Difference between revisions of "Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda"

From TheAlmightyGuru
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "thumb|256x256px|Cover. '''''Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda''''' is a hint book for ''The Lege...")
 
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Ultima - Exodus - Hint Book - Paperback - USA - 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Cover.]]
+
[[Image:Tips & Tactics - Legend of Zelda, The - Paperback - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Cover.]]
  
'''''Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda''''' is a hint book for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. It was conceived of by [[Work House]] and published by [[Tokuma Shoten Publishing]] in the USA in 1987.
+
'''''Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda''''' is a hint book for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. It was conceived of by [[Work House]] and first published in Japan as ''Hissyou Hintbon: Zelda no Densetsu'' in 1986, and then translated into English and published in the USA by [[Tokuma Shoten Publishing]] in 1987.
  
 
In my NES days, I had no idea this book existed, but I would have loved it. My brother owned ''[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' which had a lot of detailed maps and tips for ''The Legend of Zelda'', but this book goes into much more detail.
 
In my NES days, I had no idea this book existed, but I would have loved it. My brother owned ''[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]'' which had a lot of detailed maps and tips for ''The Legend of Zelda'', but this book goes into much more detail.
Line 10: Line 10:
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
*  
+
* The book provides detailed maps for the over world and the first six underworlds. It also tells you what to expect from the seventh, eighth, and ninth underworlds.
 +
* Rather than simply give all the game's secrets away, it gives hints to the reader enabling them to uncover each hint for themselves. Although, it doesn't do the best job at this.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
* The grammar is pretty bad with a lot of Engrish moments. For example, the Triforce of Wisdom is referred to as the "Wisdom of Triforce."
+
* Despite having a wealth of information, the book's initial content is just duplicated from the original game manual.
* Despite having a wealth of information, a large amount of the book's content is essentially duplicated from the original game manual.
+
* The key for the map layouts use the traditional top-to-bottom then right-to-left layout of Japanese text, not the left-to-right then top-to-bottom of English. This should have been updated for English readers.
* A lot of the television photos are so close up you see a mess of RGB dots rather than an image. The photos from the game manual are much better.
+
* There are a few Engrish moments, spelling errors, and typos. For example, the Triforce of Wisdom is referred to as the "Wisdom of Triforce."
* Some of the screenshots are from the Japanese version of the game with the Japanese text obviously obscured with a black mask.
+
* A lot of the television photos are so close up you see a mess of RGB dots rather than an image. The photos from the game manual are superior. Also, some of the screenshots are from the Japanese version of the game with the Japanese text obscured with a black marker, but still semi-legible.
  
 
===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
*  
+
* Rather than use a walk-through which would take the reader through the game's story in an orderly manner, the book gives hints based on the order they appear on the map. For example, the starting cave where you get the rusty sword isn't described until page 46! And the first room described in the section on the first underworld is the Triforce chamber! This makes it impossible for the reader to look through the book without being exposed to unwanted spoilers. For example, the over world map tells all of the locations for the underworlds, so the old man hints in the underworlds are pointless by the time you reach that section of the book.
  
 
==Media==
 
==Media==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Legend of Zelda - NES - Tips & Tactics.pdf|Hint Book.
+
Legend of Zelda - NES - Tips & Tactics.pdf|English hint book.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  

Revision as of 16:44, 20 November 2019

Cover.

Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda is a hint book for The Legend of Zelda. It was conceived of by Work House and first published in Japan as Hissyou Hintbon: Zelda no Densetsu in 1986, and then translated into English and published in the USA by Tokuma Shoten Publishing in 1987.

In my NES days, I had no idea this book existed, but I would have loved it. My brother owned The Official Nintendo Player's Guide which had a lot of detailed maps and tips for The Legend of Zelda, but this book goes into much more detail.

Status

I do not own this book, but I have read it.

Review

Good

  • The book provides detailed maps for the over world and the first six underworlds. It also tells you what to expect from the seventh, eighth, and ninth underworlds.
  • Rather than simply give all the game's secrets away, it gives hints to the reader enabling them to uncover each hint for themselves. Although, it doesn't do the best job at this.

Bad

  • Despite having a wealth of information, the book's initial content is just duplicated from the original game manual.
  • The key for the map layouts use the traditional top-to-bottom then right-to-left layout of Japanese text, not the left-to-right then top-to-bottom of English. This should have been updated for English readers.
  • There are a few Engrish moments, spelling errors, and typos. For example, the Triforce of Wisdom is referred to as the "Wisdom of Triforce."
  • A lot of the television photos are so close up you see a mess of RGB dots rather than an image. The photos from the game manual are superior. Also, some of the screenshots are from the Japanese version of the game with the Japanese text obscured with a black marker, but still semi-legible.

Ugly

  • Rather than use a walk-through which would take the reader through the game's story in an orderly manner, the book gives hints based on the order they appear on the map. For example, the starting cave where you get the rusty sword isn't described until page 46! And the first room described in the section on the first underworld is the Triforce chamber! This makes it impossible for the reader to look through the book without being exposed to unwanted spoilers. For example, the over world map tells all of the locations for the underworlds, so the old man hints in the underworlds are pointless by the time you reach that section of the book.

Media

Credits

Role Staff
Concept Work House, Tokyo.
Cooperation Keiichi Kikushima, Jun Natsui
Cell Pictures Original Pictures / Yoshimiru, Cell work / Hideaki Itoh
Illustrations Susumu Kobayshi, Narumi Tanaka
Design Ohbun-Seikosha Co., Ltd.
Publisher Hideo Ogata
Published By Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.
Editor Masayoshi Suzuki
US Editor Howard Philips, with Lynn Griffes
US Version Producer Tsutomu Otsuka

Links