zelda
In Real Life

Watch Zelda Draw Her Life

Princess Zelda heard about all those “draw my life” videos on YouTube and decided to try her artistic hand at a similar one for herself. She’s certainly had a… unique enough life to warrant one.

In Real Life

Classic Video Games With Real-Life Backdrops Are Delightful

Video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era mixed with real life environments look awesome, and it’s a technique that lets anyone’s creativity shine. It’s something that Kotaku has covered before, but it would be a mistake to not share the new ones.

17 May 2013

Retro

The Most Amazing Video Game Title Screens

We did a gallery on the most awesome continue screens a few weeks ago, so it’s only fair that we give their complement — start menus and title screens — the same treatment.

16 May 2013

Nintendo

No, Nintendo Didn’t Call Wind Waker’s Tutorials ‘Annoying’

An article floating around the web yesterday claimed that Nintendo had sent them a press release calling Zelda: Wind Waker‘s tutorials “annoying” and sailing “a bit of a chore,” but the Zelda makers tell Kotaku that’s not true.

11 May 2013

In Real Life

Nearly Every Item From The Original The Legend Of Zelda, Printed Out

Bless 3D printers, which let people fulfil dreams owning items that previously didn’t actually exist — provided they know how to model them in the necessary software, that is. In this case, Hyrule Foundry set out to print, in full colour, all the items from the original Zelda.

10 May 2013

In Real Life

Nerd King Stabs Link And Steals Zelda Away

So, here’s Nathan Fillion stabbing Link and stealing Zelda away. Because he is Nerd King.

8 May 2013

In Real Life

School Cleaner Wins Internet With Amazing Zelda Drawings

Most claners are satisfied with keeping things clean. This high school custodian might be too, but he also has a hankering to do something else: draw incredible pictures.

In Real Life

Real Majora’s Mask Is Too Beautiful To Actually Wear

Artist Camille Young — who we’ve featured before here — is the master craftsperson behind this amazing 1:1 replica of Majora’s Mask from the Zelda game of the same name. It was made for the upcoming Grace & Ritual exhibition being put on by the crew at iam8bit, and which opens this Friday.

5 May 2013

In Real Life

A Visual History Of Attractive Video Game Characters: The ’10s

The past few years produced a huge amount of great games and a surprisingly decent amount of them have well-developed characters that are hard to forget. And, of course, some of them look really attractive.

25 April 2013

Nintendo

The State Of Zelda In 2013: Finally Escaping Ocarina’s Shadow?

A gaming series that’s been around for a quarter of a century winds up in a predicament. Change? Or don’t change? There’s only one answer, of course. Do both.

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