when did the first zelda video game come out? February 21st 1986 in Japan

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The first The Legend of Zelda game was released on February 21, 1986, in Japan for the Family Computer (Famicom) Disk System. 

Here are the release dates for other regions:

• North America: August 22, 1987 (on the Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge)
• Europe: November 27, 1987 

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The Legend of Zelda (video game)

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The Legend of Zelda was released in Japan as a launch game for the Family Computer Disk System on February 21, 1986.

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The Legend of Zelda

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Released on the Famicom Disk System and NES in 1986 and 1987, the original Legend of Zelda was the first console game

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