Latest "Iwata Asks" Discusses Handheld Zeldas

[DocHobo 0]

One of [i]The Legend of Zelda[/i]'s best features was it's "second quest," which featured tougher enemies and different dungeon layouts. But did you know that it was born from an accident during the game's development?

That is but one of the topics discussed in the latest Iwata Asks, which mainly covered the history of Zelda on Nintendo's handheld consoles and some neat bonuses, such as the mentioned factoid.

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The most recent Iwata Asks featurette covered the history of the Zelda handheld games, and as a bonus, included some talk about the original [i]Legend of Zelda[/i]'s development. Included were a few early concept sketches created back in 1985 by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, which detail the game's evolution from concept to reality.

[quote]
[b]"...These are the first specifications for Zelda...It says 'adventure.' Over the course of these few pages it doesn’t just talk about the overall structure of Zelda, but also items and enemies.[/b][b]" - Toshihiko Nagako (President, SRD)[/b]
[img]http://www.zeldainformer.com/images/news/firstconceptloz.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.zeldainformer.com/images/news/zart1.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.zeldainformer.com/images/news/zart3.jpg[/img][/quote]

Nagako also mentioned that the game's second quest was made after an accident in the game's development.

[quote][img]http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/images/interview_content/zeldaST_vol2_18.jpg[/img]

[b]Tezuka:[/b][b] Basically, we were going to make lots of dungeons using one square per room, and lay them out like a jigsaw puzzle.

[/b][b]Iwata: [/b][b]In order to fit in as many dungeons as possible given the limited memory, you were making them like you were doing a puzzle. [/b][b]

Nakago: [/b][b]Right. Tezuka-san said, “I did it!

[pheonix561 2080]

wait.

WAIT.

HOLY BALLS THERES A SECOND QUEST AFTER YOU BEAT THE ORIGINAL LEGEND OF ZELDA?!

[Jareddude 62]

Yes there is.
You can immeditely go to it if you enter your name Zelda.
I never finished Zelda 1, still need 2 more pieces.
>_<