Category: Editorials

It’s a moment years in the making. It seems like an entire lifetime ago that we saw our first footage of what was then billed as “the sequel to Breath of the Wild.” It was a time of promise, of hope; a time when the world had no idea what was in store for them over the next several years. We all know what happened next. The Covid-19 pandemic stalled any and all momentum that “Breath of the Wild 2” had….

It has been six years since Nintendo dropped the story trailer for Breath of the Wild, which I consider to be the best video game trailer ever made. This story trailer proved to be an extremely effective tool for building anticipation for Breath of the Wild, and the three-minute video gave fans their first real look at new design elements like voice acting. After years of leaving fans in the dark about the sequel to Breath of the Wild, Nintendo…

After years of anticipation, Super Nintendo World had its grand opening at Universal Studios Hollywood on February 17th, 2023. Promising “exhilarating entertainment with innovative technological achievements inspired by [Nintendo] characters,” Super Nintendo World looked to be the destination for Nintendo fans of all ages and a spectacular celebration of the worlds Nintendo has created. A few weeks back, the Zelda Dungeon crew had the opportunity to step into Super Nintendo World and experience everything that the area had to offer,…

In its long history, Zelda Reorchestrated made a major impact on the lives of many Zelda fans and music lovers across the world. Launched in September 2021, ZREO: Second Quest has continued to build upon the legacy of Zelda Reorchestrated with several significant releases, including their new album Fair Winds & Following Seas feat. ATLYS. This album is exclusively focused on The Wind Waker, and it features live musical performances from a remote orchestra, along with the talented string quartet…

Crossing Crafts, a maker of video game and anime-themed sculptures, dioramas, and miniatures who also goes by Diana, is at it again with her superb Zelda-themed builds. Most recently, she made a mesmerizing Light-Up Fang & Bone from Breath of the Wild. Like many of us, Crossing Crafts is counting down the seconds to the release of Tears of the Kingdom, but in the meantime, she’s cooked up something special for us to enjoy while we wait. A self-described sucker…

The life of the code monkey is one of little rest. There is something about holding the key to the software we so rely upon everyday that just makes it so you can’t leave it well alone. Such has been the way with the recent trend of unofficial PC ports of classic games, old titles recreated from the ground up in common coding languages like C++. Zelda Dungeon reported on just such a PC port of A Link to the…

Breath of the Wild is filled with stunning landmarks and locations that can elicit an emotional response from the player. Whether it is the sun-drenched Gerudo Town, the frigid majesty of the Hebra Mountains, or the tranquil Zora’s Domain, the game is full of inspiring and imposing landmarks. Despite the numerous honorable candidates for the most important and iconic landmark in the game, one location stands above the rest: Hyrule Castle. The decaying ruin is the geographical and narrative heart…

Just imagine. It’s the late 90’s, and you’re just a kid playing through your first ever Zelda game — Ocarina of Time — on the Nintendo 64. For the most part, things haven’t been too difficult! You’ve conquered The Great Deku Tree, snuck past the guards at Hyrule Castle to meet Princess Zelda, received the Goron’s Ruby, and painstakingly carried Princess Ruto through the disgusting depths of Lord Jabu Jabu. And here you are — ready for the next big…

The Legend of Zelda is a series filled with wonder, beauty, and lore. These are some of the key elements that make Zelda games so special, and they’re woven through the fabric of every character, enemy, musical score, and dungeon the player comes across. The result of such weaving is a stunning architecture of distinctive environments and unforgettable encounters. And there are few more memorable and more haunting architectures than that of the Arbiter’s Grounds in Twilight Princess.   Hyrulean…

The original Link’s Awakening, a game released in 1993 for the Game Boy, had every appearance of being the first happy-go-lucky adventure of the Zelda series. The stalwart loneliness of the 1986 Zelda and the unforgiving bleakness of The Adventure of Link had made the series one of survival; adventure yes, but Hyrule was expansively sporadic as far as a lived-in kingdom. Understandably due to the constraints of technology, it wasn’t until 1991 that Hyrule felt more substantial. A Link…