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Pixel art screenshot from The Legend of Zelda on NES: on a black cave background, an old man in a red robe stands between two flickering fires above a sword. White text at the top reads: "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS."

It's Dangerous to Go Alone, Take This Sword

The old man's famous line from the original Legend of Zelda on NES, offering Link a wooden sword. A classic 8-bit moment every Xennial gamer knows by heart.

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Pixel art screenshot from The Legend of Zelda on NES: on a black cave background, an old man in a red robe stands between two flickering fires above a sword. White text at the top reads: "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS."

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