Showing posts with label adventure of link. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventure of link. Show all posts

Sunday, July 12, 2026

600-2400dpi Scans of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Game Strategy Series 33



 Information for this publication:

  • Original Japanese Title: リンクの冒険 ゲーム必勝法シリーズ 33
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Rinku no bōken gēmu hisshō-hō shirīzu 33
  • Machine Translated English Title: The Adventure of Link: Game Strategy Series 33
  • Artists and Authors:
  • Publishers: Keibunsha
  • Date Published: March 1, 1987
  • Year: 1987
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. Magazine Code: 63546-25
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: A6
  • Page Count: 123 pages
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None
  • Genre: Strategy Guide
  • Games: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, 
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art.
  • ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.


600-2400dpi Scans of Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia

 Find the scans here: Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia



This has a small Choose Your Own Adventure Manga for Zelda II at the very end. It HAS been translated but the text has not been added to the pages yet. Find the English text translations under each image here

Help Wanted: Now that I have this scanned I'm looking for someone who would be willing to add the text to the pages. If you're interested you can email me at melorasworld@gmail.com

Information for this publication:

  • Original Japanese Title: [ヤング・セレクション] ファミコン マル秘わざ2大百科
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: [Yangu serekushon] famikon maru hi waza 2 ōhyakka
  • Machine Translated English Title: Young Selection: Famicom Secret Move 2 Encyclopedia
  • Artists and Authors:
    • Manga artist: Cover Illustrations and Manga: Uorya Ichi Ohashi, Barbarian Workshop, Sanae Tokushima (This is who did the Zelda CYOA manga,) Tatsuhiko Maeda
    • Cartoon: Tatsuhiko Maeda
  • Publishers: Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Studio Hard
  • Date Published: May 12, 1987
  • Year: 1987
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. Magazine code: 63901-01
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: I need to measure this
  • Page Count: 271 pages
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None
  • Genre: Strategy Guide
  • Games: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, 
    • Other Series: I need to add these
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art/manga.
  • ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese.


Monday, July 6, 2026

600-2400dpi Scans of the Legend of Zelda Handbook

Find the full scans here: The Legend of Zelda Handbook



Information for this publication:

  • Original Japanese Title: ゼルダの伝説 ハンドブック [ケイブンシャの大百科別冊]
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Zeruda no densetsu handobukku [keibunsha no ōhyakka bessatsu]
  • Machine Translated English Title: The Legend of Zelda Handbook [Keibunsha's Great Encyclopedia Special Issue]
  • Artists and Authors: Manga artist: Iwamoto Matsunori 岩本松徳
  • Publishers: Keibunsha
  • Date Published: March 28, 1992
  • Year: 1992
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: No ISBN. T1063552250889
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: B6. 
  • Page Count: 160 pages 
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: Single Volume
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None
  • Genre: Strategy Guide
  • Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 2400dpi scans of the art/manga.
  • ZeldaWiki Page

600 dpi Scans of Super Famicom Action 4koma, Volumes 1-3

Here's the scans of all 3 full volumes:


Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 1
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 1
  • Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 1
  • Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
  • Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
  • Date Published: December 10, 1991
  • Year: 1991
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93278-7
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
  • Page Count: 134
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
  • Genre: 4koma
  • Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
    • Other Series:
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
  • ZeldaWiki Page



Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 2
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 2
  • Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 2
  • Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
  • Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
  • Date Published: December 10, 1991
  • Year: 1991
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93279-5
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
  • Page Count: 134
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
  • Genre: 4koma
  • Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
    • Other Series:
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
  • ZeldaWiki Page


Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: ファミコン 4コマまんが王国 3
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Famicom 4koma manga ōkoku 3
  • Machine Translated English Title: Famicom 4-Panel Manga Kingdom 3
  • Artists and Authors: Anthology (I need to add the artists names later)
  • Publishers: Futabasha, Action Comics, G.G.C.
  • Date Published: September 18, 1992
  • Year: 1992
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: ISBN4-575-93306-6
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: A5. 14.8 x 21.0cm, 5.83 x 8.27 inches
  • Page Count: 134
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: 3 Volumes
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: None Yet
  • Genre: 4koma
  • Games: The Legend of Zelda (1), The Hyrule Fantasy, ゼルダの伝説, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, A Link to the Past / Triforce of the Gods / 神々のトライフォース
    • Other Series:
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. 
  • ZeldaWiki Page

Many thanks go to A Traveler for the incredible cataloging work he does for early Zelda publications. His efforts also ensure I have the correct information and text in Japanese. 

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 2 by Ranmaru

 


You can read this out-of-print publication here.


Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 2
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 2
  • Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 2 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 2
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: I need to measure this
  • Page Length: 192 pages
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 3 of 4. Here is Part 1Part 2Part 4
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: YES! EnglishHelp Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
  • Genre: MangaZelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
  • Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
  • ZeldaWiki Page
Extras:
I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, 

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 1 by Ranmaru

 


You can read this out-of-print publication here.


Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 1
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 1
  • Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 1 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 1
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: I need to measure this
  • Page Length: 192 pages
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 2 of 4. Here is Part 1 Part 3, Part 4
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: YES! EnglishHelp Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
  • Genre: MangaZelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
  • Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
  • ZeldaWiki Page
Extras:
I uploaded this a long time ago but only just now realized I never made an info post for it!

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, blood moon, eclipse, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, moblins, goryia, octorok, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, potions, horsehead, 

Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Nintendo Museum's Zelda Art and Updates From the Past Few Months

First, real quick: I keep forgetting to update here but Bluesky, the gallery, and Archive.org have all been getting pretty frequent updates for the past few months. I've also done another podcast, a book with an interview with me and a bunch of my map scans came out, I helped contribute to another, I've been helping with some fan projects, and I've been doing a lot of searching and research to make sure lost publications can be scanned. I plan on making better posts about all of that in the future.

Anyway, this is old, but I never posted about it here and don't want to lose track of it. The Nintendo Museum opened a new exhibit that includes Zelda art. Here's my breakdown of the older stuff on the wall. I didn't see a need to do the OoT+ art because I figure more fans would know it all. I can if you guys want me to though.

Here's the link to my bluesky post about it. Here's the image I made. Ignore the top middle one I wasn't sure of, it's discussed below:


Here's the original image. It's not very big:


Photos aren't allowed in the exhibit space so that's why we haven't seen any yet.


Regardless, except for the cases, we can see what most of them are but 2 on the wall are "new." As in they haven't been published in a book, magazine, or on merch before. The one on the side is easily, visibly, identifiable as an illustration of Hyrule though because of the colors and shapes. Max Nichols first alerted me to all this and pointed out it was probably new . 

The one I couldn't identify at the top, I figured it was a Kotabe based on the color scheme, but this below was a huge surprise and opens up a lot of new thoughts on the art of the series:

Bombosmedalion on Bluesky saw the show in person and reported back on it.:
"Ok so the top mystery art at the museum is the original hand drawn w pencil and water colored version of this" ↓


BM also noted: "And the map was a hand drawn one that I've never seen before that said Hyrule fantasy on it"

Me: Incredible!! Thank you so much!! I hope I'm able to see it one day but I'm so thankful to just know. What was in the cases?

BM: "A lot of stuff including original map designs for Zelda 1 to TotK concept art. For reference the Nintendo museum vol 1 book contains the contents of what was in the case for the Mario display so there's a good chance vol 2 next year has the Zelda art." "Yeah this is all the stuff in one of the two Mario cases"

VGD: "By the way, Kotabe mentioned working on Zelda II. He only talked about the characters AFAIK so I assumed Maeda or someone else did the box art at the time." "I drew a few pictures of the characters for "Link no bouken". www.famitsu.com/news/201810/...

Max Nichols of Hyrule Interviews noted:
"I believe he joined Nintendo in 1985, so he was definitely there early enough to have worked on Zelda 2 art"

I must note that Dom of VGD is an incredible video game art and artist researcher and historian and is one of the most knowledgeable people I've come across. And Max is one of the most knowledgeable people out there when it comes to Zelda development and dev knowledge and history.

Here is a drawing of Link in the Goddess Collection books and now I'm thinking it might be a Kotabe that was a sketch close to the watercolor BM saw on the wall. In fact, if you zoom into the art on the wall, knowing the shapes now, you can just barely make this out from the potato-pixels.


VGDensetsu:
"I'm not a graphologist, but I noticed that the '8' was written in a particular way on this sketch – you can see the connection at the top right, which is also visible in Kotabe's handwriting."




So, of note, here is some art I assume is Kotabe's. These all come from some of the Goddess Collection books (I don't remember which was in Art and Artifacts, Zelda Encyclopedia, and Hyrule Historia. Without checking I think these were from A&A and the ones below this set were from the tZE) 





I'm now thinking that maybe all the sketches like this, with the numbers, are Kotabe's as well. I wouldn't doubt they were passed off to another animator, because the style is a little different than his, but he was a very experienced animator so its not like he couldn't have done them too. Anyway, this is all speculation, but it's the kind of thing I'm tucking into my head as Very Likely. (To be clear the books rarely credit the artists in a specific way.)





So anyway, that's all incredibly interesting!

Okay, going back to the earlier posts: This is the museum book with Mario art that was mentioned. You were able to buy them on Otaku Pop Mall (Thanks Max!) but I think they're sold out now. I grabbed the Japanese one if anyone needs a photo of the text for more direct translations, just email me. Since they're new I wont be scanning them though. (I wait until something hasn't been in print for 10 years or is a special edition that wasn't sold as a stand-alone and is inaccessible.) I'm sure they wont be hard to find on Japanese auction sites. 


Then circling back around again, for fun, here's some guides in cases from the Museum that BombosMedallion also posted. (These are in a different area that allows photography.) I love how the stickers on the binging imply an internal library. Rad.




The ones that can't really be seen? The bindings are really sun-bleached but I know which they are so I grabbed them so you all could see what else was up there- they're these:


I am in the process of scanning all these guides. I just finished Zelda 1, there's not too many for Zelda 2, and then I'll be on to these, which are all for Zelda 3: LttP. So it wont be long before you'll have good scans of the insides of all of these.


Sunday, March 2, 2025

600-2400dpi Scans of The Complete Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Strategy Guide: Zelda 1-3 by Keibunsha

Here are the 600dpi scans of the full guide, along with 2400dpi scans of the artwork.

I forgot to post about this here. This is a strategy guide for Zelda 1-3, Hyrule Fantasy, Adventure of Link, and A Link to the Past. I have to avoid certain keywords or a bot sends out an automated take-down to blogger for a work by a different publisher and artist.


All The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia
全ゼルダの伝説大百科
February 18, 1992
Published by Keibunsha
ISBN: None. T1063551030727
Comics by Aizawa [Moga] Hiroshi
愛沢"モカ"ひろし
Illustration Ken Murata
[Need Names in Japanese]







Wednesday, February 26, 2025

High-Res Scans of The Adventure of Link Volume 3 by Ranmaru

This is a fake cover image made by Kannon


Ranmaru's Adventure of Link Comic, Volume 3, Part 4, Now Archivally Preserved! 
This was never collected into a full volume. You can read the chapters from the final magazine issues here.

Information for this publication:
  • Original Japanese Title: わんぱっくコミックス The Legend of Zelda 2 リンクの冒険 3
  • Machine Translated Japanese Title: Wanpakku komikkusu The Legend of Zelda 2 Rinku no Bōken 3
  • Machine Translated English Title: Wanpack Comics, The Legend of Zelda 2, Link's Adventure 3 or Wanpakku Comics Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Volume 3
  • Artists and Authors: MangakaRanmaru / 乱丸
  • Publishers: Wanpakku / わんぱっくコミックス (Tokuma Shoten)
  • Date Published: Single issues published in chapters from 1988/02, February, 1988 through 1988/08, August 1988
  • Year: 1988
  • ISBN or Identifying Numbers: None
  • Format: Paperback
  • Size: I need to measure these
  • Page Length: 192 pages
  • Stand-alone or multi-volume: This is part 4 of 4. Here is Part 1Part 2 Part 3, 
  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Translations in Other Languages: YES! EnglishHelp Wanted! It needs the text edited onto the pages.
  • Genre: MangaZelda 2 Manga (I need to make this page section)
  • Games: Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link / リンクの冒険
  • Scan size: 600dpi scans of the whole volume. (I need to make larger scans)
  • ZeldaWiki Page
Extras:
There are 4 volumes of comics for the original Legend of Zelda (1 volume from 1986) and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (3 volumes that continue the 4 part story) by artist Ranmaru. The publisher, Wanpakku Comics, went out of business before volume 3 could be published as an actual book. The only scans we had before were actually made from Xerox copies of the original magazine comics. I've now been able to collect 6 of these last 7 chapters to make better scans. This felt like a near impossible task, and I still have one more volume to find, but hopefully this will happen one day soon.

I scanned the first 6 chapters and Kannon scanned the last chapter from Xeroxed pages.

Other Keywords: Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Fairy, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, Famicom, Family Computer, videogame, video game, retro, vintage, kids, manga, comic, magazine, monthly, moblin, gleeok, mecha ganon, impa, old man, old woman, merchant, village, villagers, people, hyrule, North Castle, watt, sir watt, wattu, impa, billy, hyrule castle, back story, sleeping zelda, crystals, king of hyrule, prince of hyrule, zelda's father, zelda's dad, the king, zelda's brother, evil wizard, great palace, temple, 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

2400dpi Scans of the Two-Tone Pages from the Zelda 2 Manga, Volume 1



This is the Monthly Wanpakku issue for March, 1987. I have only scanned the Zelda manga by Ran Maru but if you need info on anything else in the volume, please let me know.

I've been trying really hard to collect the color pages for these since they are incredibly beautiful works of comic art. I am so happy I was able to get this one, which is also the first chapter that starts the Adventure of Link manga after the first volume of Hyrule Fantasy (Zelda 1) manga. 

Before, because the novel is black and white, I thought the sun was just eclipsed. It's awesome to see a blood red sun or moon here. 

There is a translation for this manga if you would like to read it. You can find everything you need at this link.
 

Sunday, April 16, 2023

2400dpi Scans of the the Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link Japanese Game Manual

 



I just scanned & uploaded the Japanese Famicom Zelda II Adventure of Link manual at 2400dpi. Find it here.

I'm editing the next one but if you like this then also check out this official AoL guide that's packed full of art not found anywhere else: Family Computer Magazine Special Edition: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Winning Guide

You can also find some great translation comparison tables here.



Other Keywords: Zelda, AoL, Zelda II, Link no Bouken, tLoZ, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon, Triforce, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, Famicom, Family Computer, Famicom Disk System, videogame, The Legend of Zelda, ゼルダの伝説, The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険, Manual

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Never Before Seen Zelda Manga Scans Trying to Predict what Link to the Past Will Be Like



TRANSLATIONS WANTED! If you would like to translate this, please contact me: melorasworld@gmail.com

Here's a small strategy guide Zelda manga that I just scanned that hasn't been online before! It was drawn by Hiroshi "Moga" Aizawa, 愛沢"モカ"ひろし, who also actually did work for the official Nintendo Player's Guide and Nintendo Power guides! It's pretty cool: it's speculating what Link to the Past will be like after Adventure of Link.

Find all 5 pages here. 

It's from this guide and here is the credit's page.
The title translates to something like "Emergency Report Super Famicom"
Published December 25, 1990, size B6 size, 79 pages, by Keibunsha, Magazine code 63550-53

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Rare Art Repair: Adventure of Link, Link and Zelda fighting Gleeok Poster



An incredible restoration on this now-rare Zelda art from the 80's. Nearly extinct from the internet.


@JTaylorPro had to combine a poster & folder for the image. It's probably the best its looked since the poster was printed. The art may be from DiC prior to production of the 1989 Super Mario Bros. Show that featured the Legend of Zelda cartoon.


Big thanks to @IkhanaKingdom who sent me scans of a poster that has more image on the sides &
@MrTalida and @RupaKoopaTroopa who got the folder online/to me. All 3 of them, along with Jefferson, made this possible.


Here's a high-res version of just the folder from MrTalida: archive.org



Thanks to Super Zelda Bro for posting this officially licensed art that matches these designs from a Nintendo poster set:





Saturday, February 18, 2023

High Res Scans of Zelda II and Mario Art


This is a really fun piece that has a lot of Mario art and some really great illustrations for Link from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It's from a postcard and was scanned and sent to me by Ikhana, who was a Guinness Record holder for the largest Zelda collection at one point. Find it, and the cropped induvial pieces, in the gallery


 

High Res Scans of Scratch-Off Cards


Thanks to @IkhanaKingdom and JPrusik we finally have amazing scans of 36 of the Zelda scratch-off cards, some of which have cool variants of the enemy artwork. Find LoZ 1 here: https://flickr.com/photos/historyofhyrule/52681872584

2400dpi Zelda II: The Adventure of Link map from Nintendo Power Issue 4




A good version of this has never been online before. I scanned and cleaned it so there is one version with the text and one version without. You can also find the RAW scans as well. 

Find it here: https://archive.org/details/zelda_np_aol_map_hyrule


Other Keywords: Zelda II, Zelda 2, Zelda, Link no Bouken, tLoZ, LoZ, AoL, 600ppi, RAW, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Princess Zelda, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, Famicom, Family Computer, Famicom Disk System, book, videogame, The Legend of Zelda, Art, ゼルダの伝説, The Adventure of Link, リンクの冒険

1200dpi scans of Club Nintendo Classic No. 1




I uploaded 2400dpi scans of the art as well. This is a Nintendo UK publication for Club Nintendo published by Nintendo of Europe. Other people have scanned this but I wanted really good images for the gallery.

Find it here: https://archive.org/details/zelda_zine_loz_cnc/mode/2up

Other Keywords: The Legend of Zelda, Magazine, Zelda 1, Hyrule Fantasy, The Adventure of Link, Zelda, LoZ, tLoZ, AoL, ppi, RAWS, scan, scans, high res, high rez, high resolution, Link, Impa, Ganon, Princess Zelda, Hyrule, Nintendo, NES, book, videogame, NES, Gaming, Nintendo, Retro, Art, Illustrations, Super Mario Land, Tetris, Golf, Mario Golf, Pinball, Revenge of the 'Gator, Wizards and Warriors, Castlevania, Super Mario Bros., Metroid, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Rad Racer, R.C. Pro AM, Excitebike, Punch Out!, Track & Field II, Megaman, Kung Fu, The Goonies II, Gradius, Life Force, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Sunday, January 29, 2023

The Adventure of Link, Volume 1, by Daisuke Shigoto is being translated into English



Last updated January 29, 2023

This is being translated in bursts here: https://www.tumblr.com/shadowlinktheshadow
Please like the posts, the translator is awesome for doing this!!


-- Post 001: 

Cover + Inside page (Images 1 and 2) - "The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link Special Technique Guidebook!"


Image 3 - Table of Contents: Prologue ... 5
Northern Castle ... 8
Full Map of Hyrule ... 26
The Lone Cedar Tree ... 28
Town 1: Rauru Village ... 48
Rauru Village Information ... 74 ((<- I think))
Northern Tunnel ... 76
Temple 1 ... 119


Image 4 - "Many years after Link defeated Ganon, Hyrule has yet to see peace. The aftereffects of Ganon have left an impact bigger than expected..."


-- page 6-7 post 002:


Image 1 - Panel 1 : "For my revival I must...I must have Link's blood!"


Panel 2 : "When you drip his blood on my ashes...That is the moment of my revival!"


Image 2 - Panel 1 : "We are fortunate that Link has returned to the land of Hyrule...This is our chance to end him once and for all!"


Panel 2 : "Monsters I have created from evil..."


Panel 3 : "GO! GO KILL LINK!"


--- page 8-9 post 003:


Image 1 - "Northern Castle"


Panel 1 : Impa: "Ohhh..!!"


Panel 2 : Impa: "That mark is the symbol of the Royal Hyrulian crest!!"


Panel 3 : Link: "The 'Royal Hyrulian crest..!?'"


Impa: "That's right, Link."


Image 2 - Panel 1 : Link: "..But why do I..."


Impa: "You are the chosen one. That is why, Link."


Panel 2 : Impa: "As you already know Link...The odd weather has caused many crops not to get harvested and the people of Hyrule are suffering greatly..."


Panel 3 : Impa: "All of this is the will of Ganon."


Panel 4 : Link: "But...Ganon died!" ((I believe Link said this. I am not sure))


-- pages 10-11 post 004:


Image 1 - Panel 1 : Impa: "It is true that you have felled Ganon...Except you only erased his physical form...His soul still exists somewhere."


Panel 2 : Impa: "..And he is causing disaster around Hyrule."


Panel 3 : Link: *....Ganon....!!*


Image 2 - Panel 1 - Impa: "Link, this way."


Link: "..."


Panel 2 : Link: "Ohhh!! So this is the Northern Castle!!"
 

-- post 005:


Image 1 - Panel 1 : Link: "Impa...what is this place!?"


Impa: "You will know in time."


((Bask in his funny face in Panel 3 lmao))


Image 2 - Panel 1 : Impa: "This door is the Door of Unopening. When this door opens is the day Hyrule is on the verge of crisis."


Panel 3 : Impa: "Link, your left hand please."
 

--pages 14-15, Post 006:


Image 1 - Panel 1 : Link: "AH!!"


Panel 3 : Impa: "The door is opening!!"


Image 2 - Panel 2 : Impa: "Please, head inside."
 

--pages 18-19, Post 007:


Image 1 - Panel 2 : Link: "Such a beautiful lady..."


Image 2 - Panel 3 : Impa: "That lady's name is Zelda the First. (You're drooling Link!)" ((Or Zelda 1 I guess. I'm not entirely sure what to call her))


Link: "Huh?"


Panel 4 : Link: "Princess Zelda the First!!"


Panel 5 : Link: "Then what about present Princess Zelda...!!"


Panel 6 : Impa: "A sad story that revolves around the three pieces of the Triforce...That is the Legend of Zelda."


Panel 7 : Link: *The three pieces...!?*


Image 3 - Panel 1 : Impa/Narrator: "A long time ago in the land of Hyrule lived a great King who used the Triforce for greater good."


Panel 2 : Impa/Narrator: "When the King died the Prince was to receive all of his riches...but he was only given two pieces of the Triforce; the Triforce of Wisdom and the Triforce of Power."


Panel 3 : Impa/Narrator: "He set out on a search to find the last piece of the Triforce and was confronted by a sorcerer. The sorcerer claimed that his sister, Zelda the First, was in possession of the key that led to where the last piece was."






Image 1 - Panel 1 : Impa/Narrator: "The Prince was desperate to find the last piece and kept questioning the Princess, but she never said a word about it."


Panel 2 : Impa/Narrator: "The sorcerer who was getting fed up, started to chant an evil spell on her."


Panel 3 : Impa/Narrator: "The surprised Prince tried to stop the sorcerer, but it was too late..."


Panel 4 : Impa/Narrator: "..For the Princess had already fallen into an endless sleep."


Image 2 - Panel 1 : Impa/Narrator: "The Prince who became full of lament and sorrow, left the Princess inside the Northern Castle." ((I'm going to keep it titled "Northern Castle"))


Panel 2 - Impa: "And to never forget that day, every female that was born in the Hylian Royal Family was named 'Zelda'"


Panel 3 - Link: "So that's the legend..."


Panel 5 : Impa: "Link, take this!!"



-- post 009:



Image 1 - Panel 1 : Impa: "These scrolls and crystals ((They probably mean rupees)) were prepared for the one chosen who meant to be the next great king of Hyrule."


Panel 2 : Impa: "At this time and age, no one can read this scroll, but you who holds the sacred symbol should be able to read it."


Panel 3 : Link: *Ah, she's right!!*


Image 2 - Panel 1 : Link: *"The last piece of the Triforce is the Triforce of Courage...However, only the chosen one is able to use it. The Prince was not qualified for it..."*


Panel 2 : Link/Narrator: *"The King himself hid the Triforce of Courage inside the Great Temple in Death Valley for the chosen one. Six temples with barriers cut-off outsiders and stopped them from getting in."* ((I have questions for the past sentence but it should be pretty accurate))



Image 1 - Panel 2 : Impa: "Link, whatever you do, please save Hyrule."


Panel 3 : Link: "Don't worry about it Impa. I will come back here without fail!!"


Image 2 - Panel 1 : Link/Narrator: "And save Princess Zelda!!"


Narrator: "Link repeated this several times inside of his heart, as he left the Northern Castle behind him."

--

Monday, June 6, 2022

Archival Scans of Adventure of Link manga by Yuu Mishouzaki

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org

The Adventure of Link by Yuu Mishouzaki
Published by Takarajimasha, JICC, September 15, 1991
ISBN4-7966-0191-0 / C0079


Find the English translation here.
More info on ZeldaWiki.


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Saturday, May 21, 2022

Archival Scans of the Gamebook: The Legend of Black Triforce

Here are the 600dpi scans posted on archive.org

This is a Choose You Own Adventure/Gamebook for Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
  • ゲームブック・リンクの冒険 暗黒トライフォース伝承
  • Famicom Gamebook Series 2 The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link: The Legend of Black Triforce
  • Published by JICC, Takarajimasha
  • May 10, 1987
  • Venture Project: Kenji Suzuki
  • Cover illustration: Yutaka Izubuchi / 出渕裕
  • Text illustrations: Masayoshi Yamaguchi / 山口まさよし
  • Author: Shōbi Inoue
  • ISBN 4-88063-278-3 / C2076
  • ISBN-13: 9784880632780

You can find more information on it over on ZeldaWiki: The_Legend_of_the_Dark_Triforce thanks to MiloScat



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