Category: Oracle of Seasons

Zelda games are full of references to one another. Many of the references are by name. It’s hard to go five minutes in Breath of the Wild without stumbling on a location named after a previous title: Koholit Rock is likely a reference to Link’s Awakening‘s Koholint Island, Gorko Tunnel shares its name with Skyward Sword‘s traveling Goron, and Horon Lagoon references Oracle of Seasons‘s Horon Village. Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru are named after the golden goddesses Din, Farore, and…

Hyrule and Zelda go together like Link and pot-smashing. Although there are some controversies and unanswered questions about how the landmarks in this magical land constantly evolve and change locations between games, I think most fans can agree that we love traversing it and all its fascinating lore. However, the past two major 3D titles in the series (Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom) have taken place in the largest Hyrule we have ever seen! This version…

Update: Dungeon Runners’ Timeless Marathon is live! The event will take place from February 21st  to 23rd on the Zelda Dungeon Twitch page. You can find the detailed schedule for the marathon here. Original: While only a little under six months old, the Dungeon Runners have hit ground, well, running! Covering marathons and interviewing runners, the team aims to bring a fresh new spin on the Zelda speedrunning community. It brings me great honor and pleasure to announce to you…

Alasyn is joined this week by The Zelda Cast producer Cal, and ZD YouTube extraordinaire Corey Richmond, and we decided that it was time to bring “Guess That Zelda Location” back from the grave!  A spin-off on the classic “Guess That Zelda Character”, this is Al’s favorite game to play whenever Andy is away. So join in on the fun as we try to guess each other’s Zelda locations in 16 questions or less! Download! Support The Zelda Cast on…

As the main protagonist, Link has always had abilities designed to make saving Hyrule easier, and when I say abilities, I mean anything other than a weapon. These abilities come in many forms, whether the skill is learnt like the Bomb Rune, an item acquired such as Clawshots, or an accessory like the Korok Mask. These abilities have evolved as the Legend of Zelda franchise has progressed. The early Zelda games offered basic items like the Handy Glove in The…

In the last few decades, Nintendo has gone to great lengths to preserve its first-party titles from years gone by. The Nintendo Wii, Wii U, and 3DS had robust Virtual Console libraries with individual titles for sale on the eShop before the services shut down. The NES Classic and Super NES Classic mini-consoles, which each consolidated a few dozen retro titles on a miniature version of the ancestral hardware, were commercial successes in the mid-2010s. Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) continues…

There is no shortage of iconic characters in the Zelda series. There’s Link, the ever-heroic and silent protagonist whose boots we don to trudge the world as we battle monsters and save the day. There’s Zelda, the silent princess, the scholar, the very essence of Wisdom and the Goddess Hylia. And then there’s Ganondorf, hatred, malice, and evil incarnate, son of the Gerudo born every 100 years. Malon. Marin. Midna. Bolson. Impa. Groose. Tingle — yes, I said it; no,…

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…

Going into the the recent holiday season and emerging into the new year, I’ve recently set a goal for myself to finish a few games I’ve fallen just shy of beating over the last couple of years. Given the timing of the more recent Zelda releases which arrested my attention, some life stuff, and my terrible habit of setting games aside for a breather right as I approach the final, toughest bosses, there are several games I’ve done dirty and…