Title Screen

The is a recurring interface in the Legend of Zelda series, visible upon starting up the game. Some have entire cutscenes behind them, some just have static artworks, but they all contain the game's title logo, the copyright date, and a message to press start.

A waterfall flows between two cliffs under a pink sky in the NES version, or a yellow sky in the GBA version. At 0:09, the sky fades to night and the intro rises in, surrounded by vines. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

MANY YEARS AGO, PRINCE DARKNESS "GANNON" STOLE ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH POWER.

'''PRINCESS ZELDA HAD ONE OF THE TRIFORCE WITH WISDOM. SHE DIVIDED IT INTO "8" UNITS TO HIDE IT FROM GANNON BEFORE SHE WAS CAPTURED.'''

GO FIND THE "8" UNITS "LINK" TO SAVE HER. -NES version THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

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. -GBA version

At 0:27, the intro rises out and a list of the items in the game scrolls up. At about 1:20 after all the items have passed, Link holds up a comically large sign saying "PLEASE LOOK UP THE MANUAL FOR DETAILS." Finally it loops back to the beginning.

A sword is stuck in the ground on a cliffside at night, with a view to the sea. A single meteor descends at 0:04. The title logo rises up in the background at 0:09 and holds. The intro starts to scroll up at 0:43. '''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF NO.3 TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET...'''

©1987 NINTENDO -NES version '''AFTER GANON WAS DESTROYED, IMPA TOLD LINK A SLEEPING SPELL WAS CAST ON PRINCESS ZELDA. SHE WILL WAKE ONLY WITH THE POWER OF THE THIRD TRIFORCE SEALED IN A PALACE IN HYRULE. TO BREAK THE SEAL, CRYSTALS MUST BE PLACED IN STATUES IN 6 WELL GUARDED PALACES. LINK SET OUT ON HIS MOST ADVENTURESOME QUEST YET...'''

©1987-2004 NINTENDO -GBA version

The title logo then rises once again and the loop repeats.

A silent montage of promotional art.