Retro

If Chrono Trigger Looked Like Wind Waker…

Then, you know, it would be just about the greatest game ever made.


May 22, 2012
In Real Life

Your Favorite Video Game Characters, Only Now They’re Undead

People often complain that there’s an overabundance of zombie-based video games, or that zombies are the new bacon, overindulged in to the point of nausea. Judging by pieces like Deviant artist Dantemustdie00′s “Sonic Zombies”, perhaps we’re just injecting the undead into the wrong titles.


May 18, 2012
In Real Life

This, Ladies, Is How You Cosplay Zelda

Spicy Seasoning and<a href=”Rikku Grape“> Rikku Grape, playing Midna and Zelda respectively, are winning hearts, minds and thumbs up here with some amazing Nintendo cosplay.


In Real Life

It’s A Beautiful Bluegrass Zelda Jamboree

The Zelda music has been performed so many times, and by so many instruments, but I do not believe I’ve ever heard it performed so beautifully on a piece of carpentry equipment.


In Real Life

Give Your Modern Electronics A Handmade, 8-Bit Boost

Does your PC need a power-up? Perhaps a little boost in speed, power and size? Or maybe it just needs more magic or a certain sword. Or maybe your iPhone will charge better if you plug it into a pipe! You never know, it might just come back full of coins. Or you could give your phone to a Creeper, if you’re into that sort of thing.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

Wind Waker’s King Of Red Lions Comes To Life

While it’s got perhaps the strongest lineup of supporting characters of any Zelda game, my favourite (spoilers) person in Wind Waker is the King of Red Lions.


May 15, 2012
Nintendo

The Creator Of Mario And Zelda Reveals His Secrets (In 1999)

In 1999, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto gave a keynote address at the Game Developers Conference. An address you can watch here in its entirety.


April 30, 2012
Nintendo

In A Perfect World, We’d Be Able To Buy This Zelda LEGO

Late last year, a man had an idea for a Zelda-themed LEGO set. I liked his work. But it was also a little basic. Now, a rival set has come along, with full plans for not just minifigs but playsets as well, and it is great.


April 27, 2012
In Real Life

How Beautiful Video Game Shirts Are Made

Japan’s King of Games are one of the finest video game clothing merchants on the planet. Anyone who’s owned one of their shirts, or even been around one, know they ooze quality, from the fancy boxes they ship in to the durability of the prints.


April 25, 2012
Nintendo

The Making Of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past

In the late 1980s, Nintendo’s internal development teams set out to make two games that would forever define its classic Super Nintendo Entertainment System. One was Super Mario World. The other was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.