The History of Zelda

A recent article posted on IGN details a history of the Legend of Zelda series. It starts with the foundations of the earliest Zelda title and goes right up to the present day situation with Skyward Sword. Particularly interesting is the first part, which shows us just how unique the free roaming world of Zelda was back in those days compared to other games. Many games in the late 1980's were side-scrolling, or at least they told the player where to go in a straightforward way. The original Legend of Zelda game challenged this.