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The Legend of Zelda just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Over the years, there have been several incarnations of the game. But nothing brings the same level of novelty that first had. Although hearing about the 25th year celebration made me feel a little old, it also made me look back fondly at countless late nights as a kid exploring the dungeons of Hyrule. Here are some of my favorite memories of the original. The Theme Music Before you even started playing, the opening screen grabbed you with a theme that you could not help but listen to. You would watch the graphic of a waterfall turn dark and scroll up to reveal the actual legend of Zelda that you read while listening to the music. The same theme would play nonstop as you explored the Overworld, and it never got old. The music for the dungeons and for the final level set just the right tone and gave you a sense of urgency in finishing your quest. So Much to Do You could spend hours on so many different aspects of the game. There were so many sidequests you could go on in search of new or improved weapons, supplies, heart containers for extra life, or just plain looking for more rupees to pay for stuff. There were puzzles and games of chance as well. Exploring every single inch of the land of Hyrule was worth all the time it took. Discovering Solutions on Your Own Before the days of being able to jump online and find walkthroughs and hints, and for the kids who could not afford Nintendo Power magazine or to call the hotline, you were on your own! The game was an actual challenge. You could spend a whole afternoon continuously blowing up walls, burning bushes, and pushing rocks to try to locate secret entrances. If you did not already know the sequences, you could spend a lot of frustrating moments trying to get out of the Lost Hills or Lost Woods. So anytime you stumbles upon solutions, you had to give yourself a nice little pat on the back. Also, discovering little strategies like leaving only one enemy alive in each room to make backtracking in a dungeon easier, saved a lot of rupees and life potions. Actually Beating Gannon In the final encounter with Gannon, you had to pretty much strike your sword in all directions as he moved invisibly around the room firing at you from all directions. And if you did get him enough times to get him stunned, you had to very quickly switch over to your bow and arrow to nail him with the silver arrow. If you were not fast enough he would disappear and drain more of your life away. I must have died and made the arduous journey back through the entire final dungeon a
dozen times before I finally nailed that guy and reduced him to a pile of dust. Each attempt was a lesson in tension and blood pressure. The clincher was the nod to Super Mario Bros. when Princess Zelda says..."I'm sorry but the princess is in another castle. Just kidding!" My seven year old son is only a year younger than I was when I started playing this game. It is a strange and wonderful thing to see your child become engrossed in something that captured your imagination so many years ago. He actually wanted to be link one Halloween and it was fun just finding the materials for the costume. I look forward to the 50th anniversary and telling my grandkids what that one character means when he says, "Grumble, Grumble!"
The author is a father of three and shares a love of the Legend of Zelda with his kids.
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