The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)

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The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) is a pioneering action-adventure title for the Nintendo Entertainment System that introduced open-world exploration, puzzle-filled dungeons, and many core elements of the long-running Zelda franchise.

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instanceOf Nintendo Entertainment System game
action-adventure game
single-player video game
video game
artist Yoshiki Okamoto NERFINISHED
character Ganon NERFINISHED
Princess Zelda NERFINISHED
composer Koji Kondo NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
designer Shigeru Miyamoto NERFINISHED
Takashi Tezuka NERFINISHED
developer Nintendo NERFINISHED
director Shigeru Miyamoto NERFINISHED
Takashi Tezuka NERFINISHED
ESRBRating E for Everyone
feature inventory-based item progression
non-linear gameplay
open-world exploration
overworld and dungeon structure
puzzle-filled dungeons
save system using battery-backed memory
firstReleaseDate 1986-02-21
followedBy Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NERFINISHED
genre action-adventure
influenced action-adventure genre
open-world game design
introducedElement Ganon as the primary antagonist
Hyrule as a recurring setting
Link as the series protagonist
Princess Zelda as a central character
Triforce NERFINISHED
bombable walls and hidden secrets
heart container health system
mainCharacter Link NERFINISHED
mode single-player
notableFor establishing core conventions of The Legend of Zelda series
pioneering open-world exploration on consoles
objective assemble the Triforce of Wisdom
defeat Ganon
rescue Princess Zelda
originalLanguage Japanese
originalPlatform Family Computer Disk System NERFINISHED
platform Family Computer Disk System NERFINISHED
Game Boy Advance NERFINISHED
GameCube NERFINISHED
Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED
Nintendo Switch Online NERFINISHED
Virtual Console NERFINISHED
producer Shigeru Miyamoto NERFINISHED
programmer Toru Osawa NERFINISHED
publisher Nintendo
publisherRegion Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
series The Legend of Zelda NERFINISHED
setting Hyrule NERFINISHED

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