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PH Visual Walkthrough Part 10

Every day for five days we’re releasing a new part of the Phantom Hourglass Visual Walkthrough – today is Day 3. Part 10 covers the trip to Canon Island, and Molida Island, and runs right up to the entrance to the third dungeon, the Temple of Courage. Launch the video!

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 9

Every day for five days we’re releasing a new part of our Phantom Hourglass Visual Walkthrough. Today marks Day 2 – we’re shipping out Part 9 of the walkthrough, which tosses Link into the Temple of Ocean King for a third goaround. Launch the video!

PH Visual Walkthrough Part 8

As part of both an apology for the extreme downtime and in celebration of the new server that will ensure we’re fast and never have any more downtime, I present the next FIVE installments of the ZU Phantom Hourglass Visual Walkthrough. Every day, starting today, and for the next five days, you’ll get to see…

New Server ACTIVE! Woohoo!

Alright, guys, we’re up and running smoothly! If you didn’t notice a SIGNIFICANT jump in ZU’s speed, you’re just crazy! ZU loads in less than a second for now; uncached in less than three seconds. I’m on a cable connection, so give me some reports about load time for other connection speeds. Derek and I…

I’ve Ordered the New Server

The new server has been ordered, and I’m waiting for ZU’s databases to be migrated to it. Once they are, and excluding any complications that may occur (such as database corruption, which would delay us a few hours), I will reopen the forums. It should not take more than another hour, but it looks like…

ZU Crashed, Burned, Still Lacks New Server

UPDATE: Please read the post above for status on the new server. It’s been purchased and is being set up. Hey, kiddos, remember when I said ZU needs a new server a few weeks ago? I wasn’t kidding – and now it’s a lot more urgent. ZU was just put down for 8+ hours after…

LoZ Visual Walkthrough Part 2

This installment of the Legend of Zelda visual walkthrough (with audio commentary!) guides you up to and through the second dungeon, Moon Labyrinth. In addition, I’m VERY aware that the videos are mysteriously auto-playing. I don’t know why this is, but I’m quite sure it’s Veoh’s problem and not ours. So for now, I’m simply…

New Affiliate: FFHoly

It seems as time goes by the Zelda communities and the Final Fantasy communities just get closer and closer. FFHoly is a smaller Final Fantasy site powered by WordPress (yay WordPress!) that delivers a relatively consistent stream of news on the series. Featuring a slick look and a great blog-like interface, FFHoly is well on…

“Nintendo Points” Aren’t for Everything Nintendo

Remember those Nintendo Points that were supposed to come with the DSi for the DSi store? Well, they’re actually called Nintendo DSi Points, and it’s not a be-all end-all Points solution for Nintendo’s multiple consoles. In fact, it’s no solution at all – Wii Points and Nintendo DSi Points are strictly separate. It’s awkward, then,…

Phantom Hourglass Visual Walkthrough – Part 7

I apologize for the delay on this – work on the Legend of Zelda visual walkthrough kind of postponed it, but here it is! Part seven of ZU’s Phantom Hourglass visual walkthrough takes Link through the Isle of Gust up to the entrance of the Temple of Wind. You can also find Part 7 on…

The Legend of Zelda: The Visual Walkthrough

We’re proud to announce the second series of Visual Walkthroughs coming out of ZU – a visual walkthrough (with audio commentary!) for the original Legend of Zelda. This walkthrough is made using the Virutal Console version, captured from a Wii. While I let slip that the entire visual walkthrough was finished, apparently I was dead…

Round One of Brawl Tourney Progresses

The Official Zelda Universe SSBB Tournament has long been underway, and we’re starting to get the results of Round One matches. Round One should be over soon, meaning our remaining champions will be moving on to Round Two to further compete for ultimate glory. If you want to see the current standings, check out the…

PH Visual Walkthrough Page Up

I’m happy to announce that I’ve gotten off my lazy butt and organized the Phantom Hourglass Visual Walkthrough page. You can now access the entire visual walkthrough from a single spot on ZU. I’ve added links to the visual walkthrough to the Phantom Hourglass page and the Videos page. There won’t be any PH Visual…

Should ZU Give More Nintendo News?

Yesterday was a bit of an experiment – I knew Nintendo’s announcements would probably have little to do with Zelda, but I reported on most of them anyway. Zelda news right now is slower than ever, and I’m wondering if you guys think general Nintendo news, stuff like I posted yesterday, is a good substitute…

Re-Releasing GCN Games, First-Releasing Wii Speak

In possibly the most unexpected move of the day, Nintendo announced that it will be refreshing some of its older GameCube titles, remarketing them as the “Play On Wii Selection.” These remarketed games will feature new control schemes, similar to Twilight Princess, though perhaps not as feature-filled. Known titles to be released so far are…

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