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• Platform: NES (VC)
• Genre: Adventure
• Players: 1
• Developer: Nintendo
• Publisher: Nintendo
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• Cost: 500 points
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Jared Thomas The Legend of Zelda

The birth of a legend that's become one of Nintendo's best-selling and most revered properties, The Legend of Zelda follows the same basic format that's continued throughout the series to this day: plunk around a fantasy world with a trusty sword and shield and battle through dungeons to collect holy relics that help you save Hyrule. Link's quest is amazingly non-linear, which at the time was the game's main draw, and remains so today. Players are dropped unarmed into an 8-bit desert and encouraged to explore, explore, explore as they find hidden secrets and new items to help Link on his quest to defeat Ganon and save the Princess Zelda.

When stacked up to later entries in the series, The Legend of Zelda is comparatively more difficult and actually requires much more unassisted exploration than its many sequels. Gamers raised on recent-generation games may find it daunting at first, but all the more rewarding when success is achieved. The original NES title that started it all, while stripped-down and bare compared to later titles, stands up well to the test of time as an amazing experience for all fans of video games.

Legacy...

500 Wii points is a small price to pay compared to the $19.99 cost of the Game Boy Advance version of The Legend of Zelda. The truly adventurous fan might be inclined to hunt down The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition, a somewhat rare GameCube compilation disc that contains The Legend of Zelda as well as The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask. But seeing as the disc retails used for upwards of $40 U.S., 500 Wii points makes this one of the cheapest and easiest ways to own the NES original.

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