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Zelda Phoenix (Forest Sages)

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Zelda Phoenix was founded as Forest Sages by Rob Petrin on July 4, 2001. Forest Sages went through more than a dozen layout revisions in the first year and struggled to publish much content.

In February 2003, the website briefly closed and then reopened as Zelda Phoenix. For the next year and a half the website published numerous guides and built a Zelda encyclopedia before closing in August 2004.

The original URL of this website has not yet been discovered. The earliest archives are from December 2001 and are labeled as “Version 5”. Earlier versions may have gone by other names. The site history documentation mentions four other names, but some of them may have been message boards or other non-website fan clubs: Zelda Quest Status, Dampe’s Graveyard, Hylian Helpers Online, Zelda Quest Status Re-Vamped. No additional information has been discovered about these fan projects.

Gallery

A gray website with black text and blue links that is difficult to read.
Zelda Phoenix soon after launching. The most complete copy of the website.
A broken website displaying a white background and black text. There is a large empty space at the top of the page for a missing masthead image.
Version 5. The earliest discovered copy of Forest Sages.
A green website with 2 sidebars and a black content area. Most of the images are missing.
Version 15.
A website with a green background and black and white text.
The final version of Forest Sages before the name change.
A broken website with a white background, 2 columns of blue links, and black text.
Final version of Zelda Phoenix shortly before its closure.
A website with a blue background and white text. The content area is empty due to an error.
Zelda Phoenix when the content selection was the most complete but the update page was broken.
Official artwork of Young Link and Adult Link from Ocarina of Time beside a stylized "Forest Sages" logo.
Original asset for a Forest Sages splash page.
A square image with a blue lightning effect in the background. The Triforce and "Zelda Phoenix" are in the center of the image.
Original asset for a Zelda Phoenix splash page.
Masthead banner displaying a Darknut as they appaer in The Wind Waker and the text "Zelda Phoenix".
Original asset for the Zelda Phoenix masthead banner.

Basic Information

FounderRob Petrin
Founded date2001 Jul. 04
Last updated2004 Jul. 30
Primary URLzeldaphoenix.com
Original URLforestsages.zeldatowers.com
Other URL(s)forestsages.com

Archives

2001 Dec. 27Version 5. Hosted by Zelda Towers.
2002 Jun. 04Version 15. First archive using forestsages.com.
2002 Dec. 07Final version of Forest Sages.
2003 Feb. 08Forest Sages splash page while the site was closed.
2003 Mar. 26Forest Sages splash page updated to Zelda Phoenix.
2003 Apr. 10Early version of Zelda Phoenix.
2003 Dec. 26The most complete archive of the Zelda Phoenix home page.
2004 Jun. 18Extended history of Zelda Phoenix.
2004 Jun. 25Final version of Zelda Phoenix.

Notable Contributors

  • Rob Petrin
  • Nikki
  • Barry Williams
  • David Faria
  • Nicole Wright