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Nintendo celebrates Legend of Zelda silver anniversary

Happy Birthday, Link

Twenty-five years ago today, The Legend of Zelda hit shelves in Japan and one of the most popular game franchises of all time was born.

The Legend of Zelda

Long before a link was popularised as a clickable internet shortcut, it was also the name of a loveable character on the NES. A quarter of a century and 15 titles later, Link continues to thrive in a heavily-populated gaming culture. Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008 claims The Legend of Zelda is the highest-rated title of all time.

What is it about rescuing princesses?

Last year saw the silver anniversary of Super Mario Bros, which in turn generated anniversary editions of the Wii and re-releases of the SNES classics.

While a similar notion hasn't been announced for The Legend of Zelda, we can at least look forward to Ocarina of Time 3D coming to Nintendo's next handheld sometime this year.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

Right, who's next? Metroid's birthday isn't far behind. Getting old? ®

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