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The Legend of Zelda Turns 25

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-dangerous-to-go-alone-take-this dept.

harrymcc writes "The Legend of Zelda originated 25 years ago today, when Nintendo released the original game for its Famicom console in Japan on February 21st, 1986. Benj Edwards is celebrating with a look at some of the franchise's odder sidelights, from a version broadcast by satellite to the unexpected true story of where the game got its name." If you're in the mood for more nostalgia, 1Up has a collection of articles delving into the past two and a half decades of Zelda. And since it's cool, here's a link (sorry) to a guy who hacked an oscilloscope to display Gameboy games, using 1993's Link's Awakening as a demonstration.

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  1. Zelda on philips CD-i by mehtars · · Score: 5, Funny
    Wow-- they completely missed out on the CD-i games.

    Boy were those bad.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i_games_from_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series

  2. A quarter-century of corrupting our youth... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Playing The Legend of Zelda sent me down the path to a depraved life of home invasion and malicious destruction of pottery...