January 14, 1987 · Game
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987)
Sequel to The Legend of Zelda released January 14, 1987 on the Famicom Disk System. The NES version reached North America on December 1, 1988.
Zelda II added side-scrolling and role-playing elements. A ROM chip shortage delayed Western releases by nearly two years.
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Facts
- Date
- January 14, 1987
- Kind
- Game: Action RPG
- Maker or publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D4
- Platforms
- Famicom Disk System, NES
- Genre
- Action RPG
- Players
- 1
- Format
- Disk card / cartridge
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- The Legend of Zelda (sequel, 1986)
- Famicom Disk System (ran on, 1986)
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