<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> The Legend of Zelda is an action - adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka . 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 (seeing Link from a top - down perspective) navigates throughout the overworld and several dungeons, defeating enemies and uncovering secrets along the way . </P> <P> The first game of The Legend of Zelda series, it was originally released in Japan as a launch title for the Family Computer Disk System peripheral in 1986 . More than a year later, North America and Europe received releases on the Nintendo Entertainment System in cartridge format, being the first home console title to include an internal battery for saving data . This version was later released in Japan in 1994 under the title The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda 1 . The game was ported to the GameCube and Game Boy Advance, and is available via the Virtual Console on the Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U . It was also as one of 20 games included within the NES Classic system, and is featured debuting among NES Switch Online's library of titles . </P> <P> The Legend of Zelda was a bestseller for Nintendo, selling over 6.5 million copies . It is often featured in lists of games considered the greatest or most influential . A much different sequel for the same system, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, was first released in Japan less than a year after its predecessor . Eventually spawning many more successive titles and a number of spin - offs in over 30 years, the series has been established as among Nintendo's most popular and beloved . </P>

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