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 22, 1987
EU:
November 15, 1987
JP:
February 21, 1986
Updated:
13.5 Hours Ago
Alias:
Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda
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Single-PlayerPolledAverageMedianRushedLeisure
Main Story4788h 10m8h5h 3m16h 32m
Main + Extras3478h 38m8h 12m5h 42m20h 29m
Completionist27110h 6m9h6h 9m34h 46m
All PlayStyles1.1K8h 48m8h 10m5h 15m34h 14m
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SpeedrunsPolledAverageMedianFastestSlowest
Any%131h 52m 18s49m 12s28m 32s5h
100%54h 5m 46s4h35m 36s6h 21m 14s
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PlatformPolledMainMain +100%FastestSlowest
Emulated1208h 46m8h 11m8h 52m2h 20m27h 31m
Game & Watch58h9h 42m8h 24m6h10h
Game Boy Advance2610h 6m8h 17m11h 23m3h 50m15h 43m
NES5427h 46m8h 43m10h 5m2h 1m32h 32m
Nintendo 3DS11810h 13m9h 28m11h 33m2h 56m26h 20m
Nintendo DS310h 3m11h 18m20h 59m10h 3m20h 59m
Nintendo Switch2177h 25m8h 2m7h 52m2h 6m25h
Wii158h 40m10h 56m14h 21m5h 40m20h
Wii U318h 3m7h 54m12h 7m4h 5m17h 22m
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