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Nintendo Entertainment System player maps, circa 1987–1988

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-NESMAPS.1
Nintendo Entertainment System player maps, circa 1987–1988
Nintendo Entertainment System player maps, circa 1987–1988

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of homemade maps and notes from an unidentified person who played Nintendo Entertainment System games, specifically The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and Kid Icarus. The collection includes the original maps, photocopies of the maps, and photocopies of guides from Nintendo Fun Club News and Nintendo Power.

Based on the dates of the photocopied magazine pages, these maps were created between 1987–1988.

Dates

  • circa 1987–1988

Extent

From the Collection: 0.0833 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

According to donor Tom Cheese, these maps were purchased at the estate sale of "an Air Force pilot and a Vietnam vet," whose favorite game series was Zelda. These maps were donated to the Video Game History Foundation after VGHF purchased a lot of magazines that Cheese was selling on eBay, which he had also acquired at the estate sale. A note from the donor is included with this collection.

Physical Description

The majority of the original graph paper in this colection has yellowed and been torn or curled from storage.

Processing Information

Scans for oversized maps in this collection were stitched together from multiple flatbed scans and may include some artifacts not present in the original maps.

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

Contact:
P.O. Box 22458
Oakland California 94609