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Oldschool but short and sweet !

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: May 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This has got to be one of the hardest of the "Z" games to ever come to NES. But heck, its one of those that started it all back in the 80's. Not the best thats for sure, but it is good !

I actually like Zelda 2 better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You better have a map handy when playing this game. Its quite complicated. But the thing is, if you've already played A Link to the Past, this game hasn't much more to offer. Perhaps the only thing it has that's not in the SNES version is the feature where you're forced to pay for door repairs if you blow up certain cave walls.

Zelda 1 is basically the prototype for A Link to the Past. That's why I like the 2nd Zelda better. Because it's actually a different game from the 1st and 3rd Zelda. Zelda 1 and 3 have pretty much the exact same gameplay except 3 is a massive improvement in terms of characters and graphics.

Still, its nice to play this game again 20 years later, see the dragon in the first dungeon, and say, "Hey, I remember that guy."

I beat the first quest of the game, but I didn't feel like doing another quest all over again. Especially when the only difference is in difficulty level and where items are placed.

The first 2 Zeldas aren't bad for classic games, but I think I'd only classify A Link to the Past as a must-play. Zelda 1 is so bland in comparison.

8/12/07 - Finally I finished the second quest. Its quite a bit more difficult than the first quest. I didn't realize that although the map of Hyrule looks the same, the dungeons are completely different in look as well as item placement. Throughout the second quest I always seemed short on money, and I kept getting my sword stolen by those orange sparkle things. Let me emphasize that you REALLY need a map for this second quest because darn near all the dungeons are completely hidden in places you would never guess in a million years.

This game was long as heck for a game made in 1986. Contrary to my earlier remarks, I would definitely recommend going through the second quest after you've beaten the first because the dungeons are much more challenging. Great replay value. Definitely an adventure.

A Complete Classic

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Zelda is a have to have Nes game.The gameplay is not at all clunky but because of its age, it has trouble saving after taking it out or a glitch in the system.Today, it is called "UNCOOL" but for a game that cannot save from a direct spot and is tricky finding out how to save automaticly, it is a breakthrough in Nes gameplay...In all ways!

A sheer classic!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

An easy-to-learn yet hard-to-beat NES adventure game is what makes this great. It can get boring which is why I rate it 4 stars and here is my reason: There are no people to talk to except at the store. They do not express much emotion when they talk. All they say is "Bring this to the old man" or "The secret is at the eastmost penninsula." You can't tell if it is an exciting must see secret or if it is just a thing to look at. Anyway, this will always be a gamer's legend...

Outstanding!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Legend of Zelda is worth the buy (on the Collector's edition for GameCube only these days.)
The first thing ya' might be asking: Why 4 stars? Well there some 4 cm. flaws on the Collectors edition, which i'm refering to. The grpahics, as the results of the back-then-video-games, are terrible. Me? Why, this game is splendid! It's just you never even know where Ganon is hiding in the first part of the game.
Overall: Awesome.

Zelda's Fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am the biggest Zelda fan ever since I was 6 or 7 years old. So, I like this game because it's a gold cartridge and the gameplay is undetectable. I like adorable Link and he looks more like an ant in the graphics because it's NES. In the Nintendo 64, he looks like a giant, but better to see him. And I bet you that on Nintendo Gamecube, he's going to look better than an ant graphic, which I would love when the graphics are enhanced. As far as the graphics get better to see the backgrounds and other things surrounding in the game, that's far too good. This is a keeper and I wouldn't sell it to anyone. It's a memory from the past.

Zelda

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have this game, but I've never played it because I got it when I was really little, and about five or six years ago my Nintendo broke. :( So, I really don't know what I should rate it. I don't really know much about the game, except what I've heard about it either.

C L A S S I C

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: January 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Legend Of Zelda is an important milestone in video game history. It was the first of it's kind--it combined action/adventure with puzzles and some role-playing elements. Even nowadays, there STILL aren't too many games like this. I recently purchased this game and I must say that unlike many old video games who have lost their luster over the years, the Legend Of Zelda is still just as fun to me as it was when I was a kid. What else is there to say about this classic game? If you own an original NES, you MUST have this one!

A word of warning: If you're buying a used copy, I suggest getting a gray-colored one instead of a gold one. Yes, the gold ones look cooler and are the classic issue of the game, but they're so old that the internal memory (which stores your quest data) may be worn out. Get a gray copy just to be on the safe side.

ain't what they used to be

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 16
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

"3D doesn't not make a game better or worse, and too many games are jumping on the 3D wagon. Furthermore I can remember back in my days when video games didn't have ridiculously long names like Madden's NFL 2002, they had simple names, Football, Tennis, and Rad Racer." This is what I told my 6 year old cousin when he asked me, "Why are you playing Super Nintendo? It's not even 3D." It seemed funny to me how I'm 21 but was scolding him as if I were an old man talking about the good old days.
This sort of thing is comparable to an old school punk rock fan educating a young MTV kid, about how Blink182 and SUM41, can't hold a candle to Black Flag, or Minor Threat, wheras Zelda and Metroid would be the Black Flag and Minor Threat of video game consoles.
Gamers who have been playing since the nintendo 8 bit came out or even further back will play the games that come out today and say, "Yes the graphics are over whelming and the game has an intense plot, but it doesn't have the replay value or challenge of our games in the past." For instance the 1st Zelda on nintendo pits Link somewhere in the game and gives no storyline. You just walk around and have to figure out why your here. And even after you beat it you get to start over with Quest 2, which is harder and gives double the replay value.
And now I see these classic games at stores like Game Force being sold at low prices. While i'm not complaining about the cost, I just think its sad that these once popular games are just cast aside and forgotten. All I would like to see is more gaming companys looking at the classics before they release another filler game for these new game consoles, and using them to base what today's standards for video games should be.

still my favorite game of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: May 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So many years after I first played the game on the Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda remains my favorite game of all time. Even after playing so many games, nothing really holds a candle to this 8 bit elf. The premise of the game is simple and very common. You play as Link and you are trying to rescue Princess Zelda from the clutches of the evil Ganon. To do this you must venture through 8 dungeons and collect pieces of the powerful Tri-Force. A simple story, yet this game is loads of fun. You begin with a wooden sword, but can upgrade twice to a more powerful sword (the White Sword, and the Master Sword). As you progress in the game, you acquire various items (a raft, whistle, candle, boomerang) that will held you conquer later dungeons. The idea behind this game is so basic, but it has produced some of the best games on any system (Zelda: A Link to the Past, Zelda: Ocarina of Time). Even considering how good some of the later games are, this one remains my favorite to play. When you conquer the game once, there is still a second world for you to play through. The layout of the world is the same, but the dungeons and some items are in different places, the dungeon layout is different, and the enemies are harder to defeat. A classic game, and my personal favorite game. I still play it.

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