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{{Infobox Game
 
{{Infobox Game
| Title           = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title     = The Legend of Zelda
| SortTitle       = Legend of Zelda, The
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| SortTitle = Legend of Zelda, The
| BoxArt         = LegendOfZelda-NES-USA.jpg
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| BoxArt   = Legend of Zelda - NES - USA.jpg
| PlatformName    = NES
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| Platform  = [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Year     = 1987
| Year           = 1988
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| Developer = {{Developer|Nintendo|Nintendo EAD}}
| DeveloperName  = Nintendo EAD
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| Amazon   = B00004SVXW
| DeveloperPage  = Nintendo
 
| Amazon         = B00004SVXW
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
:''For other games in the series, see [[The Legend of Zelda]].''
 
:''For other games in the series, see [[The Legend of Zelda]].''
  
What was it about this game? The unique story, the gold chrome cart, the strange monsters and items? Whatever it was, it started a franchise that continues on almost two decades after the first game. You control Link who must collect the eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom in order to finally confront the evil wizard Gannon in order to save the princess Zelda.
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'''''The Legend of Zelda''''' is a top-down adventure game with a fantasy setting. You play the role of a young elfin boy from Hyrule named Link who is trying to rescue the princess Zelda from an evil monster named Ganon. In order to do this, you must travel through the dangerous land of Hyrule, defeating monsters, uncovering secrets, and delving into underground dungeons to find 8 shards of a legendary artifact known as the Triforce.
  
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This is the first game in a huge franchise and it defined many of the tropes we see in later games including rupees, hearts for hit points, boomerangs, wizzrobes, and of course, the golden game cartridge.
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      = LegendOfZelda-NES-1.png
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| Image      = Legend of Zelda - NES - Title.png
 
| Description = Title screen.}}
 
| Description = Title screen.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      = LegendOfZelda-NES-2.png
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| Image      = Legend of Zelda - NES - Story.png
 
| Description = The in-game story.}}
 
| Description = The in-game story.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      = LegendOfZelda-NES-3.png
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| Image      = Legend of Zelda - NES - Cave.png
 
| Description = An iconic line of game dialog.}}
 
| Description = An iconic line of game dialog.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Description = Link fighting some molblins and octoroks on the overworld.}}
 
| Description = Link fighting some molblins and octoroks on the overworld.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      = LegendOfZelda-NES-5.png
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| Image      = Legend of Zelda - NES - Boss.png
 
| Description = Battling the aquamentus—boss of the first underworld.}}
 
| Description = Battling the aquamentus—boss of the first underworld.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
| Image      = LegendOfZelda-NES-6.png
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| Image      = Legend of Zelda - NES - Inventory.png
 
| Description = A fully decked out inventory in the subscreen.}}
 
| Description = A fully decked out inventory in the subscreen.}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Music==
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{{Album Art|Legend of Zelda - NES - Album Art.jpg|Legend of Zelda, The}}
  
==Music==
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''The Legend of Zelda'' was early in the NES market, so it isn't expected to be awesome, but there are still several iconic tunes. The title music is especially memorable, and some of the other songs will be popular with anyone one who has played the game. Titles come from the [[Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.1]] album, but some of the shorter jingles were never officially released.
The Legend of Zelda was early in the NES market, so the music isn't expected to be awesome, but there are a few nice tunes. The introduction music is especially iconic, and the other tunes are quite memorable to anyone one who played the game. Titles come from the [[Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.1]] album, but some jingles were never officially released.
 
  
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The FDS version of the game had different game over and ending music which has yet to be ripped or recorded. It will be added to this page when it is completed.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
{{Album Art|Legend of Zelda - NES - Album Art.jpg|Legend of Zelda, The}}
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{{TrackListBegin}}
{{Issue Recording}}
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{{TrackListEntry
{{Table Recording
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| Track = 1
| Caption01 = #
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| Title = Title BGM
| Caption02 = Title
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| TitleLink = Title BGM - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
| Caption03 = Composer
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
| Caption04 = Arranger
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| DurationMin = 2
| Caption05 = Length
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| DurationSec = 49
| Caption06 = Size
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
| Caption07 = Listen
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 01 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Title BGM.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 2
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| Title = Overworld BGM
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| TitleLink = Overworld BGM - The Legend of Zelda
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 02 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Overworld BGM.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 3
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| Title = Underworld BGM
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| TitleLink = Underworld BGM - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 48
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 03 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Underworld BGM.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 4
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| Title = Item Jingle
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 04 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Item Jingle.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 5
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| Title = Discovery Jingle
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 05 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Discovery Jingle.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 6
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| Title = Secret Jingle
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 06 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Secret Jingle.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 7
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| Title = Catch Treasure Fanfare
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 07 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Catch Treasure Fanfare.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 8
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| Title = Flute
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 2
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 08 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Flute.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 9
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| Title = Catch Triforce Fanfare
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 7
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 09 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Catch Triforce Fanfare.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 10
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| Title = Dead
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| TitleLink = Dead - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 2
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 10 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Dead.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 11
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| Title = Game Over
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| TitleLink = Game Over - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 31
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 11 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Game Over.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 12
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| Title = Death Mountain BGM
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 54
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 12 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Death Mountain BGM.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 13
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| Title = When Ganon Appears and Is Defeated Fanfare
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 3
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 13 - Legend of Zelda - NES - When Ganon Appears and Is Defeated Fanfare.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 14
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| Title = When Zelda Is Rescued Fanfare
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 4
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 14 - Legend of Zelda - NES - When Zelda Is Rescued Fanfare.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track = 15
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| Title = Ending Theme
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| TitleLink = Ending Theme - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
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| Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Koji Kondo}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 45
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| Game = The Legend of Zelda
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| Platform = NES
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| Recording = 15 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Ending Theme.ogg
 
}}
 
}}
| 01
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{{TrackListEnd}}
| [[Title BGM - The Legend of Zelda (NES)|Title BGM]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 2:49
 
| 2.7 MB
 
| {{Song-List|01 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Title.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 02
 
| [[Overworld BGM - The Legend of Zelda|Overworld BGM]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 1:20
 
| 1.2 MB
 
| {{Song-List|02 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Overworld.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 03
 
| [[Underworld BGM - The Legend of Zelda (NES)|Underworld BGM]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 0:48
 
| 796 KB
 
| {{Song-List|03 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Underworld.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 04
 
| [[Catch Treasure Fanfare]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 0:01
 
| 30 KB
 
| {{Song-List|04 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Get Treasure Fanfare.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 05
 
| [[Catch Triforce Fanfare]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 0:07
 
| 126 KB
 
| {{Song-List|05 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Get Triforce Fanfare.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 06
 
| [[When Ganon Appears and Is Defeated Fanfare]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 0:03
 
| 58 KB
 
| {{Song-List|06 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Finally, Ganon Appears and Is Defeated Fanfare.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 07
 
| [[Death Mountain BGM]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 0:54
 
| 861 KB
 
| {{Song-List|07 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Death Mountain.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 08
 
| [[Ending - The Legend of Zelda (NES)|Ending]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
| 1:45
 
| 1.5 MB
 
| {{Song-List|08 - Legend of Zelda - NES - Ending.ogg}}
 
|-
 
| 09
 
| [[When Zelda Is Rescued Fanfare]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
| 10
 
| [[Game Over - The Legend of Zelda (NES)|Game Over]]
 
| [[Koji Kondo]]
 
| [[Unknown]]
 
|
 
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|}
 
 
 
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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** '''Sound Composer:''' {{Credits|Koji Kondo|Konchan}}
 
** '''Sound Composer:''' {{Credits|Koji Kondo|Konchan}}
  
(Sources: [[:File:LegendOfZelda-NES-Credits.png|USA (NES)]], [[:File:Zelda no Densetsu - FDS - Credits.png|Japan (FDS)]], alias verified by composer)
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(Sources: [[:File:Legend of Zelda - NES - Credits.png|USA (NES)]], [[:File:Zelda no Densetsu - FDS - Credits.png|Japan (FDS)]], alias verified by composer)
 
 
  
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
{| align="center" |
 
{| align="center" |
 
|
 
|
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{{Album
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| Title = Famicom Music
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| Image = Famicom Music.jpg
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| Date  = 1986-05-25
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}}
 
{{Album
 
{{Album
 
| Title = The Legend of Zelda: Sound & Drama
 
| Title = The Legend of Zelda: Sound & Drama
| Image = ZeldaSoundDrama.jpg
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| Image = Zelda - Sound & Drama.jpg
 
| Date  = 1994-06-22
 
| Date  = 1994-06-22
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Album
 
{{Album
| Title = Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 10 The Legend of Zelda
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| Title = Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 10: The Legend of Zelda
 
| Image = Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 10 The Legend of Zelda - Cover.jpg
 
| Image = Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 10 The Legend of Zelda - Cover.jpg
 
| Date  = 2004-04-28
 
| Date  = 2004-04-28
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Album
 
{{Album
| Title = Nintendo Sound History Series - Zelda the Music
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| Title = Nintendo Sound History Series: Zelda the Music
 
| Image = Nintendo Sound History Series - Zelda the Music.jpg
 
| Image = Nintendo Sound History Series - Zelda the Music.jpg
 
| Date  = 2004-12-22
 
| Date  = 2004-12-22
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}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
===Game Rip===
{{Issue Rip}}
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{{Rips
{{Table Recording
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| Formats = {{Format|NSF}} {{Format|NSFE}}
| Caption01 = Format
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| File    = Legend of Zelda, The (NES).zip
| Caption02 = Download
 
| Caption03 = Size
 
 
}}
 
}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
 
{{Format|NSF}}
 
| [http://www.vgmpf.com/Rips/LegendOfZelda-NES.zip Download]
 
| 6 KB
 
|}
 
 
 
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
 
 
Some tracks, like the game over music and the Zelda is rescued fanfare, are missing from the rip and, as such, also from the Vorbis soundtrack. When the rip is updated to include the missing tracks we will update as well.
 
  
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The [[NSFE]] rip is missing some tracks that can be found in the [[NSF]] rip. Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
  
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説 (FDS)
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| Title       = ゼルダの伝説 THE HYRULE FANTASY (FDS)
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-FDS.jpg
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| Translation = The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy
| PlatformName  = Famicom Disk System
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - FDS - Japan.jpg
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom Disk System}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Released   = 1986-02-21
| Released     = 1986-02-21
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| Country     = Japan
| Country       = Japan
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-USA.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - USA.jpg
| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo of America, Inc.}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo of America, Inc.
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| Released   = 1987-07-??
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Country     = USA
| Released     = 1987-07-??
 
| Country       = USA
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-UK.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - UK.jpg
| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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| Released   = 1987-??-??
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Country     = UK
| Released     = 1987-??-??
 
| Country       = UK
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-GER.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - Germany.jpg
| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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| Released   = 1987-??-??
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Country     = Germany
| Released     = 1987-??-??
 
| Country       = Germany
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-SPA.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - Spain.jpg
| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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| Released   = 1987-??-??
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Country     = Spain
| Released     = 1987-??-??
 
| Country       = Spain
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = The Legend of Zelda
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| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-ITA.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - Italy.jpg
| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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| Released   = 1987-??-??
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Country     = Italy
| Released     = 1987-??-??
 
| Country       = Italy
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説 (Famicom)
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| Title       = THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説 (Famicom)
| BoxArt       = LegendOfZelda-NES-JAP.jpg
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| Translation = The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda
| PlatformName  = Famicom
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - FC - Japan.jpg
| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom}}
| PublisherName = Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
| PublisherPage = Nintendo
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| Released    = 1994-02-19
| Released      = 1994-02-19
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| Country    = Japan
| Country      = Japan
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}}
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{{Publication
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| Title      = The Legend of Zelda
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| BoxArt      = Legend of Zelda - NES - France.jpg
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
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| Released    = 19??-??-??
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| Country    = Belgium
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}}
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{{Publication
 +
| Title      = The Legend of Zelda
 +
| BoxArt      = Legend of Zelda - NES - France.jpg
 +
| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
 +
| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
 +
| Released   = 19??-??-??
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| Country    = France
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}}
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{{Publication
 +
| Title      = The Legend of Zelda
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| BoxArt     = Legend of Zelda - NES - France.jpg
 +
| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
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| Released    = 19??-??-??
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| Country     = Luxembourg
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}}
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{{Publication
 +
| Title       = The Legend of Zelda
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| BoxArt      = Legend of Zelda - NES - France.jpg
 +
| Platform    = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}
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| Released    = 19??-??-??
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| Country    = Netherlands
 
}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/legend-of-zelda mobygames.com/game/nes/legend-of-zelda] - MobyGames.
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/563433-the-legend-of-zelda gamefaqs.com/nes/563433-the-legend-of-zelda] - GameFAQS.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda] - Wikipedia.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda] - Wikipedia.
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/legend-of-zelda mobygames.com/game/nes/legend-of-zelda] - Moby Games.
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* [http://legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/audio/ legendsoflocalization.com/the-legend-of-zelda/audio/] - Differences in audio between the NES and FDS versions.
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/563433-the-legend-of-zelda gamefaqs.com/nes/563433-the-legend-of-zelda] - GameFAQS.
 

Revision as of 23:35, 17 October 2016

The Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda - NES - USA.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1987
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Buy: Amazon
For other games in the series, see The Legend of Zelda.

The Legend of Zelda is a top-down adventure game with a fantasy setting. You play the role of a young elfin boy from Hyrule named Link who is trying to rescue the princess Zelda from an evil monster named Ganon. In order to do this, you must travel through the dangerous land of Hyrule, defeating monsters, uncovering secrets, and delving into underground dungeons to find 8 shards of a legendary artifact known as the Triforce.

This is the first game in a huge franchise and it defined many of the tropes we see in later games including rupees, hearts for hit points, boomerangs, wizzrobes, and of course, the golden game cartridge.

Screenshots

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Title screen.

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The in-game story.

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An iconic line of game dialog.

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Link fighting some molblins and octoroks on the overworld.

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Battling the aquamentus—boss of the first underworld.

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A fully decked out inventory in the subscreen.

Music

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The Legend of Zelda was early in the NES market, so it isn't expected to be awesome, but there are still several iconic tunes. The title music is especially memorable, and some of the other songs will be popular with anyone one who has played the game. Titles come from the Famicom 20th Anniversary - Original Sound Tracks, Vol.1 album, but some of the shorter jingles were never officially released.

The FDS version of the game had different game over and ending music which has yet to be ripped or recorded. It will be added to this page when it is completed.

Recording

# Title Composer Length Listen Download
01 Title BGM Koji Kondo 2:49
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02 Overworld BGM Koji Kondo 1:01
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03 Underworld BGM Koji Kondo 0:48
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04 Item Jingle Koji Kondo 0:01
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05 Discovery Jingle Koji Kondo 0:01
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06 Secret Jingle Koji Kondo 0:01
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07 Catch Treasure Fanfare Koji Kondo 0:01
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08 Flute Koji Kondo 0:02
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09 Catch Triforce Fanfare Koji Kondo 0:07
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10 Dead Koji Kondo 0:02
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11 Game Over Koji Kondo 0:31
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12 Death Mountain BGM Koji Kondo 0:54
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13 When Ganon Appears and Is Defeated Fanfare Koji Kondo 0:03
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14 When Zelda Is Rescued Fanfare Koji Kondo 0:04
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15 Ending Theme Koji Kondo 1:45
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Credits

(Sources: USA (NES), Japan (FDS), alias verified by composer)

Albums

Famicom Music

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1986-05-25

Game Rip

Format

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The NSFE rip is missing some tracks that can be found in the NSF rip. Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

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Title: ゼルダの伝説 THE HYRULE FANTASY (FDS) (The Legend of Zelda: The Hyrule Fantasy)
Platform: Famicom Disk System
Released: 1986-02-21
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  USA.svg   USA
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-07-??
Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc.
  UK.svg   UK
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Germany.svg   Germany
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Spain.svg   Spain
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Italy.svg   Italy
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 1987-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Japan.svg   Japan
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Title: THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説 (Famicom) (The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1994-02-19
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Belgium.svg   Belgium
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 19??-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  France.svg   France
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 19??-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Luxembourg.svg   Luxembourg
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 19??-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  Netherlands.svg   Netherlands
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Title: The Legend of Zelda
Platform: NES
Released: 19??-??-??
Publisher: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

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