February 2021 is going to be a huge month for Zelda fans. Not only will it mark the 35th anniversary of the Zelda series, but it will also be 20 years since Zelda Universe was born. In light of such a huge milestone, we’re celebrating throughout the entire month of February with articles of our…
Hello readers! On behalf of everyone here at Zelda Universe, we hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and that you’re looking forward to some exciting Zelda announcements and games in 2021. This February marks the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, and if last year’s Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct presentation…
There’s a reason the Great Bay has “Great” in its title. It’s not only one of the most memorable areas to explore in Majora’s Mask, but it has also remained a fan favorite stage in the Super Smash Bros. series since its Melee debut almost 20 years ago. Whether your first Great Bay experience involved…
It’s funny when you think about all of the strange characters in Zelda games that turn out to be essential to Link’s progress across his adventures. Without passing Niko’s silly rope-swinging challenge, Link can not obtain bombs in The Wind Waker in order to visit the great Water Spirit Jabun and obtain Nayru’s Pearl. Without…
As Urbosa and Zelda depart from Gerudo Town and make their way into Gerudo Desert in yesterday’s Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Urbosa suggests awakening “a beast in the north” with a loud attack to distract the relentless hordes of the Yiga Clan. After she rains lightning down on her…
We saw many familiar faces in yesterday’s Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and among them was a fleeting glimpse of a big, recognizable leafy mask. As the team navigated Urbosa through the under-threat Gerudo Town, a Korok was discovered in a corner. Going by the footage, it seems that you…
We’re still unpacking a ton of new Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity details shared in yesterday’s Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation, and while there were a ton of new gameplay and story details on show, the Treehouse staff also teased another aspect that was not visible in the gameplay footage. At the four-minute mark, Treehouse staffer…
What a weekend! Following livestreams from Koei Tecmo’s Tokyo Game Show 2020 presentation and Famitsu’s Game Live Japan 2020 panel, we learned a ton of new story and gameplay details for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. We picked apart all of the footage and commentary from both events, and if you missed anything important, you…
During a Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity gameplay segment in Koei Tecmo’s Tokyo Game Show 2020 livestream, the footage featured an interesting cutscene from the game, teasing new elements of the story. Prominently featured in this scene is the mysterious little egg-like Guardian previously seen on official artwork and on the metal charm included in…
It’s been a big day for Zelda fans, with lots of new details on the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity revealed in Koei Tecmo’s Tokyo Game Show 2020 livestream. You can catch the full 50 minutes of the segment below, starting at the 1:03:40 mark: Included in the segment were a brand new trailer,…
It was a thrilling day for Zelda and Mario Kart fans alike on November 13, 2014, the day that The Legend of Zelda DLC pack launched on Mario Kart 8. This introduced Link as a racer for the first time ever in the series, as well as the amazing Zelda-themed track, Hyrule Circuit. We were…
Following the top-down, Zelda dungeon-style level in Super Mario 3D Land and the 8-bit Link level in Super Mario 3D World, it was a little surprising when Super Mario Odyssey arrived without any Legend of Zelda references or cameos. The seemingly closest thing we got was a gameplay mechanic similar to the Merge ability from…
If there’s one other franchise that rivals The Legend of Zelda in terms of consistent quality, cultural impact, and timelessness, it’s Super Mario. The fact that the legendary Nintendo Producer Shigeru Miyamoto created two of gaming’s most iconic series, beginning with Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, is incredible enough. The truly unbelievable…
One of the earliest games I ever played was Super Mario 64. It’s a bright, colorful, inviting game for all ages, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t terrifying to play at times as a child. There was a nightmarish eel hiding in the depths of the sunken ship in Jolly Roger Bay, a possessed piano…
“Stinging a Stinger,” “Hitch in the Works,” and “Fairies in the Spring” tested my patience as a viewer in my retrospective look at The Legend of Zelda TV series, but just as Link is rewarded for overcoming his many trials in the Zelda games, my struggle is now starting to pay off. OK, they weren’t…
