25 years of Zelda and Nintendo systems (photos)
Summary: Here's a look back at a quarter century's worth of innovations in game design and Nintendo gear brought to life by The Legend of Zelda franchise.
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 1992
As the first SNES cartridge with 8-megabit (1MB) of memory rather than just 4, The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past was particularly rich in graphics and mechanics in this prequel to the franchise. Although the game reverted back to the overhead perspective of the original, this iteration pioneered Link's ability to travel between parallel universes (Hyrule was the Light World; the Sacred Realm became the Dark World once Ganon got hold of the Triforce), and debuted helpful items like the hookshot.
Caption: Gloria Sin
Photo Credit: Nintendo
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