The Legend of Zelda

1986

Videogame
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Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom in order to rescue Princess Zelda from the antagonist, Ganon. During the course of the game, the player sees Link from a top-down perspective and must navigate him through the overworld and several dungeons, defeating enemies and finding secrets along the way.

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Production dates
1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

igdb-1022

Formats/platforms

Wii U

Wii

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Game Boy Advance

Nintendo 3DS

Family Computer Disk System

Nintendo GameCube

Subject categories

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Single player

IGDB

1022

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