Nintendo and the curse of water levels
Most players groan when a water level appears in their game, and it’s not hard to understand why. For the…
Tag: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Portal tech for Zelda: Ocarina of Time demo revealed by former Nintendo programmer
English game programmer Giles Goddard is an instrumental games industry veteran, especially among Nintendo fans, having worked on Super Mario…
Speedrunner beats Ocarina of Time … in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In a fun bit of advertising for the then-fledgling Virtual Console, Super Smash Bros. Brawl famously features a handful of…
The 5 most heartbreaking moments in The Legend of Zelda series
Earlier this year, I explored my most memorable moments from The Legend of Zelda series. Immediately after writing that piece, I…
The lost art of video game instruction manuals
Video game instruction manuals hold a special place in the hearts of many gamers. As a kid, poring over the…
Wind Waker mod transforms the game into a portion of Ocarina of Time
Modders are the closest we’ll get to magicians as far as video games are concerned, fully realizing all sorts of…
Breaking down what makes a Nintendo boss fight special
Boss battles are important. They represent the culmination of a game’s story and all the mechanics the player has learned…
Ocarina of Time early build discovered on F-Zero X prototype cartridge
Video games tend to go through a lot of changes during development. The final version of a game can be…
Nintendo removes various soundtracks from YouTube, fans retaliate on Twitter
Nintendo is often relentless with issues surrounding copyright, regardless of if it is fan games, YouTube videos, or whatever else…
Comedy in Nintendo games: A snapshot of how they keep us laughing
Nintendo games are family-friendly, and a strong sense of humor is often part of that. There are obvious examples of…
Ocarina of Time gets a gothic makeover in Dark Hyrule Fantasy mod
While mods for titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have been all the rage lately, we’ve also…
Ocarina of Time mod mashes the game up with Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an incredible Nintendo 64 game. Super Mario 64 is an incredible Nintendo 64 game….