Tag: Cool

Did You Know Gaming?, a popular video game trivia site has recently released a Zelda related fact, holding the answer to one of the gaming communities greatest questions: why does Link wear tights? There has been theories onto why he wore tights, from it being based off medieval style fashion, to it is simply a weather resistant body suit. Well the answer is finally here. Hit the jump to see Did You Know Gaming?’s explanation!

In my book Zelda’s kind of a series of archetypes. It’s a fantasy world and story that, initially, was really only that. In the first Legend of Zelda game, the series had just been born and its debut wasn’t a plot-focused game in the slightest, so there wasn’t any lore to build off. What the first game built off, instead, were archetypes! Link himself is the best examples of this, as his character is nothing more than an archetype: He’s…

LIMITED CHANCE ITEM – NO LONGER AVAILABLE Canadian cheap-shirt website ShirtPunch is at it again today with another awesome Zelda-themed design! These guys have already brought us numerous cool, clever, and otherwise gotta-have shirts based on our favorite series, and they certainly have not disappointed with today’s design, “The Hero’s Journey.” This shirt, which is dark blue in color, features a circular silhouette filled with all sorts of Zelda goodies. Jump inside for a better look!

Scary settings are not at all new to Zelda, and there tends to be a dungeon or area with a spooky theme in the majority of Zelda games these days. But, at least from what I can see, most scary locations in the series tend to gravitate toward the same idea: Underground structures or graveyards that are infested with the undead. Usually these areas are based on pretty basic horror tropes, which is fine, but Zelda tends to be at…