While I did snag a lot of shots of adult and teenage cosplayers this weekend at MegaCon, let’s not forget about the little ones. These parents are super awesome and their kids are even cooler for enjoying it.
I still can’t get over how cute that Link was this weekend!
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Here’s a clever series of paper banknotes that were created to represent Hyrulian currency from the Legend of Zelda series. The rupee bills were imagined by Deviant Artist g33k1nd159153 (really dude?) and show each value in writing, as well as color, true to to the series.
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Triforce symbols and 8-bit Rupee sprites from the Zelda games adorn a gate in Cork, Ireland thanks to this clever piece submitted to our Geek Graffiti Flickr Pool by Starman Super.
This is a real life-size Princess Zelda papercraft that stands at 170cm (around 67 inches (5’6” ish)), built by a DeviantART user who devoted a lot of time, minidelirium. The original craft was created by PaperJuke here. Feel free to download it if you want to spend a lifetime trying to impress your other gamer friends.
According to minidelirium’s DA post:
the cutting took 88h and the folding and building took 138h. I made a big mistake in the beginning and printed her on 120g paper, so I had to do it all over again in 160g and 200g paper. I’m very satisfied with the result and look forward to giving her to a distant friend. she is about 170cm tall.
That’s a lot of paper and a lot of time.
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These wonderful custom Dunnys come to us from Jenn and Tony Bot. Check out their Flickr for more freshness.
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Our copy of Hyrule Historia finally arrived at Albotas HQ and I can personally attest that it is, in fact, freaking awesome. It collects 25 years worth of Zelda history, trivia, and unseen concept art within 250 pages bound in a gorgeous hardcover.
Pick up a copy from Amazon. No Zelda fan should miss out on this.
Oh, and the chiptune track in the video can be downloaded from Chipmusic.org for free.
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Our copy of Hyrule Historia finally arrived at Albotas HQ and I can personally attest that it is, in fact, freaking awesome. It collects 25 years worth of Zelda history, trivia, and unseen concept art within 250 pages bound in a gorgeous hardcover.
Pick up a copy from Amazon. No Zelda fan should miss out on this.
Oh, and the chiptune track in the video can be downloaded from Chipmusic.org for free.
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How About a Wind Waker Demake?
I know that this would never happen, but I’d much rather have a Wind Waker demake instead of the recently announced HD upgrade. A reimagined Wind Waker with SNES-style sprites and scaling would be pretty cool. And navigating the ocean using Mode 7 would be amazing (think Final Fantasy VI’s airship gameplay). I wouldn’t say Nintendo are averse to taking risks, but they’d never do something like this. And they’d probably squash any homebrew that popped up. Oh well.
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And it looks gorgeous! It almost has a claymation look to it. Better yet, Nintendo is finishing it up so we have a Zelda game to play while they work on an all new Zelda adventure just for WiiU!
Check out a bunch of other big announcements below in the latest Nintento Direct vdeo like Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, new Virtual Console stuff like Game Boy Advance games, and an untitled Yoshi game that I’m calling Yoshi’s Epic Yarn.
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Will Pigg creates spectacular hand-cut 3D papercraft portraits that give a whole new sense of depth and dimension to iconic imagery from all corners of geek pop culture.
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It’s easy to hate on Skrillex since hating popular things just seems to be the status quo these days, but no matter which side of the Skrillex/dubstep fence you stand on, this game is definitely worth checking out.
The heavily 8-bit inspired Skrillex Quest mixes hints of Zelda, Journey, Ico, and Sword & Sworcery with trippy, glitchy, epileptic shock-inducing graphics. And, yes, it’s set to a Skrillex track (but it’s more chill and trance-y compared to his more violently wubby stuff) and uses iconic cues from his arsenal of songs as sound effects. If all that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, just mute it, but it definitely adds to the overall experience.
The whole game can be completed in around 20 minutes. Check it out for free at SkrillexQuest.com.
It’s also worth mentioning that this was made by Jason Oda, the same guy who made the incredible Flash game based on one of my favorite 80’s sitcoms, Perfect Strangers.
Hey, listen! The book detailing the history of The Legend of Zelda just got a new and improved cover. I was able to flip through the Japanese version, and while I wasn’t super impressed, I’ll definitely be picking up the English version. The book more heavily covered the recent games and only had a few pages dedicated to the pre-N64 titles. I’d love to play a magic ocarina to travel back to 1985 and ‘86 while the original game was being developed, but since that’s probably not going to happen, I’ll settle for the few pages of insight this book provides.
Source: Tiny Cartridge
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For decades gamers have traversed vast and memorable digital landscapes, taking up shelter in iconic villages, saving cities, kingdoms, and even the universe. Document your videogame travels with GAMING LUGGAGE LABELS SERIES 1 by A.J. Hateley. They’re available here and there’s even a 50% discount if you get 6 or more!
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Little Danni gets bad grades in school and is always ridiculed. If that weren’t rough enough, she has to come home to parents who are always fighting with each other and yelling at her. Her only escape is to a land called Hyrule. You should probably watch this with some Kleenex.
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If you’ve ever wanted tiny little metal versions of items from Zelda games, you’re in luck! Kayodo has kicked off pre-orders for ‘Zelda Skyward Sword Metal Item Collection’ gashapon toys. Each set will set you back $28.90 and can be pre-ordered from NCSX.
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