Deep in the Minish Forest lies a small surprise. Well, it’s a big surprise, but small. As in, it’s small size-wise, but big as in it’s another race of sentient beings. Of course, The Minish Cap is full of small big surprises, but this is the first time Link actually gets to meet his new…
Welcome again to the Zelda Universe Podcast. As we continue celebrating Zelda’s 40th Anniversary, Connor is joined by Zach and Jeff to look at Link and Zelda’s love themes in Skyward Sword before examining Ralis’ role in Twilight Princess and Melari’s Mine in Minish Cap. They then look at the recently published Top 40 Zelda…
Far atop Mount Crenel, if you listen very closely, you can hear the tiny ting-ting-ting of small hammers. On clear, lightly windy days, you swear you can even hear the sound of Minish voices, singing about the joys of the mines. Of course, you are probably mistaken. The Minish are just stories, bedtime tales for…
There’s a lot about a game one can learn by inspecting its unused leftover data and The Minish Cap is no exception. The image above is a small section of a test map of Hyrule Castle that can be found in the files of The Minish Cap and it shows a handful of assets that…
The Minish Cap has a lot of things going for it. The sprite work is beautiful. The characters are hilarious. The deepening of Vaati as a villain beyond what we’d seen in previous games is masterful. Perhaps more than all of those things, what makes The Minish Cap so good is its core mechanic of…
As the youngest sibling of three, with my brothers being twins, I didn’t seek out what games to play but was happy with the treasures my brothers had found instead. Since my brothers are older than me, they usually knew what games were good, which ones to buy, and I simply played whatever they had…
There are many quintessential enemies across the fantasy genre, from Giant Rats to Skeletons and Dragons to Evil Mages. A Ghost by any other name, like the Poe, is just as invulnerable to your non-magical weapons. Today’s discussion is about the unenviable low-level threat that is the slime, or I suppose the Chuchu. For a…
The Minish of The Minish Cap have their own way of speaking, which initially leads to some confusion on Link’s part when he first encounters the tiny civilization. Thankfully, the Jabber Nut makes quick work of that problem and Link hardly has to deal with the language barrier with the Minish for the remainder of…
Shopkeepers are an important part of the land of Hyrule and are frequently the only place for Link to aquire necessary items for traversing the world and progressing through the game. Although there are many different shopkeepers that have called Hyrule home across the ages, some particular shopkeepers appear multiple times throughout the series, such…
The Legend of Zelda series has a rich history spanning multiple decades, with each installment adding new layers to the lore and gameplay. While many of these games have stood the test of time, several titles could benefit from the remaster treatment. Whether it’s to update the graphics, improve gameplay mechanics, or introduce new features,…
Happy Halloween! In a time where the spooky and the dangerous are celebrated, we turn our attention away from the heroes and villains that dominate the Zelda story and focus more on the legions of baddies that haunt our every step. By the time we’ve slain our thousandth keese, they seem pretty uneventful, but what…
The Zelda series is no stranger to referencing other Nintendo properties. Some games like Ocarina of Time choose to be much more subtle, like paintings in a window, others like Link’s Awakening take a much more blatant approach, like Kirby appearing as an enemy. Even though The Minish Cap is one of the few Zelda…
There are many characters who have walked the halls of Hyrule Castle throughout the ages, many of them being recorded in the annals of the history as important members of the Hyrulian Royal Family. However, not every important figure of Hyrule Castle is a royal. Found standing by the King’s side throughout almost the entirety…
Castle Town has had surprisingly few appearances throughout the Zelda series, considering that it’s the largest and most populated settlement in Hyrule whenever it does exist (excluding Breath of the Wild, of course). It’s also peculiar to me how there has been a brand-new soundtrack for the town every single time, despite other recurring places…
It’s 2023 and another ZUthon has come to an end. This year, ZUthon: Zelda for Eternity was raising money for AbleGamers. AbleGamers is an amazing organization whose mission is “Creating opportunities that enable play in order to combat social isolation, foster inclusive communities, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.” Founded in 2004…
