Category: The Adventure of Link

One of the more unique exhibits at PAX West 2023 is the Art of Nintendo Power gallery. The exhibit features several dozen framed pages from a range of issues of Nintendo Power, part of a private collection from video game preservation advocate and gaming historian Stephan Reese, who started the non-profit Interactive Art Collection to assist with these endeavors. Getting a chance to chat with him as he personally guided us through the exhibits was a privilege I won’t soon forget. Growing…

A world of water with islands scattered across it, hosting only a handful of inhabitants settled amongst them, without a country to unite them. When our hero awakes, it’s not into a medieval land filled with castles, dark forests, and sprawling green fields to ride horses across, but a tropical ocean as far as the eye can see. Link isn’t thrust into an adventure to save a princess from the get-go; there’s only a simple request to meet his grandmother…

Trigger Warning: This article references to mental health challenges, suicide, and suicicidal ideation. Spoiler Warning: This article references content from the first few hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comments section of this article could also contain spoilers for Tears of the Kingdom in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. It’s no surprise that the fantastical worlds of video games — with the Legend of Zelda series as a…

It’s no secret by now for long time fans that Zelda games often come in pairs. From Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, to Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass, and of course, the original Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom seem to be following this same format, sharing a large number of overlapping elements. This means that, in order to keep the series fresh, the games that follow will probably…

The Legend of Zelda has a long list of titles to try and play. As a writer with Zelda Dungeon it is my goal to play every Zelda game, and hopefully finish each one. Sadly though there are a few I do not have access to or have attempted to play and chosen not to finish. So, what Zelda game will you never try to play again? I recently decided that it was time for me to try Zelda II:…

At its core, The Legend of Zelda has always been a series of adventure games. These typically contain a main trunk of mandatory content required for progression, with branches of optional objectives for players to complete at their leisure, if at all. Whether they result in the tangible upgrade of a weapon, a piece of heart, or the intrinsic reward of improving an NPC’s day, pretty much every Zelda game has a decent amount of things to do besides saving the world from imminent…

I love remixes of music from The Legend of Zelda, and I’m always looking out for more great tunes to add to my collection. Chiptune artist Windmills at Dawn has released an EP album of three Zelda remixes, including the Dark World theme from A Link to the Past, the Great Palace theme from The Adventure of Link, and the original Legend of Zelda Dungeon theme. The album, titled Dark Times, was created with music production software Korg Gadget on Nintendo Switch…

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link seems to be one of those Zelda games that you either appreciate or shudder at the memory of. Whether you love it or hate it, though, the title is nostalgic for many. Recently, Melora over at History of Hyrule restored the Nintendo Power Issue 04 poster insert showing off Zelda II’s map of Hyrule. Available for viewing over on the Internet Archive and Melora’s Flickr profile, the restored map has been uploaded in high…

Get your headphones in, because this week, we’re taking a musical journey throughout the history of the Zelda series to rank and discuss every games main theme! We go back and find what works, what doesn’t, which games were short-changed, and which themes we would consider the best of all time. We’re playing every theme in the series, so sit back and groove out to the amazing music of the series. Don’t forget to let us know which main theme…

The Legend of Zelda cartoon is a charming, quirky gem in the annals of Zelda history, and Polygon recently spoke to the creative forces behind the show to learn more about how this unique contribution to our beloved series came to be. These interviews revealed that Nintendo loved the artists’ depiction of Zelda wearing pants rather than a typical princess dress, Link’s “Excuuuuse me, Princess” line was a play on one of comedian Steve Martin’s catchphrases, the relationship between the…