Welcome to our very first Throwback Thursday! This is a new weekly column at Zelda Universe where we celebrate yesteryear with our fondest memories of playing Zelda and the lifelong journey we’ve taken as hardcore Nintendo fans. Going forward we’ll be looking at the most incredible moments from Zelda games, but to kick this new feature off, we…
Unlike PC gaming, one of the major drawbacks to console gaming for some users has been the inability to easily modify the games to create customised content. This is slowly changing as games like Super Mario Maker and LittleBigPlanet offer the user the chance to create and share content built on the consoles themselves. There…
The Legend of Zelda series is well known for having an amazing soundtrack. With Skyward Sword, the composers got their first opportunity to use orchestral recordings for the game soundtrack itself and this makes a huge impact in the quality of the game. One of the stand-out themes from the game was the theme from…
The Legend of Zelda games are set in an amazing medieval landscape filled with enormous castles, deep, dark dungeons, and fantastical monsters. But what would happen if the game received a futuristic sci-fi makeover? That’s what artist Magnus Norén imagined when he came up with this great piece of artwork. Titled “Link” and “Zelda,” the…
Kaushal’s pick Okay, so it’s Friday the 13th today, which means that this week’s Fanart Friday is all about the scary things in the Zelda universe. I felt it only right to go for the King of Evil himself, Ganondorf — or more specifically, his ferocious beast form, Ganon. DeviantArt user Txikimorin has done an amazing job in his…
In 1995, San Jose State University formed the Shrunkenheadman (SHM) club to offer students a forum to share ideas, develop their talent and to provide a valuable resource for members of the community to learn about art. Since then, the club has created a charity committee that aims to bring art back into the community and organises…
Back in 2011, artist and fellow Zelda fan Ag+ created this amazing piece of fanart to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the franchise. This incredible piece showcases the majority of characters from the franchise, beautifully illustrated, up to Twilight Princess (Skyward Sword hadn’t yet been released). One of the reasons that I love Zelda is because…
