It’s here! It’s finally here! With another calendar year quickly coming to a close, it is time once again for us to present Zelda Dungeon’s proudest tradition: Best Zelda Ever! At the end of every year, the amazing team here at ZD comes together to rank every single Zelda title from worst to best. The task is never easy, but this year’s ranking proved particularly challenging due to some major shakeups. Not only did we, as we always do, see new…
Last week, a fan-created high-definition PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX was made available on indie video game platform Itch.io. Described by its creator as a “meticulously crafted PC version” of the Game Boy Color classic, the port, titled Link’s Awakening DX HD, boasts “enhanced graphics,” “widescreen support,” “high framerate support,” and more. Zelda Dungeon has chosen not to publish links to Link’s Awakening DX HD‘s Itch.io page or to any online sources that have shared…
What is up, Zelda fans?! I know our supposed-to-be-weekly Caption Contest has been pretty inconsistent lately, but I promise that’s mostly because I’ve been hard at work putting together this year’s Best Zelda Ever ranking. That’s right! Best Zelda Ever is coming back… this Saturday! You’ll see how our team ranked every Zelda game from worst to best. And you’ll see where a certain brand-new title landed. Now, to the contest! Rod LloydRod Lloyd is the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon,…
Hollywood superstar Timothée Chalamet took the stage last night at The Game Awards 2023 to present the ceremony’s most coveted prize, the Game of the Year award. But, in a “Keighleys” tradition, before the envelope was opened and the winner announced, the Game Awards orchestra, led by Scottish composer Lorne Balfe, performed a stirring medley of themes inspired by each Game of the Year nominee. The 2023 Game of the Year medley featured themes from The Legend of Zelda: Tears…
The big question on every Zelda fan’s mind going into The Game Awards 2023 was: could The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom match the success of its predecessor Breath of the Wild and secure the coveted Game of the Year award? Well, with the ceremony now concluded, we finally have our answer. Tears of the Kingdom unfortunately fell short of the big one this year, as frontrunner Baldur’s Gate 3 officially secured Game of the Year at the…
Nintendo announced Monday the latest batch of custom icon elements headed to Nintendo Switch Online. From now until December 25th, NSO members will be able to redeem their My Nintendo Platinum Points for a set of holiday-themed icons. You can now redeem your #MyNintendo Platinum Points to collect holiday themed custom icons, available until 12/25 at 5pm PT. #NintendoSwitchOnline #MissionsAndRewards Learn more: https://t.co/Cs9xnIiW7V pic.twitter.com/YrolFc4nKt — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 28, 2023 Each of these icons represents a classic Nintendo…
Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma recently sat down with Japanese publication Nintendo Dream to discuss the latest Zelda game’s development and its stable of characters. Having touched on Princess Zelda’s recent depictions in an earlier portion of the interview, the conversation turned to series antagonist Ganondorf and his return in Tears of the Kingdom. While Fujibayashi has served as a director on various Zelda titles since 2001 — including Oracle of Ages…
How’s it shaking, Zelda fans? Just in time for the long Thanksgiving weekend, Zelda Dungeon’s Caption Contest is back again to bring the laughs! With Turkey Day just around the corner, I knew I wanted to feature a bird of some kind from Tears of the Kingdom in this week’s contest. And while I was tempted to once again shine the spotlight on my boy Penn, I instead decided to choose a seemingly sentient Cuccoo from the side quest “Feathered…
Nintendo announced this morning that the next Indie World Showcase will take place tomorrow, November 14th at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. The company is promising “roughly 20 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch.” You’ll be able to watch the event right here. A new @IndieWorldNA Showcase is airing tomorrow, Nov. 14 at 9:00 a.m. PT! Tune in for roughly 20 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming…
The internet has been set ablaze this past year by a half-dozen rumors and reports about a supposed Nintendo Switch successor due out in the near future. Industry analysts, unnamed manufacturers and development partners, and so-called “insiders” have all claimed that a new Nintendo console, often referred to as the “Switch 2,” is well along in development and coming out as early as next year. One particularly specific report indicated that Nintendo had even privately presented “next-generation” hardware to select…
