Zelda survived partially because it was so revolutionary. It was the first game so complex that it invented game saves. https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/

Zelda survived partially because it was so revolutionary. It was the first game so complex that it invented game saves. https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/9a3b8y/why-zelda-was-so-revolutionary-when-it-came-out-30-years-ago-today https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/9a3b8y/why-zelda-was-...