The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D4
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Released	February 21, 1986 July 29, 1987 November 27, 1987
Genre(s)	Action-Adventure
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System Family Computer Disk System Nintendo Gamecube Game Boy Advance Virtual Console Nintendo 3DS
Article on Zelda Wiki	The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説, Zeruda no Densetsu) is the first game in The Legend of Zelda series, designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in 1986 in Japan and then released in North America and Europe in 1987.

Super Smash Bros. series

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Screenshot of the Masterpiece in Brawl.

Link, the hero of the game and the entire series, is a playable character in all four Smash titles. Also, Princess Zelda, who was also in this game, became a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and was playable in all games afterwards. In addition, the Melee enemies Octorok and Like Like first appeared in this game. The game is also available as a playable masterpiece in Brawl.

All four Smash titles also feature the overworld theme of this game. Additionally, Super Smash Bros. Brawl features the overworld theme and a song that mixes the title screen theme and the theme used in the dungeons.