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Limited Edition: A Siren’s Call

Image by Flickr User: nonlirk
Image by Flickr User: nonlirk

It was actually thanks to a comment posted by Chris Hodges that inspired today’s lovely post (thanks muchly, good sir) when he made mention of the Zelda controller in the background of the image I had chosen for my post about The Last Story.  Few images could be found for the game (aside from lots of people dressed as Calista, which is all well and good, but not really what I had in mind), and I had to settle with an image where, admittedly, that lovely gold (real gold, I swear, I’m not fibbing in the slightest at all) controller stole the spotlight from what should’ve been the real star of the image.  But, alas, I get ahead of myself.

You see, I am a proud owner of the golden Wiimote that was released in celebration of The Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary.  It was one of the first times I had ever gotten something limited edition, and it brought a question into my mind, and a story.  Let’s start with the story, shall we? Continue reading Limited Edition: A Siren’s Call

The Duck’s Top Five: Items from the Legend of Zelda Series

Now it’s the Duck’s turn to list my top five items from “The Legend of Zelda” series (in order from least favorite to top favorite).  I grew up with this series, and it is still one of my favorite series of all time, with the puzzles to solve and the dungeons to explore, not to mention the variety of items you can use, from the ordinary, like the Bow and the Slingshot, to the unique, like the Hookshot and the Lens of Truth, to the bizarre, like the Spinner and the Gust Bellows.  When I thought over my top five items for this post (items from “A Link to the Past”, “Ocarina of Time”, “Majora’s Mask”, “Wind Waker”, “Twilight Princess”, and “Skyward Sword” were considered), several sprung immediately to mind, but a few took a bit more thinking before I could narrow it down to which items I liked the most.  But, I finally succeeded (earning myself a Heart Container for my hard work).  Behold, the Duck’s…list! Continue reading The Duck’s Top Five: Items from the Legend of Zelda Series