ZUCast

The fine people of the ZUBC are back to celebrate two decades of one of the most unique and divisive games in the Zelda franchise: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask! Join us, won’t you? If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! Yes, it’s been twenty long years since Majora’s Mask graced our N64s, pulling us into a world more alive than any in gaming before it. I mean, the world was about to be very much not alive, but that’s what Link is for! Anyway, this episode, we’re celebrating this spoopy game with lots of MM content! Brian T. has a special edition of “Hey Listen!” about his hate-love journey with the game over the years, Shona examines a few of the many odd things in and about the game, Kelly the Editor makes her segment debut with a mind-blowing theory about the Happy Mask Salesman, and ZU’s Twitch Director, Mr. Elias Thompson, pops in to reveal some little-known “facts” about how the game came to be! Plus, Realm and Ann are finally back to cover some of the Zelda Universe Forum news from the past few months! And it’s all tied together by your hosts, Cody and Peyton, who were born before and after the release of Majora’s Mask, respectively! So what are you waiting for? Press play! (Oh, and if you play the Inverted Song of Time on an Ocarina, this episode will playback at half-speed, while playing the Song of Double Time will make it playback at double speed. I’ve tried both, and they definitely, totally work.) Here’s the Bombers’ Notebook for this episode: Hey Listen!: Brian’s Relationship with Majora’s Mask Presented by Brian T. 0:02:22-0:09:34 Five Oddities in Majora’s Mask Presented by Shona 0:15:48-0:26:35 ZU Community News Presented by TheZeldaAnn and Realm 0:31:59-0:49:54 An Eerie Happy Mask Salesman Theory Presented by Kelly 0:52:58-0:58:32 Fake Zelda History: Majora’s Mask Presented by Elias Thompson 1:00:28-1:01:34 Staff credits, a.k.a. The Segment That Always Has the MM Credits Music Presented by Eden 1:03:53-1:08:52 …In Which ZUBCers Meet with Terrible Fates (bloopers) 1:08:52-1:15:15 We’ve given up hope on receiving feedback, but you can restore that hope to us by sending us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Oh, yeah! Remember how a new Zelda game was announced recently? Subscribe to Zelda Universe, wherever you like to subscribe to things, to keep up with the latest Age of Calamity deets! As for us, we’ll have our first Age of Calamity-related content in our next episode, so look out for that, too! Listen to the episode on YouTube! The post ZUCast: Celebrating Twenty Years of Majora's Mask! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

The Master Sword didn’t believe we were ready to wield it yet, so we’ve been sleeping for a few months. Did you miss us? If you found us through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! We’re back with your favorite Legend of Zelda-related content! Brian Thomas’s “Hey Listen!” is back with a look at the history of that Evil’s Bane-iest of blades. Shona’s “Creature Features” is back to profile three of the toughest monsters in the series. And Randy’s “Hyrule Away from Hyrule” is back for one last hurrah. Plus, we’re proud to present our newest recurring segment, “Inventory Inquisition,” in which our newest ZUBCer, Brian Pope, takes a look at some drool-worthy LoZ merch! Here’s what you’ve been waiting for: Hey Listen!: Evolution of the Master Sword Presented by Brian T. 01:56-13:45 Creature Features: Lynels and Wizzrobes and Darknuts, Oh My! Presented by Shona 15:31-23:03 Inventory Inquisition: Introductory Items Presented by Brian P. 27:32-35:36 Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Back to Hyrule Presented by Randy 39:08-44:15 Staff credits, a.k.a. The Best Segment Presented by Eden 47:19-50:47 “Did I dooo thaaaaat?” (bloopers) 50:48-56:46 We haven’t gotten any feedback to read on air in a year or so, and that makes us sad. You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Our next episode is already in post-production, so you’ll hear us again soon! Until then, prepare for moonfall…! Listen to the episode on YouTube! The post ZUCast: Monsters, Master Swords, Merch, and More! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

It’s the episode you may or may not have been waiting for: we finally “settle” the Ilia debate! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! It’s been a hot minute, but we’re back with the ear candy you crave! Kicking off the new year is beloved/tortured Host Kelly the Editor, with very special guest Host Elias Thompson; we’ve been crediting the latter on here for months for doing nothing, but now he’s finally back to do something! Plus, your favorite contributors like Shona, Randy, RealmWings, and TheZeldaAnn have cooked up some great stuff for this episode! And it all leads up to the long-awaited deathmatch debate between Elias and Amanda: is Ilia a good character or a bad one? Here’s all of the stuff in this episode: Creature Features: ReDeads Presented by Shona 0:02:56-0:10:40 Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Zelda-like(Like)s Presented by Randy 0:13:17-0:26:17 Community News Presented by TheZeldaAnn and RealmWings 0:28:58-0:44:47 The Great Ilia Deathmatch! Moderated by Alex, featuring Amanda and Elias 0:48:17-1:06:07 Staff credits, a.k.a. Your Favorite Segment Presented by Eden 1:11:52-1:16:10 Examples of How Not to Record a Podcast (bloopers) 1:16:11-1:19:04 We still haven’t gotten any feedback to read on air in months! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Don’t let the Like Likes glomp! (…or do; it’s fun!) Listen to the episode on YouTube! [coming soon] The post ZUCast: Elias and the Ilia Deathmatch! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

Well, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! This episode has been a couple of months in the making, so we’re celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Legend of Zelda animated series a little late, but you know what? It’s always a good time to pay homage to the trainwreck and/or masterpiece that is this extremely important part of the LoZ legacy! To guide us on this journey, the terrifying pair of Alex and Peyton has stepped into the recording booth we totally have. Spooky! In addition to animated-series stuff, we have some Link’s Awakening stuff and an exclusive discussion on Breath of the Wild and its upcoming sequel, featuring YouTuber HMK! Here’s all of the stuff in this episode: An Introduction to the Animated Series w/ Shona Presented by your hosts (Alex and Peyton) and Shona 0:03:04–0:14:21 A Case for the Animated Series Presented by Shona 0:14:29–0:22:04 Hey Listen!: A Review of the Animated Series Presented by Brian 0:22:29–0:28:58 Community News Presented by RealmWings and TheZeldaAnn 0:29:17–0:40:43 Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Videos Without the Games Presented by Randy 0:42:45–0:48:52 Tingle’s Jingles: Classic Link’s Awakening Presented by Gibran 0:49:56–0:59:15 Roundtable Discussion: The Breath of the Wild Sequel Presented by Peyton, featuring special guest HMK 1:00:03–1:39:31 Staff credits, a.k.a. Cody’s Favorite Segment Presented by Eden 1:42:43–1:46:58 Seven Minutes of Screw-ups (bloopers) 1:47:01–1:54:18 You may have noticed that there’s no feedback segment in this episode; please let us know what you thought of this episode so we can have some feedback to read on air next time! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Thanks for your patience, everyone, and we’ll be back soon! Listen to the episode on YouTube! The post ZUCast: Celebrating the Animated Series! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

In case you’re a Korok who’s been hiding under a rock, Nintendo announced a sequel to Breath of the Wild during this years E3 Nintendo Direct, and the nerds of the ZUBC are finally here to give you their angles on the über-anticipated game! This…is the ZUCast! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! In addition to our first BotW2 content, we have some exciting stuff in store for you this episode, including a look at the franchise’s presence in the Super Smash Bros. series, a relaxing tour of the game’s water themes, news from the ZU Forums, and even an impromptu rant about Ilia, for some reason! Plus, a look back at ZUthon 2019, during which a certain podcast host—guess who—spent hours digging virtual holes in an effort to extort donations from viewers (lol). Here’s the episode breakdown: What Shona Wants to See in the BotW SequelPresented by Shona0:01:42-0:08:19 Hey! Listen!: What Brian Doesn’t Want to See in the BotW SequelPresented by Brian0:09:28-0:16:46 Community NewsPresented by TheZeldaAnn and RealmWings0:17:55-0:30:47 Tingle’s Jingles: Water ThemesPresented by Gibran0:34:53-0:40:48 Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Zelda in Super Smash Bros.Presented by Randy0:42:00-0:57:01 Your FeedbackPresented by your Hosts, Amanda and Cody1:01:47-1:05:02 Staff creditsPresented by Eden1:07:10-1:12:01 “Did I do that?” (bloopers)1:12:03-1:13:55 Feedback fuels this Master Cycle Zero and it’s running on empty, so please let us know what you thought of this episode! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Check out the credits for a hint about the next episode! (Hey, I gotta get you listen to them somehow!) Listen to the episode on YouTube [coming soon!] The post ZUCast: Warning! Breath of the Wild Sequel Approaching! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

Sorry for the wait, folks, but we figured we should wait until E3 was over so we could include at least mentions of the epic announcements. It was probably worth it! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! This episode exists in two different timelines: one in which E3 didn’t happen (yet) and another in which it did. Most of the segments were recorded before E3, but everything else was recorded afterward. So if your favorite Segment Host doesn’t mention Chamber Dungeons or a certain teaser trailer that had you and everyone else screaming, then you know which timeline that segment is from. See? Isn’t podcast timeline theorizing fun? (Also, back by popular demand: Kelly the Editor/Host! #SaveKelly) Here’s what you have to look forward to this month: Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Tabletop Adventures Presented by Randy 0:08:37-0:16:14 Community News Presented by TheZeldaAnn and RealmWings 0:18:54-0:32:33 Why Zelda II Deserves a Remake Presented by Shona, ZU’s Special Projects Director and our newest Segment Host! 0:35:14-0:44:50 Realm’s Realm: Give Us Other Genre Crossovers! Presented by RealmWings 0:46:14-0:59:23 Staff credits Presented by Eden, probably 1:05:56-1:10:06 Whoopsies-daisy (bloopers) 1:10:08-1:19:20 Feedback fuels us and we’re running on empty, so please let us know what you thought of this episode! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. We should be back on track, so we’ll see you in August, when we’ll have more content related to the new Zelda stuff on the horizon! And also look out for an extra goody or two from us in the near future…! Listen to the episode on YouTube [coming soon!] The post ZUCast: Sometimes It's Great to Be Late! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

We’re only two weeks late, so the joke’s on you! (What?) If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! It’s finally time for another episode of the ZUCast! This one’s got mainstays like Randy’s Hyrule Away from Hyrule and Realm’s Realm’s Realm(‘s Realm’s), plus some extra special content in the way of exclusive interviews with pianist Laurence Manning and ZU’s own forum admins, Pietro and Ty! It’s chock full of greatness! So great, in fact, that the extra two-week wait was totally worth it! Here’s the breakdown: Hyrule Away from Hyrule: Hyrule Warriors Presented by Randy 0:04:48-0:14:11 Tingle’s Jingles: Interview with Laurence Manning Presented by Gibran, featuring special guest Laurence Manning 0:19:15-0:32:51 Community News Presented by TheZeldaAnn and RealmWings 0:34:30-0:43:58 An Interview with the ZU Forums’ Administrators Presented by Eden, featuring special guests Ty. and Pietro(?) 0:46:48-1:08:38 Realm’s Realm: Overworlds and Hubs, Pt. 2 Presented by RealmWings 1:13:29-1:23:17 Your Feedback Presented by your hosts, Amanda and Eden 1:25:10-1:28:23 Staff credits Presented by Eden, again—I get around 1:30:36-1:35:06 Extreme derp-herping (bloopers) 1:35:07-1:40:04 Help us bring Feedback Back! Let us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. We also have an Instagram, YouTube channel, and Twitch channel, which you’ll find @ZeldaUniverseTV. Catch you in June! Listen to the episode on YouTube [coming soon!] The post ZUCast: Hyrule Warriors, Laurence Manning, and the Forum Admins! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

You’d better prepare yourselves because it’s about to get groovy in here! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! Hot on the heels of the surprise announcement of Cadence of Hyrule, a Zelda spinoff and crossover with my personal favorite rhythm game, Crypt of the NecroDancer, we’ve got a new episode of the ZUCast for you, less than a month after the last one! This episode has it all: jokes, music, news, travel audio-brochures (for Hyrule), and yes, one Cody Davies! Hold onto your breeches, folks, because this one’s a doozy! Here’s what’s in store for you: Tingle’s Jingles: Musical Easter Eggs Presented by Gibran 0:08:16-0:15:58 Hey! Listen!: Most Wanted Returning Items Presented by Brian 0:17:47-0:24:05 Community News Presented by TheZeldaAnn and RealmWings 0:26:14-0:37:21 Hyrule away from Hyrule: Hyrule away from Zelda Presented by Randy 0:39:50-0:53:14 Realm’s Realm: Overworlds and Hubs, Pt. 1 Presented by RealmWings 0:55:29-1:10:17 The Cody Zone: Interview with ProtonJon Presented by Cody, featuring special guest ProtonJon 1:13:06-1:31:30 Your Feedback Presented by your hosts, Alex and Cody 1:32:52-1:39:49 Staff credits, a fan-favorite Presented by yours truly 1:44:17-1:48:16 Gooper Bloopers 1:48:20-1:51:15 Once you’re all tired out from all that dancing, take a breather and let us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. See you in a couple weeks for our next roundtable discussion! Well, not see you, but… Listen to the episode on YouTube [coming soon!] Spotify The post ZUCast: Musical Easter Eggs, Hyrule, and ProtonJon! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

It’s like we never left! No, we haven’t streamlined our production process so much that we can release new podcast episodes every two weeks (yet). Instead, our Roundtable Moderator, Peyton, has crowded into a tiny studio with three very special panelists for a feature-length discussion on a central aspect of the Zelda franchise: combat! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! That’s right: the ZUCast Roundtable is now a separate release on the same channels as the main podcast. We figured that Peyton and his guests could use more of a free-range environment in which to…graze…or, you know, discuss things, and it’s tough to do that in a main ZUCast episode without stretching the whole thing to several hours in length. Was this a good decision? I don’t know! Let us know in the comments! Or one of our many other feedback avenues! Anyway, as I mentioned, this month’s roundtable is all about combat in the Zelda series: controls, style, balance, etc. If it’s combat-related, you’ll probably hear about it in this discussion! Special thanks to this month’s panelists (of whom you might lose track occasionally because they apparently like trolling listeners): Cody Davies, Zelda Universe’s Community Manager and Most Enigmatic Human Elias Thompson, ZU Twitch Director and award-winner of Most Mentioned on the ZUCast Jesse McCarty, a.k.a. GameOverJesse, YouTuber and former ZU writer As usual, Peyton Garrett (a.k.a. EmperorP) serves as discussion moderator. Enjoy the roundtable, and look out for our next standard-format episode at the beginning of April! Please give us feedback! You can do so directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, on in our thread on the ZU Forums, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Listen to the roundtable on YouTube The post The ZUCast Roundtable: Combat Mechanics in Zelda first appeared on Zelda Universe.

*Gasp!* A new Zelda game was announced! ZUBC, mobilize! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! That’s right: in a recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a remake of Link’s Awakening for Switch. Unfortunately, they haven’t given us many details yet, so we’re going to leave the deep analysis and opinions for later in the year. That doesn’t mean that Brian can’t talk about what he hopes for the remake, and that’s just what he does in this episode of the ZUCast! We also got Randy back into the recording booth for another “Hyrule away from Hyrule,” and Community News reporter RealmWings tries his hand—his voice?— at a Zelda-related segment, singing the praises of the controversial DS outing Spirit Tracks! Speaking of controversy, controversial ZUCast Host Cody Davies recently sat down with Let’s Player Chuggaaconroy to discuss his relationship with the Zelda franchise, and you can hear the whole interview in this episode! Thanks for checking out this episode of The Resistance, much more officially known as the ZUCast! #SaveKelly Here’s this month’s lineup: Brian’s Hopes for Link’s Awakening Switch Presented by Brian 0:05:39-0:13:56 ZU Updates Presented by TheZeldaAnn 0:15:59-0:17:31 Hyrule away from Hyrule: Zelda Haute Couture Presented by Randy 0:21:02-0:33:51 Community News Presented by RealmWings 0:36:36-0:43:23 Interview with Chuggaaconroy Presented by Cody, featuring special guest Chuggaaconroy 0:44:03-1:03:07 Riding the Rails of Spirit Tracks Presented by RealmWings 1:05:38-1:21:38 Staff credits Presented by yours truly 1:25:03-1:29:01 Bleeps and bloopers 1:29:05-1:38:16 Wake up, and let us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Audio feedback is also welcome! Look out for a full-length, combat-related roundtable discussion right here in a couple of weeks! Until then! Listen to the episode on YouTube The post ZUCast: Link's Awakening Switch, Zelda Fashion, & Chuggaaconroy! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

For our most recent podcast episode, we dedicated over an hour and a half to celebrating one of the greatest video games ever, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. As part of that celebration, our Roundtable Moderator, Peyton, gathered four panelists for an epic discussion the likes of which the ZUBC had never before produced! Unfortunately, it was too epic to fit into our regular episode without being cut down drastically; almost forty minutes is missing from that cut. Have no fear, though, for this is your opportunity to hear the full, hour-long discussion, with all of the yelling and shenanigans that you missed out on in the main podcast episode! Thanks to the panelists: Amanda VanHiel, host of the ZUCast and Zelda News on ZU Alex Rosenberg, host of the ZUCast and ZU’s Media Director Joshua Lindquist, ZU’s Content & Technology Director and actual fan of Zelda II MasaeAnela, Let’s Player and Twitch streamer Peyton Garrett (a.k.a. EmperorP) serves as moderator for this roundtable discussion. (NOTE: If you already listened to the preview in the podcast episode, the new stuff starts at 15:41.) This is an official side-release of the ZUCast, the audio podcast of Zelda Universe, and was produced by the ZUBC. If you don’t know what the ZUCast is, you can find subscription links below, or you can find us on zeldauniverse.net. Feel free to us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Listen to the roundtable on YouTube The post 20 Years of Ocarina of Time: The Unabridged Roundtable Discussion (ZUCast) first appeared on Zelda Universe.

Ohai! Here’s that Ocarina of Time episode we promised! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! November was Ocarina of Time‘s 20th birthday! Unfortunately, we were still getting our act together at that time, so this is the earliest we could pump out something to honor what many nerd-folk consider one of the finest video games of all time. Aside from our usual Community News segment, which is still worth listening to if you have any interest in the Zelda Universe community, everything in this episode is related to Ocarina of Time! Two returning segments cover highs and lows from the classic game, plus we’ve got two special guest segments: one from longtime ZU writer and professional game designer Max Nichols, who takes a look at a few of the challenges the developers faced transitioning the franchise into 3D; and a short and very sweet tribute to the game from none other than the legendary Chuggaaconroy! Finally, we got a group of nerds together to yell at each other about Ocarina of Time for almost an hour in a roundtable discussion, and you can hear the first quarter or so of that in this episode! (You can listen to the complete roundtable as a separate release on our podcast feed, website, or YouTube channel.) So grab your dopey, green sock-hat and your Kokiri Sword, and get ready to celebrate two decades of a timeless classic…two months late! And for the discerning among you, here’s the complete lineup: Community News Presented by RealmWings 0:03:19-0:11:18 Mitchie’s Corner: The Best and Worst Dungeons of OoT Presented by Mitch 0:11:33-0:24:22 The Fundamental Challenges of 3D Presented by guest Max Nichols 0:29:09-0:39:13 Ranking the Most Useless Items in OoT Presented by Brian 0:46:31-0:51:30 Ocarina of Love: A Tribute to Ocarina of Time Presented by guest Chuggaaconroy 0:55:49-0:57:57 Roundtable Discussion: 20 Years of Ocarina of Time [ABRIDGED] Presented by Peyton, featuring Amanda, Alex, ZU Content & Technology Director Joshua, and special guest MasaeAnela 1:02:24-1:18:37 Your Feedback Presented by your hosts, Amanda and Alex 1:19:04-1:26:36 Staff credits Presented by yours truly 1:30:26-1:35:30 lulz 1:35:31-1:42:20 Hey! Listen! Let us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Audio feedback is also welcome! We’ll see you again soon…using our Lens of Truth! Listen to the episode on YouTube The post ZUCast: Two Decades of Ocarina of Time - A (Belated) Celebration! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

It took a little bit longer than we expected, but we managed to finish a new episode of the ZUCast, just for you! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! We got a little carried away this time around, so this is our longest episode ever! Unfortunately, because there was so much to edit, post-production took extra time, so some of the time-sensitive stuff, particularly within the Community News, may be a tad out of date. Our sincerest apologies! *bows* Now that the “bad” news is out of the way, let’s talk about what amazing stuff you can expect to hear in this feature-length episode! The highlight for me, as the Original Raving ZUCast Fanperson, is a special, ~20-minute segment on the current state of Zelda Theorizing by ZUBC alumni and veteran Theorists Hombre de Mundo and Humulos! There are also two segments relating to the music of the Legend of Zelda series, which I can totally get behind; a new segment highlighting some of the latest content on Zelda Universe and its various media outlets; an epic roundtable discussion/debate about one of my favorite Zelda games, Twilight Princess; and of course, some ZU Community News…from, er, the first half of November…! So we hope you’ll sit down and enjoy another fabulous episode of the ZUCast while you Super Smash it up! Happy listening! Here’s a breakdown of the episode, in case you lose your place among the 2 hours of audio: Zelda Theorizing: Where We Are NowPresented by guests Hombre de Mundo and Humulos0:03:36-0:24:27 ZU Updates (news about new content on ZU and beyond)Presented by TheZeldaAnn0:26:57-0:30:13 Celebrating the Clock Town themePresented by Amanda0:33:18-0:37:09 Ranking Zelda boss battle themesPresented by Gibran0:41:40-0:48:53 ZU Forums Community NewsPresented by RealmWings0:53:18-0:58:32 “Zelda Universe by the Numbers” survey resultsPresented by your hosts, Alex and myself0:59:34-1:07:41 Roundtable Discussion: Is Twilight Princess a good game?Presented by Peyton, featuring Randy and ZU Twitch Director Elias1:08:39-1:29:59 FeedbackPresented by your hosts, Alex and myself1:36:23-1:40:10 Staff creditsPresented by TheZeldaAnn1:43:55-1:47:56 ???1:47:57-1:52:42 Okay, so I know you’re busy beating up gaming’s finest in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but we’d really appreciate it if you were to put down your JoyCon for a few minutes to let us know what you thought of what you heard here! You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Audio feedback is also welcome! We’re celebrating Ocarina of Time‘s 20th anniversary in the next episode! Sure, it’s a little late, but…it’s Ocarina of Time, so can you really complain? Listen to the episode on YouTube The post ZUCast: Theorizing, Music, and a Great Debate! first appeared on Zelda Universe.

“Open your eyes…” We’ve been asleep for a hundred years—give or take 95 years—but the Zelda Universe Podcast, better known simply as the ZUCast, is finally back! If you found us through iTunes, Google Play, or some other podcatcher, then I encourage you to check out our website, zeldauniverse.net; we publish Legend of Zelda and Nintendo related news, exclusive editorial content and features, game guides, and more. You can also subscribe to ZeldaUniverseTV on YouTube and Twitch or join our large, welcoming forum community! ZU’s homegrown audio podcast originally ran from 2008 through 2011, with an attempted reboot in early 2013, and a total of almost 40 episodes was produced in that time. Unfortunately, we had to go away for a while, but given the unprecedented popularity that the podcast medium is currently experiencing, it was high time to turn our microphones back on for some Zelda-related discussion and shenanigans! Whether you are a veteran listener who has been wishing really hard for this day to come, or you have never heard of the ZUCast before today, we here at the ZUBC (Zelda Universe Broadcasting Corporation) are confident that you are in for a treat! We’ve worked hard over the past couple of months to put this show together, so we sincerely hope that you enjoy it! Here is what’s in store for you in this episode, including times for the discerning among you: Ranking the champions of Breath of the Wild Presented by Brian 0:09:18-0:16:46 The first “ZU by the Numbers” survey results Presented by our hosts, Cody and Amanda 0:18:46-0:23:53 Hyrule Away from Hyrule: World of Warcraft Presented by Mitch 0:23:58-0:30:47 ZU Forums community news Presented by TheZeldaAnn 0:42:50-0:50:20 Celebrating 30 years of The Adventure of Link and its music Presented by Gibran 0:52:36-1:03:51 Staff credits Presented by Me, EzloSp…I mean, Eden 1:07:26-1:10:17 We’re back, baby! Once you’ve come down from your nostalgia high, why not take some time to let us know what you thought of this episode? You can leave us feedback directly at podcast@zeldauniverse.net, or on our Facebook or Twitter, @ZeldaUniverse. Before you ask, yes, we’ve already started working on the next episode of the ZUCast! I cannot promise anything, but we hope to have the next one available within a month or so. Listen to the episode on YouTube Special thanks to Joshua Lindquist for all his help getting this release to work technologically!The post The New ZUCast: Resurrection first appeared on Zelda Universe.