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In 1986, The Legend of Zelda introduced some of the most recognizable video game superstars of all time, and since then, each new Zelda game has added to the series’s dramatis personae, introducing new characters and re-imagining familiar ones. A Link Between Worlds, the most recent continuation of the Zelda legend, is no different. It brings together a diverse cast of fun and likable characters, doing its best to make each one – no matter how minor – stand out. To celebrate…

Last week I posted my review of the Fortress of Winds dungeon in The Minish Cap and mentioned briefly how I loved the change of pace this moment provided, but I thought I could expand on it a bit. In particular, I noticed that in the comments of that review, a lot of people said they were mad that the Wind Element wasn’t found in that dungeon, and that really confuses me. Take it from my perspective: When I first…

It seems that no matter the Zelda game, whether it be excellent or average (there are no bad ones!), one of the few things you can count on is superb music. In fact, I feel that one of my least favorite Zelda games, Spirit Tracks, has one of the strongest soundtracks in the series. Despite being a kid-friendly adventure series, the Zelda franchise has in its sound library a variety of songs that bring out a wide range of emotions…

Just imagine: As you finally conclude harsh trials necessary to prove yourself hero enough — several steps above “man enough” — to acquire the means to defeat the ancient evil that took your sister, your talking boat and teacher whisks you beneath the waves to- Oh, wait, you’ve played The Wind Waker? Ah. No imagining necessary then. Who didn’t have their mind blown pretty severely by this part of The Wind Waker? The journey down into Hyrule was both extremely…

I’ve mentioned numerous times while I’ve worked on Zelda Dungeon that I never really found the ReDeads scary in Ocarina of Time. Or… anything at all scary in Ocarina of Time, actually. Things like the ReDeads and the Shadow Temple both provided too familiar and cliched of ideas without enough suspense and danger to make me feel scared. With that said, that doesn’t mean there aren’t cool moments with these undead beasts, and it doesn’t mean that they won’t scare…

A few of the recent Favorite Zelda Moments posts I’ve written have covered fairly obscure moments that I’m not sure a ton of people would have considered one of their favorites — such as fricken’ Moldarach — but this one’s different; nearly everyone knows about the introductory portion of A Link to the Past and I’d be surprised if there were not a number of people who loved this part of the game. This section is what the game starts…

Link is kind of a ladies’ man; tons of Zelda girls adore Link. And who could blame them? It’s a generally understood fact that effeminate guys are often found especially attractive, and let’s face it: Link is a little bit of a girly dude. But he’s also manly and heroic, so clearly he’s quite a catch. Because of their abundance, it’s honestly pretty hard for jokes about Link’s many admirers to make me laugh anymore. The gag isn’t just a…