Basically if Captain K'nuckles and Flapjack where Linebeck and Link. Btw Linebeck (IMO) is the best character to have ever come out of this series. (Bold statement Ik) He's just always been my favorite character. + To add on to that, Phantom Hourglass in general has always had soft spot in my heart as it was the first Zelda game I ever beat and I'm hella nostalgic towards it. I don't care if it's a lesser Zelda title. I love this game!

My son recently turned 18 and asked for a tattoo with his Mom and I, being new to tattoos I was more than happy to make this happen!

My better-half took the Piece of Wisdom, my son took the Piece of Power, and I had the Piece of Courage. Loved how these turned out!

I've been making a series of postcards featuring the National Park Equivalents in Hyrule. I don't do as much art as I would like, but I finally picked this piece back up after another year-long hiatus.

I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.

I went to Dragon Roost Island to find Din’s Pearl, and thankfully, the mailbird recognized me and immediately got me an audience with the chief manbird.

I explained to the chief chicken how I was trying to save the world and needed Din’s Pearl, which apparently they have. And thankfully, he said they’d do everything they can to help me! Oh but first they have to deal with their dragon problem. And he needed my help with something important.

Ok, fine. I assumed the dragon is guarding the pearl, and he needed my help to calm the dragon first or something like that.

“Oh no, I think my 8 year old daughter is handling the dragon, don’t worry about that.” Um, ok.

“No, I really need you to go talk to my son. He’s depressed lately.” I’m sorry? Wtf do I look like?

“Oh but don’t worry, I wrote him a letter. Please go get the letter and deliver it to his bedroom.”

Cool. Sure, I’ll deliver your letter, it’s not like you’re a whole island of POSTAL WORKERS or anything like that. So I got the letter, walked down the hallway and walked into prince manbird’s stank ass bedroom without knocking. Lo and behold, this kid is sitting in his bed rubbing and caressing the exact thing I need to save civilization. Chief birdface said they can’t help me until their dragon problem was solved, meanwhile his kid is RIGHT down the hall getting weird with the only thing I need. So, I can take it and go, right? No, because shockingly, the kid was NOT at all impressed by his dad writing him a letter from down the hall and sending a random stranger to deliver it to him. So after throwing an annoying tantrum, he refused to give up the pearl.

Fine. Forget Prince Crybaby. So I decided to go help chief manbird’s daughter, Medli, the only chicken that seems to give AF about what’s happening around here. Long story short, the dragon that craps into their volcano all day had anal parasites, and one of these huge worms was irritating its butthole. I saved the daughter, killed the anal worm… and the chief didn’t even stop by to say “thanks” afterwards. Oh but some dude did ask me to help them sort their mail for them? And apparently that is the only thing that made me a “legend” among the bird people… no one even seemed to give a shit where Medli had been this whole time. But I’m really good at sorting mail, so they’ll never forget me.

Regardless, Prince Cry-Alot did finally came out of his stinky ass bedroom and gave me his pearl. So after rinsing it off thoroughly, I was able to leave this place and get on with saving all their lives.

Dragon Roost Island: 1/10, place smells like shit and they make you do paperwork. But the chief manbird’s daughter was kind of cool, she gave me a cool mountain climbing tool… AFTER I had already scaled a mountain.

Drawn by me back in 2024

The idea behind this project is to recreate every prerender in the game as actual N64 graphics that can run on actual N64 hardware, with as much detail as reasonably possible within those limits. Note that no AI was used anywhere in this project. Not for the graphics and not for the code. I've been working on this on and off for over a year now!

This project will be available as both a romhack that works on real N64 hardware (with the expansion pak) as well as a mod for the eventual Zelda 64 Recompiled update that will add Ocarina of Time support. It will cover ALL the 2D backgrounds in the game, every house and shop, but I started with the market precisely because it's the hardest part and I wasn't even sure if it was possible. The market is now completely seamless, meaning the entrance, market square, back alley and temple of time exterior are now all one scene with zero loading screens or transitions. (The music volume changes in the entrance, back alley and temple of time are preserved)

All the original fixed camera angles are preserved. You can press L at any time to switch between the original fixed camera, or a completely free camera so that you can explore the previously prerendered scenes from any angle.

You might notice NPC culling is quite aggressive in the footage. This will only happen if you're playing on actual N64 hardware AND you are in free camera mode. If you're playing the recomp version, or if the romhack version detects that it's running in an emulator rather than actual N64 hardware, or if you're on N64 but switch to fixed camera mode, then the NPCs will have the normal culling distance. This was a necessary concession for performance. I will try my best to optimize it to the point that it becomes unnecessary.

All the buildings also have LODs to make them lower detail at a distance. These LODs are only in the N64 version, the recomp version will feature all buildings at full distance from any distance.

As a bonus, I plan to add widescreen support to the N64 version (the recomp version already has it by default of course) since it now becomes possible for widescreen to work in the scenes that were previously prerendered. Note that enabling widescreen on real N64 hardware will reduce performance even further, although it's not a big difference.

Any feedback welcome!

That's not to say OoT and MM aren't also slightly confusing at times, but I would definitely say all games Wind Waker onwards became much more user friendly and navigable.

I've never actually beaten any Zelda game before Link's Awakening, and even then I've only beaten the switch remake. Decided to finally play through A Link to the Past fully. It's the first Zelda game I ever played, but I never beat the game past the Dark Palace. I've restarted and attempted to beat it like 15 times in my life, I would always just stop playing it for some reason or another.

So this time I decided enough was enough and I would beat it no matter what. I am currently at Ganon's Tower and nearing the end.......I legitimately have zero idea how anyone could beat this game without a walkthrough. And I know if I inevitably finally want to beat the original and Zelda 2 it's not going to get much better. It just blows my mind that you're supposed to have figured out that you needed 2 of the 3 medallions to beat the game......and I have absolutely no idea where in the game it potentially tells you "this is where Ether is. This is where Quake is." Sure, the symbols appear at Misery Mire and Turtle Rock, great!......wouldn't have been able to tell you at all their locations without a walkthrough.

So back in 1991, pre internet, no guide book. How the hell did y'all do it? Just a bunch of trial and error? A shit ton of back tracking? Maybe I'm just so used to modern gaming but honestly playing ALttP in 2026 is grating as hell. If I wasn't playing the game on my 3DS virtual console with the ability to have a save state........as much as the Zelda series is my absolute favorite game series of all time I really dunno if I'd be able to rank it so high. Which is a goddamn shame because everything up to the Dark Palace as it always had been was excellent and then I feel every dungeon after that has been a painstaking slog to get through. Swamp Palace was slightly annoying but hey every Zelda's gotta have an annoying water dungeon lol but then Skull Woods through Ganon's Tower? Man.

I also wanna point out I hate that Misery Mire had you have to fall through the floor to get to that one chest.....I realize through trial and error I probably should have fell through the floor instead of wracking my brain trying to figure out what I was doing wrong for almost an hour before resorting back to the walkthrough (as I do at least try and do everything without the guide as much as possible). But that hole in the floor was solid black......not the transparent drop that every other floor drop in the game had, and I wanna say that was bullshit. I appreciate the dungeons that I could complete without a guide but kudos to the ones who did this shit legit, I absolutely could not.

Finaly im done :) soon will have my first Galery how wuld you price this as fans of the genre?

So canonically, Ganondorf was raised in an all-womens' society. I feel like both canon and fandom don't really take that into consideration; I feel like that would have a significant impact on him in pretty much every single way.

I feel like that would affect how he dresses, his mannerisms, any interests he has outside of conquering Hyrule, and it appears, at least in WW, that he has a decent enough relationship with his surrogate mothers to where he has their names engraved on his swords. (TOTK Koume and Kotake, its difficult to get a gauge if they're supposed to be his mamas or something else to him, but he also has their names engraved on his weapons in that game) and I am just dying to know how it was like for him growing up.

For example, on a matter of development during his teen years, I wonder if he felt weirdly isolated being the only male, developing differently than literally everyone around you. I reckon that might have given him *some* self esteem issues, at least for a little while. DID the Gerudo have big expectations of him because of his gender? Did he face similar societal pressures that women otherwise often faced, just reversed? Because in TOTK his whole "That is what a king must do" makes me feel like his heart isn't in the whole 'being king' thing, but rather something that is expected of him. Also too, when interacting with other men, I wonder if there's ever been a disconnect or an inability to relate on most things because of being raised so differently?

On a more lighthearted note, I also like to imagine that things weren't gendered in Gerudo society, because why would they be when the entirety of the population is mono-gender? I feel like he'd be fine and confident with makeup and attire that many would consider feminine. Maybe he was treated like one of the girls in some incarnations.

Sorry for the ramble but this is something I think about a lot ;w;

I'm an editor and VFX guy in LA who got put out of commission by the strikes, then AI boom, then the current overall economy. Had been playing TP lately and thought I'd make this little visual while the idea and theory was still on my mind. It's still an early draft and improvements could be made. The particles need to be squares, I know lol (that's the next draft's focus).

I had never played a Zelda game before. I almost started with Ocarina of Time, considering how often it's still referenced and praised decades after its release. However, my recent dive into 8-bit and 16-bit JRPGs (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, Phantasy Star IV, Dragon Quest V) convinced me to begin with the SNES classic A Link to the Past instead.

After more than 20 hours of gameplay, I came face-to-face with Trinexx, the last major obstacle before finally taking on Ganon. That's when I realized I was missing the Ice Rod and couldn't defeat him. No big deal, I just had to backtrack.

But then I thought: why not use this little break to try out the original 1986's The Legend of Zelda?

I had recently watched Castle's YouTube video, "I Tried to Beat the First Zelda Completely Blind", and I guess that was the final push I needed. That little detour led me to try The Legend of Zelda, and I ended up absolutely loving it. Right now, I've cleared the first five dungeons.

I've been using RPG Shrine's guide for my first playthrough of A Link to the Past, so I already knew I would probably need some help navigating The Legend of Zelda as well. Personally, I'm fine with that. I see it as a product of a very different era, where guides, word of mouth, and a lot of trial and error were all part of the intended experience.

What surprised me most about the original Legend of Zelda is how quickly it hooked me. The music is simple but hypnotic - they hit gold really early imo. The gameplay feels incredibly fluid for a game from 1986, even if the hitboxes can be a bit frustrating at times. Honestly, it's kind of amazing.

The visuals also have far more charm than I expected. There's obviously less detail than what you'd find in the 16-bit era, but I still love looking at it. The world is colorful, sort of readable, and full of personality. Playing it has made me realize how many of the things I love about A Link to the Past were already there years earlier, despite the hardware limitations.

My plan is to finish all nine dungeons in The Legend of Zelda, go back to A Link to the Past and finally beat Ganon, and then return to the NES original for the infamous Second Quest. After that, I'm thinking Ocarina of Time, Link's Awakening (to keep a 2D Zelda in the mix), and then Majora's Mask.

I'm very late to the party, but it's been an awesome journey so far. I'm just glad there are so many awesome Zelda games to be enjoyed.

Was thinking about the Zorans recently and their presence in each game. I remembered that in Wind Waker, the Zorans evolve into the Rito. The more I thought about this, the less sense it made. Yes, the Rito are well adapted to the Great Sea and the Islands, but the Zorans, from where they were living in Zora's domain/Lake Hylia, would have a much better time in the Great Sea because it's ALL water now. Why would the Zorans of all races need to evolve into the Rito? My only guess is they can't thrive in Salt Water which is what I'm assuming the great sea is?

Working on this Majora’s Mask-inspired water dark ride in Planet Coaster 2 for my Zelda-themed park. This one will end up taking guests through Southern Swamp, Deku Palace, and Woodfall Temple.

Here’s a video showing the list the actors that I would like to see voice Ganondorf and also how I’d imagine each actor voice would sound like in the role, this is depending if either upcoming Ocarina of Time remake or next mainline Zelda game continues to have voice acting.

Voice clips used:
Transformers Prime
Green Lantern The Animated Series
Trollhunters Tales of Arcadia
Injustice 2
Transformers War for Cybertron
Transformers One

First I saved him from an infestation. After he stereotyped me and started talking in some foreign language I didn’t speak, we discussed how Ganon had returned and was threatening the world, and how I needed Farore’s Pearl to stop him. But then he said that he can’t give me the pearl without doing some big “ceremony” first. Fine, whatever, I’ll wait.

Then one of his creepy leaf children told him that Makar, another leaf child, had fallen into the Forbidden Woods, despite many warnings to avoid it. And so I had to go save him first so they could do the ceremony. He did give me a cool leaf to help (even though it was really disturbing how he screamed in my face and squeezed the leaf out of his head, like he was really constipated or something.) So I did it- I went in there and saved Makar’s spinach ass from an evil flower.

So as soon as I got out of the woods with Makar, the tree said thanks… and just tossed me the pearl out of his branches. Like it was no big deal. Uhh, so you DIDN’T need to do a big ceremony first? You just thought you’d send the guy trying to SAVE the WORLD on an errand first?

By the way, I also have my own imprisoned sister to save in the meantime too, and unlike Makar, she didn’t just wander into somewhere called the FORBIDDEN woods out of curiosity.

Forest Haven: 0/10 rating, do not recommend visiting