the first legend of zelda was released in 1986.
the first legend of zelda was released in 1986.
when was the first legend of zelda released?
1986
according to "game informer"s kyle hilliard, "hydlide" (1984) and "the legend of zelda" (1986) were among the first open-world games, along with "ultima". ign traces the roots of open-world game design to "the legend of zelda", which it argues is "the first really good game based on exploration", while noting that it was anticipated by "hydlide", which it argues is "the first rpg that rewarded exploration". according to gamespot, never "had a game so open-ended, nonlinear, and liberating been released for the mainstream market" with "the legend of zelda". according to "the escapist", "the legend of zelda" was an early example of open-world, nonlinear gameplay, with an expansive and cohesive world, inspiring many games to adopt a similar open-world design.
open world
as the franchise has grown in popularity, several games have been released that are set within or star a minor character from the universe of "the legend of zelda" but are not directly connected to the main "the legend of zelda" series. both map versions of the game "bs zelda no densetsu" for the satellaview (released in august and december 1995) could be considered spin-offs due to the fact that they star the "hero of light" (portrayed by either the satellaview's male or female avatar) as opposed to link as the protagonist of hyrule. a third satellaview game released in march 1997, "bs zelda no densetsu inishie no sekiban" ("bs the legend of zelda: ancient stone tablets") could also be considered a spin-off for the same reason. other spin-off games include "freshly-picked tingle's rosy rupeeland" for the nintendo ds – an rpg released in september 2006 in japan (summer of 2007 in the uk) to star supporting character tingle. a second tingle game is "tingle's balloon fight ds" for the nintendo ds. here tingle again stars in this spin-off arcade style platformer, released in april 2007 only in japan and available solely to platinum club nintendo members. in addition to games in which link does not star as the protagonist, games such as the shooter game, "link's crossbow training" (for the wii), have been considered spin-offs due to the lack of a traditional "save hyrule" plot-line. released in november 2007 as a bundle with the wii zapper, this game allows players to assume the identity of link as he progresses through a series of tests to perfect his crossbow marksmanship. "color changing tingle's love balloon trip" was released in japan in 2009 as a sequel to freshly-picked tingle's rosy rupeeland. "hyrule warriors", a crossover game combining the setting of nintendo's "the legend of zelda" series and the gameplay of tecmo koei's "dynasty warriors" series, was announced for the wii u video game system in december 2013 and was released in north america in september 2014. "hyrule warriors legends", a version for the nintendo 3ds containing more content and gameplay modifications, was released in march 2016. to commemorate the launch of the my nintendo loyalty program in march 2016, nintendo released "my nintendo picross: the legend of zelda: twilight princess", a picross puzzle game developed by jupiter for download to the nintendo 3ds. "cadence of hyrule" is an officially licensed crossover of "zelda" with "crypt of the necrodancer", developed by brace yourself games, to be released on the switch in mid 2019.
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