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As most gamers already know, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata passed away last Sunday. For those of us who may not know how to express our grief over this loss, a good idea would be to put your thoughts down in writing. Tokyo Otaku Mode is sending fan messages of thanks, farewell, and support concerning Iwata’s passing to Nintendo and to Iwata’s family members. All you have to do to be a part of this is add your message to the…

The Legend of Zelda is a franchise with an incredibly creative fan base. Many fans are aspiring musicians and professionals alike. You will find a wide variety of instruments being used by said fans, anywhere from guitars to ocarinas. The YouTube channel known as MysteryGuitarMan has paid tribute to the series by playing the iconic Overworld theme with PVC pipes. The performance is a very catchy and creative take on the theme. If you’re interested in viewing this video, click…

Released in March of last year and originally recorded as the background music to the Zelda art show in Portland, Oregon, composers Jake Fleming and Corey Warning created an 8-bit remix album in tribute of a variety of Zelda songs. Available on Band Camp, the duo known as Piasa, have deliberately allowed buyers the option of setting your own price. Though it is recommended and otherwise much appreciated to contribute a few bucks, the group also welcomes downloading the album…

In celebration of the anticipated Wind Waker HD release later this year, album director Tom Swift has put together an entirely new take of a Wind Waker  remix tribute titled, “On the Breath of Fire”. Featuring  a variety of musical artists as well as some remarkably remixed songs and some nifty looking album art, the album certainly sounds promising in its fresh sense of being remixed while maintaining the classic tunes from the game itself. Having heard a variety Zelda…

Recently, YouTube user KoopaKungFu submitted to the internet his tribute to the Legend of Zelda franchise, complete with his own arrangements of classic Zelda melodies and a very nice video dedicated to the legendary series. The games are shown in chronological order and entertaining gameplay clips perfectly accompany the music. This sensational fifteen minute long video simply cannot be missed. Your favorite tunes from each Zelda game from The Legend of Zelda to Skyward Sword are interpreted wonderfully and welded…

Zeldamotion, the animated web series based on the manga for A Link to the Past, is making progress slowly but surely. I recently spoke with the creator of the project who told me about a vlog they made concerning the project and the Kickstarter they plan on creating to help the process. Mikey (Mechawatts) and Zach of Aeipathy Industries introduce themselves and discuss Zeldamotion’s A Link to the Past animated series. They also talk about the kickstarter planned to help…

A gathering of artists showing off their many Zelda themed creations in a gallery called Triforce Tribute show will be taking place in the Land Gallery in Portland, Oregon. The show will feature over thirty professional and amateur contributors and will open on March 9th and will run all the way to April 21st. Here is what they had to say The Triforce Tribute is an epic multi-medium show celebrating all things Zelda. Curated by Jolby & Always With Honor….

Youtube member Superphill3 has recently posted a video showing off his tribute to the Legend of Zelda on the piano. The song is a medley of various themes from throughout the series starting out with the familiar main theme. Between each song he quickly introduces the name of the song ans which game it is from. Jump inside to see it for yourself.

Nintendo is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Legend of Zelda with the release of Skyward Sword and the orchestral concerts but now several composers from many other series such as Minecraft and Mass Effect have completed their own tribute to the anniversary of Zelda. The musical tribute titled 25 Year Legend is a free to download album consisting of various songs from throughout the Zelda series, some having a new and distinct flavor added to them. The composers contributing to…

During this developer roundtable there is a quick look at some features of the Super Mario 3D game. We previously reported this video noting the ‘Siren World’, but we didn’t mention this other Zelda goodie. If you watch the video around 2:20, there’s a quick mention of a top down section of the game which was called a tribute to the classic top down Legend of Zelda games in honor of Zelda’s 25th anniversary.