Princess Zelda

violence for many reasons, including those who partake in the games experiences “decreases in prosocial behavior, empathy, and sensitivity to aggression” (Albanese). As someone who grew up playing video games such as Mortal Kombat, The Legend of Zelda, Mario Brothers, etc., I found the premise of many arguments against violence in video games ridiculous. I do not consider myself a violent person, despite inflicting “fatalities” on my opponents and having the on screen prompt to “FINISH HIM!”…

In The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, the game takes place in the world of Termina. Termina is a separate realm from Hyrule, the main setting of the franchise. It is divided into four regions: the swamp, mountains, sea, and canyon. Both Hyrule and Termina are polytheistic, having their own respective pantheon of deities. We will focus on Termina. Hylian belief mentions a supreme power that can grant any wish and shape reality. The Triforce. The deities the Hylian race worships, the Golden…

Hyrule, a kingdom that has endured the test of time. It's been through many changes throughout the ages, evolving and ever expanding its rich lore and history. But sometimes I sit back and wonder, who set up the foundation for this kingdom to prosper like we know it today? Now before we go any further, yes of course it was the people of Skyloft that founded Hyrule from what we know, but how exactly did it go down? Who set the ground work up for the relgion, geogrphy, economy, language, and…

The reading Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, by Tom Bissel addresses change within video games and how these games have changed and how they affect the author. Video games have gone through a major change within recent times and have evolved from simple button mashing games with very uncomplicated themes and narrative to something much more complex. Modern technology has allowed video games to vastly improve storytelling and visuals by allowing much more content to be stored in medium;…

theguardian.com 2018). The movie is called Super Mario Bros with Bob Hoskins as mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi and the movie was made in May 28, 1994. Shigeru miyamoto does not just make the mario games he also made the game the game the legend of Zelda (www.theguardian.com 2018). In the first game of donkey Kong Mario was not called Mario he was called jumpman. Some of the best mario games was the…

Anime and video games are two subjects that play an important role in both eastern and western popular culture. The ascension of both anime and video games into popular culture originated first in Japan, and eventually their influence spread across the globe. I’ve been engrossed in both subjects since I was young, and I believe my appreciation for both was no coincidence. Anime and video games, after all, have always felt similar to me, but why is that? To answer that question, I will consider…

Gaming has been a huge market ever since the first console launched. Many differences have arose from the introduction of the first console, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972, and the more recent releases into the gaming market, the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Microsoft Xbox One in late 2013, to allow for better graphics, storylines, and overall experiences. Without the changes in video games to adjust to the times, I doubt they would be as popular as they are today. To draw more and more people to…

Famicom worldwide but they would sell it under a different model and name. That is when the “Nintendo Entertainment System” or the “N.E.S” (1985) was born. In the same year, Nintendo released popular titles such as “Super Mario Bros.” and “The Legend of Zelda”. Nintendo continued with its success releasing the Gameboy along with the game Tetris in 1989. The Gameboy became the bestselling handheld game system of all time. All throughout the 90’s, Nintendo continued to release consoles like the…

For over 20 years, video games have been a popular form of entertainment for all people. From “Call of Duty” to “Madden” to “Pokemon” or “Mario”, there are games to suit many different interests and people. Young people play video games and older people might too. People of all different races and ethnicities also play video games. In the early days of video games, most players were male, but as time has gone on, more and more females have started to play games. However, even though people of…