Game & Watch: Zelda
Screenshots
Download Details
| split set | gnw_zelda.zip 226.26k |
| merged set | gnw_zelda.7z 198.15k |
| standalone set | gnw_zelda.7z 198.15k |
Game Details
Handheld game published 36 years ago:
Zelda (c) 1989 Nintendo Co., Ltd.
In the game the player controls Link. In the game’s world, eight dragons have been causing havoc and have refused to make peace with the men. After kidnapping Princess Zelda, Link decides to go off and slay the dragons and save the princess. If the player receive a Game Over, the game can restart from where the player left off using the Continue function, however the score will be reset.
- TECHNICAL -
Model ZL-65
- TRIVIA -
Released on August 26, 1989 in Japan. For a Game&Watch video game it was surprisingly deep, featuring various different enemies and characters.
It was the first handheld Zelda game ever released, but was later succeeded by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
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Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=100969&o=2
Zelda (c) 1989 Nintendo Co., Ltd.
In the game the player controls Link. In the game’s world, eight dragons have been causing havoc and have refused to make peace with the men. After kidnapping Princess Zelda, Link decides to go off and slay the dragons and save the princess. If the player receive a Game Over, the game can restart from where the player left off using the Continue function, however the score will be reset.
- TECHNICAL -
Model ZL-65
- TRIVIA -
Released on August 26, 1989 in Japan. For a Game&Watch video game it was surprisingly deep, featuring various different enemies and characters.
It was the first handheld Zelda game ever released, but was later succeeded by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=100969&o=2
Driver Details
| source | handheld/hh_sm510.cpp |
| status | good |
| emulation | good |
| savestate | supported |
| requiresartwork | yes |
Screen Details
| display | screen_top |
| type | svg |
| orientation | horizontal |
| width | 960px |
| height | 673px |
| refresh | 60mhz |
| display | screen_bottom |
| type | svg |
| orientation | horizontal |
| width | 960px |
| height | 645px |
| refresh | 60mhz |
Input Details
| player | 1 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 1 |
| directions | 8 |
Chipset Details
| name | Sharp SM512 |
| clock | 32.00khz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
| name | Filtered DAC |
| clock | N/A |
ROM Details
| name | size | crc |
|---|---|---|
| zl-65.program | 4.00k | b96aa64e |
| zl-65.melody | 256.00b | 3a281b0f |
| gnw_zelda_top.svg | 276.40k | aaab1d7e |
| gnw_zelda_bottom.svg | 414.93k | 09f00d09 |