The release of the Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) on August 22, 1987 was the beginning of one of Nintendo's greatest franchises. It masterfully blended action with adventure, and laid the foundation for many of history's greatest games. The Legend of Zelda puts you in the shoes of Link, a young man who is on a quest to save Princess Zelda and her land of Hyrule from the clutches of the evil Ganon.Your adventure will take you through a barren overworld and the dungeons of the underworld, which have been over run by Ganon's monsters. In each of these dungeons is hidden a piece of the Triforce of Wisdom, which Zelda devided into eight pieces and hid them away for Link to find. This she did to protect them from Ganon's evil. Once Link has collected and assembled all eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, then he is ready to face Ganon in Death Mountain.
From the Legend of Zelda's Official Game Manual:
"A long, long time ago the world was in an age of chaos. In the midst of this chaos, in a little kingdom in the land of Hyrule, a legend was being handed down from gneration to generation, the legend of the "Triforce"; golden triangles possessing mythical powers. One day, an evil army attacked this peaceful little kingdom and stole the Triforce of Power. This army was lead by Ganon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule. Zelda, the princess of this kingdom, split up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them throughout the realm to save the last remaining Triforce from the clutches of the evil Ganon. At the same time, she commanded her most trustworthy nursemaid, Impa, to secretly escape into the land and go find a man with enough courage to destroy the evil Ganon. Upon hearing this, Ganon grew angry, imprisoned the princess, and sent out a party in search of Impa.
Braving forests and mountains, Impa fled for her life from her pursuers. As she reached the very limit of her energy she found herself surrounded by Ganon's evil henchmen. Cornered! What could she do?... But wait! All was not lost. A young lad appeared. He skillfully drove off Ganon's henchmen, and saved Impa from a fate worse than death.
His name was Link. During his travels he had come across Impa and Ganon's henchmen. Impa told Link the whole story of the princess Zelda and the evil Ganon. Burning with a sense of justice, Link resolved to save Zelda, but Ganon was a powerful opponent. He held the Triforce of Power. And so, in order to fight of Ganon, Link had to bring the scattered eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom together to rebuild the mystical triangle. If he couldn't do this, there would be no chance Link could fight his way into Death Mountain where Ganon lived.
Can Link really destroy Ganon and save princess Zelda?
Only your skill can answer that question. Good luck. Use the Triforce wisely."
