Game & Watch: Zelda - Gioco MAME

Handheld game published 37 years ago:

Zelda © 1989 Nintendo Co., Ltd.

In the game the player controls Link. In the game's world, eight dragons have been causing havoc and have refused to make peace with the men. After kidnapping Princess Zelda, Link decides to go off and slay the dragons and save the princess. If the player receive a Game Over, the game can restart from where the player left off using the Continue function, however the score will be reset.

For a Game & Watch video game it was surprisingly deep, featuring various different enemies and characters.

• TECHNICAL -

Model ZL-65

• TRIVIA -

Released on August 26, 1989 (Saturday) in Japan.

It was the first handheld Zelda game ever released, but was later succeeded by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. It was also the last Multi-Screen Game & Watch made by Nintendo.

• SERIES -

MULTI SCREEN SERIES

• Oil Panic [Model OP-51] (1982)
• Donkey Kong [Model DK-52] (1982)
• Mickey & Donald [Model DM-53] (1982)
• Green House [Model GH-54] (1982)
• Donkey Kong II [Model JR-55] (1983)
• Mario Bros. [Model MW-56] (1983)
• Rain Shower [Model LP-57] (1983)
• Lifeboat [Model TC-58] (1983)
• Pinball [Model PB-59] (1983)
• Black Jack [Model BJ-60] (1985)
• Squish [Model MH-61] (1986)
• Bombsweeper [Model BD-62] (1987)
• Safebuster [Model JB-63] (1988)
• Goldcliff [Model MV-64] (1988)
• Zelda [Model ZL-65] (1989)
• CONTRIBUTE -

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