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'The Legend of Zelda' is a fantasy fiction game franchise.
It was created by Japanese creators like Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. The game was published and advertised by Nintendo.
'The Legend of Zelda' is the story of Link whose main motive is to save Princess Zelda. He also has the responsibility of saving the kingdom of Hyrule from the hands of Ganondorf also known as the Dark Lord or the Great King of Evil.
After its launch in 1986, the Zelda Franchise became one of Nintendo's favorite franchises and world-renowned. More than 75 copies of the game have been sold worldwide and some of the phases of the game have been recognized as the best of all time.
To know more facts about the game, keep on reading the article.
Zelda Facts And Secrets
Even though the video game was released a long time back, there are still some facts and secrets that players have missed to notice.
Nintendo started developing Zelda and Mario at the same time. So you can see some common borrowed elements from each of the games. The fire bar was a creation of Zelda while the Piranha plant came from Mario.
The outfit of Link, the long cap, and the green clothes resemble the outfit of Walt Disney's Peter Pan, the boy who never grows old.
Usually, in most of the games, Link holds the sword in his left hand. This is because Link is usually left-handed in the games.
When you reach the second quest in the original Legend of Zelda game, you will realize that the first five dungeons from the second quest spell Z-E-L-D-A.
Legend of Zelda's main theme was inspired by Ravel's Bolero but then was ultimately scrapped off at the last minute after realizing the song was still fighting copyright issues.
The game 'Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' was developed to be a first-person game at first but since the players loved the character of Link so much, they scrapped the idea. Alter all, Link has been a big part of the video game.
Nintendo decided to make a Legend of Zelda game that would be quite different from the previous games and released 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' in March 2017. It was a risk but it paid off when the game caused a huge ripple in the gaming world.
Robin Williams was a big fan of this game series. He named his daughter Zelda after the titular princess.
In the US version of the game 'Final Fantasy', you can find the grave of Edrick, the hero of Dragon Warrior, buried in Elfheim. However, in the original Japanese version, the grave belongs to Link which was probably Ganon's final fantasy.
Characteristics Of Zelda Facts
'The Legend of Zelda' might be one of the most popular franchises by Nintendo games around the world. It was inspired by the explorations of Shigeru Miyamoto as a young boy in hillsides, caves, and forests.
Many adept gamers are informed about the main character of the Zelda series Link while the non-gamers confuse the lead role with the titular princess Zelda.
The popular Japanese creator Shigeru Miyamoto who developed the famous 'Super Mario Brothers' and 'Donkey Kong' franchises also created 'The Legend of Zelda' franchise.
'The Legend of Zelda' was ahead of its time since the video game mainly focused on exploration and completion rather than encouraging gamers to achieve high scores. It was a unique gaming concept at that time.
'The Legend of Zelda' was the only NES game to have a gold cartridge. The game and its sequels were so unique that they had gold packaging.
Chronologically, the first Zelda sequel was one of the last ones. The first two sequels took place in an alternate universe where Link failed to defeat Gonan.
This makes 'The Skyward Sword' the first game of the entire series chronologically.
The name Link has an inner meaning. It referred to the link between the past and the future. Although the players did not see the time loop till 'Ocarina of Time', the developers had the idea from the start.
The original game can be beaten in under 30 minutes. The world record for the speedrun time for 'The Legend of Zelda' is 28 minutes.
To play the entire game in only 30 mins you have to exploit a glitch on the side of the developers of Zelda.
Each dungeon in 'The Legend of Zelda' was in the shape of its name.
Influence On Boys & Girls
The series of Zelda games had a great influence on boys and girls associated with gaming. Multiple members of the industry shared how the series impacted them.
The original Zelda concept has also been featured in the media. The Zelda comic shorts were adapted into a few American TV series, print media, music, potential films, and board games. This Nintendo game acted as an inspiration for developing several other popular games of the future.
The founder of the Rockstar Games and director of 'Grand Theft Auto', Dan Houser said that Zelda helped act as an inspiration for him to develop the iconic game 'Grand Theft Auto' or 'GTA' and several other 3D games.
Sam Houser said in an interview that Zelda heavily influenced the 'GTA' series, and made a connection between 'Grand Theft Auto III', 'The Legend of Zelda', and the movie 'Goodfellas'.
Amy Hennig, the director of 'Uncharted' and 'Soul Reaver' cited the influence of Zelda through the 'Legacy of Kain' series. She cited Ocarina of Time's influence on 'Soul Reaver' and a link to the past's influence on 'Blood Omen'.
Chris Roberts cited the influence of Zelda on his action-roleplay game, 'Times of Lore'.
The creator of 'Souls', Hidetaka Miyazaki claimed that Zelda became a rulebook for all futuristic 3D action games.
Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Studios was highly inspired by 'Twighlight Princess'. He used it as an influence for his fable series.
The popular series of 'Assassins of Creed' was also influenced by Zelda. Raphel Lacoste, the creator of 'Prince of Persia' cited 'The Wind Waker' as an influence on 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Fag'.
'The Witcher' series also cited its influence from Zelda. 'Majora's Mask' acted as the major influence for Alex Hall's web serial, Ben Drowned, and web series.
The 'Final Fantasy' series cited 'Ocarina of Time' as one of its influences.
FAQs
Q: Is Zelda a boy or a girl?
A: Zelda is always depicted as a girl. She was the princess of Hyrule in all Zelda games. There has been no male reincarnation of princess Zelda as of yet.
Q: What makes Zelda so special?
A: The Zelda games are a combination of innovative yet simple combats, dungeons, quirky characters, and humor. All these aspects make the game special.
Q: What is Zelda based on?
A: Despite being created in Japan, the character of Princess Zelda was based on a native Alabaman. According to Miyamoto, the inspiration for Zelda came from Zelda Fitzgerald, a renowned novelist, and pro-feminist.
Q: Who voices Zelda in BOTW?
A: The character of Zelda is voiced by the Canadian actress Patricia Summersett in 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'.
Q: When was 'The Legend of Zelda' released?
A: 'The Legend of Zelda', the first game of the series was released on February 21, 1986, in Japan.
Q: How tall is Zelda?
A: Zelda is 5 ft 6 in (167.64 cm) tall, she has always been taller than Link in all the parts.
Q: How to shield surf in Zelda?
A: To do a shield surf in Zelda you must be equipped with a shield first and be positioned preferably near a downward sloping terrain.
Q: What is the best Zelda game?
A: 'The Ocarina of Time' is the most common recommendation. However, the most successful Zelda game is 'Breath of the Wild'. It has managed to be the best-selling Zelda game ever and it continues to grow.
Q: How many legends of Zelda games are there?
A: The Zelda franchise consists of 27 games including all types of original titles, makes, and ports.
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