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Rendition of Fi’s theme on ocarina

For those of you out there that have heard Fi’s theme from the newest Zelda game, Skyward Sword, then you’ll know how beautiful the song sounds.  docjazz4 on YouTube, who has become well-known for his renditions of famous tunes on musical instruments, has done a cover of this beautiful song, but with a twist. He’s…

Nintendo Power awards Skyward Sword Game of the Year

Skyward Sword had been given heaps of praise by critics and fans alike when it arrived to stores a few months ago. Most reviewers were very impressed with quite a few giving the game a perfect score. Gaming magazine Nintendo Power gives out awards each March to Nintendo games based on the category it has…

Music Monday: Groose

Hello, Universe! I am back from vacation, and I have a shiny new Music Monday for you all! Today, we focus on an amazing boss theme, and and equally amazing piano cover of “Groose’s Theme” from Skyward Sword!  Bosses are very, very important to the Zelda series, and what’s a boss fight, without a boss…

Fan Art Monday: Skyward Sword

You might have noticed that our Fan Art Friday post was missing this past Friday. That would be because the usual writer of those posts was busy at work finishing her own fantastic art piece. For those not in the know, Eternal Legend is an amazing artist in her own right, and not only is…

A Breath of Fresh Air

Article by ZU forum member Jeff   All forms of art go through periods of time where one style becomes king, video games being no exception. The era of Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii has been marked by a predominately Western influence on software. Western-preferred attributes of realism, blockbuster production values, grit and…

Skyward Sword’s “Crimson Loftwing” on violin

YouTube user and violinist  mklachu has been doing violin covers for months, and this time around she’s tackled “Crimson Loftwing” from Skyward Sword.  In the style of recording multiple videos and then combining them to create one complete arrangement, her take on this popular Zelda tune is a must-hear for anyone who’s played Skyward Sword–or…

Aonuma talks story and complexity in Zelda

Eiji Aonuma, producer of Skyward Sword and one of the leading developers of the Zelda series since Ocarina of Time, recently spoke with IGN via e-mail about story and complexity in Zelda.  The team at IGN took notice of the greater detail in Skyward Sword, such as “bugs, minerals and other assorted collectables [that] could be…

Skyloft redesigned in a brilliant Minecraft creation

As you may or may not know Minecraft is a program allowing users to design and produce anything including in this case people’s favorite locations and levels from a video game. A couple of months ago we showed you someone’s awesomely designed Ocarina of Time creation showing all the memorable beautiful places from the game.…

Featured Forum Thread: Controversy Strikes

First, many thanks to Eternal Legend for this awesome new banner! I’ll be using it every week for the Featured Forum Thread segment. Yay! Awesome! Sorry for missing last week, y’all! I had a really bad bout with the flu, and so I was down all weekend. However, now I have officially conquered it and…

Massive Zelda painting

deviantArt user l-dawb has created a massive painting covering many different characters and aspects of Skyward Sword. You might remember a piece of Zelda art similar in style but done by a different artist depicting practically every Zelda character from the entire franchise. This piece of art, however, focuses on Skyward Sword. Hit the jump to view!

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