Legend of Zelda NES Secrets and History That Give Retro Gamers the Feels

Legend of Zelda NES Secrets and History That Give Retro Gamers the Feels | I still get so excited talking about the Legend of Zelda on the NES because I have found so many secrets over the 30 years I've been playing the game and I am still finding out secrets to this day. I wanted to share my favorite secrets and historical facts with you about my favorite game of all time!

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[johnhoward]

This game lived up to its golden cartridge. The greatest video game of all time. I still have it and it still works.

[OmegaDez]

Finally. An older gamer. One who recognizes the brilliance of the first Zelda.

[DzineR]

i was born in 82. i got this game when i was like 5 or 6. me and my grandma would play it all night. when we would find items or any thing we would get all happy.

[ChrisGhysel]

Rip the box open? Throw away the manual without reading? Damn son...

I'd read the manual and every letter of the box before I got home every time... lol

[DieHardGamerBros]

When this game first came out I hated it along with Zelda II cause I really didn't understand it. I finished the First Zelda sometime last year for the first time and completed Zelda II a few months ago. I have a new found love and appreciation for both games. Great video!

[hypno_bunny]

So sorry to hear that you threw away your booklet and map. Man, I don't think I went anywhere without the booklet. I would read it over and over for hours. In school, waiting in waiting rooms, riding the bus, while the adults sat and talked during gatherings. If i wasn't home playing Zelda, I was playing pretend Zelda outside, drawing Zelda, reading anything Zelda I could get my hands on, eating Nintendo cereal system and watching the cartoon (which granted isn't good today, but it sure was back then). I was a child obsessed. And now I'm a woman, still obsessed. LOL

[stevewhite]

My 2nd grade teacher took away my manual. I wasn't even reading it in class. Still bitter.

[patluvsvettes]

My next door neighbor turned me on to The Legend of Zelda when I was in 7th grade. I still remember the day I finally beat Gannon. To this day, The Legend of Zelda remains my favorite video game of all time, followed closely by Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation.

[mattynatty]

This will always be my favorite game ever. It was ahead of its time with the puzzles and the save progress. So great, I play it every year around Christmas

[mrdcato]

Best retro gaming narrative every time. You can feel the nostalgia in every video. Well done.

[Awesome_Force]

I remember sneaking up in the middle of the night when I had school the next day to play this when I was in elementary school.

[judoskeleton]

Absolutely one of the most epic adventures I have ever been on. I remember paying $50 for this game. It was well worth it.

[VirtualVernon]

You can give gannon the last boss the meat, it will keep him in one place for about 5 seconds so you can get some easy hits in.

[FatsFalafel]

I was 3 when my sister got a NES for Christmas. A couple months after I saw this game on the kitchen counter. Not long after I beat it the first time, and because of this Link is still my favorite hero in all of fiction.

[Ellingpelling]

A gaming tip, if you run into a Dodongo or a group of them. Many gamers think that you shall feed them with bombs, and that they die after eating two, yes that's true but instead of wasting up to 6 bombs on a group of three you can kill them with three bombs and get payed back with bombs.

Just place it in front of one coming towards you so it explodes just before the Dodongo eats it. That will stunn him and you can finish him off with your sword. This will make your way easier and in 9 Times of 10 you will get bombs back.

I've seen playtroughs of the game and get a little irritated when I see players go back to find or purchade more bombs just to throw them away on these enemies.

Hope this tip will help you. This is one of the games I can brag about being good at 😉

// Andreas Swedish retrogamer

[mortuarium]

This game was at one point my all time favorite. It was a major influence on my leaning toward RPGs. I wish I still had a functioning NES so I could play this. It was fun just to run around exploring. Will always love this game.

[joek]

Summer after sixth grade (1989) was spent day and night working on the Second Quest. I produced an eight page guide of my own on graph paper detailing every last detail of the overworld, every last inch of every dungeon with every last hidden passage, wall passage and bombable (if that's a word) wall. I produced a highly detailed legend with every item and its location on both the underworld and each dungeon. Oh, it was a stunning masterpiece that took three months to produce and I made it all by myself.

Somehow it ended up in the trash because my mom didn't know what it was. So don't feel bad about the box. To this day I still haven't been able to commit to playing the second quest even with it being all detailed in the NES Game Atlas. I don't want to use someone elses strategy guide...I wanted to use my own!

Love the videos!

[bucksatanII]

I remember buying this game at Child World for my 7th birthday and being amazed by it. Still, my all time favorite game. Great video so many good memories with this game

[jimfindley]

here's a bit of useful information i wish i knew as a kid. to save the game go to the inventory screen and press up and A at the same time on the player 2 controller