The lack of FMV, the bane of cartridge games, is nearly solved in Zelda with 'movie' sequences rendered on the fly. The little movie segments really do look as good as the movies in some PlayStation games. The sound is good for the Nintendo, but not great in the larger scheme of things. No CD music means MIDI tunes that range from fair to terrible. Many of the sound effects, like the noise when you solve a puzzle, are taken directly from the original 8-bit title.
Control is sharp and precise.
Most of the time, it plays like Mario 64, but with a smarter camera. This is useful during combat and works well. Perhaps the strangest thing about the control is the lack of a jump button. You need every button on the controller for other options. If you run at a ledge, however, Link will automatically jump.