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Phantom Hourglass now under $20 at RadioShack

Posted Apr 28th 2008 4:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Sales

If you still haven't picked up Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, then what's taken you so long? Actually, never mind that -- we've no time for excuses, and neither have you. RadioShack is selling Link's brilliant, award-winning adventure (and officially Famitsu's game of 2007) for just $19.97, but supplies are limited, and will be gone ~~once the sand runs out~~ soon.

Bear in mind that this is an in-store offer only, so you'll have to troop over to your local RadioShack. It's totally worth it though, because aside from some (cough) slight repetition in the use of dungeons, Phantom Hourglass is a fine, fine way to spend 20-odd hours. And hey, if someone here does get a copy, yours truly might actually have an opponent for Game Night!

Gallery: Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

[Via Go Nintendo]

Students tackle Nintendo tunes, a capella style [update]

Posted Apr 21st 2008 10:35PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video

If there is one thing we can appreciate, it's talent. And these folk have it, as the students from Hermann Wesselink College manage to bust out into a pair of great Nintendo themes a capella style. They handle a choice selection from The Legend of Zelda, as well as Super Mario Bros. in the video above.

If our school had stuff like this back when we were in our developing stages, maybe we would've paid attention and not grown up to become blogging scum.

Update: Some readers point out that this isn't a capella. Sorry folks, we're not a music blog!

[Thanks, SpinachConvention!]

Rumor: Zelda manga releasing to North America later this year

Posted Apr 4th 2008 2:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Rumors

For this blogger, the only manga experience accrued has been in the form of reading the greatest thing ever made. Other than that, this blogger has no experience with the medium. So imagine how excited we were when we received Josh's tip about The Legend of Zelda manga possibly releasing to North America.

The rumor stems from a listing for the manga at Canadian retailer RightStuf. It says the 200 page book will be releasing on October 7th of this year and published by VIZ.

Considering the lack of concrete evidence supporting the claim, we're going to keep this one marked as a rumor for now.

[Thanks, Josh!]

Zelda movie trailer whips internet into a frenzy

Posted Apr 1st 2008 12:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Ah, IGN, you very nearly had us. Your trailer for a movie based on The Legend of Zelda almost -- almost -- pulled the wool over our young, naive eyes. In fact, this is probably the most impressive, sophisticated April Fools' prank we've witnessed for some time. What gave it away? Well, there's a sliiightly budget feel to some of this. Truth be told, we've seen more convincing Ganons at cosplay conventions, while some of the acting pretty much redefined "hammy."*

Goofy as it is, this is still darn excellent, and certainly more impressive than anything we could ever hope to cook up. So, let's see a show of hands: how many of you would queue around the block for tickets to this?

* Not that this prevented the Lord of the Rings trilogy from being taken seriously. Yes, yours truly is the only individual in the known universe not to enjoy that overwrought, nine-hour bore-fest.

Play video game music on a piano -- just like the pros!

Posted Mar 20th 2008 10:34PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Homebrew

Taking a break from porting visual novel demos like Fate/hollow ataraxia Prologue and Snatcher Pilot, developer Multiple: Option has posted its first original project, a neat homebrew application that teaches you how to play simple video game melodies with a virtual piano. If only there was a similar program for 90s gangsta rap songs -- we would love to learn 2Pac's "I Ain't Mad at Cha!"

Multiple: Option's software, Game Melody Oratorio, includes lessons for songs Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, Tetris, Bubble Bobble, and The Legend of Zelda. Each melody has two modes, one for practicing the tune with visual cues, the other for playing the melody without any help once you've mastered it. Don't see your favorite video game song on the list? There's also a "Free Play" mode that allows you to experiment and play whatever you want.

[Via NEO Compo 2008]

SecondSpin sale offers extra cheap prices for used games

Posted Mar 14th 2008 5:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: GBA, Sales

Starting today until March 16th, preowned media retailer SecondSpin is offering customers free shipping and 20% off its used items. Unlike GameStop and Electronics Boutique, SecondSpin sells every game with the manual and box, so you won't have to worry about receiving an incomplete package. All you need to do to take advantage of the deal is use this coupon code: TWENTY314.

SecondSpin has too many available Nintendo DS and GBA titles (450+) for us to list, but we've put together a short tally of games that you might want to pick up.

Nintendo DS:

Custom Robo Arena - ~~$13.79~~ $11.03
Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Justice for All - ~~$12.99~~ $10.39
Scurge: Hive - ~~$10.39~~ $8.39
Spectrobes - ~~$14.99~~ $11.99
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - ~~$26.99~~ $21.59
True Swing Golf - ~~$9.99~~ $7.99

GBA deals:

Final Fantasy IV Advance and V Advance - ~~$14.99~~ $11.99
Gunstar Super Heroes - ~~$7.99~~ $6.39
TMNT - ~~$14.99~~ $11.99

If you don't see anything you're interested in, SecondSpin updates its inventory every day, so check back again tomorrow!

[Via CAG]

Female duo sets the standard for Link cosplay

Posted Mar 4th 2008 10:30PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Fan stuff

As far as Link cosplayers go, these two are easily the best we've come across. It's especially impressive when you consider that they're both wearing the Link's Four Swords outfits and not his traditional green garb.

Why is it that women seem to find more success in mimicking the Hylian hero's image? Is it his boyish frame? His unwhiskered cheeks? His effeminate, pointy ears?

Whatever it is, this pair captured it with a bug-catching net, stuck it in a bottle, and put it to work with these photos. Hit the gallery below for more action shots of the girls posing with boomerangs, miniature bows, and, uh, cell phones.

Gallery: Cosplaying Link Duo

How would you rank the weapons of Zelda?

Posted Mar 3rd 2008 10:35PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff, Video

No, not the princess's actual weapons, but the weapons from the Zelda games. For us, the most badass thing that ever was made has to be the Titan's Mitt. That thing could help Link pick up the most heaviest of heavy items. We'll also entertain notions that the Hook Shot, Pegasus Shoes and Magic Cape are up high on the list.

But, what about the items that aren't specific to any entry in the series, like the boomerang? Well, Lore from Wired attempts to rank these items, providing grade marks to all of Link's most-used weapons and otherwise general helper-outers. Is the man insane? Well, we'll leave that judgment up to you and get back to what we enjoy most: daydreaming that we have a Titan's Mitt of our own.

You, on the other hand, can rank your top 5 favorite Zelda items in the comments. No daydreaming for you all, there's work to be done!

Nintendo-themed cases bring style to your DS

Posted Mar 2nd 2008 4:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Accessories

If you're still searching for the perfect case for your DS Lite, you might want to check out these handmade options by eBay's munkybaby05. Made with yarn, felt, and plastic canvas, these cases are adorably geeky, and according to the seller, will fit snugly on any DS Lite.

There's two Metroid options, including the one pictured above and a Samus vs. metroid case. If you prefer the Legend of Zelda as your game of choice, though, she also has a case featuring Link and another with a sparkly Triforce.

The cutest of all, though, are the Mario-themed cart cases, which are shaped like little boxes and can hold about nine or ten games. The game holders are available in red mushroom, green mushroom, or question block designs.

Currently they're not too expensive for handmade items ($18 including shipping and handling for the DS Lite cases, $11 for the game cases), but of course, you never know with eBay.

[Thanks, GenoBoost!]

Huge discounts and prizes at Play Asia's Year of the Rat Lucky Sale

Posted Feb 13th 2008 12:45PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: GBA, Imports, Sales, Accessories

Bringing in the Chinese New Year, import shop Play Asia has slashed the prices on over five thousand of its in-stock games and accessories. What's more, each order you put in between today and February 29th will count towards an entry for you to win a variety of Japanese consoles, games, and store credits. There's just too many items on sale to list, so we've picked out a few from the DS and GBA sections that might pique your interest.

DS game sales:

Ryuusei no RockMan: Dragon, Leo, and Pegasus - $48.90 $9.90
Nodame Cantabile - $48.90 $14.90
Operation: Vietnam (US) - $24.90 $16.90
Slide Adventure: Mag Kid - $58.90 $19.90
Oshare Majo Love and Berry (DS Collection) - $58.90 $19.90
K-1 World GP - $48.90 $24.90
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 - $48.90 $29.90

Jump past the break for the accessory and GBA bargains!

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The Legend of the Engraved DS

Posted Dec 21st 2007 12:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Fan stuff

New York City's Nintendo World Store has been offering a DS engraving service for over half a year now, so we're surprised that we haven't heard from more people who've taken advantage of this $20 customization. The etched system above comes from Zelda fangirl Kimya, showing off a Minish Cap-era Link handling a gust jar.

What would we get if we had the opportunity to have our handheld engraved, you ask? Well, we have a certain lizard in mind ...

See also: Someone put a damn unicycling llama on their DS

Reminder: End of the Year Blowout!

Posted Dec 13th 2007 10:30AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta

Each day, between now and the 26th, we're going to look at a different piece of the DS Fanswag End of the Year giveaway as a reminder of exactly why you need to hightail it over there and enter -- and we figured we might as well start with the crown jewel: the Limited Edition Legend of Zelda DS Lite with Phantom Hourglass. It's gold. It's gorgeous. And it comes complete with one of the best games this year. Don't you want it? It's part of the grand prize, so if you're interested, head over and throw your name into the hat! Remember, you can enter once per day. And if you're having any trouble with the comments, check here for a handy walkthrough.

Promotional Consideration: Why we're not watching the Spike Video Game Awards tonight

Posted Dec 9th 2007 3:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Promotional Consideration

Promotional Consideration is a weekly feature about the Nintendo DS advertisements you usually flip past, change the channel on, or just tune out.

American cable channel Spike premieres the 2007 edition of the Spike Video Game Awards tonight at 9:00 PM (likely re-airing it a dozen times over the course of the next couple of months). Despite the scorn it received from gamers in its previous years, the show lives on, now in its fourth year.

There are many reasons one could give for refusing to watch the two-hour program tonight -- the event really is as ridiculous as you'd expect a video game award show to be -- but one specific flaw brought about our decision to avoid the production ...

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Friday Video: Bundles are beautiful

Posted Nov 23rd 2007 8:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday video

What's a dedicated DS lover to do when two sweet new bundles hit the streets? There's really only one option on the table: shoot a video of the boxes, complete with music and dramatic close-ups. It's just such a random thing (and yet, exactly what we would probably do) that we couldn't resist sharing it with you as part of this week's video spotlight.

Zero Punctuation disembowels Phantom Hourglass

Posted Nov 7th 2007 3:40PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Reviews

We've all played or heard of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. We all know that everyone who played it loved it. Let's move on. Wait ... what's that? Not everyone loved it? Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, in fact, despised it?

Apparently so! But hating on a game is never as amusing as it is in The Escapist's "Zero Punctuation," so we don't mind. We found this review to be rather funny. If you don't feel like your poor heart can take it, though, feel free to watch some other reviews of Phantom Hourglass that involve girl cosplayers.

Warning: The audio in this video makes it NSFW. Oh, and there's some bad visual bits, too.

[Thanks, Brian!]

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