Nintendo made a fascinating behind-the-scenes video series about the great new 'Zelda' game - watch it here

The new "Legend of Zelda" game is an impressive, influential new entry in a long-running series.

In "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," Nintendo is re-stating its relevance as a modern game developer. The game is a true delight - smart, and silly, and challenging, and rewarding. It's also a massive game world that's at once enormous and densely packed with stuff to do. 

Praise is easy now, of course, but doesn't take into account the years of work that went into such an undertaking. In recognition of the years of hard-yet-fascinating work that created "Breath of the Wild," Nintendo put together a short documentary. In these videos you'll find out the origins of the game's development, how the company used a prototype that looks awfully familiar to test concepts for "Breath of the Wild," and maybe even what this image is:

Check out all three below!