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The '''''Zelda Box''''' is a {{TWW}} box set released in 2002 by Enterbrain and [[Nintendo]] only in Japan.<ref name= "Release">{{Cite Web|quote= Copyright: Enterbrain Inc and Nintendo in 2002|retrieved= May 13, 2011|url= http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=guides#744|title= Guides|site= Zelda Legends}}</ref> It has the {{Wp|Universal Product Code|UPC}} T1126459051505.


The '''''Zelda Box''''' is a box set for ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'' that was published by Enterbrain and Nintendo in 2002.<ref name=release>{{cite web|quote=Copyright: Enterbrain Inc and Nintendo in 2002|url=http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=guides#744|title=Zelda Legends - Other Material; retrieved May 13 2011|site=Zelda Legends}}</ref>. Released only in Japan, the Zelda Box contains a strategy guide, a promo book, developer quotes, the [[Zelda Sound Collection|''Zelda Sound Collection'' music CD]], a map, and a [[Link]] figurine as well as a [[Moblin]] figurine.<ref>{{cite web|quote=Only released in Japan, the Zelda Box came with this booklet, some little figurines, a map, and a music CD with twelve tracks.|url=http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=guides#744|title=Zelda Legends - Other Material; retrieved May 13 2011|site=Zelda Legends}}</ref> The enclosed 116-page booklet contains a collection of exclusive ''The Wind Waker'' artwork, interviews with the team behind the ''Zelda'' games along with commentary from the staffers who worked on ''The Wind Waker''. Other material included within the book are character profiles, sketches, game information and a retrospective of the history of every ''Zelda'' game. Additionally, a guide to translate the [[Hylian Language]] found throughout the game is also included.<ref>{{cite web|quote=The Zelda Box includes a 116-page full-size book which contains interviews with the creative team behind the Zelda games along with commentary from 49 staffers who worked on WindWaker. Character profiles, sketches, game information and a look back at the history of every Zelda game fills up the rest of the pages. A guide to translate Hairia glyphs found throughout the WindWaker game is also included.|url=http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/154-8528.html|title=Zelda Box; retrieved May 13, 2011|site=NCSX}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|quote=his booklet, which we've scanned here, featured a huge collection of exclusive Wind Waker artwork, interviews with the Wind Waker development team, a history of the Zelda series, some guides for tWW, and probably a bunch of other things I am unaware of.|url=http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=guides#744|title=Zelda Legends - Other Material; retrieved May 13 2011|site=Zelda Legends}}</ref>
==Overview==
The ''Zelda'' Box contains a 116-page book featuring interviews and insights from {{TWW|-}}'s developers, concept art, characters, enemies, and islands profiles, [[Hylian Language#The Wind Waker|Hylian]] translations, a guide, and a {{TLoZ|Series}} retrospective.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= It offers 116 pages of information, from concept sketches and character profiles to insights and excerpts from 49 of the game’s developers. A brief Zelda series retrospective is included in the back of the book|author= Jason Rechtman|published= March 5, 2013|retrieved= July 14, 2015|url= http://randomnintendo.com/2013/03/05/extra-a-look-inside-zelda-box/|title= A Look Inside Zelda Box|site= Random Nintendo|type=}}</ref> The box set also includes a [[Link]] and a [[Moblin]] figurine, a map poster, and a [[Zelda Sound Collection|12-track CD]].<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Included in the package are two miniature figurines (one of Toon Link and one of a Moblin), as well as a twelve-track CD that offers music from throughout Zelda history.|author= Jason Rechtman|published= March 5, 2013|retrieved= July 14, 2015|url= http://randomnintendo.com/2013/03/05/extra-a-look-inside-zelda-box/|title= A Look Inside Zelda Box|site= Random Nintendo|type=}}</ref> The tracks were selected by members of the Nintendo Sound Staff, including [[Koji Kondo]], [[Kenta Nagata]], and [[Hajime Wakai]].<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= All of the music was hand-picked by Nintendo’s composers, with the likes of Koji Kondo explaining each selection within the main book.|author= Jason Rechtman|published= March 5, 2013|retrieved= July 14, 2015|url= http://randomnintendo.com/2013/03/05/extra-a-look-inside-zelda-box/|title= A Look Inside Zelda Box|site= Random Nintendo|type=}}</ref>


The 12-track CD contains "theme songs and sounds from the Zelda games as selected by members of the Nintendo Sound Staff. Kouji Kondo, Kenta Nagata and Hajime Iwai also discuss their musical selections in the book and give the reasons why they marked them for inclusion in Zelda Box."<ref>{{cite web|quote=The music CD contains theme songs and sounds from the Zelda games as selected by members of the Nintendo Sound Staff. Kouji Kondo, Kenta Nagata and Hajime Iwai also discuss their musical selections in the book and give the reasons why they marked them for inclusion in Zelda Box. Twelve tracks on the disk provide an aural retrospective of the Zelda franchise. Finally, two miniature figures of Moriburin and Link are packaged inside the box.|url=http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/154-8528.html|title=Zelda Box; retrieved May 13, 2011|site=NCSX}}</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:Zelda Box Link Figurine.jpg|Link figurine
File:Zelda Box Moblin Figurine.jpg|Moblin figurine
File:Zelda Box Book Cover.jpg|Fan book cover
File:Zelda Box CD Cover.jpg|CD cover
File:WW Zelda Box CD.png|CD
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==External links==
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[http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?n=guides#744 Download the Zelda Box booklet]


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Latest revision as of 20:58, 16 January 2023

The Zelda Box is a The Wind Waker box set released in 2002 by Enterbrain and Nintendo only in Japan.[1] It has the UPC T1126459051505.

Overview

The Zelda Box contains a 116-page book featuring interviews and insights from The Wind Waker's developers, concept art, characters, enemies, and islands profiles, Hylian translations, a guide, and a The Legend of Zelda series retrospective.[2] The box set also includes a Link and a Moblin figurine, a map poster, and a 12-track CD.[3] The tracks were selected by members of the Nintendo Sound Staff, including Koji Kondo, Kenta Nagata, and Hajime Wakai.[4]

Gallery

  • Link figurine

    Link figurine

  • Moblin figurine

    Moblin figurine

  • Fan book cover

    Fan book cover

  • CD cover

    CD cover

  • CD

    CD

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Copyright: Enterbrain Inc and Nintendo in 2002" — Guides , Zelda Legends, retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "It offers 116 pages of information, from concept sketches and character profiles to insights and excerpts from 49 of the game’s developers. A brief Zelda series retrospective is included in the back of the book" — Jason Rechtman, A Look Inside Zelda Box , Random Nintendo, published March 5, 2013, retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Included in the package are two miniature figurines (one of Toon Link and one of a Moblin), as well as a twelve-track CD that offers music from throughout Zelda history." — Jason Rechtman, A Look Inside Zelda Box , Random Nintendo, published March 5, 2013, retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "All of the music was hand-picked by Nintendo’s composers, with the likes of Koji Kondo explaining each selection within the main book." — Jason Rechtman, A Look Inside Zelda Box , Random Nintendo, published March 5, 2013, retrieved July 14, 2015.
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