Majora’s Mask introduced a roster of characters stuck within a never-ending cycle of sorrow and despair. At the dawn of each rising day, each character, no matter how small, had a story to tell, a story to be saved. One such story began with a curse. Hidden by a mask, a young boy named Kafei,…
It’s always a treat to hear real-life musical ensembles play your favorite video game music. I’ve never had the privilege of catching a video game concert “live,” but I count myself very lucky to be living at the same time that musicians, like those of ZREO (formerly Zelda Reorchestrated), are producing masterful arrangements and orchestrations…
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!
The Legend of Zelda is 40 years old! Happy anniversary! I remember when I first got my hands on a copy of Skyward Sword. I hadn’t played many Zelda games at that point — only Ocarina of Time, a bit of Majora’s Mask, A Link to the Past, and everyone’s favorite: Four Swords (it was…
The mini games in the Zelda series give a break for the player, and Link, to pause their heroic adventure and allow Link to have some fun and be more like a normal kid. For some reason, I had a poor sense of direction my first couple of moments in Clock Town, but I eventually…
Takaya Imamura, one of the creators behind Majora’s Mask, F-Zero, and Starfox has recently released his original debut comic. “Omega 6” follows the story of two androids who get back into bounty hunting. After eating some magic fruit, Thunder and Kyla gain invincibility but will age once the effects wear off. Hired to kill Petrogaze,…
A new year means fresh new speedruns for a good cause that helps to stop cancer before it starts, one life at a time. On the week of January 4th, Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) came together once again in Pittsburgh, PA to perform awesome speedrunning tricks with many different games for a week straight,…
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…
While The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask enjoys turning 25 this year, art director Takaya Imamura has shared an interesting story on X that occurred during development. A TV station offered Imamura to appear in a portrait drawing competition which would inevitably take him away from the game for an entire week. In the comments,…
When the fate of Hyrule hangs in the balance, nothing is more valuable than good allies. ‘Good’ can mean many things: Powerful, resourceful, reliable. It doesn’t always mean enthusiastic. While some of Link’s companions join the fight simply because it is the right thing to do, others have…varying priorities. Though thrown together by circumstance, these…
Clock Town, the main hub of Majora’s Mask, has been recreated in Unreal Engine 5 by a talented fan. Benoit Bourgerie has spent over a year working on it. Not only has he made Clock Town from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5, he included Termina Field as well. To pull this off, Bourgerie…
As you may know, a great deal of characters introduced in Ocarina of Time have a counterpart in Majora’s Mask. Many characters who did not get a chance to really stand out in Ocarina of Time were given a chance in Majora’s Mask to truly make a name for themselves with a brand new purpose.…
For the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, talented fan animator RwanLink has made a new film celebrating the game’s release. The story first shows Clock Town on fire while the final battle between Majora’s final form and Fierce Deity Link takes place. The second part of the film shows the Carnival…
There are many different kinds of Zelda merchandise. From water bottles to clothes and even replicas of the Master Sword, there is a lot to choose from. One Zelda fan in particular, Brian from Brian’s Big List of Projects on Youtube, has made the dream of the fishbone guitar and crab bass from Majora’s Mask…
Welcome to the July Edition of the Zelda Universe Podcast. This month, Connor, Jason, and Caitlin reminisce about the musical memories at the ranch before learning a thing or two about sumo wrestling in Twilight Princess and looking at a fruity easter egg in Majora’s Mask. Our featured discussion takes us to the Era of…
