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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Nintendo R&D4 · 1987
- Dimension
- 2D
- Rendering
- Pixel art
- Colors
- WhiteBlueBrownBlackGrayOrangeGreenYellowTealExport palette ↓
- Shading
- Flat / Unlit, Dithered shading
- Pixel details
- 8-bit, Dithering
- Palette
- Limited palette, Vibrant
About
An action RPG set in Hyrule, following Link's quest to obtain the Triforce of Courage and awaken a sleeping Princess Zelda. It combines an overhead world map with side-scrolling combat and experience-based character advancement.
Art style
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987, Nintendo R&D4) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling / top-down view. Its look is built from flat/unlit shading and dithered shading. The palette is limited and vibrant.
Palette 12 colors
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Details
- Release
- Original release · NES / Famicom
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D4
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- 1987-01-14 Japan, Famicom Disk System
- Platforms
- Famicom Disk System
- Also known as
- リンクの冒険 (Japan)
Rinku no Bōken (Japan)
The Legend of Zelda 2: Link no Bōken (Japan)
Zelda II (International)
The Adventure of Link (International) - Credits
- Kazunobu Shimizu Designer (credited as Isshin)
Tadashi Sugiyama Director (credited as Sugiyan)
Yasuhisa Yamamura Director (credited as Yamahen)
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer (credited as Miyahon) - Links
- official · wikipedia · mobygames
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