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Games Like Zelda: Okami

In this episode of “Games Like Zelda” we talk about one of the most popular “Zelda clones” and one of the first to take a stab at 3D Zelda: Okami. If you’ve never played this amazing game or have and want to revel in the nostalgia, view the video after the jump!

Mailbag: Octorok Edition

This week we return to our usual format for the ZU Mailbag, hosted this week by me–Bastian–answering such questions as: where are all the female villains, should Link change ethnicity, how was Ganondorf born, and many more! View the video after the jump!

Sunday Funnies: Fragile

Sometimes the logic in a Zelda game is a bit of a stretch from real life. For instance: Link can seemingly carry around a pair of shoes which are so heavy they cause him to sink in water… but only when he puts them on his feet. Likewise, he can carry a small army’s assortment…

Zelda News: Wii U Rumors, Posters, Developers

This week’s episode of Zelda News focuses on the Wii U rumors making the rounds,  the fact that the 25th Anniversary Zelda Posters are back in stock at Club Nintendo, and what Eiji Aonuma had to say in a recent interview about collaborating on Zelda with outside developers. View the video after the jump!

Games Like Zelda: Final Fantasy Adventure

A game like Zelda with the words “Final Fantasy” in the title? You’d better believe it! Not only is this game similar to the original Zelda, I’d even go so far as to call it a Zelda clone. It was also the birth of the Mana series. View the video after the jump!

Zelda News: New Trailer, Wii U Patent, Rare Controller

This midweek we bring you another episode of Zelda News over on our YouTube channel.  Today we discuss the new “epic” trailer for Skyward Sword, a Wii U patent which shows how objects can be manipulated in 3D with the new controller, a rare Zelda controller which sold for thousands, and much more! View the…

Games Like Zelda: Secret of Mana

What would Tuesday be without some shameless self-promotion from yours truly? Yup, a new episode of my “Games Like Zelda” video series is ready for your viewing, this time covering my second favorite game of all time…

25th Anniversary T-Shirt Winner (and Runners Up)

The contest ended just two weeks ago and after reading through all of the entries we are excited to present the winner of our 25th Anniversary T-Shirt contest! To win this limited edition 25th Anniversary T-Shirt we asked that you submit some sort of creative work expressing just what the 25th anniversary of Zelda meant to you.…

Mailbag: Fi Edition

This weekend’s ZU Mailbag is brought to you by none other than the sword spirit herself, Fi! She answers your questions with startling analytic ability, on everything from her preferred graphic style to the location of the Triforce! View the video after the jump!

Games Like Zelda, episode 3: Wanderers from Ys

  Continuing my shameless self-promotion, I bring you this week’s episode of “Games Like Zelda.” This time I review an anomaly: a game which at the time I felt was quite like Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, the third game in the Ys series–Wanderers from Ys. View the video after the jump!

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