NES Classic Series: The Legend of Zelda
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| NES Classics: The Legend of Zelda | |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
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| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) |  February 14, 2004 June 2, 2004 July 9, 2004
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB:  Everyone
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| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Media | GBA cartridge |
NES Classics: The Legend of Zelda is a direct port of the original The Legend of Zelda. It was released on the Game Boy Advance along with a multitude of other titles, and is among the best. However, the port was criticized primarily because of its steep price of US$20, whereas now people can purchase the game on the Wii's Virtual Console for a simple $5, or 500 Wii Points.
Because it was a direct emulation, virtually nothing was changed, save for the intro which retained the corrections from The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition.
[edit] Reception
The game was rather well received - much more so than the others released in this series. With a total of 26 reviews on Game Rankings, it currently has an average grade of 79%, mostly due to its steep price as aforementioned. Nevertheless, most critics claimed that of all the games, this is the one that is worth the price.
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| | The Legend of Zelda (NES Classics) • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES Classics) • A Link to the Past • Ocarina of Time (Master Quest) • Majora's Mask • The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition • The Wind Waker • Four Swords Adventures • Twilight Princess • Link's Crossbow Training |
| | Link's Awakening (DX) • Oracle of Ages/Seasons • A Link to the Past & Four Swords • The Minish Cap • Phantom Hourglass • Spirit Tracks |
| | Zelda (G&W) • Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon • Link: The Faces of Evil • Zelda's Adventure |
