Full History of The Legend Of Zelda: Secrets, Mistakes & Making of a Retro Classic
A Deep Dive (and I do mean DEEP) into the History of the original Legend of Zelda taking you from beginning to end. Going over on everything we know about the making of Zelda. The game that would change everything. This video was put together from dozens of interviews, articles and resources to give you a complete look at the behind the scenes, and the impact Zelda had on the world. See what the gaming world was like in the 1980s and how it influenced Zelda. Let’s take a journey unlike any other!
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Chapters:
00:00 -Intro
02:17 Ch 1 The Childhood Link
04:44 Ch 2 Zelda’s Masterminds
08:44 Ch 3 Before Zelda
15:27 Ch 4 Dungeons
23:08 Ch 5 The Overworld
28:11 Ch 6 Story and Characters
42:53 Ch 7 Music
52:15 Ch 8 Prototypes and Problems
01:01:02 Ch 9 Failure of the Famicom Disk System
01:09:07 Ch 10 Zelda in America
01:19:42 Ch 11 Version Changes
01:28:33 Ch 12 The Hero’s Journey
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TikTok: @gamenerdlegacy
Cast:
Katie Massey ... Game Counselor
Kevin Dowell ... Rick, Nerdy Guy
Voice Cast:
Camra Godwin ... Storyteller
Eric Keitel ... Toshihiko Nakago, Minoru Arakawa
Daniel Krause ... Takashi Tezuka
Eric Mark ... Koji Kondo, Hiroshi Imanishi
Danny Miller .... Shigeru Miyamoto
Special Thanks: Christopher Aldana, Melissa Bayer, and Ben Wu
#legendofzelda #retrogame #zeldanintendo
This video is a journalistic, educational, and historical documentation for entertainment purposes. References are below. This video meets the criteria of legal Fair use and those of YouTube’s guidelines. No citation herein constitutes infringement under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Names of individuals mentioned in this video meet the criteria of public figures. Care has still been taken to keep any other information about these individuals private. No part of this video is intended to demean or disparage any one or company mentioned within. Any opinions presented are those solely of the narrator.
Please use good judgment and be honorable. Enjoy!
Sources/Further Reading:
Books:
“Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World” by David Sheff. E-Book Edition. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 1994
“The Ultimate History of Video Games: from Pong to Pokemon and story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world” by Steven L. Kent Crown.
Mario Mania Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America, 30–32 pages
Legends of Localization Book: 1 the Legend of Zelda by Clyde Mandelin (Not Sponsored just Loved the Book)
Maestro Mario by Andrew Schartmann. Thought Catalog. Kindle Edition. 2013
The Psychology of Zelda Edited by Anthony M. Bean . E-Book Edition 2019. Ben Bella Books, Inc. Section Referenced “Embodying the Virtual Hero” by Jonanthan Erickson
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Nintendo HQ photos:
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