Category: Phantom Hourglass

With the return of Gleeoks in Tears of the Kingdom, one of the oldest Legend of Zelda enemies finally got a facelift from pixels to full 3D (a two-headed, submerged Gleeok did make a short appearance as a boss in Phantom Hourglass, but you only see the heads). It was exciting to see one of the original villains make a reappearance and go from a small sprite in The Legend of Zelda and Oracle of Seasons to a two-story-tall terror…

Twenty years since its release, The Wind Waker remains one of the most iconic games in the Zelda series. While the game retains many of the gameplay elements that made Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask successful, the dramatic change in art style, improvements in gameplay, and the new mode of transportation helped The Wind Waker stand out. Overall, I would argue that the choice to put The Wind Waker‘s direct sequel (Phantom Hourglass) on the Nintendo DS resulted in…

Beedle started out a lovable, quirky salesman but has overtime become either mean-spirited or unremarkable. And frankly, in Tears of the Kingdom, he overcharges for arrows– what’s up with that!? Is it time for Nintendo to politely insist Beedle retire? Beedle was a very pleasant sight in The Wind Waker, as he you didn’t know exactly when you would see him next and his ships were the only place to get a bait bag, bait, and hyoi pears. Ever the…

Starting way back with Link’s Awakening and its fishing mini-game, angling has been a part of several mainline Legend of Zelda games. Ocarina of Time introduced the fishing hole, where a generation wasted away the hours while Hyrule was on the brink of collapse. Oddly skipping The Wind Waker (a strange exclusion, seeing as you spend most of the quest on a boat sailing the ocean), Twilight Princess gave players a cane pole to fish anywhere; the game also included…

Composer Giovanni Rotondo, in collaboration with Enjoy the Ride Records and Magic Deck Records, has released a brand new album featuring reimagined music from some of Nintendo’s most iconic franchises and beyond. The album, The 8-bit Time Capsule, released June 23rd and is the third installment in Rotondo’s 8-bit Time Adventures collection. The 8-bit Time Capsule tells a “story of imagined, long-lost chapters of famous game franchises, envisioning alternative timelines and realities.” A concept album of sorts, the project presents…

It’s no secret by now for long time fans that Zelda games often come in pairs. From Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, to Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass, and of course, the original Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom seem to be following this same format, sharing a large number of overlapping elements. This means that, in order to keep the series fresh, the games that follow will probably…

Like a lot of folks that are into the Legend of Zelda series, I like to collect what I can. And when I saw this 3D lenticular shadow box by Pyramid America in a local game store a few years ago, I knew I couldn’t leave the store without it. Pictures alone don’t do this unique shadow box justice. Depending on the angle you view this piece, it shows either a wonderful portrait of the official art of Princess Zelda from…

When I think about the setting of The Legend of Zelda, the first thing that comes to mind is medieval and fantasy. With the exception of a few steampunk additions such as Bombs or the Pictobox, the early games in the series have generally fitted into that. But the longer the series gets, the more that has begun to change. I was very surprised in 2009 with the release of Spirit Tracks to find our brave hero traversing the lands…

The Zelda series is full of colorful characters from all walks of life. Some of these strong personalities could benefit from a bit of professional help letting go of their hangups or fitting more comfortably into social circles. Ironically, the Zelda characters who need therapy the most are those who might be most resistant to it: Ganondorf, Zant, and Vaati to name a few of the biggest contenders. But there many other strange characters who might not be too keen…

Get your headphones in, because this week, we’re taking a musical journey throughout the history of the Zelda series to rank and discuss every games main theme! We go back and find what works, what doesn’t, which games were short-changed, and which themes we would consider the best of all time. We’re playing every theme in the series, so sit back and groove out to the amazing music of the series. Don’t forget to let us know which main theme…