Category: Oracle of Ages

Al is at the helm once again, and this week she is joined by one of The Zelda Cast’s producers, Cal! Now, many might not know this, but this mashup happened once before, on a Zelda Cast Top Tens Patreon episode last summer. Well, that happens to be the inspiration for today’s episode. Alasyn and Cal decided to expand beyond their opinions of that one bonus episode, and share their top picks on every bonus episode! What are the best…

I didn’t know about the manga versions of Zelda games until just a few years ago. There are manga versions of multiple games in the series, from Ocarina of Time to the Oracle games. So, wanting to be true to my favorite fandom, I recently acquired the whole Twilight Princess collection and have been devouring these volumes like Breath of the Wild Link pounds apples! These volumes follow the Twilight Princess narrative for the most part, but they breathe even…

Happy New Year everyone! 2024 was another big year for the Zelda series with the one year anniversary of Tears of the Kingdom and the new release of Echoes of Wisdom. A new year brings new beginnings and often is a great time to play or replay a favorite game. So, what Zelda game will you be playing first this year? This year I’m hoping to replay The Wind Waker again, and to play a few Zelda games that I…

With Oracle of Ages coming in at 13th and Oracle of Seasons trailing by one ranking, this year’s Best Zelda Ever list establishes a four-year run where the land of Labrynna remains ahead of the land of Holodrum. This has often been the case, and only in 2019 and 2020 did Seasons manage to squeak ahead of Ages in the rankings. Neither has surpassed the 11th spot. I know that Oracle of Ages is often considered to be more “puzzle heavy” with…

It’s that time again! The annual tradition continues! Zelda Dungeon’s Best Zelda Ever ranking is back! Every year, the fantastic folks at ZD come together to rank every single Zelda title from worst to best. The task is arduous, and it isn’t always controversy-free, but the results are without exception something the team is truly proud of. This is the feature we look forward to all year long. The thing that makes Best Zelda Ever so special is how many different…

The dungeons in the Legend of Zelda series have a wide range of naming structures. In the first game’s humble beginnings, each dungeon was simply named Level 1, Level 2, and so on. In The Adventure of Link, Nintendo started getting more creative. It introduced a consistent naming style, and each dungeon was a Palace. Nintendo later broadened its scope, while ironically rarely using the word “dungeon,” (though the Oracle games leveraged this the most). These include but are not limited to…

Better late than ever, right? Welcome to… Fall Brawl! Zelda Dungeon’s Fall Brawl Character Contest is back again for a sixth year… but this time, things are a little different. We know what you’re thinking: How are we supposed to celebrate “Fall” Brawl when autumn was over weeks ago. Well, I’d first like to point out that, according to the astrological calendar, autumn ends between December 20th and December 23rd, which means we’re very, very technically announcing this year’s tournament…

Spoiler Warning: The comments on this article may contain spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Nintendo revealed last month that Echoes of Wisdom takes place in the timeline where “The Hero is Defeated.” The events of the game happen between Tri Force Heroes and The Legend of Zelda. This placement is sensible given the similarities between Echoes’ world and those found in A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds. However, there are a few lore-based…

Echoes of Wisdom opens with Link exploring the Suthorn Ruins in his quest to rescue Princess Zelda from the clutches of an evil “blue monster”. This section culminates with a fight against Ganon, and Link getting sucked into a rift. At around the game’s halfway mark when Null is revealed as the true villain, we learn that the Ganon we fought was just an echo. It is explained early on that in order to create an echo, one must first…

The original The Legend of Zelda is getting a makeover, and it might not be the one you expect. It isn’t getting a remaster or remake from Nintendo. Instead, it’s getting reimagined by 2D animator, Hugo Vasgestian dos Santos, or vasge. They are making the entire first dungeon in a hand-drawn art style in the Godot engine. This incredible task started in November 2024 when vasge revealed the first development log (devlog). In the video, they covered why the project would only…