The context of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA was built in a legendary land called Hyrule, where the mysterious golden triangle Triforce. One day, disaster struck the people here when the dark prince Ganon brought his army to invade Hyrule and steal the Triforce of Power, then break the golden triangle Triforce into 8 pieces, and hide them in the country so no one can recover it. Recognizing the evil purpose of the man who once covered the world in the darkness, Princess Zelda ordered her mentor Impac to leave Hyrule immediately to seek the help of those brave and mighty enough to defeat Ganon. Upon receiving this news, Ganon became angry, captured the princess and dispatched his army to pursue Impac. Luckily, when Impac was in danger, a guy named Link appeared and rescued him. Shortly thereafter, Link was reverted to all the unfortunate events that took place on Hyrule and with Princess Zelda. He resolved to defeat all enemies to bring the inherent peace back to the kingdom. But, confronts a strong opponent, who possesses Triforce of Powers, Link probably needs the help of the Golden Triforce triangle.

The game begins with the Link character, equipped with a shield and a sword, controlled by the player via a view from above. The system provides Overworld, a detailed world map, in which the player can zoom in/out to have an overview of the surrounding terrain. It includes important locations, towns, cities, or other environments such as forests, rocky mountains, or the sea. Since then, the search becomes easier, players can also know the position of the NPC to collect information, opening up new developments of the story.

There are 9 dungeons that players must explore one by one. The NPCs will provide useful pieces of information to find the Triforce puzzle pieces with the only one condition is that they pass through these 9 dangerous dungeons. Basically, they are similarly designed, divided into independent areas and linked together through secret passageways or tunnels. However, they are protected by a very aggressive army of monsters, and the player needs to destroy them all. During the battle, characters will receive experience points to level up as well as collect equipment items, weapons, and gold coins. Use them to upgrade the characters’ abilities to become stronger, with the ultimate goal of defeating the final boss to move on to another dungeon/next stage. Not only is the default sword, but Boomerang and Recorder are also the other powerful weapons, capable of attacking targets at greater distances.

Link is a character in this role-playing game, so he also has a vital source of life. It will gradually run out if he is killed by enemies. Until the life energy is zero, he will die and be revived if there are life points left. Players can energize their characters through the collection of the potion, food, or heart symbols that appear along the way for an extra life.

It can be said that THE LEGEND OF ZELDA is divided into two parts, prefix, and suffix. The prefix, which is the game section with tasks and scripts built closely to the plot, has many unique situations for players to explore. As for the suffix, it is considered an advanced part of the game, providing more difficult tasks and will be unlocked after the prefix of the game is fully passed.