The song “Oath to Order” is only really used once in Majora’s Mask, but this single moment is worthy of great reflection. It is played by Link near the game’s end when he summons the Four Giants from the north, south, east, and west to hold back the rapidly encroaching moon. It’s a song of…
The hunt for the 20 masks in Majora’s Mask is easily one of the most engaging collect-a-thon missions in the entire Zelda series. Not only does it sweep you all across Termina to meet colorful characters and solve some truly outrageous problems, but collecting them all also significantly improves your chances of beating the final…
Ingo from Ocarina of Time is definitely one of those characters people love to hate. One might sympathize with him at first because his hard work at Lon Lon Ranch is taken for granted, but that all goes out the window when he reveals that he made a deal with Ganondorf to take the ranch…
Among the differing opinions surrounding The Legend of Zelda series, there seems to be one thing we are all in agreement on: the official timeline is dumb. It’s a downright mess that’s made many of us wonder why we begged Nintendo to give it to us in the first place. We can try to tie…
The Legend of Zelda was a much smaller franchise when Zelda Universe launched in February of 2001. Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages — only the seventh and eighth canon games in the series — had just gotten their Japanese releases. The Wind Waker was still months away from making its debut at Spaceworld…
Zelda fans have always found a way to reinterpret Nintendo’s worlds, characters, and music in a variety of unique and creative ways. Perhaps one of the most interesting examples of this are the arrangements from video game cover band Glitch Kibbitz, who specialize in “klezmerized” renditions of various video game songs, including a version of…
Over the past 35 years, players of The Legend of Zelda series have faced countless villains and enemies. From slow-moving ChuChus all the way up to Dark Lord Ganondorf himself, Link and the Master Sword have struck evil down again and again. Across the franchise’s history and each incarnation of the Triforce-wielding trio, enemies have…
After it was reported by Kotaku AU that Phantom Hourglass had been registered in Australia for a fresh patent last year, we at Zelda Universe decided to look into it a little further. While we previously covered a specific type of trademark that Nintendo had filed in relation to Zelda, mostly pertaining to franchising and…
A YouTube video recently posted by charity marathon site Games Done Quick explains some of the glitches used in their Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess speedruns. Zelda speedrunner Popesquidward plays through both games on livestream while giving explanations of the glitches he uses, and answers audience questions along the way. The video features an all-dungeons…
There are many endemic threats in Breath of the Wild‘s Hyrule. Scorching deserts, lava-spewing volcanoes, and freezing mountains are among the hostile environments where unwary travelers risk exposure. The land is teeming with various, bloodthirsty monsters. Rogue, laser-firing death machines roam free. Even the wildlife can dish out serious damage (ever been headbutted by a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a hold on live concerts for the foreseeable future. However, thanks to the Internet, we can still see excellent musicians perform live. Ben Emberley, one of the composers and arrangers for the Symphony of the Goddesses live tour, will be debuting a new work for the 20th anniversary of Majora’s…
An aggressive and tenacious breed of monster, the Deku Baba is a plant-like beast that Link commonly encounters throughout multiple versions of Hyrule and its connected lands. This monster could be seen as the Legend of Zelda‘s answer to Super Mario’s Piranha Plant enemies. Both take inspiration from the real-life Venus flytraps, and their functions…
Listening to covers of video game music is one of my favorite pastimes. It allows me to listen to different versions of an iconic song, with one of my favorites being “Gerudo Valley” from Ocarina of Time. This track, in particular, has seen a ton of variants over the years, but I’d like to point…
There’s a reason the Great Bay has “Great” in its title. It’s not only one of the most memorable areas to explore in Majora’s Mask, but it has also remained a fan favorite stage in the Super Smash Bros. series since its Melee debut almost 20 years ago. Whether your first Great Bay experience involved…
About 20 years ago, I was flipping through a children’s encyclopedia when I came upon a fact that blew my little mind at the time: Epona was a Celtic goddess. That’s right, Epona, my Epona, was named after a goddess. There was something magical about seeing her name on the page of a book, particularly…
