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Voiced by Jimmy Whetzel:
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Animated by Edgar Nielsen:
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Transcript:

1985 saw the world completely enthralled in Nintendo's groundbreaking Super Mario Brothers, but its designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, was already hard at work on what would become his next masterpiece: The Legend of Zelda.

Inspired by his childhood experiences of exploring forests and caves, Miyamoto teamed up with Takashi Tezuka to create a game that would impart a sense of freedom and wonder to the player - the complete opposite of Super Mario which relied heavily on high scores and arcade-style gameplay. So along with an expansive overworld and cryptic dungeons, Miyamoto made Zelda a non-linear game that lacked clear instruction, forcing confused and frustrated gamers to communicate in order to solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and uncover every heart container - a scheme that added to the mystique of Link's adventure

Yet, with all its innovations, the Legend of Zelda still had one last revolutionary feature packed into the cartridge: game saving. Zelda was the first home-console game to have a battery-powered backup to record progress which encouraged gamers to play beyond failure or death - it was a proper 'adventure' in every sense of the word, and one that you could return to at any time at that. Glazed in gold, The Legend of Zelda sold 6.5 million units and was an instant hit. But beyond sales and critical acclaim, Miyamoto and his team single-handedly defined the action-adventure genre and ushered in what many consider the modern era of gaming. The rest is history.

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Check out the most popular Lore videos below. This list features Lore's awesome format's "Fast Facts" and "Lore in a minute" specifically covering our most popular games including: Evolve, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Crash Bandicoot, The Binding of Issac: Rebirth, Five Nights at Freddy's, Flappy Bird, Don't Starve, Binding of Isaac, Portal, and Half-Life.

Evolve - Fast Facts with Dodger
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Lore in a minute
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Crash Bandicoot - Lore in a minute
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - Lore in a minute
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Five Nights at Freddy's - Lore in a minute
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Flappy Bird - Lore in a minute
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Don't Starve - Fast Facts with Dodger
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Binding of Isaac - Fast Facts with Dodger
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Portal - Lore in a minute
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Half-Life - Lore in a minute
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Thanks for watching Lore! Lore (aka Lore in a minute) is a leading video game industry animated cartoon video series that provides backstory to your favorite video games. Lore is connected to Polaris and The Game Station. Both Lore in a minute and Fast Facts formats help explain the history of video game development while often tying it to video game console inventions and video game industry evolving technology. Lore brings all this together in the context of your favorite video games. Using entertaining animation and cartoons Lore makes learning about your favorite games and video game culture super fun! Be sure to check out many of Lore’s most popular video game videos to learn more about the backstory and history of your favorite aspects of the gaming industry, game titles, inventions, and gaming consoles. Show less