The Legend of Zelda
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  • Main Story

    8 Hours

  • Main + Sides

    8½ Hours

  • Completionist

    9½ Hours

  • All Styles

    8½ Hours
Ganon, the King of Evil, broke free from the Dark World and captured Hyrule's beloved Princess Zelda. Before she was caught, Zelda managed to shatter the Triforce of Wisdom and scatter its eight pieces throughout Hyrule. Link swore to recover the Triforce pieces and rescue Princess Zelda from Ganon's clutches.
Platforms:
Game & Watch, Game Boy Advance, NES
Genres:
Top-Down, Action, Adventure, Open World
Developer:
Nintendo EAD
Publisher:
Nintendo
NA:
August 22nd, 1987
EU:
November 15th, 1987
JP:
February 21st, 1986
Updated:
8.5 Hours Ago
Alias:
Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda
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Main Story5328h 7m8h5h 1m16h 31m
Main + Extras4008h 37m8h 12m5h 42m20h 28m
Completionist3069h 52m9h6h 5m34h 43m
All PlayStyles1.2K8h 43m8h 2m5h 11m34h 11m
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Any%141h 46m 15s49m 6s27m 42s5h
100%54h 5m 46s4h35m 36s6h 21m 14s
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Emulated1418h 44m8h 6m8h 57m2h 20m27h 31m
Game & Watch68h 4m9h 42m8h 24m6h10h
Game Boy Advance2810h 6m8h 10m11h 23m3h 50m15h 43m
NES6217h 44m8h 40m9h 56m2h32h 32m
Nintendo 3DS1259h 58m9h 19m11h 4m2h 56m26h 20m
Nintendo DS310h 3m11h 18m20h 59m10h 3m20h 59m
Nintendo Switch2427h 29m8h 15m7h 41m2h 6m25h
Nintendo Switch 275h 29m10h 19m8h 8m3h 21m15h 49m
Wii158h 40m10h 56m14h 21m5h 40m20h
Wii U318h 3m7h 54m12h 7m4h 5m17h 22m
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