ZD Top 5 – Merch
Posted on September 24 2015 by Aaron Suduiko
Do you have a favorite piece of Zelda-themed merchandise? Any particular way you most love to show off your appreciation of the series? This week, we asked our staffers which pieces of Zelda memorabilia were their favorites. Check out their responses below!
As always, feel free to leave your own opinions and Top 5’s in the comments section.
Jon Lett – https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/User:Colonel-Majora
5. Prima Guide Box Set
4. 25th Anniversary Club Nintendo 3-Poster Set
3. Link Amiibo
2. 25th Anniversary Symphony CD
1. Hyrule Historia
I have never been as excited for any piece of merchandise as I was for Hyrule Historia. This “Zelda Bible,” if you will, was something many fans had anticipated for quite a long time, perhaps even without realizing it. An official timeline; answers to important questions; concept art left, right, and center; and more. I had a great time reading it, talking about it with friends, and reading it again to take in all the important details to this series I love so much. And now, whenever I pass by my dresser, I am happy and proud to pass by my displayed Historia, because I see it as the prime example of how deep and detailed the Zelda series is — i.e., why I love it so darn much.
Ethan Hunt – https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/User:GenericCoyote
5. Link Amiibo
4. Ocarina of Time OST
3. 25th Anniversary Gashapon set
2. Hyrule Historia
1. Wind Waker HD Ganondorf Figurine
Aside from the Hyrule Historia, which in my opinion is one of the greatest video game books out there, my favourite piece of merch is without a doubt my Ganondorf figurine from the Wind Waker HD limited edition bundle. Sure, the plastic dome is a bit ugly; but it’s removable, and the stance and detail of the figure perfectly encapsulates (literally, in the dome) one of my favourite characters and boss battles of all time.
Alasyn Eletha – https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/User:Alasyn_Eletha
5. Zelda Wall Calendars
4. Collector’s Edition Monopoly
3. Prima Guide Box Set
2. Hyrule Historia
1. Collector’s Edition Puzzle
I normally purchase anything titled ‘”Collector’s Edition.” All these things are keepsakes that I’ll have for a very long time and I feel that my nieces and nephews — and perhaps my own children if I decide to have any — will also really enjoy them for years to come. I have all the other Zelda puzzles, but the Collector’s Edition version of the Hyrule Atlas is my favorite. I completed it, used glue to keep all the pieces together, and then framed it before hanging it proudly on my living room wall.
Kira Konkeo – https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/User:Kira_Koneko
5. The Legend of Zelda Journal
4. Wind Waker Link Nendoroid
3. Dark Horse Twilight Princess Link statue
2. Prima Guide Treasure Box Set
1. Hyrule Historia
I have each and every one of these goodies and many more! There was absolutely no question for me which would land in the #1 spot! I love each and every one of my Zelda treasures; unlike most fans, I do not have one specific area where I display my goodies. They are all around my house interspersed with some of my other obsessions — that way, no matter where I am in my home, there is always something Zelda-related nearby.
Aaron Suduiko, Phillips Exeter Academy ’13, Harvard University ’17. Studies philosophy with a focus on developing new aesthetic theory with a grounding in the medium of video games. In 2013, he conducted a comparative analysis of role playing paradigms in video games (“Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask,” “Nier,” “Dishonored,” and “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”) and plays (“Six Characters in Search of an Author,” “The Man in the Iron Mask,” “Macbeth,” and “Flowers for Algernon.” He is the author of “With a Terrible Fate,”a twice-weekly analysis of “Majora’s Mask” that is published by Zelda Dungeon and is set to continue through the release of the 3D remake this coming spring. Suduiko is reachable at withaterriblefate@gmail.com.
