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Legend of Zelda series, The

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

a360media Specials, The Legend of Zelda: The Unofficial Fan Guide, circa spring 2025, originally published circa fourth quarter 2024

 Item — Location Centennial Presents
Identifier: MAG-CENTENNIAL.2025.02
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is an incomplete and ongoing collection of Centennial's gaming magazines, including magazines published under the Gaming Fun brand after Centennial was acquired by a360media. It is unclear how many gaming magazines Centennial has published in total.

Centennial magazines appear to have been published more frequently than once per month but do not have a publication date; their publication months have been estimated based on the "Display Until" date on their covers.

Dates: Publication: circa spring 2025; Publication: originally published circa fourth quarter 2024
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Centennial gaming magazines

CD 206, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, December 1998

 Item
Identifier: GAMEPRO-CDS.206
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection represents GamePro's surviving press asset archives from about 1995–2004. Discs in this collection are numbered 1 to 751, roughly following when they were received or created by GamePro but not in exact order. The library is currently in the process of digitizing this collection and migrating files into a format that can be viewed in our digital archive. Each copy in the digital library includes a scan of the CD, as well as scans of the cover slips that GamePro...
Dates: December 1998
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / GamePro press CD collection

CD 218, assorted game art, disc created January 1999, artwork dated September 1998 – January 1999

 Item
Identifier: GAMEPRO-CDS.218
Scope and Contents This disc includes assets for the following games and hardware (in alphabetical order): Alien 3 (Game Gear) Aliens Versus Predator (1999) Beetle Adventure Racing California Speed Dead Moon Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop King's Quest: Mask of...
Dates: Issued: disc created January 1999; artwork dated September 1998 – January 1999
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / GamePro press CD collection

Centennial gaming magazines

 Series
Identifier: MAG-CENTENNIAL
Abstract

Newsstand magazine publisher Centennial Media (later a360media) operates the children's gaming magazine brand Gaming Fun, which they publish under various different Centennial magazine labels, including Centennial Presents, Centennial Home, and Centennial Spotlight. Each issue covers one game franchise, typically an ongoing live service game like Fortnite or Roblox.

Dates: Publication: 2018–
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Electronic Entertainment Expo 1997, Nintendo press conference and games [Hi8], June 19–21, 1997

 Item
Identifier: PARISI-1.05
Scope and Contents The majority of this videotape consists of Nintendo of America's 1997 E3 press conference. Among many games such as Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo's conference included footage of the unreleased Conker's Quest (later titled Twelve Tales: Conker 64) and an early glimpse of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time under the tentative title Zelda 64.Games...
Dates: Recorded: June 19–21, 1997
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Anthony Parisi tapes / Anthony Parisi event recordings

Electronic Entertainment Expo 1998 event footage [Hi8], May 27–30, 1998

 Item
Identifier: PARISI-1.08
Scope and Contents This videotape mainly features Nintendo of America's annual E3 press conference. Among many games shown at this event, this presentation includes an extended roll-out for the Pokémon franchise, which launched in the United States later that year. This video also includes a press conference for Squaresoft, which marked the American press debut of the game Final Fantasy VIII; the game premiered earlier that year in Japan.The remaining video on this tape...
Dates: Recorded: May 27–30, 1998
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Anthony Parisi tapes / Anthony Parisi event recordings

exp. minus two, The Legend of Zelda, 2011

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-1UP
Identifier: EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP.MINUS2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection of exp. includes issues from the original "negative" run as well as the "260x" run from the 2020s. It is unclear how many issues of exp. were published in total.

Dates: Publication: 2011
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Zines, assorted / exp.

Nintendo Entertainment System player map collection

 Collection — Box A-001, Folder: 02
Identifier: EPHEMERA-NESMAPS
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,...
Dates: circa 1987–1988
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Nintendo Entertainment System player maps, circa 1987–1988

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-NESMAPS.1
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,...
Dates: circa 1987–1988
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Nintendo Entertainment System player map collection

Nintendo publicity folder, Summer CES 1987, May 30 – June 2, 1987

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.NINTENDO.87SCES
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Publication: May 30 – June 2, 1987
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game publisher publicity kits, brochures, and catalogs, assorted

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