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The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance

A fan-made parody flash video game originally created for Newgrounds by The Super Flash Bros. The game parodies the Legend of Zelda series, with the gameplay consisting of one lengthy trading sequence, a…

25 July 2005

The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance is an adventure developed by SFB Games, released 25 July 2005 on Web browser.

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What The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance is

The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance is an adventure game developed by SFB Games and released in 2005. It was published by Newgrounds. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on Adobe Flash Player.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game parodies the Legend of Zelda series, with the gameplay consisting of one lengthy trading sequence, a typical convention in the series. A few other Nintendo characters besides Link are included as NPCs, as well as the creators and other famous video game characters, including flash video creator Legendary Frog, who is also referenced by one item being called the Frog of Legend. Link cannot die or get hurt in this game, and has no sword.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance launched on 25 July 2005, within three weeks of We Love Katamari, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9.

Released around the same time: We Love Katamari, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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The Legend of Zelda: The Lampshade of No Real Significance was released on 25 July 2005 for Web browser.

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