One of the multitudinous reasons I thoroughly adore the Zelda series is that, despite all the thematic threads that draw the stories together into one cohesive saga, each game possesses its own distinct personality that allows it to stand out from the others. A Link to the Past is a brutally harrowing trek through a…
Late-game fetch quests have been known to rear their heads even in some of the greatest adventure games of all time, like Metroid Prime’s Chozo Artifacts and The Wind Waker’s infamous Triforce hunt. Skyward Sword was also guilty of this when it sent you all over the map to piece together the Song of the…
The Wind Waker is definitely in my top five when it comes to Zelda games. I wouldn’t say that the original version for the Nintendo Gamecube completely holds up over time, what with the lack of the Swift Sail, no Touch Screen Map, and that horrid Tingle. Even still, I’d still argue that the original…
Disclaimer: For the purposes of this article and in order to protect my daughter’s privacy, I will be referring to her by the name “Shadow.” Despite not being traditionally known as a “horror” series, each year when the spooky season comes around, the Zelda series has players covered. From enemies like Dead Hand and the…
Showing support for someone’s hobbies, goals, and passions is one of the best things anyone can do for a loved one. For me, an understanding of and appreciation for my love of the Zelda series is one of the better ways for me to know that someone cares about me. That’s what my mom did…
Twilight Princess is a game I often find myself thinking back on in my day-to-day life. It was one of the darkest entries in the series and offered many new gameplay elements and concepts that future Legend of Zelda titles would adopt. One of my personal favorite additions was horseback combat. While horse riding has…
Many of us remember days in the schoolyard, discussing our latest video game discoveries and, furthermore, dreaming of what we might do with a favorite franchise if we were ever given the reins. Many a boy or girl imagined what their ideal version of what Mario, Sonic, or Zelda might look like if they had…
A few years back, I received a collection of the various Legend of Zelda manga for Christmas. For days afterward, I delved into their pages marveling at the ways that stories such as Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages were given new life by expansions to the story and more depth to characters like…
I’m a bit of a restless sleeper. I often wake up several times in the same night, sometimes around three or five in the morning, and I can sometimes remember more than one dream once I really have to wake up. For that reason, I thought it would be fun to write them down in…
Growing up, playing a Zelda game was a communal affair. We only had two televisions, after all. One was tucked away in my parents’ room, so my video game consoles usually were attached to the living room television, which meant I not only had to navigate TV schedules to find time to play, but I…
In 1998, I was in my senior year of high school. While other students were obsessing over who to ask out to the homecoming dance, my mind was focused on only one thing: traveling through Hyrule in three dimensions. I had poured over every word that Nintendo Power had published about Ocarina of Time and…
I think it’s safe to say that many Zelda fans can recall a time where they were missing a regular Small Key or even the Boss Key, having no idea at all where that key could possibly be located. A few examples I can personally think of is that one key trickily placed at the…
The early 2000s were kind of a breeding ground for edgy, hardcore rock groups that appealed to a teenage Iowan like me. Heck, Iowa was the home state for the masked metal group Slipknot. It was also when music was insanely political. I was 13, angry with my country’s leaders, and was eager to get…
The summer of 2019 was when Nintendo mania shifted into high gear for my family. We eagerly looked forward to each Friday’s viewing of Nintendo Minute. My daughter reached the age where she started developing her own taste in games. She spent many an hour painting turf with friends in the newest Splatfest in Splatoon…
Breath of the Wild is without a doubt one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing it, fully engrossed in the world, getting attached to its characters, and loving the story the whole way through. But if I had to pick my personal favorite thing about the game besides…
