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The Legend of Zelda (1986)

Duration: 1:14:19

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The purpose of recording these games to videotape was to try to show the entirety of a game, but that wasn't really possible with a large quest such as in The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As a compromise, in this recording, I start with a late-game save file and make my way to Spectacle Rock and show the entirety of completing the final dungeon in the game, Level-9. Next, I show how naming your file "Zelda" will unlock the second quest. Then I start again with a late-game save file, this time in the second quest, and defeat this version of Level-9.

A historical note: since videotape is a linear recording format, once I'd started to record long-form footage like this it meant I couldn't really record any other NES games until I'd completed all of the footage I'd set out to capture.

**NOTICE**
This footage was recorded by me, a gamer of average skill. The recorded video is novel only because of its age, taped before the benefit of GameFAQs or access to other online assistance. The only help available came in the form of gaming magazines and word of mouth. Otherwise, expect an unremarkable run through the game featured.

The original tapes were recorded in EP (SLP), transferred to DVD recorded in LP (four hours per single-density DVD), ripped using a lossy video format, split, combined, stretched to standard SD, and reencoded with another lossy format, and then finally YouTube adds its own compression. Each transfer introduces more degradation of quality. On CRT, the original tapes and first-generation DVD recordings look clearer and more vibrant than what's being shown here. Reference quality transfer wasn't required, my old tapes are only important to me.

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