Flashback: The Song That Inspired The Iconic ‘Legend of Zelda’ Commercial Rap

“Go Game Boy! Go Game Boy!”.

The Legend of Zelda series has had some terrific commercials over the years, but one that has always stayed with us more than most is the Japanese commercial for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past from 1991.

This commercial features a bunch of actors in costume as Link, Zelda, Gibdos, and Stalfos dancing around, while a Zelda-themed rap track plays in the background. For years, we’ve just assumed that this song must have been specifically written with the commercial in mind, but as we recently discovered, through spotting the Japanese music credit on one of the uploads and doing some research of our own, it appears that this isn’t the case.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“Go Game Boy! Go Game Boy!”.

The Legend of Zelda series has had some terrific commercials over the years, but one that has always stayed with us more than most is the Japanese commercial for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past from 1991.

This commercial features a bunch of actors in costume as Link, Zelda, Gibdos, and Stalfos dancing around, while a Zelda-themed rap track plays in the background. For years, we’ve just assumed that this song must have been specifically written with the commercial in mind, but as we recently discovered, through spotting the Japanese music credit on one of the uploads and doing some research of our own, it appears that this isn’t the case.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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