While Camp Hyrule is not the training grounds for future Links like how Princess Peaches are churned out, it was still a place for those of us who found ourselves dreaming of green tunics in our sleep to go and enjoy the company of like-minded others. This year, that is not the case, as Camp Hyrule reveals that it has closed its doors. The reasoning behind depriving us all of the experience? Bad luck.Turns out, they're thinking that the 13th anniversary of the camp, combined with their natural propensity for disaster, is enough to have them call it quits. Instead, they're offering up a contest, allowing folks to enter on August 13th at the chance to win a one-of-a-kind life-size Link statue. Fair trade? We'll leave that up to you.
And, if you attended in the past, share your fond memories with us, won't you?
See also: Spending a childhood in Hyrule
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-19-2007 @ 1:29PM
Nushio said...
Tricadecaphobia? Seriously? Bummer!
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7-19-2007 @ 2:17PM
Becca said...
No more Camp Hyrule? But where will Stumpy go?!
I signed up for CH from about 1997 to 2001, it was a lot of fun and great to talk to the NOA dudes. I remember they used to only let so many people participate, so I'd always get up REAL early to sign up. Even though I had a real crappy computer and dial-up connection at the time, I tried to compete in the trivia games and always lost due to massive lag...oh well. Believe it or not, in the early years actual conversations took place in the chatrooms! I stopped signing up in 2001 because the Gamecube/Playstation flamewars were really heating up and it's real hard to hold a conversation when the only other guy in the Mess Hall won't stop talking about how "THE PS2 IS SO DUM LOLOL".
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a life-altering experience or a replacement for a normal summer vacation, but it sure was a fun way to waste a week and I'm sad to see it go.
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7-19-2007 @ 2:26PM
hvnlysoldr said...
They're afraid of 13 yet they're holding the contest on the 13th... Anyway 13 is actually a sacred and lucky number. Look at Jesus and his 12 disciples. 12 united with 1 is 13.
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7-19-2007 @ 2:42PM
sam said...
THAT is some bull even though my camp came in first last year so atleast i one once
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7-19-2007 @ 3:12PM
The_Wind_Waker8 said...
Bah, I think they're just getting lazy this year. Camp Hyrule was always held the first week of school, and so I didn't get much time for it. Or, I didn't get much time for school if you look at it that way. :P
I won, along with Cabin 9, two years ago. Much fun that was and I'm still enjoying my Stumpy shirt. ^_^
I still love to rub it in to my friends who were in other cabins. :P
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7-19-2007 @ 3:20PM
The_Wind_Waker8 said...
About two years ago I, along with the rest of cabin 9, won Stumpy shirts. I still enjoy rubbing it in my friends who were in other cabins. ^_^
Shame it wont be happening this year. It was always held the first week of school, so not much time was spent in camp anyway, but I loved hanging out with those guys. Though now I don't spend much time at all in the NSider forums...
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7-20-2007 @ 6:37AM
Andrew Hsieh said...
I've been attending Camp Hyrule since '99, and it's always been a ton of fun, not to mention the fact that I always ended up in the finals of some trivia contest -- TSA's Zelda trivia competition, to be exact. :) Actually, I'm a little surprised I even got into all those finals -- I never won, but it was really all very, very fun.
I'm disappointed there's no Camp Hyrule this year. No, really -- I'm very disappointed. But hey, maybe it's a joke? I HOPE SO.
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