This is the mega-popular NES game that started a series of great adventure games spanning across all the Nintendo systems (with the exception of the Virtual Boy).
The first in the series was just excellent; it was simple and challenging at the same time, which is good. Anyway, there are 8 pieces of the Triforce that you must find in each of the 8 dungeons of the game. However, you get many weapons/items to help you along the way. At the end, you have a showdown with Ganon in the final dungeon. I'm not going to give it all away here, but for those who are true fans of the series MUST play this game!
Story
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 banded 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 lead by Gannon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule. Fearing his wicked rule, Zelda, the princess of this kingdom, split up 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 Gannon. 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 Gannon. Upon hearing this, Gannon 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 Gannon's evil henchmen. Cornered! What could she do? ...But wait!
All was not lost. A young lad appeared. He skillfully drove off Gannon's henchmen, and saved Impa from a fate worse than death. His name was Link. During his travels he had come across Impa and Gannon's henchmen. Impa told Link the whole story of the princess Zelda and the evil Gannon. Burning with a sense of justice, Link resolved to save Zelda, but Gannon was a powerful opponent. He held the Triforce of Power. And so, in order to fight off Gannon, Link had to bring the scattered eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom together to rebuild the mystical Triangle.
If he couldn't do this, there would be no chance Link could fight his way into Death Mountain where Gannon lived. Can Link really destroy Gannon and save the princess Zelda? Only your skill can answer that question. Good luck. Use the Triforce wisely.
Controls
Control Pad: Move Link, or the cursor on menu screens
Start: Bring up submenu, start game
Select: Pause game
A: Use sword
B: Use currently selected item
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