Welcome to the May edition of the Zelda Universe Podcast. This month, Connor, Camilla, and Zach take a look at music and characters in Age of Calamity and Breath of the Wild before looking at framing at atmosphere in Majora's Mask.

• 0:00 - 1:04 Welcome!
• 1:04 - 11:26 Medli's Melodies: The Warriors' Resolve (Age of Calamity) by Kayla Dandurand
• 11:26 - 23:42 Bomber's Notebook: Buliara (Breath of the Wild) by Caitlyn Drewett
• 23:42 - 35:04 Zelda's Study: The First Day Cycle of Majora's Mask has Special Properties (Majora's Mask) by Aren Taylan
• 35:04 - 1:09:35 Featured Article - How Atmosphere Shapes Every Region in Majora's Mask by Camille Holder
• See you next time! 1:09:35 - 1:10:32

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Welcome to a special edition of the Zelda Universe Podcast. With the first direct focused on the Nintendo Switch 2 now upon us, Connor, Ann, Cayden, and Jason come together to discuss the ups, downs, and questions surrounding Nintendo's newest console and its upcoming games. The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be released on June 5th, 2025.

• 0:00 – 1:51 Welcome Back!
• 1:51 – 10:10 Switch 2 Announced
• 10:10 – 25:25 Technical Questions
• 25:25 – 29:49 Switch 2’s Upgrades
• 29:49 – 33:54 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
• 33:54 – 49:15 Pricing Problems
• 49:15 – 54:50 Gamecube NSO
• 54:50 – 1:05:30 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
• 1:05:30 – 1:18:42 Other Game Announcements
• 1:18:42 – 1:19:13 See you next time!

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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!

Welcome to the March edition of the Zelda Universe Podcast. This month, Connor and Jason are joined by Camille to discuss the gremlin tones of Chancellor Cole, the ambiance of the Spring of Power, and the power of love in the series' pieces of heart. Our attention then turns to the idea of Ocarina of Time's Link in Twilight Princess and how a game could be composed to connect the two adventures.

• Introduction 0:00 - 1:21
• Medli's Melodies - Chancellor Cole (Spirt Tracks) by Kayla Dandurand 1:21 - 10:57
• Tingle's Maps - The Spring of Power (Breath of the Wild) by Stephan Langlais 10:57 - 20:46
• Zelda's Study - Pieces of Heart by Elina Peyda 20:46 - 30:43
• Featured Article - The Hero of Time Deserves Another Game by Camille Holder 30:43 - 56:24
• See you next time! 56:24 - 57:11

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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!

A new month and a new episode of ZUCast as we analyze some excellent articles by our passionate ZU staff. Today, Connor and Clair are joined by Maisie to discuss Cremia's woes in Majora's Mask, experiencing the open world of Breath of the Wild, and the actions of Telma's cat, Louise in Twililght Princess. The focus then shifts to characters across the series that have proven to hit very close to home.

• Introduction 0:00 - 2:00
• Medli's Melodies - Cremia's Carriage (Majora's Mask) by Kayla Dandurand 2:00 - 9:08
• Realm of Memories - Malanya's Method (Breath of the Wild) by Briar Washabaugh 9:08 - 20:31
• Bomber's Notebook - Louise (Twilight Princess) by Caitlyn Drewett 20:31 - 27:01
• Featured Feature - Listing Some Pretty Relatable Legend of Zelda Characters by Maisie Granger 27:01 - 57:12
• See you next time! 57:12 - 57:50

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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!

Welcome back to the Zelda Universe Podcast. We've shifted our format and our focus to highlight the great work our amazing writers are doing here at ZU. Every episode we'll take a look at different articles and see where they take us. In this episode, Connor and Zara examine some notable features of Echoes of Wisdom, some unique aspects of Link's nicknames, and take a closer look at the nature of light and dark worlds across the series.

• Introduction 0:00 - 1:14
• Medli's Melodies - Hyrule Field (Echoes of Wisdom) by Kayla Dandurand 1:14 - 8:02
• Tingle's Maps - Zelda's Bedroom (Echoes of Wisdom) by Stephen Langlais 8:02 - 17:29
• Zelda's Study - Agitha's Nicknames for Link (Twilight Princess) by Aren Taylan 17:29 - 29:23
• Featured Feature - Venturing Into the Dark by Caitlin Stratford 29:23 - 1:00:58
• See you next time! 1:0058 - 1:03:08

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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 an announcement taking the entire Zelda community by surprise, Nintendo has announced the release of the next mainline Zelda game to be released in two months! The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. The most notable feature of this game is that for the first time ever, this game is letting Princess Zelda herself take center stage. Connor, Shona, and Jeff take some time to discuss what this means for players, the Zelda franchise, and what we expect for this game. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom comes to the Nintendo Switch on Sept. 26 2024

• Introduction 0:00 - 3:43
• Zelda's the Main Character! 3:43 - 7:27
• Playable Zelda, Past and Present 7:27 - 13:45
• The Echo mechanic and open-world gameplay 13:45 - 22:33
• The game's plot 22:33 - 39.02
• Realizing the game was about Zelda 39:02 - 43:24
• Who's our Big Bad? 43:24 - 48:33
• Final Thoughts 48:33 - 59:22

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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!

Sitting in the background of every Zelda title in nearly every scene and event is the emotional driver of every action we view or take; a vital component of what motivates us on our adventures regardless of whether we are aware of it. The musical tunes of the Zelda franchise has been with us from the moment we turned on the very first game, and continue to inspire us in our gameplay, our creative works, and in our everyday lives. Today, we look at those Zelda pieces that have meant the most to us, how that music is used, and in a measure, why.

• Podcast Hosts: Connor and Cayden
• Welcome: Crafting Videogame Music 0:00 - 10:29
• Segment 1: Favorite Zelda Music 10:29 - 30:47
• Segment 1 Follow-up 30:48 - 42:53
• Segment 2: Zelda's epic music vs. BotW's ambiance 42:53 - 1:04:50
• Segment 2: Follow-up 1:04:50 - 1:19:05

If you found us through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another 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 official! The Legend of Zelda is finally coming to the big screen. Though the movie itself is likely months, or even years away, that's not going to stop us from discussing, predicting, and sweating over what is likely to come. With such a big topic, we've gathered some of ZU's varied perspectives into the worlds of Zelda, movie-making, and beyond to talk about what we hope for, what we fear, and what is likely to come in Zelda's first theatrical release.

• Podcast Participants: Connor, Jodie, Amanda, and Cayden
• Intro 0:00 - 2:26
• Zelda's Getting a Movie! 2:27 - 12:41
• What the Zelda movie "needs" 12:42 - 20:47
• Concerns about adapting Zelda 20:48 - 28:52
• What goes into Zelda's plot? 28:53 - 30:37
• The Soundtrack 30:38 - 37:08
• References we hope they make 37:09 - 38:47
• Portraying the Princess 38:48 - 48:44
• Unseen events put to screen 48:45 - 53:30
• Crazy Predictions 53:31 - 1:03:24
• See ya! 1:03:25 - 1:04:29