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Link’s Bag of Goodies: My Favorite Items from the Zelda Games

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Image by Flickr user andy z

Hey all! Have you enjoyed our lists of favorite items from Zelda games this week? If you haven’t read them already, be sure to check out Hatm0nsters’s post from Sunday and the Duck’s post from Tuesday. As I get to do the week’s final post, which may or may not be a good thing, I do want to invite you all to comment on this and our other posts. And if you’d like to see us cover another game-related list in the future, just let us know, and let us know what topics you’d like to see! UWG is as much about us as it is about you, so don’t hesitate to get in on the action!

To reiterate some of what my colleagues have already stated, as far as the number and array of in-game items go, not many games hold a candle to what the Zelda game offer. There’s definitely an art to item-hunting in Zelda games since some things are easily located while others take a fair bit of determination.  And there are special items galore. Though they’re often items that you only really need in a particular level, once you have them, you can’t imagine progressing without them.  So without further ramblings, here are my top five favorite items from the Zelda games that I’ve played (Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, Twilight Princess, Spirit Tracks.)

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My “Deserted Island” Games – Gamecube edition

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Image by Flickr user Beto sound!

I had a poignant relationship with our Gamecube. We had some absolutely wonderful times together, filled with sailing, slaying, and sleuthing. But it also rendered one of my biggest gaming disappointments in the form of Super Mario Sunshine.  (I tried, I really did, but it turned out to be one of the few Mario titles that just didn’t resonate with me. And that made me very sad. However, spoilers, I try to rectify things as you’ll see below.) I had very few titles for the system, which made making choices both easy and hard. Some were shoe-ins, while other required a good bit of mental debate.  Among some of our stored electronics, our Gamecube still sits. Waiting for its chance at resurrection! (Or, morbidly so, the death of the Wii.)

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