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Feast Your Ears: The Song of Healing Played on Wine Glasses

[youtube]DcZ7OSE6z7s[/youtube] You’re probably thinking, “How is anybody good enough to pull that off?” But, despite your thoughts, a YouTuber named Sp0ntanius has, indeed, performed the Song of Healing on nothing but wine glasses, and the results are pretty darned impressed. He has two channels; one is a real channel for videos of all sorts, but…

Nintendo to Preview 3DS on January 19th

Just because Nintendo won’t be making an appearance at CES this year doesn’t mean they’re done showing off their new products – Nintendo has apparently scheduled a 3DS preview for the media on January 19, 2011. Although it’s unknown what game(s) they’ll be showcasing, or if anything about the 3DS will be changed or different…

Song of Time on a Carrot Ocarina?

If you’re like we were, you’re thinking, “What the heck is a carrot ocarina?”  Well, here’s one being used by a Youtuber by the name of heita3: [youtube]9Y_CGB1GuoI[/youtube] That sounds great considering it’s being played on a vegetable!  Don’t you want to know how to make one of these bad boys?  Then hit the jump!

A Link to the Past Bosses – Fan Art by Matt Cummings

If you’re like us here at ZU, then you just love A Link to the Past.  Well, Canadian artist Matt Cummings has come out with these amazing pieces of fan art.  Each one features a different dungeon boss–he did all of them except Agahnim (frown).  Here’s a preview. Hit the jump for all of the images!

Dragon Roost Island Cover by Mat Graham

[youtube]qaBV-eJ8kKY[/youtube] As part of his LoZ: Metal album, ArtificialFear has put out another good video & song.  This time it’s a cover of Dragon Roost Island.  I’ll give you a quick run-down.  Starts out exactly like the original.  Drums and guitar start, drums drop out, drums pop back in, and then it’s a pure, honest-to-goodness…

The Iconography of Zelda is One Awesome Zelda T-Shirt

For all of you uber Zelda fans out there who love sporting your fandom on your body, here’s something you might like: a t-shirt design by RIPT Apparel titled “The Iconography of Zelda.”  It was designed by a RIPT employee named Cory Schmitz, a graphic artist & college student. Here’s his “Artist Bio” from the site:…

Big Brothers Big Sisters Marathon 2 Days Away!

You all remember the Zelda marathon I posted about back in November?  Well, it’s almost here. In case you missed the post, an organization called Penguins in the Desert Productions has done a few marathons to raise money for their local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.  Their two previous marathons have raised the Big Brothers…

CSGuitar89’s Zelda Covers

 I know everyone has seen covers and remixes of Nintendo songs, but this 21 year old instrumentalist has brought some light to what someone who puts their mind to something can do to an already great song. Casper Smit, or CSGuitar89 (as he’s called on YouTube and his website), grew up in the Netherlands,…

Zelda Reference Found in Epic Mickey

You guys remember that Zelda reference from Fable III?  Well, we’ve found another one, and it’s even more direct.  Beluga Billy warns Mickey, “It’s dangerous to go alone!  Take this.” as he hands Mickey some sort of watch item drawn on paper.  Beluga, an old man handing the hero an item, quoting a line from…

Upgrading The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Ocarina of Time was a great game, and is still considered one of the best, if not the best game of all time.  Lucky for us, Nintendo has decided to remake it on the Nintendo 3DS set for release next year, and that’s an amazing thing in and of itself – but what is a…

The Darker Side of Skyward Sword

[youtube]tPBbQGIYjJI[/youtube] We’ve all heard hard critics’ opinions on the impressionistic graphics of Skyward Sword. There’s one issue that most people seem to have with it: just how bright and happy everything looks. A youtuber named SUPERMARIOBROTHERS13 found a way to fix that and show us using some simple photo manipulation what a darker, more ominous…

Yeto’s Superb Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Soup

I said in my introduction post that I loved to cook.  So, of course, I was quick to pick up on this little number just in time for Thanksgiving.  Remember in Twilight Princess, you’d think you were finding the boss key, but you were really finding something for Yeto to put in his soup?  Have…

A Literal Take on the Skyward Sword Trailer

[youtube]rWu6YeRg2N4[/youtube] Alright, if you’re like me, or like many other people here at ZU, you loved seeing the trailer for the brand-spanking-new Zelda game, Skyward Sword, at E3 2010.  Now, just the fact that there was any trailer for a new Zelda game was enough for most people – but we think that the trailer was…

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