Home > The Legend of Zelda Announced as a 2015 Video Game Hall of Fame Finalist
The 2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists have been announced. The Legend of Zelda has been included on the list as it started an iconic series and was the first NES game to sell more than a million copies as a stand-alone title. The inductees will be announced at The Strong museum on Thursday, June 4 at 10:30 a.m. Check out what they had to say about the game below.
The Legend of Zelda
Inspired by creator Shigeru Miyamoto’s childhood expeditions through woods and caves, The Legend of Zelda debuted in 1986 and popularized non-linear, open-world exploration games. As the first Nintendo Entertainment System game to sell more than a million copies as a stand-alone title, it became one of the most iconic games of the 1980s. It also became a staple of popular culture, spawning sequels, spin-offs, comic books, and a television series.
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Austin Dickson has been around the Zelda fandom for years. He started Link's Hideaway as a small personal project, which later turned into something of which he never thought possible. He enjoys writing articles, guides, walkthroughs, and developing the different Concealed Gaming network sites.
