Tag: minigame

Minigames have always held a place in the Zelda series, existing as fun distractions from Link‘s main quests. From the simple Money Making Game in The Legend of Zelda to the over-the-top Fun Fun Island in Skyward Sword, minigames have served as ways for players to earn rupees fast, win Heart Pieces, or upgrade their vast arsenal of weapons. Unfortunately with as many great amusements that Link has enjoyed over the years, there are a number that just aren’t as fun as what the Zelda team intended…

In recent months, Zelda fans were happy to see Link appear in Mario Kart 8 as a DLC add-on, but it got me thinking about how many fans in the past have said that seeing Zelda spin-offs involving activities other than adventuring, like what the Mario series has done, would be great. Could there be a Zelda game in the future that involves something totally different from adventuring? Join the discussion after the jump!

Hey guys! Got your new mailbag here. Got a pretty wide variety of questions here, including two follow-ups to questions from last week, and an opinion question about what minigame is the most frustrating. Actually, we have a bunch of future-of-the-series questions at the end, too. 11 questions in all. Enjoy! You can watch it here or view the video embed after the jump. Questions and timestamps: (00:09) – What about having voice-acting but also a fictional language? (01:15) –…

Thrill Digger Simulator

March 16 2012 by Djinn

Thanks to the guys on badinx.com you can play the very same Thrill Digger minigame from Skyward Sword on their own Thrill Digger Simulator only with maybe a few toned down graphics. The game mostly plays the same, essentially a mindsweeper clone where you avoid bombfruit and rupoors to collect more rupees. There are three difficulty levels each requiring a higher amount of rupees to play but each having a larger payout for the player. Throughout the game you may…