As a franchise that initially released in the 1980s, gamers of that time have carried their love for The Legend of Zelda over the years. From fans creating a PC port of Ocarina of Time, to modern games taking inspiration from The Legend of Zelda titles, its clear the series still holds weight in the gaming community today. For one Legend of Zelda fan, that weight comes in the form of 25,000 LEGO blocks which they used to create a huge tribute to the original NES game.
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The LEGO project involved creator Ian Roosma spending a few months working on something that had “personal meaning” to him. Roosma then went on to say that “Zelda on the NES is nostalgic for me because it was the beginning of open-world games.” Buying LEGO pieces from independent brick sellers, the Legend of Zelda fan was able to gain all the pieces he needed for the project. Considering the original Legend of Zelda game was created in 2D, the 3D element of LEGO pieces proved to be quite the challenge.
Despite the challenges, Roosma created an impressive tribute to one of his favorite games, completing the map of Hyrule at 30 inches tall and 86 inches wide. Fans who watch Roosma’s video on YouTube may be disappointed that he doesn’t have a plan for another epic build anytime soon. However, for anyone looking for other gaming related LEGO projects, there are plenty to be found across the internet, such as one that depicts the most famous scenes from Red Dead Redemption 2.
Besides LEGO creations, The Legend of Zelda fans have found plenty of other ways to pay tribute to their favorite franchise. From a tattoo of Majora’s Mask, to recreations of the maps in Legend of Zelda games in other games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans are always finding new creations to make. One fan even created the entirety of Hyrule Castle from Breath of the Wild in their Animal Crossing island.
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