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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda

In 2023, Polygon is embarking on a Zeldathon. Join us on our journey through The Legend of Zelda series, from the original 1986 game to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and beyond.

Figma’s premium Link action figure can Ascend, just like in TOTK

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga is getting a box set in Sept., and pre-orders are 10% off

Where to buy Legend of Zelda amiibo

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Elden Ring completely changed how I played Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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The Legend of Zelda games, ranked

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom changes the conversation

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the anti-Breath of the Wild

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Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed

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Tears of the Kingdom’s inventiveness is baked into its sound design

It’s full of Easter eggs and new ideas

Tears of the Kingdom devs talk about the game’s tragic conclusions 

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on why we likely won’t get a Zelda Mario Maker game

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Breath of the Wild fans are making expansive mods while waiting for the sequel

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Is Link wearing pajamas in A Link to the Past? An investigation

Tears of the Kingdom devs are amped for Zelda’s post-Switch era

Check out this stunning PC port of Zelda: Link’s Awakening while you can

Classic Zelda has never felt as big as the Oracle games

Zelda fans have spent years animating their own vision for a movie

OK, but really, which Zelda game would make a good Zelda movie?

Keep Link short in the Zelda movie

Nintendo is making a live-action Legend of Zelda movie with Sony

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is one of the most underrated Zelda games

The new Zelda and ‘hot’ Ganondorf amiibo are available

How queerness became calamity in Tears of the Kingdom

A Link to the Past set up Tears of the Kingdom’s master stroke

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Why Tears of the Kingdom’s physics are so mind-blowing

Sad Zelda Dad is still playing Tears of the Kingdom, but his marriage is doing better

Get a treasure trove of Zelda manga for 35% off

Someone managed to beat Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without visiting the Surface

Zelda producer says there are no plans for Tears of the Kingdom DLC

I turned my (dark) fantasy of a Zelda movie into reality

The Legend of Zelda looks perfectly campy in fan-made ’80s dark fantasy trailer

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s blood moon has a secret purpose

Why the ‘industrial revolution’ never came to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Tears of the Kingdom is already the second-bestselling Zelda game

A unique pair of Zelda games just arrived on Switch Online

Tears of the Kingdom’s ending is its own kind of tragedy

The movies to keep your Zelda high going

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A Link between hairstyles: How Zelda matched a hero’s masculinity to the moment

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Transform yourself into a Great Fairy from Zelda: Ocarina of Time

I wish the Yiga Clan weren’t such silly geese in Tears of the Kingdom

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