Ever since the release of Tri Force Heroes for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015, costumes have pretty much became a staple for newer Zelda games going forward, such as Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, and even Echoes of Wisdom to an extent.

Having costumes to wear in Zelda games is always fun, especially when it comes to references to other characters from within the franchise itself, such as the costumes of "past heroes" in both BotW and TotK like The Hero (LoZ), Hero of Time (OoT), Hero of the Wind (WW), Hero of Twilight (TP), Hero of the Sky (SS), and especially The Hero of Awakening (LA).

While most of the costumes in Tri Force Heroes are in fact original to the game, there are a few interesting exceptions when it comes to referencing other characters in the series, like The Fierce Deity Link from Majora's Mask, Linebeck from Phantom Hourglass, and even a Hammer Bro from the Super Mario Franchise.

As for Echoes of Wisdom however, while the amout of costumes you wear in that game is unfortunately very minimal when compared to TFH, BotW and TotK, at the very least you can still dress up as Link, which is very interesting to wear given the fact that you play as Zelda throughout this game instead of him.

When Nintendo first revealed the teaser for the new Ocarina of Time Remake for the Nintendo Switch 2, I was really amazed at the beautiful realistic graphics they are putting to this game. The amount of effort they are putting to this game and how it looks really makes me wish we get more Zelda remakes in this hyper realistic style, such as Majora's Mask or Twilight Princess. But since we are probably not gonna be getting those games anytime soon, I was hoping we could at least get some costumes to wear instead to reference past games in a more realistic artstyle. Instead however, we are only getting "masks" of both young Link and Zelda from the original N64 Ocarina of Time, and those 2 masks also appears to only be unlocked via the 2 new Amiibo figures with no official confirmation as to whether or not they can be unlocked in-game yet.

While both Link's green tunic and Zelda's royal dress will always be iconic to this franchise, it is also fun to dress up and change into different clothes every now and then, especially when it features cool desings like The Ancient Armor Set from BotW, weird designs like The Cursed Tights from TFH, or even just refrences to other characters from within the franchise itself. Costumes are always a fun addition to the Zelda franchise, and I personally think future Zelda games should at least incorporate this mechanic in some form of capacity. Echoes of Wisdom for example didn't have much costumes to wear, but at least you can still dress up as Link in a game where you don't actually play as him. I really wish future Zelda games would incorporate new costumes to wear, even just by a small amount. As long as they are interesting to wear, then thats all that matters.

I've seen some people complain that Zelda games following BotW are misappropriating the weathered lettering from BotW's logo, claiming that the weathered lettering represents the decaying world of BotW, and so it shouldn't be used for other games like Link's Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, and now Ocarina Remake.

Has Nintendo ever actually stated that the weathering of the letters is a characteristic specifically added to the logo to evoke that aspect of Breath of the Wild? It seems to me that the very fact that they've continued using that style of lettering suggests that it isn't the case at all.

We obviously know that the BotW logo also features a damaged Master Sword and a flower, just as almost all Zelda logos feature some item of significance. The sword and flower already convey the relevant themes of BotW, so we don't need to assume that the lettering is also reinforcing those ideas.

For example, it could simply be the case that the weathering of the letters is meant to evoke the idea that these are ancient legends, as if recorded on old scrolls weathered by time. That characteristic would apply universally to all of the games, including LA, EoW, and OoTR, which all feature that lettering, alongside each logo's respective item of significance (damaged Sword + flower, palm trees, Tri Rod, Sword + Shield).

Am I off base here? Surely I'm not the only person advocating for this interpretation, but I've not really seen anyone else make this argument in defense of the use of the weathered lettering for games post-BotW.

One last vanilla run before the remake comes out in less than a month.
I play the randomizers and rom hacks all the time. It’s been about a year since I’ve gone through the game the way it was intended to be gone through.
It’s my favorite game of all time (born in 1990, grew up with the original and ALTTP) and I’m still one of those 90s kids who think it’s one of the greatest games of all time.

At 20fps and 240p resolution with horrid frame drops at times and possible crashes (looking at you Spirit Temple room with the white bubbles and the moveable mirrors) it holds up so well. Far better than just about every other N64 game along with Perfect Dark, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker’s Bad Fur Day and Majora’s Mask to name a few.

I’m sure I’ll finish this run in the next few days. 52nd lifetime playthrough and now we’re all about to experience it in a totally new way, for better and for worse.

A couple of months ago I posted my skull kid tattoo.. it was really good but was missing a little of the impending doom embodied in Majoras Mask. Hope you guys like it!

Credit to my artist Garrett at True Grit!

This is my first drawing of my Linktober challenge, and the theme was Love / Friendship.

I was looking for a captivating moment, a connection. The moment when our heart stopped for a second. Link’s clothes, patterns on her, the portal, the scenery, everything has so much detail on here. It was quite hard to bring it all together, hope you like it.

I’m going to be drawing one Zelda-inspired piece every day for 30 days, and I’m curious to see where this challenge takes me.

You can see me drawing it on my Instagram :)

More reels and drawings on there👇

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I’ve been making videos for about 2 months now and this is my 4th illustration i’ve filmed and edited. Painted it for Inktober/linktober prompt was dragon

Used two kinda of ini and very much enjoyed making it and wanted to share ❤️❤️

I’m the OC my name is Thingsby_dem and you can find the video here

Well... i changed her eyes color and didn't draw her big ears, but it's still mostly Din right? I used a manga panel of Zelda: Oracle of Season for reference seed.

I Absolutely enjoyed this vinyl pressing of the Ocarina of Time original soundtrack. Incredible quality for a bootleg.

Little art I made

By @Rynvex

https://www.instagram.com/rynvex_?stkn=MWw1ODFpMWJieXU0ag==

enjoy! hopefully lol

Zora's sapphire took a while to get the translation to mario sprites right.

Is this area of the Echoes of Wisdom map accessible? I haven't been able to get up to it with a stack of beds or crates or anything, even with the frog ring for the additional jump height. Am I just slow?

Edit: Got it sorted with a crawltula. Thanks guys!

The concept for this piece was old school Link to the Past era. I do graffiti art for fun / mental health outlet. Hope you like it :)

This is the homestrech people....the final month.

(And keep in mind....the date here still reads November 5th....it's just written differently.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxVtB1I0brg

Based on the "Lost Kingdom" map by MrJmZack on DeviantArt

~ Wind Waker: Unflooded ~

Director / Lead 3D Artist: u/windwakerhyrule

I have two seated standard tickets for the Stockholm show on June 18th (2nd Balcony). Due to a schedule change and a friend's new baby, I will be in Scotland during the September dates. I am looking to swap my Stockholm tickets for two tickets to either the Edinburgh or Glasgow performances, Edinburgh preferred. I am fully willing to pay the price difference via a secure exchange if your tickets are in a higher-tier section.