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| genre=[[Adventure]] | | genre=[[Adventure]] | ||
| − | | system=[[NES]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console | + | | system=[[NES]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console]], [[3DS Virtual Console]] |
| − | |release='''NES'''<br />JP February 21, 1986<br />US August 22, 1987<br />EU November 15, 1987<br />'''Game Boy Advance'''<br />JP February 14, 2004<br />US June 2, 2004<br />EU July 9, 2004<br />''' | + | |release='''NES'''<br />JP February 21, 1986<br />US August 22, 1987<br />EU November 15, 1987<br />'''Game Boy Advance'''<br />JP February 14, 2004<br />US June 2, 2004<br />EU July 9, 2004<br />'''Virtual Console'''<br />US November 19, 2006<br />JP December 2, 2006<br />EU December 8, 2006<br />'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br />August 31, 2011 (''Ambassador'') |
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| − | '''The Legend of Zelda''' (Known in Japan as '''The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Denetsu''') is the 1986 | + | '''The Legend of Zelda''' (Known in Japan as '''The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Denetsu''') is the 1986 [[NES]] game that began the long-running Legend of Zelda series. It is the brainchild of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] who envisioned the game as a "miniature garden you can put in a drawer" with an emphasis on exploration and being non-linear while ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' was made to be more linear. |
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| − | + | The Legend of Zelda was one of the first games with game-saving capability that did not require passwords. In the game the player controlled Link in his exploration of Hyrule. Link also finds a variety of items that he can use to unlock new areas. The game contains nine dungeons, which do not necessarily have to be beaten in the suggested order (except for the final dungeon, which can only be unlocked by beating the first eight). Just as in ''Super Mario Bros.'', beating the game would unlock a new "second quest" (it could also be unlocked by entering "Zelda" as the player's name). The second quest was identical to the original except that the entrances to the dungeons were all changed, and the interiors of each dungeon were completely redesigned to pose more challenge. | |
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=Legacy= | =Legacy= | ||
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==Sequels== | ==Sequels== | ||
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''The Legend of Zelda'' was followed by ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', which followed a very different gameplay style that was a mix of side-scrolling and RPG. However, starting in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', the Zelda series returned to the gameplay style of the original NES game. | ''The Legend of Zelda'' was followed by ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', which followed a very different gameplay style that was a mix of side-scrolling and RPG. However, starting in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', the Zelda series returned to the gameplay style of the original NES game. | ||
| − | ==Ports and | + | ==Ports and Rereleases== |
| − | *At one point | + | *At one point Capcom was developing a remake of ''The Legend of Zelda'' for the [[Gameboy Color]]. It was cancelled, but some elements of the original game (such as several of the game's bosses) were included in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''. |
| − | * | + | *The Legend of Zelda was included as an unlockable game in 2001's ''[[Animal Crossing]]'', but it is so far unknown how to unlock it without the use of cheating devices. |
| − | *In November 2003, | + | *In November 2003, The Legend of Zelda was included in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition]]'', a promotional disc for the [[Nintendo Gamecube]]. |
| − | * | + | *The Legend of Zelda was ported to the [[Gameboy Advance]] in 2004 as part of the [[Classic NES Series]] and was released on the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii's]] [[Virtual Console]] in 2006. A demo version of the Virtual Console game was included in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a Masterpiece. |
| − | *In | + | *In 2011, ''The Legend of Zelda'' was among the games released for free download on the [[3DS]] through the [[3DS Virtual Console#Ambassador_Program|Ambassador Program]]. It has yet to receive a normal eShop release. |
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
| − | In 1989, a cartoon series loosely based on this game was aired with the | + | In 1989, a cartoon series loosely based on this game was aired with the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, but it was canceled after only thirteen episodes. |
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
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{{Zelda Series}} | {{Zelda Series}} | ||
| − | [[Category: NES Games | + | [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Game Boy Advance Games]] [[Category: Virtual Console Games]] [[Category: Zelda Games]] [[Category: Classic NES series]][[Category: 3DS Virtual Console Games]][[Category: Ambassador Program]] |