The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

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Non-Canon Information

The following article is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch

Developer(s)

Nelsonic

Publisher(s)

Nelsonic

Release date(s)

October 5, 1989
May 1992

Canonicity

Non-Canon^{[citation needed]}

The Legend of Zelda Game Watch, referred to asThe Legend of Zelda 8321 in the instruction manual, is a combined game and wristwatch released byNelsonic Industries.

It is commonly confused withZelda (Game & Watch). It is considered the poorer of the two LCD games because the screen is too small to reasonably allow much strategy or movement. The playing area is even smaller than that of theGame Boy titles in the series.

Watch

TheZelda watch was sold in pink, black, white or red.A number of other watches based on Nintendo licenses were also made, in addition to licenses from other companies. In total, twelve millionThe Legend of Zelda Game Watches were sold.

Game

Gameplay

It is a top-down game loosely based on the originalThe Legend of Zelda and includes such familiar foes asAquamentus andKeese (here referred to as dragon and bat, respectively), as well as the exclusiveIron Balls.

The game consists of four dungeons with four rooms each.^[1] In each room,Link has to collect aboomerang to defeat theIron Balls. After all Iron Balls are defeated, he can get a sword to defeat theKeese, which first appear in the second dungeon. As a reward, he gains akey to the next room. When entering it, though, he loses his found items and has to recollect them, and if he does not make it to the next room within ten seconds of grabbing the key, 10 points will be deducted every second until they reach 0, at which point the game is over.^[2] The last two rooms of every dungeon also haveHearts to replenish Link's health. Once all the enemies in the fourth room are dealt with, the dungeon's boss (which is alwaysAquamentus) appears. To defeat him, Link has to collect abomb and place it in front of Aquamentus.^[3] Following his victory, aTriforce fragment appears, which allows Link access to the next dungeon. After collecting all four pieces of the Triforce the game resets to level one.

Story

Plot Synopsis

Link enters a cave unarmed to collect the pieces of theTriforce. He travels through four dungeons with four caves in each, while being attacked byIron Balls,Keese, and at the end of each dungeon,Aquamentus. After reaching the end of the fourth dungeon, Link reassembles the Triforce.^[4]

Manual Excerpt

"Link enters a cave.Hisshould be: He^{[sicThis is not an error. This word was misspelled in the original source.]} is defenseless, without any weapons. Link is attacked by crushing Iron Balls,Ferociousshould be: ferocious^{[sicThis is not an error. This word was misspelled in the original source.]} bats, and a fire breathingDragonsshould be: Dragon^{[sicThis is not an error. This word was misspelled in the original source.]}."

Listings

Enemies

Gallery

Pink Game Watch in a box
Black Game Watch in a blister pack
Page 1 of the manual
Page 2 of the manual

References

↑There are 4 caves in each level and 4 levels for a total of 16 caves. (The Legend of Zelda Game Watch manual, pg. 1)
↑You have 10 seconds to get Link through the door. For every second after that, 10 points will be deducted from your score until all points are lost and game is over. (The Legend of Zelda Game Watch manual, pg. 1)
↑Link must destroy the dragon by picking up a bomb (S1) at the top left corner and dropping the bomb (S1) near the Dragon. Link must get away before the bomb explodes or else Link loses all his lives. (The Legend of Zelda Game Watch manual, pg. 1)
↑When the Dragon is destroyed a triangle will be seen in the bottom right corner. Pick it up (S1) and it will be added to the Triforce triangle of the top right. (The Legend of Zelda Game Watch manual, pg. 1)