BS Zelda was an expanded version of The Legend of Zelda that was released for the Satellaview attachment of the Super Famicom in Japan.

Gamers could download the game from the satellite and save it onto either the base unit's memory or onto a BS-X Special Broadcast Cassette using this add-on.

Gameplay

The gameplay was identical to its predecessor, but the maximum of Rupees was increased to 999 (rather than 255), the overworld was altered, and dungeons were completely different. There is some allusion to this game being a "Third Quest", much like the The Legend of Zelda's Second Quest.

Free gifts???

In one issue of Nintendo Online Magazine, there is some allusion to the player getting free gifts. According to the limited Translator English description, it states that "the prize was sent in the student with exellent records." This seems to indicate that high-scoring players were mailed gifts. Probably only Gashapon-style trinkets, but even so, getting gifts for being a Zelda master sounds VERY interesting. Since the player had to be subscribed to the St. Giga network to play the company would already have their mailing adddress recorded, so it is quite possible they sent cheap gifts... all quests for information have resulted in more dead ends, so the truth of this might never be known.

See also

• Legend of Zelda
• BS Zelda: Kodai no Sekiban, it's "cousin"
• Nintendo Online Magazine screenshot and writeup, potentially referring to free gifts.
• The BS Zelda Homepage, the definitive BS Zelda source
• List of Super Famicom games