Tag: Lost Woods

The Lost Woods is one of the more well-known recurring overworld regions in the Zelda series. First appearing in the original Legend of Zelda, the Lost Woods have become a mainstay in the landscape of Hyrule, alongside Death Mountain and Lake Hylia. In most appearances the player is required to journey through the Woods in a very specific pattern to make it to the other side safely. If this pattern is not completed correctly, the Woods will often repeat or…

Welcome to another fanart spotight. Today we will be looking at two amazing animations by 3D artist Chad Jordan. In 2010 he created a beautiful and accurate model of the Master Sword in Blender along with a complete enviorment built around it, and then released an animation on Youtube showcasing his creation from all sides. He didn’t stop there however; just last week he released a new video featuring his top 5 memorable swords in video game history and with…

Youtube member and musician supershigi has made a video displaying her skills at playing the lost woods theme from A Link to the Past with some slight variation. She explains through a brief introduction that the changes were made due to the very short loop in the original tune.

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….

A recent article over at Zelda Universe has been written and it discusses the Geography and Cartography of Hyrule. In particular it takes a look at the different Hyrule overworld maps in the various Zelda games and how they relate to one another. The author proclaims that all the lands known as Hyrule are in fact the same place. In some cases it’s blatantly obvious that the overworlds are in fact related, such as the case with the Legend of…