1What Is The Legend of Zelda Released in North America in 1987 Th e Legend of Zelda marked an important moment in the history of video games It showed that a game with a real sense of exploration and adventure could be enjoyed even on a game console as simple as the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System Players took on the role of Link exploring the open world of Hyrule fi ghting monsters discovering secrets using tools solving puzzles and getting lost in a video game experience 4 This book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Nintendo of America Inc and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only
The Legendary World of Zelda unlike anything before it Hyrule felt alive and Link’s journey felt important even though there wasn’t much of a story Th e game led to many sequels and each has changed the way video games are designed up to this day Nearly every successful modern video game designer points to Th e Legend of Zelda as an infl uence and there’s a good reason why Th e Legend of Zelda is one of the best video games ever made The Development Shigeru Miyamoto is credited as Zelda’s creator and oft en said the exploration of the woods and caves near his childhood home as a boy was the primary inspiration for the This book is not authorized sponsored endorsed or licensed by Nintendo of America Inc and other company names and or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and are used for identifi cation purposes only 5
