Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re streaming a song you absolutely love (or, if you’re old like me, listening to it on the radio), and you find yourself cranking up the volume and singing like there’s no tomorrow. And from that point on, that song just travels with you. You might not hear it…
This is going to be a unique Realm of Memories article for me, because this one is about something that happened to me fairly recently — sometime last week, as a matter of fact. With the Tears of the Kingdom release date nearing, I decided to go for 100% completion in Breath of the Wild…
“This is so boring, who made this thing a boss?” As is the case with most quotes, this one has a story behind it. It involves possibly the easiest boss in the history of the Zelda franchise, one that, if you play it the safe and boring way, cannot possibly defeat you, or really even…
The last time I set sail across the Great Sea, I found myself trying to outbid NPCs and win prizes at an auction house. When I first started playing this game that I inherited from my best friend, participating in auctions was way down on the list of things I thought I would be doing…
I didn’t want the day to be saved. I didn’t want hope to prevail. I wanted to see all the struggle, heartache, and pain that these characters endured and find out how they were able to overcome it. I wanted a firsthand account of how Calamity Ganon took over the Kingdom of Hyrule and ravaged…
Ever since I was young, the one thing that I wanted more than anything was for there to be alternative media for The Legend of Zelda franchise outside of the video games. Notably, I really wanted some sort of television series: a cartoon or an anime especially. I was definitely happy with the cartoon, despite…
Growing up can lead to all sorts of strange realizations. That the people you observed at a young age, either in real life or in various forms of entertainment, were discussing things you didn’t completely understand at the time. Or that certain tasks that seemed insurmountable when you were a child are actually quite simple.…
My journey started in the ocean today, which again helped me recalibrate my coordination and gameplay mechanics as well as remind myself of why I love this game so much. The color of the ocean looks so incredible, and with the sound of the waves crashing against the King of the Red Lions, I am…
With my mind still racing about what that wink from Tetra might have meant, I pressed on in my journey through The Wind Waker. Unfortunately, this segment started off with a few gameplay hiccups as I entered the Pirate Ship (by treating a shark “chummily”) and ran into my old bucktoothed friend, Niko. He was…
The Wind Waker was the first Zelda game I actually owned. No, I didn’t buy it with my own money, but it was specifically bought for me and only me. The other Zelda games we had were the Legend of Zelda Collector’s Edition disc that came with my GameCube, which was for everyone in my…
After enduring the trials and tribulations of hectic gameplay and awkward controls, I felt like I needed to recalibrate myself to the tune of The Wind Waker. After rescuing Makar and returning him to the Great Deku Tree, the game sets you on a course across the open seas, which turned out to be exactly…
As I continued my journey through The Wind Waker, I got to meet lots of new characters. There was a group of mischievous boys, a teacher with whom I sympathized greatly, a Rito girl named Medli, a giant talking tree, and, of course, the iconic Koroks. The story and the personalities of the characters have…
When did you become a Zelda fan? Maybe you’ve been playing so long that you can’t remember a time when you weren’t a fan. Perhaps your love for the series was built patiently over time and over multiple games. Or, maybe you can pinpoint the exact moment when your status as a fan was solidified.…
In 2004, I was five years old and could be considered someone who simply played games because my friends encouraged me to. However, that year ended up being an influential part of my childhood that ultimately shaped me into the gaming fanatic I am today. The Wind Waker was my first experience with a Zelda…
Growing up in the ’90s, I was one of those unfortunate kids who missed out on all the Nintendo consoles that came on the scene after the NES and the Super Nintendo. This finally changed in 2011 when I received a Wii as a gift, but by that point, the glory days of Zelda had…
