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When writing the story and setting of the first two The Legend of Zelda games, Takashi Tezuka was inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" high fantasy book series.
Club Nintendo April 1996 Issue (Page 72):
https://archive.org/details/ClubNintendo1996German/page/n35/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/ClubNintendo1996German/page/n35/mode/1up
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The bottom-left corner of the overworld features a miniaturized version of the map from The Legend of Zelda, revealing that the entire first game takes place in one small part of the second game's overworld.
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The Infamous "I am Error" quote is actually his name, the other man you can find there, "Bagu", is Japanese for bug. This was likely an inside joke, making them "Bug" and "Error".
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On the game over screen, a silhouette of Ganon is displayed along with the sound of him laughing. This laugh was taken (and slightly altered) from Punch-Out!!, where it was used as Soda Popinski's laugh whenever he wins by knock out.
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The Famicom Disk System release uses different battle music than that of the cartridge release for the NES. The reason for this change is unknown. The song was eventually remixed and used as the mini-boss theme in The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap.
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Thus far Zelda II is the only official side-scrolling Zelda game. Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon were also side-scroller Zelda games for the Phillip's CD-I but these games are not considered official Zelda titles by Nintendo.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the only game in the The Legend of Zelda series, excluding spin-offs, without the word "The Legend of-" in the title. It is also the only numerical sequel (marked by the roman numeral "II") in the Zelda franchise.
However, in the Japanese release, the game does have the prefix of "The Legend of".
However, in the Japanese release, the game does have the prefix of "The Legend of".
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In the Japanese version of Saria Town, one of the graves in the town reads "The Hero Loto rests here." This is a reference to the Dragon Quest hero.
The first Final Fantasy game had a similar grave in the town of Elfheim. The grave reads "Here Lies Link".
The first Final Fantasy game had a similar grave in the town of Elfheim. The grave reads "Here Lies Link".
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The Sages in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are named after the towns in this game (in Zelda chronology however, the towns were named after the Sages).
These towns are Rauru, Ruto, Saria, Mido, Nabooru, and Darunia. However, Mido is not a sage.
These towns are Rauru, Ruto, Saria, Mido, Nabooru, and Darunia. However, Mido is not a sage.
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It's possible to get past locked doors without keys by using the fairy spell and flying through the keyhole.
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