Humans have, for centuries, enjoyed hobbies that allow them an escape from the toils of everyday life — whether through paintings of magical other realms, stories of universes beyond our own, or songs of mystical plains and the gods who rule them. Through the advent of videogames, we are lucky enough to be alive in the…
Welcome Ladies and Gents to this week’s Throwback Thursday, where yours truly remembers when he visited the house that Link (and Mario) built. In 2013, I had the amazing opportunity to travel around Japan. The first stop on my itinerary was the uber metropolis of Tokyo. In Tokyo, I went to Akihabara, met robots, hung out with…
Ocarina of Time will always hold a special place in my heart as one of the first Zelda games I have ever played. I vividly remember the excitement that I felt when Ocarina of Time 3D was released on the Nintendo 3DS for the very first time in 2011. After completing the game and cherishing every…
Today, through a memory of mine, I want to address an issue that I’m sure is close to the wounded hearts of Zelda fans the world over. It’s a one of those “firsts” we have all undoubtedly shared; and in many cases, a terrifying first brought on at the hands of someone we thought we…
I cry a lot. I always have, and I always will. It’s just a part of who I am. It was very hard for me to go through most Zelda games without crying at least once; whether it was out of fear, sadness, or joy, there is no denying that I bawl my eyes out…
I’ve always had very fond memories of Twilight Princess; ones that trace all the way back to my high school days. High school wasn’t exactly the most enjoyable time for me personally, and a lot of times I ended up feeling like I was an outcast in my school, or the “weird nerd” that not…
Welcome, Zelda fans, to this week’s Throwback Thursday. Link’s adventures through Hyrule and beyond are usually logical and pretty normal by typical fantasy genre standards. The creators of Majora’s Mask, however, decided to take things in a completely different direction as they shipped Link off to the land of Termina. As if Link’s ability to transform himself into…
The music from the Legend of Zelda has always been very important to me. It not only determined my taste in music, but it greatly inspired me to do something I never thought I would do. My mother is a piano teacher, and when I turned seven I began taking lessons — or rather was…
Playing a Legend of Zelda game takes you on a fantastic adventure, but even pre-ordering is a quest in itself. Whenever a new game comes out that I know I want, I go straight to the store and put it on reserve. I have always been the type of person who would do this as soon…
This Thursday I’m throwing back (way back) to my younger days, and a surreal experience I had whilst playing Link’s Awakening. I warn you: it’s a weird one. My eldest sister had always been the one to indulge my love of gaming when I was young — I’d visit her house on the weekends, packing my SNES…
For as long as I can remember, I have heard that Ocarina of Time was the greatest Legend of Zelda game to ever exist. It was a game that so many had grown up with. I suppose I could have been a part of it, but there were a few factors that prevented me from…
I’m sure any fan old enough to remember the release of Ocarina of Time would agree that it was a momentous day in the history of gaming. It marked the first console release in the Zelda franchise since A Link to the Past six years earlier, and made the leap into expansive 3D environments that…
Welcome to our very first Throwback Thursday! This is a new weekly column at Zelda Universe where we celebrate yesteryear with our fondest memories of playing Zelda and the lifelong journey we’ve taken as hardcore Nintendo fans. Going forward we’ll be looking at the most incredible moments from Zelda games, but to kick this new feature off, we…
