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The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia
Front cover of the standard English edition
EditorPatrick Thorpe
AuthorNintendo
Original titleゼルダの伝説 ハイラル百科
TranslatorKeaton C. White
Cover artistCary Grazzini
CountryUnited States
LanguageJapanese
English
SeriesThe Legend of Zelda
GenreVideo game art
Published
Publisher
ISBN
978-1-50670-638-2

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia

NES
cartridge design in June 2018.

Content

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is a 328-page compendium that documents the fictional lore of

Twilight Princess HD.[2] The book includes sketches and notes provided by the development team that worked on each game in the series.[3] It also features an interview with the producer of The Legend of Zelda series, Eiji Aonuma.[4]

Development

Dark Horse series editor Patrick Thorpe reported that due to the size and detail of the contents, an intense work schedule was required in order to complete the book in time for its release date. The localisation process required several teams working on translation, fact checking, proofreading and design. Thorpe commented that he was particularly concerned about achieving accurate information for such a large amount of detail, particularly due to the expectations of the existing fan base. He said that "there are tens of thousands, potentially one hundred thousand different things that needed to be sourced. Every single proper name, every title, every item". Various details proved to be problematic, such as enemies that appear in the games that had never been named or had only been named in Japan. In cases of ambiguity or contradictory information, Thorpe consulted with Nintendo to make a mutual decision on how to document information. Thorpe stated that The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia aimed to complete the detailed fictional chronology of The Legend of Zelda game series that was first provided in Hyrule Historia: "People drove themselves crazy over it. 'The Encyclopedia' is the culmination of all that: Here's exactly how every single thing fits into this big puzzle".[5]

The encyclopedia was intended to be content dense and also complement its predecessors. Whereas Hyrule Historia provides information about producing the games and Art & Artifacts focuses on the artwork, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia was designed to cover in-game information for the first 30 years of the Zelda series. The three books were designed with hardback covers in the colours of the three Golden Goddesses that appear at the centre of Zelda lore,

NES cartridge edition of the original The Legend of Zelda game using gold foil and gloss laminate.[7] It was originally intended for another edition of Hyrule Historia, but was instead used for the encyclopedia and expanded to include a dust cover and instruction booklet.[6]

Publication

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is the third book in an official series published by Dark Horse Comics as part of its "Goddess Collection" trilogy. It was published out of a partnership between Dark Horse and Nintendo for the preceding art books Hyrule Historia and Art & Artifacts.

NES cartridge.[11] The encyclopedia was originally intended to be published in April, but was pushed back until June.[12] Like Art & Artifacts, it was released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series.[13]

Sales

Due to the high number of pre-orders, the book entered its second print run before the release date.[5] The Washington Post listed The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia in top position on its bestseller list for national nonfiction for the week of 24 June 2018.[14] Publishers Weekly listed it in fourth place on the bestseller list for 2 July, while the deluxe edition ranked in tenth place in hardcover nonfiction. The two editions sold 34,000 printed copies combined on release.[15]

Reception

Seth G. Macy for

iMore described the encyclopedia as a, "beautiful hardcover book" and "the perfect choice for Zelda fans who want to read up on everything that makes up Hyrule's world, from the beasts to weaponry".[18]

Although the encyclopedia was intended to be an official fictional history for The Legend of Zelda series, critics have noted that it features various typos, inaccuracies and changes to the fictional lore.

Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages pair of games rather than behind them.[21]

Notes

  1. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia (Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 ハイラル百科, Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu hairaru hyakka, lit. The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia)

References

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  2. ^ Wales, Matt (2017-10-03). "Dark Horse's next big Zelda book is a Hyrule encyclopedia". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ^ "20 Fascinating Facts From The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia". IGN. 2018-07-02. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. ^ Good, Owen S. (2017-10-01). "The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia coming next year from Dark Horse". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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  6. ^ a b "Chronicling The Legend Of Zelda With Dark Horse Comics". Nintendo Life. 2018-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. ^ "Dark Horse Reveals The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition". Den of Geek. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  8. ^ Tucker, Kevin (30 October 2017). "Legendary Knowledge Awaits In New Deluxe Legend Of Zelda Encyclopedia". Shacknews. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. ^ Lopez, Alan (2018-11-22). "Dark Horse On Creating The Ultimate Companion To The World Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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  11. ^ "The Legend of Zelda's encyclopedia looks gorgeous, arrives this summer". VG247. 2018-04-30. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  12. ^ Watts, Steve (7 June 2018). "Check Out The New Zelda Encyclopedia". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  13. ^ "The Legend of Zelda's Hyrule Encyclopedia Revealed For The Series' 30th Anniversary". Siliconera. 2016-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  14. ^ "Bestsellers: National nonfiction". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  15. ^ Juris |, Carolyn. "This Week's Bestsellers: July 2, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  16. ^ Macy, Seth G. (2018-08-09). "These Are Some of the Coolest Video Game Art Books You Can Find". IGN. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  17. ^ Meister, Rich (2017-10-23). "The Zelda Encyclopedia's Deluxe Edition looks like a gigantic NES cart". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  18. ^ Gitkos, Sara (2021-12-05). "Dive deep into Hyrulian lore with these great books". iMore. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  19. ^ Albert, Brianna (2020-12-07). "Zelda: 10 Times Hyrule Encyclopedia Changed The Franchise's Lore". CBR. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  20. ^ Barder, Ollie. "The Original 'The Legend of Zelda' Was Set On Death Mountain From 'A Link To The Past'". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  21. ^ Mass, Hunter (2021-04-27). "The Legend of Zelda's Dark Timeline Explained". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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