--- description: That princess isn't going to rescue herself title: You Can Now Play Legend of Zelda on Your Computer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Now Play Legend of Zelda on Your Computer by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2016 4:28 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2016 4:28 PM CUT It’s been 30 years since video game fans plugged their Nintendo Entertainment Systems into their television sets and (after [blowing on the cartridge](http://time.com/3303348/teens-react-to-nes/ "undefined") a few times) played a brand new game called Legend of Zelda. To mark the anniversary of one of Nintendo’s most popular video game franchises, fans [Scott Lininger](https://twitter.com/ScottLininger "undefined") and [Mike Magee](https://www.facebook.com/RetroMikeM "undefined") set out to recreate the original 1986 version of the NES classic so nostalgic gamers could play a 3D version of The Legend of Zelda in their computer browser. “This is a fan created tribute made for fun and always totally FREE to play,” the team announced on [their Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/zelda30tribute "undefined"). Their version of the game, which launched on April 4 and can be found at the website [The Legend of Zelda 30 Year Tribute](http://www.zelda30tribute.com/ "undefined"), and it is a faithful reproduction, featuring the heroic Link as he wanders the kingdom of Hyrule to save the Princess Zelda. It even has the familiar 8-bit soundtrack. Players will notice that the Legend of Zelda tribute game is still a work in progress, but the developers are continuing to work out the glitches and fully finish the adventure. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/"},"headline":"You Can Now Play Legend of Zelda on Your Computer","datePublished":"2016-04-07T16:28:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:25.433Z","description":"That princess isn't going to rescue herself","url":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Video Games"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/","name":"You Can Now Play Legend of Zelda on Your Computer"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay","description":"Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/f54Q92BN/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-28T22:16:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/f54Q92BN.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/","duration":"PT4M18S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4284994/legend-of-zelda-computer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```