{"id":5489,"date":"2022-08-21T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T15:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/talking-point-what-was-your-first-legend-of-zelda-game\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T15:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T15:14:37","slug":"talking-point-what-was-your-first-legend-of-zelda-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/talking-point-what-was-your-first-legend-of-zelda-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Was Your First Legend Of Zelda Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Links to the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Monday marked the 35th Anniversary of Metroid’s<\/a> release in North America for the NES, and we celebrated by compiling our “origins” stories for the franchise<\/a>. This time, it’s The Legend of Zelda’s<\/a> turn, with the debut title also celebrating its 35th Anniversary in North America tomorrow (22nd August). It’s kind of crazy to think that Metroid and The Legend of Zelda came out so close to one another!<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda is arguably Nintendo’s most important franchise, garnering critical acclaim amongst both media and the public for its vast scale, charming cast of characters, and awesome gear-based gameplay. Despite remaining consistently excellent for most of its lifetime, Nintendo gave the franchise an extra boost in 2017 with the launch of Breath of the Wild<\/a>, undoubtedly one of the most influential games of the last decade – if not all time.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Talking Point: What Was Your First Legend Of Zelda Game?<\/p>\n

Links to the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Monday marked the 35th Anniversary of Metroid’s<\/a> release in North America for the NES, and we celebrated by compiling our “origins” stories for the franchise<\/a>. This time, it’s The Legend of Zelda’s<\/a> turn, with the debut title also celebrating its 35th Anniversary in North America tomorrow (22nd August). It’s kind of crazy to think that Metroid and The Legend of Zelda came out so close to one another!<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda is arguably Nintendo’s most important franchise, garnering critical acclaim amongst both media and the public for its vast scale, charming cast of characters, and awesome gear-based gameplay. Despite remaining consistently excellent for most of its lifetime, Nintendo gave the franchise an extra boost in 2017 with the launch of Breath of the Wild<\/a>, undoubtedly one of the most influential games of the last decade – if not all time.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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