I will fully admit that I bought a Wii U just for Pikmin 3. Yes, the HD Zelda remakes, Super Mario Maker, and Nintendo Land games were a good reason to keep it around for a while, but I’ve been a diehard Pikmin fan for years and its third installment was honestly the only reason…
While 2020 might not have been the best year (or close to it), a lot of good came out of it for me in terms of personal creative goals. I’ve nearly finished my fantasy coloring book, I worked on a ton of artwork for stickers, and my biggest accomplishment that I’m so grateful for, I…
As many of you may have heard throughout the month, Zelda Universe recently teamed up with the Linktober team to host a raffle for our new DeviantArt group, which allows fans to submit their Zelda artwork to be featured on our website. We asked all artists participating in this monthly challenge to submit their Linktober…
Linktober was something that I have seen floating around the internet every year, but I’d never fully explored it to its fullest extent until this year’s collaboration between our DeviantArt gallery and the Linktober team. In our raffle event, so many pieces of artwork were submitted for this special Zelda art celebration — seeing all…
I often feel that Kaepora Gaebora’s theme song is commonly overlooked when it comes to Zelda songs. It’s a cute little melody of a whimsical nature that plays whenever the character is near. However, it’s likely that we focus oh so often on his endless dialogue that people can’t take the time to appreciate this…
I’ve been playing a lot of Sims 4 lately. A lot. Like Zelda, The Sims is a series I’ve been fond of for quite some time and I have made some fun crossovers of the two in the past. However, in my most current self-made challenge, an unexpected crossover unintentionally made its way into my…
Link is the lone hero of every Zelda game, often starting out from rather humble beginnings. It’s often pointed out that he never has parents, even when the incarnations of him are rather young, but there are actually a few games hinting that he has had parents at one point before separating for various reasons.…
Calling all artists! As some of you may know, Zelda Universe recently started a group on DeviantArt for our weekly Yuga’s Art Gallery column! We are looking for artists to submit their artwork there to be featured in said column throughout the year, but for this month, in particular, we are teaming up with Linktober…
The music from the Mario franchise is way better than it has any right to be. I don’t think anyone ever thought music created for a video game back in the day would eventually generate some of the most iconic tunes or beautiful orchestrations that they have become today. I would even go as far…
Link is a good boy. Link has always been a good boy. He does kind deeds for others while asking for nothing in return, and will fight life and limb for a stranger he just met. This applies to every incarnation of the hero, but the example that always springs to my mind is Link…
Admit it: We all like to test our limits in video games. In a realm where there are no real-world consequences, we like to see what we can get away with from time to time. I, too, am guilty of this, and I regret nothing because sometimes it can lead to interesting scenarios. I’ve mentioned…
Tri Force Heroes is a game that came and is admittedly forgotten by most. It was fun to play with friends, but when friends became scarce we had to rely on the internet to bring strangers of our skill level to our service, and sometimes it took a rather long time. Luckily, there was one…
“Playing a Zelda song makes everything seem more epic, whether it be another trip to work or running an errand to the grocery store.”
Upon entering the Cave of Ordeals, Link is unaware of what challenge awaits him. Only a mysterious voice guides him, telling him when he is ready to complete the trials ahead. After facing the first ten floors, Link finds a fountain with a strange glowing aura. When he approaches the structure, the mysterious voice reveals…
Before I played Link’s Awakening for myself, there were three things I knew about the game: There was a girl named Marin, it was all a dream (um, spoilers?), and the “Mabe Village Theme” was a fantastic track. I actually heard this song for the first time through a medley and liked it so much…
