Tag: Legend of Zelda

Are you pumped? Are you Excited? Are you READY?! We are only three weeks away from the release of the newest title in the Zelda line, Triforce Heroes. And Nintendo is pulling out all the stops, from teasers to screenshots to videos on game mechanics. And the gamers over at EGX are just as pumped as they give their reactions to the playable versions at the convention. Hit the jump to see what they have to say, and make sure…

Do you remember your first Zelda game? For most of us born in the 80’s it was the original Zelda of Legend for the NES. We were dropped into a vast field with nothing but the game’s instruction manual to guide us. We went on an adventure through Hyrule, and took all in all of the lore as it was given us. But have you ever wondered just what might have been lost in translation? As children it probably didn’t…

If you had to guess, what would you say the Hylian shield is made out of? Obviously it’s unlike many of Link’s other shields we’ve seen thoughout the franchise, as most of them are made of wood. The Hylian Shield is definitely made from some kind of metal. However, there are so many different kinds of metal, which one is the most probable for a shield as powerful as the one that bares the Hylian Crest? Make the jump to…

The most important years of a young adults life is the teen years. Outgrowing the fantasies of childhood and accepting the true wonders of the world is an essential part of human experience. But there are those who don’t get to enjoy the transition. They are forced to focus on other, more important things. Through circumstances out of their control, they grow up too fast, and end up sacrificing their own childhoods for the sake of others. Such is the…

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This week on the Zelda Informer Podcast, we get together to discuss the finer points of the Wii U’s GamePad, the reason Nintendo and Microsoft can offer backwards compatibility, and why a bearded Link might be pretty neat. Your cast for this week is…

I’m sure most of you are familiar with the Legend of Zelda board game published by Milton Bradley back in 1988, but did you know that Japan had their own game? This rare and exciting piece of history is hard to come by, but Clyde Mandelin, better known as Tomato, has secured a copy for his Legends of Localization project, and shared the unboxing of the Japanese Zelda board game with his twitch streamers. Hit the jump to watch as…

If any Zelda tune should get a mariachi cover, it’s the Latin-flavored Gerudo Valley theme, with its soulful guitar, emotive horns, and syncopated beat. DaneYard Shift, a mariachi band that has covered a number of video game songs on Youtube, brings us such a rendition, with a rousing performance of the theme in 6/4 time… 

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On this more somber (and sleepy) episode of the ZeldaInformer Podcast, we get a lesson from GameXplain’s Derrick on the legacy of Satoru Iwata, as well as many other topics. The discussions are on the quieter end, but full of very informative and thought-provoking discussion on the idea of a Gaming Legacy. Your cast members for this week are…

Ocarina of Time is one of gaming’s crown jewels. Even though it’s turning seventeen years old later this November, it’s never had a problem staying relevant. Whether its players are adventuring with friends, speed-running for charity, or enjoying it for their first time on N64 or 3DS, people are still playing this game. YouTube Channel Super Scrub Brothers member ATwerkingYoshi has decided to pick up the task of playing the game beginning to end but with a Dance Dance Revolution Pad. Trust me, it appears to work much better than it sounds…

That’s right!! We’re less than 3 days away from the 2015 Zelda Dungeon Marathon!! Most of the attending staff are making their final preparations for traveling, packing up clothes and equipment and everything else that we need to pull off a marathon of this magnitude. We have quite a bit planned for this year’s marathon, so hit the jump for some details.