The Legend of Zelda (and how Tunic honors it)
Liam Triforce Liam Triforce
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 Published On Mar 17, 2023

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The original Legend of Zelda's design is driven by player discovery and ingenuity, and although its language was on the verge of being forgotten - Tunic beautifully resurrected it. Both games together are a powerful example of how art is universal.

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Special thanks to https://www.zeldadungeon.net and https://www.legendsoflocalization.com

The Legend of Zelda - Instruction Manual and Map https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manual...

Sources
Zelda 1 English and Japanese Manual Differences https://legendsoflocalization.com/the...
Zelda 1 English and Japanese In-Game Text Differences https://legendsoflocalization.com/the...
Shigeru Miyamoto - GDC Keynote 2007    • Shigeru Miyamoto 2007 GDC Keynote - P...  
Interview with Andrew Shouldice (2015) https://web.archive.org/web/202201052...

Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:34 The Legend of Zelda
27:54 Tunic
38:42 Conclusion

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