The first game to come out in the series was of course simply The Legend of Zelda. It was originally released in Japan on the Famicon (a system that's equivelent to the NES, but this was only in Japan.) in 1986. If you're looking for the American answer, that would be the game of the same name on the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) which came out one year later then its Japanese counterpart.
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The very first game was The Legend of Zelda. It came out in 1986 in Japan, 1987 in US and Europe.
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
It came out in 1987 ( i have a guide book on phantom hourglass and it told me this)
There are currently two Zelda games for the DS. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
In 09 i think