The Legend of Zelda (5 Screw)

Zelda 5 Screw NES is The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo's 1987 action-adventure on an early five-screw cartridge. Link searches Hyrule's dungeons for the eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom so he can face Ganon. This listing is the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual.

About the Zelda 5 Screw NES Cart

Nintendo R&D4 developed The Legend of Zelda, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka as its designers. Nintendo released it in North America on August 22, 1987. It is a one-player game.

Ganon holds Princess Zelda, and the Triforce of Wisdom has been broken into eight fragments. Each one sits at the end of a dungeon somewhere in the open overworld. Find all eight and the ninth dungeon opens, where Ganon waits.

The North American cart has an internal battery for saving, so you keep your progress between sessions without passwords. Beat the game and the Second Quest unlocks, a harder run with changed dungeons and locations and tougher enemies. The game sold 6.51 million copies worldwide.

Legend of Zelda Five-Screw Cartridge Details

• Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• NES release (North America): August 22, 1987
• Developer: Nintendo R&D4
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Genre: Action-adventure
• Players: 1
• Shell: 5-screw cartridge
• What you get: Loose cartridge only, no box or manual

Why a Separate 5 Screw Listing?

Early NES cartridges are held together with five small slotted screws. Zelda collectors sort copies by shell, so we list the five-screw cart on its own page. The game, the save battery feature and the Second Quest are the same on every copy. Look at the back of the cartridge in the photos to see the five screws and the label on the copy you will receive.

Other Zelda Cartridges

We also list The Legend of Zelda (Gold) and a standard Legend of Zelda copy. The story continues in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Browse all NES games, or read about The Legend of Zelda on Wikipedia.

Zelda 5 Screw NES: FAQs

Is the game different on the 5 screw cart?
No. It is the same Legend of Zelda. The difference is the five-screw shell used on early NES carts.

Who made this Legend of Zelda Nintendo game?
Nintendo R&D4 developed it. Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka designed it, and Nintendo published it in 1987.

What is the Second Quest?
A harder version that unlocks after you finish the game, with different dungeons and stronger enemies.

Does this Zelda 5 Screw cartridge come with a box or manual?
No. You get the loose cartridge only.

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