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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
''The Legend of Zelda'' was paramount in establishing the Action-Adventure genre.{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120221032934/http://azubu.com:80/board_view/articles/board_id/10000000001533/re_url/game_info/keyword_id/10000000020 Azubu: Games That Were Genre Pioneers]}} Several games in the late 80s and | ''The Legend of Zelda'' was paramount in establishing the Action-Adventure genre.{{Ref|[https://web.archive.org/web/20120221032934/http://azubu.com:80/board_view/articles/board_id/10000000001533/re_url/game_info/keyword_id/10000000020 Azubu: Games That Were Genre Pioneers]}} Several games in the late 80s and 90s replicated the formula with games even today being referred to as being Zelda-like or Zelda-clones. Some games such as 3D Dot Game Heroes have been cited as being almost exact replicas of the Zelda series.{{Ref|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/13/just-how-zelda-like-is-3d-dot-game-heroes Just How Zelda-like is 3D Dot Game Heroes?]}} All development versions of subsequent 3D Zelda games have used A as the sword button, despite the fact that B is always used as the sword button in release versions. | ||
The original ''The Legend of Zelda'' started the Legend of Zelda, a series that has lasted over 25 years and featured over 20 games, including the various side stories and multiplayer games, while selling over 60 million games as of 2011.{{Ref|[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/the-legend-of-zelda-launches-today-check-out-our-review/1 April 2011: Legend of Zelda Series 62 Million Games Sold]}} | The original ''The Legend of Zelda'' started the Legend of Zelda, a series that has lasted over 25 years and featured over 20 games, including the various side stories and multiplayer games, while selling over 60 million games as of 2011.{{Ref|[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/the-legend-of-zelda-launches-today-check-out-our-review/1 April 2011: Legend of Zelda Series 62 Million Games Sold]}} | ||