The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)
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The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) is a pioneering action-adventure title for the Nintendo Entertainment System that introduced open-world exploration, puzzle-filled dungeons, and many core elements of the long-running Zelda franchise.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) canonical | 2 |
| The Legend of Zelda (1986) | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda (1986) manual | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5080414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) Context triple: [Link, firstAppearance, The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)]
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a critically acclaimed 1991 action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that helped define the Zelda series with its expansive overworld, parallel Dark World, and puzzle-filled dungeons.
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a critically acclaimed action-adventure game for the Nintendo 64, renowned for pioneering 3D gameplay and storytelling in the Zelda series.
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The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is a long-running and influential action-adventure video game series centered on exploration, puzzle-solving, and heroic quests in the fantasy land of Hyrule.
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Zelda
Zelda was an American socialite, novelist, and painter best known as the charismatic and troubled wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald and a symbol of the Jazz Age.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a side-scrolling action-adventure role-playing game in The Legend of Zelda series, known for its higher difficulty and RPG-style leveling system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) Target entity description: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) is a pioneering action-adventure title for the Nintendo Entertainment System that introduced open-world exploration, puzzle-filled dungeons, and many core elements of the long-running Zelda franchise.
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A.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a critically acclaimed 1991 action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that helped define the Zelda series with its expansive overworld, parallel Dark World, and puzzle-filled dungeons.
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B.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a critically acclaimed action-adventure game for the Nintendo 64, renowned for pioneering 3D gameplay and storytelling in the Zelda series.
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C.
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is a long-running and influential action-adventure video game series centered on exploration, puzzle-solving, and heroic quests in the fantasy land of Hyrule.
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Zelda
Zelda was an American socialite, novelist, and painter best known as the charismatic and troubled wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald and a symbol of the Jazz Age.
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E.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a side-scrolling action-adventure role-playing game in The Legend of Zelda series, known for its higher difficulty and RPG-style leveling system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nintendo Entertainment System game
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action-adventure game ⓘ single-player video game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| artist | Yoshiki Okamoto ⓘ |
| character |
Ganon
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Princess Zelda ⓘ |
| composer | Koji Kondo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designer |
Shigeru Miyamoto
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Takashi Tezuka ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo ⓘ |
| director |
Shigeru Miyamoto
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Takashi Tezuka ⓘ |
| ESRBRating | E for Everyone ⓘ |
| feature |
inventory-based item progression
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non-linear gameplay ⓘ open-world exploration ⓘ overworld and dungeon structure ⓘ puzzle-filled dungeons ⓘ save system using battery-backed memory ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1986-02-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ⓘ |
| genre | action-adventure ⓘ |
| influenced |
action-adventure genre
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open-world game design ⓘ |
| introducedElement |
Ganon as the primary antagonist
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Hyrule as a recurring setting ⓘ Link as the series protagonist ⓘ Princess Zelda as a central character ⓘ Triforce ⓘ bombable walls and hidden secrets ⓘ heart container health system ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Link ⓘ |
| mode | single-player ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing core conventions of The Legend of Zelda series
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pioneering open-world exploration on consoles ⓘ |
| objective |
assemble the Triforce of Wisdom
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defeat Ganon ⓘ rescue Princess Zelda ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalPlatform |
Family Computer Disk System
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linked to:
Famicom Disk System
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| platform |
Family Computer Disk System
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Game Boy Advance ⓘ GameCube ⓘ
linked to:
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ Nintendo Switch Online ⓘ Virtual Console ⓘ |
| producer | Shigeru Miyamoto ⓘ |
| programmer | Toru Osawa ⓘ |
| publisher | Nintendo ⓘ |
| publisherRegion |
Europe
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North America ⓘ |
| series | The Legend of Zelda ⓘ |
| setting | Hyrule ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) Description of subject: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game) is a pioneering action-adventure title for the Nintendo Entertainment System that introduced open-world exploration, puzzle-filled dungeons, and many core elements of the long-running Zelda franchise.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)
linked to: The Legend of Zelda (1986 video game)