Category: A Link Between Worlds

Last year, I wrote a feature titled “Magical Melodies: Zelda Covers I Keep Coming Back To,” in which I brought up nine Zelda music covers that I have on repeat. I am now pleased to return to the concept with five more covers that I absolutely love. One of my favorite things about covers is how they can take a song I already know and put a completely unique spin on it. Often, a good cover will complement my enjoyment…

Nintendo has spent recent years “breaking Zelda’s conventions.” The Era of the Wild gave us, among other gameplay changes, an open world, non-linear progression, weapon durability, a dedicated jump button, and a softer focus on dungeons. Echoes of Wisdom meanwhile featured a playable Zelda, dungeons to tackle in any order, puzzles with seemingly infinite solutions, and more. That’s not to say that Zelda’s conventions weren’t broken before 2017’s Breath of the Wild. Four Swords introduced multiplayer, which was brought back in…

Mother’s Day, celebrated on the second Sunday of May in the United States and on different days in over forty countries worldwide, is a holiday honoring motherhood and maternal bonds. And, on this day, we here at Zelda Dungeon would like to celebrate the mothers and mother figures found throughout the Legend of Zelda series.   Sometimes Moms Just Need a Little Bit of Help Being in change of young ones can be overwhelming. It’s often said that it takes…

It’s no secret that the Legend of Zelda franchise competes in popularity with other Nintendo series — namely, games featuring Mario and his entourage. Aside from the Mario-starring games, there’s Luigi and his mansions, Wario and his wares, and, of course, the Mario Kart and Mario Party series. While we’ve seen Link and even a Hyrule-themed track in Mario Kart 8, the lack of his presence in other Mario games is noticeable. While it would be fun to see Link in a Mario…

As we eagerly anticipate the release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, there is discussion to be had on the presence of the Hyrule Warriors games and their association with the rest of the franchise. We’ve now seen two Warriors games follow up major Legend of Zelda releases, and the original Hyrule Warriors and its Definitive Edition cover a lot of the games prior to Breath of the Wild and its Warriors counterpart, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Between these three titles, a large portion of…

The Nintendo Switch has become a stellar “Zelda Machine,” boasting the ability to play 17 of the 24 games on our most recent Best Zelda Ever list thanks to the Nintendo Classics library. Aside from titles confined to the GameCube, Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS, everything else can be played on the Switch. And in a matter of days, the Switch 2 will step the count up to 18 of 24 with the addition of The Wind Waker to…

The Legend of Zelda has been around for coming up on forty years. It’s almost hard to believe right? The series has boasted many titles since 1986 and many have become paragons of the video game world. When we think about games that are timeless I’m sure that there are many that might come to mind for you, but today, let’s talk about what Zelda game do you think will always be timeless to you. Before we dive in, I…

Zelda games are full of references to one another. Many of the references are by name. It’s hard to go five minutes in Breath of the Wild without stumbling on a location named after a previous title: Koholit Rock is likely a reference to Link’s Awakening‘s Koholint Island, Gorko Tunnel shares its name with Skyward Sword‘s traveling Goron, and Horon Lagoon references Oracle of Seasons‘s Horon Village. Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru are named after the golden goddesses Din, Farore, and…

It’s that time again! The annual tradition continues! Zelda Dungeon’s Best Zelda Ever ranking is back… already? A mere three months after our 2024 ranking, the Zelda Dungeon team has gathered together to once again rank the Legend of Zelda series from worst to best. We just couldn’t wait! But this year, things are looking a little… different. I’ve seen a few of these games in the ranking in past years, but so many have never been seen in a Best Zelda Ever…

Summer Farah is an accomplished Palestinian-American poet and editor, nominated for numerous awards like the Pushcart Prize and the Hugo Award. She is an organizer with the Radius of Arab-American Writers and has many editing credits to her name, including work with FIYAH Literary Magazine and Violet, Indigo, Blue, Etc. In 2024, Farah, alongside Game Over Books, published I could die today and live again, a collection of Zelda-inspired poetry. Farah describes the chapbook as “giving voice to non-player characters…