I never knew how many different trading cards and the like existed for The Legend of Zelda until I started collecting. THERE'S SO MANY!!! I'm going to throw postcards into this category just because I feel they fit here better than they would in the Misc. Section.
My Zelda card items will be loosely categorized and will be listed from oldest to newest in each category.
My Zelda card items will be loosely categorized and will be listed from oldest to newest in each category.
Nintendo Family Computer Hyrule Fantasy Playing Cards
Nintendo Motion Magic Card
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda
- Set: 3 Cards
- Released As: Instant Cereal Box Prize
- Country of Origin:
- Manufacturer: Ralston
- Year: 1988
- Other Info: Released only in 1988 for a few months, the extremely rare vintage Official Nintendo Magic Motion Cards were randomly inserted in specially marked boxes of Dinersaurs, Cookie Crisp and Dunkin Donuts cereals during the promotional launch of the original Nintendo Entertainment System NES. There are two other hologram cards that have been known to exist in this set. They include feature Mario and Little Mac from Punch-Out. This particular card (and the Mario one) look very similar to the hologram images that are in the Nintendo Cereal System Mug
The Nintendo Deck Playing Cards
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- Game Title: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3
- Country of Origin: USA
- Manufacturer: Limited Edition Productions
- Year: 1989
- Other Info: My set is still sealed, but from looking at the artwork on the box you can see that Link and his items are featured on some of the cards. I was able to find a picture of an opened pack, but it is hard to say exactly which cards feature Zelda, although it appears that they may be on the club-suited cards.
Nintendo Game Packs Trading Card Set
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: Adventure of Link
- Set: 3 Wrapper Variations, 33 Stickers, 60 Scratch-Off Game Cards
- Released As:
- Country of Origin:
- Manufacturer: TOPPS
- Year: 1989
- Other Info:
National Safe Kids Campaign Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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- Released As: Trading Card Treats
- Country of Origin: North America
- Manufacturer: Impel
- Year: 1991
- Other Info: These were released as replacements for candy for Halloween Trick-or-Treaters.
Zelda - Barcode Battler II
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Set:
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- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Epoch
- Year: 1992
- Other Info: This set was distributed by TOMY. I have a sealed pack as well as what I believe is a complete set of loose cards.
Super Power Club - Power Challenge Trading Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, and Link's Awakening
- Set: 170 Cards (Rumored to have 6 Variants?) (The Legend of Zelda Themed Cards: #7, #79, #85, and #150.) (I am still missing #85 and #150.)
- Released As: Collection contest, punch out trading cards found in special, subscription issues of Nintendo Power. (Alternatively there was a marked mail-away option as well.)
- Country of Origin: North America
- Manufacturer: Nintendo of America
- Author/Designer: Phil Honeywell (Credited in Nintendo Power #54 through #69)
- Years: 1992-1995
- Other Info: The Super Power Club cards covered a vast assortment of video games. Cards featured plenty of information on each game including: a game description, a "Challenge" or achievement along with Novice, Intermediate, and Pro rankings, which system the game was released on, game type, number of players, release date, and and the developing company. Official trading card mini binders were later made available for purchase through the Nintendo Power magazines in Issue #50. These binders had non-removable, 4-pocket pages to showcase the set. Cards in the set were also color coded based on the system they were released on:
- Nintendo (NES): Red Cards
- Super Nintendo (SNES): Green Cards
- Game Boy (GB): Purple Cards
Nintendo Merlin Collection Cards
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- Game Titles: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, The Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link (Zelda II), Super Mario Land, Star Fox (Starwing), Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Land 2, A Link to the Past, Dr. Mario, and Mario & Yoshi.
- Set: 144 Cards
- Released As: Carded Blister Booster Packs
- Country of Origin: Possibly Ireland? (European Release)
- Manufacturer: Merlin Publishing
- Year: 1993
- Other Info: This set differs from the Nintendo Official Album Sticker Set that was released by Merlin a year earlier.
Nagasakiya Ocarina of Time Trading Cards and Candy
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Set: Total: Unknown; Own: Princess Zelda
- Released As: unknown
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Nintendo and Amada
- Year: 1998
- Other Info: n/a
Ocarina of Time - Bandai Vending Cards "Carddass"
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Set: 42 Cards
- Released As: Vending Cards
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Bandai
- Year: 1999
- Other Info: I have never seen any kind of foil packaging for this set. They appear to have been released in little, card stock boxes. Each box possibly contained the entire set, as the box notes that there are 42 cards in total. The cards in these boxes were wrapped with water appears to be a paper band to help keep them from sticking to each other. You can see references to the original packaging on Manveri's Collection Site.
Super Smash Bros. Melee Battle Cards
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- Game Title: Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Set: 52 Cards
- Released As: A Promo Pack with Nintendo Official Magazine
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Manufacturer:
- Year: 2001
- Other Info: The deck has 8 cards that feature Zelda characters and locations, including: Hyrule Temple, Great Bay, Link, Young Link, Luigi (which shows Luigi attacking Link), Ganondorf, Zelda, and Sheik.
Twilight princess Trading Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Set: 86 Cards Trading Cards (50 Standard, 27 Silver Foil, 9 Gold Foil) and 5 Temporary Tattoos
- Released As: Blind packs of 6 (1 Character Card, 1 Enemy Card, 1 Equipment Card, 1 Foil Card (Silver or Gold), 1 Tattoo Card, and 1 Sweepstakes Card.)
- Country of Origin: United States
- Manufacturer: Enterplay
- Year: 2007
- Other Info: The set included one Sweepstakes Entry in each booster pack. Winners could receive a Wii System or a Zelda t-shirt. While I've never opened any winning cards, a Winning Card was posted on eBay in January 2018. This particular winner would have been awarded a t-shirt (whether or not the prize was claimed is unclear but is unlikely since winning cards were to be sent in.) The winning cards were all foil-punched with a number. The one in the auction was 093/288.
EnterPLAY also release an alternative 5 + 1 Bonus Pak set directly on their website. This pack included 6 boosters (instead of the typical 24). A few were auctioned online in February 2018 on eBay.
The Legend of Zelda Combat cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Set: 54 cards
- Released As: n/a
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Manufacturer: NGamer
- Year: 2010
- Other Info: My deck is sealed, however I did find an image of an open pack. It appears that the combat cards have stats for various Zelda characters and items that you can use to battle your friends.
25th Anniversary Zelda Trump Playing Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Set: 52 Playing Cards
- Released As: n/a
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Nintendo
- Year: 2011
- Other Info: These official playing cards were released for the 25th Anniversary of the Zelda franchise. As seen here, spades feature Hyrulte Fantasy/The Legend of Zelda, hearts feature The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, diamonds feature The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and clubs feature The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
a Link Between Worlds Gummy Cards
- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Set: 20 Trading Cards
- Released As: Individually wrapped candy and cards
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Nintendo
- Year: 2014
- Other Info: These card packs consisted of individually wrapped Triforce gummy candy and a random card. The Triforce gummy is yellow with a lemony-citrus flavor. It features the Triforce on a round medallion that is larger than an American quarter. The cards themselves are designed to look like the picture frames that were used throughout the game to seal away the sages. These are also found in my Edibles section.
Majora's Mask 3D Postcards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
- Set: 24 Post Cards
- Released As: Prerelease Promo Bonus
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Nintendo
- Year: 2015
- Other Info: The 3D remake of the classic Nintendo 64's Majora's Mask spurred a whole new market of merchandise for the infamous member of the franchise. In Japan, Amazon Japan offered a special bonus if you preordered through them. The set included iconic artwork from the remake, including those of smaller characters, like Pamela and her Father and a Garo.
Nintendo All-Star Playing Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Set: Playing Cards
- Released As:
- Country of Origin:
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Nintendo Magazine All-Star Battle Cards
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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- Country of Origin:
- Manufacturer: Nintendo Magazine
- Year:
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The Legend of Tarot
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda Series
- Character(s): Maiamai Baby
- Country of Origin: USA
- Made by: Rinoa (formerly Noah) and Alex Page of Deosil Designs
- Year: 2014
- Other Info: From Aeclectic Tarot: "More About These Cards
Name: The Legend of Tarot
Creators: Alex Page, Noah Page
Publisher: Self Published [with the help of a Kickstarter campaign] 2014
Deck Type: Tarot Deck
Cards: 78
Major Arcana: 22
Minor Arcana: 56
Suits: Sticks, Bottles, Rupees, Swords
Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King
Card Size: 2.75 x 4.75 in. = 6.99cm x 12.07cm
Card Language: English
Companion Material: An interpretation guide to the deck with card images, meanings and sample spreads is available separately.
Extra Info: Justice is mistakenly numbered XIII instead of VIII."
This set is also listed in my Crafts Collection.
EnterPlay Legend of Zelda Trading Cards 2016
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
- Set: 138 Cards (9 Gold Foil, 23 Silver Foil, 12 Decal Stickers, 9 Tattoos, 85 Standard Cards)
- Released As: Booster Packs
- Country of Origin: United States
- Manufacturer: EnterPLAY
- Year: 2016
- Other Info: After many delays the EnterPLAY 2016 Legend of Zelda Trading Cards have finally entered our reality in October 2016! These cards are base on five of the Zelda games as noted above. (While the set primarily focuses on the five featured games, there are some nods to the original The Legend of Zelda featured in the tattoos and stickers.) Each game has 18 cards featuring characters and items found in their particular game with 1:18 of these cards being a Silver Foil of the main artwork for said game. There are 9 Silver Foil Character Cards, 9 Silver Foil Region/Puzzle cards for a total of 23 Silver Foil Cards. There are also 9 Gold Foil cards (with G1-G8 being available in the initial release of the set and G9 being exclusive to the "Fun Box" value box scheduled to launch later in 2016. The set also includes 12 decal stickers and 9 temporary tattoos.
NYC Comic Con 2017 Large Twilight Princess Manga Promo Card
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Manufacturer: Viz Media
- Artist(s): Akira Himekawa
- Released as: NYC Comic Con Exclusive
- Country of Origin: USA
- Year: 2017
- Other Info: This is an exclusive New York Comic Con promo card featuring the artwork of the latest editions to Akira Himekawa's Zelda Manga series. The card is 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches large. There is a matching poster featured in my Poster Collection.
EnterPlay Legend of Zelda Trading Cards 2016 Collector's Fun Box
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
- Set: 3 Pins (Zelda Logo, Hylian Shield, and Gold Hylian Crest), 1 Poster, and 138 Cards (9 Gold Foil, 23 Silver Foil, 12 Decal Stickers, 9 Tattoos, 85 Standard Cards)
- Released As: Value Boxes
- Country of Origin: United States
- Manufacturer: EnterPLAY
- Year: 2016
- Other Info: The Collector's Fun Box is a continuation of the EnterPLAY Legend of Zelda Trading Card Set from 2016. These cards are base on five of the Zelda games as noted above. (While the set primarily focuses on the five featured games, there are some nods to the original The Legend of Zelda featured in the tattoos and stickers.) Each game has 18 cards featuring characters and items found in their particular game with 1:18 of these cards being a Silver Foil of the main artwork for said game. There are 9 Silver Foil Character Cards, 9 Silver Foil Region/Puzzle cards for a total of 23 Silver Foil Cards. There are also 9 Gold Foil cards (with G1-G8 being available in the initial release of the set and G9 being exclusive to this "Fun Box" value box. The set also includes 12 decal stickers and 9 temporary tattoos. The Fun Box also includes three exclusive pins: Zelda Logo, Hylian Shield, and Gold Hylian Crest. Each of the Fun Boxes also includes a poster featuring the promotional art fro Twilight Princess on one side and a card list on the other.
EnterPLAY Legend of Zelda Collector Tags 2017-2018 Collector Fun Box Feat. Breath of the Wild
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
- Set: 9 Breath of the Wild Cards, 3 Exclusive Pins (Golded Z Logo, Golden Hylian Shield, Silver Hylian Crest), 1 Large Silver Hylian Crest Vinyl, and 25 Dog Tags (4 Gold Tags, 3 Limited Fun Box Tags, 4 Shaped Tags, and 18 Standard Tags), 12 Decal Stickers, and 12 Fun Tattoos)
- Released As: Value Boxes
- Country of Origin: United States
- Manufacturer: EnterPLAY
- Year: 2017 (Copyright) - 2018 (Official Street Date Release)
- Other Info: Akin to the 2016 EnterPLAY Collector's Fun Boxes, this set was marketed as a value box of Zelda trading cards, pins, and dog tags. It includes elements of the 2016 EnterPLAY Legend of Zelda Trading Cards as well as the 2017 EnterPLAY Legend of Zelda Collector Tag Set. Also like the previous Fun Box, this set included exclusive items, such as a large silver Hylian Crest vinyl, 9 Breath of the Wild themed trading cards, and 3 collectible pins (Golded Z Logo, Golden Hylian Shield, Silver Hylian Crest.) This set is also listed on my Jewelry and my Stickers &Temporary Tattoos pages as well.
Bandai Breath of the Wild Card & Candy Set
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- Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Set: 26 Cards (10 Character Cards, 14 Visual Cards, 2 Secret Cards) and Apple Flavored Heart Candy.
- Released As: Blind Booster Packs
- Country of Origin: Japan
- Manufacturer: Bandai
- Year: 2018
- Other Info: A sealed display box contains 20 blind booster packs. Each pack contains 1 of the 26 possible cards as well as 2 apple flavored, heart-shaped hard candies. The cards are made of a thicker, plastic material instead of the typical trading card cardstock. All of the cards have foil elements to them on both the front and back of the card.
