Director and the creator of many of the most memorable video games of all time and Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of famed film animation studio Studio Ghibli, are two the world’s leading creative talents, internationally famous in their fields and superstars in their native Japan. What led these two men, born 11 years and 400 miles apart, to their legendary creative genius? Did their awareness of their own creativity lead to its growth? Was it innate or were they shaped by their upbringings, their schooling, or their surroundings? Does the fact that they are both from Japan play a factor in their shared ability to unlock the delight of childhood? While asking such questions inevitably lends itself to wild speculation, it is indisputable that these two men are seen as creative geniuses both in terms of their entire careers and a great number of specific projects. For the purposes of this paper, Miyamoto’s The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke will be considered…
What is the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time? Well it is only the greatest video game ever! If you never played this game you need to, this game will have you on the edge of your seat ready for more. Link has to save Hyrule then he has to defeat Ganondorf to save princess Zelda. When you are child Link you meet Zelda for the first time and become friends instantly, and she tells you the danger that is going to occur. So you figure out what your destiny is and you go on your way to help…
The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker begins by saying, “This is but one of the legends of which the people speak…” then going into detail on how one timeless, sword-wielding, green-tunic wearing warrior saved Hyrule in its darkest hour and was just starting a new adventure once again. Link is one of the most widely recognized characters in the video game industry and it is hard to put into words just how much of an impact Link has had on people. The Legend of Zelda series is the work of…
of The Legend of Zelda and its entirety have a firm grasp on the consumer. Spanning from the 90’s to present time, The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s best game in the gaming industry, second to the famed Mario series that popularized and even saved the gaming industry. Though many have varying opinions on which Zelda game is the best, Ocarina of Time (OoT) holds a high regard in my part and revolutionized the definition of gaming. In 1998, Ocarina of Time was released on the Nintendo 64…
The fifth installment of the Legend of Zelda series, Ocarina of Time, is considered to be one of Nintendo’s most popular video games earning the title of best-selling game of 1998. After 18 years, Ocarina of Time still continues to maintain a high rating on professional gaming medias such as IGN and Gamespot. Initially when playing this action-adventure game the player is introduced to the young hero Link, who experiences a nightmare involving a man clad in black armor. As Link consults the…
The Legend of Zelda is an incredibly unique and diverse game series created by the Japanese and published by Nintendo. This game series has greatly evolved and became popular over the past three decades. Originating as a “medieval tale of sword and sorcery”, Shigeru Miyamoto intended the game to be one that relieved stress, giving thrill to the player, and most importantly, enabling the player to brutally defeat evil characters Poe, Stalfos, and Keese that crosses one’s path . As popular a…
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition is a compilation of four of Nintendo's best "Zelda" games. This collection includes two games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and two games from the Nintendo 64. Each game is a faithful reproduction of the original game. The stories, enemies, and item placements are as you remember them. However, each game has received a minor facelift. While the graphics remain the same, each game now runs at a higher resolution. This higher resolution lets you see…
Expanding Video Game Horizons Kicking it back in my room, what I call my cave for gaming. I was playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is the highest rated game in history. Simply thinking to myself, and wondering how this series could make so many Zelda games and become so successful. I quickly knew that this could become my topic for my I-Search paper for composition class. Slashing, cutting, and jabbing, Link, the main character in this world famous “The Legend of Zelda” series…
over time. One of the most influential game developers of our time is Shigeru Miyamoto, a native of Japan who has been making iconic video game franchises through Nintendo since the 1970’s. Not only has he influenced Japanese video game culture, but the rest of the world as well, and he is responsible for some of the greatest games of the generation. Miyamoto was born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan on November 16th, 1952. As a child, he was very interested in reading manga, doing puppet shows, and…
The Legend of Zelda series is one of the most popular, loved and influential video game series on this planet. So many kids of the 80's, 90's and the 2000's have grown up with these games and the adventures that Link and Zelda get themselves into. This series means an immense amount to a lot of people and honestly, I feel that The Legend of Zelda series means more to me than it does to anybody else on this Earth. When I was in my mothers womb she would lay on the couch and watch my father play…