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Sheik seems to be a popular topic of debate lately for one reason: He/She is apparently a lot more feminine looking in the new Ocarina of Time 3D. Of course, reality is that if a girl dressed up in the same clothes Sheik does, chances are she still has a slightly female form anyways. It was always an issue I think in the original because Sheik and Zelda had completely different body types. Of course, that may have been intentional so as to confuse the player. Or not. At any rate, hop inside to see Sheik crashing a "real" party....

While 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the entire Legend of Zelda Series, May 14th 2011 marks 10 years since Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons were released in North America. As always Japan was earlier in February, and the rest of the world had to wait until October. Upon release the Oracle games were largely praised, receiving review scores ranging from low nineties right up to some perfect 10/10s. 10 years later they are still considered to be two of the best Game Boy Color games, so join us as we reflect back on a decade of the Oracle series....

With all the focus on some of the new material for Ocarina of Time 3D, I wanted to touch on a few older things that I got to experience during my hands on with the game. In particular, I wanted to give my thoughts on the 3D effect and the Gyroscope controls. Before I get [...]

The new screenshots seem to be never ending, and this time around we bring you what appears to be two more additional screenshots from the Ocarina of Time 3D media event. To the left is Link in action against a Poe, and after the jump you'll see a great vista style comparison shot between the Master Quest and Regular Quest editions. What is great about the comparison is it involves another shot at the improved water, which looks a lot better here than it did originally in the opening sequence....

For all the hate people perceive we have for IGN, one thing is certain: They are the best for good reason. Yesterday they presented a fully custom built Wii 2 Prototype made out of computer hardware that is comparable to what has been reported so far. In almost every fashion the system out performed both the 360 and the PS3. Of course, what everyone wants to know is the cost. Well, step inside for that and a video showing off the prototype....

During my hands on experience with Ocarina of Time 3D, one of the gameplay changes that had been considerably upgraded is how you go about playing the actual Ocarina instrument. In the Nintendo 64 and Gamecube versions, you had assigned the Ocarina to one of the ‘C’ buttons, memorized one of the songs, and had [...]

IGN, IGN, IGN. So long as you keep writing Zelda features, we'll be keeping to analyze them and telling you exactly what we think of them. Given the past between us, it's a bit of a shock for me to be saying that this is the first decent Zelda feature from IGN in a while. It is still riddled with the "lack-of-care" style mistakes that we've come to expect from IGN, but its in the actual contention of article that we find a very valid point. I got a bit of a giggle over some of their phrases, like "as a diehard Zelda fan" and "us who could solve these puzzles with our eyes closed". That's IGN for sure! In all seriousness, this author does actually know what they're on about a lot more, which makes this feature a valid and thought provoking read from IGN... for once. Jump inside for the link and more thoughts....

With one very happy winner of a free copy of Skyward Sword and a Facebook page with 2217 fans, it's time for us to move on to our next target. As we initially announced as a part of our Facebook Give Away, when we reach 5000 fans we'll be giving away a free bundle of Ocarina of Time 3D and a Nintendo 3DS, the color of your choice. Full details inside....

Welcome to our new weekly feature, Blast From the Past, where we present exclusive never-before-seen content from all your favorite games! This week we take a closer look at the crazy dancing A Link to the Past commercial. Have you ever wondered who was in it? What the lyrics meant? How they came up with the idea? Or maybe even wanted to learn the dance? 20 years after its debut, BerriBlue brings you all new content related to the zany 1991 advertisement, including an exclusive interview with the producer! Jump in for more, and to see the original video that made it all happen!...

GamePro Germany is the first to release a review of the new 3D Ocarina of Time. Their verdict was 93%, earning it a platinum award. This little summary box of theirs, which is fully translated inside, has nothing negative to say about the game. That leaves me wondering, why 93%. While that is a good score, it's a good score for common good games. Ocarina of Time should be getting much higher, like, above 96% minimum in my opinion. This either means that somehow the remake is worse than the original, which I doubt, meaning that it must be getting marked down for being a remake and thus, obviously not as revolutionary. Shame. Check inside for the translated summary....