Scioly Assassination Number 10 The New Era

[vofbassist]

that's kinda strange since F. Scott Fitzgerald was from the American Revolution era and the Legend of Zelda games were manufactured in Japan by the Nintendo corporation quite a while after the war ended.

[dudeincolorado]

im confused its a game right?

[vofbassist]

correct

[gneissisnice]

that's kinda strange since F. Scott Fitzgerald was from the American Revolution era and the Legend of Zelda games were manufactured in Japan by the Nintendo corporation quite a while after the war ended.

By American Revolution era, do you mean the Revolutionary War era? Cause he wrote "The Great Gatsby" circa 1940ish. Which is fairly recent. And Zelda Sayre was pretty famous too.

[vofbassist]

so history isn't my srongest subject, my point is, why would the Japanese care about and name a video game character after his wife?

[Aia]

so history isn't my srongest subject, my point is, why would the Japanese care about and name a video game character after his wife?

Perhaps it was a coincidence? I don't know.

[gneissisnice]

I dunno. Maybe he enjoyed "The Great Gatsby"?

[gneissisnice]

Ok, this is what Wikipedia says:
"Hearing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife Zelda, Miyamoto thought the name sounded "pleasant and significant."[8] Paying tribute, he chose to name the Princess after her, and titled his creation The Legend of Zelda."

[vofbassist]

huh, I never would have guessed. I wonder if this will be moved to the video games thread.

[rocketman1555]

Ok, this is what Wikipedia says:
"Hearing of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife Zelda, Miyamoto thought the name sounded "pleasant and significant."[8] Paying tribute, he chose to name the Princess after her, and titled his creation The Legend of Zelda."

can you find that somewhere other than Wikipedia?