“Did You Get All That?” Weekly News Recap

Welcome back to my weekly feature here at Zelda Dungeon, where I, Kaepora Gaebora remind you of all the happenings from the last week. Whether it is the latest breaking Zelda related news or the topics you commented on most, we will go back in time and get you caught up to make sure you haven’t missed any Zelda goodness! But before we can begin our adventure I must ask…

Did You Get All That? If so, follow me past the break.

This week our first stop on our journey takes us to the first Gossip Stone of the week where Jon asked; Which is your favorite enemy gauntlet? After discussing a few different enemy gauntlets and detailing some of the reasons that made them great, Jon lands on the Cave of Ordeals from Twilight Princess as being his ultimate favorite and although there were a few others thrown in the mix it seems as if most of you felt the same! It seemed as if some of you had even pondered this question before and put some serious thought and reasoning to your decisions.

AnonymousGX detailed out his favorites:

“For me, the challenge of a 0-Damage win is my favorite part of a Gauntlet. Hence, those that I find difficult are better, even if I pull out all my hair trying to do it. With this in mind, my favorite in terms of difficulty was the SS Boss Rush. Sure, the ‘levels’ weren’t original, but they sure worked me hard trying to get all the way through. Second was TP Cave of Ordeals, third OoT3D Boss Rush. The rest were too easy for me.
However, if difficulty was ignored and I chose based on the overall experience and replay value, it’s OoT3D first and TP’s Cave of Ordeals second. The item chance of OoT3D made it an interesting experience, as well as the ability to time myself against my siblings, and TP had a great variety of strategies I had to use against the enemies in order to beat it 0-Damage.”

Dark Swordsman had this to say:

“I really can’t decide between ALBW and TP those were both so great. I know WW was the same thing but I thought it wasn’t very rewarding. SS probably has the best rewards, but I didn’t like the boss rush itself, especially when playing in hero mode where I would be fighting bosses in the rush that I had not even faced in the story line yet, bosses I wanted to use the hylian shield against.”

To read the full article or check out more of the discussion, check it out here.

The next moment of the past we will revisit is the announcement that the contestants of the Nintendo World Championships to be held on June 14th will be competing in the original The Legend of Zelda as one of the games in the final lineup of the championships. This announcement came shortly after the surprise Nintendo Direct Micro that was hosted by Bill Trinen.

This is what Nintendo had to say:

“Nintendo World Championships 2015 –Twenty-five years after the original, the Nintendo World Championships return on June 14, set to start at 3 p.m. PT, with pre-show broadcasts kicking off the day’s activities prior to the tournament. While the full lineup of games won’t be unveiled until the big event, hopeful contestants can prepare to compete in the original The Legend of Zelda, as well as a mix of other Nintendo games.”

If you missed the Nintendo Direct Micro or want more information, check out the article here.

Our next stop takes us to the Nintendo World Store where earlier in the week they announced that at their final Super Smash Bros. Tournament, the 1st place winner would be receiving tickets to attend The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Master Quest. The final tournament was held yesterday and after all 256 players smashed their hearts out we now have a winner! NinjaLink is now the official 1st place winner and bearer of tickets to the Zelda symphony.

Check out the winners happy mug!

If you want to see the original article, you can do so here.

Our tour back in time has now come to an end and our last stop takes us to the announcement from Eimear Noone, the amazing Irish conductor that has conducted Symphony of the Goddesses concerts, that she will be starting a Kickstarter to fund her latest project, a new album called Songs of Zelda: A Link to the Celts. This project will take some of the music from The Legend of Zelda series that we all have grown to love and give it a Celtic twist.

To check out more about this project or even hear a bit of what it will sound like, check out the original post here.

Now that we have finished our journey together this week, I want to remind you all to take a moment every time you come across a piece that motivates you to comment, please do, so that I may share your  words with others. Once again I thank you for allowing this wise old owl a chance to take you back in time. Join me again next week for another adventure.

Now before I go, I must ask… Did You Get All That?