Welcome to the May Edition of the Zelda Universe Podcast. This month, Connor, Cayden, and Jeff return to discuss a gorgeous rendition of Marin, before visiting Sturgeon on Outset Island, then discussing Echoes of Wisdom’s introductory dungeon. The feature of month concerns the growing size of Zelda’s mainline entries and how Nintendo could still produce…
“… … … … … … … … If I was a sea gull, I would fly as far as I could! I would fly to far away places and sing for many people! …If I wish to the Wind Fish, I wonder if my dream will come true… … …” — Marin, Link’s Awakening.…
Longtime Zelda fan, Anne Martha Harnes, reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Zelda memorabilia. Her impressive collection spans 4,000 items!
After 40 years working at Nintendo, producer Kensuke Tanabe is retiring from the company. Tanabe, who was essential to the development of the Zelda and Metroid franchises, confirmed that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be his final title with Nintendo. This marks the end of an impactful career for one of Nintendo’s most influential producers. …
Link’s Awakening is a game centered on mystery. Link wakes up on an island besieged by monsters. He has no idea where it is, who the inhabitants are, and why the heck there is a giant egg on top of a mountain. Through the course of the game, obviously, the mystery gets unraveled. It all…
Link’s Awakening opens with a lightning crack. His ship is struck by a bolt of lightning, causing his ship to run aground on a mysterious island. He awakes in a small house, surrounded by people he’s never met before. Marin and Tarin fuss over him before Link runs out of the house, ready to find…
Slimes are odd creatures —creatures you may not expect to encounter in a vast majority of games. Despite this fact, they happen to be a rather common entry in the lexicon of standard RPG enemies. The Zelda series is, of course, also home to many slimy creatures. You may be already familiar with the Chuchu,…
It’s the end of October, we’re officially deep into spooky season and the Halloween weekend is here. Although I’m not a big fan of the festivities, probably because I didn’t grow up with Halloween, I do partake in the spookiness in my own way. When the temperature goes down and the morning fogs lingers a…
Photo credits: Michael O’Connell / Patch, Katherine Gross / Guinness World Records Tucked away in an obscure basement in Fairfax, VA lies the largest collection of Zelda memorabilia anywhere on the planet, and it might have still been a secret to everybody if it wasn’t for the Guinness Book of World Records making it known.…
The $59.99 LEGO Game Boy set is available to pre-order now and will release October 1, 2025. Originally released in 1989, the Nintendo Game Boy revolutionized the gaming experience by allowing gamers the ability to play their favorite titles portably. The system was a huge success, selling over 100 million units and creating countless memories…
In the midst of the Switch 2 fanfare Nintendo has quietly made updates on their website, one of them being a tiny piece of fabulous news. Both Echoes of Wisdom and Link’s Awakening for the Switch will receive Switch 2 updates just in time on June 5, 2025 with HDR support. It’s confirmed through the…
Nintendo’s financial report results for Quarters Three and Four 2024 are weighed in. It appears the Switch is in the endgame to become the Big N’s bestselling console of all time. While Switch sales have expectedly declined since its successor was made known, numbers for the sunsetting console are clocking in at impressive rates. We…
Although there are many shops throughout the Zelda series, it’s actually quite rare for the items sold in shops to be required to complete main game objectives. One of the few exceptions is the rather notorious Town Tool shop in Mabe Village of Links Awakening. The Town Tool shop sells the Deluxe Shovel for 200…
KokiriCraig is an artist I have followed for a while, and I was pleasantly surprised to see his Zelda coloring book shared on social media today. This really cute Zelda coloring book has just received a new print run and is scheduled for delivery in February. The book features 34 original drawings from a variety…
All the way back in Japan of 1986, the very first and original Legend of Zelda released, featuring 9 different dungeons which were spread across the land of Hyrule for the player to explore and conquer. These dungeons were mostly not referred to by any name besides “Level-X” while inside the game, but they did…
