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Mario first appeared as a character in 1981 in the arcade game Donkey Kong.
The first Legend of Zelda game was released in 1986 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
It is safe to say that Mario was conceived before Zelda.
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Which came first pokemon zelda or mario?
Definately the original Mario. Then Zelda, then Pokemon.
Who came first Sonic or Mario?
Mario came first
When did the first Legend of Zelda come out?
The very first game was The Legend of Zelda. It came out in 1986 in Japan, 1987 in US and Europe.
What game is older Zelda or Mario?
Mario.
What year did Zelda come out?
The first legend of Zelda game (Named The Legend of Zelda, unsurprisingly) came out in 21st February 1986 for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) this was in Japan, in America it came out in 1997 for the same console
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