The Legend of Zelda (video game) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Legend of Zelda |
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Famicon disk for The Legend of Zelda.
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo Research & Development 4 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
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| Producer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Designer(s) | Takashi Tezuka |
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| Composer(s) | Koji Kondo |
| Series | The Legend of Zelda |
| Platform(s) | Famicom Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (Wii, 3DS, Wii U), Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online |
| Release date(s) | Family Computer Disk System:
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説, Zeruda no Densetsu) is the very first video game in the famous The Legend of Zelda series. A Japanese game designer named Shigeru Miyamoto created this game. Nintendo released it in 1986.
The game was first made for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). In this game, players control a brave hero named Link. Link's main goal is to rescue Princess Zelda. He must save her from a powerful villain called Ganon.
This game was special for a few reasons. It was one of the first games that let players save their progress. This meant you could turn off your game and continue later. It also gave players a lot of freedom. You could explore the game's world almost anywhere you wanted. This open-world style was very new at the time.
The Legend of Zelda became very popular. Its success led to many more Zelda games being made. It is still loved by many players today.
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About The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure game. It combines fighting, puzzles, and exploration. Players guide Link through a magical land called Hyrule. They explore dungeons, forests, and mountains.
How the Game Works
Link starts his adventure with a simple shield. He needs to find a sword to begin his quest. Players explore a large overworld map. They also go into underground dungeons. These dungeons are filled with enemies and puzzles.
Inside the dungeons, Link finds important items. These items help him defeat monsters. They also help him solve puzzles. The goal is to collect eight pieces of an item called the Triforce of Wisdom. This item is needed to defeat Ganon.
Why It Was Special
The Legend of Zelda was a groundbreaking game. It offered a huge world to explore. This was different from many games at the time. Most games had a set path you had to follow.
The game also had a battery-backed memory. This allowed players to save their game progress. Before this, players usually had to finish a game in one sitting. This save feature made longer, more complex games possible.
The music in the game, composed by Koji Kondo, is also very famous. Many of its tunes are still used in new Zelda games. The game's success helped shape the future of video games. It showed how much fun open-world adventures could be.
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The game was first released in Japan as a disk for the Famicom Disk System. It was later converted to a cartridge for American release on the NES.
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The gold-colored cartridge
See also
In Spanish: The Legend of Zelda (videojuego) para niños
