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The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

1989 · Handheld Electronic LCD · Adventure · Arcade

About this game

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch, referred to as The Legend of Zelda 8321 in the instruction manual, is a combined game and wristwatch released by Nelsonic Industries.

The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains and deserts of the Otherworld to find the secret entrances to the eight dungeons and try to restore the broken Triforce. Among the game's mechanics, it was the first time we saw a continuous world that could be freely explored, power-ups that permanently enhanced the main character's abilities and a battery save feature that allowed players to keep their progress instead of having to start over. The gameplay balanced action sequences with discovery, secrets and exploration.

In one of the darkest times in the Kingdom of Hyrule, a young boy named Link takes on an epic quest to restore the fragmented Triforce of Wisdom and save the Princess Zelda from the clutches of the evil Ganon.

Screenshots

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Game facts

Release date

Oct 5, 1989

Developer

Nelsonic Industries

Publisher

Nelsonic Industries, Zeon

Platforms

Handheld Electronic LCD

Genres

Adventure, Arcade

Themes

Action, Fantasy

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

The Legend of Zelda

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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