The original Legend of Zelda design Documents

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Through some mystical magic that is the Iwata asks segments that Nintendo does every now and then. We now have the chance to see some of the original game design documents for the original legend of Zelda. As you can see above that is the original sprite design sheet used by Miyamoto to design the characters and items of the game. You can see more after the jump.

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Out of all the pieces this is the most interesting one. It seems like they were trying to a somewhat three dimensional design with the game. I wonder what the game would of been like if it was closer to this drawing then the game we got.

If your interested in some of the less interesting documents you can head over to [ZeldaInformer.com]

An artist from New York. Will has been writing, designing, and loving video games since he was young. He has traveled across the United States, and parts of Canada in order to learn more about the world of gaming. After visiting E3 for the first time in 2009, he has vowed to return there and show off a game of his own. In his spare time he tinkers with electronics, programming, and of course collecting video games.