YOUR
Contest ends on September 26th at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time

Contest ends on September 26th at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time
Welcome all to the first rendition of Your Legend of Zelda (YLoZ), a contest where you do exactly as the title suggests: create a Legend of Zelda. DO NOT tie it into the official timeline due to the subject being unstable enough as it is. This would only hurt your review since the judges might have different views of how the timeline works.
~ Rules & Regulations ~
Guidelines - must include:
- Basic plot outline
- Link, Zelda, and Ganon (if Ganon is not physically present, he must still be tied to the replacement antagonist somehow a la AoL, OoX, TMC, FS).
- Name of world it's based in. Can be any we've seen before or completely original (if original, please include a description).
- Names/Locations, and descriptions of at least four (4) dungeons and a very basic overview of the boss fights.
- Description of final conflict/dungeon.
Other Rules:
- Can be any length you choose (no min. or max. word count)
- Can include images if it helps support your writing. Don’t use oversized images; use Photoshop, GIMP, or the like to size down, and edit so that it nearly seamlessly fits with the text.
- No cross-franchising (do not include anything from other series).
- Do not post any of your Legend in the thread prior to it's completion
- And to reiterate what was said before, DO NOT tie this into any of the official games at all. I can't stress this enough.
~ Judging ~
1. Originality: Simply put, how original does this feel? Is it too similar to any number of the pre-existing Legends of Zelda? Is it too different in that it doesn’t feel like Zelda at all? Or does it properly reflect the Legend of Zelda series, while still introducing just enough originality?
2. Adherence to Guidelines: Does your Legend fulfill the guidelines? Make sure it does and this category will be fine. Keep in mind, that there’s always the chance that it may not follow the guidelines, but can make up for the loss with perfectly crafted content that you may receive bonus points simply for that.
3. Cohesiveness of Ideas: How well do your ideas fit together? Does your Legend look sloppily thrown together, or do the ideas weave in an out of one another so well, that it all seems and feels natural?
The two judges will be: Spire III and SkylerOcon.
~ Prizes! ~
WINNER!
- Custom Logo of your Legend of Zelda.
- Large portrait reflecting the description and feel of your Legend (will be personally drawn by Spire III).
- Your Legend will be permanently displayed in the thread as an official SWF Legend of Zelda.
- You will have the option of judging in the next contest.
~ How to Enter ~
Post your written up Legend of Zelda in a single post within this thread, making sure to title the post with your Legend’s name (i.e. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Ocarina of Twilight Wind).
DO NOT plagiarize. We will catch you if you do, and you will be instantly disqualified and banned from all future installments of the contest. Along with not posting fraudulent work, no joke entries... unless they're really funny, but it probably isn't, so don't test your luck.
The purpose of this contest is to encourage the SWF community to engage the Zelda series with a desire to learn, have fun, and create. Please, just be humble