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The dungeons of the Zelda franchise are some of its most talked-about locations. Whether or not they’re actually more important than the overworld or towns Link explores, they stand out as distinct realms full of their own challenges, separated from the rest of the game world by their entrances, their concepts, and their very design. In this…

Like many people, A Link to the Past is among my favorite Zelda titles of all time. It is a timeless classic, one that perfected the classic top-down style of the original and clearly inspired most of the series handheld iterations. Because of this, it is easy to see why it is beloved by so…

At its core, Mario Tennis Aces is a game that goes in hard on the one thing it wants to specialize in — providing a world-class competitive multiplayer experience — but feels oddly sparse around the edges when it comes to practically everything else. If what you’re looking for from Aces is the quirky character-based…

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a game that you might have missed. Even if you didn’t skip over the Wii U console generation, it could have easily fallen to the wayside amongst more popular entries such as Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U before it or Splatoon…

As console generations pass by and art styles change with game releases, so too do the appearances of some characters in the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Some of the biggest evolutions in art style can be seen in The Legend of Zelda characters. We had a look at how each Zelda character changed through the series, from the…

Reverie is an adventure game with gameplay inspired by classic 2D Legend of Zelda games and an art style inspired by Earthbound. Though it is quite short, the game is also quite charming, and I found it hard to put down. Admittedly, I am a nostalgic fan of all the games that inspired it, but I think…

E3 2018 may be over, but the hype that Nintendo generated for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remains. Nintendo demoed the game for Smash fans in two different “modes”: For Glory and For Fun. In the more casual “For Fun” mode, four players would be matched up to play together for four rounds; this allowed players to…

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is technically defined as a “hack and slash action game,” but that’s not the reason I’ve now logged more than a hundred hours playing it. For me, this game is a primary example of another genre that I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to — the “podcast game.” What I’m saying is,…

E3 is so tantalizing close that the internet is starting to leak into the real world. It feels like we already know everything at the show, and yet there’s an air of continued mystery. If Nintendo just laid out Pokemon games for the rest of the year, that means they have to have some crazy…

At this point, you likely know that Nintendo has announced a new Super Smash Bros. game for Switch. While the announcement was more of a tease than anything, it ignited the boosters and put the hype train into full speed. And knowing that each game gets bigger than the last, we started thinking about what more…

Let’s get this out of the way up front: If you’re a fan of 2D Zelda titles, you should at least take a look at Swords of Ditto. It very clearly borrows some game design inspirations from 2D titles like A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, and even a little bit from Breath of…

Spoiler alert: It’s because the CD-i Zelda games aren’t very good. In theory, I could just end this article there and be done with it. After all, in the words of the great Shigeru Miyamoto, “A bad game is bad forever.” On the flip side of the argument, however, Spanish philosopher George Santayana told us…

Detective Pikachu is one of those ideas that came out of nowhere. Pokémon is no stranger to spin-offs, but I am certain that no one expected the mascot of the series to be given a voice and be employed as a detective. Even so, I was intrigued when the game was announced… only to be…

Spoiler alert: Tetra is Zelda. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s continue on. Tetra was the first incarnation of Princess Zelda that I was introduced to, and wow did she make a great impression. She’s rowdy, sassy, and sly. She quickly became my favorite character in The Wind Waker. I remember…

One month ago, today, we observed the one-year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. On that day, we announced a month-long celebration, but now that celebration must come to an end. In the past month, we have published more than 50 new Breath of the Wild articles and guides and…