The information post about Zelda II: Adventure of Link is here if you want inspiration to create something yourself! The event explanation is here.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FIC you’ve written yourself, or read online? What artwork have you made, or animatics? Reblog with the link to your fanwork here so people can find more of their favourites!

PLEASE SELF PROMOTE!!

We are here to celebrate YOU, the people writing for the littlest legends, so let us see your works!

If you haven’t written for this game before, now is the time! Challenge mode is to get it posted before the end of August!

Want a bigger challenge? Post before the next game comes up!

Art Recs

(The 'painting' is based on this painting I randomly remembered from my art history class) (and that's a bubble btw)

Alright, for this one I'm going to highlight an amazing artist who make some great AoL art. It's the lovely @yasmeensh! You ever find an artist that has brilliant ideas(that make you think about things in a way you've never thought of before) AND the skills to properly show them off? Well, Yasmeen is one of those artists. If you've looked for AoL art before you've probably come across them, but I just wanted to give an extra special shoutout. I mean, just look at some of their Zelda 2 stuff!:

Link on the Overlook with a Flute

Just Link

Not Good with the Bow

Zelda 1 and her Brother

International River Devil and the Flute

And did I mention the comics??? They're top tier! The writing and composition make me want to get that good!

Link and the Kidnapped Child (introspective)

Link and the Kidnapped Child (on the road)

No Thank You + Another Way to Heal

And there is so much more on their blog! Like amazing art, 10/10, would recommend.

Now I'm going to link to some other artist's AoL art that I think could use some appreciation.

Some Awesome Sketches by ositia

Zelda, Zelda and the Link doll by larrytheflute9 (they've got more beautifully detailed AoL art on their blog too)

Vs. Dark Link by jonreytrevino

Shadow Link by gattnk

Thunderbird by darkthemaenjoyer

Sleeping Zelda by sheikfangirl

Link, Link and a Link Doll by la-sera

The information post about Zelda II: Adventure of Link is here if you want inspiration to create something yourself! The event explanation is here.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FIC you’ve written yourself, or read online? What artwork have you made, or animatics? Reblog with the link to your fanwork here so people can find more of their favourites!

PLEASE SELF PROMOTE!!

We are here to celebrate YOU, the people writing for the littlest legends, so let us see your works!

If you haven’t written for this game before, now is the time! Challenge mode is to get it posted before the end of August!

Want a bigger challenge? Post before the next game comes up!

Fic Recs

I am very bad at summaries but here are some AoL fics I like. All of them are sfw and I don't think there is anything too triggering just be generally warned for death and blood. Also these aren't very long, are all gen (unless I missed something) and I recommend them all!

Naming by lightningwaltz (Post AoL)

beyond the bleeding by glowingjellyfishtreelights (Post AoL)

Poppets by aeraecura (Pre AoL)

Ghost Town by Nomad (nomadicwriter) (Mid AoL)

The calm after the storm by princessofthieves (Post AoL)

Adventure of Link is a side-scroller that can be played with the Switch's Nintendo Online's base tier. You can watch a playthrough or play it yourself at Arcade Spot! One piece of advice, if you wait long enough at the title screen, it'll tell you the story of what's going on and you'll get a better understanding of what you're doing loll

Reblog and add what you love about the game, things you would like to see, or other resources for those who would like to learn more about it! Here are some suggestions to get you started:

(Don't know what's going on? Check out this post!)

Oh, most unloved of Zelda games, and the most unique of them. At least Nintendo never forgot you, because there's little nods to the game throughout the whole series (even in BOTW!).

It does still have some bangers, most famously the temple theme, thanks to Smash Bros:

And here's a fun orchestral version of it:

A less well known but also pretty song is the title theme:

Its music doesn't get remixed or orchestrated too often because it's too obscure, which is too bad. I think it has some unique vibes to it.

I also recommend checking out Isabelle Chiming's "Adventure of Link Remade" if you like the original chiptune sound. She references later games and gives each temple its own song! It appears to be only available on bandcamp:

Its version of Princess Zelda, near the end of the album, is really lovely.

Adventure of Link is a side-scroller that can be played with the Switch's Nintendo Online's base tier. You can watch a playthrough or play it yourself at Arcade Spot! One piece of advice, if you wait long enough at the title screen, it'll tell you the story of what's going on and you'll get a better understanding of what you're doing loll

Reblog and add what you love about the game, things you would like to see, or other resources for those who would like to learn more about it! Here are some suggestions to get you started:

(Don't know what's going on? Check out this post!)

Also, from the official Nintendo website, the original game manual (which came with the games!) is available as a PDF here.

The manual explained a great deal of the story that they couldn't include in the original game given the technology limitations and lack of established norms at the time. Everything that's now got in-game menus is presented there, along with expected things that might need troubleshooting!