The Legend of Zelda series was principally inspired by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto's explorations of forests and rural villages near his childhood home. Miyamoto sought to create "miniature gardens" for players to explore in each Zelda game. The games feature a mix of puzzles, action, adventure, exploration, and quests. Players traverse an overworld and interact with characters to gain items and advice to complete dungeon labyrinths. The series takes place in the fantasy land of Hyrule, which has a deep history revealed over many game releases. Its main characters are the hero Link, Princess Zelda, and the antagonist Ganondorf. The Legend of Zelda franchise

1. The Legend of Zelda

2. Inspiration
• Principally inspired by Japanese game designer, Shigeru
Miyamoto's, explorations as a young boy in the hillsides
surrounding his childhood home where he ventured into
forests with secluded lakes, caves, and rural villages
• Miyamoto has referred to the creation of the Zelda games
as an attempt to bring to life a "miniature garden" for
players to play with in each game of the series
• Shigeru Miyamoto used the name "Zelda" from American
novelist Zelda Fitzgerald

3. Game play
The games feature a
mixture of
puzzles, action, adve
nture/battle game
play, exploration, an
d questing.
• Every game in the
main Zelda series has
consisted of three
principal areas:
– an over world in which
movement is
multidirectional, allowing
the player some degree of
freedom of action
– areas of interaction with
other characters in which the
player gains special items or
advice
– dungeons, areas of
labyrinthine layout, usually
underground, comprising a

4. • The series takes place in a fantasy
land called Hyrule
– it has developed a deep history and wide geography
over the serie’s many releases
• Much of the back story of the creation of Hyrule
was revealed in the games A Link to the
Past, Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight
Princess, and Skyward Sword
• Hyrule's principal inhabitants are elfin
humanoids called Hylians
Setting

5. • Link
– the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda series. He
holds the triforce of courage.
• Princess Zelda
– the princess of Hyrule and the guardian of
the Triforce of Wisdom.
• Ganondorf
– the main antagonist and the final boss in the
majority of Zelda games. He possesses the triforce of
power.
Characters

6. Reception and legacy
• The franchise has sold over 67.93 million copies by
2011,with the original The Legend of Zelda being the
fourth best selling NES game of all time
• Ranked as the 64th top game (collectively) by Next
Generation in 1996.
• According to British film magazine Empire, with "the
most vividly-realised world and the most varied game-
play of any title on any console, Zelda is a solid bet
for the best game series ever."
The Legend of Zelda series has
received outstanding levels of
acclaim from critics and the
public .

7. Image Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Triforce.svg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Navi_(The_Legen
• http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/File:Heart_Container_
• http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Treasure_Chest?file=S
• http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Search?file=D