A side-scroller with magic spells and EXP grind. Can't say it really works as an RPG, since you don't need to worry about builds and stats, just get everything as you progress. Its nothing like other Zeldas gameplay and typical for the time high difficulty led it to be overhated, but it's actually a solid NES game. This genre is not exactly my thing so I wouldn't play it if it wasn't a part of Zelda franchise, but I still had a decent fun. The graphics is good for the time and the music slaps, although the overworld theme kinda annoyed me - teased my ears by the iconic beginning and then goes completely different. But that's rather my problem than an actual flaw.