Category: Zelda Fan Content

This past November, composer Giovanni Rotondo announced a community collaboration project inspired by Tears of the Kingdom‘s Stable Trotters. Rotondo, known for the 8-bit Time Adventures collection of fan albums, has worked with fans to design the album and its features. Fans have been voting on various components of the album, from the tracklist to the album cover. Fans following the project have even been treated to a live preview performance of music from the album. In a recent update…

Producer and musician Helynt is no stranger to Zelda music, having released such high-profile Zelda fan albums as 2020’s Legend of Synthwave and 2022’s Zelda’s Memories. And his new album, Legend of Chillwave, features tracks from an array of Zelda titles, ranging from Link’s Awakening to Tears of the Kingdom, and is dripping with 1980s vibes. Legend of Chillwave debuted on record label GameChops’ YouTube channel earlier this month. The whole album’s a retrofuture experience. From Helynt’s hazy, dreamy arrangements and production, to…

The famous Ocarina of Time Any% speedrun world record (WR) by Murph_E hits the game’s ending cutscene in an astonishing three minutes, 50 seconds, and 950 milliseconds using a complex technique called Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). However, the most competitive, active Ocarina speedrun community is the “Defeat Ganon No Stale Reference Manipulation (SRM)” category, which used to be the Any% method before ACE was discovered. On January 18th, 2024, one speedrunner, Daniel Baamonde (or Dannyb), accidentally toppled the conventional “No…

Gaming convention PAX East 2024 is set to take place next month in Boston, MA, promising an exciting weekend of panels, demos, performances, tournaments, and more. And while the event won’t be sharing convention center space with a Nintendo Live event like its West Coast counterpart, Nintendo fans attending PAX East will still have plenty to look forward to. In particular, Zelda fans heading to PAX East next month will want to check out the panel “Nintendo Gone Mad –…

The ZD YouTube Crew is at is again with a new series called “Zelda Roulette.” Gooey, McKenna, Nico, and Corey venture into a unique play through of Ocarina of Time that the four of them will play together, but with some fun rules thrown in. Think of it as a team based event, but also a competition between each player. A little confused on the rules, well here’s an easy to follow breakdown for you: The UNO cards being used…

I personally haven’t begun a complete replay of Breath of the Wild, but there are some projects so inspiring that I’ve started to think enough time has passed that perhaps I’m finally ready to start that new save file. Nearly seven years after the release of the game, and almost two years after beginning his project, Zelda fan and Minecraft creator Grazzy is now only a few major regions away from completing his monumental goal: building the entire Breath of…

More often than not nowadays, the guitar is being used to help video game franchises such as The Legend of Zelda be recognized more prominently on the musical stage. That is what Bad Hairline Productions is looking to do with the power of Zelda, as the artist just recently released The Zelda Guitar Collection, which is a record that features guitar covers of well-known tunes from the franchise. The 22-track album features music from games in the series such as…

Whether you’re heading back to school, returning to work, or just missing December’s holiday cheer, the start of a new year can be a stressful time. For that reason, it’s always important to unwind and find a sense of calmness. For many, that pursuit often takes the form of listening to music. Musician Lucas Cooper recently released this bundle of lo-fi Zelda remixes “to study or relax to,” celebrating the third anniversary of his first album, A Storm of Songs….

If your home is anything like mine, it has a pretty complex aura. Yes, home is where I go to rest and relax after a long day of work, where I spend time cuddling my dogs, and where I do some of my favorite things, like writing, reading, and playing games. There’s so much more that happens here, though. Whether you live in a house, an apartment, or a dorm, there’s always something to fix, or to disagree with roommates…

Last November, Composer Giovanni Rotondo, known for the 8-bit Time Adventures collection of fan albums, announced a new project inspired by Tears of the Kingdom and the Stable Trotters musical troupe. In the spirit of community collaboration, Rotondo’s Stable Trotters project has provided opportunities for listeners and Zelda community members to shape aspects of the final release through a series of “Choice Quest” surveys. In the months that have followed the announcement, fans have helped decide on the album’s track list, cover art,…