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Can you believe that the Legend of Zelda video game series is now 34 years old?! The first game was released by Nintendo on February 21st 1986 in Japan with the US and European releases coming in August and November of the following year. The 2017 blockbuster "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!" which has already been acclaimed as one of the greatest video games of all time, is now the 19th release in the series.
The 20th game in the franchise has been announced, sequel to Breaath of the Wild.
Random facts:
Can you believe that the Legend of Zelda video game series is now 34 years old?! The first game was released by Nintendo on February 21st 1986 in Japan with the US and European releases coming in August and November of the following year. The 2017 blockbuster "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild!" which has already been acclaimed as one of the greatest video games of all time, is now the 19th release in the series.
The 20th game in the franchise has been announced, sequel to Breaath of the Wild.
Random facts:
- The fifth title in the series, "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" once held the Guinness World Record for being the highest rated video game ever.
- Did you know that Ocarina of Time was originally set only in Ganon's Castle? The game was supposed to work the same way Super Mario 64 did, by having Link traverse paintings to other worlds. The idea of the painting was kept, however, and used in the boss fight of the Forest Temple.
- Since the first Legend of Zelda game was released the main character Link has been left-handed. This is a nod to the game's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, favoring his left hand. The shape of the Nintendo Wii platform's controller design required players to use their right hands when playing the "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", "Skyward Sword," and "Breath of the Wild" but in the rest of the games Link is left handed.
- Did you know the first "The Legend of Zelda" has a subtitle in Japan as "The Hyrule Fantasy"
- Well EXUUUUUUUSEEEE ME PRINCESS! Did you know that The Legend of Zelda TV series existed in the 1980's?
- The shapes of 5 of the dungeons in the second quest of the first game were deliberately designed to spell out "ZELDA."
- Before the first The Legend of Zelda released in America, Nintendo had doubts it would be a success.
- The Legend of Zelda series has sold over 82 million units worldwide.
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