Nostalgia

Erdawn Il Deus · 03-29-2010, 07:16 PM

More: studiojfish: Here, have some amazing Zelda artwork

Old Nintendo Power official artwork for Legend of Zelda (Link to the Past/Link's Awakening). Artist is one Katsudo Terada, recogniseable as the artist behind most old Nintendo Power guides, Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy especially. He did a very brilliant run of Secret of Mana art that worked as a kind of sketchbook for the guide, which was written in journal-format. Man those were the good old days. I'm not complaining about Zelda artwork, for sure, especially Twilight (Ganon, come on), but it's nice to see a western influence as opposed to the more anime oriented approach. Thoughts?

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Imaginaaaaaaaaaation...

Rainbow Dash · 03-29-2010, 08:26 PM

oh welcome back

CuccoLady · 03-30-2010, 12:17 AM

I'd forgotten about how completely EPIC the art for LttP was. AI linked me to a bunch of awesome examples [one was of the Master Sword in the woods].

The detail and epic of these never cease to amaze me. :{)

**Galefore** · 03-30-2010, 09:39 PM

whoooooooah

That's ****ing sweet.

**Valigarmander** · 03-30-2010, 09:56 PM

DAT LINK

Erdawn Il Deus · 03-31-2010, 12:00 AM

Mahahahahaha.

Man does anyone think running into Horsehead would be more horrifying than ****ing Gohma or some ****? Not to say, more horrifying than something like Dead Hand, who was Nightmare Fuel, but it seems that my brain could wrap its head around a monster but less so around something that doesn't make sense or would be to my understanding an abberation towards nature.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-31-2010, 01:40 AM

Dead hand is cute, really. His neck is looooooooooooong.

Horsehead, though, yeah that **** could be intimidating if done well. I've always loved the stuff that Terada did for Zelda, it and the other stuff in the LttP guide has always been the definitive Zelda image, for me. The other stuff doesn't hold a candle to it in scope.

Chaos Deviot · 03-31-2010, 02:44 AM

^^Spiders are common, Men with a horse for a head are not. Think about it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-31-2010, 09:29 AM

^ Ghoma should have six legs, not eight, and is mostly eye. I always thought of it more as like a huge relative to the Tektites that doesn't jump.

Wyborn · 03-31-2010, 12:40 PM

Man I knew I'd find you here.

***Marilink*** · 03-31-2010, 06:13 PM

Horsehead. Hell yeah.

Metal Mario · 03-31-2010, 06:34 PM

I'll give ya Horsehead. (At 3:40).

Click to view video.

Chaos Deviot · 04-01-2010, 11:06 PM

^^Zelda II: Hung like a Horsehead.

**Deku Trii** · 04-02-2010, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Mario

I'll give ya Horsehead. (At 3:40).

I'll tell my horse to meet you then.

Metal Man · 04-02-2010, 02:55 AM

Erdawn, I challenge you to a battle!

I mean...

neat art. Yeah. Sort of different and complex.

**Crazyswordsman** · 04-02-2010, 01:22 PM

I remember these. I personally think video game artwork lost its touch. With the 2D games we got to see more elaborate imagery because we didn't have to translate that to the games. With the 3D games we have to use motion capture and stuff like that to translate graphics over. I miss the days when we saw illustrations of the games' characters doing things like sitting around the campfire, doing major battles, etc. I believe they even made one of the events in OoT for LttP, although it was done as a large-scale battle rather than as a one-man show. -CSM

Erdawn Il Deus · 04-02-2010, 07:14 PM

^I have to agree there. Remember the instruction booklet for LttP? Full of cool art and crap. I'm not bashing the art from OoT through on to TP (Ganondorf in Twilight Princess is at his utmost badass, a kind of nightmarish shogun), but there seems to be a decided lack of art in recent games.

LoZ concept art:

Manhandla!

Digdogger!

Some OoT: Last game, with artwork I think -

Morpha!

Water Temple!

Shadow Temple!

Fire Temple!

Dodongo's Cavern!

Spirit Temple![/img]

LttP:

Sages sealing Ganon away.

The Golden Land.

Chaos Deviot · 04-02-2010, 07:17 PM

The images started to get somewhat cartoony after ALttP...that's for sure. And I don't mean it in a good way(like Wind Waker is).

Erdawn Il Deus · 04-02-2010, 08:19 PM

I've always wanted to see a Zelda game where Link isn't an apple-face youth, and is older, possibly bearded, et cetera.

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-02-2010, 11:29 PM

^^^The Golden Land is a Yes album?

^Well, the young hero thing is part of the point. Older heroes tend to be in the grittier types of games, the Metal Gears or the Eternal Darknesses or what have you.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

03-29-2010, 07:16 PM	#1
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	Nostalgia More: studiojfish: Here, have some amazing Zelda artwork Old Nintendo Power official artwork for Legend of Zelda (Link to the Past/Link's Awakening). Artist is one Katsudo Terada, recogniseable as the artist behind most old Nintendo Power guides, Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy especially. He did a very brilliant run of Secret of Mana art that worked as a kind of sketchbook for the guide, which was written in journal-format. Man those were the good old days. I'm not complaining about Zelda artwork, for sure, especially Twilight (Ganon, come on), but it's nice to see a western influence as opposed to the more anime oriented approach. Thoughts? vs Imaginaaaaaaaaaation... Last edited by Erdawn Il Deus; 03-29-2010 at 07:16 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-29-2010, 08:26 PM	#2
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03-30-2010, 12:17 AM	#3
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I'd forgotten about how completely EPIC the art for LttP was. AI linked me to a bunch of awesome examples [one was of the Master Sword in the woods]. The detail and epic of these never cease to amaze me. :{)

03-30-2010, 09:39 PM	#4
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03-30-2010, 09:56 PM	#5
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03-31-2010, 12:00 AM	#6
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	Mahahahahaha. Man does anyone think running into Horsehead would be more horrifying than **ing Gohma or some *? Not to say, more horrifying than something like Dead Hand, who was Nightmare Fuel, but it seems that my brain could wrap its head around a monster* but less so around something that doesn't make sense or would be to my understanding an abberation towards nature.

03-31-2010, 01:40 AM	#7
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Dead hand is cute, really. His neck is looooooooooooong. Horsehead, though, yeah that **** could be intimidating if done well. I've always loved the stuff that Terada did for Zelda, it and the other stuff in the LttP guide has always been the definitive Zelda image, for me. The other stuff doesn't hold a candle to it in scope.

03-31-2010, 02:44 AM	#8
Chaos Deviot The Betrayer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mt. Moon Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 171 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^Spiders are common, Men with a horse for a head are not. Think about it.

03-31-2010, 09:29 AM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,103 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	^ Ghoma should have six legs, not eight, and is mostly eye. I always thought of it more as like a huge relative to the Tektites that doesn't jump.

03-31-2010, 12:40 PM	#10
Wyborn Zelda Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,388 Thanks: 87 Thanked 469 Times in 281 Posts	Man I knew I'd find you here.

03-31-2010, 06:13 PM	#11
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Horsehead. Hell yeah.

04-01-2010, 11:06 PM	#13
Chaos Deviot The Betrayer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mt. Moon Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 171 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^Zelda II: Hung like a Horsehead.

04-02-2010, 02:55 AM	#15
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Erdawn, I challenge you to a battle! I mean... neat art. Yeah. Sort of different and complex.

04-02-2010, 01:22 PM	#16
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I remember these. I personally think video game artwork lost its touch. With the 2D games we got to see more elaborate imagery because we didn't have to translate that to the games. With the 3D games we have to use motion capture and stuff like that to translate graphics over. I miss the days when we saw illustrations of the games' characters doing things like sitting around the campfire, doing major battles, etc. I believe they even made one of the events in OoT for LttP, although it was done as a large-scale battle rather than as a one-man show. -CSM

04-02-2010, 07:14 PM	#17
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	^I have to agree there. Remember the instruction booklet for LttP? Full of cool art and crap. I'm not bashing the art from OoT through on to TP (Ganondorf in Twilight Princess is at his utmost badass, a kind of nightmarish shogun), but there seems to be a decided lack of art in recent games. LoZ concept art: Manhandla! Digdogger! Some OoT: Last game, with artwork I think - Morpha! Water Temple! Shadow Temple! Fire Temple! Dodongo's Cavern! Spirit Temple![/img] LttP: Sages sealing Ganon away. The Golden Land.

04-02-2010, 07:17 PM	#18
Chaos Deviot The Betrayer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mt. Moon Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 171 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts Blog Entries: 1	The images started to get somewhat cartoony after ALttP...that's for sure. And I don't mean it in a good way(like Wind Waker is).

04-02-2010, 08:19 PM	#19
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 3,056 Thanks: 4 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts	I've always wanted to see a Zelda game where Link isn't an apple-face youth, and is older, possibly bearded, et cetera.

04-02-2010, 11:29 PM	#20
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^^^The Golden Land is a Yes album? ^Well, the young hero thing is part of the point. Older heroes tend to be in the grittier types of games, the Metal Gears or the Eternal Darknesses or what have you. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"