181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)

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Dave Jackson

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A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.

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181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)

Tales from the Backlog

2 hours 38 minutes 16 seconds

2 months ago

181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)

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Everybody has that game they played a hundred times as a kid and therefore can't be objective about anymore, and for us, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is NOT one of those! Both my guest Ty and I both tried the game at various points, but never quite got on with it. The podcast has now given us a chance to revisit Nintendo's landmark title and give it the deep dive treatment- so listen in to find out how we felt this time!

Guest info: Ty Schalter (he/him)

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card
0:15 Intros
6:03 Our Histories with Zelda and A Link to the Past
10:59 Opening Thoughts About A Link to the Past
18:11 Story Setup
27:58 Visuals
31:59 World/Map Design
35:44 Music
47:13 Combat
58:41 Difficulty Curve, Exploration and Secrets
1:10:00 "The Zelda Formula"
1:18:41 Dungeons
1:23:23 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
1:38:37 FunFactor Podcast and Ty's Work Online
1:45:24 SPOILER WALL and Patron Thank-You's
1:47:49 Spoiler Section

Music used in the episode: Title, File Select, Opening Demo, Hyrule Castle, Dark World, Kakariko Village, Ending

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