“I always enjoyed the illustrations at the beginning of the NES manual as a kid”.
When Nintendo released the original Legend of Zelda in North America in 1987, it promoted it with a pretty odd commercial, with actor and comedian John Kassir walking around a darkened room spouting the various enemy names from the game.
While it was certainly memorable (it’s actually the second commercial for the game, but the first one doesn’t seem to get mentioned as much today), it hardly ‘fit’ with the game it was designed to promote – but then again, it’s important to remember that the series wasn’t established in any way back then.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“I always enjoyed the illustrations at the beginning of the NES manual as a kid”.
When Nintendo released the original Legend of Zelda in North America in 1987, it promoted it with a pretty odd commercial, with actor and comedian John Kassir walking around a darkened room spouting the various enemy names from the game.
While it was certainly memorable (it’s actually the second commercial for the game, but the first one doesn’t seem to get mentioned as much today), it hardly ‘fit’ with the game it was designed to promote – but then again, it’s important to remember that the series wasn’t established in any way back then.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
