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#partylikeits1986 To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the Legend of Zelda, some artists have got together and run a little competition paying homage to the classic series. More »

#screengrab Link finally encounters a temple he can't conquer: the Temple of Doom. By Dan Hipp. More »

#fanart In celebration of Zelda's 25th anniversary, Salvador Ramirez Madriz created a rad illustration of the princess in her younger years. More »

#nintendo This is the city of Lethbridge, one of the largest in Alberta, Canada, circa 1987. It is amazing. More »

#zelda The Legend Of Zelda takes place in a fantasy kingdom, and no fantasy kingdom would be complete without an exquisite, elaborate map to chart its regions. More »

#totalrecall You think Nintendo characters, and you think kid's stuff. Big eyes, cute haircuts, cuddly creations that couldn't scare a baby. But there is one character the company created that, even as an adult, scares the crap out of me. More »

#totalrecall If you want to get canonical, Skyward Sword will be the 14th game in the Legend of Zelda series. But it's not the 14th Zelda game ever made. Not when you count these spin-off games! More »

#totalrecall If you ever need a reference point for how ferocious - and some would argue unnecessarily so - Zelda fans can be about their beloved franchise, one need only look at a public showcase Nintendo held in the year 2000. More »

#fanart Carlos Lerma illustrated another great fan art piece to celebrate Zelda's 25th Anniversary. Navi: "Hey,Listen!" More »

#totalrecall Over the past 25 years, not every single Legend of Zelda game has been made by Nintendo. Some were developed by Capcom, and are outstanding in their own right! And some were made by other people, and are supposed abominations. More »

#totalrecall Nearly every single Legend of Zelda video game is revered, if not as an all-time classic, then at least as a pretty good/good/great game. The franchise's one major departure onto TV screens? It was not good. Not at all. More »

#art Japanese artist ag+ has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda in the best possible way: with one of the most amazing pieces of fan art you will ever see. More »

We're wishing a happy 25th birthday today to one of gaming's seminal works: The Legend of Zelda. On February 1, 1986, Nintendo released the game in Japan, and since then we've all hunted down keys, slashed monsters with Master Swords, and bought bombs from random old men. The series has spanned more than 15 games, countless comics and spin-offs, and even -- excuuuse me princess -- a TV series.

You've got a few options for celebration: Maybe make a Triforce cake to eat, browse through this gallery of Zelda oddities or this video retrospective series, or watch the TV shows, all available on Hulu. Us? We'll be watching old Zelda commercials on YouTube. In the wise words of the rapping nerd, "It's The Legend of Zelda, and it's really rad."

#art Pixel artist Jude Buffum mixes terrariums with the familiar flora and fauna of Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Castlevania, illustrating what's required to keep a Hylian fairy and Piranha Plant alive at home. More »

#totalrecall Twenty-five years ago today, an ambitious title was released in Japan that would, in time, become one of the biggest and most important franchises in video game history. More »

The 25 ways Link's original adventure is still making a lasting impact today.