The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is a fantasy action-adventure video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, developed by Nintendo, incorporating action-adventure and action RPG elements.

The main protagonist is Link, an elf character, a hero on a quest to save Hyrule, and other countries, from the evil clutches of Ganon, his minions and other villains. The hero sets to adventure on the quest obtaining items that will help his adventure, including bows, bombs, hookshots and boomerangs. His main weapon is the sword, and usually, in the middle of its quest, he finds the Master Sword, the sword of evil bane. During his quest he saves the princess of the kingdom, Princess Zelda and other maidens from the evil's clutch. The original game was released in 1986, and the series has been released on all of Nintendo's major consoles, spanning 19 main entries, and several spin-offs and cameos.

References to The Legend of Zelda in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 20 433 "Gone Maggie Gone" When Bart turns Springfield into Hell, the swirling whirlpool above the church is similar to how Hyrule Castle turned into Ganon's Castle after Ganon takes over in the future in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. 25 549 "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting" Professor Frink is dressed as Link coming outside of Well-Hung-Over's. 29 619 "The Serfsons" Dr. Hibbert is selling potions. The potions and their effect reflect the ones in all the games: a Red Potion (restores health) for 20 rupees a Green Potion (restores Magic) for 30 rupees a Blue Potion (restores both) for 100 rupees Rupee is the currency in almost all of the games. 30 656 "E My Sports" One of the games shown after the electricity cuts out is a game resembling The Legend of Zelda, expecially the Breath of the Wild 2d prototype.

Games

Picture Game Reference The Simpsons Game In the level "Enter the Cheatrix", Bart will sometimes say, "I hope we get to meet Zelda! ZELDA!". In the level "NeverQuest": Homer's outfit is a reference to Link. Marge's outfit is a reference to Princess Zelda. The pointy ears are a reference to the Hylian race having pointy ears. The chests which contain different items are references to the ones also feautured in The Legend of Zelda.

External links

• Official website
• The Legend of Zelda at Wikipedia

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