As part of the ongoing 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda celebrations, Nintendo has put some of the original design documents for the first Zelda online. The documents feature a series of drawings used for planning out some of the dungeon rooms and overworld screens, and a couple that compare the sketches with the final in-game rooms. There’s…
Black Friday, and the surrounding weekend, is nuts. We all know this. So why on earth would you want to venture out into that madness when there’s plenty of deals to be had online? Nintendo are no stranger to this and have discounted a slew of games — though they’ve opted to call the promotion…
When you think of 8-bit sprites, “cuddly” usually doesn’t come to mind. These Zelda cushions coming to Japan look to change that. Available in two styles, the cushions’ designs draw from the original Legend of Zelda for the NES. The familiar sprite of Link with his shield in hand is already available in a cushion form thanks to the…
Videogame code is complete gobbledygook to me; I’m much more comfortable with Hylian. But for those of you who understand the crazy magic that allows us all to hunt Bokoblins and slay Octoroks you may find the following video rather interesting. Sockfolder the Glitch Hunter, as I’ve now crowned him, found an elaborate way to jump…
Third Edition Books is a French publisher that focuses on publishing books detailing video game sagas. Since 2015, the team at Third Edition Books has published more than 40 books covering many popular video game series including Final Fantasy, Dark Souls, Pokemon, and, of course, The Legend of Zelda. Third Edition Books began a Kickstarter…
If the recently announced NES Classic Edition by Nintendo doesn’t suit your fancy — since it doesn’t support cartridges and instead has 30 pre-loaded games — perhaps the AVS by RetroUSB will. This NES clone outputs via HDMI at 720p, and accepts both NES and Famicom cartridges as well as four controller inputs. The console has…
In the world of gaming strategy guides, there is no one bigger than Prima Games. Boasting over 1,400 titles and 90 million prints, the division of Random House has become the largest manufacturer in the business. But this coming November, Prima will deviate from their tried and true formula and release something very special indeed.…
With one tweet, Nintendo surprised its fans this quiet Thursday morning with the announcement of the mini NES Classic Edition, a new take on the “Plug ‘n’ Play consoles” of old that includes thirty classic NES games from “timeless favorites” to “cult classics.” In a press release, Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime…
Import website NCSX has offered a collection of Legend of Zelda historical pins online for the past few years. That same collection is now available for a discounted $98.90 USD (a discount of $30.00). The collection includes pins showcasing the original Japanese box art of sixteen games in the Zelda series, beginning with the original Legend of Zelda…
Nintendo of Europe, taking their lead from Japan, have announced a five year anniversary eShop sale, knocking up to 50% off a whole host of games. Included alongside some of the stars of Nintendo’s indie line-up and virtual console classics, are a whole bunch of Zelda titles. On the Wii U Virtual Console, there’s discounts on A Link…
Though very much still in its early days, The Strong National Museum of Play has already included The Legend of Zelda to The World Video Game Hall of Fame with its second batch of additions. Impressive! The original NES game joins Grand Theft Auto III, Oregon Trail, The Sims, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Space Invaders as games that are…
Does your cellphone or set of keys need a bit of that Zelda pizzazz? Want a subtle way to tell people, “Talk to me about my favorite video game”? Then look no further than these upcoming keychains that draw from both the original Legend of Zelda and Twilight Princess. Empty Amazing Creations will be releasing two sets of keychains in…
The Strong National Museum of Play has announced that it is once again time to decide this year’s inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. There are many spectacular nominees, and you have a chance to influence the winners by voting for your favorite. This year’s nominees are: Elite Final Fantasy Grand Theft Auto III John Madden…
Yesterday marked the 30th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda franchise, and if you’re like us, you probably spent the day playing Zelda games. In honor of the special occasion, we have revamped our guides for The Legend of Zelda on the NES with a new, beautiful layout that will help you on your adventure to…
A few weeks ago, we started publishing weekly Zelda guides on Squareknot, a social network for step-by-step guides. This week, we’re taking it back to the very beginning with a guide for the game that started it all, The Legend of Zelda. It’s a simple, but widely unknown fact that you can save without dying in the…
