NoE: ‘Take a look behind-the-scenes with design documents from The Legend of Zelda!’

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Take a look behind-the-scenes with design documents from The Legend of Zelda!

See the original The Legend of Zelda as you never have before…

 

Version française ici : Découvrez les coulisses de The Legend of Zelda à travers des documents graphiques exclusifs. 😉

21/12/2016

 

It’s The Legend of Zelda’s 30th anniversary this year, and so we thought you might appreciate a look at some illustrations created during the development of the first The Legend of Zelda game, originally released on the Nintendo Entertainment System!

 

First up: recognise this?

 

 

That’s right – it’s the overworld map from the original The Legend of Zelda! If you look carefully, you might spot some secrets hidden around Hyrule.

 

Here’s a sketch of the ominous skull room, drawn by Takashi Tezuka. Let’s see how it compares to the final game…

 

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This chap looks familiar, right? Mr Tezuka drew this one, too.

 

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We have a few drawings of maps from Shigeru Miyamoto as well! Maybe you remember these places from your adventures in Hyrule.

 

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If you enjoyed looking at these, the four new amiibo in The Legend of Zelda Collection, released to commemorate the series’ 30th anniversary, might also be of interest! An 8-bit style Link, Link (Ocarina of Time), Toon Link (The Wind Waker) and Zelda (The Wind Waker) are all out now!

 

— Nintendo UK News
Source: Nintendo UK.

 

 

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