Tag: Zelda Universe

The folks at Zelda Universe have recently posted a new article going over the ways Skyward Sword pays homage to the original Legend of Zelda. Through their observation they have noticed the numerous aspects of Skyward Sword that are directly drawn from the first game in the series. So they have made this handy list of ten different similarities for the rest of us who might not have noticed them all. Some of these similarities were plainly obvious while others…

Our friends over at Zelda Universe have been hard at work on a fan game titled Timeless Haven. Last April they initially released an Alpha Demo of the game and just this past week, they released Demo II. The fan game has created quite a buzz over at the Zelda Universe Forums. I haven’t had a chance to play through just yet, but here is a tidbit from one of the folks in charge of the project. Make the jump…

Yesterday, I said that 2011 would be the last article from Zelda Universe for their 25 Years in 25 Days. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I realized there was still one more to go. For many of us, today means we finally get Skyward Sword. I know I am anxiously awaiting for my local game store to open so I can go get my copy. But while we have the time, today’s article looks into the future for…

What better way to celebrate Skyward Sword’s release than to bake some Zelda themed cookies! Over at Zelda Universe, forum user, kelster165 has posted pictures of the cookies her and a friend made in the shapes of classic Zelda characters and symbols. These include Link, Deku Link, Wolf Link, Epona, Navi, a goron, the Master Sword, and the Triforce. These cookies look delicious and I must say they are pretty well done. Even without the captions on the pictures I…

2011 was a huge year for The Legend of Zelda. In honor of celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary, Nintendo had many things planned in the form of interviews, concerts, and games. Throughout the last several months we have seen tons of interviews with various people sharing their Zelda memories and what they love about the series. Also, if you were lucky enough to live in Japan, London, or Los Angeles you got to experience the first round of the Legend…

Today, European fans are finally getting to play Skyward Sword. But for those of us who still have to wait, Zelda Universe has provided us with the next article in their 25 Years in 25 Days series, covering the year 2010. There was not a lot going on for the Zelda series this year as the focus was on Mario and his 25th anniversary. It started off with the fan-made film, The Hero of Time, being taken off the internet…

Zelda Universe’s 25 Years in 25 Days is winding down as we approach the Skyward Sword release this weekend. Today’s year is 2009 and not only did we see a brand new game for the DS, but we got to experience one of the most elaborate fan-made Zelda projects of the time. Spirit Tracks was released this year and although it fixed many of the problems that were found in Phantom Hourglass, fans still found things to be upset about….

We are counting down the final days until Skyward Sword’s release and for today’s installment of Zelda Universe’s 25 Years in 25 Days they cover the year 2008. Although no new Zelda game was released this year there were plenty of other things to keep fans busy. This was the year that two webseries, The Legend of Neil and There Will Be Brawl, were released and they both starred Zelda characters. Also, two more books were released, one being a…

Another day, another year, another Zelda for the folks at Zelda Universe. Today’s article covers the three wildly different games that released in 2007 as well as some of the fan-sites’ activities. 2007 was just downwind of Twilight Princess’ debut on both the Nintendo Wii and its older cousin the GameCube, but that didn’t stop the Zelda steamroller from barreling through the year at full strength, for there were several Zelda games still awaiting us down the pike. And for…

Our friends over at Zelda Universe are holding a contest to see which lucky people will win a Zelda-themed T-Shirt, as featured in the index image to the left. They’ve given you six ways to enter the contest in order to have a chance at winning one of those shirts. Leave a comment on their newspost announcing the contest (source below), leave a comment on their Facebook, leave a comment on either Kari Fry’s or The Yetee’s Facebook (see ZU…