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Zelda’s Link Is Old, Ready For War And Running From Chickens

To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the Legend of Zelda, some artists have got together and run a little competition paying homage to the classic series. While influences predictably focus on Ocarina of Time (for nostalgia’s sake) and Twilight Princess (because Link looked so good in it), there’s still room for…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2011

Hey, Link! Cover Your Heart!

Link finally encounters a temple he can’t conquer: the Temple of Doom. By Dan Hipp

By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2011

Princess Zelda, 25 Years Young

In celebration of Zelda’s 25th anniversary, Salvador Ramirez Madriz created a rad illustration of the princess in her younger years. Young Princess Zelda by Salvador Ramirez Madriz / ReevolveR 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.

Justin Page Published March 11, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D Is ‘Crammed’ With New And Interesting Things

Why is Nintendo reviving one of the best Nintendo 64 games, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time for the Nintendo 3DS? Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto says he wanted get a better sense of “really ‘being there’ in 3D” and to give new players a chance to play the Legend of Zelda game he was…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2011

Ocarina of Time‘s Master Quest Confirmed for 3DS

Nintendo has confirmed that the Master Quest, a companion to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that features new dungeons and puzzles, will be a part of the game’s upcoming release for Nintendo 3DS. The confirmation was made by a Nintendo representative at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, in this video with Conservative New…

By Owen Good Published March 6, 2011

Zelda Maps Make The Best City Maps

This is the city of Lethbridge, one of the largest in Alberta, Canada, circa 1987. It is amazing. Made by Lawrence Krysak and Jarrett Duncan for a mapping project, the original is 24 inches wide and features details that don’t transfer over at lower resolutions. “The idea for this map was to represent The City…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2011

A Map Fit For The Legend Of Zelda

The Legend Of Zelda takes place in a fantasy kingdom, and no fantasy kingdom would be complete without an exquisite, elaborate map to chart its regions. Bill Mudron has put together this beautiful map that combines the land of Hyrule as depicted in both the first (bottom map) and second (top map) Zelda games for…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2011

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The Zelda Games That Weren’t Really “Zelda” Games

If you want to get canonical, Skyward Sword will be the 14th game in the Legend of Zelda series. But it’s not the 14th Zelda game ever made. Not when you count these spin-off games! For a long time – and excluding the CD-i titles that were more bootleg than spin-off – Nintendo was perfectly…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2011

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Zelda’s Redead Can Absolutely Fuck Off

The ReDead isn't a Nintendo zombie. It's so much worse.

By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011

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The Great Zelda Switcheroo

If you ever need a reference point for how ferocious – and some would argue unnecessarily so – Zelda fans can be about their beloved franchise, one need only look at a public showcase Nintendo held in the year 2000. For a few years between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Nintendo decided against revealing major…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011

The Hero of Hyrule, As Colorful As A Rupee

Carlos Lerma illustrated another great fan art piece to celebrate Zelda’s 25th Anniversary. Navi: “Hey,Listen!” Related Rampages: Courage, Wisdom, Power | TRON (More) The Hero of Hyrule by Carlos Lerma (Tumblr) (deviantART) (Twitter) Via: lerms Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2011

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The Zelda Games The Whole World Hates

Over the past 25 years, not every single Legend of Zelda game has been made by Nintendo. Some were developed by Capcom, and are outstanding in their own right! And some were made by other people, and are supposed abominations At least, that’s what popular opinion will have you believe whenever the topic of the…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011

Celebrate Zelda’s Birthday With This Stunning Painting

Japanese artist ag+ has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda in the best possible way: with one of the most amazing pieces of fan art you will ever see. If Nintendo had a chapel and (bear with me) that chapel had an ornately-painted ceiling, this would surely be…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2011

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Remembering Possibly The Worst Thing Zelda Ever Did

Nearly every single Legend of Zelda video game is revered, if not as an all-time classic, then at least as a pretty good/good/great game. The franchise’s one major departure onto TV screens? It was not good. Not at all While Mario was turned into a big Hollywood movie and Metroid was long rumoured to be…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2011

The Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule & Castlevania In Mini-Ecosystem Form

Pixel artist Jude Buffum mixes terrariums with the familiar flora and fauna of Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Castlevania, illustrating what’s required to keep a Hylian fairy and Piranha Plant alive at home. Buffum’s prints are available at his online shop and at next week’s Game Over IV show at Giant Robot…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 21, 2011

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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