Triforce Tributes: Zelda fan art gallery

Triforce Tributes is a special Legend of Zelda 30th anniversary celebration that’s all about the fans! Each week focuses on a specific aspect of the fandom, and the second week of the celebration was all about fan art. This gallery displays all of the fan art that was submitted.

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The Nintendo Switch is the console of my dreams

Back in 2005, Nintendo showed off what was then called “Revolution” at E3, but they made the then interesting but now clever move of not revealing the controller during that presentation. Instead, Nintendo only showed the small, but slick and beautiful console. Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata stated that the controller was going to “revolutionize” the industry,…

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Triforce Tributes: Zelda collection gallery

Triforce Tributes is a special Legend of Zelda 30th anniversary celebration that’s all about the fans! In week one, we asked fans to submit photos of their collections of Legend of Zelda merchandise. This gallery displays all of the submissions we received, and boy, are there some impressive items in here. 

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The Legend of Epona: That horse just isn’t any old horse

When I think about heroes on horseback, I picture the likes of Harry Hamlin in Clash of the Titans, the Lone Ranger (or his doppelganger, Zorro), and the brave Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty. These are the brave heroes I thought of when I thought of a perilous time before cars, that is, until I…

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Reminiscing on the beginning of Link’s adventures

One of the best ways for a game to grab someone’s attention is by having a powerful opening, one that both keeps the player invested (at least for however long the game needs to teach them the basics) and doesn’t take too long (getting out of the way once the tutorial is complete). A long opening…

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Fair treatment of the fairy? The fans evaluate Navi

“Hey! Listen! Look!” I assume you already know who I’m talking about. That’s correct, Ocarina of Time’s own Navi the fairy. Navi has the notorious reputation for not only being one of (or if not) the most annoying Legend of Zelda character but also one of gaming’s most irksome companions in general. Her famous phrases have made their…

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Link already speaks; it’s time to give him a voice

[Editor’s Note: This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part, written by Alyssa, can be found here and takes the the opposite viewpoint.]  Just a few years ago, the concept that voice acting should be prominently featured within The Legend of Zelda series was not universally accepted. Just for a moment, forget that…

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The evolution of boss battles

When I was four, before I even began to comprehend my ABCs, I got the greatest gift imaginable for a child at the time: the Nintendo Entertainment System. This magical grey box came with a single game called Super Mario Bros., and I was overjoyed that it was mine to own. “It doesn’t get better…

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