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The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda franchise began in 1986, also created by Shigeru Miyamoto, built around recurring hero Link's quest to rescue Princess Zelda and defeat the evil Ganon across a series of games that helped establish and repeatedly reinvent the action-adventure genre. The franchise became particularly known for its willingness to significantly reinvent its core gameplay formula with major entries, from the top-down 2D exploration of the original game to the fully open-world redesign of 2017's "Breath of the Wild," which many critics credit with reshaping the entire open-world genre. Zelda games are frequently cited among the highest-rated video games ever released, with multiple entries in the series holding some of the highest aggregate critic review scores in gaming history, reflecting an unusually consistent critical reputation across nearly four decades of releases. The Legend of Zelda's combination of its willingness to fundamentally reinvent its core formula with major entries and its unusually consistent critical acclaim across decades has made it one of the most respected video game franchises ever created.
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Mario
Mario, created by Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto, first appeared as "Jumpman" in the 1981 arcade game "Donkey Kong" before becoming the star of his own franchise beginning with 1985's "Super Mario Bros.," and he has since become the best-selling video game franchise character in history. The Mario franchise spans platformers, kart racers, sports games, and party games across dozens of individual titles, and its willingness to experiment with genre while keeping the core character and Mushroom Kingdom setting consistent let Nintendo build one of the most commercially durable properties in entertainment history. Mario's cross-media reach, including the record-breaking 2023 animated "Super Mario Bros. Movie" and decades of merchandising, theme park attractions, and cultural references, extended the character's recognition well beyond people who have ever actually played a Mario video game. Mario's combination of its unmatched sales record as gaming's best-selling franchise and its successful expansion across genres and media formats has made it the most commercially significant video game franchise in the industry's history.
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