July 9th

On this day - July 9th 1981 - Donkey Kong is released 

The first Donkey Kong is an arcade game by Nintendo where you play as Mario. Mario Bros is actually a spin-off of this game. It also spawned a Donkey Kong series and both it and Mario is one of the most recognised characters from Nintendo. The arcade was a hit and after the initial 2000 units were sold in the US Nintendo started manufacturing in the US. In June 1982 Nintendo had sold 60,000 units and earned 180 million USD. It made Ron Judy and Al Stone millionaires as they worked on straight commission. The current world record is held by Wes Copland and was set on May 5th 2016 with the score 1,218,000. 

February 21st

On this day - 21st of February 1986 - The first Zelda game 

The first game the Legend of Zelda was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Zelda franchise is one of Nintendos main franchise. A new Nintendo platform is never complete without a Zelda game. The main character of Zelda games is usually Link and many people wrongly claims Link is Zelda but Zelda is the princess that Link is trying to rescue from Ganon. Zelda games are hugely popular with over 75 million copies of Zelda games sold. The Zelda games are known for clever puzzles,the music, and a character that gradually grows into the main hero. Like in the Nintendo64 game, you start as the young Link and later in the game you play as the adult Link. The entire series is known for its beautiful music Koji Kondo (composer of most of the music) is known for his music as one of the legends in video games creation. The puzzles sometimes even include the music as in the N64 game where you play melodies that causes changes in the game or even warps you to other places.  Shigeru Miyamoto the main game designer is known as one of the most influential game creators. With the beautiful music, clever puzzles and memorable moments Zelda games are games that we look forward to.  

Link in the first 3D Zelda game on Nintendo 64