May 29th, 2013 by Kyle
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D launched this past week, and with it a surprising reference. Nintendo certainly isn’t a stranger to hiding references to their games in other games, but this one is kind of obvious, and definitely unexpected. Hit the jump to be surprised.
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May 24th, 2013 by LukeSaturn
Some of you may or may not have heard of an upcoming game known as Road Redemption. It is a game being made by DarkSeas Games, who have also works on big name projects such as God of War, and being funded through Kickstarter. Surpassing its goal of $160,000 by $13,803, the project is currently in the works. The game is a racing combat game with multiple modes. However, it is being developed more for its gameplay than the typical racing game and uses a style and engine similar to the Road Rash game series. The developers are hoping to make it a skill-based game such as those that defined the Nintendo 64. The game will also incorporate online play. It will be released for the Wii U, Xbox 360, and computer.
May 5th, 2013 by Kyle
You had to have seen this coming. Just as they recently did a video on the best bosses from the Zelda series, the folks at ScrewAttack have made a new video where they list what they believe to be the worst bosses in the series. Hit the jump for the video! Read more…
April 30th, 2013 by Kyle
An action-oriented game is nothing without good bosses. And the Zelda series has some of the most iconic video game bosses from Ganon to Dodongo. ScrewAttack recently posted a video in which they ranked what they believe to be the top 10 bosses in Zelda history.
Hit the jump for the video!
March 10th, 2013 by Djinn
YouTube member willturnbow recently uploaded a video showing off their latest creation, an animated cake decorated with scenes from Skyward Sword. The cake includes not only Skyloft above the clouds but the world beneath the clouds complete with a Sealed Temple and Faron Woods. There are little details everywhere in the pastry landscape if you look around. Near the end we are shown what was used behind the scenes to make all the little parts move on their own underneath the table and behind the backdrop. Then the step by step process of actually forming each part until the entire project is complete.
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February 12th, 2013 by Chelsea G.
Instagram has become a staple application for almost every smartphone user. This application serves as a photo journal, allowing members to post photos of everything related to their daily lives. It’s grown in popularity that even celebrities are becoming apart of the photo-enthused community. Now, how does this relate to Zelda fandom you may ask? Well, follow the jump to find out more about this.
February 4th, 2013 by Troubadour
Many Zelda fans probably think they could smoke the competition in a Zelda Trivia Gameshow. However, when you’re up against the Hero of Time himself, things probably get a little more… challenging. YouTuber Anthony Fazio, who created the by now well known video of Link learning how to “absorb” heart containers, has written up another Zelda animation. Contestants Charlie, Anthony and.. eh… notLink… are pitted against each other for the grand prize of fifty thousand rupees. Make the jump to check it out!
January 30th, 2013 by Djinn
Ever since it was first announced over a year ago fans have been wanting to get their hands on the Hyrule Historia. Well now that it has been released in North America the Nintendo World store in New York held a launch event celebrating the release. Fortunately YouTube member KirbyGCN17 recorded the whole thing for those of us who did not get the chance to go. In this video we get a brief glimpse of the decorations, giveaways, and the costume contest held there.
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January 9th, 2013 by Djinn
The YouTube group GoldenTotProductions has recently posted their latest video which takes a humorous look at the original Legend of Zelda. Overall the video is a guide introducing the game to anyone who might not have played it. However it is filled with plenty of animations, references, and other various continuity jokes that many a Zelda fan would instantly pick up. Be warned there is a lot of explicit language in this video.
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January 8th, 2013 by Kyle
Welcome to the inaugural Majora’s Memes! A weekly feature where we present you with the laughs related to Zelda we got from Memebase and other such places! Zelda is a pretty memetic franchise, spawning such hits as “I am Error!” and “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This!” And given its popularity, it’s a given that several posts from Memebase would be Zelda-related. Hit the jump to see!
November 29th, 2012 by Djinn
The folks over on Game Trailers have released an amazing video covering the much talked about and often debated timeline of the Legend of Zelda series. The video begins by covering the first few games in the series in chronological order giving a brief overview of each and explains how the storyline slowly evolved from a simple fantasy game manual backstory to an overarching epic covering several centuries from the creation of Hyrule to the later adventures of Link and Zelda. Then after Ocarina of Time was released fans began debating over what title really came first and ultimately leading to the creation of the timeline theorists among the fan community. Subsequent games only made the timeline more complex and often confusing. It eventually concludes with the release of the official timeline revealed in the Hyrule Historia with an explanation behind all the connections.
I warn you, this video is filled with lots of spoilers for just about every game in the series. So if there is anything you do not wish to have spoiled from the endings of the games please watch with caution.
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November 18th, 2012 by Kyle
“And sometimes he just has a rough day” says Katie Tiedrich in the blurb beneath her newest comic. For several years now, Tiedrich has worked on the webcomic Awkward Zombie, parodying anything from video games, movies, video games, books, video games, her day-to-day life, and video games! The Zelda series is clearly one of her favorites, as she’s posted several comics based on Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and most recently Wind Waker. The latest of these Wind Waker jokes parodies the nature of the puzzles Link must solve in the sunken Hyrule Castle as well as raising the question: why couldn’t Ganondorf do it? Have a look after the jump
October 3rd, 2012 by Djinn
Well we have wrapped up yet another week of the Official Dungeon Gaming Enterprises Community Competitions and we are here to show you the current winners for the latest round.
Jump inside to see the winning entries.
September 10th, 2012 by Jesse
One of the eeriest games in the Zelda franchise is without a doubt Majora’s Mask. It seems everywhere you venture within Termina is just filled with mystery after mystery. This accompanied with places such as The Stone Tower Temple and enough creepy songs to satisfy the scariest of redeads makes it one of the darkest in the series. One mystery within the game that stands out to me is the secret of the four giants. Where are they originally from, how were they created, what sort of significance do they have when compared to the goddesses, etc…
The four giants are surrounded by mystery to me and the song we are given to summon them within the game seems to be a perfect match. The Oath to Order is among the eeriest of songs within the game and is often over looked when searching for classic Zelda songs. This is why it has finally found it’s spot on the Monday Music Box.
September 7th, 2012 by Troubadour
[co-written by Alexander]
It is no secret that the Zelda franchise has a full and rich history that is continually growing year after year. GameSpot has made a video paying homage to Zelda, recounting the series’s journey throughout the last 25 years. While infamous for the relatively low score it gave Skyward Sword, not everyone at GameSpot feels that way about Zelda. In the most recent episode of their Escape From Mount Stupid web series, the Zelda franchise got the spotlight. This brief documentary describes the history of the Zelda series while at the same time making a few jokes at its expense.
Jump inside to let the nostalgia roll!
WARNING: Contains some vulgar language.
September 2nd, 2012 by Djinn
Within a recent game by EA titled Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning there are a couple enemies encountered within the forest that bear a symbol that might just be familiar to Zelda fans. The enemies called Boggarts wear a curious wooden mask on their faces with a painted swirl upon it that somewhat resembles the Kokiri symbol of Ocarina of Time. A little more closely they could be said to resemble the Deku Shield with the red design on a wooden piece.
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September 2nd, 2012 by Jonathon
Reaching $28.6 million dollars on opening day, the Expendables 2 movie grabbed the number one spot at the weekend box office, so there is no wonder Nintendo fans made a parody of it. The video is a trailer for The Expendables 2 but with a Nintendo twist featuring all your favorite characters such as Mario, Little Mac, Fox, Samus Ash, Slippy, Kirby and most importantly Link! All these heroes come together to fight off Bowser, Luigi, and Donkey Kong. This is something you have to watch. Where else are you going to find a video like this? You can watch this video when you make the jump.
August 16th, 2012 by Djinn
The Hyrule Historia has been the topic of a lot of talk and debate over the last year but western fans have had much trouble getting a hold of most of the information stored within it due to the rarity of the book and the lack of any localization. Well a recent update by Diamond Comic Distributors for their January 2013 release date lists the high coveted Hyrule Historia among their catalog. The book will be translated and distributed by Darkhorse Comics which is a well known translator and distributor of manga in the U.S. The book will be a hardcover containing all 272 pages and sells for $34.99. The shipping date is scheduled for 1/29/2013.
Jump in to see some of their info for yourself.
August 16th, 2012 by Djinn
Here we are wrapping up another week of the Official Dungeon Gaming Enterprises Community Competitions and we have a few winning entries to show off. Recently a couple of the competitions had to extend the timeframe from one week to two weeks in case people needed a little bit more time to complete their entries. This week we have all four winners to announce so let’s see who won.
Jump inside to see the winning. entries
August 15th, 2012 by Setterwind
If you like your Zelda with random and funny on the side, you will love this walkthrough video. It is not a walkthrough in the traditional sense of guiding through the game but more like just gameplay. GameSocietyFilms on YouTube has a series of videos called “Walkenthrough” videos. Along with The Legend of Zelda, there are also walkthrough videos of several other various video games including Super Mario World, Minecraft, and Skyrim, to name a few. Take the jump to see the video!
August 12th, 2012 by Djinn
We have previously covered each of the Majora’s Mask Oprea Demos by YouTube member M. Bulteau. Well now he has posted the latest in the series, this one titled Anju, the Postman, and Anju’s Mother. In this we take a look at a certain scene from the second day where Anju receives a letter and demands to know where it came from but the postman maintains his secrecy.
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August 3rd, 2012 by Will
Earlier today, fan site Zelda Eternity posted their final schedule for their upcoming Zelda marathon. They are covering most of the same games that we covered in our own marathon earlier this year. Make the jump for their schedule info and information on how you can watch their marathon!
July 29th, 2012 by Djinn
The latest project Zeldamotion by the animation group Aeipathy Industries has been recently posted on YouTube. An animated adaptation of Akira Himekawa’s A Link to the Past manga with voices and sounds. The trailer shows the initial parts of the game while maintaining the artstyle and design of the manga. All the lines are lifted straight from the manga as well. Overall it is a very faithful adaptation with scenes from the manga that many fans should easily recognize.
Jump in to see the trailer for yourself.
July 25th, 2012 by Djinn
Well another week has passed and we have a new round of winners for our Dungeon Gaming Forums Community Competitions. Unfortunately the Drawing Competition ran a bit late last week so we do not have a winner to announce this time around but we will be back again next week to show off the winning entry for the current Random Drawing Contest. In the meantime you can jump over to the current Random Drawing thread and place your vote on the winner for next week. But now onto the current winners.
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July 22nd, 2012 by Djinn
A recent update from IGN shows off some more of the newly released Battle Quest footage direct from Comic-con. In this we see three players making it through a typical level with various differences in gameplay. Two players are using Wii MotionPlus controllers to control their characters in much the same way as Link is controlled in Skyward Sword. The third player is using the GamePad to control their character who is the archer of the group. Later on we get to see the players venture into a dungeon and attempt to solve puzzles and defeat enemies as a team. In the two minutes we learn quite a bit about the gameplay and just how the players will need to work as a team to be able to make it through a level.
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July 19th, 2012 by Djinn
Here we are wrapping up another week of the Official Dungeon Gaming Enterprises Community Competitions. There were many entries in each of the competitions but all the votes are in and the people have spoken. So here are the winners for this week.
Jump inside to see the winning. entries
July 6th, 2012 by Djinn
A new animated video recently uploaded by YouTube member Screwits we take another humorous look at the events of Ocarina of Time. This animation features a very fluid and some erratic style very reminiscent of another fairly well known animator named Egoraptor. There are plenty of quick site gags and loads of parodies of the series throughout to please even the casual Zelda fan.
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Caution: contains vulgar language and situations.
July 5th, 2012 by Djinn
Recently added to the Android Market is an interesting fan made widget that displays the familiar heart meter instead of the standard battery life meter. Three hearts resembling the ones from the Legend of Zelda will replace the old battery life meter and will count down as the battery is used up, or until it runs out of life of its own. The hearts are customizable and there are a few instructions given that will show you not only how to install but how to make a few changes to the look if you like. You can grab this app for your very own for the price of $1.00.
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June 23rd, 2012 by Will
In a recent video uploaded to YouTube by user crashcourse–aimed at teaching about the 15h century, especially Christopher Columbus)–the Master Sword (or at least a look-alike) was spotted in an animated clip in the video. Make the jump to learn more and watch the video!
June 18th, 2012 by Djinn
In the latest trailer for the Disney movie “Wreck-It Ralph” recently posted on YouTube we get a glimpse of more than a few random well known video game protagonists and villains. Among the many well known cameos seen in the short trailer there is a small glimpse of a group of Links walking around in the lobby of the train station. Appearing in the background at the 1:47 mark there will be a few Links walking in a group in the background among all the other various video game characters. This scene is present in the unplayed video teaser image if you chose not to watch it however I recommend it to anyone that has ever been a fan of classic games to go ahead and watch the whole thing.
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June 18th, 2012 by Jesse
A while back we let you all know about violinist Lindsey Stirling’s Zelda Medley. The medley was one of the most beautiful Zelda covers that I had heard and had an incredible video to match the quality of the song. Going as far as dressing as Link and dancing around in the snow all while playing the song, she proved her love for the Zelda series and provided us with one of the best Zelda medleys recorded by a fan. With the popularity of the video Lindsey had the chance to perform the Medley live at Video Games Live at E3 2012.
Check the special performance out after the jump.
June 9th, 2012 by Will
While in a magically-endued comatose state during the events of Ocarina of Time, there has always been some mild speculation over what actually happened, though the general story is pretty straightforward: Link retrieves the Master Sword, isn’t old enough to use his true power and become the Hero of Time and is put to sleep for seven years in the Sacred Realm while Gannondorf takes over Hyrule.
But is that all that really happened? This comic parodies the Dateline series “To Catch a Predator” and gives an alternate take on what actually happened. Find out after the jump. Read more…
June 6th, 2012 by Djinn
Over the lase few weeks we have been covering the first three creative opera demos from YouTube member M. Bulteau. Well he recently posted the fourth installment in the series titled Deku Palace Choir. This one is a little different from the previous videos which only showed a the silhouettes of a couple people behind a curtain action out the parts of various characters from the game. This time we see an animated group of dancing Deku Scrubs along with the King and the Deku Butler singing about the tale of the lost princess and that they will soon punish the captured monkey by boiling in a cauldron. Just as the title says, the song is sung by a choir representing the voices of whole Deku Kingdom to the familiar tune of the Deku Palace.
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June 5th, 2012 by Djinn
At their E3 presentation this morning, Nintendo announced a multi-player theme park called Nintendo Land that will launch alongside the debut of the Wii U. Within the park there will be various single player and multiplayer attractions for everyone to visit and play. Among the sections that will be available is the new Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest.
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May 28th, 2012 by Djinn
YouTube member Habboi recently uploaded a video of their personal project, a complete recreation of the magical kingdom of Zeal from the Super Nintendo game Chrono Trigger. He managed to capture the entire look of all four islands, the three cities, and even the parked blackbird and blue sealed pyramid. Every little detail was included and displayed in The Wind Waker’s cel-shaded graphics style. Within the video we look at all the different regions of the islands from all corners including a few close up scenes of the countryside and water while listening to a version of the original Zeal theme.
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