I was ten years old back in 1998, and Nintendo released the Game Boy Color. There was already so much love for the Game Boy back in those days, but the Game Boy could only take the imagination so far. Limited to just four colors in varying shades of olive and black, games were still…
Five years ago, YouTube user MeStarStudios made this CD-i gem in which King Harkinian goes out to catch Sonic the Hedgehog: Now, the blue speed demon is back and set on revenge. Will The King be able to defeat his arch-nemesis once and for all? With excellent animation, action and random humor to boot, this might…
It is written, the month of March on ZU is also the month of the Zelda CD-i games. In the last two years we’ve had CD-i Month, CD-ii Month and in 2015 we celebrate CD-ii U Month! Come along for the ride as we give some love to the black sheep of the Zelda franchise,…
Today we come to you with some good news and with some bad news. The good news is that you can go play the pre-beta demo of Timeless Haven, ZU’s official fangame, right now! This demo is essentially the same content as the previous alpha demo, running on our beta engine. This demo was streamed…
Do you remember the Symphony of the Goddesses? Well, the same team that put that show together are now bringing to life the music from the world of Pokemon. We also happen to know that there are quite a few Pokemon fans out there, and that you are probably eagerly awaiting the release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and…
We have yet another giveaway from Once Upon a Tee. One lucky winner will receive not one, not two but three t-shirts from their latest Legend of Zelda collection. All you need to do for a chance to win is to write a Limerick as your favourite character would write one, about themselves. So for…
Zelda Universe has been hard at work for years to create a full-fledged 2D Zelda fangame tentatively called Timeless Haven. We’ve released a few downloads in the past and we’re nearing the release of a Beta Demo but we need your help to get there! Many talented people have put their hand on this project,…
We’ve had a bunch of contests running all throughout CD-ii Month and it is written: today it’s time to publicly announce every last one. Caption Contest 1 Daniel: Some nasty s**t is about to go down. Nick: It is written only Link can seduce Ganon. Caption Contest 2 Doug: A mirror?!? Of all the treasures…
The CD-i games are infamous for their horrendous dialogue (among other things). Think you can do better? Write a caption for the image below and make us laugh. The two people that we think wrote the most amusing caption will each win a pair of Skull Earrings from Fangamer, which are also on sale right here.…
ShirtPunch is back with another Zelda-themed t-shirt, this one named “Master Using It”, obviously themed around one of video game’s most famous blades. The shirt is on sale at ShirtPunch for 24 hours only, until Thursday, 11.59PM ET. As luck would have it though, we have two shirts right here that we’re giving away to…
Recently an anonymous game developer spoke to Eurogamer about the woes of developing for Nintendo’s Wii U, giving a clear explanation as to why third-party developers would choose to stay away from the console. Now, a couple of third-party developers, including Hideki Kamiya, the director of (among others) The Wonderful 101 and Okami, are speaking up. They say…
Earlier in the week, we looked into the Hyrule Warriors trailer in our trailer analysis video, so as a follow-up, we’ve recorded a podcast which will cover the game in a bit more depth. This week, Hombre and Shona are joined by none other than Josh Jepson to discuss what we can expect to see…
Have you finished A Link Between Worlds? If so, we have a big ol’ podcast for you with Hombre and humulos. Beware of spoilers though; no stone is left unturned and we discuss the gameplay, story, characters, dungeons and whether the green blob enemies are Buzz Blobs even though they don’t buzz. We’d also like…
You might remember the Kickstarter project that funded Pure Nintendo Magazine. You may also remember the recent Operation Moonfall Kickstarter to make Majora’s Mask-themed posters. Turns out that Nate Sylvia–who helped with the Pure Nintendo Magazine Kickstarter–has joined with poster creator Lyndon Willoughby to make a new Sony-focused digital video game magazine called “Let’s Play” (or…
Everybody likes Fridays, even Nintendo. “Here’s something for the weekend”, their official Legend of Zelda UK Facebook page posted, along with a new piece of previously unseen artwork for the upcoming 3DS title A Link Between Worlds.
