The Legend of Zelda: Difference between revisions

''The Legend of Zelda'' was the first NES cartridge in North America to have a battery-backed save feature.{{Ref|[http://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-zelda/trivia mobygames.com]}} On the select screen, the player can continue their progress, register a name, or eliminate a file. When the player registers a file name, they start a new game and create a name for the file. In elimination mode, the player is able to erase one of the files so they are able to start a new game on that file. The numbers below the name of a file represent the number of game overs that occurred while playing on that particular file. The hearts under "Life" represent the amount of remaining health in Link's quest.

''The Legend of Zelda'' was a huge commercial success, having become one of the highest selling titles for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game sold 6.51 million copies.{{Ref|[http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html The Legend of Zelda Lifetime Sales]}}

''The Legend of Zelda'' placed first in Game Informer's "The Top 200 Games of All Time" list.{{Ref|[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p{{=}}28230 Game Informer Top 200 Games of All Time]}}

''The Legend of Zelda'' was paramount in establishing the Action-Adventure genre.{{Ref|[http://www.azubu.com/board_view/articles/board_id/10000000001533/re_url/game_info/keyword_id/10000000377 Azubu: Games That Were Genre Pioneers]}} Several games in the late 80's and 90's replicated the formula with games even today being referred to as being Zelda-like or Zelda-clones. Some games such as 3D Dot Game Heroes have been cited as being almost exact replicas of the Zelda series.{{Ref|[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1083142p1.html Just How Zelda-like is 3D Dot Game Heroes?]}} All development versions of subsequent 3D Zelda games have used A as the sword button, despite the fact that B is always used as the sword button in release versions.

The original ''The Legend of Zelda'' started the Legend of Zelda, a series that has lasted over 25 years and featured over 20 games, including the various side stories and multiplayer games, while selling over 60 millions games overall.{{Ref|[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/the-legend-of-zelda-launches-today-check-out-our-review/1#.T5o12KtYvp8 April 2011: Legend of Zelda Series 62 Million Games Sold]}}

The [[Nintendo 3DS]] released in [[2011]] at the price of $249.99 US Dollars. After slow sales numbers early on, [[Nintendo]] announced a significant price cut to $169.99. In gratitude for purchasing the system earlier at the higher price, early adopters became part of the Ambassador program, getting ten free NES games and ten free GBA games for download. The NES games released on September 1st, 2011, including another release of ''The Legend of Zelda''. ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' was also included as part of the Ambassador program. On July 5, [[2012]], as part of "8-Bit Summer", this digital release of the game was made available to all Nintendo 3DS owners via the [[Nintendo eShop]].

''The Legend of Zelda'' is also found on the [[Nintendo Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]]. It originally released in Japan on August 28th, [[2013]],{{Ref|[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/fbaj/index.html Wii U Virtual Console Site]}} and became available in North America on September 29th, 2013.