Category: The Wind Waker

Note: This review and analysis contains spoilers for the film. If you want to watch the movie, please bookmark this page for later reading. Director Jane M. Wagner undertook a behemoth task when she envisioned the idea for a documentary. It was going to be a deeply honest portrayal of one speedrunner in the Zelda community who had made waves as a competitive, world-record-setting force. Wagner took over 3,000 hours of footage, distilled it into a searing 72 minutes, and named it Break…

I’m a pretty simple person; I’m a computer programmer and a Legend of Zelda fan. So when I see a video explaining the technical details of how The Wind Waker renders its water, I’m all ears. Dooge uploaded such an explanation to their YouTube channel: a 7-minute technical analysis of Wind Waker‘s water graphics. If there’s one visual Nintendo needed to get right in this game, it was the ocean! The video breaks down how the developers created the game’s memorable water effects. It starts with an…

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”…

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…

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…

During the recent Switch 2 Direct, it was announced that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker would be among the first batch of games added to Nintendo Switch Online’s GameCube library — exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Although it’s art style was initially a point of controversy, The Wind Waker has since gone on to become one of the most beloved entries in the Zelda franchise, with fans new and old praising its cartoonish charm and open ocean world…

With the recent announcement that The Wind Waker (and other GameCube games) will be playable on Nintendo Switch Online with the release of the Switch 2 in June, I’ve been contemplating this masterpiece of a game quite a lot. As a tween, The Wind Waker was one of the first Zelda games that I played on the Nintendo GameCube, and I remember countless hours of sailing the colorful seas and enjoying the breathtaking music. Naturally, when The Wind Waker HD…

Even decades after its release, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many gamers. Link’s swashbuckling, seafaring adventure is still an inspiring mix of grand exploration, tight combat, clever puzzles, and heartfelt storytelling. The bright and colorful cel shaded art style has aged wondrously, and the game has some of the most humorous moments in the series. While The Wind Waker does have a direct sequel in Phantom Hourglass, the…