legend of zelda

A Tour of the Many, Many Posters I Own That Aren’t Even On My Walls

So far for Senior Week, we’ve already well established that I’m a freak. Cold Han Solo, waiting in lines for hours, but this is where I go over the edge. The fact that, as a compulsive poster collector, I have more posters in my flat file than I have on my walls. So I figured…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 11

Legend of Zelda Shield Backpack Must Be How Link Carries All That Gear

It’s always been a bit of a mystery how a child could carry a vast arsenal of medieval weapons, bombs, potions, and instruments in nothing but a tunic. But we might finally have an answer if it turns out Link’s shield was secretly always really a backpack. This officially-licensed Nintendo collectible from The Legend of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 29

It’s Dangerous To Go It Alone In Hang ‘Em Hyrule

What happens when you mash up The Legend of Zelda with Clint Eastwood? You get Hang Em Hyrule, a short fan film of a standoff between Zelda, Link and Ganon. It’s wonderfully shot, and features some pretty fantastic costumes. According to the folks behind it, the film was inspired by their own love for Westerns:…

io9 Andrew Liptak Aug 15

Marvel Still Has the Rights to Make a Hulk Movie After All

An absolutely insane rumor claims Beyoncé wants in on The Avengers. Has the purported Legend of Zelda show found a new home? Plus, Rob Liefield talks Deadpool, denials over the alleged Hawkgirl TV series, and some new art from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To me, my Spoilers! The Hulk Following some recent interviews from…

Television James Whitbrook Jun 23

Another Independence Day Star Is Coming Back For The Sequel

Have Marvel and Sony found their new Spider-Man? Could an Avenger fall in Age of Ultron? Neill Blomkamp talks about his Alien movie. The next Star Wars may begin with a crash landing. Plus, what’s next on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and more. Rejoice, for there are spoilers! Top image: The Walking Dead.…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 24

Making a real life version of Link’s shield from The Legend of Zelda

Making a real life version of Link’s iconic Hylian Shield from the Legend of Zelda may be the most impressive weapon Man at Arms: Reforged has ever made. It required a perfect design, a lot of grunt work in curving the metal sheet, expert embossing and basically melting pieces of metal together to form the…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 23

It’s Dangerous To Go Without Caffeine! Take This

This wonderful coffee mug, available over on Human, is the perfect way to show your love of the Legend of Zelda games without hitting your co-workers over the head with your obsession. The $19 mug is wrapped in a cartoony collage of items and treasures found in the games, and if coffee isn’t what you…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 6

Not Every Fantasy Show Has To Be Game Of Thrones

The Internet’s heart got set all aflutter recently with talk of Netflix bringing the iconic video game series The Legend of Zelda to life as a TV show. But while everyone freaked out, one thing irked me: describing the planned show as Game of Thrones, but for a family audience. Why can’t it just be…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 18

These Drawings Were Made By the Bad Guys In Legend of Zelda

The other day I was playing SNES on an emulator and it suddenly struck me: The incredible amount of work that went into creating every single tiny box of light on that screen. It sounds like a simple point, but less so when you glimpse the math and complexity behind video games in action. The…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 16

Video Games Make Surprisingly Beautiful Pulp Novels

From artist Ástor Alexander come these video game-inspired pulp covers: Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid. My favorite is the Mario one, mostly because I imagine that it’s a series, and every book ends with Mario heading to another castle. Alexander’s also done this beautiful cover based on Bioshock Infinite: And here are…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Dec 18

See Philosophical Concepts Explained With Zelda, Mega Man, and Contra

Have trouble understanding the philosophical notions proposed by Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Immanuel Kant? 8-Bit Philosophy illustrates big ideas about the nature of reality and free will using classic video games. In the first episode, the original Legend of Zelda sprites enact Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, while in the second episode, Mega Man lays…

io9 Lauren Davis May 23

10 Major Franchises That Have Never Been Rebooted

Most heroes get a facelift every decade or so, to keep them from showing their age. The longer an epic saga goes on, the greater the chances you’ll see everything start over from scratch. But not everybody succumbs to the Etch-a-Sketch urge. Here are 10 epic storylines that have never had a reboot. Ever. Oh,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Jason Krell Jan 30

Carry Zelda’s Homework In This Fantastic Hylian Shield Backpack

It’s bad news if you’re a rabid Legend of Zelda fan. It turns out there’s only one of these brilliant Hylian shield backpacks available from Ivana Roso’s Etsy store. So if you’ve got $60 to spare, and are quick on the ‘Add to Cart’ draw, you can snatch it up and save your own princess…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 25

Classic video game characters, drawn in the style of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock art

Artist Jed Henry has taken famous characters from the video game console pantheon and reconfigured them as samurais on centuries-old Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The results are pretty clever — I’m liking how Mega Man’s defeated robot masters have become a cloud of oni. Henry’s not done with this series yet, as his next illustration…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 18

Felicia Day has a surprise for the Legend of Neil’s season three premiere

This is it, people: It’s the last season of The Legend of Neil. Hold back the tears for the final season of this incredible web series about a boy who uses erotic asphyxiation to get inside the Legend of Zelda. Legend of Neil Tags: Atom.com,Atom Originals,Atom Blog,Upload Videos

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 28

Swarovski-Encrusted Wii Actually Doesn’t Look Like Crystalized Poop

We normally avoid posting things coated in Swarovski crystals like Asians avoid SARS, but this particular crystalized Wii looks spectacular. The console has the Twilight Princess Link/Wolf engraved on one side, the TriForce logo engraved on the other and the actual TriForce (with Kanji labels) on the front. We’re not sure how much it costs,…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 7

A Tour of the Many, Many Posters I Own That Aren’t Even On My Walls

Legend of Zelda Shield Backpack Must Be How Link Carries All That Gear

It’s Dangerous To Go It Alone In Hang ‘Em Hyrule

Marvel Still Has the Rights to Make a Hulk Movie After All

Another Independence Day Star Is Coming Back For The Sequel

Making a real life version of Link’s shield from The Legend of Zelda

It’s Dangerous To Go Without Caffeine! Take This

Not Every Fantasy Show Has To Be Game Of Thrones

These Drawings Were Made By the Bad Guys In Legend of Zelda

Video Games Make Surprisingly Beautiful Pulp Novels

See Philosophical Concepts Explained With Zelda, Mega Man, and Contra

10 Major Franchises That Have Never Been Rebooted

Carry Zelda’s Homework In This Fantastic Hylian Shield Backpack

Classic video game characters, drawn in the style of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock art

Felicia Day has a surprise for the Legend of Neil’s season three premiere

Swarovski-Encrusted Wii Actually Doesn’t Look Like Crystalized Poop

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