A Link to the Past Storyline

Aeons ago, the deities of power, courage, and wisdom descended to the world of chaos. They created the world that we know and left behind a symbol of their strength, the golden emblem was known as the Triforce, which they hid in the Golden Land. After many years, an opening was found that led from our fair land to the Golden Land, where the mystical Triforce was still hidden. Many sought treasure in this place, but none returned--only beings of great evil emerged from the Golden Land.

The King of Hyrule gathered the seven sages to find a way to seal the entrance to the Golden Land so that his kingdom would be safe from the evil there. The sages succeeded and brought peace again to Hyrule. However, strange things have been happening in Hyrule since the appearance of Agahnim, a mysterious sorcerer who gained fame for extinguishing a devastating blaze of unknown origin some years ago.

And now...
One night, a girl's voice wakes you from sleep. "Help me... My name is Zelda... I am in the castle dungeon." Not knowing if the voice was a dream or reality, you step into the rain and forbidding darkness...and the Legend of Zelda begins.

From the Instruction Manual
One night, a girls voice awakens you from your sleep. She telepathically pleads. You jump out of bed not knowing if the voice was part of a dream or reality. Upon leaving your bed, you find your Uncle, who should be fast asleep at this time, preparing to go out, girded for battle.

"I'll be back by morning," he says as he departs. "Don't leave the house."

You watch him leave with the family sword in hand and shield on arm. This is a night like no other... Who is Zelda? And where has your Uncle gone and for what reason? And so, on an ill-fated night, a new chapter in the legend of Hyrule's hero begins - a new chapter in the Legend of Zelda!