Join translator Clyde "Tomato" Mandelin on an in-depth adventure through Famicom disks, fixed-width fonts, board games, and Buddhism as he explains all the unexpected, unusual work that went into transforming The Legend of Zelda from a one-off experiment into a global phenomenon.

Any good localization starts with the game, but it can't end there - you'll travel through prototypes, player's guides, instruction manuals, and more. Because it's a long way from Japan to the West, even for a legendary hero.