Long ago, Ganon, Prince of Darkness, stole the Triforce of Power. Princess Zelda of Hyrule broke the Triforce of Wisdom into eight pieces and hid them from ganon before she was kidnapped by Ganon's minions. Link, you must find the pieces and save Zelda.
— Revised intro from every re-release of the game to date (except the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release, for some reason)
"Experience the challenge of endless adventure."
— Tagline on the cartridge label
"IT'S A SECRET TO EVERYBODY."
— Rebellious, memetic Moblins who give Link money under Ganon's nose
"IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE. TAKE THIS!"
— Old Man upon giving Link the wooden sword
"Did you see the latest Nintendo newsletter?"
"WHOA, nice graphics! I'd like to get my hands on that game!"
"You mean you haven't played it yet? We can play it on my Nintendo Entertainment system!"
"It's The Legend of Zelda and it's really rad!
Those creatures from Ganon are pretty bad!
Octoroks, tektites and leevers too,
But with your help, our hero pulls through!"
"Yeah, Go Link, Yeah, Get Zelda!"
"Wikki Wikki Wick!"
"Awesome!"
"In-tense."
"WHOA, nice graphics! I'd like to get my hands on that game!"
"You mean you haven't played it yet? We can play it on my Nintendo Entertainment system!"
"It's The Legend of Zelda and it's really rad!
Those creatures from Ganon are pretty bad!
Octoroks, tektites and leevers too,
But with your help, our hero pulls through!"
"Yeah, Go Link, Yeah, Get Zelda!"
"Wikki Wikki Wick!"
"Awesome!"
"In-tense."
— The infamous "Zelda Rap"
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