In 1986, on February 21st, a game unlike any other was released to the Japanese public. With its sprawling world and labyrinthine dungeons, that game would break the mold of traditional console games forever. The first cartridge game to sport an internal battery for saving data, it gave players a one-of-a-kind adventure and spawned one of the most critically acclaimed franchises in video game history. http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/02/25-years-of-zelda/
I remember the first time I saw this was at a friend's house. I was in awe by the gold cartridge but bored while watching him play. The game reminded me of something I saw other play on computers and that alone turned me off since it wasn't Super Mario like. Back in the NES days I viewed platformers as the second coming and PC adventure games as the "old people" games.
Once everyone was talking about the game at school, I had to give it a second try. After playing it for a bit and wandering around the seemingly endless world only to accidentally stumble upon the first dungeon - I was hooked. This game wasn't much to watch if you never played it, but playing it was something brand new and memorable to this day.
So what is your first impression/memory of The Legend of Zelda?
BLOG | BST Systems Owned: Atari 2600 & 5200, NES, Game Boy (OG, Pocket, Color, GBA & GBA SP), DSi, 3DS, SMS, Genesis, Sega CD,
Nomad, SNES, Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, XBox, PS2, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, PS3, WiiU, XBOX, 360 XBONE & Switch.
The commercial with the guy being a spaz talking about the monsters.
My first play was when I borrowed it from a guy in class. I had forgotten my key or my mom had some errand that kept her from being home so when I got off the bus I was at the neighbor across the street. We played it a bit until my mom came. It was the first time he had seen it too.
Can't say I enjoy the game, or series anymore, but when I did:
This was one of those games that was actually made better by it's technical limitations. The game gave you nothing, so it truly felt like you were exploring. You had to bomb every inch of rock, burn every tree, and sometimes you were punished for it, rather than rewarded. Also invisible walls, and gambling games. It was just great to try everything. That was seriously lost as the series advanced, but that first game was truly a one of a kind classic.
I wonder how Nintendo will be celebrating this. We probably have to wait until August 22 next year to find out. Which is the actual 25th birthday of the US release.
dsheinem wrote:Maybe it is time I finally played this game through to the end...I never have finished a Zelda game on a console (I did beat Link's Awakening though).
(hands over "retrogamer" card)
Eh I made it to Bowser in SMB once a long time ago when really bored when I was a kid, but I can't remember if I actually got past him or not. Of course I'll never finish any Sonic game either.
