

Use the Triforce wisely.” Gameplay Dungeon Explorationīarring Link’s progress are creatures he must defeat to locate the entrances to nine underground dungeons. Only your skill can answer that question. If he couldn’t do this, there would be no chance Link could fight his way into Death Mountain where Ganon lived.Ĭan Link really destroy Ganon and save Princess Zelda? 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. Burning with a sense of justice, Link resolved to save Zelda, but Ganon was a powerful opponent.

Impa told Link the whole story of the princess Zelda and the evil Ganon. During his travels he had come across Impa and Ganon’s henchmen. He skillfully drove off Ganon’s henchmen, and saved Impa from a fate worse than death. Cornered! What could she do? … But wait! All was not lost.

As she reached the very limit of her energy she found herself surrounded by Ganon’s evil henchmen. Upon hearing this, Ganon grew angry, imprisoned the princess, and sent out a party in search of Impa.īraving forests and mountains, Impa fled for her life from her pursuers. 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 Ganon. 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 Ganon. This army was led by Ganon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule. One day, an evil army attacked this peaceful little kingdom and stole the Triforce of Power. In the midst of this chaos, in a little kingdom in the land of Hyrule, a legend was being handed down from generation to generation, the legend of the ‘Triforce’ golden triangles possessing mystical powers. “A long, long time ago the World was in an age of Chaos. The following is taken from the English translation of the game’s manual: It has since been re-released several times the Japanese version of this game on the Famicom is known as The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda. It released in Japan in 1986, coming to Europe and the US in 1987. The Legend of Zelda is the very first Zelda title released, centering around a boy named Link who becomes the central protagonist of the series.
