The History of Zelda

A recent article posted on IGN details a history of the Legend of Zelda series. It starts with the foundations of the earliest Zelda title and goes right up to the present day situation with Skyward Sword. Particularly interesting is the first part, which shows us just how unique the free roaming world of Zelda was back in those days compared to other games. Many games in the late 1980's were side-scrolling, or at least they told the player where to go in a straightforward way. The original Legend of Zelda game challenged this. Continue reading →

Zelda Fans Should be Proud of Themselves

Skyward Sword has recieved quite a mixed reaction from fans, but this article isn't about the upcoming Zelda title. Instead, this article will focus on the Zelda community. The online Zelda community has, in internet years, been around for ages. It's roots date back to the 1990's, when sites such as North Castle first opened. Since then, the community has developed into a large but closely-knit group of friendly webmasters and fans. And while the Zelda community may not be perfect, the people who make up it have much to be proud of.
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Wind Waker Updates

The Wind Waker section has been updated over the past few days, with the usual selection of guides plus more! The section also includes our review on the game, so take a look at it and see if you agree or not. Next time round I'll be adding some more interactive stuff to the site (more puzzles!)

One of our affiliates, Zelda Temple, also has a very nice new dark blue Skyward Sword themed layout, so go check it out. Continue reading →

Zelda MP3 Music

Recently I finished uploading all of the MP3 music, and we now have hundreds of high quality files available for download! Currently, MP3 music is available for the following games:

- Legend of Zelda (NES)
- The Adventure of Link
- Ocarina of Time
- Twilight Princess
- A Link to the Past

We have also uploaded the entire soundtrack for The Wind Waker, the Hyrule Symphony, and more! These tracks will be made available very soon as soon as I finish coding up the pages allowing you to download your favourite tracks. We also have a great selection of MIDI music, so check out our MIDI music as well! Continue reading →

Yet Another Zelda Marathon!

A new zelda site called Zelda-World.net is having a marathon to see if they can beat Ocarina of Time in 7 and a half hours. Be sure to check it out and donate for some cool prizes Sunday at 10:30 a.m. CST! Check out the site: http://zelda-world.net/ Continue reading →

Link returns as right-handed only in Skyward Sword

Recently it was confirmed that players will be forced to use their right hands to swing Link's sword in Skyward Sword. Although the option to use either your left or right hand exists in other Nintendo titles, left-handed gamers will be disappointed to hear that they will have to swap to their right hands in order to play The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
In the Wii version of Twilight Princess, Link was right-handed but in the Gamecube version, Link was a lefty. This was because the game world was flipped in the Wii version, it being a mirror image of the Gamecube version and thus making Link appear right handed. Perhaps Nintendo's decision to make Skyward Sword exclusively right-handed may not be final yet, but it's probable that achieveing the option to play right or left handed is not an easy task for their programmers. Continue reading →

New Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto

Gamespot recently held an interview with Legend of Zelda creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. In the interview, he talked about Skyward Sword and the 3DS, but also branched out into other topics. He talked a little about how Nintendo may approach social networking, and also talked about the gaming industry in general. You can watch the interview by clicking the link below.

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New Server

We have now moved servers! Most of the files should be uploaded by now, though our FTP has only just recently become available so I'll be uploading all of our MP3 files tomorrow. I also have a few other things planned including an image gallery and forums, though with the latter I am still experimenting with different themes, icons, permissions and so on.
Hopefully if I can find some inspiration I'll be making a new layout for the site soon as well. Continue reading →

Ocarina of Time 3D Footage

Footage of the upcoming Ocarina of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS now officially exists! It has come from the Nintendo Developer's conference, but I don't think the video was filmed and released by an official source. The video quality is not too bad, but you can't see the 3D effects of the 3DS by watching a video of it, you have to see it in real life.
Still, it's good to see finally the game in action, and the framerate looks smooth. It looks like Nintendo is keen to keep this game under wraps until it's released, though.

Ocarina of Time Updates

I've been working on the Ocarina of Time section for a little while now, and I've managed to add a few new pages including a boss guide. Heart Piece locations will follow shortly. We also have the Ocarina of Time reorchestrated and Hyrule Symphony MP3 files uploaded, they'll be up shortly once I code the MP3 pages for them, so check back soon!
Also, if you're wondering why we keep changing our logo, simply put I like making new logos now and then. Continue reading →