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The Zeldathon is back, and raising money for the American Diabetes Association with its latest Zelda-playing marathon. Diabetes is a good cause, and Zelda is a good series, so be sure to check it out.

It’s been a while since we’ve done something with our friends at STLOcarina, makers of fine Zelda ocarinas and more. So when they approached us and said they had some new Zelda ocarinas, our first reaction was to ask how we could get those things you guys, our dear readers. And those generous folks sent…

[youtube]ad5eisnjVaY[/youtube] As part of their latest poll tournament, GameFAQS is currently at the semi-final of their Game of the Decade contest. Out of 128, only 4 are left, and one of these is Majora’s Mask. Unfortunately though, it is currently losing in the semi-final to Final Fantasy X, so go ahead and vote. In other…

“Having played Twilight Princess long, long before touching or hearing of Okami, I will state that anybody who enjoyed Twilight Princess will get a kick out of Okami.” – Jason Rappaport, Zelda Universe owner. If you’ve been keeping track of ZU for a long time, you’ll probably recognise Okami as a fairly common recurring name,…

If you’re like us here at ZU, then you just love A Link to the Past.  Well, Canadian artist Matt Cummings has come out with these amazing pieces of fan art.  Each one features a different dungeon boss–he did all of them except Agahnim (frown).  Here’s a preview. Hit the jump for all of the images!

At last we come to one of the choices most favored among fans of Link’s possible love interests: the girl with green hair, Saria of the woodland realm. Clearly, there’s chemistry between them, as they are best friends. But does the chemistry extend beyond that?

“Hi, fairy boy!!” Anyone who played Ocarina of Time had no doubt that the ranch girl, Malon, had a crush on Link. Two weeks ago, I took a look at the games to see if Nintendo hinted at a relationship between Link and Zelda. We certainly cannot neglect Link’s other possible love interests, however. Indeed,…

Gaming is fun. It always has been. Simple enough, right? But wouldn’t it be so much better if you could give while you game? That’s the idea behind gaming marathons – and at Zelda Universe we tend to report on them often. After all, they are Zelda-centric and are always for great causes. Another upcoming…

And they got married and lived happily ever after.” Romantic love is important to people not only in real life, but in stories and myths. The Zelda games, however, seem to lack any kind of fully developed romance. But the fan fiction, art, and discussions the games have spawned are full of references to romance…

[youtube]3VPxYI6Dk_s[/youtube] We’re all familiar with gaming marathons for charity. Versus Marathons played through several Zelda games a while back for the Child’s Play Charity, Zelda Eternity did a Metroid marathon for flood victims in Pakistan, and now we have another marathon being played for the Big Brothers Big Sisters agency. Penguins in the Desert Productions…

Ever wonder what cuts of meat Ganon, Bowser, or even a Chocobo would look like? Jude Buffum intends to answer these questions with his upcoming art exhibition Pixel Pushers. He features various video game characters in meat chart form, showing various cuts of meat that fall in theme with the games the characters are featured…

What’s more terrifying than Tingle, Skull Kid, a Re-Dead, and Paranormal Activity 2 combined? Right on the heels of Halloween, artist Josh Mirman released his depictions of various Nintendo characters zombie-fied. Hit the jump for more terrifying images!                            

Have you started to wonder what kinds of challenges will appear in the upcoming Legend of Zelda title, Skyward Sword? If so, you definitely don’t want to miss the chance to design your own boss! [youtube]W0v6wqiyzEU[/youtube] This is a great opportunity to jump into the Zelda community to share your challenging boss ideas for the…

Whew! It’s certainly been a while since the last time I was here saying this, but Ciroton’s excellent walkthrough for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been updated at last, now covering up to the end of the Tower of the Gods (including the boss fight with Gohdan). If you’re replaying The Wind…

[youtube]ee8BAqdqLjY[/youtube] Zelda Universe is launching a new contest! The aim is to create an entertaining and informative video guide for our OoT Cow Locations page, and it ends November 1st. Watch the video for full details.