Category Archives: Zelda

Excuse Me, Princess!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I’ve written a bit about DiC’s Legend of Zelda cartoon before, but now I’ve finished watching the DVD set, so I suppose it’s time to return to it. It was actually part of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, with … Continue reading →

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A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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Games and Gods

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

There are some interesting thoughts in this video. I haven’t played all of the Final Fantasy games, but fighting gods or god-like beings is pretty common in the ones I have. In some ways, I don’t think it’s necessarily anti-religious … Continue reading →

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Comics from Calatia

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

In addition to the Mario and Captain N comics, Valiant’s Nintendo Comics System also included a Zelda series. Like the others, it was influenced by the DiC cartoons, which means we get a lot of Link hitting on Zelda, but … Continue reading →

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In Your Dreams

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

You may have heard that the next entry in the Mario & Luigi role-playing series, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for the 3DS, will take place at least partially within Luigi’s dreams. That got me thinking about what other video … Continue reading →

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Hello from Hyrule

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia – This book on the Zelda series is quite attractive, but does its content stack up? Well, let’s take a look. To begin with, the volume is divided into four parts. The first is … Continue reading →

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Comically Yours

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

While researching the Chozo for my last post, I came across a scan of the Super Metroid comic from Nintendo Power. I wasn’t subscribing to the magazine when it was originally published, so this was the first time I’d read … Continue reading →

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Bringing Ganon Back

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Ganon is defeated at the end of pretty much every Zelda game, yet somehow he always comes back to fight another day. Usually the games are silent on how he keeps returning, but both the Oracle games and The Adventure … Continue reading →

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Koopa Family Scandal

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the Super Mario series, recently dropped a bit of a Bob-ombshell when he claimed the Koopalings weren’t actually Bowser’s kids. This raised some conversation as to whether they were ever declared to be his kids in … Continue reading →

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Mario vs. Mollusk

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

One of my fellow bloggers, Calvin of the Canadian Cave of Cool, has an interest in fighting against the Cephalopod Menace. He’d be glad to know that the most famous plumber in the video game world is contributing to this … Continue reading →

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