Hey all, been a while, eh? First things first, apologies about taking so long with the Four Swords article. A number of items, including but not necessarily limited to a lack of free time and a lack of people giving me stuff to work with (I post those topics in the Forums for a reason, ya know >_>), have led to its delay, but I'm hoping to get that written up shortly.

Second things second! Next week marks the return of our favorite video game conference. E3 will be back in force, and I for one am hoping that Nintendo doesn't have a repeat of last year's hardcore disappointment. We can definitely expect some more information on Spirit Tracks, and rumors are flying about a number of other possibilities – several of which include a Wii Zelda game (though I advise you not to get your hopes too high ).

For those who don't know, Nintendo's keynote address will be happening Tuesday June 2^nd at 12pm EST, or 9am PST if you're on the west coast. Adjust your schedule accordingly, people – E3 is coming soon. ^_^

With the controversy that surrounded The Adventure of Link, Nintendo took its time in preparing the next Zelda title. When it was finally released on the SNES, A Link to the Past proved worth the wait, returning to the style of The Legend of Zelda and enhancing it in ways that gamers could have scarcely imagined. To this day, over seventeen years after its initial release, ALttP is seen as a classic of the Zelda series that continues to astound gamers.

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One year after the massive success that was The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo released a sequel to the game, The Adventure of Link. As many of us gamers know, it was rather different from its predecessor in many regards, leading it to be viewed as the black sheep of the series. Yet there are still Zelda fans that hold AoL in higher esteem than all the other games that followed. Let’s see if we can figure out why, shall we?

In 1987 ('86 in Japan), the original The Legend of Zelda burst onto the scene of video games, changing gaming forever. Over twenty years have passed since then, and this game has sparked a fantastic franchise that continues to enthrall gamers to this very day. Thirteen games have been produced since LoZ's release; what is it that still draws players to it?

As I promised on Friday, I have returned!

The Legend of Zelda is an absolutely amazing series of games, as I'm sure everyone who visits this or other Zelda sites would happily agree to. It's been ten years since I started playing Zelda games myself; I too am one of the people entered the land of legends for the first time while playing Ocarina of Time. So the ten year anniversary certainly holds a special significance for me, as I'm sure it does for many fans of the series.

Ten years later, I find myself here, a member of the Zelda online community, writing countless stories and articles about little details that few people, if anyone at all, would care about. My friends and family members can only shrug and sigh whenever I find someone to discuss the Zelda timeline with, or when someone says they never played The Wind Waker because of the graphics (I don't think anyone online has ever seen me as angry as I can get during one of those conversations).

But after all that time, they've also managed to figure out the question to ask in order to get me to shut up. Because this is the Zelda question that I've never been able to answer:

"So Alpha . . . which of the games is your favorite?"

Today is a rather amazing day for gamers, especially those of us who call ourselves Legend of Zelda fanatics. Although the Zelda series was undoubtedly already one of the most influential series, on November 21, 1998 arguably the greatest installment was released in Japan, going on to be renown as one of, if not the, best video games ever created. That's right, today is the ten year anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Click on the Read More link to see how some websites have decided to celebrate.