At the recent Bonham’s Space History Sale, a special original GAME BOY went up for auction fetching $1220 USD. Why was it special? Because it spent time on the Russian space station Mir. This lot (the GAME BOY, TETRIS cartridge, TETRIS booklet, and signed note) flew on Soyuz TM-17 to the Mir space station with…
Have you ever thought how video game characters would look as little rectangles with only the most important identifying colors and details? In this lovely print by Lishoffs, many video game characters are featured in the most minimal colors and identifying features. How many can you name? Click the thumbnail to try and figure it…
Even after all of these years, official art has been hard to come by. The original releases had dark shading and weren’t very large to begin with. However, I have stumbled upon the “Holy Grail” of high resolution re-releases of the official art at the German site ZELDA EUROPE. All appear to be touched up,…
About 20 new screen shots for the upcoming Ocarina of Time 3D have emerged on the gaming fan site Nintendo Everything and Nintendo Magazine UK. From these screen shots, I find some new details that were not in the original N64 version due to the change of technology. To see a few of them and…
Ever imagine how young Princess Zelda from Ocarina of Time would look as a realistic-like girl? Artist Salvador Ramirez Madriz, known on deviantART as ReevolveR, shares his vision in this tribute for the Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary. The work portrays Princess Zelda as a nine-year-old girl; it’s astonishingly beautiful and well-made, so we recommend…
Are you a member of the ZU forums and a member of DeviantART? Have you stumbled upon the the Deviants of ZU group? If not, I suggest you head on over now and join us! Anybody can watch the group but in order to be a member, you must let us know what your ZU…
You may remember a while back we posted about First 4 Figures’ upcoming Darunia figure. Ripten has some production photos of the work in progress. Click the jump to see more!
If you are a bit disappointed with the 3-8 hour battery life for the 3DS, accessory manufacturer Nyko has a battery pack called the Power Pak+, an add-on device that promises to double the interval between 3DS battery charging. Nyko is known for making many third-party charging stations and game controllers for the current game…
Here is (part of) another wonderful Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary tribute picture. This wonderful piece is part of a collaboration between almost 20 artists, including well-known ZU artist Feri-san (her work is pictured here). To see the whole picture and the artists involved in this piece, please refer to the deviantART link. Source: The…
In the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunamis in Japan, many may be wondering how our favorite game creators held up during the disaster. Nintendo of America let us know through their Twitter: Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural…
Ever wanted to keep a fairy in more than a bottle? Pixel artist Jude Buffum does just that with his pixel terrariums. This Legend of Zelda fairy print is about 8 inches by 10 inches and will run you $40 USD for the acid-free, archival artist canvas that you would have shipped to you. If…
Here is another Zelda 25th anniversary tribute picture from Carlos Lerma, also known as lerms on deviantART. An itsy bitsy tribute to The Legend Of Zelda on it’s 25th Anniversary… I’d be nothing without Link and his adventures. Source: deviantART
Ever wonder what you might do with your DSi if you get a 3DS? You can turn it into an old school computer if you want. A DSi Ware title called Petit Computer, which is coming March 9th in Japan, will let you play on your DSi in old fashion BASIC programming language. Hit the…
This is what you’ve been waiting for from this year’s Game Developers Conference: a new trailer of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. More information for our Skyward Sword information section will be coming shortly! [youtube]pBFAooz5HW0[/youtube] EDIT: Video has been updated to a higher quality one. Source: Youtube, Game Developers Conference
In all of the celebration of Zelda‘s 25th anniversary, why not get some really cool looking cosplay props? Why not a set of Master Sword and Hylian Shield in either Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess style? If you are looking for high quality stuff, I suggest Fiberglass Blades. View these magnificent masterpieces after…
