The Legend of Zelda

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Released Feb 21, 1986

By: Nintendo R&D4, Nintendo, Playtronic

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The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains and deserts of the Otherworld to find the secret entrances to the eight dungeons and try to restore the broken Triforce. Among the game's mechanics, it was the first time we saw a continuous world that could be freely explored, power-ups that permanently enhanced the main character's abilities and a battery save feature that allowed players to keep their progress instead of having to start over. The gameplay balanced action sequences with discovery, secrets and exploration.

Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer Family Computer Disk System Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Entertainment System Wii Wii U
Themes: Action Fantasy Open world
Franchises: The Legend of Zelda
Collections: The Legend of Zelda
Game modes: Single player
Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
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Languages: English · Interface Japanese · Interface
Age ratings: ACB G CERO A CLASS_IND L ESRB E PEGI 7

Complete release history (17)

Family Computer Disk System · Feb 21, 1986
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Nintendo Entertainment System · Aug 22, 1987
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Nintendo Entertainment System · Nov 15, 1987
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Family Computer · Feb 19, 1994
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Nintendo Entertainment System · September 1994
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Wii · Nov 19, 2006
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Wii · Dec 2, 2006
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Wii · Dec 7, 2006
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Wii · Dec 8, 2006
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Wii · Mar 31, 2009
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Nintendo 3DS · Dec 22, 2011
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Nintendo 3DS · Apr 12, 2012
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Nintendo 3DS · Jul 5, 2012
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Wii U · Aug 28, 2013
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Wii U · Aug 29, 2013
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Wii U · Aug 29, 2013
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Nintendo 3DS · Feb 3, 2016
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