S1E35 - The Legend of Zelda - “As much as I like saying the words Monkey Dungeon”

The Legend of Zelda


The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s flagship series, but
surprisingly, it’s one of the few that actually does a lot better
in the West than it does in Japan. Many may not realize the
series was created by Miyamoto, the same genius who created
Mario, though Aonuma has been in charge of the series since his
major success with Ocarina of Time in 1998.

Generally, we’ve played them all. Beej has only missed 3 of
them, and they’re on purpose. Void has just completed a lite
playthrough of the whole series, in which he ranked them all for
current playability, rather than nostalgia.

Do you guys remember the animated series? Beej sure does!

We discuss the difference in 2D and 3D Zelda games, which
kind of feel like two separate series of games, but with the same
base mechanics.

Zelda games! We don’t go in-depth for every one (because some
just aren’t worth the time, honestly), but we do discuss our
favorites, our memories, and just why some of them stand up for
20+ years, while others can’t even stay a few years.

Have you folks ever completed a Zelda game 100%? WE HAVE! The
only one Void is sure he has ever 100%’d was Majora’s Mask, while
the only game Beej has fully completed is Ocarina of Time.

Void’s rankings will be on his blog soon enough, but we
discuss his top 5. (Hint, they’re probably not what you’re
thinking they are.)

We talk about the things we love and the things we loathe
about Zelda games. For instance, we are super tired of the long,
tedius intro villages in 3D Zelda games. Just stop, Nintendo.
Just stop. However, we truly love the puzzles and non-linear
worlds that we can explore. We are super excited for Breath of
the Wild because from the released footage so far, it seems like
they’ve read our minds and are making the perfect Zelda game for
the Geek to Geek guys.



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Weekly Geekery


Beej - Mario 64: Last Impact / Dolphin Emulator / Zelda: Wind
Waker

Void -  Finishing Zelda / More Gamefly ( RPGs ) / Power
Rangers Trailer / World of Warships



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