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…
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,…
Fairies have always been a part of the Zelda series, existing in many different forms and going through design changes several times throughout the ages. The smaller fairies and Great Fairies have had a slew of different incarnations, but there is one notably unique version of the fairies that has only appeared a handful of…
It’s a good time for Zelda fans in the United Kingdom to shout “huzzah!” because the Game Boy Advance (GBA) classics A Link to the Past and Four Swords are now available for Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) Expansion Pack members in the United Kingdom to play right away. Nintendo UK made the announcement today on…
Well, that was one of the best Nintendo Directs in a long while. Light on the remakes, heavy on tons of crazy new stuff! And sure, we have a brand new Zelda game Echoes of Wisdom (starring the princess herself!) that we will talk about much more very soon, but there’s a lot of other…
During the June 18 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced A Link to the Past and Four Swords would be ported to their online service. Players with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will have access to the game through the system’s collection of Gameboy Advance games. Four Swords will be playable through online multiplayer. The release…
The Legend of Zelda series has a rich history spanning multiple decades, with each installment adding new layers to the lore and gameplay. While many of these games have stood the test of time, several titles could benefit from the remaster treatment. Whether it’s to update the graphics, improve gameplay mechanics, or introduce new features,…
Despite humble beginnings as a Picori apprentice, Vaati has made a name for himself as one of the more well-known villains of Hyrule. Though he never takes up the title in The Minish Cap, Vaati is referred to as “The Wind Mage” in the Four Swords titles. Interestingly, it’s noted in Hyrule Historia that Vaati…
I’m a huge fan of the Zelda mangas by Akira Himekawa. My interest in them began in the early to mid-2000s, when people were uploading the mangas to YouTube for easy viewing. At the time, they were only available in Japanese to read, but a few dedicated fans were able to provide their own translations…
My son and I often play video games together on the Nintendo Switch. He is a huge Minecraft fan, and together we’ve played for over 400 hours! I needed a bit of a break from Minecraft, but he loves to play games together. That was when I searched the demos for something new and fun…
Akira Himekawa, composed of Japanese comic book duo A. Honda and S. Nagano, are the creators of the longest-running Legend of Zelda manga series. Beginning with the release of the Ocarina of Time manga in 2000 in Japan, the two would go on to release more manga for several of the mainline games. Their most…
In my previous Bombers’ Notebook entry, I wrote about one of my favorite Zelda characters, Vio Link, from the Four Swords manga. Because I hold the manga and the characters very dear to my heart, I proceed onward in exploring each of the Links, continuing with the short-tempered hero in blue. Contrary to official Four…
Recently, while looking through the manga section of a Barnes & Noble book store, I stumbled upon the Legendary Edition of the Four Swords manga. The manga, officially released in 2009 in America, was separated into two volumes. However, the Legendary Edition released in 2017 includes both volumes in one book, some pages in color,…
A few years back, I received a collection of the various Legend of Zelda manga for Christmas. For days afterward, I delved into their pages marveling at the ways that stories such as Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages were given new life by expansions to the story and more depth to characters like…
When you think about it, this blend of the Links and the Beatles makes sense. Both were groups of musicians whose songs seemed almost magical, they both became incredibly famous across the world, and all the guys wanted to be them and all the girls wanted to be with them. The only difference is, could…
