I recently revisited Ocarina of Time, which is probably the most classic The Legend of Zelda title to have ever released. We’ve got Ganondorf threatening the kingdom of Hyrule. Link and Princess Zelda trying to stop him. And Link traveling between two time periods to complete super classic dungeons as both his child self and…
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Yoshi’s Island: The Spoopy Side of a Cute Classic
I was pretty late to the party when I finally played Yoshi’s Island for the SNES roughly 7 years ago. All I really knew was that baby Mario’s crying was very annoying and that the game looked pretty dang cute. Little did I realize that the game was far more difficult than the colorful, crayon-esque…
The Quirky Characters of Ocarina of Time
As we reminiscence about The Legend of Zelda, and about all the things we’ve written about the series, I came across a post from five years ago that was part of the 35th anniversary. We were discussing 35 things about Zelda, and one of these revolved around the weird characters inhabiting the games. Last time,…
The Forest Temple: A Charming and Only Slightly Haunted Manor at an Affordable Price
Back in 2016, I wrote a post about the top three creepiest dungeons in The Legend of Zelda. While my list is indeed a pretty accurate look at spooky dungeons spanning from A Link to the Past on the SNES through to Twilight Princess on the GameCube/Wii, I had overlooked one top contender…and now you’re…
40 Years of The Legend of Zelda: A Month of Nostalgia and Reminiscing
In February of 1986, the original Legend of Zelda was released in Japan on the Famicon (AKA the original Nintendo console). Produced by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto himself, the game was inspired by his boyhood adventures around Kyoto. Going on to become one of the most highly praised video game franchises of all time, it’s…
DK64 Boss Ranking: These Bosses Are Just Bananas
Donkey Kong 64 was one of my favorite games growing up. Sure, it was very bloated and tedious with all the collectibles and the five playable characters that weren’t always convenient to swap between. Nevertheless, my duckling self still got a lot of fun out of this clunky, yet charming, platformer. I already ranked the…
DK64 World Ranking: The Best and Worst Places to Monkey Around
Donkey Kong’s venture into the 3D platforming space was a mixed bag, to be honest. Starring five Kongs, each with their own collectibles, the game could be quite tedious at times, even by collectathon standards. Plus, it was often far too silly for its own good. (The combination of copious amounts of burping sure to…
Unforgettable & Resonance: King K. Rool’s Fakeout Kredits & Gangplank Galleon
Replaying Donkey Kong 64 on the Switch has reminded me just how much I adored Rareware’s take on the Donkey Kong franchise during the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 era. Say what you will about modern Rare (is there anything to say about modern Rare?), but back in the day, they knew how to make…
Ranking the Worlds of Banjo-Tooie
I’ve already ranked the wonderful worlds of Banjo-Kazooie, so now it’s time to discuss the much larger worlds of the sequel, Banjo-Tooie. When placing these worlds in order of my least to most favorite, my criteria was largely based on how fun the levels are and how well they’re themed, though I will also be…
Ranking the Banjo-Kazooie Mumbo Transformations
After my most recent playthrough of one of my favorite games of all time, Banjo-Kazooie, I thought it would be fun to do a handful of ranking posts. I’ve already ranked all of the game’s 9 delightful worlds, and now I’d like to rank all of the transformations. Although Mumbo’s magic in Banjo-Kazooie isn’t quite…