The Legend of Zelda

 The N.E.S is undeniably Nintendo's name maker(if you know what I mean).  It ended the game crash of 1983 (with Mario's help) and brought us some of the best games known to man.  These games include Super Mario Brothers, Contra, and, of course, The Legend of Zelda, which I will be talking about today.  This game made the Zelda franchise legendary and widely known.  95 percent of gamers will say that one of there favorite games is one of the Zelda titles.  Anyway, let's look at the game that started it all, the Legend of Zelda for the N.E.S.

The story goes like this:  Princess Zelda splits the tri force of wisdom into eight pieces to prevent the dark prince Ganon from stealing the tri force of wisdom.  Ganon already has the tri force of power, so if he gets the tri force of wisdom, then he'll be an unstoppable force.  When Ganon raids Zelda's castle, it's too late the tri force of wisdom has been broken into eight pieces.  Ganon decides to kidnap Zelda to instead.  It's up to the hero Link, to find all eight pieces of the tri force, defeat Ganon, and rescue Zelda to bring peace to the kingdom of Hyrule.

Let's look at the positives:  First off, the game has a great sense of adventure.  You will travel across the map and fighting evil monsters along the way, giving you a great sense of achievement.  When you find a secret, you feel like an adventurer.  The game has great immersion when you play it.  You feel like you're the hero of the game, every time you defeat a boss or find a new item, you feel rewarded every time.  The music is memorable, there's only around four tracks, but everyone remembers them, especially the main theme.  I would consider the theme for The Legend of Zelda being the anthem for gamers everywhere, you listen to the song and you instantly think of Zelda.  Every item is useful, none feel like a waste, and they're all useful at one point of the game.  This game is just a masterpiece.

These are just some nit picks that I have:  First off, I would've liked to have been given a little more direction to the next dungeon.  I don't mean they tell me where it is directly, I just mean a little hint as to where it is.  This is just a nit pick though, The game is still great.

Overall, The Legend of Zelda is a masterpiece and deserves all of its praises.  With Hyrule Warriors coming soon, and a hint to a new Zelda Title, this shows that The Legend of Zelda is still going strong today, and it all started with this game.  Thanks for reading, and remember to keep ranting n' raving.