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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening: The Kotaku Review

The best feeling you can possibly feel while playing a video game is the act of swinging a sword in Zelda. I came to this conclusion recently, while playing the new remake of Link’s Awakening and trying to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes me love Zelda games so much. The answer, I think,…

By Jason Schreier Published September 19, 2019

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Two Old Men Rank The SNES Games On Switch

After years of wishing and hoping, Nintendo finally added a selection of Super Nintendo gamesto its Switch online service. Which of the 20 classics should you play first? We had Kotaku’s resident old men, Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey, Statler and Waldorf together a ranked list. 20. Super Soccer Chris Kohler: I played this for…

Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2019

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Breath Of The Wild Player Discovers A Ridiculously Easy New Way To Catch Fish

Want to gather a whole lot of delicious virtual fish in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with very little effort? Redditor Charlieboy95 discovered that all you have to do to force fish ashore is purse your lips and blow. It’s like whistling while you work, only whistling is the work. In a…

By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2019

The Brilliant Use of Verticality in Minish Cap’s Palace of Winds

There are so many great, memorable levels in the Zelda series, from Majora Mask’s Stone Tower Temple to the Arbiter’s Grounds in Twilight Princess. But a level that’s always stayed with me from the series is the Palace of Winds from the Minish Cap. Developed by Capcom and Flagship, The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap…

By Peter Tieryas Published August 24, 2019

The Bests

The 12 Best Games For 3DS And 2DS

It’s been years since the original 3DS launched. There’s an updated version with better 3D , improved controls, and of course, a wealth of excellent games to play. There’s also a 2DS XL that can do everything its 3D brother can do, aside from 3D. Below, find our 12 favorite games for the 3DS and…

Kotaku Staff Published August 23, 2019

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Everything I Did While Waiting For The Rain To Stop In Breath Of The Wild

I recently started a new game in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after I took my Switch to my sister’s house and my nephews deleted my save. I’d played a few hours of the game last year but never picked it up again. This time, it’s totally sucked me in, and I…

By Riley MacLeod Published August 12, 2019

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Modder Recreates Skyward Sword Dungeon In Breath Of The Wild

For players who may have been disappointed with the lack of traditional dungeons in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a new set of modding tools is helping players add dungeons inspired by previous games. As spotted by PC Gamer, Earth Temple is a mod that adds the dungeon of the same name…

By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2019

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Four-Year Effort To Beat Ocarina Of Time In Under 17 Minutes Finally Succeeds

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is well-known for impressive speedruns, even among casual players. Every time it seems there are no improvements left to make, a new glitch or intense session of play shaves seconds off the best time. Last week, the fastest completion time slipped under 17 minutes, marking the culmination of…

By Heather Alexandra Published July 15, 2019

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Wind Waker Speedrunners Finally Pull Off Legendary ‘Barrier Skip’ Trick On GameCube

For years, the “Barrier Skip” was the holy grail of speedrunning tricks. The trick, which would allow passage through a seemingly impenetrable barrier in The Wind Waker, became a reality in the HD version in 2017. Meanwhile, the trick still couldn’t be performed in the original GameCube “SD” version. A new glitch has finally made…

By Heather Alexandra Published July 9, 2019

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Breath Of The Wild Players Discover An Infinite Jump Glitch

A new glitch in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is setting off a flurry of testing and exploration from speedrunners and glitch hunters. The complicated trick allows Link to jump infinitely, making it possible to explore the upward bounds of Hyrule and completely skip shrine puzzles. Exploration and experiments with the new…

By Heather Alexandra Published July 8, 2019

Wait, There’s A Wind Waker Village In Breath Of The Wild?

Somehow, despite the game being out for over two years now, it’s taken until July 2019 for us to find out that there’s an entire village from Wind Waker that has been replicated at the edge of Breath of the Wild’s map. While playing, John from GameXplain was walking around Lurelin Village when he noticed that…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019

Zelda Wouldn’t Be Great Without Its Wild 2D Experiments

1998’s Ocarina of Time is a pivotal game in the Legend of Zelda series. For one, it’s where the series’ timeline splits into three different branches. It’s also when Nintendo’s long-running adventure game franchise split into two major styles: 2D and 3D. The 3D games have come to be viewed as the “main event,” the…

Ishaan Sahdev Published June 25, 2019

A Wishlist For The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel

How do you improve the seeming perfection of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Breath of the Wild took everything that was great about the Zelda series and made it grander and more epic. Like the clever puzzles that make up their dungeons? How about 120 shrines that distill them into their purest…

By Peter Tieryas Published June 22, 2019

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Why I Left Breath of the Wild Unfinished

Some time before I actually finished The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I stopped playing. It wasn’t because I got carried away by other games, and it wasn’t because I was tired of it. I just stopped. New Zelda games are rare things that only come once or twice a console generation, and…

By Joshua Rivera Published June 17, 2019

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Cadence of Hyrule: The Kotaku Review

Cadence of Hyrule feels like a french fry dunked into a milkshake. There’s two distinct flavors at play—the deep exploration of a Zelda game with the bouncy pace of a rhythm game—and they mix together into something greater than the initial pitch. In combining two addictive yet contrasting gameplay styles, Cadence of Hyrule crafts a…

By Heather Alexandra Published June 14, 2019

Zelda Fan Creates Their Own Tabletop RPG

Nintendo’s idea of role-playing is pretty light, so if fans want something with a bit more substance, it’s up to them to make their own fun. Like Elemental Knight has with Reclaim The Wild, a complete RPG system they’ve created so that folks can have their own adventures through Hyrule. While it’s based mostly on…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2019

Breath Of The Wild Gets Its First Custom Dungeon

The latest Zelda didn’t include traditional dungeons (no, shrines don’t count), but that hasn’t stopped HailToDodongofrom building one and getting it working inside the emulated PC version of the game. Seeing as it’s only been two weeks since the tools (which HailToDodongo also made, hence the speed) to allow this were first released, this is…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2019

Breath Of The Wild Now Supports Custom Dungeons And Maps (On PC)

The emulated version of Breath of the Wild has all sorts of weird and wild extras the actual Switch edition doesn’t, but until now these have mostly been cosmetic in nature. A new set of tools changes this dramatically, by allowing for custom levels to be built and imported into the game. As seen in…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2019

Zelda: Skyward Sword Speedrunning Has Been Stale For A While, But A New Trick Might Change That

It has proven difficult to find big glitches in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which is why speedrunners haven’t yet figured out how to complete the game in less than five hours. Other big Zelda games, like Ocarina of Time, are far glitchier and therefore far easier to speedrun. But a new discovery, which…

By Heather Alexandra Published May 10, 2019

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Speedrunner Shows Off What A ‘Perfect’ Ocarina of Time Run Looks Like

Most players take at least a few days to complete The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, especially if they’re collecting everything. Speedrunners do it in a few hours, using tricks and glitches to rush through the game. Every game has its limits, though: a peak of what’s possible for a human to perform. The…

By Heather Alexandra Published May 7, 2019