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Happy 25th Birthday, The Legend Of Zelda

Twenty-five years ago today, an ambitious title was released in Japan that would, in time, become one of the biggest and most important franchises in video game history. That game was The Legend of Zelda. While it may look crude now, it’s easy to forget that, at the time of the game’s release, it was…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2011

Crashing The Silent Protagonist Party

When a party’s guest list includes Gordon Freeman, The Legend of Zelda’s Link, and Crono from Chrono Trigger, the chances of striking up a good conversation are pretty slim, even for gaming’s most appropriate party crasher. I prefer the premise to the punch line in the latest video from the folks from Dorkly. There have…

By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2011

The Force Versus The Triforce

I asked Vitor Zago to bring these two characters together in battle and he nailed it! Dark Lord Vader and Link‘s worlds collide in this excellent illustration. Who do you think will win this Sci-Fi / Video Game battle? Related Rampage: Alien VS Dead Space Vader VS Link by Vitor Zago Need your daily fill…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011

The Bizarre Legend of Zelda Controller We’ll Never Play With

You could have played GameCube (and Wii) game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with a very rare video game controller feature: a belt buckle. This is the never-produced Legend of Zelda controller from Nubytech. Nubytech is the company that made unusual products like the infamous Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller and a Shadow the…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011

If John Hughes Made The Legend of Zelda…

…instead of Shigeru Miyamoto, it would look something like this, a blend of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, in which Link, Zelda and… err, Tingle go looking for love. Created by the same team behind the equally great God of War indie movie and Inglourious Plummers, this Legend of Zelda…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2011

So This Is The iPhone’s Answer To The Legend Of Zelda

There’s a brave young warrior, a beautiful princess, a horse to ride, and pots to break open in search of treasure. I’d sure say Gameloft’s Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden is the iPhone’s answer to Zelda, but is it good? First off, don’t get too excited. The game shows up as free on the iTunes…

By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011

This Dark Link Statue Will Haunt Your Dreams And Your Wallet

First 4 Figures gives its painting guy a well-deserved rest with the latest addition to its Legend of Zelda statue line, Dark Link. To glow or not to glow? That is the question for Legend of Zelda fans interested in picking up this stark and striking statue of Link’s darker side. Both the normal edition…

By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2011

Nintendo, Let’s Have Great Metroid & Zelda 25th Anniversaries

On September 13, 2010, Nintendo celebrated the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In 2011, two of its other great adventures, Nintendo Entertainment System games Metroid and The Legend of Zelda reach the same milestone. We should celebrate, Nintendo. The 25th birthday of Super Mario Bros. had an air of importance to it. Nintendo released…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2011

LittleBigPlanet 2 Does A Very Good Impression Of Zelda

LittleBigPlanet 2 for the PlayStation 3 is a fantastic little toolbox, capable of creating video games of all shapes, sizes and genres. We’ve seen plenty of game recreations in LittleBigPlanet, but this Legend of Zelda aims for strict accuracy. For more evidence of LittleBigPlanet 2’s ability to do great impersonations of other games, see its…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 26, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Adventure Time

Oliver Sparkes brings the worlds of Zelda and Adventure Time together in a mathematical way! Zelda Time by Oliver Sparkes / OlinMercury (deviantART) Via: gamefreaksnz | EPICponyz Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

By Michael McWhertor Published January 26, 2011

Truly, This Is Twilight Princess’ Midna’s Better Side

True form Link and Midna team up in this rad Twilight Princess illustration by GENZOMAN. This is a reverse look at his “Midna and Wolf Link” piece. Related Rampages: Thor | Fantasy Street Fighter | Midna and Wolf Link Zelda – Midna and Link by Gonzalo Ordonez Arias / GENZOMAN Need your daily fill of…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 19, 2011

So, Is This Your Legend of Zelda Rip-off, Gameloft?

On the one hand, the next iPhone and iPad game from the copycats at developer Gameloft has airships. One the other, the “legendary” unnamed game also has talking trees, will o’ wisps and adventure on horseback. See a link? Since Gameloft already has at least one Final Fantasy-like—Eternal Legacy—on its long list of iOS clones,…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2011

You’ve Probably Never Been This Close To Princess Zelda Before

Normally, the art of cosplay is best served with pictures. Movies only show up the costume’s inadequacies. But this Zelda gear is so good it looks better in motion. Filmed at Youmacon, held late last year in Detroit (which explains why things look like a GT5 photo mode shoot by the end), it shows a…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2011

Someone Wants $15,000 For Legend Of Zelda Dishware

The starting bid is not yet met on this set of new-in-the-box Legend of Zelda dishware from 1989, a three-piece set the seller hopes to sell for $100,000 but will be willing to part with for, presumably, $15,000. “This is really a rare find and it is likely that there is no other such set…

By Owen Good Published January 9, 2011

Listen To Nintendo’s Amazing Live Performance Of Their Best Video Game Music

One of the most charming highlights to last night’s Nintendo World event showcasing the 3DS wasn’t the device or the demonstrations of its game, but the wonderful live performance of many iconic themes in Nintendo games. Here are three clips from the show, a suite of music instantly recognizable to any gamer raised right on…

By Owen Good Published January 8, 2011

A Rare Look At What The Legend of Zelda Used To Be

A prototype version of The Legend of Zelda—or Zelda no Densetsu, if you’re a Famicom owner—has been released by the folks at The Lost Levels forums, a Nintendo curiosity that offers an early look at the NES classic. This version of the original 8-bit Legend of Zelda was for the Famicom Disk System, the add-on…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 27, 2010

Paper Link Vs. Octorok Ink

Link is about to get inked in this killer stylized artwork by FOLKFIDDLE. Watch out for the Octopus by FOLKFIDDLE Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

By Michael McWhertor Published December 13, 2010

CultureTotal Recall

These Are Not Action Figures, They Are Nintendo Games

You’ll usually find something being crammed in a “blister pack” when it’s an action figure or a control pad. You don’t normally see video games shipped that way. But it turns out that in Western Europe (and very rarely Canada), in the 1980s and 1990s, you could find classic Nintendo games encased in plastic, hanging…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2010

This Is Not A Single Zelda Screenshot

It is hundreds of screenshots, composited into recreations of artwork featuring the two stars of Nintendo’s famous adventure series, Link and the Princess Zelda. These screenshot mosaics were made using shots from every single Zelda game ever made. Yes, even the handheld ones, and yes, even the new ones, and yes, even the awful CDi…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010

The Choicest Cuts Of Bowser, Ganon, Yoshi & Chocobo

What’s the sweetest meat of Mario’s eternal rival, Bowser? Artist Jude Buffum breaks down the choicest cuts of Nintendo villains Bowser, Ganon, Blooper and more in a new series of meat diagrams that video game butchers would swear by. Buffum answers the questions we never really wanted answers to, like “What’s the best way to…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010