buy this game, and play this game by using a guide from www.zelda.com You won't find this game at your local toy store... So find it on eBay, Gamestop, or any place where they sell used games.