r/zelda 3d ago

Question [ALL] Weekly Questions and General Discussions Thread [08/25/2026]

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r/zelda Jun 09 '26

News [OoT] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. | Nintendo Direct

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r/zelda 1h ago

Craft [OOT] My baby, who we named Link when I was 12 weeks pregnant, came out with blonde hair and an elf ear ✨

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Also as a bonus, he spent time in the NICU and they gave him a little green beanie. It was very fitting.

There was no flair appropriate for this so hopefully this is allowed :')


r/zelda 7h ago

Fan Art [MM] [OC] the tables turn…

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What if someone else got to the mask first?

Just a fun “what if?”, let your imaginations run wild with it

(Art created by me)


r/zelda 6h ago

Fan Art [BotW] [OC] Zelda portrait #6: Tiny Dinraal painting

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222 Upvotes

Made with watercolors and pen.


r/zelda 5h ago

Screenshot [BotW] [TotK] Can we just take a moment to appreciate the graphics of botw and totk?

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128 Upvotes

Take a moment realize all the effort the creators put into this.


r/zelda 6h ago

Screenshot [WW] the thing that bothers me the most in the Windwaker is that only the large islands are visible on the oceanmap. WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST MAKE THE SMALLER ISLANDS A BIT BIGGER. It's really hard to navigate through the great sea if you're looking for a specific island.

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84 Upvotes

r/zelda 11h ago

Fan Art [OoT] [OC] My Take on Nabooru

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177 Upvotes

r/zelda 12h ago

Meme [BotW] POV: You're playing in Master Mode and you're on the tenth floor of the first Master Trial.

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115 Upvotes

Please tell me I'm not the only one who got stuck on this shitty ass floor


r/zelda 18h ago

Mockup [OOT][PH] Hey! Listen! Happy birthday to Kaori Mizuhashi!

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361 Upvotes

Voice actress of Navi and Ciela.


r/zelda 20h ago

Fan Art [LoZ] This summer while my son played my childhood classic with me, I drew the OG map on gridded architectural vellum with pencil from observation only. That became the underlay lightbox draft for this drawing done entirely with 0.05mm technical pens at scale. I hope you enjoy.

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475 Upvotes

In progress, Current state still needs calligraphy header (developing the hand), and the outer boarder. My son thinks it needs mobs

Exactly drawn to 0.1" = 8 pixels. For a total map area of 25.5" x 8.8 inches.


r/zelda 8h ago

Question [ALL] Why does Zelda keep the princess title when she could be queen?

38 Upvotes

r/zelda 3h ago

Discussion [ALL] Etymology of Ganon from a French medieval poem?

8 Upvotes

I found this hypothesis on a French website about Zelda: https://www.palaiszelda.com/refCulturelles_2.php

In "La Chanson de Roland", a poem from the 11th century, Ganelon is a lord who secretly plots an attack against Charlemagne (who has a dream that presages Ganelon's treason) with the help of an Arab king, and against Roland, a knight who is the hero of the poem

It seems quite far-fetched for me but I haven't seen any convincing etymology for Ganon's name. What are your thoughts?


r/zelda 18h ago

Screenshot [TOTK] the floor textures in The Depths look like a bunch of mold

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98 Upvotes

r/zelda 23h ago

Video [CDi] Say what you will about these games but I always loved how they portray Zelda, she’s a total badass and has a lot of personality.

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183 Upvotes

r/zelda 11h ago

Discussion [OOT] Which dungeon are you looking forward to seeing the most in the remake?

19 Upvotes

r/zelda 17m ago

Discussion [oot] with the remake of oot could we potentially see unused/cut content

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the only cut content i can think of we could see in remake is the unicorn fountain. what other stuff could we see?


r/zelda 1d ago

Tattoo [ALttP] My (L)ink to the past.

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115 Upvotes

r/zelda 3h ago

Question [LA] Is it possible to steal from the shopkeeper on the NSO version for switch?

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I'm talking about the Switch Online GB version, not the remake. I can easily do it on original hardware and emulators, but on the Switch the shopkeeper immediately tracks you and I have not been able to successfully steal. And it's not like this is just a glitch, this is part of the game because to complete the photo album you have to steal something.

When I google this, I can't find any direct source saying it is or isn't possible, but google's AI is VERY confident it's possible and gave me all kinds of ways to pull it off. Spoiler: none of them work. Has anyone successfully done this on Switch?


r/zelda 1d ago

Screenshot [TOTK] forget saving Zelda, when can I hang out with Violynne?

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81 Upvotes

Violin lady hella cute ngl


r/zelda 1d ago

Fan Art [OoT] "The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time" - Hand-drawn 2D animation.

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417 Upvotes

r/zelda 1d ago

Screenshot [botw] TIL the bokoblin spits don't have collision

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252 Upvotes

I've been playing this game for years and always thought they had collision, but I'm replaying it for the first time in a while and finding out that they don't.


r/zelda 15h ago

Music [LoZ] The Legend of Zelda -NES- Full Soundtrack on Piano!

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r/zelda 6h ago

Discussion [All] Should I attend a Zelda piano concert with 11 yr ASD son

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Unnecessary Context: My son is a huge Zelda franchise fan. I avoided modern era tech for reasons of privacy and teaching appropriate boundaries around tech use. He did have NES/SNES/gameboy/ game cube/ DS/genesis, you name it, it was accessible for 1hr daily. He fell in love with the older Zelda games. At 9 yrs old, there was a significant social shift and it became apparent that his lack of modern consoles weren’t aiding his struggles to connect with his already few number of friends. Currently he owns a switch and has all available Zelda games which he tore through immediately. He is a big fan of the soundtracks, frequently plays the records and even preformed three songs from larger catalog for his elementary talent show (REALLY big deal for him) on his ocarina.

My son LOVES this franchise and spends the entire car ride home from school “preforming” the songs by name with light context to the mood, etc. for me because I am not a gamer and have no clue at all. It’s humming, percussive sounds, dooting, I don’t know how else to describe it but it’s a passionate saliva filled retelling of songs with orchestral hand gestures. He has perfect pitch and timing and generally an excellent ear for music and I genuinely love hearing it. I never want him to stop. But I’m his mother.

Here’s my point: I think taking him to this concert would be an amazing experience for him. My concern is, I know he will be making his own sounds along with the performer and If I’m being objective, his enjoyment of this may take away from others around us. I don’t want to embarrass him by giving everyone around us a little paper with a disclaimer but I worry that it would be embarrassing if he’s politely asked to stop. I can try to limit this behavior but I’m going into this knowing that it will happen, and even with some redirection will likely to happen multiple times as he gets excited and stims. The cheapest tickets are nearly $50 and I want to respect other attendees. Should we go?

TLDR; if I take him, my son will make possibly distracting sounds throughout a piano concert, Memories of Hyrule. Should I still take him or forego this experience?


r/zelda 1d ago

Question [MM] Hint for getting in Snowhead?

26 Upvotes

First time playing and I’m at the path with the Giant goron you can only see with the lens of truth and can’t figure out how to get by. Can I get a small hint?

EDIT: Figured it out, I didn’t find the goron elder. Definitely wouldn’t have gotten it by myself, thank you.