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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a game needing little introduction. The Nintendo 64 classic that successfully brought Nintendo’s beloved franchise into the third dimension is widely regarded as a masterpiece. Not only is it one of the few Zeldas with a direct sequel, Nintendo revisited the title with increased difficulty in Master Quest. A group of dedicated fans and modders recently released Ultimate Trial, a new Ocarina of Time read-only memory (or ROM) hack. The mod is…

The NPCs of the Zelda world are colorful, quirky, and, sometimes, unsettling. Some of the more curious individuals are the many fortune tellers waiting to guide Link on his journey, or provide lost gamers with a hint. There are fortune tellers in A Link to the Past (Fortune Tellers in the Light and Dark Worlds), Twilight Princess (Fanadi), Phantom Hourglass (Astrid), Spirit Tracks (Wise One), A Link Between Worlds (Fortune Teller in Hyrule and Witch in Lorule), and Skyward Sword…

I loved playing through Breath of the Wild when it first released, so much so that I didn’t want the game to end. I wanted more. That’s why I was so delighted to get the first DLC pack for the game, The Master Trials. This expansion made Breath of the Wild outstanding, offering different ways to play the game with Master Mode and the gauntlet of the Trial of the Sword. But could things be taken further? Surely there was still…

In a recently published interview from CGMagazine, Tears of the Kingdom voice actors Patricia Summersett and Sean Chiplock discussed their influences on their voicework, how their characters evolved through the Zelda series, and even some ideas for casting Link or other roles in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie. Patricia Summersett has voiced Princess Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom. Sean Chiplock meanwhile voiced Revali, Teba, and the Great Deku Tree in Breath…

Sure, there is an upcoming Summer Direct and an eventual Switch successor reveal coming from the Big N, but nothing Link-shaped quite yet. So, as we sit here patiently waiting for whatever Nintendo will give their Zelda fans next, we can at least listen to some nice tunes until then. With that being said, the music we’re listening to today is a piano duet cover featuring a medley of different Zelda songs co-performed by Joanie Mendenhall of Supertonic Studio. The…

Nintendo always decides to add more variety to each and every one of their consoles names. We started simple with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), then slapped the word “Super” on it for the console afterwards. But next thing you know, take a hard right and their third-generation console is called the Nintendo 64 (N64). it just continues from there with the likes of GameCube, Game Boy, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and the most recent one, the Nintendo…

Nintendo’s “ban hammer” has risen once more, and their newest target is the modding community website GameBanana. According to modder Waikuteru, Nintendo has reportedly issued over 60 DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown notices for Zelda mods on the site in just a span of a few days, with 40 of them directly aimed towards the modder’s own creations. Some of Waikuteru’s mods that were affected include Breath of the Wild mods such as custom DLC expansions, split-screen mode, a…

When I start a new game, I’m eager to jump into gameplay and story right away. Now more than ever, however, after a title screen we find ourselves confronted with what can truly be an existential crisis, for better or worse: The character customization menu. Some people spend an entire first session just designing their character for the game, in order to suit their desires on what they want their avatar to present and represent. Character customization can be a…

While the Nintendo Switch family of devices has sold 141.32 million units, it is clear that Nintendo is starting to look to the future. The last Nintendo Direct presentation took place on September 14th, 2023, and there was a Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase on February 21st, 2024. The upcoming Nintendo release schedule is very sparse; Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will release in June and Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition in July. While there is very little on the release calendar right…

Year after year, without fail, it seems that Ocarina of Time never loses momentum in the Zelda community. Going on almost 30 years since release, it still lands in the top spot on the official Zelda Dungeon ranking each year. It’s also one of the games that’s most frequently talked about in the fandom, with fans still trying to piece together unanswered questions and theorize about every ambiguous corner of this version of Hyrule. We know that this game made…