Why Do Orcs Look Like Pigs? But Only Sometimes?
How fantasy’s go-to mooks went from ghouls to swine to green-skinned dreamboats.
Why Do Video Games Associate Mice With Bombs?
From Mouser to Mappy Land, Japan seems to think mice should go kaboom.
Ganon’s Mysterious Origins (Revisited)
Kamen Rider might help explain where the Zelda big bad gets his name.
Was the Legend of Zelda Actually Named After Its Heroine?
Why the princess of Hyrule may not technically be the series’ title character.
Is There a Sex Joke Hidden in Plain Sight in Zelda II?
An investigation into those women who ask Link to “come inside.”
Hylian 101: The Secrets Hiding in the Language of Zelda
Is Hyrule lore so rich that it created its own linguistic traditions?
Was the Zelda Fairy Fountain Music Inspired by a Track From Super Mario Bros. 3?
You too can learn about cultural inspiration, homage and imitation through the history of a Koji Kondo composition.
How Impa Jumped from Background Lore to the Zelda In-Game Canon
And she’s not the only game element foreshadowed in the Legend of Zelda instruction booklets.
We Don’t Know Where Ganon’s Name Comes From
Also we have questions about where the Zelda big bad got his “dorf.”
There’s a Piranha Plant in My Zelda Dungeon!
Nintendo was more casual about crossovers back in the day.