#I hate that I like so many of Nintendo’s franchises bc I fucking hate them as a company

[ladyurbosa]

Nintendo thinking they own the concept of open world creature collection just because of PL: Arceus and going after an indie game company is the scummiest of scummy. And also sets a very dangerous precedent for the gaming industry if they win.

[marxzsoul]

daisy..... ACTUALLY all four princesses, peach daisy rosalia and pauline

Alright it’s gonna be a long one!!

Princess Peach

favorite thing about them 

I love how cute she is!! But she’s still shown to be tough and not afraid to speak her mind or go out and fight if needed!! She’s also very sweet and cares a lot about her friends!

least favorite thing about them

This isn’t really about her personally but I wish she wasn’t written as the helpless damsel in distress anymore. So many games have shown her as super headstrong! But if she is going to be kidnapped, I wish it could be like how it is in paper mario or ttyd where it shows even when she’s kidnapped, she sneaks around to try and escape or help Mario take down the villains from the inside!!

favorite line

“I fell through too, and landed right on Bowser! It was a surprisingly soft landing…”

brOTP

Her and Mario!! They’re best friends!!

OTP

Her and Daisy!! The’re a power couple!! 

nOTP

I just don’t like implications of romance between her and bowser, I think they could be friends but Peach is just never gonna see him romantically

random headcanon

After the super crown with Peachette and stuff was revealed, I like to think that the reason Toadette “powers up” to look like Peach is because Peach is actually a more powerful type of toad! She’s just naturally really strong, and regular toads can only hope to become as strong as her by using a power up

unpopular opinion

I can’t think of much else to say here other than I just think it’s unrealistic for her to still be getting kidnapped in the newer games

favorite picture of them

I’ll be using official art for all these!

I LOVE the art style of 80s/90s anime so I’m a bit of a sucker for the Princess Peach from The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach

Princess Daisy

favorite thing about them

She is spunky and LOUD and proud of it babey!!! She is my favorite feminine tomboy icon!!

least favorite thing about them

I just wish she could be in another game again that isn’t a spinoff!! If Peach is still the damsel, maybe have Daisy jump in to help save her? I’d love that!!

favorite line

“Hi! I’m Daisy!”

brOTP

Similar to Peach, I see her and Luigi as best friends!! Since she’s very extroverted and loud, she helps to try and build up Luigi’s courage! She also checks in on him often and doesn’t mind doing things in his place if his anxiety is getting to him

OTP

She’s the butch to Peach’s femme

nOTP

She has high standards, stop drawing her with Waluigi u bafoons

random headcanon

Daisy doesn’t mind wearing dresses, but she really only does it for public appearances since it’s the custom for royalty in the Mushroom kingdom and surrounding kingdoms. When she’s just out and about she’s often just rocking some jeans and a cool shirt and jacket!

unpopular opinion

Some ppl think she’s annoying because she’s loud but I love it, I love women who aren’t afraid to be loud, but just because she’s brash doesn’t mean she doesn’t care about her friends deeply!

favorite picture of them

Her mario strikers art!! She looks great in the gritty aggressive style!

Princess Rosalina

favorite thing about them

She is GORGEOUS first if all, my 8 year old self gasped when I first saw her. My first love… But anyway I love how graceful she is, she is so serene. But behind that calm and serious demeanor, she holds extreme power! She’s probably the most powerful character in the mario franchise!!!  

least favorite thing about them

I can’t think of anything I hate about her, she’s probably the most developed of all the princesses, her backstory reveals a lot of struggles she went through. I guess I wish her powers were explained, we don’t really know why she’s magical or immortal.

favorite line

“Thank you… I will watch over you from beyond the stars.”

brOTP

Mario is probably one of her closest friends since he helped save her observatory and lumas, but since she’s spending more time on earth she’s become very close to Peach, Daisy, and Pauline!

OTP

I don’t really see Rosalina getting involved with anyone romantically actually

nOTP

If she were to date anyone, it wouldn’t be a boy that’s for sure lmao

random headcanon

Rosalina was once reluctant to make friends due to being immortal, she’s afraid of eventually being forced to lose them. But I think using her powers she decided to bless her friends with relative immortality so she wouldn’t have to deal with the same grief she felt from losing her family. And that’s why Mario and co haven’t shown any signs of aging

unpopular opinion

I didn’t really like the voice actress switch, I think her original was better than the current one. Her current VA isn’t bad though! Just not my favorite

favorite picture of them

Okay this concept art of her from the mario odyssey book is ICONIC and such a gay look

But also this smug ass gif of her is a fat mood

And Finally Pauline!

favorite thing about them

Pauline is THAT BITCH. She dropped off the face of the planet and turns out she was working on her political campaign that whole time! I’m so proud of her! But despite her new position, she still loves to have fun and go out and sing!

least favorite thing about them

Like Peach and Daisy I wish there was more to her character bc I can’t find a least favorite trait, just things I wish nintendo would do with her character! It would be cool if after her odyssey appearance we start to see her more in staple mario games!

favorite line

Literally all of the song Jump up, Super Star!

brOTP

She and Peach are best friends!! The two help each other recover over their previous traumas over being kidnapped and offer political advice to each other on governing their nations! They also just love going to late night karaoke with the other girls!

OTP

I ship Peach with Daisy the most, but Peach and Pauline is a close number 2

nOTP

DK. That’s awful for several reasons. Pls don’t do this

random headcanon

Pauline struggled with what she wanted to do in life for a long time, and the trauma she experienced from being kidnapped made her feel scared and confused about the future. But while in recovery, she realized how positions of leadership made her feel powerful again! So she decided to become a politician in order to become a leader and bring herself confidence, as well as inspire as many people as she can in her city! 

unpopular opinion

I don’t think she has any romantic feelings towards Mario lol

favorite picture of them

Her suit in odyssey kills me!!! Fuck it up Pauline!!!

[loregoddess]

All the zeldas. Just. All. Of them

I….Michi I was going to apologize for not getting to this until today, but considering how many Zelda games there are I no longer regret not doing this last night.

Under the cut, bc do you know how many games there are including spinoffs? Too many to not be under a cut.

The Legend of Zelda

never played | want to play | terrible | boring |okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I watched my brother and mom play it bc we have it on this special edition disk that had like, four LoZ games on it, and it’s certainly a game of its time which means it’s super-hard if you don’t know what you’re doing, and still hard even if you do, so I probably won’t try it anytime soon.

The Adventure of Link

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

This was also one of the games on the aforementioned special edition disk, which I watched my brother and mom attempt far enough to know you couldn’t pay me to try and beat the game. My understanding is this is fundamentally one of the most–if not THE most–difficult games in the entire franchise. A product of it’s time, entirely unique in it’s RPG-style mechanics which didn’t work out for the gameplay that well, I’ve only read one story of someone beating the game it’s that hard.

Despite not wanting to play either of the very first two games, I really love the implied story components of each, esp. in terms of the ever-inconsistent and changing lore. So, for story and maps, these games are neat.

A Link to the Past

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

The very first LoZ game I ever played, so it has a special place in my heart. Also the first game to introduce the “zelda formula” that made the series so successful, so I gotta applaud it for that too.

Link’s Awakening / Link’s Awakening DX

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I roughly know the story components and this is…one hell of a weird story, but like, I love the design for the Wind Fish, and Marin came from this game so I kinda want to try playing it for myself eventually.

Ocarina of Time

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

The first time I played this was well after I played Wind Waker, so this game doesn’t have the nostalgia factor for me that it has for most fans. When I first played it I got tired of Navi bugging me to save Zelda, even though I was in the middle of having fun with side quests, so I stopped and never beat it. When I went back years later to try and beat it I got stuck in Ganon’s Tower and refused to look up a guide, and have thus, still never beat it. Eventually I should look up a playthough of the ending just so I know exactly what happens, bc even though this isn’t one of my fave games, it’s so important for timeline theory and lore that I kinda need to know shit about the game. Not actually sure how I got through the Water Temple twice.

Majora’s Mask

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

Listen. I like side quests. They’re fun. But generally speaking they’re optional and not needed to complete the main storyline. When I found out that the only way to have a relatively easy time getting into this game’s “water temple” was by completing a ton of other side quests, it kinda broke my will to complete the game. Also I don’t do well on timers, so I dunno if I’ll ever beat this game. I mean I still might try bc there’s a lot of interesting story points in the game, but like, I really, really, really hate being put on a time limit and having to restart the three-day cycle constantly. Love the dark themes though, those are fun.

Oracle of Seasons & Ages

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed?

(I lumped these two games together bc there’s a way to link the stories, but they are technically two different games.) I seem to remember a friend of my mom’s lending one of these games to me and my brother a long time ago but I couldn’t get past the first dungeon bc I was young and sucked at boss fights. I might buy and try to play these games at some point though bc the stories are really interesting and the games are cheapish on Nintendo’s eshop.

Four Swords

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

It, uh…it exists. Dunno much about it but I hate the map bc it fucks up all of my land- and cartography-based theory-crafting.

Wind Waker

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed?

So I can’t remember if I, personally, have ever beaten the game, but I did make it to the end before going off to do side quests, and also my brother beat it which I watched, so I know the entire story. Overall a good game, my only major complaint is Tetra turning white after she “becomes Princess Zelda” and also the fact that she goes from kickass pirate to passive damsel in distress. My favorite Ganondorf, for both design and story. Also the graphics aged surprisingly well? Oh, and I loved the Rito, and the exploration aspect was one of the best executed of any LoZ game (the best in my opinion, before BotW came along). Gameplay and mechanics were one of the strongest of any LoZ game I’ve played as well.

Four Swords Adventures

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

This is one of the really underrated LoZ games, but honestly the gameplay is? Really solid and fun. Also the graphics were really good, esp. considering 2D style games weren’t being made as often when it came out. This is one of like, two or three LoZ games that I’ve beaten more than once–in fact I think I’ve beaten this game more than any other LoZ game, and it’s probably my first or second most-replayed-and-beaten game of any game I’ve played. It’s kinda like, a comfort game for me. Also the manga for this game was excellent.

Minish Cap

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

Another really underrated game with solid gameplay and graphics. Like, this game is really good, and I also really loved the story.

Twilight Princess

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | EXCELLENT | a favorite | played but never completed

This is my personal favorite LoZ game of the entire series, I really, really love this game. It’s also the only LoZ that I know I’ve beaten 100%, like all the side quests, all the heart containers, items, poe souls, everything. One of the few LoZ games that I’ve replayed and beaten multiple times. It was also the first LoZ game that I completed bc I used to have a bad habit of never beating LoZ games for some reason. Also the home of my two top fave LoZ characters, Midna and Shad. I just…I really love this game.

Phantom Hourglass

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I hate putting “terrible” down for any game, but listen. The mechanics were a nightmare, everything about trying to move around and fight was so frustrating. The only reason I stuck with the game as long as I did was Linebeck–but when I learned the last dungeon was also the dungeon I’d been forced to go through again and again and again, I just…couldn’t do it and I’ve never picked up the game since. I should look up the ending for this as well, bc the story was good, it’s just…the gameplay…no.

Spirit Tracks

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I hated playing Phantom Hourglass, so I never even bought this one. The aesthetics are cute, like I really like the trains and stuff, and it’s neat that Zelda travels with you. But the colonialist undertones are…yikes.

Skyward Sword

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I really enjoyed playing this game, despite the fact that there was too much hand-holding and Fi’s assistance was more annoying than helpful most of the time. But the story and the visuals, and the music–I really enjoyed those aspects of the game. I’ve also replayed and beaten this game a couple of times, despite the flaws, just bc I was really endeared to the characters and story.

A Link Between Worlds

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

This was another really fun game, and I really liked all of the characters and the cute graphics. Not much to say on this bc it was honestly just, really fun and good. It was a really fun way to revive the Hyrule of A Link to the Past.

Tri Force Heroes

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

My friend bought this as a graduation present for me, but it’s more fun to play together with two other people, so I haven’t been able to play it much past the first couple of areas, but what I did play was quirky and fun.

Breath of the Wild

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I really enjoyed playing the game, and generally speaking it’s one of the most solid games in terms of gameplay and mechanics. And the exploration is excellent, like it was so much fun to explore the gigantic world of Hyrule. But. There needed to be more story, more lore, and more music. Like what we got was great, but it was extremely lacking, even compared to games with glaring plot holes in the story, like there was just so little to work with. And there was too much “here’s these mysterious ruins that we will tell you nothing about and there’s no way to learn anything about them. ever.” moments while I was exploring. And just, I wanted more story really, more than anything.

Literally all the CGi games and games produced between 1993-1997

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

Enough said.

I’m also lumping all the Tingle spinoff games together bc this is getting really long

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

Tingle is a discomfort character for me, like not a major discomfort character, just a minor one, but enough that I’ve never willingly looked into these games, despite any good things I’ve heard about them.

Game & Watch Zelda

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I didn’t even know this existed.

Link’s Crossbow Training

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I know that this takes place in the Twilight Princess Hyrule, but that’s about it.

My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

never played | want to play? | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

Listen, I had no idea this existed either, but? It’s based off my fave game so? If I get the chance to play it, then I sure as hell will give it a whirl.

Hyrule Warriors (including Legends and the Definitive Edition)

never played | want to play | terrible | boring | okay | good | great | a favorite | played but never completed

I never got the original game bc it was for the Wii U, but I have Legends and my brother bought the Definitive Edition, the latter of which I’m currently playing. It’s honestly just a plain fun game, with solid gameplay. I like being able to feel powerful and badass, and literally half the playable characters are women which is nearly unheard of in fighting-based games. And like? I can play as TWO different versions of Midna? AND Impa is so gorgeous and really well-written, like damn, I love her so much. Linkle is actually really fun to play and really cool, and I like the fact that she isn’t just “Link but a girl” like she really stands on her own as a unique character. It’s also pretty interesting to be able to play as several villains. My only complaint is Cia, but not bc she’s a poorly written character or fanservice central, but like…LoZ in particular has a really, really bad habit of coding the evil and corrupted final big bad guy as dark-skinned and like…having an evil dark-skinned villainess who’s also fanservicy especially with Lana being Cia’s “light and goodness” it’s just…yikes. I don’t think I need to spell that out further. My understanding is that Cia gets a redemption arc of some sort eventually, but I’m not far enough in the story mode to confirm this. I sure as hell hope it’s true bc she deserves better than to just be an evil, albeit okay-written, fanservice villain.

And that’s all of them, this literally took me all day. I now know of several games I had no idea existed, yet I have no idea what to do with this info.