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Which came first: The Legend of Zelda or Street Fighter II?

The Legend of Zelda came first, in 1986 (released). Street Fighter II followed 5 years later, in 1991 (released).

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  1. 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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  2. Second1991

    Street Fighter II

    game · released

    Street Fighter II came out in 1991 and set off a boom in fighting games.

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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.