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How’s it going, Zelda fans?! Zelda Dungeon’s Caption Contest is back again to tickle your funny bone. Last week, I promised that we’d be highlighting some funny Ultrahand creations for the next several contests. Well, you can consider me a man of my word, because we’ve taken “Utrahand” to a whole new level with this week’s contest image.

I’ve been playing through Majora’s Mask a bunch lately, and trying to ask myself questions about a game that has already been well-discussed, even to the frustration of some. I recently came across a Reddit post that asked a relevant question I had never thought much of before: What are the Snappers saying? If you’ve never played Majora’s Mask, Snappers are the turtles that exist as enemies in several different locations throughout Termina (the world in which the game is set)….

Games Done Quick (GDQ), which speedruns games in marathon format for charity, has released its list of games to be featured in the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick 2024 (SGDQ) week-long event. This includes three Zelda titles: A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Twilight Princess. The marathon will take place from June 30th through July 6th in Minneapolis, and it will be streamed live on Twitch. GDQ states on its website that it has raised over $45…

Al’s away and Andy’s taking a spa day this week, so we have a first for our show: we’re unlocking the very first episode of the Zelda Cast Top Tens that we ever did! For our debut episode, the one and only Alasyn Eletha joins the show for a double header Top Ten list: The moment emotional moments in the Zelda series, and the cheeky-but-fun Top Ten Ugliest Twilight Princess characters (paying off a running joke that’s been running hard…

The Zelda series has some stunning maps. Even the 2D games have iconic ones, especially when you think about their versatility (consider A Link to the Past and its Dark World), and how they manifest in remakes (consider Link’s Awakening DX versus its 2019 version). So, Scatterbrained Creations undertook a massive project to recreate a 3D diorama of Hyrule’s intricate map from Breath of the Wild. After drawing the map and cutting out some foamboard, work could begin. Stacking spare…

In the Legend of Zelda series, a handful of towns make appearances in multiple games, with each version having its own unique aesthetic and charm. Hyrule Castle is a commonly occurring location in Zelda, but the adjacent Castle Town doesn’t always appear with it. When it does, it is often a market square for buying goods, a hub connecting multiple key regions, and/or filled with non-playable characters (NPCs) for mini-games, side quests, or informants advancing the game’s narrative. In my…

Video game record label GameChops is back with more amazing The Legend of Zelda covers. Nashville-based composer and engineer Joshua Morse brings us a seven-track line-up in 16 bit SNES funk fashion. Tracks from this new Zelda Funk album include fan favorites from Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past, and Twilight Princess. GameChops has released several Zelda albums in the past, with one of their most popular being Zelda and Chill. Zelda Funk is definitely a fun new take on fan favorite…

Something Zelda games almost always get right is their endings. An epic clash with the big bad is typically preceded by a series of challenges that put everything you’ve learned to the test. These include grueling fights with the biggest enemies in the game and puzzles that require the use of nearly every item you’ve collected on your journey. Even open-ended games like Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom have the path to the boss littered with…

Nintendo doesn’t release direct 3D Zelda sequels very often. While The Wind Waker technically got Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, those games had 2D style perspective, and only released on Nintendo’s handheld console of the time. Thus, Majora’s Mask and Tears of the Kingdom are the only full scale, big release 3D sequels in the series. Both games have copious merits in their own rights, but as we live in the age of comparison, I must pose the question: Is…

One of my favorite kind of Zelda covers to tackle here at Zelda Dungeon are those where it’s a musician using an instrument I have never heard of at all. That’s what we have today, as musician Hyrule Whistler brings us a cover of “Lon Lon Ranch” from Ocarina of Time using a Low D MK Kelpie Irish whistle. While this musical apparatus may seem familiar, there’s actually more to it than meets the eye. The Irish whistle, AKA the…