Citations:Zelda

Proper noun: "(video games) shortened form of Legend of Zelda"

 * 2001, John R., "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons", Electronic Gaming Monthly, August 2001, page 113:
 * If you were a fan of the previous Game Boy Zelda, or any of the 2D Zeldas for that matter, then really, don’t even bother reading this.
 * 2003, Ken Ayers, letter to the editor, Play, July 2003, page 8:
 * The Wind Waker is the best Zelda I’ve played since Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo.
 * 2015, "The Legend of Zelda III: A Link to the Past", Edge: The 100 Greatest Videogames, page 146:
 * If A Link To The Past is 'just' the best Zelda in two dimensions, then that's nothing to be ashamed of: it's one more than most games have.
 * 2017, Tim Wilkus, in "Big & little Reviews: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", Little Player: Video Game Magazine for Kids, May/June 2017, page 25:
 * Unlike previous Zeldas, Breath of the Wild doesn't hold your hand.
 * 2020, Gabe Durham, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, unnumbered page:
 * For better or worse, Ocarina was the perfect fan service for kids and adults who'd spent years closing their eyes and imagining how cool a 3D Zelda was going to be.
 * For better or worse, Ocarina was the perfect fan service for kids and adults who'd spent years closing their eyes and imagining how cool a 3D Zelda was going to be.