Zelda - The Best Game Ever Made!

The Legend of Zelda is a video game series that takes place in the fictional Kingdom of Hyrule. The protagonist of the series is Link, a young man who is destined in most of the games to save Hyrule. His primary goal in most games is to rescue the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda, from the clutches of the evil thief Ganondorf or his alter-ego, the dark beast Ganon. Some of the games feature different protagonists such as Navi the fairy, Ezlo the Minish Cap, or Midna, who serve as sidekicks throughout the course of the game, or different antagonists, such as Vaati the wind mage, the general of darkness Onox, or the ursuper king Zant.

The market of video games was in its infant stages back in the mid-80's, and a relatively small gaming company known as Nintendo, which had its origins in toys and card games, had just begun to make a run at the video game market, starting with small games that caught no interest.

It wasn't until they let the creative mind of Shigeru Miyamoto join the ranks of the R&D department that such classic franchises as Donkey Kong, Mario, and of course, Zelda, began to enter the scene.

Miyamoto wanted to create a game that challenges the gamers mind with puzzles and a rich atmosphere. He created The Legend of Zelda in February, 1986 (in Japan; released July 1987 in USA) for the Famicom Entertainment System (Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan) and it became an instant classic.

The game was set in a fantasy world and a young man dressed in green set out on an adventure to save the princess by recovering a mystical item known as the Triforce. The game started the series and introduced all the major elements known to all Zelda fans.

The instant success of the game sparked a sequel less than a year later.