Action role-playing game
An important influence on the action RPG genre was the 1986 action-adventure, "The Legend of Zelda", which served as the template for many future action RPGs. In contrast to previous action RPGs, such as "Dragon Slayer" and "Hydlide," which required the player to bump into enemies in order to attack them, "The Legend of Zelda" featured an attack button that animates a sword swing or projectile attack on the screen. It was also an early example of open-world, nonlinear gameplay, and introduced new features such as battery backup saving. These elements have been used in many action RPGs since.
LCD games from The Legend of Zelda series
LCD games are electronic games played on an LCD screen. Since the release of the "Zelda" Game & Watch game in August 1989, several LCD games based upon the theme of "The Legend of Zelda" have been licensed by Nintendo to be released for both Japanese and foreign markets. While "Zelda" (Game & Watch) was both developed and manufactured by Nintendo, later LCD games would only be licensed by Nintendo. "The Legend of Zelda" game watch (October 1989) is an LCD wristwatch game produced by Nelsonic as part of their Nelsonic Game Watch series, and is an LCD fighting video game licensed by Nintendo and produced by Epoch Co. for the platform, and released only in Japan.