Today is the 40th anniversary of Zelda 1!
Of all the Zelda titles, this is the one we know the MOST about; they've discussed it in interviews for years. Let's go down memory lane with some fun quotes
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Kondo & Yokota and how they wanted to do a symphony concert for Zelda's 25th, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
#Zelda
#KondoQuote, #YokotaQuote, #AonumaQuote
https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/ac7d17268a5643b2a0dd841e88d5bfdc
Miyamoto on the Super Mario Bros. underground theme being "a masterpeice", 2025.
Source: Nintendo Museum
#SuperMarioBrosQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #KondoQuote
https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/29a41fe961fd8017b3d4c9c5ea08dbf7
Kondo on loving arcade games before he was hired by Nintendo, 2007.
Source: Wired
https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/fb9d09af59d4467a9b4411bd442dcd72
Kondo & Miyamoto on re-using short musical phrases in NES music, 2025.
Source: Nintendo Museum
#SuperMarioBrosQuote
#KondoQuote, #MiyamotoQuote
https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/29a41fe961fd8017b3d4c9c5ea08dbf7
Miyamoto on Super Mario Galaxy music, 2025.
Source: Nintendo Museum
#SuperMarioGalaxyQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #KondoQuote
https://www.hyruleinterviews.com/29a41fe961fd8017b3d4c9c5ea08dbf7
#Linktober 21: Music
Kondo & Miyamoto on Ravel’s Bolero and 'The Copyright Incident', 2016.
Source: Nintendo.com
Linktober #1: Knight
Kondo on his favorite song from Ocarina of Time, 2011.
Source: Iwata Asks
Iwata & Kondo on game music bringing people closer, 2010.
Source: Iwata Asks
Miyamoto and his years-long quest to get proper flute or ocarina music in Zelda (1998, 2001, 2003)
Via GlitterBerri's Game Translations, Shmuplations, and Nintendo Prime
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#TheLegendOfZeldaQuote #OcarinaOfTimeQuote
#MiyamotoQuote #KondoQuote
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