Author: Sean Gadus

Weddings are major life events, and they often have the amazing ability to gather diverse collections of people together. One of the biggest parts of a wedding ceremonies or banquets (besides “I Do”) is music. Music has played a key role in weddings throughout history, and this tradition continues to the present day. The individuals planning weddings often have control over what music is played at a wedding ceremony or banquet. Some weddings receptions have specific entrance music for the…

June 18th 2024 was a huge day for Zelda fans. Not only did Nintendo release A Link to the Past & Four Swords on Nintendo Switch Online, the company also announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This new game will feature Zelda as the protagonist, and it has an art style similar to Link’s Awakening (2019). Echoes of Wisdom will be released on September 26, 2024, so Zelda fans will have a new game to play before the…

The Zelda series has been around for almost forty years, and the games within the series have taken a variety of different forms. From 2D to 3D, from console to handheld, from linear to open world, the series has been remarkably diverse and innovative over the course of its history. While a great deal of the connective threads in the series comes down to its characters, iconography, and narratives, the games can look and feel wildly different from each other….

Making video game sequels is an extremely tough challenge. Deciding what mechanics and narrative elements will be carried forward for a sequel, and deciding how a sequel will diverge from its predecessor are some of most complex discussions that designers, writers, and producers can have. Simply deciding the direction of a sequel, let alone designing it, can be very challenging. Even with game designers putting a great deal of thought into how to move a series forward, the way critics…

Echoes of Wisdom has been a huge topic of conversation since Nintendo announced the game earlier this month. Fortunately for Zelda fans looking to pre-order a digital copy of the game prior to the September 26th release date, Nintendo has now opened digital pre-orders for the game in the United States. Consumers can pre-order a digital copy of Echoes of Wisdom for $59.99 USD on Nintendo’s online storefront or by finding Echoes of Wisdom on the Nintendo eShop. According to…

While the music of the Zelda series has evolved since the release of Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, the songs from these two Nintendo 64 games remain some of the most well-known music from the series. Some of the most memorable songs in Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask are used during gameplay, with repeated uses of these song helping to etch them in fans’ memories. “Song of Storms” is among the most popular song in the series, and…

While the Nintendo Switch family of devices has sold 141.32 million units, it is clear that Nintendo is starting to look to the future. The last Nintendo Direct presentation took place on September 14th, 2023, and there was a Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase on February 21st, 2024. The upcoming Nintendo release schedule is very sparse; Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will release in June and Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition in July. While there is very little on the release calendar right…

Whether you love it, are ambivalent towards it, or dislike it, there is no denying that Tears of the Kingdom is by far the largest Zelda game ever made. The game includes the game world of Breath of the Wild (completed with new cave systems), and two additional areas to explore (one above and one below the ground). While the island in The Sky are relatively small collections of land, The Depth is the same size as the surface world….

Even years after I first played it, The Wind Waker remains one of my all time favorite video games. The Wind Waker has a beautiful art style, a lovable cast of characters, and some of the best music in the Zelda series. Additionally, The Great Sea is one of the most distinct settings in the Zelda series, and sailing across the vast waters is a spectacular experience that very few games (if any) have recreated. While we may never get…

The Zelda Dungeon YouTube team is back with another exciting episode of Tiers of the Kingdom! In honor of Tears of the Kingdom‘s first anniversary, Gooey, McKenna, Corey, and Nico are ranking the game’s key boss battles. For this video, the crew is ranking what might be considered the “set piece” bosses. These are the bosses that are connected to the main story and the key side adventures. For example, the temple bosses are included in this list, but overworld…