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The Legend of Zelda

Find eight Triforce fragments by exploring Hyrule, learning dungeon routes and putting new tools to work.

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The Legend of Zelda

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls

Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controllers Setting.

Console buttonKeyboard
↑ / ↓ / ← / →↑ / ↓ / ← / →
A / BZ / X
START / SELECTEnter / V

Open Controllers Setting to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.

How to Play The Legend of Zelda

Quick start

Press START at the title. Use SELECT to choose REGISTER YOUR NAME, confirm with START, enter a name and finish with REGISTER END. Select the new file. Enter the nearby cave and take the sword, then learn the surrounding screens and look for a dungeon entrance. Choose SAVE when ending a run to record progress.

Controls

D-pad: move in four directions. A: sword. B: equipped item. START: open the subscreen; use left/right there to choose the B item, then close it to return. SELECT: pause during play or move through file/menu options. START confirms selections. Some tools need ammunition or rupees.

The Legend of Zelda — About this game

Link begins with a shield and an open landscape, not a weapon or a marked itinerary. A sword waits in the cave on the first screen; after that, caves, shops and dungeon entrances invite investigation in several directions. Progress depends on finding equipment and understanding what it changes. Bombs can open particular walls, a raft reaches certain landings and dungeon tools make earlier obstacles worth revisiting. Inside each labyrinth, keys, secret passages, the map and compass help turn disconnected rooms into a route to its treasure and boss. The eight Triforce fragments provide the larger objective before Ganon's final dungeon, but gathering money and stronger equipment can be as useful as moving straight to the next entrance. Keep track of suspicious places and conserve finite supplies. The cartridge has named game files: choosing SAVE at game over records progress, while CONTINUE resumes the current attempt.

Cheats

No cheats have been added for this edition.