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R2-D2 Thinks He’s Link, Battles Ganon On a…Bantha? What the Hell?

Artist Andy J Hunter throws Star Wars and The Legend of Zelda together to see what sticks. The result is R2-D2 as Link. Fighting Phantom Ganon. Who’s riding a Bantha. Best not to ask too many questions. You can see more of Hunter’s mashup work at his personal site R2D2 vs Phantom Ganon [Andy Hunter]…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011

Fans Build Their own Amazing Zelda Magazine

Artist Cory Schmitz, whose name you should recognise by now, is putting together a collection of zines , comprised of fan art and based on The Legend of Zelda series. There are three volumes planned, but the first is now done and could be had at the recent GameCity event in Nottingham, England. Volume One,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011

The Painful, Beautiful Parting of Two Brothers Bound by Gaming

It was a promise. British-born game designer Andrzej Zamoyski and his brother Adam made it as soon as they heard the news. Both were up late, camped out on Adam’s comfy sofa with their mom and Adam’s wife, sipping tea and eating biscuits as this year’s Nintendo E3 press conference streamed from the computer to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2011

You Found The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set!

Nintendo’s been rolling out re-releases and concerts in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. But the Zelda mystique’s spread far and wide and one of the places it’s wound up was in an officially licensed manga series. The Legend of Zelda comics were serialized in Japan starting in 1998 but…

By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011

Minecraft’s Creator Thinks This Video is a Fake; This Video’s Creators Insist It’s Real. Is It?

The gang behind that enormous stop-motion Tetris animation in Minecraft have struck again, and this time they have really outdone themselves. It’s a gargantuan stop-motion animation of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, covering the opening montage and the first three minutes of gameplay. Thing is, Minecraft’s creator himself, Markus “Notch” Persson, believes it is…

By Owen Good Published October 16, 2011

Zelda Fans Made These Incredible Cartoons (on a DS!)

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo asked fans to submit some Flipnote videos to the franchise’s official website. These are some of the highlights! Flipnote videos are made using a downloadable application for the DSi. They’re crude, but as you can see above, crude can’t stand in the way…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011

Oh Man, Somebody is Making a Zelda: Total War Game

A team over at the Total War Center is making a mod for PC strategy classic Medieval 2: Total War that replaces the knights and pikemen of the vanilla game with the units and races from the universe of The Legend of Zelda It’s called Hyrule: Total War and brings twenty factions to the battlefield,…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2011

The Legend of Zelda Hops to the iPhone, At Least Until Nintendo Finds Out

The chances of Nintendo ever bringing The Legend of Zelda series to iOS are slim to none, so iTunes seller Scott Avy brought Link to the iPhone himself. Ultimate iZelda Climb, available now on iTunes for $.99, is actually two rip-offs in one. First we’ve got the direct Nintendo swipe of what looks to be…

By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2011

What Zelda Is

I got a message from a reader the other day. He noticed that I write a lot of articles about Zelda games (like this one and this one, both about the new Zelda, Skyward Sword). He needed my help. “A lot of my friends are into Zelda,” he wrote to me. “Because I don’t actually…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2011

Look Everyone, It’s the Hero of Legend: Zelda!

Why is it called The Legend of Zelda when Link’s the one doing all the work? Just wait until Metroid hears about this; she’ll be pissed. And for the record? I am the Contra You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…

By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011

Link, Be a Lady Tonight

You see your fair share of ladies cosplaying as the hero of the Legend of Zelda series. Not as much fan art. Let’s change that. This piece is called, well, Female Link, and is by Albanian artist Edli Akolli. It’s just one his many amazing fantasy-inspired works, more of which you can check out at…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2011

Watch Skyward Sword’s Intro Sequence, Right Now

There’s been a bit of a Skyward Sword media blowout these past few days. An out which continues to blow today, as we get to see the game’s intro, which in terms of Zelda games is always a treat. It’s…exactly like Wind Waker’s intro. Only with a different art style, reflecting this game’s rather unique…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2011

Zelda Lessons Learned: Never Bet Your Beard Against Zelda Williams

Occasionally bearded actor Robin Williams named his daughter after the oft-kidnapped princess of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda. That naming choice seems to have imbued young Zelda Williams with preternatural Master Sword skills in the recently released downloadable version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Robin and Zelda continue to promote Zelda games…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011

What Did This Guy Do To Piss Off Batman, The Joker, Samus, Sheik, and the COG?

Video editor and action master Yung Lee can’t seem to make it to an anime convention without getting his ass handed to him by cosplayers. First Bowser and Sheik double-teamed him at Anime North, and now his visit to FanExpo 2011 takes a turn for the worse, as everyone from Star Wars characters to anime…

By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2011

We Shall Call This Hero… Sausage Link?

It has been a long while since Link took part in a good adventure. Artist Sebastien Gallego needs to dust off the old Nintendo Game Boy. Link by Sebastien Gallego (Facebook) Via: Super Punch Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix.…

By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2011

Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Celebrating Zelda‘s 25th on a DS Near You

Tipped by commenter Mountanderson and verified by our own 3DS units, Zelda‘s 25th anniversary celebration is now in full swing four times over, as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is now available free in Nintendo’s eShop and DSiWare. A freshened-up version of the classic multiplayer Zelda game with cross-platform compatibility between 3DS…

By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2011

The Essence of Zelda, In Just Eight Frames

The Legend of Zelda is a series that, over the years, has taken on a life of its own, developing a tone and depth to its universe not really present in any single game. You’ll rarely see shit get as serious as it does in this image by Zac Gorman, for example. And yet, despite…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011

25 Years of Zelda on Display at Nintendo World

I’m one of the biggest Zelda fanatics around. So imagine my excitement when my Lords and Masters here at Kotaku said it would be a good idea for me to visit the 25th Anniversary display celebrating The Legend of Zelda that Nintendo World recently set up. Pop up to the second floor to see all…

By Nick Partyka Published September 26, 2011

Let Mr. Zelda Walk you Through Zelda’s Most Notorious Dungeon

The earlier Zelda games were tough, but ask most people on the street what the toughest dungeon in the entire series is and they’ll probably say it’s Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple. Even over a decade on, it still hurts to say it out loud. Water Temple Ungh. I never thought it was that hard…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2011

A Birthday Letter To Myself About Video Games

Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are sore. “Hey, I’m Castlevania and I’ve released over 30 games in the last quarter-century. What have you done?” As I turn 25 along with them (Note: see which ones they are in the video above!), I…

Lisa Foiles Published September 22, 2011