A Journey's Beginning - The Legend of Zelda (NES) Review

From its origins on the Famicom Disk System, to the modern break-out hit on the Switch, The Legend of Zelda is a staple series for Nintendo. Does the original title on the NES still hold up? Absolutely.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background: the Current State of Zelda
06:05 History and Context: How Zelda was Different
10:22 Hands-off Game Design: The Journey's Beginning
12:15 Gameplay: Exploration and Discovery
14:37 Aside: the Importance of Dungeon Design
15:46 Level 1: Starting off Right
23:34 Levels 2-4: A Couple of Bomb-Ass Levels
25:34 Levels 5 and 6: Proper Difficulty Spikes
34:37 Level 7: Does Anyone Remember this One?
37:30 Level 8: Back on the Right Track
39:06 The Endgame: Duel with the Prince of Darkness
42:12 Level 9: Death Mountain
44:53 Aside: Second Quest
46:32 Conclusion: the Beginning of Something Wonderful