From the very beginning, the Zelda series has taught us that it’s dangerous to go alone. Whether it’s with a trusty sword and shield by our side or with the help of a partner, it’s easier to overcome challenges with help. Despite the overwhelming number of enemies and puzzles that stand between Link and victory,…
Death Mountain. In later Zelda titles, the fear inspired by this name would lessen as it became just one more location in the vast land of Hyrule, but in that very first Legend of Zelda, approaching its 8-bit peaks invoked a sense of creeping dread. The instruction booklet had told us that Death Mountain was…
A strange sight greeted Link when he first landed on Koholint Island. Mountains, caves, forests, and beaches; all of these were familiar to him, but the Wind Fish’s egg sitting atop Mount Tamaranch must have thrown him for a loop. An egg sitting perched atop a mountain peak is a decidedly odd and illogical thing,…
The music of the Zelda series has entranced players for years, being both incredibly hummable and deeply moving. No matter what you’re going through, hearing a familiar Zelda theme can lift your mood as you recall your journey through Hyrule. In the same way, there are many times when music has a dramatic effect on…
Princess Zelda in Spirit Tracks is such a mixture of opposites. Throughout the whole game, she’s dressed in all the finery befitting a princess, but in order to stop the rise of the Demon King Malladus, she has to inhabit the hulking armor of a Phantom. At the beginning of the adventure, she doesn’t want…
I guess you could say that I always sought adventure when I was younger. The Zelda series scratched that itch for me, but when I was around twelve years old, I found another type of game that also helped me fulfill my virtual wanderlust: the point-and-click adventure game. LucasArts was the king of the genre…
