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It’s always good to see different types of materials made by Zelda fans. YouTuber mitchellmoffit has created a wonderful music video based on Ocarina of Time. It begins with Link learning about his destiny from the Great Deku Tree and continues to show a brief battle between Link and Ganondorf. There’s even a short disagreement between Zelda and Malon over who deserves to be Link’s girlfriend. If you want to watch the video yourself, check it out after the jump.

Please note that not all of the lyrics are appropriate for younger viewers.

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Have you ever heard of Zelda III for the NES? That’s because some would say it never made it past the beta stages, although a few do claim to have a copy for themselves. With so many different sides to the story, its hard to know which rumors to believe. One rumor states that the game had started it’s development cycle, but never finished due to the SNES starting it’s development. It makes sense to me. Why continue working on a game for one console when you have another more powerful system that will allow the user to get more functionality out of the game and better visuals is just around the corner?

How far along in the development process it had gotten or if Nintendo even started the game really is a gaming mystery to all of us. This being the reason Yuriofwind featured it on one of his Gaming Mysteries segments on Youtube. In the video he takes a look at almost everything known about the fabled game and ends with it something we can all agree with. Be sure to make the jump to watch the video for yourself and discover the mystery of Zelda III: The Triforce Saga.

Warning: Video contains harsh language.

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A couple of months ago, YouTube user ZaziNombies Made a life-size replica of the Master Sword entirely out of LEGOs. Recently, ZaziNombies has uploaded a new video showcasing another Legend of Zelda Item: The Hookshot from Ocarina of Time. Zazi briefly describes how he built it and the condition of it, as well as telling us that he used roughly 300 LEGO blocks. Make the jump below to see the Hookshot for yourselves.

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Jaiv, a forum member here at ZeldaDungeon, isn’t just another Zelda fan, but as it turns out, a talented musician as well. If you check out his YouTube channel you will come to find that he spends quite a bit of his free time making his own Zelda covers. One in particular is a club remix of The Deku Palace that he had sent us. The Deku Palace in Majora’s Mask has a great theme song that I had honestly forgotten about until listening to this cover. Whether you’re a fan of club music or Zelda songs in general, I think this remix is for you. Check it out for yourself after the jump.

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Back in December YouTube user CsGuitar89 released his full length Zelda tribute album. With 18 original covers of Zelda songs from several different games of the series. The album, Hymns of Light and Shadows, is something I think every Zelda fan should own. Whether you’re a fan of soft melodic music, Metal, or anything in between this album has songs everyone can enjoy and with it being free to download, why wouldn’t you check it out?

Last week’s video was a cover of the Shop Theme, and next week’s will be a soothing cover of Lon Lon Ranch. This week’s featured video is a great cover of the The Great Sea. Check out the video after the jump to listen to it for yourself.

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Hey guys! Mailbag’s a little late this week because of technical problems. This time we have 12 questions. Lot of broad series questions. Most of the game-specific questions are about Skyward Sword and The Wind Waker. Enjoy! Click here to watch it or check out the embed after the jump.

Questions and timestamps:

(00:07) – Which aspect of the Zelda series is most important to you?
(01:29) – I’ve heard there’s a fourth Triforce. Is it true?
(01:36) – What are your thoughts on the ring system from the Oracle games returning?
(02:15) – Should Zelda focus more on RPG elements?
(03:34) – What’s your opinion on Zelda/Sheik being changed or replaced in the next Smash Bros.?
(04:39) – What are your thoughts on the Song of Storms paradox in Ocarina of Time?
(05:58) – How would you have wanted the sailing in The Wind Waker to be improved?
(07:50) – Do you think Lord Jabu Jabu and Jabun have any relation?
(08:38) – What would you think if Groose had a spinoff game?
(08:50) – How come there are three Goddesses in the other games but only Hylia in Skyward Sword?
(09:28) – Does the ending of Skyward Sword impact Ganondorf’s character or is he still unique?
(10:24) – Any comment on the Bowser’s Castle course in Mario Kart Wii being similar to stuff in Skyward Sword?

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Youtube member goodbye18000 shows off their character creation skills in Soul Calibur by recently uploading a video recreating the well known duel between Link and Dark Link from Ocarina of Time. The two character models are custom made to resemble Link down to the pointy ears and even fight in a watery cave resembling the Water Temple. Within the video we see a five round fight between the two combatants to the tune of the overworld theme of Twilight Princess. Jump inside to see the video for yourself.

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Back in December YouTube user CsGuitar89 released his full length Zelda tribute album. With 18 original covers of Zelda songs from several different games of the series. The album, Hymns of Light and Shadows, is something I think every Zelda fan should own. Whether you’re a fan of soft melodic music, Metal, or anything in between this album has songs everyone can enjoy and with it being free to download, why wouldn’t you check it out?

Last week’s video was a cover of Kaepora Gaebora’s Theme, and next week’s will be The Great Sea. This week the featured video is a great cover of the Shop Theme. Check out the video after the jump to listen to it for yourself.

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The Legend of Zelda has had songs pop up all across the net in many different forms. From amazing violins to incredible techno remixes and they all sound great in their own way. Today we have come across a yet another great video of a few great songs from the series being played on piano. YouTube user TheZeldaMusicChannel covers many different songs from the series from the original overworld theme to several different Ocarina of Time favorites.

You can check the video out for yourself after the jump.

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YouTube user mklachu has uploaded a beautiful violin rendition of the Crimson Loftwing theme  from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. She also has performed and recorded other various songs from video games, such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s version of ‘Gourmet Race’, and Pokemon Black and White’s ‘Kyurem’ battle theme. Check out the video after the jump.

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Youtube member M. Bulteau has recently posted a short demo of their Majora’s Mask opera project. This video shows us a little bit of the scene between members of Clock town talking to Mayor Dotour about their concerns that the moon is falling. The words of the characters are sung to the tune of Mayor Dotour’s office from the game. However since this is only a demo we only get to see just a small part of the scene behind a curtain. The lyrics are in English and there are handy subtitles at the bottom of the screen as well. Jump inside to check out the video for yourself.

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Hey there guys. Seems that I’ve finally sorted out the resolution problems we’ve been having, and the mailbag should be pretty regular again (although posts will go up on Thursdays now, generally.) This mailbag has 10 questions, but almost none of them are about Skyward Sword, so it definitely seems like we’ve gone back to normal… until the next Zelda game is announced! Enjoy! You can watch the mailbag here or view the video embed after the jump.

Questions and timestamps:

(00:08) – Do you think Nintendo will release Hyrule Historia in English?
(00:59) – Do you think it would be cool if the Wii U controller was used for co-op?
(01:53) – What do you think of the rumors about Retro Studios making a Zelda game?
(03:30) – Do you think Nintendo should ever return to the dark side of Zelda like in Majora’s Mask?
(04:54) – Do any of the Zelda games mention Link’s parents?
(06:01) – Why is Adult Link called that when he isn’t an adult?
(06:44) – Do you think Queen Rutela from Twilight Princess is Ruto from Ocarina of Time?
(07:26) – Who is the Hero’s Shade in Twilight Princess?
(08:13) – Do you think Twilight Princess would have been considered the better game if it was released before Ocarina of Time?
(09:47) – Do you think we’ll ever see a Zelda game that takes place before Skyward Sword?

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The Legend of Zelda and Minecraft share a lot of fans and from these shared fans we get the occasional combination of the two. All across the web we can look up Zelda themed Minecraft creations, but none have come close to the 1:1 reproduction of Ocarina of Time’s Hyrule by our great friends at GenGame.Net and it seems they are at it again. As a part of the HryuleCraft Project, Kevin from GenGame, has been hard at work building 2:1 replicas of the original Legend of Zelda’s dungeons. This means the dimensions are 28 x 14 as opposed to 14 x 7.

For a closer look, be sure to make the jump inside for the video showing off all the dungeons and more details on the project.

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It has been a few months since the release of CsGuitar89′s full length Zelda tribute album, Hymns of Light And Shadows and as promised, he has been releasing a new video once a week featuring songs from the album. His intentions with this album was to have a full length album that lasted atleast an hour. He successfully met his goal when he finally released it with a full track list of 18 songs ranging from many different Zelda games and even gave the fans a chance to come up with their own title and cover for the album.

Last week’s video was a cover of the Illia’s Theme and next week’s will be my personal favorite, Kaepora Gaebora’s Theme. This week, the featured video is a short, but calming Kakariko Village Theme. Check out the video after the jump to listen to it for yourself.

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YouTube User SPENSICUS has recently uploaded a 5-6 minute video on drawing Fado from the Wind Waker from scratch. Drawing manga is one of my favourite hobbies as well as playing games and working with Zelda Dungeon. The image you can see to your left is the end result of Fado, but you can make the jump below to see the construction of the image yourself.

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Youtube user, housethegrate, has uploaded a music cover of himself playing the song Heroes Fall from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. He uses three different types of guitars to help comprise the melody and his choice of those particular three help create a soothing and beautiful sound.

To hear the melody for yourself, please take the jump.

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Alright, first video discussion in a while, and the topic this time is kind of a doozy. In this video I talk about firearms (guns) in the Zelda series. This is a topic that’s been debated about for a while now and is very controversial; a lot of people have a huge aversion to the idea. Other people don’t mind it. Seems like a worthwhile topic for a video, am I right? You can watch the video here or view it after the jump.

To sum up my stance like I do at the beginning of the video… I’m indifferent about guns actually appearing in the series. I don’t particularly care to see it, nor do I have any problem with it. That said, most of this video is spent disproving arguments against having guns in Zelda, because while I don’t particularly need to see a gun in a Zelda game, I’ve generally felt that all the arguments against doing so are pretty bad.

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Are you a rookie or an experienced guitarist? Ever wanted to play a Zelda Song? Well this video is right for you. YouTube user Nintendo4Guitar has put together a small video about step-by-step instructions on how to play Saria’s Song/ Lost Woods. The instructions are nicely done and easy to follow, so it’s worth trying to play it if you own a guitar. Make the jump to learn how to play Saria’s Song or watch the video for your own enjoyment.

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Youtube user jam2995 has recently uploaded a video of his cover of the Faron Woods theme on acoustic guitar. Later on in the video are a few extra sounds by his electric guitar played over the acoustic to add a little more depth to the song. You might also hear a few hints of the Twilight Princess Faron theme mixed in as well if you listen closely. Jump inside to check it out for yourself.

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Hey, sorry for the long wait for this mailbag! It’s been a while, but things should be more steady and frequent moving forward. Sorry for the resolution problems. They should be resolved by the next video. Today we’ve actually got quite a lot of general questions and non-Skyward Sword questions, which is a bit refreshing for some of you, I’m sure, after focusing on Skyward Sword so much for so long. 11 questions in all. Enjoy! You can watch the video here or view the video embed after the jump.

Questions and timestamps:

(00:23) – Do you think Link and Zelda in Skyward Sword are the first hero and Zelda?
(00:32) – Which Zelda game do you recommend besides OoT, SS and TP?
(00:42) – With the advanced technology Skyward Sword, how would you feel about a futuristic Zelda game?
(02:42) – Why is the currency in Hyrule Rupees? Why did they use the Indian currency for the series?
(03:59) – What are your thoughts about a Legend of Zelda anime series?
(04:29) – Do you think that Nintendo should ever fully reveal some of the mysteries of the Zelda series?
(05:26) – Do you think having two different Zoras, the River Zora and the Sea Zora, is a cop-out explanation?
(07:03) – Don’t you feel that the first Twilight Princess trailer was really misleading compared to how the game turned out?
(07:44) – Why do you think TP and SS force you to do the dungeons in the second half of the game in a set order? Did this bother you?
(08:40) – Nintendo released a channel to help with SS save data, so… what’s it for?
(09:20) – Do you think there will be a sequel to Skyward Sword, and what happened to Fi after the game?

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Youtube user and pianist thomandy (Thomas Andersen) has uploaded a handy tutorial on how to play The Song of the Hero from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on piano. In addition to his performance, he has put up a little box on the top of the screen, assisting the viewer by giving advice on what to do, for example to keep the melody on the left hand. Check the video after the jump.

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Youtube user, SwarfieldMusic, has made a cover of some of the music that plays in A Link to the Past. A couple of his friends helped him with this and they used an assortment of different instruments to make the music sound the way it does in the cover. I think the that their choice of instruments was a good one cause the cover sounds, in my opinion, pretty darn awesome!

Please take the jump to hear the awesome cover for yourself.

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One of the most unlikely and most unheard of mash-ups has been made and it is that of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Ocarina of Time. In this mash-up it showcases two of the characters from My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie and Applejack. Both of those characters play the roles of Navi and Link and it has Applejack trying to ignore and eventually run away from Pinkie Pie in order to get away from her Navi-like speech.

Please take the jump to see the video and be forwarned that your ears might bleed from how many times Navi’s speech is used in this video.

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It’s been a few weeks since our last featured video showing off the songs from the Hymns of Light and Shadows album by CsGuitar89 and because of this, we have a double feature for you today. We have the video from last week some of you were wondering about and a new one that was just released a few days ago.

Our last featured video from Hymns of Light and Shadows was a melodic take on the House Theme which is heard in many of the Zelda games. Today we have two separate videos for you. The first is another melodic metal version of the Hidden Village from Twilight Princess and the second is a nice and relaxing version of the Astral observatory theme from Majora’s Mask. Next weeks video will be unique approach to the Temple of Time theme from Ocarina of Time. Make the jump inside and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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It’s hard to believe that YouTube has been around for over 7 years. For the younger generation of fans, they might not even remember a time period when there wasn’t YouTube for our video pleasure. From a Legend of Zelda standpoint, there are a lot of gems on YouTube uploaded in those first few years that just haven’t gotten the notoriety that some more modern videos have. One of these comes in the form of a rap song titled “Ganon Slayer”. Uploaded all the way back on February 26th, 2006, this video is heavily based around the original Legend of Zelda for the NES, but it does have some references to the series as a whole. Be warned, it does contain some rather vulgar language and even some graphic images, so it’s not for everybody. Go ahead and make the jump to check out this video.

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has recently seen a major update from Youtube user Insaneslug. He has worked on his own textures for a few different games and has recently released a texture pack for Twilight Princess. A few other Zelda games have seen their own major texture updates which make the games look like anything from TWW to TP and even several different of it’s own high resolution textures. Whats so interesting about this hi res texture pack is that from my knowledge, it is the first to have been released for TP.

This texture pack adds many different things including better lighting, realistic water, over all better detail to the game, and even gives Link his own facial hair. While I’m not a fan of the facial hair, it can easily be removed if you know what you’re looking for. An example of the details being added is instead of the grass looking like it does, it actually looks like real grass. This texture adds many other details to the game, but to see it all for yourself, you’ll need to check out the video after the jump.

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It has been several weeks since the release of Casper’s, also known as CSGuitar89′s, full length Zelda tribute album, Hymns of Light And Shadows and as promised he has been releasing a new video once a week featuring songs from the album. His intentions with this album was to have a full length album that lasted atleast an hour. He successfully met his goal when he finally released it with a full track list of 18 songs ranging from many different Zelda games and even gave the fans a chance to come up with their own title and cover for the album.

Last week’s video was a heavier than usual cover of Goron City from Ocarina of Time and next week’s will be the Hidden Village Theme from Twilight Princess. This week however, the featured video is a soft melodic version of the House Theme from Ocarina of Time. Check out the video after the jump to listen to it for yourself.

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Wow, sorry for the delay on this mailbag. For whatever reason there was a lot of trouble uploading it. Also sorry for the resolution issues. Either way, this time there’s quite a few questions. There’s 15 questions in total, with roughly half being Skyward Sword related and the other half being about other aspects of the series. Enjoy! You can find the video here or click Read More to watch the embedded video.

Questions and timestamps:

(00:09) – Do you think Fi was underdeveloped as a character?
(00:52) – Which of Link’s companions is your favorite?
(01:42) – How do you feel about the Fire and Ice Prophecy games being fake?
(02:17) – Why are the orders of the medallions in Ocarina of Time different from the order you do the dungeons in?
(02:59) – Do you think perhaps the Master Sword and the Picori Blade are the same sword?
(04:01) – Why does Vaati only have a human form in The Minish Cap?
(04:13) – Do you think that they’ll ever make a prequel to Skyward Sword with the Goddesses making the world?
(04:58) – What are your thoughts about The Legend of Zelda being in the new Smash Bros. game?
(05:45) – Do you think they should make a Zelda fighting game?
(06:32) – Why do you think that Skyloft and the City in the Sky are not the same?
(07:53) – Do you think the Temple of Time in Skyward Sword has any relation to the one in Ocarina of Time?
(08:35) – Why is Tingle in Zelda’s room in Skyward Sword?
(08:49) – Do you think Nintendo should have put more villages on the surface in Skyward Sword?
(09:17) – Why do you think the Temple of Time wasn’t in Faron Province when it was in Twilight Princess?
(10:03) – Do you think that the final battleground with Demise could be intentionally similar to the space in which Zelda sends Link back through time in Ocarina of Time?

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Youtube user Futurised has uploaded a video featuring some lovely Zelda poetry, with an interesting take on what Link really does. As the title suggests, it tells the tale of a certain Hero in Green, who is unusually lazy for being a hero. The real story of Link and his adventures turns out to be rather a lack of adventures. It’s very creative, and of course everything rhymes. It’s very well done and worth checking out so make sure to take the jump and see it!

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This is a bit of an odder video. It’s not a serious discussion topic, but something I kinda wanted to get off my chest. I think that Skyward Sword had a number of missed opportunities. There were a lot of things it seems like Nintendo missed out on doing that would have fit the game really well and been really awesome, so this video is about two of my ideas. You can view it here or check out the embed after the jump.

I’ve had a lot of ideas on things I’d do if I had some involvement with Skyward Sword. I’m sure all Zelda fans, or fans of any game really, think like that. Things like what would you have done to change flaws in the game, or to add to something that felt like it needed more? In general it’s fun and interesting to think about how something could have been different, possibly even improved, by other ideas.

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Machinima has came out with a comedic Zelda video. It’s a hilarious take on The Wind Waker that shows Link having problems trying to successfully catch a pig. When a small boy blows snot on him and Link drops the pig, everything starts going wrong.

You can watch the video after the jump, but keep in mind it is a bit gory.

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SMBCTheater is a great group on youtube that creates parodies and original funny skits. A while back they created a very nice live action parody of the first Legend of Zelda game for the NES.

The parody features Link as he is returning to the Old Man after conquering the first dungeon and is frustrated by all the tasks he must complete before finally being able to save the princess. The video does feature some rather strong language, so be prepared when watching the video. You can check it out after the jump.

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This video is about Demise from Skyward Sword. (And naturally, since it’s about the game’s final boss, there are heavy spoilers in many parts of the video.) I really liked Demise. I thought he was an all-around awesome villain that was really cool to see in the game, so this video is largely me defending him against criticisms I’ve heard often about him. You can view the embed of the video after the jump or watch it here.

Some of the main criticisms I’ve heard are stuff about him being a very easy boss, anti-climactic, and not much of a character. There’ve also been some concerns about him from a plot perspective though. In this video I basically go over these and discuss why he wasn’t so bad in these areas. I hope you enjoy!

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Again this mailbag, we have a number of non-Skyward Sword questions and a few only partially related to the game, so it seems like things are starting to return to normal a bit. What’s probably a relief to those who haven’t played the game yet is very few of the questions involve spoilers for the game. Anyway, 14 questions in all. You can view the video here or check out the embed after the jump. Enjoy!

Questions and timestamps:

(00:10) – What is your idea of a perfect Zelda game?
(01:49) – What is your favorite instrument in the Zelda series and why?
(02:41) – If all of the Links from the series had a face off, which one do you think would win?
(03:34) – Do you think that Zelda games have become too easy?
(04:29) – Do you think Zelda would still be great if its creators were not involved?
(05:10) – What’s your opinion on the Oracle games, and would you like to see something like them again?
(05:57) – Does Ganon turning to stone in TWW mean that he’s gone and won’t appear on the Adult Timeline again?
(06:42) – Do you think that the City in the Sky from Twilight Princess is Skyloft from Skyward Sword?
(06:49) – Do you think the Guardians in the Silent Realm have anything to do with TP’s Sages?
(07:12) – What is your favorite song in Skyward Sword?
(08:04) – Were the Goddess Cubes in Skyward Sword dissappointing to you at all?
(09:01) – Why is Link’s claim to the title hero questioned by Impa after the Earth Temple when he’s late?
(09:14) – Why do you think they didn’t add a swimming segment to the Tentalus boss battle?
(09:40) – What did you think of the story in Skyward Sword overall?

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A new video by Kotaku shows off a humorous look at Link attempting to haggle over rupees at a pawn shop parodying the popular show Pawn Stars. The video does a fairly good job of copying the look and feel of the show Pawn Stars by portraying a fictional store named Pwn Stars that deals in all types of video game items. This time Link comes in wanting to sell off his Triforce of Courage for a high price while the more experienced pawn shop owner talks him down to a much lower amount. There are plenty of references to the series throughout their conversation so try to see if you can catch them all. Jump inside to check it out for yourself.

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