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Happy Birthday Zelda! 20 years old today

The Legend of Zelda was first released on the Famicon in Japan on February 21st, 1986, twenty years ago today. Defying categorization at the time of its release, it included elements from puzzle, action-adventure and role-playing games and featured an innovative save-game feature when previously games had used password based systems. When Twilight Princess is eventually released, there will be a total of ten core games in the Zelda franchise.

What's your most memorable encounter with Link and his quest to save Princess Zelda from the clutches of evil Ganon?

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