You know that kid who, regardless of what game they are playing, will always and without fail attempt to fall as far as possible without dying? Or just as far as possible, never mind with the risk of leaving a pixelated pile of bones on the ground. Well, when I was younger, and until today…
We say something is “stranger than fiction” when real-world happenings careen into the seemingly fantastic, into the bizarre. Sometimes, they stray so far as to be unthinkable, and it’s these events we might find ourselves wishing were merely a literary trifle instead of a literal tragedy. For many of us, the games of The Legend…
My brother-in-law and I are both long-time gamers, having each put in our time on the hobby, playing many of the classics and quite a few, not so classic titles, as well. We have very different gaming backgrounds, however. Although we’re about the same age, I started a bit earlier than he did, with a…
First of all, there’s nothing wrong with crying. On the contrary, crying is beautiful. It’s one of the most sincere and spontaneous demonstrations of human emotion. But I don’t cry much. I don’t know why. I just don’t. I’ll give you an example: I’m thirty-three years old, and, until this day, only one movie has…
Drawing the Master Sword is one of, if not the most crucial point of any Zelda game. It truly marks how far you’ve come, how your efforts have made you stronger, and how you’ve become worthy to wield the Blade of Evil’s Bane. Every moment of this in every game, even in some of the…
The second game you play in a series is an important one. Arguably the most important one, really. It is the difference between “I love that game” and “I love that series!” You open the packaging excitedly, hopes high because of how much you loved the first one you played, but with caution in case…
When I was in the seventh grade, my family moved. It wasn’t terribly far, as far as these things go; we were close enough to our old stomping grounds to drive back for the holidays and the like, but it did mean I had to make new friends in a new school in a new…
Okay, the title is bit misleading. It wasn’t truly the happiest moment of my life, as those days would come later with my marriage and birth of my two kids. Oh, and when I bought my Switch, that was pretty cool. No, this is what I said to my best friend after I beat A…
I’ve always had a fondness for when games reference other games, whether they be within the same series or not. I’ve seen it especially within the Legend of Zelda franchise, whether it be those Mario paintings in the courtyard of Ocarina of Time, or the numerous locations in Breath of the Wild named after iconic…
Every Legend of Zelda fan remembers their first Zelda title. It was the game that first got them involved in the series, and for many, will always hold a special place in their hearts. They know the opening cutscene of the game better than any other, and the starting location will always feel, at least…
I’ve noticed, over the years, I have a thing for symmetry. It actively bothers me when I come across something — a building, a design, anything really — that isn’t essentially symmetrical, that actively goes out of its way to build up one side of itself differently than the other side. It’s a silly quirk…
Video games are cool, am I right? Growing up, like so many others, I used video games as my escape from the real world. My parents went through a pretty rough divorce when I was about seven. I spent most of my second-grade year just playing games. That escape was critical for me as a…
I had a weird sense of logic as a kid. I always attributed the Legend of Zelda franchise to be solely video game related, so I made the assumption that it would always stay that way. I thought I’d never see the series portrayed in movies, comic books, or even on television (little did I…
I have never been very good at playing The Legend of Zelda series. Now, I understand the confusion: If I’m not good at the games, then why would I want to write about them? The simple answer is that I love the series — the characters, the story, the lore, the world, the puzzles, all…
When I started college, I had thought to leave video games behind (though I hedged my bets by bringing my Super Nintendo with me for some retro fun every now and then). Instead, with the GameCube out, I found myself sucked back in thanks to living in a dorm room hall filled with fellow Nintendo…
