Full History of The Legend Of Zelda: Secrets, Mistakes & Making of a Retro Classic

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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! Please Subscribe! 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 Socials: X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamenerdlegacy 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 beyond...the 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 https://www.fangamer.com/products/legends-of-localization-zelda-book (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 P.H.D. E-Book Edition 2019. Ben Bella Books, Inc. Section Referenced “Embodying the Virtual Hero” by Jonanthan Erickson Photo Attributions: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_headquarters_(1930).jpg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_Former_Headquarters_Building.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/70857039@N00/414931947 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3518481 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48946974 https://openverse.org/image/d8a6b4a0-5b04-4045-85db-fb6cb209915a?q=koji%20kondo https://openverse.org/image/e8ebe6cf-1ddc-41dd-b527-cc8c4652319e?q=koji%20kondo Nintendo HQ photos: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Headquarters_of_Nintendo_Co.,_Ltd.jpg https://shorinjiryublog.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/the-difference-between-the-buddhist-swastika-symbol-and-the-nazi-swastika-symbol/ https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_headquarters_(1930).jpg B-Roll Footage Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTW2cqSmPQ&t=1154s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo5b0EpChH8&t=471s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RznLrM2J8aE&t=632s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274P0fSJbe0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Vht-er448 Websites Sources Links (Because there were TOO many to fit in the description): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w-vDm4DseteTARo0hjrxKqhscyvTbqsSrjDrbf15DOs/edit?usp=sharing