An Evolution Of Link’s Death Animations And Game Over Screens Through The Zelda Series

The Legend of Zelda series will this year be celebrating its 30th Anniversary, with such a long and dare I say, much beloved series, many fans have had countless opportunities to play a lot of the games, and some fans all the titles in the franchise. There are also quite a few of us that have not only played all the titles in the series, but some more than once! With all this game playing I am sure that you have had the unfortunate experience of dying after a stupid move or a really epic battle, where the end result wasn’t exactly what you wanted. Throughout the series we have seen our poor hero die more times than many of us would probably like to remember. As we have all evolved as gamers throughout the history of the franchise, so have the games, and as such so have Link’s deaths and Game Over screens. MasterOfHyrule has recently uploaded a new video to YouTube where we can see the entire evolution of Link’s sad demise throughout the entire series, sticking to the main titles for the most part you can really see how these scenes have evolved over time. Jump in past the break and relive the dreaded moments before you see the words that have inspired screams from many of us Zelda fans… Game Over!

Did that just bring back some not so fond memories for you? What do you think of how the dreaded Game Over screens have evolved through the years? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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