Tag: Book

Nintendo hasn’t given us much in the way of new Zelda Wii U content aside from some promotional art and short clips we’ve all no doubt watched a hundred times over; we’ll have to wait until E3 before we get much of anything else. Those of us who’ve hungrily scrutinized the little we’ve been given probably noticed the curious notebook Link has on his person in a number of these promotions. With the mysterious book displayed so prominently in the…

The recently released fan-created book, Legends of Localization Book 1, features all the little hidden details changed between the original Japanese and American versions of The Legend of Zelda on NES, as well as the individual release histories. This obviously must have taken real dedication, and the creators, Clyde And Heidi Mandelin, certainly had their work cut out for them. Still, they managed, and they seem to have had a lot of fun through their individual experiences while creating it….

The holidays are coming closer and closer, and trying to find the perfect gift for the gamer in your life can be trying. You want to get them something unique and yet something you know they will love. Just in time for our winter celebrations is Clyde Mandelin’s Legends of Localization book. This detailed volume discusses in depth the differences between the original Legend of Zelda for the Japanese Famicon and the English localized version for the Nintendo Entertainment System….

Do you remember your first Zelda game? For most of us born in the 80’s it was the original Zelda of Legend for the NES. We were dropped into a vast field with nothing but the game’s instruction manual to guide us. We went on an adventure through Hyrule, and took all in all of the lore as it was given us. But have you ever wondered just what might have been lost in translation? As children it probably didn’t…

Viz Media, known for its English publications of titles such as Naruto and Fullmetal Alchemist, has announced that they will be publishing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic that originally appeared in Nintendo Power. It was first published in January 1992 and ran for 12 issues until December of 1992. The series was then adapted into a graphic novel for both American and Japanese audiences in 1993. Hit the jump for more details and how you…

You all are probably familiar with Bastian, our former chief editor, however you may not already know about the book, Moblin’s Magic Spear. This picture story was published in 1990 to fit with the very first game, The Legend of Zelda. Well, combine our own Bastian with Moblin’s Magic Spear, and you have a nice “let’s read” of this ancient story. Hit the jump to watch!

About a year and a half ago Nintendo released two music books of official arrangements of Zelda music for guitar and piano. While many people did, and still do create their own fantastic arrangements of Zelda music, this gave people a “standard” source, and is really helpful for people that aren’t as good at playing music by ear. Soon after the books came out, Sathoshi Aikawa, by the YouTube handle GilvaSunner uploaded every single guitar cover in great quality. Hit the jump to…

All things seem to be paying off for Dark Horse books after they released a fully translated English version of Hyrule Historia. As we already know ever since its release outside of Japan the book has become extremely popular on Amazon, eBay, and other such sites. Due to the overwhelming popularity of Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse has been quoted as saying that they feel the book’s popularity has only just begun and that they are willing to print as many…

A lot of Zelda fans were long anticipating the exciting release of the English version of the Hyrule Historia. This book contains 237 pages of nothing but Zelda! The fascinating book of the ongoing series contains the full history of Hyrule including the long awaited Zelda timeline! Along with the creative footprints of each Zelda game, this includes various character concepts and designer comments. But it doesn’t stop there! At the back of this amazing book the Skyward Sword prequel…

Zelda fanatic Stephonika Kaye has been working on a Twilight Princess Novel for quite some time now. This isn’t your regular fan-fiction, but instead this a full blown 48-chapter novel that is a realistic adaptation of Twilight Princess. There are no original characters, major story changes, or any of the usual things you see in Zelda fan-fiction. The one significant change is that while in most of the Zelda series Link is not given a voice, Link does talk in…