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Which came first: Disney's Beauty and the Beast or The Legend of Zelda?

The Legend of Zelda came first, in 1986 (released). Disney's Beauty and the Beast followed 5 years later, in 1991 (released).

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  1. Second1991

    Disney's Beauty and the Beast

    film · released

    Beauty and the Beast, from 1991, was the first cartoon nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

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  2. First1986

    The Legend of Zelda

    game · released

    The Legend of Zelda came out in Japan in 1986 on the Famicom Disk System, which let players save their game.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.