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Link, Sephiroth and The Avengers, Turned into Fearsome Robots
Oh man, I feel sorry for whoever has to face these in a fight. The robots were drawn by ChasingArtwork of DeviantArt, who appears to have a thing for redesigning popular characters as badass bots, with Link being the most recent one to receive the treatment. There’s a selection of them below—visit CA’s DeviantArt gallery…
By András Neltz Published January 29, 2015 -
12 Reasons to Play The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
This Winter will bring the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask where Link must save the world over a three day cycle that loops in a terrifying fashion, each cycle bringing life in the hopes of changing a doomed, stagnant world. It’s a pattern of death and rebirth, where the Dawn of the…
N.Ho Sang and Peter Tieryas Published January 28, 2015 -
Majora’s Mask 3DS Changes The Game’s Hardest Boss Fight
I love The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, but I’ll admit the game’s not perfect. Nintendo knows this, too. It’s why the 3DS version is getting more than new visuals. Gyorg, who lords over the water-themed third dungeon, used to be a tough but boring boss fight. That’s changed. Defeating Gyorg required little more than…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 26, 2015 -
Culture
The Original Legend of Zelda Beaten In 30 Minutes, A New World Record
Watch in awe as someone demolishes old-school Legend of Zelda on the NES as fast as possible. According to How Long To Beat, a typical Zelda run takes about ten hours to beat. This speedrun by Darkwing_Duck_sda, though? 30 minutes and 29 seconds. The next Zelda record, according to Zelda Speedruns, is also held by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Make Your Own Damn Zelda New 3DS XL: Winners!
Undaunted by the seeming shortage of Majora’s Mask limited edition New Nintendo 3DS XL consoles hitting North America on February 13, our Photoshop-savvy readers made their own, resulting in possibly the largest number of entries in ‘Shop Contest history, all of them gorgeous. When I say they are all gorgeous, I mean it. Nearly every…
By Mike Fahey Published January 25, 2015 -
The Wind Waker Ganondorf Statue Is One Magnificent Bastard
As teased over the weekend, First 4 Figures is now accepting previews for the first in its The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker statue line, and what better way to start a new line than with the final boss? First 4 Figures can’t stop making amazing Ganondorf statues. Their Twilight Princess Ganondorfwas a glorious…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
No, Zelda Is The Girl, Link Is The…Oh
Cosplay by Talia Mira, photo by Beethy
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Make Your Own Damn Zelda New 3DS XL
So you might not get the Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL. It’sreally no big deal. Besides, you could make a better one. All you’d need is Photoshop or something. Hey, I have an idea! The internet is swimming with artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. This post is swimming with PNG images of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 18, 2015 -
Red And Black New 3DS XL Preorders Still Available Everywhere
“Holy shit.” That’s what I said when I first saw the limited edition Majora’s Mask New 3DS XL during the Nintendo Direct earlier this week — when I first felt that overwhelming need that fueled apost about limited availability that’s so far racked up over 1.5 million page views. I had the money. I had…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2015 -
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Comparison: N64 vs. 3DS
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has aged more than you remember. The game came out 15 years ago, after all! It’s why Nintendo’s releasing a remake next month. Thanks to YouTuber Master0fHyrule, we have a pretty excellent comparison video of the two versions.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 16, 2015 -
Five New Things In The Majora’s Mask Remake
The weirdest Zelda game, 2000’s Nintendo 64 great The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, is finally coming to the 3DS on February 13th. Yesterday, I had a chance to play the game for a little bit during a Nintendo event in San Francisco, and I got to see some of the changes featured in the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 15, 2015 -
Our First Look At Majora’s Mask 3D In Action
We haven’t seen much of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for 3DS, but with the release date only a few weeks away, that’s changing. A new 16-minute video provides our best look yet at the remake, which includes a number of gameplay changes to make it more approachable. Unfortunately, the video is in Japanese,…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 14, 2015 -
Tingle’s Coming to Blow Up Hyrule Warriors on February 5
A new Majora’s Mask-themed DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors will be arriving in a few weeks, giving the beat-em-up its most unlikely combatant yet. That’s right, Tingle. Zelda’s weirdest rupee-lover is here to kick butt. Just revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, Tingle will be battling hordes of enemies with a giant bag of money as…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 14, 2015 -
The BestsThe Best Handheld Zelda Game
Ask people to name their favourite Zelda games and they’ll invariably start with console titles. Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild. The handheld Zelda games, most of which are excellent, are often left off the list. From the old Oracle games through to Link Between Worlds,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 -
If you’re a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, you’re okay in my book. If you’re one of those people, check out Nintendo’s $49.99 bundle for the 3DS remake—it comes with a Skull Kid figure. I don’t usually buy this stuff, but I’ll make an exception. Majora’s Mask 3D hits this “spring.”
By Patrick Klepek Published January 6, 2015 -
CultureOcarina Of Time Has A New Speedrunning Champion
Accomplished Zelda speedrunner Cosmo, who’s been regarded as the world’s fastest Ocarina of Time player for a while now, has some serious competition. One of his fellow OoT racers recently dethroned him by shaving three seconds off the previous world record of 18 minutes and ten seconds. The new 18:07 record was set this week…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 2, 2015 -
The Majora’s Mask Version Of The “12 Days Of Xmas” Ends As Expected
Those of you familiar with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask will immediately see the problem with Really Freakin’ Clever‘s “Twelve Days At Snowhead.” At least they saved a lot of money on gifts, and those that did purchase them will never have to worry about paying their credit card bills. Look on the bright…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2014
