Category: Zelda Fan Content

Lookout Landing has one of the more charming tracks in Tears of the Kingdom with its staccato piano chords and trilling whistles. Its whimsy combined with a somewhat militaristic quality has so much potential for creatively constructed covers, especially as the last few Zelda titles experimented with using more types of instruments. Nick Zhang is a talented woodwind musician who created a delightfully faithful cover of the music heard at Lookout Landing. It sounds so on-point and natural it could…

Update: Pre-orders for the Blood Moon Rising fan zine have been extended to March 31st, according to the project’s X account. The extension comes as the project’s final stretch goal was unlocked this past Thursday. John LortieJohn’s been a Zelda fan since he was seven years old (which was a good few decades ago). He loves the last three months of the year, analog media, his family, and Tolkien. His favorite Zelda game is Breath of the Wild and his favorite game is Night in the…

Every time a Sage from Tears of the Kingdom accepts their fated mission from their ancestor, it is a heartwarming moment of character development. Characters we’ve spent hundreds of hours with over the course of two games have one item separating them from the rest: their Secret Stone. Now, you can have a lovely, radiant Secret Stone of your own from Etsy seller LootCaveCo. If you’re going to carry one around, it might as well glow in the dark, right?…

The introductory cutscene to Tears of the Kingdom is nothing short of severe. The emotional whiplash is unending, beginning with Zelda’s enthusiasm for an archaeological discovery, to the Demon King’s eyes flashing red with fury. Link’s heroic defense provides a glimmer of hope, until, ultimately, Link fails to catch Zelda amid the Upheaval — a destroyed arm and Master Sword in its wake. We know Zelda teleports, but what if she didn’t? What if she and Link fell to the…

Looking for more Zelda merch to spruce up your room, but tired of plushies and figures? If so, this fan-made Light Dragon rug could be just what you need. From the beautiful yarn work of Kawaii Tufts & Tales, this acrylic yarn rug comes in at “28.5 x 20” and is sure to warm your feet or brighten your room on a cold, dull day. If the color or size aren’t quite your speed, worry not, for customization options are…

If Tears of the Kingdom looms as large in your memory as it does mine, you probably remember the final cutscene of the Imprisoning War incredibly well. This is that pivotal moment when Rauru seals Ganondorf, buying time for all of Hyrule until Link is well enough equipped to do what the Sages could not. It’s a powerful scene, which is made all the more so thanks to the bombastic score accompanying it. Pixel Partitas on YouTube has created a…

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 –…