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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

Link Doesn’t Get More Mature Than This

The Legend of Zelda’s Link re-imagined as an aging elf—and looking like he’d be right at home in World of Warcraft—by artist Damien Canderle for ZBrush Central’s “Age of Legends” Comicon Challenge. Elder Link [ZBrush Central – thanks, Corey!]

By Michael McWhertor Published October 19, 2010

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone (In This Neighborhood)

Link battles graffiti in an unidentified urban landscape. Seen via Twitter by reader Corey S.

By Owen Good Published September 29, 2010

The Legend of Zelda, Filtered Through God of War

Artist David Hsu Yen re-imagines Link and Ganon from The Legend of Zelda with God of War flavor in his gorgeously rendered “Link of War,” quickly following that with an unlikely Metroid-Shadow of the Colossus artistic mash-up

By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010

What Nintendo 3DS Games Is Japan Excited About?

The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s 3D-glasses-free portable, isn’t out yet. Nintendo has only said it will be out before next April. Yet, Japanese people are excited to play games on it. But which games? Website 4Gamer polled over 21,000 of its readers about which Nintendo 3DS games they were most excited about. Here are the results…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2010

Why This Lady Has a Zelda Tattoo

On a recent episode of cloak-and-dagger thriller series Rubicon, a female analyst explains to Miles Fielder, played by actor Dallas Roberts, why she has a Triforce tattoo. Haven’t seen this show yet — is it any good? Thanks for the tip, Jeff!

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2010

Link Is Silent, And Nintendo Wants To Keep It That Way

One of the enduring appeals of Link, hero of The Legend Of Zelda series, has been the fact that he’s mute. You can’t spoil a man’s character with bad writing when he never speaks! As technology marches onwards, though, some people may expect Link to make like the characters from other long-time mute series like…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2010

Italy, You Are Cosplay Champions

This Sunday, a cosplaying duo representing Italy beat out rivals from 14 other countries to take first place at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya. The winners dressed as Link and Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda. Luca Buzzi cosplayed as Link, while Giancarlo Di Pierro was Ganondorf. The finalists performed a 3-minute live-action play…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2010

It’s Dangerous To Look At This Alone!

As seen at Wonder Festival by Akiba Blog

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2010

Is It Hyrulean Fashion Week In New York?

Boomerangs, the androgynous adventurer’s must-have accessory this season, as we’ve learned from this Legend of Zelda-themed display at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, captured by The SinfulKnight.

By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2010

I Love Zelda, In Painting Form

As seen on Tiny Cartridge

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2010

What If Games Had A Super-Easy Mode?

Are video games too hard for you? College Humor imagines a world where all games have a super-easy mode, just for you. Check out the super-easy versions of The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Battletoads, Sonic, and more. I suppose this works both ways. If you ever find yourself complaining that today’s games are far…

By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2010

Friendly Reminder: Super Mario Bros. Crossover Now Featuring Ninja Gaiden

As promised, Jay Pavlina has delivered Ryu Hayabusa from the NES Ninja Gaiden as the seventh playable character in the flash sensation Super Mario Bros. Crossover. Other character-specific abilities have been included in the game’s 1.1 update. Mega Man now jumps more realistically, and can use Rush Coil to get to higher spots on the…

By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010

Scott Pilgrim Movie Includes Zelda Tunes, Beck As Sex Bob-omb

Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has apparently given his blessing to the movie adaptation of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, based on the heavily video game-influenced comic of the same name, specifically for its use of video game music. According to a new interview with Scott Pilgrim director Edgar Wright conducted by star Michael…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 21, 2010