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'''The Legend of Zelda''' is a groundbreaking [[action-adventure]] game developed by Shigeru Miyamoto | '''The Legend of Zelda''' is a groundbreaking [[action-adventure]] game developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. It was initially released in Japan for the [[Nintendo]] Famicom Disk System in February 21, [[1986]], where it propelled sales of the add-on to the core Famicom system. It was the fourth best-selling Famicom game released in 1986, selling approximately 1,690,000 copies in its lifetime. It was translated and brought to America one year later and proceeded to have the same influential effect on sales of the [[NES]]. In America, it was released as a cartridge, and was one of the first games ever to employ a battery backed up memory chip inside-which allowed players to save their progress, even after power to the system had been turned off. It is the first game in Nintendo's ''{{c|The Legend of Zelda}}'' series, whose games have a tremendous following to this day. | ||
The game has been re-released in several formats over the years. In [[1994]], Nintendo released the game in cartridge format for the first time in Japan, towards the end of the Famicom's lifetime. In [[1999]], it was remade by fans to [[MS-DOS]] (and later [[Windows]]) as '''Zelda Classic''', containing an editor. In [[2003]], the game was released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] as part of [[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]. In [[2004]], the game was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the Classic NES Series. In [[2006]], the game was announced to be one of the first [[Wii Virtual Console]] titles. In [[2011]], it was available for download through the [[Nintendo eShop]] for use with the [[3DS Virtual Console]]. In [[2013]], the eShop release was made available to the [[Wii U Virtual Console]]. | The game has been re-released in several formats over the years. In [[1994]], Nintendo released the game in cartridge format for the first time in Japan, towards the end of the Famicom's lifetime. In [[1999]], it was remade by fans to [[MS-DOS]] (and later [[Windows]]) as '''Zelda Classic''', containing an editor. In [[2003]], the game was released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] as part of [[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]. In [[2004]], the game was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as part of the Classic NES Series. In [[2006]], the game was announced to be one of the first [[Wii Virtual Console]] titles. In [[2011]], it was available for download through the [[Nintendo eShop]] for use with the [[3DS Virtual Console]]. In [[2013]], the eShop release was made available to the [[Wii U Virtual Console]]. | ||
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File:The Legend of Zelda Classic Series Box Art.jpg|NES re-release. | File:The Legend of Zelda Classic Series Box Art.jpg|NES re-release. | ||
File:LOZ GBA box.jpg|GBA Classic NES box. | File:LOZ GBA box.jpg|GBA Classic NES box. | ||
File:Nintendo Fun Club News Issue 3.jpg|Issue 3 of the Nintendo Fun Club Newsletter | |||
File:Black Box Zelda.jpg|The game's original boxart | |||
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