The Legend of Zelda is a 1986 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System, the first game in the Legend of Zelda series. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, it centers on an elf-like boy named Link, who must collect the eight fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom to rescue Princess Zelda from Ganon, controlling Link from a top-down perspective while navigating the overworld and dungeons, collecting weapons, defeating enemies and uncovering secrets. It was designed and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, developed alongside Super Mario Bros.
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The Legend of Zelda is a 1986 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System
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The Legend of Zelda was released in Japan as a launch game for the Family Computer Disk System on February 21, 1986
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The Legend of Zelda is a 1986 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System.
Created By: Shigeru Miyamoto, Article lead sentence
It was designed and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, being in development alongside Super Mario Bros., which was released on September 13, 1985.
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