8 works of pop culture that benefited from knowing nothing about them in advance
This week’s question is one directly stemming from a debate among A.V. Club staffers:
Some maniac fused Super Mario 64 and Ocarina Of Time into a single, coherent video game
Though your parents, yanking the power cord from the Nintendo 64 until you’d “finish your damn homework,” couldn’t tell…
The key to writing an iconic video game theme is nailing those first few seconds
Nobody buys a video game for its soundtrack, but, as the Game Boy’s Robocop made achingly clear, sometimes that…
Learn the fascinating history of speed-runners destroying your favorite video games
Speed-runners inhabit a unique segment of video game culture. They take something that most people think of as a…
UPDATE: Republicans try comparing Zelda to the American tax code, fail miserably
In a bold attempt to speak to America’s youths, the Republican Party has apparently thrown itself into the world of…
Nintendo might be making a Legend Of Zelda mobile game
Nintendo is working on a new mobile game based on The Legend Of Zelda, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.…
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’s first DLC adds a ton of stuff, lets you dress as Tingle
Just when you thought you might be done with Nintendo’s gargantuan fantasy adventure, the publisher has announced the…
Now you can play Breath Of The Wild in classic Zelda style
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is a remarkably complex game, but as its creators showed off during several…
So where does Zelda go from here?
Have you heard about this game The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild? A couple folks around these parts think it’s…
Pt. 4—Zelda: Breath Of The Wild’s finale puts its incredible adventure in perspective
Welcome back to our Game In Progress coverage of The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. In this final entry, Gameologi…
To create Breath Of The Wild, Nintendo had to break Zelda
All anyone can talk about these days is Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, and with good reason. The game is a tremendous…
Pt. 1—Breath Of The Wild is the most alive Zelda has felt in 30 years
Welcome to our Game In Progress coverage of The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. Over the next few weeks, Gameologic…
Someone in The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild has a drinking problem
We’re less than two weeks away from the release of The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, and the specifics of its…
Ultimate troll Shigeru Miyamoto says Link’s full name is “Link Link”
If there’s one thing the Super Mario Bros. movie was good for, it was settling a long-standing dispute among video game…
Delve into the design of Zelda: Art And Artifacts in this exclusive preview
The Legend Of Zelda is one of the pillars of the Nintendo video game kingdom, and with a new Zelda game set as one of…
The A.V. Club salutes Zelda II by reciting a few Hyrulian-themed sonnets
Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link made its debut on January 14, 1987. To commemorate the game’s 30th anniversary, The…
Praise be unto Monday: We’re live on Facebook talking about The Young Pope
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Hylian hipsters can get the Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time soundtrack on vinyl
Whether or not The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is a good game might be up for debate, but even the rare Nintendo…
25 years ago, A Link To The Past sent Zelda players dashing into the future
More than any other series in Nintendo’s library, the Legend Of Zelda is about the thrill of exploration. It’s been…
Sometimes it’s more fun to play games the “wrong” way
The PlayStation release of the original Tomb Raider celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this week. The occasion…