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Yuga’s Art Gallery: A quick respite

My first time playing Majora’s Mask is an experience I’ll never forget. I still remember the excitement of getting to control Link after the opening, only for him to be wrested from my hand and suddenly controlling the newly transformed Deku Link instead. That, combined with the new and spunky fairy partner Tatl, made the…

Princess Zelda’s Study: The lost Oracle game

Of all the handheld Zelda titles, the Oracle games are undoubtedly my favorites. I have lovely memories of sitting in the back of my parents’ car trying to figure out that infernal fetch quest on Crescent Island in Oracle of Ages, as well as spending a lot of time trying to get Maple to finally drop that…

Yuga’s Art Gallery: Tea time with Princess Zelda

The iteration of Princess Zelda in Breath of the Wild is easily one of my favorites. It could be just because she had an active role in the story and because I looked forward to viewing the memory sequences to see more of her character, but it also has a lot to do with her personality. She’s…

Realm of Memories: The Wii that was without Mii

I don’t know if everyone is like this, but the first moments I turn on a brand new console after I finish hooking it up is always a wonderful experience. Sure, it might just be dealing with the settings, but it’s the thoughts of all the new and exciting games I’m going to play and…

Yuga’s Art Gallery: The adorable Malon and Epona

One of the best things about the two Nintendo 64 Zelda titles, in my opinion, is the great cast of characters and their personalities. Though your interaction with these characters tends to be short, you get a real feel of who they are and what they believe and more just based on the little time you…

Yuga’s Art Gallery: Champion of the wild

It comes as no surprise to anyone who has read my work that I absolutely adored Breath of the Wild. It’s one of those games I can see myself going back and playing through multiple times, maybe even playing it once a year like I do with some of my all-time favorites. One thing that stood…

Medli’s Melodies: Pure piano perfection

When I first booted up my copy of Ocarina of Time in December of 1998, I was completely transfixed by the opening cutscene. The graphics were miles ahead of Super Mario 64 and the world looked amazing in a way that my 7-year-old brain couldn’t comprehend. The world seemed vast and so full of potential, and it…

Yuga’s Art Gallery: The melancholic princess

Although Link is an iconic character in his own right, the titular Zelda herself is just as iconic. I always liked Zelda as a character more than most princesses in fiction simply because she’s not content to just sit around and allow things to happen. If anything she’s the primary reason Link can even succeed…

Realm of Memories: The magic of a magazine

One of my hobbies outside of video games, and especially as a child, was reading. Throughout school, I spent most of my time just reading anything I could find and I loved myself a good fiction story. Books became an integral part of my life and even now I still love picking up a good…

Yuga’s Art Gallery: A Linkle in time

I’m going to be honest: When the WiiU came out, I wasn’t impressed. Combine that with not having a source of income at the time, and I never actually ended up owning one. When Hyrule Warriors was announced, however, I immediately regretted not saving up any excess financial aid I had in college for it. I’ve…

CD-i Month: The music isn’t so bad!

Let’s get this out of the way: The CD-i games aren’t good. Even if you’ve only seen gameplay footage, one can quickly make an inference that they’re not good. It’s very easy for us to quickly point out all of the bad things in these games, and this has been a recurring trend in the Zelda…

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