The Zelda Cast

ZI Podcast 35: Meeting Toon Link In Real Life, The Most Replayable Zelda Title, And Why FF7 Sucks

This week, we discuss the possibility of a Nintendo theme park, which title in the zelda series is the most re-playable, and what RPG elements the series could embrace. Plenty of fan topics, and good discussion all around, despite the audio issues, make this episode fantastic and definitely worth a listen. Your cast for this week is Adam (Embracing the pig inside), Jake (Thinks Konami smells), Jeff (We promise he’s not a robot), Sarah (Her pictures make Adam cry), and Tom (His music videos make Adam cry). There’s a healthy amount of debate in this episode, as well as a discussion on Nintendo’s Creators Program and more on the Hero’s Spirit theory. 

Thank you to everyone who emailed in topics for this week’s episode, as well as Brandon for our awesome opening theme song, and Jeesh for that fantastic outro we use each week! If you have any of your own podcast topics, questions, theme songs, or art, please send those to us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com.

Also, if you want art, our podcast host (That’s me, Adam) recently opened up commissions! Check out the link below to see some of my better work and my prices. This banner was done rather quickly, so the quality of it is lower than what you would expect from something commissioned. I will also give you a loving shoutout on the podcast if you do reach out to me about commissions. Also, be sure to take part in our podcast survey by clicking here!

P.S. #EmbraceThePigInside and #TyForGirl

ZI Podcast Episode 34: Magical Clothing, Let's Players, and Peculiar Zelda Experiences featuring Sparky The Android

Shaking things up this week is our good pal Sparky The Android, as he joins Adam and the gang for another exciting episode of the podcast. We talk about the variety of outfits in the series and their significance, as well as compare Let’s players to old 90’s advertisements, and Sparky tells us about life in Denver. 

Your cast for this week’s episode is your host Adam (butchering the English language as always), Chris (Adam has no idea what he does), Katie (our wonderful Australian writer), and Sparky aka Brett (always a bridesmaid. Because he works it). Thanks to Brandon and Sean for your fan topics this week! If you have any of your own topics, theme song submissions, artwork, or anything that you’d like to send us, email it over to us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com.
Keep adventuring, Hylians!

ZI Podcast Episode 33: The Lost Hero’s Spirit Theory, Leaving Saria, & Accepting The Hero’s Tunic

This week, Adam gives his own theories on the hero’s spirit, the gang discusses the idea of the tragedies in between games, and they also discuss the untapped relationships that Link and his female friends have. We start off with some spider talk, and other general nonsense but find out way to a serious conversation towards the end. We also discuss the cultural impacts that are noticeable in each of the installments in the franchise.

Adam (your weekly goof of a host) is joined by: Jake, Caleb, and Rozen (prefers going by Daniel) for one of our biggest conversational shifts in tone yet. If you like fan theories for the Zelda universe and are craving a new one then this is the episode for you! The theory on The Hero's Spirit starts at about the hour mark if you want to get right to it. Thanks again to Brandon for that opening theme song and Jeesh for that closing theme!

Don't forget to check out the links below to check out more of everything we discussed in this week's episode. And as always, if you have any of your own theme song submissions, topics, or fan art, please send that to us at ZeldaInformerpodcast@gmail.com! 

ZI Podcast 32: The Phantom Hourglass Debate, Proving Your Fan-dom, & Why You Should Go To Cons

This week we talk about MicroTransactions, Translation issues in The Adventure of Link, and the merits of going to conventions (We need a ZeldaCon, darn it!). Later on we discuss some cool cosplays we’ve seen lately, and Al talks about his experience playing A Link To The Past for the first time! This week’s podcast include: Myself (Adam), as always; Chris (wants you to git gud or get rekt); Al (Cursin’ up a perfect storm); and Dan Jones (He’s secretly a normal person. Nobody knows). Thanks again to Brandon for that opening theme song, and Jeesh for that ending theme! If you have any of your own topics, theme song submissions or original art, please feel free to submit them and your questions to us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy this episode, and let us know what you think of Weekly Wikis in the comments section below.

ZI Podcast 31: Zelda U’s Dev Cycle, An American Zelda Title, and Smash Bros Fan Fics Ft Vernon Shaw

With Zelda U’s delay still sinking in, Adam leads this week’s spicier than usual cast down a road of fan fiction and debate. We discuss the possible reasons behind Zelda U’s extended dev cycle, possible ideas for Zelda’s 30th anniversary, angrily debate about Smash Bros Ballot characters, and consider the possibility of a Zelda game created by an American studio. Joining this week’s conversation is Jake (hitting on our guest as usual), Chris (never noticed by senpai), and our special guest, Vernon Shaw of Hot Pepper Gaming (Our resident Fan Fiction writer). Thanks to Brandon for this week’s theme song. If you have any of your own theme songs or topic ideas, feel free to email us at Zeldainformerpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks again to Jeesh for that awesome ending. Stick around after the show for more content!

ZI Podcast 29: Our Favorite Zelda Accessories, Companions, and Gaming Violence, ft. Cole Miller

Your cast for this week is: Adam (His blood is 99% coffee), Chris (Really wants to lift Gorons), Sarah (Our bawdy new member to the cast), Caleb (Wants a real Midna), and special guest Cole Miller (His job is to punch things). 

Thanks again to HuskyByTheGeek for the theme music. Have your own topics, theme song ideas, or cover art? Want to ask us a question that'll be read right on the cast? Got a fan theory you want us to tackle? Be sure to email us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com and we'll happily cover it. Don't be shy, we're here to talk video games! Hope you enjoy the episode.

ZI Podcast Episode 28 Featuring PaperBoxHouse - Mario Party 10 and Nicknaming Link's Reincarnations

Our weekly podcast keeps chugging along, with special guest PaperBoxHouse. We sit down to talk about the recently released Mario Party 10, the new trailer for the movie Pixels, and the recent string of interviews with top Nintendo executives.

Your host as always for this week is Adam (who can’t pronounce anything properly), and your cast of lovable adventurers includes: Jake (wants a Gold Mario Amiibo), Caleb (triggered as usual), and special guest for this week Alfred/PaperBoxHouse (he’s still holding out for Super Mario Galaxy 3). Tune in to hear our weekly news roundup, as well as Adam’s secret Kingdom Hearts/Metal Gear Solid fan fiction. Thanks to everyone who emailed in to the podcast. Want to have your question, topic, or work of art featured on the show? Email us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com and we’ll give you a shoutout! Thanks again to HuskyByTheGeek for our wonderful intro and outro theme!

ZI Podcast Episode 27: Why 3D Will Beat 2D, Kingdom Hearts Insanity, And The Woes Of 3D Animation

This week on the ZI Podcast, we discuss how motion capture can ruin a game, Adam talks about why he thinks 3D Zelda games are better than 2D, and the problems with Frozen. Casters for this week are Adam (Normal and Post), Chris (He brings the dank memes), and EsquireBob (We just call him Porter).

Thanks to those of you who submitted your fan topics this week. If you have any fan topics, theme song submissions, or cover art for the podcast, be sure to send those to ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com. Thanks to those of you who sent Adam (Me) birthday wishes via email/twitter! And please, share the podcast with your friends! It helps us out a lot. Enjoy Episode 27!

ZI Podcast 26:Philosophy in Majora’s Mask, Why We Hate Skyrim, and Perfect Boss Battles, f. Triple-Q

This week on the ZI Podcast, Adam (Your usual host) is joined by Jake (Just some guy), Caleb (From inside of a coffin), and special guest Triple-Q (He's an artist/remixer on Youtube). Our discussion led us down many paths, from the depth and underlying meanings in Majora's Mask (Adam even defends it at one point! Maybe he's sick?) to what defines a gaming genre and, for that matter, what defines games? With outtakes and a rich conversation, we invite you to join us as we banter and more on Episode 26 of Zelda Informer's best (and only) podcast series!

Special thanks to those of you who submitted fan topics this week, as well as those who participated in last week's Consouls giveaway! We still have download codes left for albums so feel free to go back and listen in for your chance to win. Thanks also to HuskyByTheGeek for the intro theme this week. If you have any of your own fan topics, theme song submissions, questions, art, or anything, feel free to submit it to us at ZeldaInformerPodcast@gmail.com.

ZI Podcast 25:Smooth McGroove Jouns us to Talk Zelda Villains, Game Music, and Retro Versus Modern

This week's episode of the ZI Podcast is a long one, but probably the best episode of the podcast yet! (It's all downhill from here...) This week we're joined by none other than Mr. Smooth McGroove himself as we talk about Zelda Villains, Modern Gaming versus Retro Games, as well as hear plenty of stories from Smooth's life. This week on the podcast your host is... (still, sadly) Adam, and he's joined by Jake (He has this embarassing thing to tell you), Chris (Lovable as always), Max (Aka Mr. McGroove, maker of dorky puns), and Charl (He's a cat and was asleep most of this episode, but I felt it was worth mentioning).