Category: The Legend of Zelda

On Wednesday, May 7th, the Nintendo Music app released a playlist titled “The Legend of Zelda Series Selects.” The list is 18 tracks of “the very best tracks in the The Legend of Zelda series.” On an interesting note, the list description says the track order changes daily. As of the writing of this article, the tracklist is as follows: “Fi’s Theme” (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) “Dragon Roost Island” (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) “Hateno Village”…

As someone who enjoys collecting controllers and grew up playing the NES, SNES, and N64, I’ve appreciated Nintendo’s reproduction of its legacy controllers for use in playing games from the Nintendo Classics library. The controllers provide an extra special dose of nostalgia that warms the soul and brings forth a smile.  For the upcoming Switch 2 launch, Nintendo will be introducing the GameCube controller to its lineup of retro offerings at $65 USD. One key feature of the new GameCube…

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…

Over the course of its almost forty-year history, the Legend of Zelda franchise has shown its ability to take swordplay in a variety of different directions. Some noteworthy examples include the learned skills in Twilight Princess, the direction of attacks in Skyward Sword, and the impacts of different weapons in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Even with all the different ways we’ve experienced combat in Zelda games — both with and without a sword — there is always opportunity to…

A legend is a story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true. Legends are tales of adventure, usually including epic battles, dangerous trials, and daring escapes. And often, they are named after the most prominent figure in the story, like Beowulf or The Odyssey (named for the hero Odysseus). But what about our favorite video game series? One would think that this legendary story would be named after its playable protagonist,…

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…

Hyrule’s hero wears a Green Tunic and a matching hat. For decades, this statement helped define Zelda. While Link would occasionally don a different color to boost his stats or provide him environmental abilities, the base clothing for each game was always his trusty green garb. That’s changed in the last four Zelda games (I’m counting Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity here to help illustrate my point). Now, that standard green tunic is a reward for completing a challenge. Breath…

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…