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Events on Friday 21 February 1986 1
1986The Legend of Zelda releasedNintendo launches the action-adventure franchise in JapanNintendo released The Legend of Zelda for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan, introducing an open, exploratory style of action-adventure game. The title and its save-game feature influenced console game design for decades afterward. It later launched internationally on the Nintendo Entertainment System.