The music of Snowhead Temple, the second dungeon of Majora’s Mask, has always stuck with me. However, while it enters my head often, it isn’t really a piece I find myself humming along to. In fact, that would be rather difficult to do. What is it about this song that makes it so unique? If…
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask introduced numerous game elements into the Zelda series. But, it also re-introduced a lot of elements as well. The game’s time restraints for development, paired with a story set in a parallel world, allowed Nintendo to reuse a lot of the assets from Ocarina of Time. This included the…
In an effort to capitalize on the success of Ocarina of Time, series legend Shigeru Miyamoto championed the prospect of developing an alternate version of the game with reimagined dungeons. Eiji Aonuma, who was the system director and dungeon designer at the time, wanted to create an original new game. Not wanting to discourage his…
What’s a great endnote for a turbulent, remarkable year? Another heralded ranking for Breath of the Wild. What’s an even better way to cap off 2021 for Zelda fans? Mr. Miyamoto himself taking over Nintendo’s Twitter account to talk about it. On December 27, 2021, the Japanese television network TV Ashai ran a special three-hour…
Each Legend of Zelda game in the franchise has its fair share of interesting and unique characters, ones that leave a lasting impression on the player. Every character stands out in their own way, though some tend to stick out more than others. It’s no surprise that Majora’s Mask, being one of the darker entries…
The mask thrums, beating like a heart in your hands. It whispers in your ear, begging you to put it on and feel its power. One little voice in your head tells you to walk away — you won’t be able to handle it. It’s too much. You’ve seen firsthand what happens if it all…
The discovery of one’s soulmate is often classified as one of life’s greatest moments. The immediate personal connection is intense and powerful and elicits the feeling of two lost puzzle pieces joining together in perfect harmony. It is natural to be initially consumed by the infatuation; however, many couples soon search for a way to…
The Russian classic novel Anna Karenina opens with the line, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In Majora’s Mask, this is readily apparent, as there are several unhappy folks with distinct problems. One of the best ways this is portrayed is in the music that plays in…
Linktober has come and gone yet again, and we’ve once again collaborated with the kind folks who run the program to host a Linktober contest! So many talented artists submitted their beautiful pieces to our DeviantArt Gallery for the raffle and once again I am blown away by the amount of talent that each artist…
Five strikes of the sonorous clock tower bell thunder across the landscape, and a shroud of spine-chilling dread drapes itself across the reluctant shoulders of every person who has risen to greet this most sinister of days. All is enveloped in an impossibly thick fog of mystery, so swollen with eerie tension that one can…
One thing you should know about me is that no matter how much praise and enthusiasm I may heap upon a work of art, I will try to avoid labeling it as a “masterpiece” without good cause. To me, a true masterpiece is an incredibly rare treasure that defies artistic analysis, transcending our restrictive standards…
The Legend of Zelda series has been host to a great variety of enemies and monsters. Some appear as goofy cartoon characters while others are the terrifying creations of nightmares. These unsettling monsters have become staples of the series and often are fan-favorites as well. So, let’s celebrate the spookiest month of the year by…
In a game series as rich, complex, and emotionally charged as The Legend of Zelda, where each entry offers a unique, encapsulated world of wonders that satiates a hunger for gritty realism, vibrant fantasy, quirky surrealism, or some incredible fusion of all three, I frequently feel the need to ask myself: Why do I always…
Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch Online service is getting an add-on to grant users access to Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games during their Direct presentation today. There isn’t yet a price or immediate date, but we’ll know by the end of October when the add-on launches. Most significant to us, of course, is…
Skull Kid has always been an enigma that has fascinated and terrified players since his first major appearance in Majora’s Mask. His motivations were always murky, but you could feel the melancholy that he felt while being controlled by the mask. Instagram artist miserable.beasts was able to capture all of that with their newest puppet.…
