The Legend of Zelda
21. February 1986
Combined rating
User + critics
based on 705 ratings
The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains and deserts of the Otherworld to find the secret entrances to the eight dungeons and try to restore the broken Triforce. Among the game's mechanics, it was the first time we saw a continuous world that could be freely explored, power-ups that permanently enhanced the main character's abilities and a battery save feature that allowed players to keep their progress instead of having to start over. The gameplay balanced action sequences with discovery, secrets and exploration.
In one of the darkest times in the Kingdom of Hyrule, a young boy named Link takes on an epic quest to restore the fragmented Triforce of Wisdom and save the Princess Zelda from the clutches of the evil Ganon.
Release date
21. February 1986
Ratings
IGDB user rating
705 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 705 ratings
Alternative names
- The Hyrule Fantasy: Legend of Zelda (Japanese title - translated)
- Zelda no Densetsu: The Hyrule Fantasy (Japanese title - romanization)
- Легендата за Зелда (Bulgarian title)
- LoZ (Acronym)
- TLoZ (Acronym)
- Zelda no Densetsu 1: The Hyrule Fantasy (Alternative spelling)
- Zelda no Densetsu (Alternative spelling)
- A lenda de Zelda (Portuguese title)
Releases
- Family Computer Disk System Feb 21, 1986
- Nintendo Entertainment System Aug 22, 1987
- Nintendo Entertainment System Nov 15, 1987
- Family Computer Feb 19, 1994
- Nintendo Entertainment System Sep 1994
- Wii Nov 19, 2006
- Wii Dec 02, 2006
- Wii Dec 07, 2006
- Wii Dec 08, 2006
- Wii Mar 31, 2009
- Nintendo 3DS Dec 22, 2011
- Nintendo 3DS Apr 12, 2012
- Nintendo 3DS Jul 05, 2012
- Wii U Aug 28, 2013
- Wii U Aug 29, 2013
- Wii U Aug 29, 2013
- Nintendo 3DS Feb 03, 2016
Languages
Interface
IGDB ID
1022
