Good news for The Legend of Zelda fans in North America as the long-awaited The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition is currently available for pre-order. The luxury item will set you back $71.99 and is due to be released on April 24th 2018.
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition honors the game that started it all by recreating the original gold cartridge as faithfully as possible. The book comes with a black polypropylene sleeve, lined with velvet flocking, and a scale instruction booklet with fun, theme-appropriate material inside.
The cover is a gold foil paper with gloss lamination and a spot gritty varnish. The details are embossed and debossed. It has gold gilding on the top and foredge, with black gilding on the bottom. This book looks and feels so much like the original cartridge you might find yourself blowing into the bottom before you open it!
A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in Hyrule Historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and much, much more, including an exclusive interview with Series Producer, Eiji Aonuma! This, the last of The Goddess Collection trilogy, which includes Hyrule Historia and Art & Artifacts, is a treasure trove of explanations and information about every aspect of The Legend of Zelda universe!
So cool! Put a smile on my face cause I still have those sleeves on my NES carts
I’m sure there’ll be a cheaper version posted later…
I just pre-ordered this after seeing the link in this article and it was only about $45. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a Prime member or not, but I recommend checking it out.
This is about the time for someone to say “Quick! before the scalpers get them!” running up demand guaranteeing a profit for the scalpers.