Tag: Developers Quotes

GlitterBerri, a website dedicated to translating text from video games and such, has recently posted a translation of part of the guidebook from the Japan exclusive Zelda Box, released back in 2002. The translated portions are pages 34 and 35 of the book, which contains quotes from Eiji Aonuma, Mitsuhiko Takano, and Yoshiki Haruhana about the development of the characters Tingle, Zephos, and Cyclos in The Wind Waker. They also explain that Tingle was only supposed to have ever appeared in…

In a recent interview Legend of Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma talks about his work and his motivations. He mentions what inspired his ideas behind the last few games and why he made certain changes for each title. He talks about how each game should be a totally unique experience for the player and mentions that later games improve upon what he thinks were imperfections in previous titles. However after ten years of working on the series he admits that…

Over the years, Zelda theorists alike have attempted to piece together the Legend of Zelda timeline by pulling from an assortment of various sources including the actual games, the game manuals, translations of the Japanese versions of the text, and of course, quotes made by the developer’s of the Zelda games. Often times there are so many developer’s quotes that seemingly contradict one another, and it can be so hard to keep track of them all. Well, here at Zelda…