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.
Satellaview games from The Legend of Zelda series
Due to the great successes of the game Nintendo undertook the development of a remixed version of "BS Zelda no Densetsu" that would be entitled "BS Zelda no Densetsu: MAP2". Featuring all-new dungeon layouts and altered positions of items and locations in the overworld, "BS Zelda: MAP2" represented the functional equivalent of the "Second Quest" portion of the original "The Legend of Zelda". This sequel broadcast was in turn rerun once during March, 1996.