The Hero's Path

In the finale of the First Quest or whatever, Ryan and Sarah and Zach face the boss of Ganon's Tower! Will it be Ganon himself? Or will it be Puppet Ganon, instead?

One year later, Ryan and Sarah and Zach reunite as Link faces the challenges of HYRULE CASTLE (which in this story is also GANON'S TOWER). All three of us control Link, and all three of us serve as Dungeon Master! How does that work??? Also Ryan was too lazy to do sound effects sorry.

We have to cover the new Nintendo Direct! But first we have to return to our coverage of previous Nintendo Directs for updates on which games we played, which games we liked, which games we didn't play, and which games we didn't like even though we didn't play them. THEN we can cover the new Nintendo Direct. Ryan barely edited this one, so expect lots of dead air and table-bumping!

Zach and Ryan control Link as he ventures into the twisting corridors of Sarah's ALLIGATOR CAVERN. It's another dungeon where someone yells "oh no" several times!

Ryan had this idea: What if, for one episode, we did all the sound effects with our mouths? We forgot to do that for most of this episode. But don't worry, we'll get there. Ryan and Sarah control Link as he ventures into Zach's version of the FIRE TEMPLE.

Zach and Sarah guide Link through Ryan's creepy-crawly conception of the SPIDER TEMPLE, plus we talk about whether rolling makes sense and what colors are better or worse than other colors.

This time, Ryan and Zach control Link, and Sarah is the dungeon master, and the theme of the dungeon is, spoiler alert, the TEMPLE OF TIME. Featuring a performance by YouTuber HeroLinik!

The Zelda Puzzle Podquest continues with Ryan and Sarah controlling Link as he navigates through Zach's version of the LIGHTNING TEMPLE. Zach's version of the Lightning Temple has a secret theme that will make someone yell "oh no" several times!

We had this idea: What if, like, like an escape room, but you played it via audio, and it was a Zelda dungeon? In this first installment of the Zelda Puzzle Podquest, Zach and Sarah play as Link, while Ryan serves as Dungeon Master. And the dungeon is the SHADOW TEMPLE.

There was another Nintendo Direct! Today on the extrasode, we cover the Nintendo Direct! We have all the hot news and cool views! And we also have all the same jokes from our coverage of previous Nintendo Directs.

Zach has a new project where he's covering the caves of Tears of the Kingdom! Check it out at youtube.com/@averyfinecat... or listen to this podcast about it!

There was another Nintendo Direct! But Ryan was out in the woods. So Zach and Sarah had to cover the Nintendo Direct without him! ((IN STEREO WHERE AVAILABLE))

Ryan wants to talk about "the accessibility of divinity" in different Zelda titles and Zach wants to talk about the Triforce.

Ryan and Zach and Sarah will talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, whether it has anything to do with Zelda or not! And it doesn't!!!

Ryan and Zach beat Tears of the Kingdom, and then they whined about it for two and a half hours. What a couple of babies.

Ryan and Zach played Tears of the Kingdom for like, forty minutes each, and they spent almost an hour talking about it.

There was another Nintendo Direct! We have to cover all the new hot announcements in the Nintendo Direct, some of which are very similar to the new hot announcements from the previous Nintendo Direct! Including some Zelda news, kind of! And Sarah Willson is there!

There was a Nintendo Direct! We have to cover all the hot announcements in the Nintendo Direct! Including some Zelda news! Also there's, make sure you subscribe to that one. BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE NINTENDO DIRECT.

Special guest Evan stops by to talk about Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. He says it doesn't quite measure up to the original Hyrule Warriors. Zach has to agree. Looks like Ryan dodged a bullet.

Zach gets 100%. He finds all the Koroks. He regrets this. Do not do this. Do not find all the Koroks. It won't make you happy. It will make you miserable. It will ruin the game for you. Be wiser than Zach. Let yourself have a good life. Do not get 100% in this game.

Zach says all the shrines.

Zach wants to talk about games that are like Breath of the Wild. Michael Transactions guest stars. Ryan is put on the spot.

Zach destroys Ganon. Ryan makes Zach uncomfortable. A translator makes a big mistake. Cassie is unable to morph the Tyrannosaurus.

Zach finishes the Champion's Ballad. He inverts the polarity of the drive shaft. Ryan tries to make "pachinko ant" happen. Sailor Mars appears.

Zach starts the Champion's Ballad. He obliterates things. He gets up inside a pachinko. Daruk executes a retcon.

Zach attempts the Trial of the Sword. Ryan has very little to say about it. Zach realizes what kind of Sheikah he'd like to be.

In November 2020, Zach gets ready to do a Breath of the Wild podcast by playing the NES game called "The Legend of Zelda."

Zach gets a bunch of sidequests out of the way. He completes Tarrey Town. He gets up to some Majora's Mask-type business. He discovers the Eighth Heroine. He makes a bad decision with an axe.

Ryan proposes doing an episode all about the Master Sword. He acknowledges that this is a bad idea for an episode. But he could not have predicted how bad this episode would turn out.

Zach recovers all the memories. The whole plot of the game is described. Ryan uses the word "deuteragonist."

Zach does the rest of the shrines. But first he and Ryan talk about the worldbuilding of the Gerudo. For a while.

Zach does a zillion Gerudo sidequests. He runs around the desert. He commits a desecration. The future of ROM hacking is discussed. The shadow of Dune looms large over this episode.

Zach faces Divine Beast Vah Naboris. Ryan and Zach rank all the Champions. Ryan gets started on some timeline nonsense again.

Zach reaches Gerudo Town. He notices how huge Gerudo ladies are. He meets an awesome old lady. He infiltrates the hideout of the infamous Yiga Clan.

Zach enters Gerudo Canyon. Ryan gets talking about horses. Zach goes to Spectacle Rock. He finds the Elemental Cubes.

Zach does a bunch of shrines in the east Hebra area. He hits the cave bell. Ryan explains why Serenne Stable exists. And then there's some crossover fanfiction. Ryan forgot about the evil ape from The Last Battle.

Zach explores the west side of the Hebra Mountains. He surfs a shield. He steadies his heart. Ryan acts like he knows what an Arduino is.

Zach does sidequests around Rito Village. He blows air. He melts ice. Ryan recalls his favorite bear.

Ryan and Zach design a Zelda theme park. Ryan has a lot of ambitious, unworkable ideas. Zach has a more realistic approach. Ryan gets mad. So he dragsonto the podcast to validate him.

Ryan contemplates Tokyo DisneySea. Zach tackles Divine Beast Vah Medoh. He explains what "bits" are. He gives his opinion on Star Fox Zero.

Zach approaches Rito Village. He beats the Korok Leaf Dungeon. He predicts what will happen in Metroid Prime 4. He solves a puzzle in his sleep. This episode is a mess.

Zach explores Tanagar Canyon. He tackles the Forgotten Temple. Ryan gets started talking about weapon durability, unfortunately. PLUS: Cave Minute.

Zach goes to Hyrule Ridge. He researches weird trees. He gets ambushed. He does that puzzle with the orbs in the thunderstorm. A spinoff is proposed.

Zach makes Ryan look at a diagram of the Zelda cosmos. Ryan gets very upset.

Zach visits Satori Mountain. He does some other stuff, too. Just various things.

Zach explores Hyrule Castle. Ryan talks about Castle Ravenloft. Zach talks about shields. Zach makes a startling discovery. The Pope is discussed.

Zach goes behind Death Mountain. He ascends Gut Check Rock. He sees a big skeleton. He enters a dark maze. The word Ryan was looking for is "phthalo."

In this Zelda Breaking News Special Alert Presentation, Zach and Ryan discuss Nintendo's E3 presentation for much longer than they expected and then Ryan rushes to upload the episode while it's still kind of relevant.

Zach tackles Divine Beast Vah Rudania. Ryan compares the appeals of various Champions. He has no trouble remembering names.

Zach ascends Death Mountain. He pushes a Switch right up against his eyeballs. He fires cannons. He rides a minecart.