 - The original Legend of Zelda was imagined by Shigeru Miyamoto and released by Nintendo in 1986 for the Famicom Disc System, a console found only in Japan.
- The game crossed many of the "concrete" borders between gaming genres, including action, adventure, puzzle and role-playing. The nonlinear options of gameplay made for an interesting twist that shattered the expectations of what RPGs were meant to contain.
- It was an instant success and was quickly made for the Nintendo Entertainment System for international release by late 1987. The game has been released again for several of Nintendos other consoles and continues to sell, over twenty-five years after the original.
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Game Details
Famicom Disc System :
JAP (peripheral) - Feb 21, 1986
JAP (cartridge) - 1994
Nintendo Entertainment System :
USA - Aug 22, 1987
EUR - Nov 27, 1987
Gameboy Advance
(NES Classic Series) :
All - Feb 14, 2004
Gamecube (Collector's Edition) :
JAP - Nov 7, 2003
USA - Nov 14, 2003
EUR - Nov 17, 2003
AUS - Mar 19, 2004
Wii (Virtual Console) :
Virtual Console - 2006
Developer Info
Produced/Directed by :
Shigeru Miyamoto
Developer/Publisher :
Nintendo
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