“First, defeat the imprisoned Pols Voice. Last, the skeletal Stalfos…” This simple yet subtle line of dialogue still sends chills down my spine. The original Game Boy version of Link’s Awakening was my first Zelda game, but this puzzle in the Bottle Grotto dungeon perplexed me for several months. After nearly giving up on the…
Never in my life did I imagine I would ever have a chance to play Famicom Detective Club. Never would I have imagined that Nintendo would remake them and localize them in the west. Never would I imagine I’d be here, writing a review of what is to most westerners an interesting side game that…
As part of the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, a commemorative 35th-anniversary, Zelda-themed Game & Watch unit was introduced by none other than the series’ Producer Eiji Aonuma. The handheld will contain four games: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, the original monochrome Game Boy version of Link’s Awakening, and a new…
There is certainly no shortage of bosses with giant eyeballs, or just one giant eyeball, like Gohma and the Hinox. What the Zelda games also have, however, is an abundance of bosses who are little more than – or no more than – giant eyeballs.
The ZUCast is back for 2021, kicking off a year of anniversary celebrations both for the Legend of Zelda series we all love and for Zelda Universe itself! In case you were unaware, the original Famicom game launched on February 21, 1986, and just shy of fifteen years later, on February 20, 2001, a Norwegian…
Across the entire Zelda series, the use of ferocious reptilian enemies has been a common trend. From the terrifying dragon bosses to the routinely dangerous Lizalfos, these scaly beasts have challenged and threatened Link at every turn. But these reptiles come in more than a few varieties, with one of those being the dinosaur variety.…
February 21 marked The Legend of Zelda series 35th anniversary, and for the occasion, Masahiro Sakurai continued his tradition of recreating famous video game moments in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! For this particular event, he chose to recreate the original Legend of Zelda‘s final battle with Ganon, as well as including a personal twist. In…
There are only three Zelda games. Thirty-five years, and only three games have been released. A ridiculous-sounding statement, I know, but the truth of it begins to make sense when you examine the Zelda series’ actual progress and advancements. Despite all of the creativity and breakthroughs that fans have seen and enjoyed in every entry…
Once upon a time in the faraway land of Hyrule, there was a beautiful princess named Zelda. After a magical curse had been placed on her ancestor, Princess Zelda the First, her country began to decline into a state of chaos. She, like the princesses before her, wielded the Triforce of Wisdom to keep it…
When Hyrule’s princess was captured by the evil king Ganon, few believed there was any hope left for the kingdom. The princess had managed to hide the Triforce of Wisdom from the villain, but he already had the Triforce of Power in his possession. With just one of those sacred triangles, Hyrule’s ultimate sources of…
I know quite a few Zelda fans who constantly beg for Link to remain left-handed in future games. Whether it be because they can relate to him (being lefties themselves) or they simply find it a unique trait, there are many fans who would fight for him to stay left-handed. He seems to be making…
I don’t really have memories of the original NES release of The Legend of Zelda. I was a Nintendo 64 kid growing up, and a late one at that. My parents finally caved and got us our first system from an uncle in 2000 or 2001, around the time I was eight years old. Of…
When a character becomes iconic, it is easy to forget that they were likely inspired by preceding characters or other sources. Such is the case with the main cast of The Legend of Zelda, who have come to be archetypes in the video game world. For example, the name “Zelda” itself has become synonymous with…
Imagine this: You’re dropped into a world with zero context (unless you read the instruction booklet). You’re surrounded by trees. You have no weapon. There are three exits around you to get you onto your adventure. And a cave. Each path leads to monsters. You take the cave. There is an Old Man standing in…
Fairies have played a variety of roles throughout the many Legend of Zelda games. From granting magic powers to directing Link on his quest, and occasionally acting as his voice, the fairies are present in almost every game. Some, like Navi, are fully realized protagonists, while others are memorable in their own distinct ways. The…
