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Here’s The Three-Part Legend of Zelda Western You’ve Been Waiting For

Last week, we showed you the trailer for A Fistful of Rupees, the Zelda/Western mash-up directed by YouTube film group The Game Station. Here’s the full thing. Above is Episode 1 – The Wisdom. Episodes 2 and 3 are below. Enjoy. Episode 2 – The Power Episode 3 – The Courage

By Jason Schreier Published August 7, 2012

My Awesome Sister is the Zelda Gymnast and Yes, She’s a Lifelong Gamer

It’s been a strange but wonderful week for my sister, Elsa García. Of course there is the excitement of being in London and competing in the Olympic Games, and representing our country, Mexico. And then there was the unexpected reaction to her choice of music in competition. You see, my sister is the gymnast who…

By Laura García Rodriguez Blancas Published August 4, 2012

Olympic Gymnast Uses Zelda Medley During Performance

Mexican gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas did her Olympic qualification routine to an arrangement of music from The Legend of Zelda. Specifically, an arrangement by violinist Lindsey Stirling. Awesome, no? Read more about Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas, her love of video games, and how she came to choose this piece of music for her performance.…

By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2012

This Prototype Legend of Zelda Cartridge Can Be Yours for a Mere $150,000

Why spend $15 on a box-less copy of The Legend of Zelda for the original Nintendo Entertainment system when you can spend $150,000 on a mustard yellow NES cartridge adorned with a faded label with the game’s name typed on it? It’s collectible craziness available right now on eBay. Now I can understand paying a…

By Mike Fahey Published July 31, 2012

With the Triforce on Her Flank, Epona’s Friendship Really is Magic

This pretty much had to happen. If this irresistible crossover doesn’t become the best-selling t-shirt in TeeFury history then everything I believe in and hold dear is a lie. Artist Julia “JellySnail” Whittle combines the magic of The Legend of Zelda with the magic of friendship to give birth to My Little Epona, a golden…

By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2012

Dear Nintendo, Please Give Me a Zelda Game Tougher Than Majora’s Mask

In today’s completely insane edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter MSumm rages over the difficulty of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and then begs to be hit harder. Dear Nintendo, So I just got Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on Virtual Console through the club.nintendo.com elite prize. I have to say that it…

Featuring MSumm Published July 17, 2012

Heroes of Ruin and The Legend of Zelda Clash in This Week’s Nintendo Download

Old school action role-playing meets newfangled dungeon crawler in this week’s Nintendo download, as a free demo for Square Enix’s Heroes of Ruin goes head-to-head with one of Nintendo’s most legendary games. If you were one of the folks that picked up the Nintendo 3DS before they dropped the price from $250 to sensible, then…

By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2012

Culture

Nobody Can Finish (Or Bomb-Moonwalk Through) Majora’s Mask Faster Than This Guy

Speed-runs of video games can be hypnotising. Not to simply see people run through a game flawlessly, but because in order to get through them quickly, players think up weird and wonderful ways to get their digital asses moving. Take ZeldaFreakGlitcha, for example, who just set a new world record for getting through The Legend…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012

The Legend of Zelda Nursery Welcomes a Brand New Hero

Cole Bradburn is expecting a son. And when his new, little hero arrives, he’ll have a Legend of Zelda nursery waiting for him. Make that, a hand-painted Zelda nursery. Bradburn and his friend Wes of Yoshi’s Island nursery fame both spent over 150 hours (over the course of 3 months) to paint the nursery; Wes…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2012

A Rite of Passage in The Legend of Zelda, Now Shared by Father and Son

A great dad makes sure his son is better than he was. If you measure fatherhood by the accomplishments of offspring, then I’ve got substantial evidence that I’m the world’s best dad. Well, one of the best, at least. Outside of maybe George H.W. Bush or Archie Manning. My evidence: I coached my 5-year-old son,…

Phil Villarreal Published June 17, 2012

This Is How Nintendo Land‘s Zelda Game Works

The first Legend of Zelda game you’ll play on Nintendo’s Wii U doesn’t star Link; it stars you dressed as Link, or at least your Mii dressed as Link. Stephen Totilo walks us through the first Zelda experience on the Wii U. The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest is one of several mini-games arriving in…

By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2012

Excuuuuse Me, Princess, Would You Like to Fulfill Link’s Freaky Fantasy?

OK, let’s get something straight first. Many of you know I live in the Eugene, Ore. area. Longtime readers remember I got bored and trolled the Craigslist personals in this 2009 post. But I swear to crap I am not the weirdo who posted this. On May 27, some lonely heart in the Eugene area…

By Owen Good Published June 3, 2012

Charlie Brown as the Hero of Hyrule? Good Grief!

Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strips stand as one of the most brilliant artistic achievements of the 20th Century. You could say the same about The Legend of Zelda video games. So, yes, I’m going to vote for this shirt design by Threadless contributor Winter the Artist. You should, too. He’s also got a great Chewbacca…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 3, 2012

How Beautiful Video Game Shirts Are Made

Japan’s King of Games are one of the finest video game clothing merchants on the planet. Anyone who’s owned one of their shirts, or even been around one, know they ooze quality, from the fancy boxes they ship in to the durability of the prints. I’ve had a Zelda shirt of theirs around six years…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012

Mega64 Takes Skyward Sword Motion Control to the Streets

Normally comedy team Mega64 deploys just one of its members into public to act as a video game character. For The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword they sent two: one to be Link, the other to control Link. And you thought motion control looked silly in your living room. SKYWARD SWORDS AND SHIFTY SHIRTS!! [Mega64]

By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2012

There Are Few Things Funnier Than The Legend of Zelda With An Assault Rifle

Hey! Listen! Watch this! Really, doesn’t this video just make you want to play the hell out of a Zelda first-person shooter? It’d certainly be more interesting than Brown Military Shooter #43242395823532. The Legend of Zelda: FPS [YouTube via Reddit]

By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012

This Zelda Musical Is So Good It Should Be On Broadway

Shame this Zelda musical is only four minutes long. It’s so well-done, I wish it was a full-fledged theatrical production. Hope you’re watching, Broadway. Zelda: The Musical (Original) [YouTube — thanks, Mitchell!]

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

After 14 Years, Ocarina of Time Can Now be Beaten in Under 25 Minutes

The last time I sat down to get through Ocarina of Time, around five years ago, it took me days. And that’s with hindsight, and GameFAQs, backing me up. An exploit has recently been discovered, though, which lets you beat the thing in under 25 minutes. You can see it in video above, in which…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2012

Miyamoto Says He’d Like to Make a Spiritual Sequel to A Link to the Past

It’s been a long time since Shigeru Miyamoto’s directly worked on a Legend of Zelda game. 1991, to be exact. That’s the year that the classic A Link to the Past hit the SNES. Now, recent remarks from Nintendo’s creative leader make it sound like he’d be up for revisiting that chapter of Link’s video…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 12, 2012

I’ve Never Seen Someone as Scared of Chickens as This Kid

We got an email overnight from a reader, and the subject line was “Real life Zelda?”. I feared the worst. Some bad fan art, perhaps, or even worse, an awful fan film project. How wrong I was. If you’re just a regular human, you’ll probably laugh. Wonder why the kid doesn’t just drop the food.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012