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This article is a guest contribution by Zelda Dungeon translator Dan Tod. It was written in collaboration with Rod Lloyd. Over the past year, I’ve been providing assistance with Japanese translations for contributors on the Zelda Dungeon team. And with a new paper advertisement for the Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time recently being published, I thought it would be good to provide an insight into the translation and writing process. For context, Nintendo recently published its 2026 Summer...

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Mid-to-late spring is always an insanely fast-paced time of year for me, when you combine family birthdays and my work calendar. I end up wearing a lot of hats, with little time to think about much while switching between them. This constant rush makes my gaming time more limited, and when I do have time to sit down with a game, it has to be one that helps me vent some frustration. Lately when my brain is tired but my...

Kora BurtonKora started writing for Zelda Dungeon in 2022, leading up to Tears of the Kingdom‘s release, and now assists the writing team as an Executive Editor. She’s a nerd about history and languages, which is probably why she likes fantasy fiction so much. College admin by day, studying librarianship at night, and mom of two, she averages learning one new speedrun trick a year.