In this special 40th-anniversary episode of Gaming Views, we take a "Level 9 Death Mountain Deep" dive into the pixelated origins of The Legend of Zelda.

From the shimmering "solid gold" plastic cartridges of 1987 to the frantic "figure it out or die" gameplay that dropped players into a field without a sword or a map.

We explore how a tiny 128kb file defined modern gaming, uncover the "happy accidents" that led to the creation of New Game Plus, the legal panic that almost silenced the iconic theme song and the bizarre original concept where Link was a time-traveling cyborg from the future.

Whether you're a lifelong Hylian hero or a newcomer who still thinks the "little elf dude" is named Zelda, grab your red potions—it's dangerous to go alone!

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