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The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams

The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams is a freeware unofficial Zelda fan game developed by Shoelace and published by PureZC. It is released as an expansion (quest) to Zelda Classic, another freeware Zelda fan…

1 March 2006

The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams is an adventure developed by Shoelace, released 1 March 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams is

The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams is an adventure game developed by Shoelace and released in 2006. It was published by PureZC. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on ZeldaClassic.

The premise, in the publisher's words

On a small island just outside of Hyrule lived a boy named Link. As he grew up, he knew he was destined to become the new Hero of Hyrule. The Robins who were neighbors of Link, told him that the bloodline of the Hero’s past through him. He knew that on any given day his adventure could begin. One day Link was drawing a picture of a sword on the mountainside of the island. He looked down at his shield that he always kept with him, and thought how cool it would be to finally use it with a sword of his own. Just then his good friend Patty walked over to him. She looked a little sad, as she told him that she was going to leave the island soon in search for the Shooting Star Legend. In that…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams launched on 1 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II and Daxter.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter.

Official trailer

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When did The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams come out?
The Legend of Zelda: Hero of Dreams was released on 1 March 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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