The Original Zelda was just perfect

The very first Zelda game was just perfect. Usually I find something to complain about for a Zelda game, but not this one. Here's a list of all the great things about this game.

1. Good Graphics - For a nes game it had pretty good graphics. You could tell what the objects are and it used some nice variety of colors.
2. 9 Dungeons - There's plenty of dungeons in this game.
3. Ability to Skip Around - One nice thing about this original zelda game is you don't have to beat the dungeons in order. I so loved this!
4. No Useless weapons - Not a single useless weapon in this game, unless if you consider a boomerang to be useless but I sure don't.
5. No Password needed - A lot of those games that take a while to beat require a password, but not this game.
6. 3 Saves - I don't know any Nes game that let's you have three different saves.
7. Secrets - I sure love secrets, and this game has many.
8. Two Quests - This was truly amazing! You don't just get one game, you basically get two.

I could go on, and on about how perfect this game was, but I won't.
What did you think about this first game? Was it perfect, or did it have flaws?

I have been in love with LoZ ever since it came out. I spent countless hrs back in the day and still do playing this game. It has been at the top of my list for 23 yrs!! And I don't see it coming down anytime soon. I love the other games in the series(besides MM), but nothing compares to the original in my opinion.

Originally Posted by KingOfHeart

6. 3 Saves - I don't know any Nes game that let's you have three different saves.

The Famicom version of Metroid did due to the disk add-on. The password system was just in the NES version (Japan just loves ripping us off, don't they?)

But yes, the game is great. Not my personal favorite Zelda, but definitely up there high on the list.

I absolutely love the Origional Zelda game. I still play it from time to time . . . I just love it!

Good graphics for an NES game? Those graphics were **** for an NES game!

Have you ever looked at Mario 3? The Contra series? The Megaman series? The Castlevania series? Kirby's Adventure? BattleToads? Wizards and Warriors? Zelda II?

It may have had good graphics for when it came out on the NES, but the system could do way better.

The graphics may not have been the best they could have been *cough* Windwaker *cough*, but I'm not complaining, because the game itself was really good. To me that more than made up for the lack of excellent graphics.

Wind Waker was beautiful and you can go **** yourself.

The original Zelda was just amazing for its day. I really enjoyed free-roaming, and it's pretty cool that the game introduced overworld music to gaming. Having a second quest was a big bonus. Gamers got much more than their money's worth with the game. I'm one of those who think this game needs a remake, though I have a feeling that its greatness would be destroyed in the process.

Originally Posted by Mandrag

Wind Waker was beautiful and you can go **** yourself.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I personally don't think the graphics were as good as they could have been. If you'll note my sig. you'll see my point. The graphics of both the Origional Zelda and Windwaker could have been better, but the gameplay redeems it.

The first zelda opened the horizons of the series... and it had decent graphics for the era... at least in a playable degree... so, it surely reccomended to anyone... hehe...

I loved the game, though the dungeon music gave me the creeps. Also, hearing the growling and roaring of the nearby bosses.... I must admit, I was actually scared to enter the boss's rooms because of it.

It was also the birth of "killer curiosity", when many rebellious gamers learned it was a bad idea to strike a helpul old man with a sword.


Overall, it''s my 3rd favorite, behind ALttP and OoT.

Great game. But not perfect. The only problem i had in it that there was no way to find out where you had to go next, or what/where to find important items. It had great dungeons, music, overworld, etc.
Awesome game, for its time.

[QUOTE= But not perfect. The only problem i had in it that there was no way to find out where you had to go next, or what/where to find important items. It had great dungeons, music, overworld, etc.
Awesome game, for its time.[/QUOTE]

EXPLORE! EXPLORE ! EXPLORE!

That is the foundation of the entire series, captured perfectly in the very first game.

Originally Posted by Mandrag

Good graphics for an NES game? Those graphics were **** for an NES game!

Have you ever looked at Mario 3? The Contra series? The Megaman series? The Castlevania series? Kirby's Adventure? BattleToads? Wizards and Warriors? Zelda II?

It may have had good graphics for when it came out on the NES, but the system could do way better.

Dude. the game came out in 1987. NES graphics werent necessarily at its high point then. Of course it didnt look as great as games that were released on the NES later on.

3. Ability to Skip Around - One nice thing about this original zelda game is you don't have to beat the dungeons in order. I so loved this!

Yeah man!

4. No Useless weapons - Not a single useless weapon in this game, unless if you consider a boomerang to be useless but I sure don't.

Well....err...Magic Wand would like a word with you. In the first quest, its pretty useless. Second Quest its more useful because of the sword eating bubbles. Also the Bible is kinda useless...

Originally Posted by KingOfHeart

2. 9 Dungeons - There's plenty of dungeons in this game.
3. Ability to Skip Around - One nice thing about this original zelda game is you don't have to beat the dungeons in order. I so loved this!
6. 3 Saves - I don't know any Nes game that let's you have three different saves.
7. Secrets - I sure love secrets, and this game has many.
8. Two Quests - This was truly amazing! You don't just get one game, you basically get two.

2. This is true.
3. Yes.
6. It is rather nice that your friends can have files.
7. Uhh, the secrets weren't very many.
8. Yeah, but Quest 2 is a pain in the ass.

Also, my only problem is that there's NO plot going on in between dungeons and there's NO guidance. A little of both is needed for me. :/

I prefer alttp's addition of diagonal movement, but it was a good game.

Originally Posted by SevenYears

I prefer alttp's addition of diagonal movement, but it was a good game.

Ditto, i did prefer ALTTP's addition. Made it a better game than the original. The original is a great title as well mind. Very detailed for a NES title, which with the low bit available for a console at the time.

Originally Posted by SevenYears

I prefer alttp's addition of diagonal movement, but it was a good game.

Well diagonal movement I don't think was posible yet, that started on the SNES.

The game was not bad, and definitely served as a benchmark for future games.

Originally Posted by Warrior of the Nine

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I personally don't think the graphics were as good as they could have been. If you'll note my sig. you'll see my point. The graphics of both the Origional Zelda and Windwaker could have been better, but the gameplay redeems it.

I'm quite sure the graphics were executed well, with an interesting branch off the series. It's mainly through its artistic values that it is a beauty; not every single detail placed game is needed to have wonderful graphics.

I enjoyed the original platforming much, though I often was lost, and ended up finding the later dungeons. Still haven't found the second yet. Also found it humorous to see how many times you die over the course of the game. I'm somewhere at 33 or so at the moment.