I am, by and large, a dreamer. I spend a lot of my time lost in my own imagination dreaming up various worlds and scenarios and living them out in my mind. Video games have, of course, been a huge inspiration to my own imagination, and I often find myself listening to my favorite tunes,…
Christmas in the year 2000 is a time I will never forget. It’s the Christmas I obtained my favorite Zelda game Majora’s Mask. A lot of the game’s themes went right over my 9-year-old head, but I always had the feeling when I played it, what I was doing was much greater than anything I’d ever done in…
For those of you who are regular readers of this site, you might already know that I really like Zelda II. It was an experimental title for the series and compared to a lot of NES games of its time, it was leagues better in terms of quality than most other games. It was also my first Zelda game that…
I have a confession to make, and it’s not an easy one to make either; upon their announcements, I had zero interest in either the Switch or Breath of the Wild. “Oh great, yet another franchise going open world just like all the rest.” I remembered thinking. I was so convinced the game wasn’t going to…
More often than not, I’ll find myself daydreaming about adventures. It’s something I’ve done ever since I was a young child, and I spent a lot of my days in my imagination. Video games were a major part of that developing imagination, as I imagine, pun intended, is the case for many others. The Zelda series…
Video games are a hobby that, for a short time, ran in my family. My older sister has “fond” memories of having me in her lap while I was two, trying to press the buttons on her SNES controller while she played video games, and I would supposedly mess her up. Because my older sister…
For many of us, we have an inherent bias to be drawn to things we enjoyed when we were young. Whether it be an old movie, a favorite book, or more relevantly, a favorite game. In my case, I love the old school 80’s and 90’s Japanese art style that was commonly seen in games…
Perhaps one of the most iconic songs from Ocarina of Time is Zelda’s Lullaby. It’s a beautiful and melancholy song which might as well be Princess Zelda’s theme song. Not only was this song used to help Zelda sleep at night, but it was also used to prove Link’s connection to the Royal Family. It also causes a giant…
As a child, I was very impressionable and gullible. I had that sadly typical childhood of being an outcast with no friends, and as a result grew up awkward and terrified of many things. Since I spent most of my time playing video games I naturally grew attached to the characters and the worlds I…
Ever since I first played Twilight Princess back in 2006, Midna has always been my favorite companion for Link. She’s mysterious, snarky, and she has a lot of attitude to go with it. At the same time, I also enjoyed the idea of Link being a wolf, and although that form, in my opinion at least,…
So I have a confession to make: I didn’t really explore different styles of music until I was around 16 or 17. A large part of my branching out had to do with the video game remix website OCRemix. While I was perusing their site for different music, I naturally explored games I loved or…
The year was 2003 and of all the video game consoles I had, the Nintendo GameCube was my most played. I was poring through all of the gaming magazines my parents would let me buy, and any information I could get on The Wind Waker was precious and valuable. So when we went to the bank so I…
Medli is, and will always be, my favorite Wind Waker character. From her happy-go-lucky attitude, to her strong will to do the right thing and help those she cares for, Medli was a character I wanted so desperately to help. As a result, the first dungeon in Wind Waker always sticks out to me just because…
[Medli’s Melodies is a series in which we choose our favourite tracks from the Zelda franchise, or highlight a special piece of music from the perpetually creative fan community. Music has always such been such an integral component of Zelda games, and we’re here to celebrate that every week!] It comes as no surprise to…
[Realm of Memories is a series where we reflect on our absolute favorite moments in Zelda titles. These could be the times we first fell in love with a game, were moved by the events of the story or actions of a character, felt triumphant when overcoming a tough boss or challenge, or we had an…
