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Lightning WIG – Final Fantasy XIII

Worn only twice. Once for a few hours at a con, then for a photo shoot.
Cut and styled to look like lightnings hair. All it needs is some fluffing on the bangs and it’s ready to go.
Washed and ready to be shipped.
$35 + shipping

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Sora – Kingdom Hearts 2

Costume Only – Jacket, shirt, belts, chaps, pouches
Does not include: Wig, shoes, gloves and under dark blue pants (those are just my regular navy jeans)
chest: up to 35″ (girls – binding up to 35″)
$80 + shipping

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Utena – Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV school uniform version)

Worn once. Jacket only. Does not include epaulets, white cuffs, ruffled jacket skirt, shorts, shoes and socks.
$45 + shipping

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Toph – Avatar: The Last Airbender

Does not include wig.
$85 + shipping

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Sasuke – Naruto

Shirt, cuffs, pouches, shoes (size 7-8)
Does not include: wig, shorts, leg wrap, headband.
$60 + shipping

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Kakashi – Naruto

Vest and Blue shirt only.
Does not include: pants, wraps, pouch, shoes, wig, headband, gloves.
$60 + shipping

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Hungary – Hetalia: Axis Powers

Green dress and head piece only.
Does not include apron, cuffs, blouse, or wig.
$40 + shipping

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Cloudy Wolf: Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children

Cast from durable resin.
$40 + shipping

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Kunai: Naruto

Made from Resin
$5 each + shipping

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Reno’s Rod : Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children

$65.00 + shipping

Short wavy brown mix wig

Never worn
$25 + shipping

Dark Green/Light Green Punky S Wig

Purchased this wig, but never wore it, for Ash from Pop’n'Music. It’s a great wig that can be styled for different characters such as Gau from Final Fantasy VI, Ash from Pop ‘n’ Music, and others! It can also be used for original characters or designs.
$28 + shipping

Extremely Long Pink Wig

It was a great show! Before the show, we walked around to interview fans of the Zelda series, asking them what they except from the symphony and what their favorite Zelda game. We also got to interview the producer of the Zelda Symphony – Jeron Moore.

The video will be coming soon.

Back in October, Nintendo invited me to the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony in Los Angeles. I was asked to dress up as Link. To celebrate the newest Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3Ds, I was Ocarina of Time Link at the Symphony.

I was extremely happy and excited to attend this performance. They were going to fly me down to LA but I decided to drive instead since it gave me more freedom with the transportation of the costume and props.

Once I made it to the hotel, which was super huge and beautiful looking, I met up with friends to go get lunch. After food times I went back to the hotel to start getting ready as Link!

The symphony hall was decorated out in Zelda, truly a great night for Zelda fans. My ticket was waiting for me at will call and once I got it, I headed to the hall lobby which had even more Zelda in it and demo stations for games. I was at the Ocarina of Time 3D promo banner and tons of Zelda fans took their pictures with Link!

The concert itself was amazing! I cried, and I would love to watch it again.
Eiji Aonuma started off by thanking everyone for coming. Everything about it was beautiful, now everyone can listen to some of the wonderful songs on the Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony CD that comes bundled with the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Collectors Edition. I lost count at how many times I have listened to all the songs on the CD. My favorites were definitely Gerudo Valley, and the Zelda Medley. I do wish they branched away from Ocarina of Time and played more songs from other Zelda games like Link’s Awakening and Majoras Mask. Koji Kondo made a surprise appearance to the audience by coming out and playing “Grandmas theme” from The Wind Waker on the piano. This was the 3rd time I watched him play the piano in person and it’s truly amazing watching the man that created these songs play them himself.

During intermission and after the concert, Link was out in the lobby posing with tons of Zelda fans again. A lot of people were really excited to see Link.

After the Symphony was over I met up with Eiji Aonuma and Koji Kondo backstage where they were waiting for me. It was great seeing them again and we grabbed photos and chatted, they completed my Ocarina of Time set by signing the left and right sides of my new Shield that I made for the release of Ocarina of Time 3D. Miyamoto signed the Master Sword a couple years ago.

Drove back home the next day.
This was one of the best experiences of this year. Thank you Nintendo for making it happen!

I still have to figure out what costumes I will be taking with me, sadly most of them are not recommended to be taken onto an airplane due to large props, or costumes that need to be handled with care but I will see what I can do.

I will be judging the Cosplay Masquerade as well as Cosplay’s Got Talent and Who’s Cosplays is it Anime!

I will also be hosting tons of new panels such as Male Cosplay Makup, Color Theory in Cosplay, Armor Making. How to Prepare Yourself For a Cosplay Masquerade, a discussion about Cosplay and Con Horror Stories, and finally discussing the book ‘The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy – I Link Therefore I Am’. So come on by and check them out!

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I received a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D from Nintendo this morning in the mail. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it and write up a personal hands-on review.

I played the demo a few months back and there were so many things that caught me by surprise in the game. The motion control and the graphics. In my earlier post I mentioned that the graphics were amazing. They completely revamped it and have new models and textures. The animation sequences look exactly the same as before but with more smoothness.  I’m not sure if they changed anything in the game since I tried out the demo, but we will find out soon!

Unboxing of OoT3D – I’ve seen the cover art online before but this is the first time I’ve seen it in person. I really love the design with the gold. I feel like they were trying to stay true to the original boxing of OoT64. I must admit though that I wish we had the box art that Japan is getting. Probably because I love that art so much, but this one feels more like the original. The game disk as well as the box is white instead of black like the DS games. A limited edition gold cartridge would be amazing. The booklet itself caught me by surprise. You unfold it like a map! I was expecting a booklet with pages, but this is nice too because you don’t have to flip though pages now to find what you are looking for. As an artist I really love the cover for the booklet, I like that burnt paper look. The next booklet is “Celebrate 25 years of The Legend of Zelda” and showcases games you can play to celebrate with.

Starting up the Game in the 3Ds – The Hylian shield is the icon for OoT3D and it plays a nice little Zelda tune.  After watching the opening video that I loved so much in the original and got to the part where I write in “Link” for the name (like I always do, except now they have it defaulted as Link for you, but you can change the name if you wish) and I noticed something really neat! The top screen of the file select where the clouds are, change from day to night and even to a clouded sky and so on! I love it when little things like this are added in places where you wouldn’t expect them. I love the new textures. As a texture artist myself I can’t stop looking at them. I used to look at the textures all the time in OoT64  but these give the game more life than ever before. Another thing I really love is the text in the game. It is incredibly easy to read even when the 3D is fully on. I like leaving the 3D on at a minimum. I can play longer and still enjoy the 3D. The sounds and music are all original and true to the original 64 version. I also read an article that Koji Kondo wanted to keep the music original. While orchestrated music would have been a really nice touch, I think leaving it as is pulls us back. One biggest concern I heard from a lot of people looking forward to Ocarina of Time 3D was “Will Navi be annoying?” Personally, I never thought she was annoying and it never bothered me but I do believe that due to programing she reminded the players too much to follow the story. I’ve been playing the game for about 2 hours now and she only reminded me once and hasn’t yet since then. So to answer your questions, yes I do think she is less “annoying” now.

The Controls – I love that there is an analog stick on the 3Ds. Perfect for running around where ever you want to go. I noticed that Link runs a little bit slower and when he jumps he has longer air time yet more animated than in the original N64 version. The bottom screen displays the menu and inventory, equipped items and rupee count, and little tabs at the bottom to display your map, gear, and items. Pushing the start/select buttons takes you to the save screen. I spent a few moments to test out what all of the buttons do. The Z Target is now L Target with the left button. The Shield is the R button. Another really neat feature is that you can go to first person view and use either the analog stick to move and look around or you can move the 3Ds system. Moving the system lets you look around much faster while the analog stick is a bit slower. You can choose which is best for you. I’m actually pretty impressed with the response time  and accuracy when looking around with the system.  You’ve got to be careful though if you do use just the analog stick to look around because if you move the system, the view will change. Its going to take practice getting used to but I don’t see that being an issue. I also noticed that your game gets saved really quickly, you don’t have to wait around and it seemed to take less than a second. Over all this game is very true to the original with new updates, graphics and it’s Ocarina of Time on a handheld! It can’t get any better!

New Features – While Ocarina of Time 3D has been improved graphically, it was also improved with many new features including the newly added Boss Challenge mode where you can battle bosses that you have already fought against or go in a continuous battle against them all! Master Quest will unlock after the main game has been completed. Master Quest was also included in the Ocarina of Time Disk for the Nintendo Gamecube. Master Quest features new puzzles not included in the original game. The game is also mirrored to add to the challenge and there will be enemies and items in different locations. The enemies will be more difficult as well. Another really neat feature are the Sheikah Stones. I already came across my first one located right outside Link’s home.  These new Sheikah Stones will feature hint movies – if you are stumped by a puzzle just go to your nearest Sheikah Stone  and you can access a hint movie.

Overall – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is definitely a must have. If you loved the N64 version, you will love this one even more. If you have never played a Zelda game before, this would be a wonderful way to start! The beautiful 3D graphics bring Hyrule and our beloved characters to life without the need of 3D glasses. The touch screen adds for a smooth gameplay so you don’t need to keep pulling up the menu screen to access your items. You just equip as you go! During my game time I have not run across any glitches yet, but there will be more reviews coming along the way and getting more in depth about Master Quest and Boss Challenge.

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Specifications:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Genre – Action Adventure
Platform- Nintendo 3Ds
1 players. Rated E10+
Release date – June 19 2011 USA $39.99

Official Website:
USA
Japan

Check back again for more reviews and my personal thoughts on the latest Nintendo and Zelda news!
Next Review – More The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3Ds Part 2 & Nintendogs + Cats

~ Li

I am happy to announce that I was asked to be a judge at Kintoki con this weekend! If you are in the area, you should definitely come and check it out! I will be judging the contest. I don’t know what costume I will be wearing yet, but I’ll pick something eventually :3

See you all there!

The beginning of the conference was the most exciting for me. They started with Zelda and a full orchestra playing Zelda music and showing the history of the Zelda series on the big screens! This was seriously the best opening ever! After watching and listening to the shear awesomeness of the live musical performance they cut to the Zelda 25th Anniversary Logo and filled up the backdrop with Ocarina of Time 3D. We knew Nintendo had something planned for the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, but we didn’t know what exactly.

Miyamoto entered the stage and while he did, the orchestra played the same tune that is played in Ocarina of Time when Link pulls the Master Sword out of the pedestal in the Temple of Time!  The conference starts of with plans for the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and the music for the series. The orchestra played a few tones from Zelda ranging from the chime when you solve a puzzle, getting an item,  and the fairy fountain which all sounded amazing. Each time Miyamoto acted out the tones from opening an treasure chest to getting healed by fairies, and had a ton of fun doing so!  For the 25th Anniversary Nintendo prepared a Zelda game for each of the hardware systems:

-The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX will be available on the Nintendo e-shop today.

-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will be available next weekend for the Nintendo 3Ds. The frame rate has been improved and the graphics have been revamped. Ocarina of Time 3D also includes a mirror mode for Ocarina of Time Master Quest and a boss challenge mode.

- The Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords will be available in September for the DSi as a free download.

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be out this Holiday season for the Nintendo Wii and a Special Gold Wii Remote as a promo when the game launches.

All of these made me super excited! So much Zelda!

One of the main reasons I was waiting for E3 this year was for The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword! I seriously cannot wait for this game to come out. The trailer looks amazing and the music is epic! I was super excited when I saw the trailer last year and was already determined that I wanted to make his new hero’s clothes. I started working a little bit on the Hero’s garb last year but I put it on hold and wanted to wait a little more because there has been changes made and nothing final was posted. In the new trailer he has an outfit that he wears in Skyloft. Just like the outfit he wears in Ordon Village in Twilight Princess except it’s different! I really like his Skyloft outfit, it seems to go really well with the location. I already have all of my references needed to make both outfits of his and I am seriously excited and cannot wait to start working on his new costumes! I also believe that maybe the girl is Princess Zelda herself, there are many things that lead up to this and it is also not odd to have the Princess be at the start of the game. I love the style the game is in too. It is really nice to see Nintendo not sticking with just one look, but actually changing it around. The trailer also featured more about the mystery guy (who’s name was released during the Developer’s Roundtable as Demon Lord Girahim) and the girl that resembled the Master Sword (who’s name was released as being Fi or Fy) and that they get around flying with large birds.  Here are some screenshots from the trailer!

Now, I thought the Zelda surprises ended there, I was wrong. Nintendo will be holding The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concerts in each regions around the world! OMG YES! I adore the music from the Legend of Zelda series and I own all of the soundtracks including ones created for different regions around the world starting in the Fall and to hear the music from my favorite series as a live Symphony will be so awesome! I want to go now!  Hope they get their tour dates up soon!  There’s more! Nintendo is also preparing two music CDs, The legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack and a CD based on the 25th Anniversary Symphony Concerts. The are also planning more events and activities to celebrate the 25th Anniversary. The Zelda part of the conference ended with the orchestra played music from Skyward Sword.

Next up Iwata speaks about their new console and what they hope to achieve. They want it to be ‘equally satisfying for all players’. But Nintendo decided to tease us all and not tell us the details until later on in the conference. Until then we get showered with new games coming out for the Nintendo 3Ds! Mario Kart, Star Fox 64 3D, Super Mario (I have to admit I was excited to see Raccoon Mario!), Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Luigi’s Mansion 2. I loved Luigi’s Mansion so I was super happy that they are bringing it back! I can’t wait for all of these titles, but I really want to get my hands on Star Fox 64 3D and Kid Icarus.  Reggie announced that there were already 3rd party developers working on titles for the 3Ds including Resident Evil: the Mercenaries 3D, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Ace Combat 3D, Tetris, Cave Story 3D, Resident Evil: Revelations, Driver Renegade, Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions, Tekken 3D, Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater, and more!

Both Resident Evil games looked pretty cool, and I’m super excited about Metal Gear Sold, from what they showed us the graphics looked pretty sweet! During this part of the conference I already knew that the next thing they will talk about will be the new Nintendo console codenamed “Project Cafe”.

The WiiU. It totally was not what I expected, but it was still very neat! At first I wasn’t sure if it was a controller only or if this “controller” was the new console. Later I found out that it is the console with the controller. The Wii U is pretty interesting. I am pretty excited to find out more about it and when it gets released and the price. Neither of those two were mentioned at the conference except that it’s coming out in 2012. So far from what I’ve seen in the demo videos this morning I am interested in buying a Wii U when it comes out. I do wonder how comfortable it will be though because of the size, but I guess I won’t know unless I try it myself! The system runs at native 1080P and as the HD Tech Demo video they had for the Wii U was real time. The Graphics were amazing!  Check them out:

One other thing that caught my attention during the WiiU trailer video was an HD Zelda.  The controller also uses motion control. I wonder how well this will work out. You can use the controller screen to play your games if you can’t use the TV and you can also use both of them together.

I love how the item screen is on the controller and the actual game is on the TV. That would make game play so much faster and you wouldn’t have to pull up the menu screen during battles! It looked just like Twilight Princess but with better graphics, textures, models, animation, etc. It was also in Real Time! If this is a game that is going to be on the Wii U then I am sold! ! Check out some images from the Wii U trailer:

Overall, the Nintendo Press conference this morning was really exciting. Lots of Zelda related goodies and a look at the Wii U. The biggest excitement for me was the new Skyward Sword Trailer and The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concerts. I am looking forward to these both!

Check back again for more reviews and my personal thoughts on the latest Nintendo and Zelda news!
Next Review – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3Ds

~ Li ( Pikmin Link)

Special thanks to Taiki who’s helped a lot in the coding and fixing some bugs, and Slade who’s helped with the move of the new layout,, merging and some coding. Couldn’t have done it without these two!

The Future of Pikminlink.com -

Let me talk more about the current site and whats to come,
Notice there is a blog now located in the “about” drop down menu above the page. Yes, Blogs! I shall be using those a lot this time. Also the site has become more about my fandoms as well and not just cosplay. In my blogs I will be writing reviews/my opinions on video games and products, mainly Nintendo but I will post about others too.

I also have a store coming soon. I am setting up my Etsy account to get that up and running.

Projects of mine will also be posted here. Current projects are the “Poster Series” and “Zelda Relived”

Unlike before (trust me, I never had the time to update my site, it took too long and it was too complicated) I can easily update this site. Easily add new cosplays, and new content. It’s so easy. I want this site to be my main outlet on whats new in my world. I will try to post a new update/blog once a week or maybe even more :3

Welcome to the new site! I hope you enjoy!

Layout History of Pikminlink.com

Had a lot of fun this weekend and also had fun chatting and chilling out with the Nintendo Booth and got to play Ocarina of Time 3Ds! The Nintendo crew there were really excited about my magic armor and they had a lot of fun taking pics with their 3Ds systems.
About Ocarina of Time 3Ds, I noticed they redid a lot of models, textures and animation. A lot of work was put into this new game. For those thinking this is just taking the N64 version being put on a 3Ds, you’re wrong. This is really amazing. I spent a lot of time checking the game/models/textures/details/animation out. Link, Saria, Mido and our other beloved OoT Characters look amazing!