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In an era of remakes, remasters, and ports, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is one of the most egregious omissions. Considered by many to be the best of the handheld Zelda games and one of the top games in the franchise, the game has been enjoyed by too few fans because of the challenge of accessing the game. Link embarks on another fantastic adventure to save the land from the powers of darkness, this time helping the Minish against…

We’re in the final hours before Majora’s Mask releases for Nintendo Switch Online. The game goes live Friday, February 25, completing the Zelda collection for Nintendo 64 and making available for Switch one of the truly unique games in the franchise. While there are many remarkable aspects of this game, the music remains among the very best in the entire Zelda series. Now thanks to musician Aaron Grubb, fans can get into the spirit by listening to this fantastic cover of “Last Day,”…

The original installment of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System is quite challenging by modern standards. Those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription can experience the classic for the first time (or for those of us born in the golden era — a trip to nostalgia town). No matter a player’s level of experience, they’re likely to face a game over before the end of their journey. For those of us who have — um — experienced it…

Musician Aaron Grubb (Aaron Grubb Music) is back again with another superb cover of Zelda music; this time it’s “Dragon Roost Island” from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Fans of the game often assert that “Dragon Roost Island” is not simply the best song in the game, but one of the best in the entire series. The island is of course one of the earlier adventures undertaken in the game by Link and builds to a memorable experience as Link…

Perhaps the single most nostalgic location in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Lon Lon Ranch holds a special place in the hearts of Zelda fans across generations. From meeting Epona for the first time to the music that feels like a warm blanket for a weary traveler, the ranch provides a respite from the frightening and difficult challenges gripping the rest of Hyrule. In celebration of this beloved song, two talented musicians from the Zelda community have teamed up to cover the…

Although this past year coming to an end is surely a cause for celebration, we must not forget that the year was not all bad. In fact, as we look upon 2020 with a retrospective view, there are likely things that came out of the time that were actually very good. One of those things is this fan-made album by musician Aaron Grubb, which includes twelve remixed Zelda songs in total. The album, entitled The Legend of Zelda Collection, Vol….