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Legend of Zelda

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Did you know? Link's iconic green cap was originally added to his design because the game's limited color palette made it too difficult to animate his hair properly during movement, so the hat acted as a simple shortcut to avoid the issue. elaborate

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3 facts about Legend of Zelda

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    Link's iconic green cap was originally added to his design because the game's limited color palette made it too difficult to animate his hair properly during movement, so the hat acted as a simple shortcut to avoid the issue.
  2. 2
    In the original Legend of Zelda game, Link was designed to be right-handed, but because the pixel art of the shield took up too much space on his arm, the developers moved the sword to his left hand, accidentally creating the series' tradition of Link being a lefty.
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    The iconic Princess Zelda was named after Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, because Nintendo creator Shigeru Miyamoto simply loved the sound of the name and thought it felt mysterious and regal!
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