Category: Editorials

The Legend of Zelda fans were feasting in 2011. With the series celebrating its 25th anniversary that year, Nintendo pulled out all the stops to make sure every corner of the fanbase was well fed on Zelda goodness. Ocarina of Time 3D — a remake long desired by fans — released that June, Skyward Sword — the first home console Zelda game in five years — released that November, Hyrule Historia — and the official Zelda timeline with it —…

We celebrate many anniversaries here at Zelda Dungeon. When you cover a longstanding game series like The Legend of Zelda, with over 20 games under its belt, it makes sense that there will always be a special date to mark the calendar by and always a prestigious title to look back on. For example, we honored Ocarina of Time with a retrospective staff feature on its 25th anniversary last November, we remembered A Link Between Worlds with a special editorial on its tenth anniversary…

The time has come once again to showcase Zelda Dungeon’s wonderful and furry companions! This has been an on going series, so if you’ve missed the first two parts, you can start here with Part One, and read Part Two here. You won’t want to miss the legendary companions that join us on our adventures here at Zelda Dungeon. This has been a really fun series to bring together because I feel like it gave me the chance to learn…

Hello again, and welcome back to another installment of Legendary Companions! If you missed the first installment of this series, you can read and view the first set of the ZD Team’s companions here. Our team is supported and loved by a number of pets and critters, so without further ado, let’s dive into Volume Two!   Ollie, Bleu, Sloppy, Arlo, and Salem — Companions of Writing Team Member Josh Wittmershaus (or The Sacramento Cat Hotel) Josh’s Sacramento Cat Hotel…

Welcome back to a very special edition of “Storytelling Through Sound,” a series of editorials dedicated to the analysis of the major musical themes from the Zelda franchise. In this month’s edition, we’re not talking about just one piece of music. We’re not even keeping ourselves limited to just one game! For this month’s installment, we’ll be taking a look at three different pieces of music that have stayed tried and true throughout the franchise: “Princess Zelda’s Rescue” from A…

The Legend of Zelda is a series quite literally based around the kindness of one willing protagonist. Link tends to set his own desires aside as he ventures into battle to defend Hyrule, Termina, or whatever land he happens to be in when the call comes. Our favorite hero is such a knight in shining armor that it’s often easy to gloss over the goodness of others that appear alongside him. In fact, there are plenty of NPCs who perform…

In the current climate of the video game industry, it isn’t uncommon to see a litany of remakes, remasters, and spiritual successors flooding the market. Bringing beloved classics into the modern age keeps them relevant to newer audiences and broadens their appeal. What most of these games have in common, though, is that they draw inspiration from games that are revered, games that are considered cult classics, or games that were praised at the time of their release but have…

Recently, the Social Media Team at Zelda Dungeon celebrated the members of our staff on our various social media platforms. And after all of the love that was spread to our many team members, I thought we could spread the love by shedding some light on the lovable companions of the ZD Staff as well. I gave our staff the opportunity to share an image of their pet or pets, and share some basic information about them, I also asked…

The Zelda series is one that is fundamentally rooted in connections — connections between where we are and where we’re going, connections between real life and being immersed into Hyrule, and of course the way it connects us to other people. Ever since 1986, siblings have fought over controllers, friends have gone to the house that has the newest console, and parents have found themselves drawn in to what was initially meant to be an industry geared towards kids. As…

When it comes to The Legend of Zelda, the topic of a series-inspired movie has always been a hot one. In the past, the fanbase would get quite passionate should any type of discussion arise, and although many opinions were completely valid, the debate could get rather heated. Obvious questions would lead the conversation, like whether Link should speak or not. After all, he’s a silent hero for the most part. The issue of which Zelda game such a movie…