Zelda Archives | A 90s Kid

The Dark Souls of Zelda, Link’s Adventure deserves a second look

Often called the black sheep of the franchise (when they haven’t already used that for Majora’s Mask or the portable versions with odd gimmicks) Link’s Adventure is a unique spin on the series’…

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Opinion

Three Reasons Traditional Zelda Fans Hated Breath of the Wild

After falling in love with Ocarina of Time as a teen, I bounced off of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword. Since BotW reinvigorated my love for the franchise, I thought I should give the previous…

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GameThinkTalk

Let’s Review Yakuza 6, Tomb Raider (the movie), plus a revisit to The Wind Waker

We hope you enjoyed last week’s episode. This week, Matt has explored Onimichi and seen Lara’s journey into the unknown on a little island probably off the coast of Japan…

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Best Games of 2017: Mat Falvai’s Top 5 Personal Picks

I played far less new games this year since I began daily streaming. I’ve missed out on some games that look truly remarkable. I bounced off NieR:Automata very quickly but I think…

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Why Breath of the Wild is my favorite OST of 2017

Zelda: Breath of the Wild released March 3rd, 2017. It was a special, memorable day for me as I plopped into my horizontal red lounger by the window and rediscovered an…

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GAMEOLOGY: Speedrunning

GAMEOLOGY is an ongoing video/written discussion of game design hosted by Mathew Falvai (me) and game developer Attila “Gabriel” Branyiczky. Speedrunning is the act of completing a game (or portion) as fast as…

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Great Gaming Minds – Shigeru Miyamoto

“If you don’t know who has the answer, then simply make the answer yourself. I have a lot more fun when we’re making the rules as we go along.” – Shigeru…

GAMEOLOGY – Where do I go, What do I do

In this GAMEOLOGY episode we discussed ‘signposting’, or the act of telling the player where to go and what to do. Earlier era games are often criticized for dumping the…

SGDQ 2017

Zelda: A Link to the Past with No Sword and Plenty of Glitches

The Legend of a Zelda: A Link to the Past can be a tough game for some. How about beating the game without a sword? In a little over an hour? Let's watch runner Andy pull it off.

GameThinkTalk – Injustice 2 LA Event, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Revisiting Zelda BotW Ending, Seedship

Matthew Hayes flew to LA to talk to Ed Boon and co about Injustice 2. They also decide whether Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is worth buying again and talk on the Breath…