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ZU is Officially Lickety Fast

Yes, I said lickety fast. Got a problem with that? The new server, a good chunk of image optimizing, and a good chunk of code optimizing has all amounted to the fastest ZU ever. For me, the front page loads in less than a second cached, and in a few seconds more uncached. Both of…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 18

Yep, we’re back with more PH Visual Walkthrough goodness! This part of the Phantom Hourglass visual walkthrough covers Link’s trip to the Isle of Frost, where he witnesses the rivalry of the Anouki and Yook tribes. This part of the guide goes up to the entrance to the sixth dungeon, the Temple of Ice. Launch…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 16

Sorry for the delay – we had some trouble the next few parts of the walkthrough. We’ve got three parts now, so we’ll get to sharing them with you. This installment of the Phantom Hourglass visual walkthrough brings Link to Goron Island, where he must pass a treacherous quiz to gain entrance to the Goron…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 15

We’re at the halfway point now – Part 15 covers the fourth trip into the Temple of the Ocean King, and it’s also halfway through the visual guide! We’ll be back next Friday with Part 16. In addition, Parts 13 and 11 have been fixed, so if you didn’t get to see them, you can…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 14

It’s pouring rain over here at good ol’ Lehigh University, and I’m soaking wet. So, having finally returned to my dorm, I’d like nothing more than to sit back, relax… and watch Part 14 of ZU’s Phantom Hourglass visual walkthrough, which covers the trip to Uncharted Isle, Zauz’s Island, and the quest to find the…

Soundtracks Area Revamped

When I and the rest of staff revamped ZU back in June, we focused specifically on game content. However, it’s been a goal to eventually revamp every part of ZU and bring it up to the new visual, stylistic and grammatical standards of ZU. In that light, I’ve redone the Zelda Soundtracks page of ZU.…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 13

Happy Friday, everyone! As custom, it’s time for another weekend of visual walkthrough-ness. Today comes part thirteen, which tosses Link into the much-saught after Ghost Ship. The Ghost Ship’s pretty much been the entire focus of the game up until this point, but is it really the final dungeon? Yeah, we know a lot of…

OoA Bosses Page Gets Images, More to Come

I’m getting back to work giving the remaining image-less pages left over from the revamp their required makeover. It’s been quite a hiatus I’ve taken – about 2/3 of ZU has the images it needs, but the rest have ugly empty boxes. I’m filling them in. To start this trend off, the Oracle of Ages…

The Jumbotron DS is… Jumbo.

Looks like some fella has figured out how to wire the DS hardware to two hefty-sized tablet PC screens. The result is quite a bit of awesomeness, so read on for a spectacular video demonstration. The DS, as you can see from the picture in this post, is more than heavily modified – it’s downright…

A Dream of Things to Come

A Dream of Things to Come is ZU’s second ever interactive story, recently started by Crab Helmet. Told by the Shiekah Deucalion, an injured bystander of Link’s epic battle with Ganondorf Dragmire who wants nothing now but for his legacy to be forgotten, it is undoubtedly the deepest interactive story yet. Deucalion’s legacy is permanent,…

Ending Donation Drive, Getting Down to Business

I’m prematurely ending the donation drive so I can use that space to work with Derek on new spots for ads, which once we’re done tweaking things will ultimately support the site and new server without donations. I realized that I don’t truly need a full year with the new server to figure out an…

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 12

Today’s the final day of the five days of visual walkthrough-ness, and we’re sending you part twleve, which covers the path you need to take to get to the Ghost Ship. We’ll be back next Friday with Part 13! Launch the video!

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 11

Every day for five days we’re releasing a new part of the Phantom hourglass visual walkthrough! Today is day four, which means we’re rolling out part eleven. Part eleven covers the entire third dungeon, the Temple of Courage, and reveals quite a bit of secret information about Ciela at its conclusion. Launch the video!

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