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The Top 50 Video Game Franchises Of All Time, Voted By Gamers

The 2010 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition features a list of the Top 50 video game series as voted by the gaming public. Which series came out on top between The Legend of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Halo? Instead of opting to go with game review scores or a board of experts,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2010

Reviews

3D Dot Game Heroes Review: Connecting The Dots To The Past

Can the innovative implementation of 3D pixels and a good sense of humor save Silicon Studio’s 3D Dot Game Heroes from being labeled a gimmicky Zelda clone? The king of 2D Dotnia felt that sprites were outdated, so he decreed the kingdom switch to 3D, and so it did, though not in the way one…

By Mike Fahey Published April 24, 2010

Ten Unforgettable Video Game Songs

Video games aren’t just about the games, the story or the graphics. Oh, no. Music is so incredibly important. And often, long after you have finished playing, it sticks around, lingers in the back of your brain. Here are ten songs we sometimes find ourselves either humming or having a hankering for a listen. These…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2010

Game Changers: Sequels That Scared The True Fans

Yesterday 2K Games panicked some gamers with news that the turn-based tactics series X-Com will return as a first-person shooter. What other classic video game franchise have had their genres changed, and how did they weather the transformation? We’re calling the phenomenon genre bending. You take a game known as being one of the best…

By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2010

A Link To The PlayStation 3 Zelda Homage

Using 3D Dot Game Heroes’s built-in character editor, Game Informer’s Tim Turi takes the Zelda “homage” full-circle. As I’ve mentioned previously, Atlus’ PlayStation 3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes is highly reminiscent of the original Zelda games on the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo. So much so, that when Tim Turi creates his own…

By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2010

Dot-Mart Is A Secret To Everybody

It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes one-stop shop for every thing Link you need to rescue Zelda Dotnia! I’ve spent a little more time in Dotnia since I last posted something on Atlus’s 3D Dot Game Heroes for the PlayStation 3, and it’s still about as blatant a…

By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010

Fetching Legs, Link

As seen on Albotas via Geekologie via i-am-bored.

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010

This 3D Dot Game Heroes Trailer Is Zelda-Riffic

It might not be a real word, but Zelda-riffic is the only one I can come up with for this first full trailer for Atlus’ PlayStation 3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes. The word applies to the gameplay as well. I’ve spent a little time with 3D Dot Game Heroes since I last posted on…

By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2010

The Exodus Of Zelda

Let’s imagine, for a moment, that the original Legend of Zelda was not developed in Japan, but Israel (or Hollywood). And that it does not tell the tale of Hyrule, but the tale of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. The resulting game, The Exodus Of Zelda, which comes complete with unleavened croissants, worrying Jewish grandmothers…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2010

2D Zelda Games vs. 3D Zelda Games

The Legend of Zelda games have been rendered in 2D and 3D. Is one better than the other? The 2D Zelda games include the original Legend of Zelda as well as those Capcom-developed Zelda games on the Game Boy and the Game Boy Advance. With The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the games were…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2010

Will The Next Zelda Game Change Based On Your Pulse?

Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto may be toying with new ways to shake up The Legend of Zelda, adding more than just Wii MotionPlus support for the next adventure of Link. Is he also considering Wii Vitality Sensor-based gameplay? While Miyamoto didn’t confirm whether the next Wii Zelda game would feature pulse-pounding, biometrics-based additions, he…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2010

New York Subways: Where Else Can Zelda and Boba Fett Mesh So Nicely

I think the video says it all. Now, how can I get this guy to follow me around at GDC? [Thanks AcidAngel]

By Brian Crecente Published March 5, 2010

The Legend Of Zelda: The Magical Magic Cards

Because Magic Cards weren’t dorky enough as it is, somebody had to go and make a custom set of cards based on Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda. What’s funny is that they’re not, well, funny. Read the descriptions, these cards are serious business. Shame there’s only six of them, though; a full game could have…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone, Drink This

As seen on deviantART via Albotas.

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2010

Zelda, MGS And More, Japanese Game Creators Talk 2010

This year could be a huge year for video games. That’s what folks say every year, and that’s what we are saying about this one. In the upcoming issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu, some of the industry’s biggest names talk about their current projects and hinted at things to come. Let’s have a look:…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2010

Which Legend of Zelda Game Was Inspired By Twin Peaks?

It may not be obvious, but The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was influenced by the work of director David Lynch, according to longtime series creators Takashi Tezuka and Eiji Aonuma, citing Twin Peaks as inspiration for the 1993 game. No, it didn’t feature high school murders, treatises on pies, or the bizarre cast of…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 26, 2010

And Here’s the Winner of the Ultimate Legend of Zelda Spirit Track Kit

We asked readers to get off their duffs and try to convert people into Zelda fanatics… and to document themselves doing it. The lucky winner receives a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a Spirit Tracks t-shirt, a $1,000 Nintendo World Store gift card, a Zelda’s “biggest fan” trophy and a white Nintendo…

By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2010

Reggie Dates Next Wii Zelda For “When It’s Perfect”

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is taking names and setting expectations in the latest edition of the Wii’s Nintendo Week program, saying that the next announced Legend of Zelda game for Wii will “come out when it’s perfect.” That’s not “before the end of 2010” as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reportedly told Japanese newspaper…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2010

Zelda Fan Movie Taken Down on Nintendo’s Request

Nintendo let the fan-made Legend of Zelda film “The Hero of Time,” stay up over the holidays, but its creators have now taken it down after the company asked for its removal. The Hero of Time (that’s one of its trailers above) had been shown at film festivals, and on Dec. 22, had been hosted…

By Owen Good Published January 2, 2010

The Legend of Zelda: The Wedding: The Video

Kotaku reader Kyle was nice enough to share the private, nerdier moments of his recent The Legend of Zelda themed nuptials with the rest of us, showing off the amazing Zelda cartridge cufflinks conceptualized by his bride. Now there’s video. The special “Kotaku Cut” of Kyle and Ashley’s day at the altar gives a closer…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 31, 2009