Um, actually, I think Zelda was about the first home cartridge-based game that *did* let you save your state. In fact, *digs in box* I actually still have a copy of Zelda, and a working original NES. I believe it had a lithium battery inside, and I seem to recall that you had to be somewhat careful to prevent the memory from getting wiped out.
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