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Tag: ocarina of time

ocarina of time
Gallery of the Day

8 Weird Video Game Urban Legends & Hoaxes

Spread in trade magazines and on playgrounds, video game urban legends are a fun little corner of the gaming community. There’s no end ...
By Kevin Thielenhaus Legacy AuthorJune 28, 2017
Good Old Reviews

The Year That Christmas Was Awesome

My Dad and I are, in most ways, very different people. Growing up on a farm in Canada with six brothers, his youth ...
By Stew Shearer Legacy AuthorDecember 26, 2015
Gallery of the Day

8 Reasons Link Is Relevant After 28 Years

Today is the 28th anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda, and for that we are giving you a gallery of ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2014
Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Review

Like Robin Williams and nearly every gamer over the age of 25, I have fond memories of playing Ocarina of Time on the ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorJune 17, 2011
State of the Industry

The Story Sucks

Note: This article contains spoilers. Lots of them. A stoic reflection on the futility of existence, Samuel Beckett’s famously dull tragicomedy Waiting for ...
By Jonathan Davis Legacy AuthorMay 10, 2011
The Nintendo Issue

Ocarina of Timelines

Chronology isn’t usually a big deal in videogames; timelines tend to go in one direction – forwards – and each game in a ...
By Logan Westbrook Legacy AuthorApril 19, 2011
Exterminate!

My Nintendo Shame

I am a Nintendo fan. Years ago I could say that with a straight face. I grew up loving Mario, Link, Kirby, Samus, ...
By Briana Lawrence Legacy AuthorJanuary 18, 2011
Geek, Dork, Nerd

Spoiled Rotten

It’s hard to know the exact the origin of the term “spoiler.” The idea that learning some plot points in advance can ruin ...
By Michael Thomsen Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2010
Second Banana

Hey, Listen, I Like Navi

Hey. Listen. Sidekicks, by their very nature, are unappreciated. They do all the heavy lifting, while some square-jawed schmuck hogs the spotlight. There ...
By Brendan Main Legacy AuthorAugust 24, 2010
Queer Eye for the Gamer Guy

Dude Looks Like a Lady

Pity the princess – all dressed up, and nowhere to go. While the hero gets to scramble about to his heart’s delight, the ...
By Brendan Main Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2009
Waypoints

Don’t Keep It Real

I walked into the living room the other night to find my wife with a Wavebird in her hand, running Link along Outset ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJanuary 21, 2009
Op-Ed

Gaming Methadonia

“You sure complain a lot about current games,” said a friend in an e-mail debate about the state of gaming. “But what is ...
By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJanuary 11, 2007
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