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{{Infobox_Company |
{{Infobox_Software |
   company_name   = Disney Experiences|
   software_name   = BS The Legend of Zelda|
   company_logo  = [[File:Disney_PEP.png|300px]]|
   software_image  = [[File:BS Zelda ad.jpg|335px]]|
   company_type   = Division of The Walt Disney Company|
  developer      = [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo EAD]]|
   foundation    = '''Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division'''<br />June 3, 1980<br />'''Walt Disney Computer Software'''<br />1984<br />'''Walt Disney Attractions'''<br />1989<br />'''Disney Interactive'''<br />December 5, 1994<br />'''Buena Vista Games'''<br />2003<br />'''Disney Interactive Studios'''<br />2007<br />'''Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide'''<br />2008<br />'''Disney Games and Interactive Experiences'''<br />2014<br />'''Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products'''<br />2018<br />'''Disney Parks, Experiences and Products'''<br />2019<br />'''Disney Experiences'''<br />2023|
   publisher      = [[Nintendo]]|
  location      = Orlando, Florida, U.S.|
   systems        = [[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[GameCube]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]], [[NES Classic Edition]]|
  key_people    = Bob Iger, Chairman|
   release        = Map 1, Week 1: August 9, 1995 <br /> Map 1, Week 2: August 16, 1995 <br /> Map 1, Week 3: August 23, 1995 <br /> Map 1, Week 4: August 30, 1995 <br /> Map 2, Week 1: December 30, 1995 <br /> Map 2, Week 2: January 1, 1996 <br /> Map 2, Week 3: January 3, 1996 <br /> Map 2, Week 4: January 5, 1996|
  num_employees  = undisclosed |
   added_to_museum = Not yet|
  industry      = Theme parks, toys, video games |
  revenue        = undisclosed |
  products      = Theme parks, toys, video games |
   homepage      = https://disneyconnect.com/|
}}
}}
'''Disney Experiences''' is a division of [[The Walt Disney Company]], the latter of which is commonly known simply as Disney.
'''BS The Legend of Zelda (BSゼルダの伝説)''' was based on the first game in [[The Legend of Zelda series|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], but with upgraded graphics, music and sound. It was released with two different maps.  


==Theme parks==
It was released digitally in weekly episodes, over the [[Satellaview]] on the [[St.Giga]] Broadcast Satellite network. The first map was released in four episodes in August 1995. The second map was released in four episodes between December [[1995]] and January [[1996]].  
The '''Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division''' was formed on June 3, 1980, to handle the theme park business of Disney.  


The theme park division was renamed '''Walt Disney Attractions''' in 1989.  
The maps are half the size of the maps in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.


It was further renamed '''Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide''' in 2008.
The player character was either the male or female Satellaview avatar, based on the information given during account creation. Both the male and female avatars wear a green tunic. The male character wears a backward baseball cap whereas the female character has long red hair without a hat.


==Video games==
==Story==
Disney formed its [[video game]] division, '''Walt Disney Computer Software''', in 1984, and began developing games internally in 1988.  Walt Disney Computer Software was then reorganized into '''Disney Interactive''' on December 5, 1994.  
[[File:BS Zelda.jpg|220px|left]]
The land of Hyrule has three golden Triforce pyramids, the Triforce of Power, the Triforce of Courage, and the Triforce of Wisdom, each of which contains mystical powers.  


'''Buena Vista Games''' was spun out of Disney Interactive in 2003, to act as a game publisher. Buena Vista Games was consolidated back within Disney Interactive and was renamed '''Disney Interactive Studios''' in 2007.
One day an evil army led by Ganon, the prince of darkness, invaded Hyrule and stole the Triforce of Power. Princess Zelda, due to fear of what Ganon would do with the entire Triforce, split up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them around Hyrule.


Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, and shut down internal game production at Lucasfilm's in-house game development studio, [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]], on April 3, 2013. Fewer than ten employees remained so LucasArts could continue to act as a licensor and publisher. Disney continued publishing and licensing video games under the LucasArts label until 2014, and continue to publish and license games under the Lucasfilm Games label.
Angered by her action, Ganon imprisoned Zelda and sent troops out to search for the pieces to complete the Triforce.  


Meanwhile, Disney renamed their game division '''Disney Games and Interactive Experiences''' in 2014. Disney shut down its internal game development studios in May 2016.
Thankfully, a hero has set out to defeat Ganon and to save Princess Zelda. To do this, the hero has to find all of the pieces of the Triforce so that Ganon can be defeated and Hyrule can return to a state of peace and harmony once again.


==Merger of the Disney video game and theme park divisions==
==Release==
Disney has had an integration of their theme parks with video games since June 19, 1998, when they opened an interactive theme park and [[arcade]] named [[DisneyQuest]]. DisneyQuest closed on July 2, 2017, however, Disney continued its interest in interactive experiences in its theme parks. In 2018 Disney merged their video game and theme park divisions.  
''BS The Legend of Zelda'' was only released digitally, in two maps, over the course of four weeks each.  


Post-merger the division was titled '''Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products''', however, it was shortened to '''Disney Parks, Experiences and Products''' in 2019.
In addition to being only released digitally, the voice acting and music that accompanied the game were broadcast over satellite, so the game in its original form is no longer available.  


==Disney Experiences==
Fans have made the digital files that have been saved by people who played the game in its original release playable in [[emulation|emulators]]. In addition, video recorded from the 1995 broadcast is available online.  
The division was shortened to Disney Experiences in 2023.


==Software developed by Walt Disney Computer Software==
Fans have created projects which both make this game more like a traditional game in [[The Legend of Zelda series|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], as well as projects which aim to make the game as close to the original broadcast as possible.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
 
!| Name
==Original release dates==
!| Platforms
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Animation Studio]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | July 3, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Silent Software]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Aladdin (Virgin Games video game)|Aladdin]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]]<br />[[Game Boy]]<br />[[Game Boy Color]]<br />[[Sega Genesis]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Windows/macOS/Linux (DOS): May 18, 2019<br />PS4 (GB/GBC/Genesis): October 31, 2019<br />Windows (GB/GBC/Genesis): January 2, 2020<br />Adventure Flashback (Genesis): August 1, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Virgin Games]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Donald Duck's Playground]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 25, 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Hare Raising Havoc]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 13, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[BlueSky Software]].
|}


==Video games developed by Disney Interactive==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Name
!| Japanese Title
!| Platforms
!| English Translation
!| Released
!| Original release
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図1第1週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]<br />[[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 1, Week 1
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 9, 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 17, 2002<br />November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix|Square Soft]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Jupiter]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | May 18, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Disney Interactive developed the [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]] and [[Windows]] versions.
|}
 
==Video games developed by Buena Vista Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Name
!| Platforms
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図1第2週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]<br />[[PlayStation 3|PS3]]<br />[[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 1, Week 2
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 16, 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | PS4: November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix|Square Soft]].
|}
 
==Video games by Disney Interactive Studios==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Name
!| Platforms
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図1第3週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 1, Week 3
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 23, 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]] and [[h.a.n.d.]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図1第4週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DS|DS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 1, Week 4
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 30, 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 15, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[h.a.n.d.]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図2第1週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 2, Week 1
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2010
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 30, 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図2第2週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 2, Week 2
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2012
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | January 1, 1996
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]].
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図2第3週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 2, Week 3
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2013
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | January 3, 1996
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | June 7, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]], [[Success]], and [[BitGroove]]
|}
 
==Video games by Disney Games and Interactive Experiences==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Name
!| Platforms
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue|Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 地図2第4週
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Map 2, Week 4
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | January 5, 1996
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | November 16, 2017
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]].
|}
|}


==Video games by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products==
==Fan translation==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
On June 21, 2016, a Japanese-to-English translation of ''BS The Legend of Zelda'' was released, including both the translation of the text in-game, and an English dub of the Japanese audio from the videos of the recorded broadcast of the game circa 1995 or 1996.
!| Name
!| Platforms
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | May 30, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]].
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kingdom Hearts VR Experience]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PlayStation 4|PS4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | August 7, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Co-developed with [[Square Enix]].
|}


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Latest revision as of 14:23, 10 March 2024

BS Zelda ad.jpg
BS The Legend of Zelda
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platforms FDS, NES, GameCube, GBA, Wii, 3DS, Wii U, NES Classic Edition
Released Map 1, Week 1: August 9, 1995
Map 1, Week 2: August 16, 1995
Map 1, Week 3: August 23, 1995
Map 1, Week 4: August 30, 1995
Map 2, Week 1: December 30, 1995
Map 2, Week 2: January 1, 1996
Map 2, Week 3: January 3, 1996
Map 2, Week 4: January 5, 1996
Added to
Museum 		Not yet

BS The Legend of Zelda (BSゼルダの伝説) was based on the first game in The Legend of Zelda series, but with upgraded graphics, music and sound. It was released with two different maps.

It was released digitally in weekly episodes, over the Satellaview on the St.Giga Broadcast Satellite network. The first map was released in four episodes in August 1995. The second map was released in four episodes between December 1995 and January 1996.

The maps are half the size of the maps in The Legend of Zelda.

The player character was either the male or female Satellaview avatar, based on the information given during account creation. Both the male and female avatars wear a green tunic. The male character wears a backward baseball cap whereas the female character has long red hair without a hat.

Story

BS Zelda.jpg

The land of Hyrule has three golden Triforce pyramids, the Triforce of Power, the Triforce of Courage, and the Triforce of Wisdom, each of which contains mystical powers.

One day an evil army led by Ganon, the prince of darkness, invaded Hyrule and stole the Triforce of Power. Princess Zelda, due to fear of what Ganon would do with the entire Triforce, split up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them around Hyrule.

Angered by her action, Ganon imprisoned Zelda and sent troops out to search for the pieces to complete the Triforce.

Thankfully, a hero has set out to defeat Ganon and to save Princess Zelda. To do this, the hero has to find all of the pieces of the Triforce so that Ganon can be defeated and Hyrule can return to a state of peace and harmony once again.

Release

BS The Legend of Zelda was only released digitally, in two maps, over the course of four weeks each.

In addition to being only released digitally, the voice acting and music that accompanied the game were broadcast over satellite, so the game in its original form is no longer available.

Fans have made the digital files that have been saved by people who played the game in its original release playable in emulators. In addition, video recorded from the 1995 broadcast is available online.

Fans have created projects which both make this game more like a traditional game in The Legend of Zelda series, as well as projects which aim to make the game as close to the original broadcast as possible.

Original release dates

Japanese Title English Translation Original release
地図1第1週 Map 1, Week 1 August 9, 1995
地図1第2週 Map 1, Week 2 August 16, 1995
地図1第3週 Map 1, Week 3 August 23, 1995
地図1第4週 Map 1, Week 4 August 30, 1995
地図2第1週 Map 2, Week 1 December 30, 1995
地図2第2週 Map 2, Week 2 January 1, 1996
地図2第3週 Map 2, Week 3 January 3, 1996
地図2第4週 Map 2, Week 4 January 5, 1996

Fan translation

On June 21, 2016, a Japanese-to-English translation of BS The Legend of Zelda was released, including both the translation of the text in-game, and an English dub of the Japanese audio from the videos of the recorded broadcast of the game circa 1995 or 1996.

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