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This Amazing Art Is Made Almost Entirely Out Of Tea Stains
Did you know that you can make art by using tea? If you’re Dara Gold, artist and illustrator from Toronto, you can use tea stains to make pretty awesome art, too. Making art from tea doesn’t mean it all has to be brown, though. Tea comes in fruit flavors! That means there can be some…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 19, 2013 -
The Frickin’ Greatest Legend Of Zelda Debate Ever.
“You can’t hate Legend of Zelda!” You make a compelling argument, SammyClassicSonicFan, but HaleyTheHedgehog isn’t buying it. Maybe it’s time to bust out the “pitch-perfect gameplay.” This delightful YouTube debate has me simultaneously excited for and dreading the point at which my own children will be cognizant and coherent enough to argue the finer points…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2013 -
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Zelda Fans, Drop What You’re Doing And Check Out This Art Collection
This. Is. Incredible Fan site History of Hyrule have done an amazing job tracking down all old art from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past from all kinds of old magazines, manuals, products and publications, and have scanned and uploaded the images online. To say it’s a treasure trove of old Nintendo…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2013 -
Even Bowser and Bullet Bill are peaceful in Pablo Pintachan‘s digital drawings of Mario, Link and Luigi. Well, Link looks a bit nutty and I’m not sure he’s up for to exploring Hyrule, but at least he’s calm. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…
By Gergo Vas Published July 15, 2013 -
Jeopardy Contestants Answer ‘Zelda,’ Get Robbed
Come on, Trebek. I mean, I know the specific technical details of Jeopardy answers are important and all, but really? REALLY? Zelda is perfectly fine. Nobody actually calls the game The Legend of Zelda. As Stephen Totilo just said out loud in the office, “THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!” (Thanks, Alfred!)
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2013 -
The Only Zelda Movie You Ever Need To See
There are no cosplayers or grown men in tights here. Just some incredible stop-motion animation and the best Nintendo action figure ever made It took creator counter656 over a month to make the 4:51 clip. Totally worth it, though. Zelda Stop Motion – Figma Link and Black Rock Shooter [YouTube]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2013 -
Link Can Now Save Zelda Using His…iPhone
This is great. It’s what Link’s home screen would look like, if the Nintendo of the future ditched his backpack/tunic for a more contemporary way of getting stuff done. If Ganon could be defeated via Vines, check-ins and messaging apps, that is. What I like is that it’s a pretty accurate conversion! Well, except for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2013 -
An Entire British Town Has Been Turned Into A Zelda Map
As part of the Switch Fringe festival in Ipswich, England, artist The Decibel Kid drew this map of the city to help attendees find their way around and track down shows and events. While most aspects are actual parts of Ipswich rendered in 16-bit style, keep your eyes out for the odd Nintendo cameo, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
Here’s What The New Handheld Zelda Looks Like In Action
At E3, our very own Jason Schreier had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with the new handheld Legend of Zelda game, A Link Between Worlds. There’s a little bit of everything: exploration, combat, and Jason even demonstrates the new Merge feature for us, which lets Link become a wall painting to sneak by…
By András Neltz Published June 13, 2013 -
Here’s Why Sailing Took So Damn Long in Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
There’s a reason sailing the sea in the GameCube version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was so slow and tedious. If the boat moved any faster, you’d sail off the edge of the ocean. Flat-Earthers smell a conspiracy! No, really, the GameCube didn’t have the power necessary to render the entirety of…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2013 -
The New 3DS Zelda Is Called A Link Between Worlds
The 3DS sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is called The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Check out this new trailer to see more of the game in action. If you’ve played LTTP on Super Nintendo, the world will look more than a little familiar. No word on…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2013 -
Oh Dear God, Playing Ocarina of Time Like This Is Terrifying
Last time, Vinesauce showed us the horrors of Sesame Street games. This time, they’re back with a very corrupted version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. They manage to transform Link into an abomination. Like I’ve said before: glitched out games can be treasure troves. (And the trove is full of horrors….just, FYI.)…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2013 -
Maybe A Zelda Movie Could Work After All
Nintendo has, smartly, mostly ignored Hollywood following 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie. So we don’t have a Zelda movie. Many people think, smartly, that this is a good thing, because there’s every chance a Hollywood adaptation would be awful. But there’s a small chance it might not be. I mean, if fans (in this case,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2013 -
The Game Boy Color Zeldas Are Still Two Of The Best Games Around
It’s always fascinating, as a video game fan in 2013, to pick up old games and see how well they’ve aged. Sometimes you’re disappointed. You discover all the warts and blemishes that somehow looked oh-so-lovely a decade ago. You find that Xenogears, which you consider a masterpiece, has text so slow you’ll start thinking about…
By Jason Schreier Published May 31, 2013 -
No Big Deal, Dude Just Made Link And Mario Out Of Twist-Ties
Sometimes you just want to make a model of Link from The Legend of Zelda, and the only thing you have on hand are some twist-ties. The rest, as they say, is history. At least, that seems to be the approach of Deviantartist JustJake54, who recently made those TMNT twist-ties we posted, and now has…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 28, 2013 -
Classic Video Games With Real-Life Backdrops Are Delightful
Video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era mixed with real life environments look awesome, and it’s a technique that lets anyone’s creativity shine. It’s something that Kotaku has covered before but it would be a mistake to not share the new ones. These superb photo edits are the recent work of acefecoo on deviantART.…
By Gergo Vas Published May 23, 2013 -
No, Nintendo Didn’t Call Wind Waker‘s Tutorials ‘Annoying’
An article floating around the web yesterday claimed that Nintendo had sent them a press release calling Zelda: Wind Waker‘s tutorials “annoying” and sailing “a bit of a chore,” but the Zelda makers tell Kotaku that’s not true. Yesterday, the website Operation Rainfall—a blog originally formed as a fan campaign to petition that Nintendo bring…
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2013