Zelda Archive

City of Clocktown

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– Joshua Lindquist
December 19, 2024

City of Clocktown 88x31 linking button

City of Clocktown was founded by Zach (a.k.a. Sheikah Link) in November (or possibly December) 2000 following the release of Majora’s Mask. The site was originally titled “Forest of Mystery” and later renamed “Land of Termina” before finally settling on the City of Clocktown name for the majority of its existence. No archives of the original versions of the site remain, and City of Clocktown was officially launched on February 20, 2001.

City of Clocktown had a rough existence of jumping between hosts and URLs. Notably, it was the first site hosted by E-Zelda.

Though originally focused on Majora’s Mask, the site features sections for every Zelda game, tools for other Zelda webmasters, various fan works (including some preserved Zelda fan art), and more.

Zach had a strong connection with The Desert Colossus. He worked on the site as a contributor, and considered the website to be the “brother-site” of City of Clocktown. Nexus of The Desert Colossus created the “Version 2” layout for City of Clocktown.

The final update references the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Gallery

Screenshot of City of Clocktown. A website with a white background, black text, and blue hyperlinks. The masthead is a collage of Majora's Mask artwork.
The final version of the website, as it appears in archived copies.
A screenshot of Clock Town with the title "City of Clocktown" in the upper left corner.
Masthead banner used for early versions of the website.
A collage of Majora's Mask artwork with the title "City of Clocktown" in the bottom right corner.
Masthead banner used for final version of the website.
Screenshot of a website with a white background, a single image, and several button links in the center of the page.
Final version of the splash page that teases a Version 5 that never launched.
Screenshot of a website with a white background with a decorative image in the bottom right corner. A list of links is included on the left side of the page.
Version 4 splash page.
Screenshot of a website with a white background, a single image, and text prompting you to enter the website.
Version 2.1 splash page.
Screenshot of City of Clocktown. A website with a white background, black text, and blue hyperlinks. The website has a single sidebar on the left side.
Version 2.1 of the website as it appears in archived copies.
Screenshot of an archived copy of Version 3 of City of Clocktown. A website with a white background and two sidebars.
Version 3.1 of the website as it appears in archived copies.
Screenshot of Version 2 of City of Clocktown. A website with a white background and a single sidebar on the left side.
Screenshot of Version 2 created by Zach in 2003.
Screenshot of Version 3 of City of Clocktown. A website with 2 blue sidebars.
Screenshot of Version 3 created by Zach in 2003.
Screenshot of Version 4 of City of Clocktown. A website with a full width masthead image and 2 gray sidebars.
Screenshot of Version 4 created by Zach in 2003.
Modified artwork from Four Swords showing the 4 colored Links. Only the Green Link is in full color; the others are faded.
Original asset for the final version of the splash page that teases a Version 5 that never launched.
A distorted collage of official Zelda artwork including Fierce Deity Link and Impa.
Cropped original asset for the Version 4 splash page. The original was a full page background image that was mostly white.
A distorted image of Link in Clock Town with Hylian text overlayed.
Original asset for a splash page showing a distorted Clock Town.
A distorted image of Link in Clock Town.
Original asset for alternate version of the distorted Clock Town splash page.
Screenshot of City of Clocktown notifying of site relocation.
Website relocation notice on Tripod.

Basic Information

FounderZach (a.k.a. Sheikah Link or mofokuban)
Founded date2001 Feb. 20
Last updated2003 Feb. 3
Primary URLcoclocktown.cjb.net
Original URLangelfire.com/electronic/clocktown
Other URL(s)land-termina.geocities.com
coc.true-gamers.net
coc.zeldaxclipse.net
coclocktown.tripod.com

Archives

2001 Jun. 07Version 2. Hosted by Angelfire.
2001 Sep. 08Version 2.1. Hosted by True Gamers.
2001 Dec. 16Version 3.1. Hosted by ZeldaXclipse.
2003 Feb. 04Version 4. Hosted by E-Zelda. Includes the final website updates.
2024 Dec. 16Live copy of the site relocation notice on Angelfire.
2024 Dec. 16Live copy of the site relocation notice on Tripod.

Notable Contributors

  • Zach (a.k.a. Sheikah Link or mofokuban)