[eBook] Free - The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History v1.4

pretz on 05/09/2020 - 08:09
Last edited 05/09/2020 - 08:20

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The Legend of Zelda: A Complete Development History by Ishaan Sahdev

For those interested in the development history of one of Nintendo’s most prominent franchise, The Legend of Zelda. I came across this on the Zelda Wiki.

Foreword:
This free eBook is meant to serve as the most complete, insightful, and historically accurate account of how the Legend of Zelda series began, the changes it went through over the years, and why those changes were made. It highlights how market conditions and the minds at Nintendo influenced the development of each Zelda game, both from a creative and business standpoint.

This dissertation took 4 years to research and is based on hundreds of developer interviews and behind-the-scenes materials, as well as a sound understanding of the games industry. An online Wiki version can be found at the following link, complete with detailed citations for just about everything:
https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Development_of_The_Legend_of_Zel…

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Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2020 - 08:26
    +1

    Someone’s Google drive… seems dodgy…

    • Melb69 on 05/09/2020 - 08:37

      Whats dodgy?

      • Jackson on 05/09/2020 - 10:57

        When you download this book, the last of your bitcoin will end up in Ishaan's anonymous account

    • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2020 - 08:41

      It's not a Nintendo official book, it's something that somebody made themselves. I just took a quick look and it looks pretty good actually.

    • pretz on 05/09/2020 - 08:49
      +6

      Hosted on Google drive, but you can find the online version at https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Development_of_The_Legend_of_Zel…

    • Chazzozz on 05/09/2020 - 11:55

      The link to Google Drive is only if you download the PDF version of the book. If you’re not keen to do that then just stick to the online version in the wiki.

  • AustriaBargain on 05/09/2020 - 11:06
    +2

    I assume versions below 1.4 did not have “complete” in the title.

    • chymb on 05/09/2020 - 11:45
      +5

      “The Legend of Zelda - An Incomplete Development History” didn’t test as well

      • Blasters on 05/09/2020 - 13:00
        +1

        Awaiting "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History v1.4 Final Edition"

  • Chazzozz on 05/09/2020 - 11:56

    Thanks OP. I’ve been looking for the next ebook to read and this looks really quite interesting.

  • p1 ama on 05/09/2020 - 12:02
    +1

    Is this someone's university dissertation?

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