The Legend of Zelda (1986)
0.2851Canon Score · ranked #66 all time
Aggregated from 4 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
The Legend of Zelda is a video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, but some installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Flagship, Grezzo, and Tantalus Media. The series centers on the various incarnations of Link, a courageous young man of the elf-like Hylian race, and Princess Zelda, a princess within the bl
Why it ranks #66
Every list on which The Legend of Zelda appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #3 / 500 |
| TIME 50 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #7 / 50 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #58 / 300 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |