<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
platforming	O
elements	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
1987	O
—	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
and	O
seven	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
late	O
1988	O
,	O
almost	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
again	O
involving	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Link	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
fallen	O
under	O
a	O
sleeping	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
changed	O
with	O
the	O
2017	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
latest	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
overall	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
financial	O
success	O
and	O
introduced	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Link	O
's	O
"	O
magic	B-Application
meter	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Link	O
character	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
commonplace	O
in	O
future	O
Zelda	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
limited	O
lives	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
used	O
since	O
in	O
canonical	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
bearing	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
or	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
and	O
experience	O
system	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
especially	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
incorporates	O
a	O
strategic	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
proximity	O
continue	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
lives	O
,	O
an	O
experience	O
points	O
system	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
interaction	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
non-canonical	O
CD-i	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Link	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
,	O
no	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
includes	O
a	O
life	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
side	O
angle	O
is	O
occasionally	O
seen	O
in	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
entries	O
,	O
which	O
rely	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
installment	O
,	O
Link	O
gains	O
experience	O
points	O
to	O
upgrade	O
his	O
attack	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
life	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raising	O
a	O
life	O
level	O
will	O
decrease	O
the	O
damage	O
Link	O
receives	O
when	O
hit	O
,	O
raising	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
level	O
will	O
decrease	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
cost	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
raising	O
an	O
attack	O
level	O
will	O
strengthen	O
his	O
sword	O
's	O
offensive	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
four	O
Heart	O
Containers	O
and	O
four	O
Magic	B-Application
Containers	O
and	O
can	O
acquire	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
more	O
of	O
each	O
,	O
permanently	O
increasing	O
his	O
life	O
points	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
only	O
allow	O
Link	O
to	O
increase	O
his	O
strength	O
through	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
Heart	O
Containers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
has	O
a	O
dual-mode	O
dynamic	O
of	O
top-down	O
view	O
and	O
side-scrolling	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
has	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
combat	O
system	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
actively	O
used	O
items	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
features	O
eight	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
for	O
Link	O
to	O
use	O
during	O
action	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
spell	B-Application
is	O
learned	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
wise	O
man	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
towns	O
within	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
often	O
must	O
complete	O
side-quests	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
retrieving	O
lost	O
items	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
will	O
teach	O
him	O
their	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
items	O
are	O
necessary	O
for	O
advancing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Life	O
spell	B-Application
becomes	O
the	O
main	O
means	O
of	O
recovering	O
health	O
during	O
action	O
scenes	O
,	O
because	O
healing	O
Fairies	O
are	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
allows	O
storing	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
game	O
sessions	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
preserves	O
the	O
acquired	O
experience	O
levels	O
,	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
spellsbut	O
no	O
special	O
items	O
,	O
Heart	O
and	O
Magic	B-Application
containers	O
,	O
or	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
obtained	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
now-16-year-old	O
Link	O
notices	O
a	O
strange	O
mark	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
his	O
left	O
hand	O
,	O
exactly	O
like	O
the	O
crest	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impa	O
tells	O
Link	O
that	O
the	O
maiden	O
is	O
Zelda	O
(	O
not	O
the	O
Zelda	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
from	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	O
's	O
brother	O
tried	O
to	O
force	O
her	O
into	O
telling	O
their	O
recently	O
deceased	O
father	O
's	O
secrets	O
concerning	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Zelda	O
refused	O
to	O
reveal	O
its	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
prince	O
's	O
wizard	O
friend	O
,	O
in	O
anger	O
,	O
tried	O
to	O
strike	O
her	O
down	O
with	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	O
fell	O
under	O
a	O
powerful	O
sleeping	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
wizard	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
wildly	O
arcing	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prince	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
remorse	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
had	O
his	O
sister	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
tower	O
,	O
hoping	O
she	O
would	O
one	O
day	O
be	O
awakened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
open	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Great	O
Palace	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	I-Device
Courage	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
combined	O
Triforces	B-Device
can	O
awaken	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
then	O
claims	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	I-Device
Courage	I-Device
and	O
returns	O
to	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
triangles	O
unite	O
into	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Link	O
's	O
wish	O
awakens	O
Zelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
co-creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
fundamentally	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
had	O
two	O
directors	O
:	O
Tadashi	O
Sugiyama	O
and	O
Yasuhisa	O
Yamamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugiyama	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
"	O
Sugiyan	O
"	O
as	O
his	O
first	B-Application
major	O
project	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
Yamamura	O
is	O
credited	O
with	O
his	O
nickname	O
"	O
Yamahen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
FDS	O
)	O
before	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
delayed	O
products	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
release	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Western	O
audience	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
delay	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
1990	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Zelda	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
FDS	O
version	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
earlier	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
obvious	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
features	O
the	O
silhouette	O
of	O
Ganon	O
from	O
the	O
chest	O
up	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
Game	O
Over/Return	O
of	O
Ganon	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
FDS	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
is	O
a	O
plain	O
black	O
screen	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
Return	O
of	O
Ganon/The	O
End	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
additional	O
sound	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
conversion	O
lost	O
some	O
musical	O
elements	O
,	O
especially	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leveling	O
up	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
on	O
the	O
FDS	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
saved	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
disk	O
will	O
only	O
let	O
the	O
attributes	O
levels	O
go	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
whatever	O
is	O
set	O
the	O
lowestfor	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
Life	O
is	O
at	O
5	O
,	O
Strength	O
is	O
at	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
Magic	B-Application
is	O
at	O
1	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
will	O
save	O
all	O
as	O
level	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2003	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
disc	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intro	O
text	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
read	O
"	O
third	O
Triforce	B-Device
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
No.3	O
Triforce	B-Device
"	O
and	O
the	O
copyright	O
date	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
read	O
"	O
1987	O
–	O
2004	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
100th	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
:	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
text	O
changes	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
feature	O
the	O
solid	O
red	O
color	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
animations	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Zelda	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
"	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
NES	O
games	O
for	O
owners	O
who	O
purchased	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
before	O
the	O
price	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
owners	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
a	O
miniature	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Japan	O
and	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
NES	O
games	O
of	O
1988	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
retailers	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
selling	O
out	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
their	O
second	O
highest-rated	O
game	O
of	O
1987	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
combination	O
of	O
unique	O
elements	O
that	O
creates	O
an	O
action-RPG	B-Application
experience	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
natural	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
evolution	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
for	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
special	O
edition	O
Pak	O
Source	O
gave	O
it	O
ratings	O
of	O
4/5	O
for	O
Graphic	O
and	O
Sound	O
,	O
3.5/5	O
for	O
Play	O
Control	O
,	O
4.5/5	O
for	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
4/5	O
for	O
Theme	O
Fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
number	O
72	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
extant	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
better	O
(	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
all	O
placed	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
30	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
,	O
featuring	O
outstanding	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
quest	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
110th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
radical	O
and	O
refreshing	O
departure	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
retrospective	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
decent	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
worth	O
the	O
$5	O
price	O
[	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console ]	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
"	O
questionable	O
design	O
decision[s]	O
 "	O
and	O
can	O
get	O
confusing	O
if	O
players	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
walkthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
lowest	O
score	O
of	O
the	O
Zelda	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
games	O
with	O
NPCs	O
traveling	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
agendas	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
world	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
simple	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
unfold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
metered	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
spells	B-Application
has	O
also	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
other	O
Zelda	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	I-Device
Courage	I-Device
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
with	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
later	O
Zelda	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
strongly	O
associated	O
with	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Link	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Link	O
's	O
Shadow	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
Link	O
clone	O
called	O
Shadow	O
Link	O
appears	O
in	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
and	O
yet	O
another	O
appears	O
in	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
games	O
to	O
significantly	O
combine	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
platforming	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Japanese-made	O
games	O
appeared	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
;	O
major	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Cadash	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
closely	O
resemble	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
with	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
stages	O
supplemented	O
by	O
RPG-like	O
statistical	O
systems	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
sages	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
bear	O
the	O
same	O
names	O
as	O
towns	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
(	O
Rauru	O
,	O
Ruto	O
,	O
Saria	O
,	O
Nabooru	O
,	O
and	O
Darunia	O
;	O
excluding	O
Impa	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
Zelda	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
English	O
releases	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
"	O
in	O
its	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
Zelda	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
cumulative	O
lives	O
and	O
therefore	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
1-up	O
dolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subsequent	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
follows	O
new	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	O
characters	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
top-down	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
areas	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
mainly	O
tunnels	O
and	O
caves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
left	O
the	O
top-down	O
style	O
again	O
in	O
1998	O
with	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
composition	O
"	O
Temple	O
"	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Shogo	O
Sakai	O
,	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Hyrule	O
Temple	O
"	O
stage	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Underground	O
Maze	O
"	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Palace	O
"	O
level	O
song	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
was	O
later	O
once	O
again	O
updated	O
and	O
appeared	O
twice	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Battle	O
Theme	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
slower	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Battle	O
Victory	O
"	O
music	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StreetPass	B-Device
battle	O
mode	O
is	O
itself	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
fight	O
of	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
StreetPass	B-Device
fights	O
occur	O
between	O
one	O
player	O
as	O
Link	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
as	O
Shadow/Dark	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
composition	O
"	O
Battle	O
Theme	O
"	O
was	O
reused	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Miniboss	O
Theme	O
"	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
very	O
influential	O
to	O
other	O
NES	O
games	O
like	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
,	O
Moon	O
Crystal	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
Zelda	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
iconic	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Time	I-Application
:	O
Hey	O
Ice	O
King	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
intended	O
to	O
play	O
like	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
