Recently, pre-orders for the SNES Classic Edition opened up on Walmart’s website, but were subsequently taken down. Since then, there had been no word officially from Nintendo or retailers as to when pre-orders would legitimately begin for the United States. However, Nintendo has shed some light recently on Facebook regarding when pre-orders will become available…
The bi-annual Games Done Quick charity marathon (known as Summer Games Done Quick in the Summer season) has begun this week, and there are speedruns of The Legend of Zelda games you won’t want to miss! SGDQ 2017 begins on July 2 and continues through July 9. SGDQ is raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Doctors…
It seemed inevitable after the insanely successful [and regrettably short-lived] launch of the NES Classic Edition, but for a while we had only rumors that Nintendo would be launching an SNES successor to the mini “plug-and-play” styled console. Now, it’s official. In a surprise announcement minutes ago the rumors were put to rest with the…
Looking for a new way to listen to some old classics? Switched On SNES is re-imagining 16-bit era music using analog synthesizers and drum machines. Their goal is “to expose listeners to the musical masterpieces that have been overlooked — mostly because of the 16-bit instrumentation.” Their first album — based on arguably one of the…
Recently, I have been learning to become a Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons, and one of the things that help me most when I’m trying to think of ideas is music — more specifically, Zelda music. I’ve been listening to a lot of the dungeon themes from The Legend of Zelda to get my mindset…
Even by my own standards, today’s column is going to be somewhat whimsical, hopelessly romantic and bordering on self-indulgent — but I beg you to hear me out. I’m harkening back to my first foray into Hyrule — when I played A Link to the Past for the very first time — and when I…
The Zelda series is no stranger to fan-made projects, and with the rising popularity of virtual reality headsets, it was only a matter of time before something was done with A Link to the Past. In this case, its entire world map was recreated in virtual reality. Below is a short trailer giving you a glimpse into what you’ll experience,…
It’s been 25 years since A Link To The Past arrived on the SNES, but thanks to some sleuthing and translating from Shmuplations, we’ve got a fresh insight into the development of the game. The interview is with Shigeru Miyamoto from around the game’s original release, and but for the game titles, one could be forgiven…
Even as a child, I was a goofy romantic with a penchant for storytelling. I remember I would forever be conjuring up fantastic scenarios, fictional allies and terrible enemies; babbling on to myself excitedly as I dashed around with a toy sword or laser gun, swooshing and pew-pew-pewing to my heart’s content. No universe was…
We first began publishing our new walkthrough for A Link to the Past this past July. After months of work, the entire walkthrough is now online. This walkthrough is written by our very own features editor, community veteran, and King, David “The Missing Link” Johnson. You can get a glimpse of his history with A Link to the…
This week was an interesting one for Nintendo. First, everyone’s favorite Italian from Brooklyn turns out for the Apple press conference and announces Super Mario Run. Then while looking for someway to kill time at work this morning, I noticed that “Top 5 Zelda Games” was trending on Twitter. I’ll give my top 5 at…
The next two Legendary Editions of the Legend of Zelda manga that are being released starting this year have been revealed. The third and fourth volumes will follow the same pattern as the first two volumes, combining two manga into one edition. Majora’s Mask and A Link to the Past will be collected together for Volume 3 and is due…
From a gaming standpoint, I lived 2012/13 in a strange limbo between trepidation and unadulterated excitement. I’ve long been an adversary of ‘the remake’, so it was a strange feeling hearing that Nintendo would be releasing what, on the surface, appeared to be a remake of my favourite Zelda of all time, A Link to the…
This week’s Fanart Friday is one that I hold very close to my Heart Containers, so much so that I actually have a print of this very piece hanging in my lounge. “Link to the Past Final HD” by DeviantArt’s Billysan291 is a delicious rendering of Link squaring up against Ganon, showcasing the final boss battle…
In our last update, we published the first chapter of our new walkthrough for A Link to the Past. Today, we have the next chapter available to view. Chapter 2 is a detailed walkthrough of how to complete the Eastern Palace and obtain the Pendant of Courage. We will have more updates for A Link to the…
