They are not pixels, but 25,000 LEGO blocks that recreate the map from The Legend of Zelda on NES

Almost 40 years have passed since The Legend of Zelda invaded our homes and Nintendo created one of its most legendary franchises. How to forget Link picking up his sword for the first time to face the dangers that awaited him on that unforgettable 8-bit map.

If we add a LEGO lover to such a legendary video game, we already have the perfect combination. Ian Roosma shaped the entire map of the first Zelda

of NES, simulating each of the pixels that populate its world. In total it took 25,000 blocks and almost four months of work to make it a reality.

Through My city, Roosma explained what led him to create this project. For him, The Legend of Zelda

from 1986 is a work that has deeply marked him:

“I was looking for something that had personal meaning to me. Zelda for NES is particularly nostalgic because, in my case, it was the beginning of open world gaming. The developer just drops the player somewhere and you decide where you want to go and what you want to do, it’s the best kind of game.”

Looking to fill a large space on one of the walls of her house, Roosma used BrickLink, a website that allows you to buy specific pieces to shape your own constructions. In total we have 493 enemies, 2,779 trees and some measures of 76 centimeters high by 2.17 meters wide. Almost nothing.

“I don’t have plans for another epic build, but I’m always thinking about what could be built with LEGO that would have personal meaning to me,” Ian explained of a future project.

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