Tag: Fairy

It has always been an entertaining distraction to think about what video games would be like in real life. With all the absurdities and exaggerations that our games bring to us daily, the thought those applied to our daily reality is interesting to say the least. In another of their famously over-the-top videos, comedy group Smosh has brought us their own take on this concept as it pertains to the Zelda series. Click the jump to see all their goofy…

What does Zelda borrow or mimic from Celtic myths? Celtic mythology is responsible for such Zelda staples as Epona and Fairies, and there are a number of other notable and even shocking consistencies between the mythology and the Zelda series. Celtic myth is about warriors and heroes sent into battle instead of gods and spirits to save lands, fight evil creatures, rescue fair maidens, and discover magical artifacts. Zelda is modeled after fantasy tropes, and many of them date back…

Zelda lore is truly unique. After over 25 years, we finally have a clear-cut timeline, and some very basic facts laid out: There are three Triforce pieces, several heroes, several princesses, and a monstrous succession of villains bred by hatred. But for every question each new game answers about the series’ lore, more questions arise. How does this world work? What is its history really like? How much of what we see in each Zelda game can we trust, when…

Welcome to the second week of Majora’s Memes, where we take some of our favorite funnies from sites like Memebase or Tumblr, and assemble them all here for your convenience! Hit the jump to see this week’s!

While in Paris recently, the great man himself Shigeru Miyamoto sat down for an interview with French game journalists Gamekult to talk shop about Nintendo franchises. As always the topic turned to The Legend of Zelda; during their interview, Miyamoto gave some insight to the creation of Link’s character and the development team’s inspirations for his design. What he revealed is something many people have debated over in the past, and Did You Know Gaming even summarized the revelation in…

Popular video games inspire artwork. A lot of artwork. But I think we have something that’s not so commonly seen in this creative hobby: The Legend of Zelda drawn by a children’s book illustrator. Though all illustrators have their own style, there’s something about all children’s book pictures that’s special in a much different way than all of the other content out there. Inspired by cultural greats such as Final Fantasy, Doctor Who, Alice in Wonderland, and of course The Legend of…

One big subject that comes up when talking about the rise (or downfall, depending on how you look at it) of The Legend of Zelda is the concept of magic. Magic is obviously one of the things that defines the Zelda franchise and makes it exciting. Some games were filled with spells, while others made use of mysterious items with arcane powers. Fairies, Wizrobes, maze-like woods, and items that start with the word “magical” are all prominently in Zelda games….

Hiya guys! Well, well, well, things just keep getting crazier don’t they? First that insane “888” (#8, with 8 questions and 8 songs) mailbag last week, and now a whopping 10 (10!!!) questions for this week! I’m going to try and make this quantity of questions somewhat standard, although I can 100% promise anything, especially if I get more complex questions. Here are the questions answered and their timestamps: (00:06) – What’s your least favorite Zelda game? (01:06) – What…

Got a new mailbag for you guys! Be sure to send your questions to xx5terrorlord@earthlink.net for next week’s mailbag! The questions and their timestamps are: (00:07) – Do you think the girl in the Zelda Wii art is the Master Sword? (02:01) – Do you want Zelda Wii to come out over the holidays or have more time to be worked on? (03:11) – Do you think Zelda Wii will have an old partner or a new one? (04:45) –…