As we see one of the most iconic games of all time, and one of the most beloved games in the Zelda series, transformed for the Switch 2, it’s hard not to wonder if the Hero of Time’s new art style will end with Ocarina of Time. Who’s to say Nintendo hasn’t already started remaking Majora’s Mask as well? The Hero of Time’s journey is beloved and respected by Zelda fans old and new, and with Nintendo seemingly using Ocarina...

The Hylian language, written or spoken, has played a major role in the Zelda series over the years. Many of The Legend of Zelda’s major titles has had its own Hylian language system complete with a working font system. The Hylian language itself seems secondary to the lore of the game, and feels easily forgotten, so, do you wish that the Zelda series leaned into the language more?  The Hylian language, along with a few other races, appears in a...

It’s Monday, which means it’s Caption Contest time! I can’t believe it’s nearly October already; I do love the darker evenings and relaxing by the fire. And even better, it’s now time to dig out the Halloween decorations — yeah! Talking of boxes, it’s actually been three years this week since I moved house, and I’m embarrassed to admit I still have some boxes in the spare room (AKA, the Room of Doom!) that I haven’t got around to unpacking....

The party goes on! This week, we’re wrapping our celebration of Freshly Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland with a good ol’ area ranking! As usual with this ranking, we’re pitting each area of the game against each other in our tried-and-true Definitive Ranking style! For a game as unique as this, you just know that we had to say more about it! What do you guys think of Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland? Did your favorite area of the game make it into...

There aren’t very many characters in the Legend of Zelda series, or even in gaming history, that inspire a crazy blend of affection, bewilderment, and even horror at times in the way that Tingle does. As it is the 20th anniversary of Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland, I’ve been looking back on the character’s legacy in the Zelda series. Tingle was introduced in Majora’s Mask as a 35-year-old man who is convinced he is a Kokiri or forest fairy, and his...

The Legend of Zelda‘s 40th anniversary celebrations are really kicking into high gear. Nintendo of Japan announced today that a “wide variety of original products,” approximately 70 in total, will soon be available at Japanese retailer Animate. And on top of that, to coincide with the release of these products, an “Animate Fair” promotional event will gift special Zelda items to Animate customers. Starting October 2nd, over 70 Zelda products will be available at Animate stores in Japan. Nintendo provided...

One of the more exciting features for the Ocarina of Time remake is the “Threads of Time” tapestry feature. It reminds me how over the last 40 years, Zelda has woven together a rich history of diverse races and world-building. Each installment introduces distinct cultures tied to specific locations, giving every region its own thematic identity and environment. For example, the Zora bring a water-bound culture to life, complete with an aquatic setting and generally calming, ethereal music. Thanks to...

To Go Alone Book Six– Last Three Days Previous Chapters || Next Chapter Chapter 11 20 HOURS REMAIN SAGE Sage doesn’t even question opening the door first. Before, it had made some sense for Zelda to go off on her own, but Sage has had eight years to fend for herself. It’s about time she gets to fend for her family. She hadn’t been able to fend for Cuppy. The memory that she once found him annoying makes her heart heavy....

Over Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of taking my first-ever trip to PAX West in Seattle, Washington. The four-day event featured a variety of gaming attractions, showcases, and presentations – from tabletop RPGs, to merch and hardware, to demos and previews, to panels, how-tos, and meet & greets. Founded in 2004 by the creators of the web comic Penny Arcade, PAX and its four main events each year have come to represent a Mecca for nerds and gamers...

We’ve recently wondered what the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time could mean for a potential Majora’s Mask remake. In a way, revisiting the sequel game is a logical next step for the series. Not only do both titles share many assets, we’ve already seen a Majora’s Mask follow an Ocarina of Time twice. Regardless, the feasibility of revamping Link’s romp through Termina is best suited to debates about its possibility. I’d instead like to use today’s Daily Debate to propose...

We’ve all been there: you have a Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Special Edition Switch 2 in your cart, and suddenly it takes ten minutes to timeout the webpage and start you over, only to find out the product is sold out. Like most popular product releases ranging from pop culture merch to trading cards, scalpers seem to ruin everyone’s fun. Scalpers take the wind out of my sails faster than The Wind Waker‘s Triforce Quest when it comes to...

Hut-Hiya, everyone! If you’re a Zelda fan then you also likely enjoy puzzles and brainteasers. During the Zelda-themed Direct earlier this month, Nintendo revealed that the legendary puzzle creators, Hanayama, have re-released two of their previous puzzles, known as Huzzles, featuring the Master Sword  and the Hylian Shield. This time, however, the Huzzles are being released in both a golden or a full-color finish. In case you missed it, the Master Sword was originally released in 2023 in Japan alongside...

Fans have been sifting through every gameplay clip and screenshot from the Ocarina of Time remake since the Zelda Direct earlier this month, but we mustn’t forget that the original Nintendo 64 title has its own wealth of interesting details. That’s where Luigi and Pietro of the Looygi Bros. YouTube channel come in, as they have quite a few analysis videos showcasing interesting trivia about this N64 classic. Using a combination of “alternate scene setups” and what they call the...

One question that has persisted through time — almost since Ocarina of Time‘s release — is why the Gerudo crest appears on puzzles in dungeons. Blocks and switches of every kind don the symbol but there is really no in-game explanation as to why.  While we can certainly point to technical explanations about reusing assets to both denote interactive objects and mitigate the file size when it comes to the original game, the remake of Ocarina of Time clearly spared no expense...

A little fun fact for those who didn’t know: Echoes of Wisdom originally started as a working concept for a Zelda dungeon-maker game, similar to Super Mario Maker. This idea spawned from the mini dungeon maker in the 2019 Link’s Awakening remake, entering development shortly after that game’s release. However, during the testing phase, Grezzo’s team enjoyed the usage of what we now know as echoes so much, they ended up crafting an entire game around the concept. This is similar...

I write this mere minutes after completing Link’s Awakening DX for the first time. I had previously beaten the 2019 Switch remaster, but was never hooked by the Game Boy release until now. I still believe that new players should start with the Switch version, but I was wowed by Link’s Awakening DX. It definitely has a unique feeling of its own, and is worth playing for a Koholint fan. Now that I’ve beaten two of the game’s three releases,...

Spoiler Warning: If you want to see as little of the Ocarina of Time remake as possible before release, this article isn’t for you. Earlier this month, we shared an article highlighting two Zelda Dungeon teams breaking down the Ocarina of Time Remake trailer and gameplay footage included in the Zelda 40thAnniversary Direct on September 8th. Our Deep Dive with Corey and Nico covered the entire Direct, but started focusing on the gameplay footage around the 25-minute mark, and then the trailer around...

Nintendo sure is pulling out the stops for Zelda’s 40th Anniversary! We’re getting a playable Ocarina of Time, an Electronic Master Sword, a new LEGO set, more amiibo, Anniversary-themed Switch 2 hardware, a concert series, and, of course, the Ocarina of Time remake. There’s also Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Edition, which wasn’t even mentioned in the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct. There’s so much Zelda goodness coming! But, the folks at Nintendo aren’t the only ones celebrating a whopping...

With the Ocarina of Time remake having been properly unveiled, we now have a much better idea of what this project actually is: a mostly one-to-one remake with a host of quality-of-life additions. And though its release is less than two months away, I’m hopeful that Nintendo didn’t reveal all of the game’s new features last week. Given that almost every first-party Nintendo game boasts an overview trailer shortly before launch, perhaps the developers are saving a couple more surprises...

To Go Alone Book Six– Last Three Days Previous Chapters || Next Chapter Chapter 10 ZELDA The deku king grasps her hand firmly, wood crushing skin. He says, “We find out who we really are when tragedy strikes. I’m ashamed of who I became, and I’m forever grateful to you for showing me who I could be instead.” Zelda waits until the polite moment to draw her hand back. Overhead, the moon almost has the whole sky to itself. The sun...

In the 40 years since the Zelda series started, many have been affected by the franchise’s impact, including those who have helped bring the characters to life during that time. Patricia Summersett, the English voice actor for Princess Zelda throughout the Wild Era of games is one such person. She has stated multiple times over the past decade since taking the mantle of the titular heroine that it has been an amazing experience getting to voice the Princess of Hyrule. In...

Are you like me and have a plethora of unused Platinum Points (PP) that just keep expiring on My Nintendo? If so, get ready to finally spend 1000 of those points on a new Desktop Display featuring The Legend of Zelda from the Nintendo Entertainment System. My Nintendo has hosted a handful of these metal display plates over time, covering different Mario titles and Metroid. The Zelda plate features the “iconic package art” and is propped up by a black acrylic...

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In a recent video, J and Ludo of the YouTube channel Second Wind analyze how Majora’s Mask‘s perfected time-management by pressuring but not overbearing players. The short explanation boils down to two main points: “question and answer design” and mechanical breakpoints. Question and answer design refers to a method of providing players with questions and giving them meaningful ways to explore answers through gameplay. Examples of this include “How do I enter the Milk Bar?” or “How do I calm...

Back in March of this year, Dark Horse Comics announced their forthcoming art book Tears of the Kingdom: Secrets of the Zonai, thought by many fans (though unconfirmed) to be an official English translation of the Japanese-exclusive Tears of the Kingdom: Master Works. Now, just a month ahead of the originally announced publication date of October 20th, 2026, Dark Horse has pushed back the release date of Secrets of the Zonai to March 30, 2027 — a delay of over...

If you’re a fan of Zelda, then you are likely a fan of the YouTube content creator Zeltik. His channel has tackled many a Zelda lore deep-dive, and his charming, ethereal narrative style never disappoints. For the past few weeks since the remake of Ocarina of Time was announced, he has been going through a 100% completion playthrough of the original Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64, sharing lore about all the nooks and crannies throughout that classic and...

Nintendo is giving fans something to use their hard-earned money on as they wait patiently for the Ocarina of Time remake to release, as the company has announced a huge Customer Appreciation Sale. From now through September 26th, the Big N is hosting a 30% off sale on select games and accessories on their online store. The Customer Appreciation Sale is on! Save 30% on select games and accessories: https://t.co/siVTXmsAPW pic.twitter.com/v1t7ovRqq0 — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 14, 2026 Select Zelda titles...

I know this one is kind of off the rails, but bear with me for a second. While I was at the Zelda Dungeon Marathon watching the Skyward Sword race, seeing the racers charge through the Lanayru Desert made me ponder for a second. Where exactly did the ancient technology we see come from, and why is there so little record of the civilization that created them all? Then, I realized this sort of paralleled the Zonai from Tears of the...

With all of the well-deserved excitement surrounding the Ocarina of Time remake, this month’s Zelda Trivia is a friendly reminder that an anniversary is a time to celebrate every game from the Zelda series. From the series’ humble beginnings in 1986 to the massive open world Wild era games, we’re testing your knowledge of all things Zelda. And just like The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, we too snubbed Twilight Princess as there will be no Twilight Princess questions. What guards the Eagle dungeon? Who...

Last week we finally got a deep dive look at the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Nintendo Direct that focused on the fortieth anniversary of the series highlighted Ocarina of Time’s remake by showing us character designs, overworld design, and the overall art direction of the game. So this begs the question, what do you think? As soon as the screen swapped from Eiji Aonuma to Young Link standing in Kokori Forest my jaw dropped....

What a week that was! Not only did we get a dedicated Zelda Direct, the very next day Nintendo live-streamed another full Direct showcase! There was a lot to see and so this week we’re diving right in, going title by title, through Nintendo’s Sept 9th Direct Presentation! It seemed like there was something for everyone between: Starfox‘s free update, Professor Layton, Metroid Ravenous, Switch Sports Resort, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Age of Calamity: Definitive Edition, and so much more!...

With the reveal of several newly licensed Zelda-themed accessories during the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, it was only a matter of time before even more companies joined the celebrations with some fresh products of their own. In this case, that would be Japanese game accessory company HORI, who recently revealed on their official X account that new Zelda-themed Switch 2 accessories will be released in Japan in late November to coincide with the release of the Ocarina of...

Amidst the torrent of Zelda news we witnessed this past week, one special announcement coming out of Japan seems to have gone under the radar. Not long after the 40th anniversary Direct presentation had concluded, Zelda manga artists Akira Himekawa took to X to announce that the Hyrule Historia collector’s book is being reprinted in Japan — and that they might have had something to do with it. Akira Himekawa shared Tuesday that they had recently been informed by Japanese...

Be honest, have you ever looked at a specific Pokémon and thought: “Wow, that thing looks like it wants to eat me alive?” Because I certainly have! While the Pokémon series has given us some of the most beloved characters in media history (Pikachu and Eevee, for example), they have also created some of the most intimidating creatures that I have ever laid eyes on.  I have been playing a lot of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! recently, and there have...

Over the US holiday weekend of Labor Day, the annual PAX West convention took place in Seattle, Washington. Zelda Dungeon was lucky enough to be invited to join the event, where we witnessed a variety of Zelda-inspired cosplay, merch, and upcoming indie games. Keep your eyes out for our full recap article, coming soon! In the meantime, however, we are beyond excited to share with you an interview we conducted with three prominent Zelda speedrunners who attended the event, including...

Zelda Dungeon has been absolutely flooded with all the news surrounding last week’s The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and the gameplay reveal for the Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time. This means that we have a whole lot of stuff to discuss, which is why our amazing YouTube team has been hard at work putting out brand new discussions and highlight overviews to include you in the conversation! Most recently, our pals Corey and Nico took a little...

The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 9th featured a variety exciting announcements including a new LEGO set, a 40th anniversary concert series, amiibo, a Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2, a movie update, and key details about the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake. In a contrast to the very short announcement trailer from June 2026, the Zelda Direct featured a detailed explanation of the game by beloved Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and copious amounts of footage from the remake. The...

To Go Alone Book Six– Last Three Days Previous Chapters || Next Chapter Chapter 8 ZELDA Zelda can only wonder about what Marin and Sage have accomplished in the full day it’s taken her to finally infiltrate the deku palace. Hell, the village itself had been hard enough to sneak into. Now Zelda, painted from head-to-toe in a green paint of her own making, moves very slowly along the edges of the palace. The sun close to kissing the horizon marks...

Spoiler Warning: If you want to see as little of the Ocarina of Time remake as possible before release, this article isn’t for you. This past Tuesday’s Legend of Zelda Direct, and its extended look at the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake especially, has been the talk of the town all week long. Excitement is palpable, emotions are high, and, for as much as Nintendo decided to reveal to us about this new game, folks out there are still hungry...

All of a sudden, there is Zelda news everywhere, and it’s been a heyday for all of us fans! Apart from learning more about the Ocarina of Time remake, a concert series, and more exclusive merch that will soon be available, we also got movie news! If you tuned into the Zelda-themed 40th anniversary Nintendo Direct, we heard from the man himself, Miyamoto, that The Legend of Zelda movie will not have a subtitle following its title, which is a...

Hut-Hiya, everyone! While North American and Japanese fans blissfully enjoyed Nintendo’s 40th Anniversary Legend of Zelda themed Direct on September 8th, 2026, they were unaware of a regional secret Nintendo had in store. Fans based in the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe finally got a leg-up on the fandom and caught a glimpse of one of my favorite types of Zelda merchandise: collectibles cards. In the mad-dash blitz of rapid-fire merchandise announcements for Zelda’s anniversary, an image of...

With any new Zelda game reveal, even remakes, fans often turn to lore analysis. The release of Tears of the Kingdom and Age of Imprisonment introduced lore concepts that seemingly turned the series on its head. Echoes of Wisdom returned to familiar lore themes, but answered no lingering questions. When Ocarina of Time (2026) was teased months ago, people speculated this remake would bridge gaps in lore. Instead, an unexpected timeline update has given some answers. As part of the...

Following the Legend of Zelda‘s 40th Anniversary Direct announcement of a release date for the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake, Nintendo has announced a pre-order bonus for fans in the UK: a set of Spiritual Stones. Pre-order the digital game from My Nintendo Store UK for £49.99 (approx. $67.76 USD), or get the physical copy for £58.99 (approx. $78.95 USD); the pre-order bonus is available while stocks last. My Nintendo Store UK has been experiencing technical difficulties since the listing was...

Hut-Hiya, everyone! One of my absolute favorite things to collect are Legend of Zelda trading cards. There’s something so satisfying about completing the set and having fun, bite-sized art pieces at your fingertips. In the technological age we now see the collecting world in, Nintendo announced that they will be digitally releasing Zelda-themed collectible cards over the course of the year. (Plus, there’s a little more bonus content we’ll peak at as well!) So, hold on to your green tunics...

It was announced during today’s Nintendo Direct that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Edition will release on the Switch 2. The game is scheduled to launch on February 25th, 2027, with pre-orders beginning today on the Nintendo eShop.  The Definitive Edition will run at 60FPS, and will feature larger on-screen enemy hoards. This is a much-needed upgrade, considering the original release had noticeable frame-rate issues that Age of Imprisonment dedicated itself to improve. It also features all of the...

THE ZELDA DIRECT came and went and oh boy – we have some thoughts! Join us for our instant reaction to the Ocarina of Time Remake footage, our thoughts on the art style, reactions to what type of remake this game is going to be, price details, and everything else shown in the Direct! All this, PLUS some thoughts on what could be in store for the Sept 9th Direct. Come hang out with us!   Download! Support The Zelda...

Hut-Hiya, everyone! If you haven’t planned a trip to Japan yet, the latest Nintendo Direct completely featuring The Legend of Zelda’s 40th Anniversary can definitely help change your mind! While Nintendo opened an exclusive museum in Uji City in the Kyoto Prefecture back in October 2024, now is the best time for Zelda fans to start planning their trip! This special event is expected to last for about a year, so your time starts now. Right off the bat, the...