It’s worth a look for the art alone
Nintendo is an absolute character factory. Their games have been raising fans for generations, who have become attached to various characters from their history. Theactually iconiclook of Link is something that’s changed over the years, but has remained in the collective consciousness since 1986. The thing is, it had to start somewhere, andthis JapaneseZeldasiteis a lovely way to preserve that legend.
Incredibly, Nintendo has retouched and re-released old promotional art for classicZeldagames.AsSpelunkydeveloper Derek Yu points out, some of these are technically new pieces, as they were previously obscured in manuals with text or other distractions. It pretty much has everything: a breakdown of NPCs, monsters, and memorable ads that folks from that era will likely recall vividly.
Make sureyou go to the bottom of the page and select each game! It’s subtle, but it’ll allow you to jump between the originalZelda, Zelda II, andLink’s Awakeningif you press the below buttons so you’re able to see all of the classic art.
So why is this JapaneseZeldasite getting so much attention all of a sudden? Nintendo is prepping for the release oftheZeldaGame & Watch device, which arrives on November 12, and sportsThe Legend of Zelda, Zelda III, Link’s Awakening, andVermin(reworked with Link).
