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Just because a game has been played by millions of people, millions of times over, doesn't mean we've uncovered all of its secrets. Case in point: YouTuber ZeldaFreakGlitcha recently used a bug in Ocarina of Time that allows him to complete the game in 23 minutes. The glitch involves defeating Queen Gohma and activating, but not traveling through, the warp gate, which then drops child Link in Ganon's castle, and miniaturized missions ensue.

Usually we'd say defeating Ganon is no small feat, but with this, well... you know. ZeldaFreakGlitcha is live-streaming more attempts to beat his best bug time today on TwitchTV.

JoystiqNew Zelda: Ocarina of Time bug beats game in 23 minutes as child Link originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Made by Etsy user PaperRockScisorz and available at her shop, these print-your-own card templates feature Pokemon, Dr. Mario, Sonic, Zelda and Portal motifs with cutesy sayings and pixel hearts at $2.75 a pop. It's an easy and inexpensive way to show your significant other that you care, assuming you're lucky enough to share your life with a person that loves games as much as you do. If you're not that lucky, well, maybe get them a gift card or something. Single people are advised to dress up like a member of their preferred gender and have a romantic candle-lit dinner with themselves in a mirror. Ain't love grand?

JoystiqAdorable Valentine's Day card templates from PaperRockScisorz originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Four officially licensed Nintendo-oriented songbooks are now available in The Queen's English from Alfred Music Publishing. The books, Super Mario for Guitar, Super Mario for Piano, Super Mario for Easy Piano and The Legend of Zelda for Piano each contain more than 30 songs from various games in their respective series. What's more, Super Mario for Piano and The Legend of Zelda for Piano are also available in ebook format on Apple's iBookstore.

Each book retails for between $16.99 and $19.99, and while Mario and Zelda aren't exactly obscure, there's something to be said for learning the classics. Let's hope this is the beginning of a new trend in localizing gaming sheet music; we'd give up an arm for a Mega Man 3 songbook. No, wait, we'd give up a leg. We need that arm to play music.

JoystiqOfficial Mario and Zelda songbooks now available in English originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don't know if you guys are aware of this or not, but people really love Zelda games. Some people, in fact, love Zelda games so much that they've spent nine months completely rebuilding a Zelda game inside of a totally unrelated and entirely different game.

The Hyrulecraft project, which is currently in the middle of live public alpha testing, is a to-scale recreation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time inside of Minecraft. As you can tell from the above trailer, Hyrulecraft an impressive display of devotion to the franchise, but the team responsible has far more ambitious plans. Ultimately, they want to make Hyrulecraft "a unique Minecraft MMO experience including quests, NPCs, dungeons, free build zones, guilds, and more," according to their website.

If cuboid reproductions of Nintendo 64 games really are your bag, baby, then hit the source link for information about how you can scope out the public alpha test and download the map for yourself.

JoystiqHyrulecraft: Ocarina of Time reproduced in Minecraft originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Decoded by Sarinilli, the same topographical alchemist responsible for creating the Skyward Sword font, the Gerudo language is also an alternate representation of the 26 characters of the English language. Strangely, the only numerals in the Gerudo alphabet are 1 and 5, which can be used as an effective (if inefficient) alternative for the Roman numerals I and V.

Hypothetically, this new knowledge could be used to translate Gerudo texts found in Ocarina of Time, but that sounds like way too much work to us. To be honest, we only joined the Hyrulian Historical Society for the political connections. The Gerudo Typography font is available for free, non-commercial use at Sarinilli's DeviantArt profile.

JoystiqZelda lexicon expands, Gerudo language translated and fontified originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You do. As you crack open the ancient treasury, a small fanfare plays, starting quietly and then opening up into a triumphant series of simple notes, telling you that you have finally done it. The item you pull out of the centuries-old coffer is fine treasure indeed.

It's a shirt, adorned with some kind of legendary logo, a heart container tag, and the number "25" on the back. It's available in five sizes, for a special one-time only printing. Order now, before February 20, 2012, to get it sometime this May. You fold the shirt into your leather pack, and move on through the dungeon -- who knows what fearsome beast you might have to use this on, three different times, to defeat it?

JoystiqLegend of Zelda 25th Anniversary shirt is a real treasure, for a limited time originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>japaneseking-of-gamesLegend-of-Zelda-2010limited-editionlinknintendoshirtThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-SwordtreasurewiizeldaThu, 29 Dec 2011 01:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Now you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/now-you-can-exchange-club-nintendo-coins-for-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/now-you-can-exchange-club-nintendo-coins-for-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/now-you-can-exchange-club-nintendo-coins-for-games/#comments If your home is already full to bursting with Mario paraphernalia, you'll be delighted to learn that you can exchange your Club Nintendo Coins for downloadable games. Nintendo is featuring a rotating selection of WiiWare, Virtual Console, DSiWare, and eShop downloads offered on the North American Club Nintendo site.

Through January 10, your choices include Super Mario Kart (100 Coins), 3D Classics: Xevious (100 Coins), Fluidity (150 Coins), and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (150 Coins). In a way, this is really cheap as it trades illusory fun money for games -- but in another way, it's outrageously expensive as said fun money is only acquired through the for-real purchase of multiple games.

Those of you with more space for swag have new reward options as well: three different, adorable Mario notebooks, and a Zelda poster set.

JoystiqNow you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d-classics-xevious3dsclub-nintendodsdsiwareeshopfluiditymario-vs-donkey-kong-minis-march-againnintendosuper-mario-kartvirtual-consolewiiwiiwarezeldaThu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Miyamoto: Retro could handle a Zelda game, smartphones aren't competition]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/miyamoto-retro-could-handle-a-zelda-game-smartphones-arent-co/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/miyamoto-retro-could-handle-a-zelda-game-smartphones-arent-co/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/miyamoto-retro-could-handle-a-zelda-game-smartphones-arent-co/#comments The full transcript of Wired's interview with Shigeru Miyamoto -- in which the industry legend triggered some panic over his future -- has been posted. Surprisingly, that pseudo-retirement news isn't even the juiciest angle; Miyamoto also discussed the company's troubled recent past, as well as its potentially Miyamoto-less future.

He explained that Nintendo's goals this generation have focused on "the expanding of the gaming population," a task which would seemingly put them at odds with the ever-increasing smartphone market. Miyamoto posits that his company isn't "directly competing" with phones; rather, both might just have increased the size of the gaming market, and "expanded the definition of videogames" themselves.

In the more recent past (last week, in fact), Nintendo launched the Retro-developed Mario Kart 7 for 3DS, a project which Miyamoto said succeeded due to its multicultural development approach. "We were able to join forces in order to realize a variety of different courses, a variety of different tastes," he explained. "I think that's one reason how it worked out well between a Japanese development team and a Western development team."

It seems Retro has earned the games industry maven's trust, as Miyamoto added, "As you know, we have already collaborated with Retro for the Metroid Prime series in the past. And I think when we talk about any other franchise, Zelda might be a possible franchise for that collaboration." We think we speak for everyone when we shout in support of this idea while doing fist pumps into the air. Check out the full interview for more on the future of Zelda, the 3DS, the Wii U and the other pies Miyamoto's got his fingers in.

JoystiqMiyamoto: Retro could handle a Zelda game, smartphones aren't competition originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsmario-kart-3dsmario-kart-7nintendoretro-studiosshigeru-miyamotowiiwii-uzeldaWed, 14 Dec 2011 12:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword review: Such great heights]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/11/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review/#comments The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a game that is going to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For the base which took hold of Nintendo's initial vision for the Wii console, imagining future games where the controller in your hand was -- hey! -- not a controller, but the Master Sword itself; it is that. For those who simply imagined a narrative evolution of the long, long-stagnant Hylian franchise, it is that, too. For Wii owners who just want something to play, it is that as well. It must be that.

As the flagship component of the Zelda franchise's 25th Anniversary, you couldn't ask for a better identikit of the series. As it moves through the all-too-familiar cycle of temples, tools and time-travel, it touches on the franchise's lowest points, adopts its most stellar attributes and, at frequent intervals, taps into a kind of magic that no game ever has before.

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Robin Williams, his beard, and their daughter Zelda are no strangers to 3DS commercials, and now the three of them are back to promote the DSiWare launch of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. Be warned, however. This commercial's ending may shock those with weak constitutions.

JoystiqZelda, Robin Williams and his beard in Four Swords commercial originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Link, a young boy from the floating island of Skyloft, sets out on a journey to find his childhood friend in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Both he and Zelda ultimately find themselves on a destined mission handed down by an ancient goddess. At Link's side is a magical sword possessing the spirit of Fi, a servant and aid sent by the goddess herself.

Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (9/29/11)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>legend-of-zeldaLegend-of-Zelda-2010nintendoThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-SwordwiizeldaThu, 29 Sep 2011 14:20:00 EST<![CDATA[$70 Zelda: Skyward Sword bundle includes gold Wii Remote Plus]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/29/zelda-skyward-sword-bundle/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/29/zelda-skyward-sword-bundle/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/29/zelda-skyward-sword-bundle/#comments You'll need a MotionPlus or Wii Remote Plus to play The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. If you don't already have one, don't worry: Nintendo will offer the game in a $69.99 bundle, which includes the limited-edition gold Wii Remote Plus first seen at E3. If you don't want the fancy (and exclusive) Wiimote, the game will still be available as a standalone, for $49.99.

The initial print run of both versions, out November 20, will include a CD of performances from the upcoming Zelda 25th anniversary concert. So don't make too much noise when you go to that concert, or you'll ruin our CD. Thanks!

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Joystiq$70 Zelda: Skyward Sword bundle includes gold Wii Remote Plus originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bundleLegend-of-Zelda-2010nintendosoundtrackThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Swordwiiwii-remote-pluszeldaMon, 29 Aug 2011 12:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo celebrates Zelda's 25th with new website]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/08/nintendo-celebrates-zeldas-25th-with-new-website/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/08/nintendo-celebrates-zeldas-25th-with-new-website/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/08/nintendo-celebrates-zeldas-25th-with-new-website/#comments To celebrate 25 years of Octorok abuse, Nintendo has launched a commemorative website. The Zelda 25th Anniversary site is home to a mess of goodies aimed at your nostalgia core, including an interactive history of the series, some wallpapers and a video of the 2011 E3 keynote where a live symphony played music from the games.

For you more artistic types, Nintendo is also asking for your Zelda-themed Flipnote Studios animations, with the best entries receiving top billing on the Zelda 25th site. You can also send in a paper drawing, if you prefer, but we don't know if that'll actually make it onto the site. Flipnote Studios, as you may recall, is available as a free download on the DSi and DSi XL. Nintendo will take submissions from now on through September 9.

The 25th Anniversary site is live right now, so click over if you're looking to take a trip down memory lane. Or, if you're like us and have had enough, feel free to sign our petition. If we don't help the Octorok, who will?!

JoystiqNintendo celebrates Zelda's 25th with new website originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if we needed more proof that everything is better with a portal gun, the boys at Dorkly put one in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and the results are awesome. Any weapon that allows chickens to do the dirty work for you is a good weapon.

But really, name one thing that wouldn't be better with a portal gun. We dare you. Heavy construction sites don't count. Neither do fault lines. Or volcano cores. Fine, name four things. We dare you.

JoystiqLink to the Past with a Portal Gun is better than without a portal gun originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dorklymicrosoftpcplaystationportal-2portal-gunportal-zeldaps3xboxzeldazelda-a-link-to-the-pastFri, 15 Jul 2011 16:53:00 EST<![CDATA[With Wii U, Mario will use two screens and Zelda won't look like this]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/02/with-wii-u-mario-will-use-two-screens-and-zelda-wont-look-like/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/02/with-wii-u-mario-will-use-two-screens-and-zelda-wont-look-like/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/02/with-wii-u-mario-will-use-two-screens-and-zelda-wont-look-like/#comments Yoshiaki Koizumi, producer of the Super Mario series, has his team working on a new Mario game for the Wii U, even though he didn't know what Nintendo's new console would even look like prior to its unveiling at E3. In an interview with Wired, Koizumi said now that he knows what the Wii U can do, he wants to "create a console game where two people are playing at the same time but can't see each others' screens." You know, much like how the internet operates, but without all those messy tubes.

Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma also spilled some secrets about the HD demo Nintendo used to show off its new graphics -- mainly, don't believe everything you see. "You probably remember that when we introduced the GameCube, we showed a somewhat realistic Zelda demo," Aonuma said. "And what we actually created was the cel-shaded Wind Waker. So when we show a graphic demo, people think, 'Oh, this is what the next Zelda will look like,' but that's not necessarily the case." Secrets and lies, Nintendo. Secrets and lies.

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For example, did you know Miyamoto and team didn't think cutting grass was particularly fun, but fans of Link to the Past demanded it? It's true! Did you know it was kind of inspired by Twin Peaks? It's true! Did you know that Navi is the real Keyser Söze? It's true!

No, sorry. We misread. That last one's made up.

JoystiqWhat you didn't know about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqNew HD Zelda hinted for Wii U originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is it a clue about the storyline of Skyward Sword, or is it the work of a playful composer? That's another one for the conspiracy theorists, as is the possibility that the back-masked music is a form of mind control.

[Thanks, Sean]

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Deciding that wasn't enough of a pseudo-sadistic tease, Miyamoto explained some of the functionality he'd like to see in a 3DS Link to the Past remake. "Do you remember Xevious," Miyamoto asked. "It's two-layered and I really wanted to create that at the time. So to see Link To The Past in two layers would be quite attractive for me." Such a remake sounds just perfect for the 3D Classics section of the 3DS eShop -- a storefront which, serendipitously enough, will play host to a renovated version of Xevious itself.

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This is the exact feeling I had while playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS earlier this week. I didn't expect to be blown away, but after going inside the Deku Tree, stomping around the Hyrule Fields and witnessing the new, lush palette of colors as the day cycle progressed from dawn to dusk, that old love stirred again.

Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (4/13/11)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsnintendothe-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-timethe-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3dzeldaWed, 13 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Protect your slingshots with an authentic Zelda treasure chest (with sound!)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/protect-your-slingshots-with-an-authentic-zelda-treasure-chest/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/protect-your-slingshots-with-an-authentic-zelda-treasure-chest/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/protect-your-slingshots-with-an-authentic-zelda-treasure-chest/#comments Are you looking for a quick-and-easy storage solution for the adventure-ready knick-knacks you've got laying around the house? Oh, sure, you could probably just tuck that slingshot, Deku stick and empty bottle into any old Rubbermaid tub, but if you're looking for a more authentic way to put things into other things you need a real-life Legend of Zelda treasure chest, complete with brief musical interlude. (You know the one.)

You can follow the instructions posted on Instructables to make your own Hylian lockbox, and check out the video after the jump to see (and hear!) it in action. Just be sure that you make everything to scale -- if you make the chest too large, you're going to have to put something way more awesome in it.

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Fils-Aime reassured Wii owners that "there's content coming, and we'll be sharing more, certainly, in the weeks ahead." He added that there will be new content released before E3 and that there will be "more news" revealed at the expo this June.

Finally, Fils-Aime teased The Legend of Zelda's impending 25th anniversary, which was briefly mentioned by Satoru Iwata during Nintendo's GDC keynote earlier this month. "All I can tell you," said Fils-Aime, "is that it will be different than what we did for Mario, and it will be just as special." If it's anything other than free ocarinas, we'll be disappointed.

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Although Nintendo has updated the visuals of the N64 classic, it hasn't changed enough to shake off the N64 origins -- and the new sheen of paint can't help it compete with the other games that were present at the 3DS preview event, like Resident Evil. The 3D effect also seems relatively muted, even with the toggle set to the maximum settings. Its shortcomings make me realize that I wouldn't mind seeing a more thorough remake, one that truly pushes the 3DS' graphical capabilities.

But for most, Zelda isn't about the visuals, and the gameplay is just as you remember it.

Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (1/9/11)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsnintendothe-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-timezeldaThu, 20 Jan 2011 09:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Peach and Zelda come down with a case of Stockholm Syndrome]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/peach-and-zelda-come-down-with-a-case-of-stockholm-syndrome/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/peach-and-zelda-come-down-with-a-case-of-stockholm-syndrome/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/peach-and-zelda-come-down-with-a-case-of-stockholm-syndrome/#comments Even outside of being recognizable and beloved Nintendo royalty, Peach and Zelda have a lot in common: They've both grown quite contemptuous of their heroic better halves. In their defense, we can't imagine living without central air, either. It's the little things in life, people.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dsLegend-of-Zelda-2010nintendopeachprincess-peachprincess-zeldaspoofThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-SwordwiizeldaThu, 13 Jan 2011 07:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D screens tickle our nostalgia bone]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/09/zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d-screens-tickle-our-nostalgia-bone/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/09/zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d-screens-tickle-our-nostalgia-bone/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/09/zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d-screens-tickle-our-nostalgia-bone/#comments Link's not the only one getting a three-dimensional facelift for Ocarina of Time 3D -- a few familiar enemies are getting a little added depth as well. Check out Famitsu's new batch of screenshots for the spring 3DS release in the gallery below to see how Gohma and King Dodongo have changed.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsnintendothe-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-timezeldaSun, 09 Jan 2011 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Alleged Legend of Zelda prototype released]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/28/alleged-legend-of-zelda-prototype-released/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/28/alleged-legend-of-zelda-prototype-released/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/28/alleged-legend-of-zelda-prototype-released/#comments Lost Levels, a website dedicated to pulling unreleased video games out of the void of obscurity, recently obtained a pretty epic find: An alleged prototype build of the original, Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda. What's different about this early build? Well, apparently, while the retail version of Zelda was responsible for crushing the spirits of many a lesser gamer, this prototype build was designed to be played by sweet, little babies.

The difficulty of the early version of the game appears to be fairly reduced, as the prototype features a much more liberal rate of rupee distribution and an easier palette of enemies compared to the retail release, as evidenced by the screenshot comparison above (prototype on the left). If you've got the right emulator, you can download and play the prototype right now -- or, if you're not in the dungeon-diving mood, you can check more details about the Zelda prototype on The Cutting Room Floor wiki.

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If you pre-order a statue before January 1, you can get it a little cheaper. A F4F newsletter on the topic features pre-order coupon codes good for $25 off the regular version or $30 off the "exclusive" glowy one. If you use a coupon, you can also maybe convince yourself that you're being thrifty when buying a $300-plus toy.

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is already a rather creepy game. The darkest iteration of the franchise yet, MM's tale of a world constantly on the verge of ending is oftentimes haunting. But what if the cartridge were actually haunted? What would the game look like?

A tale credited to Jadusable has been chronicled on Creepy + Pasta. The story begins with a mysterious shop keeper and an odd cartridge -- "It was the standard grey color, except that someone had written Majora on it in black permanent marker." Given away for free, the recipient played through the game without a problem; the only noticeable glitch involved NPCs calling him BEN, the name assigned to the cartridge's first save file.

Activating the Day 4 glitch, however, spawned a number of odd, unexplainable events that only a ghost (or a very determined hacker) could produce. One of the game's most iconic lines -- "You've met with a horrible fate, haven't you?" -- repeats throughout the eerie series of events, chronicled on YouTube. Who is BEN? And what could this all mean?

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First and foremost, that headline is the most skin-crawlingly nerdy thing we've ever committed to virtual paper, and we write about video games professionally on a daily basis. Moving on.

In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine (as transcribed by ZeldaDungeon), Eiji Aonuma commented on the placement of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword in the oft-speculated timeline of the franchise. More notable than the game's positioning was Aonuma's confirmation of an overarching Zelda timeline -- though he explained that it's a "confidential document" to which only "myself, Mr. Miyamoto and the director of the title" have access.

Aonuma revealed that Skyward Sword comes before Ocarina of Time in said timeline, but wouldn't comment on whether it's the first game in the chronological series. He explained, "for us to add titles to the series, we have to have a way of putting the titles before or after each other," hence the secrecy. That makes sense -- as long as they're all comfortable with the swirling, black morass of insanity that's surfaced due to their reticence.

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We know it's hard for you to stay excited about the new Zelda when the remake of the best Zelda was just teased -- nevertheless, the debut gameplay trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is waiting for you just past the jump. Check out the Twilight Princess-meets-Wind Waker aesthetics, and witness some of the new tools of Link's trade. Which is, of course, Ganon-slaying.

You can look forward to the write-up of our hands-on time with Skyward Sword later this week.

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As promised by Cammie earlier this year, Nintendo's E3 press conference brought the first solid details on the next installment in the Legend of Zelda franchise, subtitled Skyward Sword. The brief trailer for the game shown during the Nintendo E3 press conference featured far more vivid visuals than those of Twilight Princess, but with a very similar UI.

It also features a new control scheme, which uses the MotionPlus peripheral for more direct swordplay, and the Nunchuck for more direct ... shieldplay. There's no actual aiming the game's ranged tools using the WiiMote pointer -- everything appears to be motion-based. Unfortunately, the press conference tech demo seems to be experiencing some "technical difficulties." Hopefully we'll have better luck when we try the game out on the E3 show floor.

New items (which appear on a new radial menu) include a remote-controlled beetle, which you can use to collect faraway objects, and a whip, which you ... can use to collect faraway items. Man, Link has gotten really lazy, hasn't he? Miyamoto announced that the game will be available next year, at which point Link's stationary lifestyle should have transformed the typically lean hero into a slovenly mess.

JoystiqThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword revealed and detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you just can't deal with Zelda as a side-scroller, good news: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link has been remade in 3D! Credit goes to one Michael A. Johnston, who designed this fan remake as a Unity-based game that you can play right in your browser. Zelda II FPS is an impressive feat, combining authentic 8-bit textures with brand new 3D models of all the creatures and environments.

It's also freaking impossible. Even the once docile slime enemies are now dangerous, since you can't tell when there are three of them right behind you. Enjoy being murdered repeatedly by weak enemies, for now, before Nintendo catches wind of this project -- which it will, now that people like us are telling everybody -- and likely shuts it down. Sorry!

[Via Kombo]

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Better still, it's an appropriate parodical trainwreck, considering the rest of 3D Dot Game Heroes borrows inspiration from Nintendo's emerald-hatted adventurer. And by "borrows," of course, we mean "straight-up plunders."

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Goron into the gallery First 4 Figures has created a niche for itself as a destination for insane, rich Nintendo fans' extra money. The company has dipped pretty deep into the Zelda character catalog for its latest high-quality, high-cost figurine: Ocarina of Time's Goron King, Darunia.

Zelda adherents who really want to festoon their desks, shelves or dioramas with a 15-inch rock man (he's to scale with First 4 Figures' other Zelda toys) can order one of these for $154.99 in advance of its Q4 2010 release. The rest of us can just look at pictures of the thing in the gallery below.

Gallery: Darunia figurine

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>daruniafiguresfirst-4-figuresfirst4figuresgoronocarina-of-timetoyszeldaTue, 04 May 2010 16:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Review: 3D Dot Game Heroes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/review-3d-dot-game-heroes/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/review-3d-dot-game-heroes/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/20/review-3d-dot-game-heroes/#commentsSilicon Studio set out to make a game primarily as a means of showing off its graphical effect middleware -- and then chose a retro-style action RPG as that showcase. That shouldn't work at all. But somehow, the developer managed to pull it off; 3D Dot Game Heroes is a faithful, expertly crafted reproduction of NES-era gameplay that happens to highlight spectacular visual effects in a logical way.

The studio pulled this impressive feat off by designing a world composed of giant cubes, essentially 3D versions of 8-bit sprites. This style is overlaid with insane visual effects, like an exaggerated depth of field that makes everything look miniature, and surreal, sparkling water. Even the spells are winkingly based on graphical effects like shaders and parallax maps. It's essentially the lost NES Zelda game. Or, rather, it's a parody of the Zelda series executed so perfectly that it is itself an excellent Zelda game.

Gallery: 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d-dot-game-heroes3d-game-heroesatlusfrom-softwareretrorpgSilicon-Studiosilicon-studioszeldaTue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Game Informer puts Link in 3D Dot Game Heroes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/game-informer-puts-link-in-3d-dot-game-heroes/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/game-informer-puts-link-in-3d-dot-game-heroes/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/game-informer-puts-link-in-3d-dot-game-heroes/#comments It was almost too obvious: 3D Dot Game Heroes looks a lot like Zelda, it lets you make characters, boom: You put Link in it. Done. But like all innovations that were so natural as to be almost self-evident, someone had to be first. In our case, that someone is Game Informer's Tim Turi, whose achievement you can find after the break.

Congratulations, Tim. It may have been obvious, but that's what they said about going to the moon and now who's on Dancing With The Stars, eh?

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d-dot-game-heroes3d-game-heroesatlusgame-informerlegend-of-zeldalinkSilicon-StudiozeldaThu, 08 Apr 2010 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Latest 3D Dot Game Heroes trailer is Error]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/latest-3d-dot-game-heroes-trailer-is-error/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/latest-3d-dot-game-heroes-trailer-is-error/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/latest-3d-dot-game-heroes-trailer-is-error/#comments It's no secret that From Software's 3D Dot Game Heroes borrows -- and borrows heavily -- from the Zelda series. So, Atlus, cheeky publisher that it is, has released a new trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes that outright exposes the game's aping of Zelda. Give it a watch and see if you can spot all the references.

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