Story:

There isn't much of a story as far as Link is aware. The governor for the region dumped him in the land, only asking to collect the six pieces and retake a bunker. That doesn't mean there isn't a story. Fortunately, Link doesn't seem to ever need to know what's going on to succeed.

A southern province of Calatia has been under attack. Ganon has somehow managed to sneak into the King's Bunker, which is only able to opened for Calatia's king and queen. Whether Ganon found a way in or was somehow spawned inside doesn't matter, there's no way the King would want to visit the bunker now. So, Ganon thinks that he has a permanent foothold, and everybody assumes Ganon could never be driven out.

When the wizards cast the spells that only allowed the rightful king and queen to unseal the bunker, they left a failsafe. It's been a royal secret, but an override key was created. The door can be unsealed by anybody with the override key, but it was split into six pieces, and hidden across the province. A hero who could collect all six will have proven themselves worthy to enter in the king's place. Normally, only the royal family, the top royal guards, and the regional governor would be allowed to know about the key. Link is somebody who could be trusted with a royal secret.

Whether the King is aware of Ganon's presence is a little murky. The governor is attempting to remedy the situation before the King finds out. So, the governor sends in Link. You might be able to get a little more information from the governor, but he probably wouldn't be found in such a small village.

Link may have almost no information at all, but he is not left completely alone. One of the King's spies who had been living in the region has left their home. That person would be able to guide Link to the next dungeon when he is lost. The spy somehow knows where you need to go, and even though the story has ended after beating the game, you'll want to talk to the spy one last time afterwards. Competent spies are hard to locate and keep as inconspicous as possible, so good luck finding his residence. Try asking at the big house labelled HELP right next to the starting location.

That's all for the pre-game story, but you might have one question. What's Calatia? It's a close ally and the western neighbor of Hyrule, and technically, it's NES Link's homeland. There's a little more information about this in the main page, in case you want to verify for yourself.

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