Prolouge
The game's prolouge, exactly as it's found in the manual:
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 led 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 cluthes 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 Gannon. Upon heraing 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 sourrounded by Gannon's evil henchmen. Cornered! What could she do? ... But wait!
All was not lost. A young lad appeared. He skillfully drove off Ganon's henchmen, and saved Impa from a fate worse than death. His name was Link. During his travels he had come across Impa and Ganon's henchmen. Impa told Link the whole story of the princess Zelda and the evil Ganon. Burning with a sense of justice, Link resolved to save Zelda, but Ganon was a powerful opponent. He held the Triforce of Power. And so, in order to fight off Ganon, 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 Ganon lived. Can Link really destroy Ganon and save the Princess Zelda? Only your skill can answer that question. Good luck. Use the Triforce wisely.
The Legend of Zelda - Link
Heart Containers Guide
1. Go east 4 screens from where you begin and bomb the wall at the path to the north.
2. Go east 8 screens from where you begin, then north 5 screens and sail on your raft to a build in which there will be a heart container inside!
3. Go east 8 screens from where you begin, then north 2 screens. You'll need to have the ladder in order to obtain the heart container.
4. Go east 4 screens from where you begin, then north 5 screens, then west 1 screen. Bomb the cave and get the heart container in there.
5. Go east 1 screens from where you begin, then north 3 screens, then west 1 screen. Burn down the bushes (you need the candle to do so) and get the heart piece.
Boss Guide
Aquamentus
A very easy boss, just swipe with your sword or use bombs on him and he'll die in no time.
Digdogger
Use your whistle and the Digdogger will shrink down. Then, just hit him with your sword.
Dodongo
As Dodongo walks up to you, put a bomb in his mouth. The bomb will then explode and hurt him. Repeat this and he'll die.
Gleeok
Getting full power will make this an easy battle. Use your sword to hurt him. After enough damage has been done, he will morph into a new creature, and fly around the place shooting fireballs at Link. Do your best to avoid it and hit it's head with your sword.
Gohma
Pretty simple to defeat. When it's eye opens, shoot an arrow into it, and repeat.
Manhandla
Use bombs or your sword to take out it's arms, repeat and it's dead.
Ganon
The final boss battle of the game. He will randomly appear/disappear in the room. He will appear for a short time now and again, and will shoot beams at Link, so do your best to be fast enough to swipe your sword at him. After hitting him four times, shoot a silver arrow at him and he will be no more.
Characters Guide
Link
The main Hero of the game. He ventures off on a quest to recover the eight peices of the triforce, in order to save the princess Zelda.
Impa
Princess Zelda's aid. After the attack on Hyrule castle, she dies - after telling Link the secrets of the Princess, and telling him that he must find the eight triforce peices.
Ganon
An evil fiend who is on a quest to find the Triforce. His power is immense, and he summons many beasts to take over the land of Hyrule.
Princess Zelda
Heir to the Hylian throne. She is captured by Ganon, an evil fiend in search of the Triforce.
Zelda
Items Guide
Arrows - Long range projectile weapons that can be bought and used with the Bow. Each arrow shot costs you 1 rupee.
Bait - Used to bribe away an enemy and clear your path.
Blue Candle - Simply enough, burn stuff with it.
Blue Potion - A brew that will heal you of all your hearts.
Blue Ring - Reduces damage taken by 1/2.
Bombs - A very usefull item. This weapon will blow up blocked paths and defeat many enemies.
Boomerang - A usefull item that kills some enemies while stunning others.
Bow - Allows you to shoot arrows.
Ladder - Allows you to climb over to otherwise unreachable places.
Letter - Showing this to the elderly women all over Hyrule will reap some great rewards.
Magic Book - This item will upgrade your Magic Wand, making even more powerful.
Magic Boomerang - An upgraded boomerang with increased range.
Magic Key - Opens locked doors, but unlike normal keys, it never runs out!
Magic Wand - A projectile weapon shoots beams out of it's tip, that harms enemies.
Magical Sheild - An enhanced version of the shield.
Magical Sword - This sword does four times as much damage as the wooden sword.
Power Bracelet - Increases your strength.
Raft - Use it to sail the seas.
Red Candle - A better version of the Blue Candle.
Red Potion - Same as the blue potion, but you can use this twice before it runs out.
Red Ring - Reduces damage to 1/4 of the original damage.
Sheild - Your trusty means of defense.
Silver Arrows - Magical arrows that are your means of beating Ganon.
Wooden Sword - The sword you start off with.
White Sword - This sword does twice as much damage as the wooden sword.
Whistle - This item is needed to kill the Digdogger.
Cheat Codes
The following codes will only work by using a Game Genie. Use at your own risk!
Unlimited Energy - NSKUILTA
Change Link's Colour - SZZVVZ
Infinite Rupees - AAIZZI
Walk through anything (note: don't walk into caves) - AAPNLO
Walk through anything in castles - AAANAA
Turn all enemies into falling rocks - AEEAEE
"Dark World" - NYAZPA
Sword shoots meat - XYYYYL
Split rooms in half - KIOZXX
Ghost appears when a wall is touched - PPLXZZ
Rock man appears when a wall is touched - IZLZZZ
Enemies Guide
Armos:
Bubble:
Darknut (Blue):
Darknut (Red):
Gel:
Ghini:
Gibdo:
Goriya (Blue):
Goriya (Red):
Keese (Blue):
Keese (Red):
Lanmola (Blue):
Lanmola (Red):
Leever (Blue):
Leever (Red):
Like-Like:
Lynel (Blue):
Lynel (Red):
Molblin (Blue):
Molblin (Red):
Octoroc (Blue):
Octoroc (Red):
Patra:
Peahat:
Pols Voice:
Rocks:
Rope:
Stalfos:
Stone Statues:
Tektike (Blue):
Tektike (Red):
Traps:
Vire:
Wall Master:
Wizzrobe (Blue):
Wizzrobe (Red):
Zol:
Zola:
The Legend of Zelda
This is the first Zelda game out of the whole bunch. This was a revolutionary game in it's time, as not only was it a huge, fun game, but also because it was also the first game ever to have a saving system.
Release Information
Release Date: July 1987
Console System: Classic NES
Recently, there's also been an updated version of The Legend of Zelda for the GBA. It's pratically the same as the NES classic, so anybody who hasn't played the game yet can get it at a bargain price on GBA.
The Legend of Zelda: Prolouge - The game's prolouge, taken from the instructions manual.
The Legend of Zelda: Heart Containers Guide -
Locate the hidden heart containers with our handy guide!
The Legend of Zelda: Boss Guide -
Can't beat a boss in the game? Check out our boss guide to help find yourself a strategy.
The Legend of Zelda: Characters Guide -
Information regarding the main characters of the game.
The Legend of Zelda: Enemies Guide -
Find out information about the game's enemies here.
The Legend of Zelda: Items Guide -
Find out information about the game's different items and power ups here.
The Legend of Zelda: Cheat Codes -
Game Genie codes for the game. Please use these codes at your own risk!
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