BS The Legend of Zelda is a 16-bit remake of the original The Legend of Zelda which was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, available only via the Satellaview add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, in 1995. The story and gameplay are similar to the original, but there are several key differences.

BS The Legend of Zelda is unique from most other The Legend of Zelda games. The game's central heroes are the avatar characters of the BS-X rather than Link, which are based on the info given during account creation, which is also true for the Ancient Stone Tablets (itself based on A Link to the Past). Both the male and female characters wear a green tunic, though others are later available. The male character wears a backwards baseball cap whereas the female character has long red hair, but is otherwise exactly the same as the male character.

BS The Legend of Zelda was also the first Satellaview game to use the SoundLink system, where data was streamed simultaneously during broadcast including an orchestrated soundtrack and a voiceover track.

Major Differences[]

The Overworld's size, for convenience due to the time system, has been cut in half vertically from an 8 × 16 grid to an 8 × 8 grid, making it square. The Dungeons and Overworld all look different, but the general landmarks remain the same. The game also included much higher quality graphics.

The biggest difference, however, is the time system. During certain hours, different events happen, such as the characters receiving different power-ups or enemies becoming stronger. Due to the broadcasting nature of the game, it also had to be played in one sitting, and was only available for one hour every week.

Gameplay[]

At the beginning of the game, the character automatically walks into a cave, where the Old Man gives him or her the Wooden Sword. The dungeons are all in the same place in both Map 1 and 2, but the Overworld and dungeon interiors are completely redone between versions. The dungeons also spell out different phrases. The character must complete all eight dungeons and obtain the eight pieces of the Triforce. Two of the pieces are available in each week.

During gameplay, the Old Man would continue to communicate with the player about new events, sometimes pausing gameplay during dialogue sequences. These events were varied but can be sorted in a few general types. There were time-limited upgrades or advantages, which included upgrading inventory items, enabling infinite use of said items, increasing certain enemy drops, and even discount sales on all merchant items. Additionally, the Old Man would sometimes use one of three support spells, which would summon a fairy for healing, freeze all enemies on screen, or destroy all enemies, respectively. The final category covers changes to the gameplay environment, which can include obstacles vanishing, enemies being strengthened or weakened, fairy springs losing their power, and even a limited time pickups (most notably, the Red Ring and Magical Sword were only available for a short period during week 4).

The chance to fight Ganon was only accessible for the last 15 minutes of gameplay, and it took the place of the cave where the Wooden Sword was obtained rather than Death Mountain. The character used the Triforce of Wisdom in the second screen to open the door to Ganon's chamber. When he was defeated, the character takes the Triforce of Power dropped by the villain, could then talk to Zelda, and leave the cave.

Dungeons[]

Map 1[]

The first six dungeons in Map 1 are in the shape of a letter; when put together, it spells out "St. GIGA." The other two dungeons are shaped like a skull and down arrow.

Map 2[]

Each of the dungeons in Map 2 are in the shapes of letters, which together spell out "NiNtENDO."

Speedrun Records[]

Listings[]

Bosses[]

Enemies[]

Glitches[]

Nomenclature[]

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	BSゼルダの伝説 (BS Zelda no Densetsu)	BS The Legend of Zelda

Trivia[]

• Like Ancient Stone Tablets, as it was exclusively available on Satellaview between 1995 to 1997, only playable once a week during a very limited broadcast window, BS The Legend of Zelda is one of the rarest or most unknown games ever released in The Legend of Zelda series. As the service has long since been discontinued, the game in its original form is no longer commercially available. A restoration of the game's ROM can still be played through emulation, with most of its content having been restored using dumped materials from memory packs containing the game's original data. The voice acting was originally broadcasted as live audio, and thus has not been able to be preserved with the rest of the data, resulting in many emulators showing in-game text to replace it.
• Unlike the original NES version of The Legend of Zelda, which holds a maximum of only 255 Rupees, this game allows the player to hold well over 1000.

Gallery[]

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  The first dungeon

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  The second dungeon

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  The Triforce of Wisdom being used to unlock the final door towards Ganon

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  Facing Ganon

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  The Triforce of Power revealed after the defeat of Ganon

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  Princess Zelda being rescued