The Legend of Zelda: all version differences

4 documented differences between the releases of The Legend of Zelda, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.

Category × version

CategoryNESFamicom cartridge (1994)
Gameplay21
Audio11
Title01

Version differences

  • GameplayNESFamicom cartridge (1994)

    The Disk System version saved to the rewritable disk; the cartridge versions use battery-backed RAM with the MMC1 chip, which made the US release one of the first games with an internal save battery.1

  • AudioNESFamicom cartridge (1994)

    The Disk System's extra sound channel produced the full-health sword beam, boss roars and some enemy sounds; on cartridge these effects were redone with the PCM channel and sound different.1

  • GameplayNES

    In Japan, Pols Voice could be defeated by shouting into the Famicom controller's microphone. The NES controller has none, yet the US manual still says Pols Voice "hates loud noise".1

  • TitleFamicom cartridge (1994)

    The 1994 Famicom cartridge adds a "1" to the end of the title.1

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Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13